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Daily Newscast for Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

- The audit report of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' purchase of a $19,000 lectern has been made public

- Members of the Arkansas Senate have approved more funding for the state's Educational Freedom Account program

- Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston is asking state lawmakers to increase the number of police near the state capitol by more than double

- ARDOT began Work Zone Awareness Week by unveiling a proposed memorial to workers killed while on the job

- State law enforcement have made their second-largest seizure of untaxed cigarettes in their history

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.

Nathan Treece is a reporter and local host of NPR's Morning Edition for Little Rock Public Radio.