Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, September 20, 2024
- Attorney General Tim Griffin is suing a West Memphis Family Dollar distribution center with a history of allegations over rat infestations.
- Roughly one-third of Arkansans now have access to high-speed broadband internet.
- Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. faces a lawsuit over allegations of misleading consumers about the company's environmental impact.
- Jacksonville 911 Call center will now receive rural Pulaski Co. emergency calls.
- Arkansas Highway Commission passes new spending plan for Dept. of Transportation.
- Gov. Sarah Sanders announces new funding for water and wastewater projects across the state.
- Former employee sues Forrest City Physician, following emergency suspension of the doctors' medical license.
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