Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, May 2, 2025.
- Little Rock School officials are asking for donations to help pay off school lunch debt
- About 270 AmeriCorps workers in Arkansas are now out of a job due to cuts from the Trump administration
- The Arkansas Humanities Council has lost $2.4 million following federal funding cuts
- The Arkansas Department of Human Services and Health Department hosted a 'Month of May' National Women's Health Month event at the state capitol on Thursday
- Norwegian food packaging company Elopak has opened its first US manufacturing plant at the Port of Little Rock
- A Minnesota man has found a 3.81-carat diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park
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.
