by - May 1, 2023 1:07 pm
Rice planting near record pace in April
Arkansas is the nation’s top rice producer and during the last several growing cycles planting has started slowly. This has been due to the unusual weather and heavy rains that…
Author: George Jared
by - April 27, 2023 11:59 am
NEA regional airport could aid surrounding states
State Rep. Jack Ladyman, R-Jonesboro, once served as the mayor of Elkins, a small town in Northwest Arkansas. While he was there, the small airport in the town grew from…
by - April 26, 2023 6:33 pm
KASU names Brandon Tabor news director
Brandon Tabor, the on-air host for the “Morning Edition” at KASU-FM, has been named news director, according to station manager Mark Smith. The National Public Radio (NPR) member station is…
by - April 26, 2023 6:30 pm
Arkansas Pie Festival teams with World Food Championship for annual event
The third annual Arkansas Pie Festival is set to return to Cherokee Village on Saturday (April 29), as a partner of the World Food Championship, the biggest food sport event…
by - April 25, 2023 8:52 am
Tornado victims may qualify for USDA D-SNAP program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make some low-income Arkansas residents in three counties (Cross, Lonoke and Pulaski), recovering from the impacts of tornadoes and severe storms beginning March…
by - April 24, 2023 3:51 pm
Johnny Cash sculptor Kevin Kresse describes statue inspiration
Artist Kevin Kresse had two bold ambitions. When he found out that Arkansas was going to replace its statues with the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol with…
by - April 24, 2023 3:50 pm
Greene Co. extension office breaks ground
Ground has been broken on the new Greene County Extension office in Paragould. “Greene County, for the extension office, for 4-H, for Master Gardeners, for our farming community and so…
by - April 20, 2023 5:27 pm
Bank OZK Q1 earnings set record
Bank OZK announced Thursday (April 20) that net income for the first quarter of 2023 was a record $165.9 million, a 29.5% increase from $128 million for the first quarter…
by - April 19, 2023 10:15 am
Williams Baptist University approves 4.5% budget increase for the 2023-24 school year
The Williams Baptist University board of trustees approved a budget increase for the 2023-24 school year Tuesday (April 18). The board also gave its approval to a large slate of…
by - April 17, 2023 10:05 am
Regional airport in Northeast Arkansas being studied; public encouraged to participate
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Arkansas Division of Aeronautics are conducting a study as to whether a regional airport needs to be built somewhere in a 19-county area in…
by - April 13, 2023 6:32 pm
The KLEK story: From radio virus to radio mission
A computer virus changed LaGanzie Kale’s life. A Helena-West Helena native, Kale had been working an odd assortment of jobs after graduating from Arkansas State University in 2003. And then…
by - April 12, 2023 7:34 am
Mississippi County home to hot steel and a cold war
For more than three generations, agriculture reigned as the supreme economic driver in Mississippi County. Soybeans, corn and most importantly, cotton were grown in the county’s fertile soil. The county…
by - April 11, 2023 2:53 pm
Net farm incomes projected to drop in Arkansas by 32% in 2023
Net farm incomes in Arkansas set an all-time record in 2022 with $4.2 billion collected. The Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, based at the University of Missouri, projects…
by - April 10, 2023 9:34 am
USDA projects Arkansas crop acres to increase in 2023
Arkansas’ planted row crop acres are predicted to jump by 52,000 acres this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA’s annual Prospective Plantings report forecasts growers intend to…
by - April 9, 2023 9:44 pm
New rice genetics research focus of $10 million USDA grant
No one knows precisely when rice arrived in the Americas, but historians think African slaves brought the grain with them to the new world. Slaves grew rice in small gardens…
by - April 6, 2023 2:43 pm
Arkansas Supreme Court denies attempt to dismiss Echols appeal for advanced DNA testing
The Arkansas Supreme Court denied a motion Thursday (April 6) by the Arkansas Attorney General’s office to dismiss an appeal filed by Damien Echols to allow for advanced DNA testing…
by - April 6, 2023 2:21 pm
Kays Foundation commits $450,000 to the Scarlet to Black Financial Literacy Program
The Kays Foundation will create new opportunities for the Scarlet to Black Financial Literacy Program at Arkansas State University. The foundation has committed $450,000 towards the program during the next…
by - April 5, 2023 5:03 pm
Rep. Jack Ladyman draws early opponent in Democrat David McAvoy
The Arkansas legislative session isn’t over and at least one incumbent state representative has already drawn an opponent for the 2024 election cycle if he chooses to run again. Jonesboro…
by - April 5, 2023 10:49 am
Work on Jonesboro Sports Complex could begin in late summer
For many years, public officials and residents have wanted a multi-faceted sports complex in Jonesboro. Mayor Harold Copenhaver told Talk Business & Politics completing the project is one of his…
by - April 3, 2023 2:47 pm
Black River Technical College contemplates out-of-state student tuition increases
Black River Technical College in Pocahontas may increase its out-of-state student tuition and fees. At a recently held special Board of Trustees meeting, board member David Coker suggested the issue…