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National Weather Update 2-8-17
Kendall Smith gives you your National Weather update. This update originally appeared on last night’s UATV News show (2-8-17).
How The 2016 Presidential Debate Will Impact Students
UATV News Reporter Mary Kate Carson tells us how the 2016 debates will help engage students in the 2016 election. Students in the U.S. have potential to make a major impact on the upcoming election coming up, but do they plan to watch the debates or show up to the polls? Young adults make up…
EpiPen Cost Rises
For some people it’s easy to afford, but for others its not. “Its unreachable. Its unobtainable,” Nathanael Cosio of Rogers said. John Lykins, pharmacist at Lowell Pharmacy believes it has noting to do with how much it costs to manufacture the drug. “Its not a hard drug to make, there are many other drugs that…
President Obama Looks to Stop Drug Abuse
The Obama Administration is making it a priority to fight prescription drug abuse and heroine use in the United States. Today, President Obama released a billion dollar budget to help prevent these issues and provide help for those who need it. According to data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), there were over 28 thousand…
French Air Force Begins Bombing Mission in Syria
The French announced Sunday that they allowed 10 fighter jets to drop at least 20 bombs on multiple ISIS targets in the city of Raqqa. This attack comes two days after a massive terrorist attack in Paris that killed over 120 people ad injured over 300. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks. The French exclaimed…
Web Exclusive: Uncut Interview with Chancellor Ferritor
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — UATV’s Cassie Schirm sat down earlier today with University of Arkansas Chancellor Dan Ferritor regarding recent events at the University of Missouri. Ferritor also released a statement to students today saying “Everyone on the University of Arkansas campus community should also stop to look at where we are, as a campus and as…
THREE INJURED IN INDIANAPOLIS SHOOTING
Police are searching for a shooter who injured three people in Indianapolis. Shots were fired around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday near Washington Square Mall’s Target store. The victims’ injuries are not life-threatening, but one is in serious condition. Police say it was a targeted incident. Brian Mahone, Deputy Chief of Operations for the Indianapolis Police Department, says it…
South Carolina’s Flooding Continues Through Clear Skies
The skies have cleared but uncertainty still envelops the lives of some South Carolina residents who have been left wondering whether their homes will be washed away in the aftermath.
Arkansas Beer Finalist in Martha Stewart’s American Made Competition
Ozark Beer Company has been named a national finalist in Martha Stewart’s American Made competition. Thousands of entries were narrowed down to around 1,000 finalists and finally down to about 500 makers from around the United States. Ozark Beer Co. in Rogers is the only brewery on the list featuring American made businesses, using American…
Arkansas Beer Finalist in Martha Stewart’s American Made Competition
Ozark Beer Company has been named a national finalist in Martha Stewart’s American Made competition. Thousands of entries were narrowed down to around 1,000 finalists and finally down to about 500 makers from around the United States. Ozark Beer Co. in Rogers is the only brewery on the list featuring American made businesses, using American…