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Newscast for Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.

On today's agenda:

-Food safety experts say leafy greens are the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

-Arkansas high schoolers prepare for a new community service requirement

-A northeast Arkansas hospital is set to become the state's first "rural emergency hospital"

-Arkansas' medical marijuana program is on track to outpace last year's record-setting sales

Listen to live newscasts from Little Rock Public Radio each weekday during NPR's Morning Edition from 6 to 9 a.m., during All Things Considered from 4 to 6 p.m., and online at littlerockpublicradio.org.

Daniel Breen is News Director of Little Rock Public Radio.