Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Monday, April 21, 2025.
- Preliminary surveys from the National Weather Service in Little Rock indicate two tornadoes touched down in Arkansas on Easter Sunday
- Several Protestors gathered on the state capitol lawn Saturday morning for what was called a 'die in' protest
- A California-based nonprofit, End Overdose, is working with the Arkansas Department of Human Services to provide naloxone training and resources to Arkansas communities
- Speaker of the Arkansas House Brian Evans says the failure of a bill to fund construction for a Franklin County prison will not stop the prison from being built
- Former House minority leader Tippi McCullough says she believes the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act does not go far enough to safeguard maternal health
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