Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, August 29, 2024.
- Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. and city officials unveiled proposed plans for park renovations and new sports facilities
- A lawsuit accuses law enforcement officials in Lonoke County of ignoring sexual assault against female inmates in a county jail
- An east Arkansas physician is facing multiple sex crime charges
- A Southwest Arkansas doctor, Lonnie Parker, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for operating a 'pill mill'
- Three Arkansas non-profits held a press conference on the impact of Medicaid on working families
- Arkansas medical cannabis sales rose by 32% in July
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