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WRKF's News Team
Ashley Westerman
Host and Reporter
Elizabeth Eads
Host and Operations Director
Kelly Connelly
Government & Politics Reporter
Amy Jeffries
News Director
Lead Stories
Death Toll Climbing In Oklahoma Tornado Tragedy
(We're following the news from Oklahoma, where a tornado devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday. Most recent update: 12:59 p.m. ET....
Capitol Access
Lawmakers Weigh Medicaid Options
A House bill that aims to secure state health care spending passed out of the Senate Finance committee yesterday. The…
Health
Texas Medicaid Debate Complicated By Politics And Poverty
Featured Program
The Jim Engster Show
Intelligent discussion with newsmakers from around the corner and around the world. Weekdays at 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Latest Headlines
WEDNESDAY: Hugh Buckingham On The Oklahoma Tornado Disaster, Author James Scott, AARP's Joan Ruff
TUESDAY: Congressional Candidate Paul Dietzl, Talk Show Host & Author Jim Brown
MONDAY: WRKF's Lou Carter, The City Park Golf Course Controversy
Louisiana News
Last Call — River Diversions
It’s almost impossible to find anyone in coastal Louisiana opposed to the idea of “coastal restoration.” Storms like Katrina, Gustav and Isaac have...
Budget Woes Left to Tackle
Friday, the Senate Finance Committee continued to comb through the budget, and discovered there’s a lot left to fund this session. To get a summary,
Some Senators Puzzled by Tax Amnesty Solution
In the Finance committee Thursday Senators questioned the way the House filled the hole it dug in the proposed budget for next year. The House took
Analyst Cokie Roberts Steeped in Louisiana Politics
NPR News Analyst Cokie Roberts grew up in Louisiana in the 1940 and 50s -- the daughter of Hale and Lindy Boggs, who both represented New Orleans in
Last Call — How We Got This Way: Rising Seas, Sinking Land
The clang of tide gauges throughout parts of southeast Louisiana aren’t from a science fiction movie, though they may make residents feel like they...
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National News
China Builds Museums ... But Will The Visitors Come?
Shanghai did something last fall that few other cities on the planet could have...
Why Don't We Pay (More/Any) Attention To Los Angeles Mayoral Elections?
Horace Greeley may have suggested at one point that going west might be a good...
Dolphins Find 19th Century Navy Torpedo In Pacific Ocean
A rare piece of America's military history was located this spring, when...
Court Backs Withholding Of 'Potent' Images Of Bin Laden's Body
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in favor of the government's decision to...
When Tornadoes Are A Way Of Life
Monday's tornado tore through parts of Oklahoma City at 200 miles per hour and...