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Daily Newscast for Thursday, April 24, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, April 24, 2025.

- Travelers flying anywhere in the U.S. will need to have an upgraded ID beginning May 7. Several Arkansas DMV locations will be open this Saturday to help facilitate the transition

- State officials met with the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary in Northwest Arkansas to discuss what has been called a 'housing crisis' developing in the region

- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has vetoed House Bill 1961 and Senate Bill 451

- The Arkansas Dept. of Parks, Heritage and tourism distributed grants to four Arkansas towns to help develop new accessible park trails

- Lyon College is expanding its plans for veterinary programs, thanks to a new $11 million donation from the Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation

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.