Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, April 25, 2025.
- The Arkansas Department of Health says two locations in Fort Smith have been exposed to measles.
- Department of Health, DMV locations to open on Saturday ahead of Real ID deadline.
- David Lyle Parker, the star of a viral video satirizing political campaign ads, has died.
- Arkansas prosecuting attorney determined law enforcement officers were justified in a fatal shooting from March.
- Three more flu-related deaths have been reported in Arkansas, bringing the overall death toll to 177 for this flu season.
- CALS Main branch renovations are on track to be "substantially completed" by August 1st, expected to re-open in September 2025.
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