Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
- Lawmakers have approved an interim study on how to better prepare first responders for trauma
- Arkansas Democratic party leader Grant Tennille has announced he is leaving his position on July 15
- Arkansas Special Olympics held a ribbon cutting ceremony at its new headquarters on Main Street in North Little Rock
- About 370 high school students are at Arkansas Tech in Russellville this week for the 46th session of Arkansas Governor's school
- Professor Peter Unger has become the first person in the University of Arkansas system to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences
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