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Daily Newscast for Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, October 23, 2024.

- The state of Arkansas is trying to throw out a lawsuit over teaching 'Critical Race Theory' in state classrooms

- Arkansas' unemployment rate was unchanged in September

- A Conway truck driver who pleaded guilty to assaulting a U.S. Capitol police officer on January 6, 2021, has been released from federal custody

- Arkansas Children's Research Institute has received $2.9 million to study treatment for cystic fibrosis

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.

Nathan Treece is a reporter and local host of NPR's Morning Edition for Little Rock Public Radio.