Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, August 28, 2025.
- Attorneys for the state of Arkansas are opposing a motion to add more parties to a lawsuit challenging a law requiring displays of the Ten Commandments in public buildings
- State oil and gas regulators have ordered an Oklahoma company to plug its disused wells in Arkansas
- James "Rus" Russell III has entered the race for the Democratic nomination to challenge Arkansas' Junior U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton
- Heavy rain moving across the state through Friday is leading to potential flash flooding
- Two minors are facing felony charges after allegedly injuring a third student with bullet shrapnel
- The Arkansas Department of Health is warning residents to safeguard against the spread of West Nile Virus, which has been detected in five Arkansas counties
- The newly elected head of the Democratic Party is speaking out against a plan to rename the U.S. Department of Defense
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