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Daily Newscast for Friday, August 1, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, August 1, 2025.

- State police say Andrew James McGann has admitted that he killed a couple who was hiking with their two young children at Devil's Den State Park

- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has announced a trip to Israel and the United Arab Emirates next week

- A new resource for patients and families of those experiencing dementia provides more services covered by Medicare

- Longtime central Arkansas Lawmaker Julie Mayberry says she will not seek another term representing House District 92

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.