Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, August 8, 2025.
- The Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners met for personnel hearings this week, with election workers accused of more than ten violations
- A new toolkit developed by Epic Healthcare and the American Hospital Association provides resources to combat postpartum hemorrhaging
- Central Arkansas nonprofit First Tee has received a $100,000 donation from the Arkansas Champions Trust
- Little Rock's Park Plaza Mall is opening a Little Rock Police Department annex inside the shopping center
- Saline County is hosting Amplify Fest in Benton this weekend, billed as the 'largest free Christian music festival in America'
- The University of Arkansas' Fayetteville campus is anticipating record enrollment this fall
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