Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, February 14, 2025.
- Former Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker has died at age 81
- A bill to ban student cellphone use in Arkansas Public Schools is nearing passage
- A proposal to place the Arkansas Educational Television Commission and State Library Boards under the Department of Education has advanced the to the full Senate for a vote
- Hot Springs county Sheriff Scott Finkbeiner has been accused of using methamphetamine and attempting to obstruct an undercover narcotics investigation
- The House Judiciary Committee has advanced a bill that bar level 3 or 4 sex offenders from within 100 feet of splashpads, waterparks, or children's playground
- Guidelines from the Trump Administration led to the cancellation of an event kicking off Black History Month at Camp Robinson
- President Trump fired Jonathan Ross, US Attorney for Arkansas' Eastern District via email on Wednesday; federal officials now say that firing was an error
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.
