# K8 News - KAIT

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449621749](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449621749)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id449621749`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (4,883 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2011-07-20
- **Size:** 79 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/k8-news-kait/id449621749)
- **Website:** [https://www.kait8.com/](https://www.kait8.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.kait8.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.kait8.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

K8 News - KAIT delivers live local news from Arkansas and nearby Missouri regions directly through your Chrome extension. Get breaking alerts, local headlines, sports updates, live newscasts, contests, current gas prices, and more across all your devices.

This extension asks for location to tailor content and may share information with advertising partners to personalize ads. Review the privacy policy for details and your options.

## Rankings

- #27,003 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews largely point to frustrations with K8 News - KAIT on Apple devices. The biggest recurring issues are intrusive ads and pop-ups, slow performance and occasional crashes, and notification issues (badges that won’t clear or alerts that don’t match posted stories). Many find navigation cumbersome, making live broadcasts or recent coverage hard to access. A minority note that updates can improve speed and usability, and the app remains a relied-upon local news source for some residents despite the issues.

### Pros

- Keeps users informed with local/breaking news and safety alerts.
- Some users report improved navigation and faster performance after updates.
- Longstanding local news app relied upon by residents for staying updated.

### Cons

- Ad-heavy experience with frequent pop-ups and banners, including repeated company ads.
- Slow performance: long load times, buggy UI, and occasional crashes.
- Notifications not clearing or syncing properly, causing persistent badges or lost alerts.
- Crashes, blank screens, or instability when opening stories.
- Difficult navigation and hard-to-find live/newscast options on the home screen.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449621749)