Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, May 29, 2025.
- President Trump has pardoned former Arkansas state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, who was serving an eight year sentence for public corruption convictions
- Former reality TV star Josh Duggar is asking a federal judge to appoint a layer to help overturn his child pornography convictions
- Median rents in Northwest Arkansas have doubled, and home prices have risen by 70% in the last five years, according to a new report by the Walton Family Foundation
- Advocates to prevent opioid overdoses say recent federal budget cuts could compromise recent progress
- Nine Arkansas properties have been added to the National Register of Historic Places, including the Robert H and Martha Johnson House in Little Rock
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