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Daily Newscast for Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

- Pulaski County Sheriff Eric Higgins held a press conference Tuesday answering questions about a Netflix series filmed inside the jail

- Attorney General Tim Griffin is calling for providers of abortion pills to stop advertising in Arkansas

- A north Arkansas prosecutor has dropped murder charges against a former high school principal

- A group collecting signatures for a public education amendment says they are about halfway to their goal ahead of an early July deadline

- All schools in the University of Arkansas system plan to to raise tuition and fees for the upcoming school year

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.