Little Rock Public Radio
Little Rock Public Radio (KUAR 89.1 FM) is a public radio station in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a network affiliate of National Public Radio (NPR) and is licensed to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance depends on data provided in annual Food Security Report to determine where and how to use resources. This report's cancellation leaves the organization in the dark in a state with 19% food insecurity- the highest in the nation. -
Business leaders met at the Rotary Club of Little Rock on Tuesday to discuss the current state of the steel industry and its future. Despite tariffs, Arkansas's steel industry continues to be a multi billion dollar industry. -
State lawmakers heard nearly four hours of testimony yesterday for the new prison plan in Franklin County, Arkansas, as the debate continues. -
On today' show, we learn that Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is sharing more indigenous artwork through a landmark acquisition. We also hear how the University of Arkansas is sharing an important part of Fayetteville and American history. Plus, a new edition of "The Other Way" with Becca Martin Brown. -
Virginia Tech’s Jason Grant explains how U.S. tariffs and potential foreign retaliation could impact Arkansas’s largest industry: agriculture. -
On today's show, we hear about a local youth advocacy group's alternative college fair. We also learn what was happening in "The Land of Opportunity" 50 years ago. Plus, audible enjoyment with a new edition of Sound Perimeter. -
The National Park Service is preparing to renovate the historic Maurice Bathhouse on Hot Springs’ Bathhouse Row, closed since 1974. Funded by the Great American Outdoors Act, the $32 million project will begin this fall, with plans to eventually reopen the 1912 landmark to visitors. -
This school year, a surge of families applied for Arkansas’ Education Freedom Accounts, the school voucher program that is a part of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ LEARNS Act. Little Rock Public Radio's Josie Lenora has more on a banner year for the controversial program. -
On today's show, we hear about the Marshall Islands national soccer team's first international matches. We also get an update on LEARNS Act Educational Freedom Accounts. Plus, we hear more from a conversation between Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore and street artist Leon Keer. -
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-2 on Tuesday that Arkansas can enforce Act 626 of 2021, also called the Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act, or SAFE.
