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Hear this week's episode of the Arkansas Newswrap, presented by Little Rock Public Radio, KUAF Fayetteville and KASU Jonesboro.
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Steven Helmick was named Tuesday as Little Rock School District Superintendent Jermall Wright’s pick to lead the new Pinnacle View High School, opening in fall 2027. -
Despite 2022 consent order, corrections department still hasn’t met obligation to bring sewage treatment unit into permit compliance -
After two judges ruled against her in separate election cases, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders concedes to an earlier date. -
Hear this week's episode of the Arkansas Newswrap, presented by Little Rock Public Radio, KUAF Fayetteville and KASU Jonesboro. -
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon plans to retire early next year, the company said Friday in a surprise announcement. -
Eric Harrison joins LRPR to share upcoming arts and culture events on the Weekend Entertainment Roundup. -
The Arkansas Supreme Court denied Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ request to stay two lower court orders requiring her to set earlier special election dates for two legislative vacancies Wednesday evening. -
The Arena District, located at Broadway & Poplar in North Little Rock, will include a Marriott ‘Aloft’ hotel, an expanded and relocated Willy D’s Dueling Piano Bar, and a 7,000-square-foot event center. -
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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock held its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Tuesday honoring veterans and military service members.
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Listen to Little Rock Public Radio's Daily Newscast for Friday, January 2, 2026.
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This is episode two of Shelved, a two-part series exploring book banning in two Arkansas libraries.
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Does poetic constraint empower creativity? Known for her received forms like sonnets and sestinas, American poet A.E. Stallings joins us in the studio to discuss her book of selected poems, This Afterlife.
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