Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
- A former middle school teacher has been sentenced to six years of probation for sexually assaulting a teenager
- Advocates are warning against proposed federal cuts to public assistance programs such as Medicaid and SNAP
- State lawmakers have dedicated new funding to help mee the demand for Real IDs
- The city of Pine Bluff has received a $500,000 grant from the EPA to clean up brownfield sites
- Northwest Arkansas will soon host the Republic of the Marshall Island's first international soccer tournament
- Arkansas Catholics are celebrating the election of the first pope born in the United States
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.
