Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
- Hot Spring County Sheriff Scott Finkbeiner has been arrested, marking his third arrest in 16 months
- One person is in custody for allegedly causing $20,000 in damage to the Pine Bluff Public Library over the weekend
- State lawmakers have advanced a bill that would give the attorney general more power over the ballot initiative process to a Senate committee
- Legislation to require local governments to rely on a previous year's budget if a new one is not agreed upon and passed has been signed into law by Governor Sanders
- A motion not to pass a bill requiring schools to screen the film "Meet Baby Olivia' has failed, meaning the bill can be brought before committee again
- State regulators approved a Good Day Farm marijuana dispensary to relocate from Hensley to Bryant
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