Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.
Today's headlines:
-Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination
-State offices are closed amid dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills
-A short-term online job training program enters its fourth year
-A fire shutters a Conway bakery until further notice
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