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Daily Newscast for Friday, August 15, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, August 15, 2025.

- Lawmakers review arrest of man who committed double-homicide in Devil's Den State Park.

- Attorney General Tim Griffin announces arrest of man charged with running illicit massage parlors in Hot Springs.

- Five men charged with murdering fellow detainees at east Arkansas jail.

- State officials issue health advisories for Lake June in Lafayette County and Mattocks Park Pond in Union County due to algae blooms.

- Arkansas Department of Health eliminates 30 positions in restructuring effort.

- Little Rock Clinton National Airport adding new direct flights to Nashville, Salt Lake City, and Phoenix.

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.

Maggie Ryan is a reporter and local host of All Things Considered for Little Rock Public Radio.