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Daily Newscast for Thursday, May 29, 2025

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

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.