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5-Day Weather Update 2-13-17
Andrew Epperson gives you your Five Day Weather update. This update originally appeared on last night’s UATV News show (2-13-17).
Temporary Roundabout Downtown
The temporary roundabout is located at the intersection of School Ave. and Spring St. The city is experimenting with this roundabout at an intersection that is normally a four way stop. City Engineer Chris Brown said, “If it works really well then we can duplicate it onto other intersections.” This project is part of the…
President Trump’s Travel Ban Affects Local Resettlement Center
In the past year of it’s existence, Canopy Northwest Arkansas has helped resettle 11 adults and seven children in the area. They were about to welcome another family until President Trump’s executive order was put into place. Resettlement Director Emily Crane said, “We had a family that we were expecting to pick up at the…
Olympian Dominique Blake Calls Fayetteville Home
The track capital of the world, one of the many nicknames given to Fayetteville. Those who compete for the Razorbacks understand this well, as championships are expected year in and year out. Dominique Blake, an Olympic medalist and Penn State graduate, now calls Fayetteville home and hopes the U of A’s facilities can put her…
Local Food Truck Hires Special Needs Employee
Tandem Tacos is located on the corner of West and Lafayette in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It’s a new business that Owner Luke Penner dreamed of having. “I’ve always enjoyed cooking and want to own a restaurant someday,” said Penner. There is another reason Penner opened the truck, it’s to offer jobs for people with special needs.…
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank Teams Up with Springdale Police
The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank and the Springdale Police Department are partnering up this holiday season to serve those in the community who are immediatley suffering from hunger. “Springdale has definitely got a huge need of people who are food insecure in this community and so for us, we decided that would be probably the…
It’s On Us Campaign
The University of Arkansas recently released a video featuring Chancellor Steinmetz, students, faculty and community members on the topic of sexual assault and the It’s On Us campaign. The campaign urges people “to recognize that non-consensual sex is sexual assault, to identify situations in which sexual assault may occur, to intervene in situations where consent has not…
Clown Sighting in Northwest Arkansas
I’m standing on Old Farmington road, behind me a three story house that used to be known for it’s Christmas lights around the holiday season. This is where Farmington Police say they first received reports of two people dressed as clowns wandering through the neighborhood late Sunday night. According to reports, these clowns did not…
Fayetteville in Fall
As we move into the fall season, the shades of leaves are beginning to change from greens to more beautiful reds and yellows. University of Arkansas horticulture professor Gary McDonald says that shorter days, longer and cooler nights are the reason for the change. “So the plants are thinking, ‘Uh oh, winter’s coming, I need…
Changes in Northwest Arkansas Drinking Water
Beaver Lake is the source of most of Northwest Arkansas’ tap water, and lately the ecosystem has been changing, leaving a bad taste in our H2O. “I saw one of my friends the other day dump his water from the faucet because it was disgusting…luckily there was a Powerade machine close by so we just grabbed…