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Daily Newscast for Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

- Two Central Arkansas police departments have received new funds to expand their use of drones

- Laura "Missy" Wardlaw, wife of term-limited incumbent Rep. Jeff Wardlaw, says she will run for his seat in 2026

- Middleton Heat and Air co-founder Charles Edward "Chuck" Middleton has died at 83 years old

- A Northwest Arkansas art installation honors those who died in the COVID-19 pandemic

- Arkansas has a greater percentage of urban tree canopy than any other state west of the Mississippi River, according to a new report

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.