As News Director, Michael Hibblen oversees daily news coverage for KUAR. He handles assignments for the news staff, helps develop story ideas and edits copy. Michael isresponsible for starting a news-sharing partnership between public radio stations in Arkansas in 2009 which laid the foundation for what became Arkansas Public Media. He is also a regular panelist and fill-in host on AETN's Arkansas Week, where journalists discuss issues in the news.
The Fayetteville City Council voted 5-3 to let drone maker Swarm Aero keep its zoning near Drake Field and 7-1 to reject an appeal of the new Ramay Junior High development plan, after an 8-hour meeting.
College students at the University of Arkansas are turning to the campus food pantry amid rising costs and concerns that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could threaten SNAP access in the state.
Greg Giezentanner and Adam Fall of Once Upon a Time Books discuss rare finds, a signed first edition of "In Cold Blood" with a remarkable backstory and what drives book collectors.