Here's the latest local and regional news from the KUAR Newsroom for Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.
On today's agenda:
-Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he will qualify for Wednesday's debate among Republican presidential candidates
-Former Washington County Judge Joseph Wood is elected chair of the Republican Party of Arkansas
-Arkansas 4th District Congressman Bruce Westerman discusses potential lithium mining activities in southern Arkansas
-Experts discuss a new Arkansas law loosening restrictions around child labor
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.
