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Daily Newscast for Friday, July 26, 2024

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, July 26, 2024.

- The Secretary of State's office says an abortion advocacy group does not have enough signatures to place an amendment on the November ballot

- A Little Rock man is dead following a 4-hour standoff with law enforcement at a home in DeValls Bluff

- The Republican Party of Arkansas' executive committee moved Thursday to declare the party's primaries open, reversing a June convention vote

- A $431,000 grant will go toward providing contraceptives and maternal healthcare to rural areas in Arkansas

- A report from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement says travel times to delivery rooms vary widely across the state

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.