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Dan Boice, library director at UA Monticello, discusses his book and radio series on Arkansas place names — how towns got their monikers and what those names reveal about the people who settled there.

Dan Boice, creator of "Naming Arkansas," will speak at the Pryor Center this week, sharing stories behind Arkansas place names and how history, culture and chance shaped town monickers across the state.

Track One, a podcast hosted by Little Rock Public Radio’s Josie Lenora, continues its exploration on book bans in libraries in Arkansas’ Saline County in its second episode.

Little Rock Public Radio’s Josie Lenora discusses the new podcast Track One, including episodes on book bans in Saline County and future reporting on crypto mines and other issues.

Today, the Arkansas High Country Race is back in northwest Arkansas, and a new film series by filmmaker Cole Borgstadt. Also on today's show, a new podcast series from Little Rock Public Radio tackles the topic of book bans in Arkansas.

A copy of the Ten Commandments must be on display in every state-owned building, as well as every public school and college classroom in Arkansas.

Members of the Arkansas Senate rejected a $750 million appropriations bill for a new state prison for a fifth time on Tuesday.

The Bill would require the titles of citizen-led ballot measures to be written at, or under, an eighth-grade reading level.

The bill would require the titles of citizen-led ballot initiatives and constitutional amendments to be written at or below an eighth-grade reading level.

A bill that would open up liability to Arkansans who assist in someone's "social transition" was pulled following debate in committee.