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Daily Newscast for Thursday, August 7, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, August 7, 2025.

- Gov. Sarah Sanders met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday while on a trade mission to the nation

- State officials have decertified two southeast Arkansas election officials

- A nonprofit is looking at ways to improve maternal health in Arkansas

- The Little Rock City Board has greenlit over $6 million to replace a structure that protects bridges across the Arkansas River

- Little Rock City Board members have approved a $4.4 million contract to build a new community center and transitional housing project in South Little Rock

- The Downtown Food Truck Festival will hold its annual event at a new greenspace near the Interstate 30 bridge 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.