Arkansas 43rd child well-being in KIDS COUNT report

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Arkansas maintains low ranking for child well-being in KIDS COUNT report

Daniel Caruth

Arkansas ranked 43rd in the nation for overall child well-being for the second consecutive year, according to the 2023 KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Ozarks at Large's Daniel Caruth interviewed Lisa Hamilton, president of the foundation, about the report.

The Crawford County Library System Main Library in Van Buren is seen in this file photo. Debates over a group of 240 LGBTQ-themed children's picture books continue at the library system's board meetings.

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Crawford County officials, residents debate LGBTQ books in library children's section

Josie Lenora

A display of LGBTQ-themed books at the Crawford County Library has triggered a series of debates about children's literature and the separation of church and state.

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Arkansas lawmakers gather to discuss recent legislative session

Kyle Kellams

On today's edition of The Outline: Concerned lawmakers met late this past week to talk about the rate at which the Arkansas legislature is signing bills into law.

Archives from the Pryor Center

Part 2 of bizarre a criminal case, decades later

Kyle Kellams

Today's Pryor Center archive is the second segment focusing on the trial, conviction and parole of convicted rapist and murderer Wyane DuMond in the '90s.

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Fayetteville Public Schools cut ribbon on new middle school

Daniel Caruth

Fayetteville Public School officials cut the ribbon on the new John L. Colbert Middle School. Plus, Mount Sequoyah Center staff are attempting to rezone the historic site, and Tyson Foods is donating meat products to families in need this weekend.