Ann Kenda
Ann Kenda joined Arkansas Public Media in January 2017 from Sudbury, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and previously worked in public radio, commercial radio and newspaper in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She focuses on health, justice, education and energy as part of the Arkansas Public Media team. Her stories can be found on the airwaves, ArkansasPublicMedia.org and social media.
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A Harrisburg High School senior has won the Arkansas Agriculture Department's art contest for a new design for an Arkansas Grown t-shirt contest. Anna…
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Activists on both sides of tort reform say they’ll proceed with their voter education campaigns despite a judge’s ruling stated that so-called Issue One...
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The row may be the new paddy in the nation’s number-one rice producing state. Agronomists, scientists and farmers at a recent field day in Mississippi...
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences researcher Dr. Arny Ferrando has received a $2.1 million grant from the Department of Defense for a program...
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An unwelcome guest has moved into many of Arkansas’s soybean fields, prompting some concern about this year’s soybean yield. “They’ve made Arkansas home...
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This week’s Faculty Conference at A-State featured a keynote speaker who talked about his journey towards a new model for student success. Ann Kenda with…
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Two years before the Little Rock Nine case, there was Hoxie. Ann Kenda with Arkansas Public Media explores how Life Magazine photos published 63 years ago…
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Arkansas charities are speculating about whether the recent near-doubling of the standard deduction, very welcomed by taxpayers, will have an unintended...
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The U.S. Senate easily passed its version of the 2018 Farm Bill on Thursday with a vote of 86 to 11. The stage is now set for a negotiation with the...
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The annual Kids Count report released Wednesday offers mixed news about life for Arkansas’s very youngest residents. The state’s overall child well...
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The Foundation of Arts opens Mel Brooks' The Producers this Saturday at the Forum Theater in Jonesboro. Ann Kenda with Arkansas Public Media went behind…
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After hearing about a dozen complaints from farmers, growers and applicators around the state, the Arkansas Agriculture Department has issued a...