Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, September 19, 2024.
- Benton Police say they responded to a possible school violence threat on Tuesday
- Final decisions are on the way for the first two-year installment of a 10-year, $1.5-billion medical contract for the Arkansas Department of Corrections
- The Arkansas legislature has okayed half-million dollars in federal funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
- The Arkansas Foodbank received a donation of over 280,000 pounds of rice at a ceremony on Wednesday
- Each of Arkansas' U.S. Representatives voted in favor of a six-month spending plan that failed to pass the House on Wednesday
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