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Afternoon Newscast for Friday, August 30, 2024

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, August 30, 2024.

- Federal court overturns so-called "wet signature" rule preventing online voter registrations after lawsuit from Get Loud Arkansas.

- University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture opens Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center in Northeast Arkansas.

- Arkansans for Patient Access submit signatures to put Medical Marijuana amendment on November ballot.

- Methodist churches in Jonesboro end three-year property dispute stemming from 2022 faction split.

- Arkansas State University receives $1.7 million grant to study oral health.

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.

Maggie Ryan is a reporter and local host of All Things Considered for Little Rock Public Radio.