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Joe Profiri, formerly the head of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, met with lawmakers Tuesday to discuss the need for more prison bed space.
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The exhibit explores the lives of Black Arkansas service members throughout US history and highlights their fight for freedom and equality at home and abroad. -
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Republican Sen. Joshua Bryant was elected Thursday as the Arkansas Senate’s next leader following three hours of deadlocked voting that indicated divisions facing the majority-GOP chamber next year. -
Eric Harrison joins LRPR to share upcoming arts and culture events on the weekend entertainment roundup. -
Democrats picked up at least 10 seats in the House, concentrated in Benton, Washington and Pulaski counties; plus one seat in the Senate, where Republicans still have a supermajority. -
Issue 3 supporters say they will consider other avenues for spurring local development -
Three Republicans representing deep red parts of Arkansas held onto their seats Tuesday, handily dispatching their Democratic challengers — though one of the state’s four congressmen remained locked in a tight battle for another term. -
Cotton won reelection to his Arkansas seat Tuesday, fending off a challenge from Democrat Hallie Shoffner who focused on how tariffs and rising fuel prices were hurting the state’s farmers. -
Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders defeated Democratic state Sen. Fred Love and Libertarian Colt Shelby Tuesday night in her bid for a second term as Arkansas governor.
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Hear LRPR's afternoon newscast for Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Track One
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This is episode three of Track One, an investigative podcast from Little Rock Public Radio.
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Arts & Letters
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Between 1942 and 1944 over 16,000 Japanese Americans were interned in Jerome Arkansas. Join us for a story of lives interrupted and resilience with authors Connie and Kent Matsumoto and their novel Of White Ashes.
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