Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
- U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Steve Womack say in statements they are applauding an executive order from President Trump to prosecute those who burn the American flag
- State officials planning a 'monument to the unborn' say only a fraction of the $900,000 funding goal has been raised
- Governor Sanders has allocated $6 million to Arkansas' Hazard Mitigation Fund
- Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public buildings are asking to have the Conway School District added to the list of defendants
- A former Central Arkansas transit official is in the running to lead Memphis' public transportation department
- New details from an investigation into contraband at the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility found cigarettes and possible narcotics had been smuggled inside a Popeye's bag containing a family-size meal
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