Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
- U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky partially granted a preliminary injunction on a law dictating how race can be taught in Arkansas schools
- Arkansas and Missouri attorneys general have announced a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's Title IX expansion
- A statue of civil rights icon Daisy Bates will be unveiled at the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall this afternoon
- The chief of staff of First Gentleman Bryan Sanders has resigned
- Union Pacific Railroad is preparing to test a hybrid prototype locomotive this month
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.
