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Daily Newscast for Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

- Secretary of State Cole Jester says he has awarded President Trump the Arkansas Diamond Award

- Some of Arkansas' youngest state lawmakers say they are reaching across the aisle to achieve legislative parties in the legislature's Future Caucus

- Democratic State Rep. Ashley Hudson says she disagrees with Gov. Sanders' proposal to fire college professors who are perceived as teaching "woke" ideology

- The Chaffee Barbershop and Military Museum in Fort Smith is set to reopen on Tuesday, January 28

- ARDOT says it is sending workers to Louisiana to assist with potentially historic winter weather

-Warming centers are open in central Arkansas amid frigid temperatures

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.