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The Annie E. Casey Foundation's latest Kids Count Data Book shows Arkansas falling in health rankings as child uninsurance rates double, even as the state makes modest gains in education.
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The U.S. Postal Service is no longer set to be out of cash in 2027, the agency's head says. But its finances remain shaky as Trump officials keep putting it in political hot water.
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Just ahead of closely contested midterms, Texas is about to get a new top voting official. Many locals there fear the frontrunner is a state lawmaker and pastor with no election experience.
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The U.S. is easing its restrictions on Iran's World Cup team. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday the squad could travel into the country two days before its next match.
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On the waterfront in Lucerne, Switzerland, soccer fans watched jumbo TVs showing a World Cup match played an ocean away. But the air felt more like the tropics.
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Beyond the Ozarks
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Arkansas Advocate editor Andrew DeMillo joins Ozarks at Large to discuss the Eighth Circuit's Act 372 library case and the coalition that kept PBS on Arkansas TV for another year.
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Arkansas Advocate editor Andrew DeMillo discusses the Pulaski County data center moratorium, AI regulation challenges and the House District 44 special primary election.
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Local Music News from KUAF
- Talkin' Tunes with Kyle, Sophia and Wai Kay 6/18/2026
- Melissa Carper on her nonprofit, new music, touring Europe
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- Drew Hutson Rogers wraps spring tour at George's Majestic
- Talkin' Tunes with Kyle, Sophia and Wai Kay 5/28/2026
- Ashtyn Barberie performs live at Bentonville Library