The conversation about how opioids can, and should, be prescribed continues in Arkansas. We have a special report from Karen Tricot Steward of our partner station KUAR in Little Rock.
As Content Development Director, Karen Tricot Steward oversees the creation of news and cultural programming and helps set standards and best practices. She manages content on our website and social media. Karen also coordinates the internship program and collaborates with journalism professors at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to teach students, helping fulfill public radio’s goal of serving the community by being a place of learning.
The Upper Illinois River Water Trail stretches 15.5 miles from Chamber Springs in Arkansas to WOKA Whitewater Park in Oklahoma, opening paddling access across state lines for the first time.
Seven Haas Hall Academy Springdale scholars qualified for the 2026 National History Day contest at the University of Maryland, led by seniors researching Phillis Wheatley and the National Cancer Act.
Actress Marcy Harriell and conductor-pianist Jeannie Waygar perform “Broadway, Bacharach and Bossa Nova” at Walton Arts Center's Star Theater as part of the Artosphere Festival 2026.