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Afternoon Newscast for Friday, September 5, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, September 5, 2025.

- U.S. Sen. Cotton, FCC Chairman Carr Discuss plans to allow cell phone jamming technology in prisons.

- Arkansas Board of Corrections attorney says he cannot serve as legal advisor in suit involving state officials.

- Tyson executive fired for allegedly violating ethics code.

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.