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Talk Business and Politics' Michael Tilley Joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss headlines from this past week around the Arkansas River Valley.

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On today's show, we learn that $15 million in federal funding is headed to the University of Arkansas Fort Smith to build a new Center for Mother and Infant Healthcare. We also speak with an author and sports reporter about his new young adult novel about the son of a former major league baseball player. Plus, our weekly roundup of the news in the River Valley with Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics.

The Illinois River Watershed Partnership is celebrating 20 years of service. On today's show, we hear how they'll mark the occasions at this year's Bats and Bluegrass festival. Also today, the deep connection between the U.S. in the 20th century and three legendary jazz musicians. Plus, a walkthrough of the renovated David W. Mullins Library on the University of Arkansas campus.

Today on The Outline: Arkansas tax revenue is up 4%. Also, the next few days will be the hottest of the year for NWA and the River Valley. Plus, the Walton Family Foundation is investing more than $1 million in a K-12 education initiative.

A film festival can be more than just screening movies. On today's show, we hear about the 5th annual Fort Smith International Film Festival, which celebrates not just art, but culture. We also hear about the 20th season of TheatreSquared with a quiz connected—barely—to each of the season’s productions. Plus, River Valley headlines from Michael Tilley.

On today's show, we hear how city leaders in Cave Springs keep coming back to the same question: how do we grow without losing the qualities that made people want to move there in the first place? Also, a concert on the University of Arkansas campus tomorrow is designed to bring people together. Plus, a rundown of the news from this week in the River Valley with Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics.

The alleged shooter, an 18-year-old white male, has been arraigned on a first-degree murder charge. Authorities say most of the victims killed at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket were Black.

Sanura Begum fled Myanmar and now lives in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. Could she ever return to the wooden farmhouse she left behind? Only God knows, she says.

This week's review of news with Michael Tilley from Talk Business and Politics includes a projected opening for the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith, the latest homes sales numbers for the Arkansas River Valley and a remembrance of a pivotal figure in the arts and culture of the region.