Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, January 3, 2025
- At least nine people have been reported injured during a fire at Midtown Park Apartments in Little Rock
- Arkansas' new Secretary of State Cole Jester was sworn in Thursday
- State lawmakers filed more bills ahead of the start of the 2025 legislative session, relating to the creation of an Advanced Energy Jobs Task Force, and a pair of bills relating to firearm offenses
- Federal prosecutors recommended a Northwest Arkansas man serve 27 months in prison for participating in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol
- Little Rock's acting city manager is leaving the position to serve as vice chancellor for university affairs at UA Little Rock
- A new historical marker in Fayetteville casts a new light on the story of a Cherokee man who was murdered in the town square in January, 1839
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