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Afternoon Newscast for Friday, June 7, 2024

Hear Little Rock Public Radio's Afternoon Newscast for Friday, June 7, 2024

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, June 7, 2024.

- An investigation into Gov. Sander's purchase of a $19,000 lectern with state funds has finished without findings of criminal conduct.

-The Department of Finance and Administration hear public comments on a proposed rule to ban gender-neutral drivers' licenses and ID's.

- An inmate featured in Netflix's Unlocked: A Jail Experiment has died.

-Arkansas State Police arrest 42 on charges related to child sexual abuse.

- Pride celebration in Northeast Arkansas scheduled for this weekend.

- I-55 bridge connecting Memphis and West Memphis, AR, to close for two weeks.

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.

Maggie Ryan is a reporter and local host of All Things Considered for Little Rock Public Radio.