The changes include imposing a minimum fine for citations and a specific prohibition on leaving animals in cars during extreme weather. Also, the city of Springdale is warning residents of a scam targeting its water customers. A new casino opens in Roland that has already created hundreds of jobs and could create more when its adjoining hotel opens later this year. And, Cargill announces plans to sell its U.S. pork business to another global meat giant.
Timothy Dennis is KUAF's strategic technical planner and producer for Ozarks at Large.