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Afternoon Newscast for Friday, August 16, 2024

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, August 16, 2024.

- Arkansas' unemployment rate holds steady in July

- A new solar array in Newport will help to power three out-of-state General Motors plants

- The group behind an effort to legalize abortion in Arkansas receives more than $300,000 in donations in July

- A prosecutor declines to file charges in the officer-involved shooting of a Little Rock man

- Two Northwest Arkansas institutions will represent the U.S. in an international architectural exhibition

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.

Daniel Breen is News Director of Little Rock Public Radio.