Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, August 6, 2024.
- Governor Sarah Sanders has appointed a new leader of the Arkansas National Guard
- Arkansas' overdose rate is falling thanks to the widespread availability of Naloxone, and overdose reversal medication
- Arkansas' first school of dentistry is nearing completion
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on the Arkansas ballot as a third-party candidate in November
- The trial of a Bentonville man accused of participating in the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol has been cancelled ahead of a plea hearing Tuesday
- Four teachers have been named semi-finalists for the annual "Arkansas Teacher of the Year" award
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