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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From local first responders to FEMA, Washington County Emergency Manager John Luther and ADEM's Ashley Lunningham explain how disaster response works in Northwest Arkansas. -
SWEPCO troubleman Steve Smith and distribution supervisor Rusty Story explain how linemen prepare for storms, restore power and keep the lights on in Northwest Arkansas. -
The University of Arkansas System's new Leave Exchange program lets eligible employees convert unused annual leave into payments toward qualifying student loans. -
Singer-songwriters Crow Johnson, and Donna and Kelly Mulhollan remember Mike Flynn, who hosted the nationally syndicated Folk Sampler on KUAF Saturday nights for four decades. -
Katy Kane's Creative Exchange Fund project, "Art with a Cause," combines painting, collage and origami with interviews of immigrant women in Northwest Arkansas who've experienced deportation trauma. -
On today's show, we learn that preparing for natural disaster response is a group effort in the emergency management world. Plus, we hear that when the power goes out, it might take a while to get the lights back on, or it might take a lot of work. We also recall the late Mike Flynn. -
A new Startup Junkie report finds that 30–40% of neurodivergent adults in Northwest Arkansas are underemployed or unemployed, and calls structural gaps — not individual deficits — the core problem. -
Jennifer Ross and Kurt Owens of Walton Arts Center preview a 10-show season featuring "The Outsiders," "Buena Vista Social Club," "Operation Mincemeat" and more. -
Memphis Notre Dame superfan Traynor Jennings III dresses as a leprechaun for Fighting Irish games. He tells us about the warm welcome he got at the Arkansas-Notre Dame game last fall. -
Arkansas Advocate editor Andrew DeMillo discusses the state's Freedom of Information Act, Arkansas public TV's 180-day PBS delay, and the Education Freedom Account program.
