Ozarks at Large
Weekdays at noon and 7 p.m. and Sundays at 9 a.m. on 91.3 FM and Weekdays at 7 p.m. on Little Rock Public Radio
A daily news magazine highlighting the people, places and events of Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas River Valley.
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Fayetteville has opened an emergency cooling center this week as extreme heat grips the region, while area hospitals report more cases of dehydration, heat exhaustion and heatstroke. -
The West Fork Public Library is the first in Northwest Arkansas to join the American Heart Association's Libraries with Heart, lending blood pressure cuffs alongside telescopes, fishing poles. -
Best Friends Pet Resource Center Executive Director Michelle Logan talks with Ozarks at Large about record cat save rates, Gen Z adoption demand and why fostering kittens to eight weeks matters. -
Culture vulture April Wallace talks childhood books with Ozarks at Large, then recommends 'Minions & Monsters,' season two of 'The Four Seasons' plus Ann Patchett's new novel, 'Whistler.' -
Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics on Bass Pro's lift to Fort Smith sales tax, UAFS launching RoarCorps, a record 32 candidate packets for city races plus the death of Dr. Sandi Sanders. -
On today's show, we learn some of summer’s hottest days may still be ahead of us. Plus, we hear from the West Fork Library about how you can now check your blood pressure while checking out books. We also consider Gen Z's high cat adoption rates. -
Volunteer-led organization Fayetteville Strong and community member Stockton Pyle discuss their work placing wooden benches at public bus stops around Fayetteville as the city's public transit system grows. -
Writer-director Alexis Perez adapts the story of Lilith, Adam's first wife in Jewish folklore, into an original musical at The Medium in Springdale, funded by the Creative Exchange Fund. -
Rapper Jasper Logan, a former KUAF employee, talks about his album "Family First," fatherhood, culture, merging Chicago roots with the sound of the South. -
Attorney General Tim Griffin has approved a second proposal to protect direct democracy in the state constitution, allowing Protect AR Rights to gather signatures for the 2026 ballot.
