Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, August 9, 2024.
- Former Republican state Sen. Jason Rapert continued his efforts to withhold funds from libraries at a meeting of the Arkansas State Library Board.
- Three people are found not guilty of criminal trespass for allegedly rescuing dogs beneath an abandoned house.
- Arkansas Board of Education preliminarily approves draft rules to change how school districts merge.
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