Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
- Arkansans involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were pardoned by President Donald Trump Monday along with roughly 1,500 others
- Fayetteville police say one student has died and another is critically injured following falls from an balconies at a West Center Street apartment complex just days apart
- A bill that proposed allowing Arkansans to host sport shooting events without being held liable for injuries or deaths has been pulled from consideration by its sponsor
- Tuesday, the Arkansas Legislature tabled a bill to expand the Freedom of Information Act to apply to the Board of Apportionment
- The U.S. Geological Society predicts a 25% to 40% chance of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Northeast Arkansas within the next 50 years
- January is Braille Literacy Month
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.
