Here's the latest local and regional news from the KUAR Newsroom for Wednesday, July 5, 2023.
On today's agenda:
-A new study shows maternal mortality in Arkansas nearly doubled for Black mothers from 1999 to 2019
-A new jobs report shows growth clustered in Arkansas' urban areas
-The trial of a west Arkansas sheriff on gun and drug charges is postponed
-Rate increases for Central Arkansas Water customers begin today
-A Fort Smith-based trucking company strikes a new deal with a labor union
Listen to live newscasts from KUAR News each weekday during NPR's Morning Edition from 6 to 9 a.m. on KUAR 89.1 and online at kuar.org.
