Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, September 12, 2025.
- An inmate at a southeast prison was shot Thursday morning during an alleged escape attempt
- DecARcerate Arkansas is hosting its annual conference this weekend focusing on reforming Arkansas prison system
- A federal has issued a new order blocking enforcement of a state law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools
- State officials are calling for plans for a new natural gas power plant to be rejected
- A University of Arkansas at Little Rock computer scientist is developing a new way to map 2D scans of human blood vessels into 3D models
- The son of a former lawmaker is seeking to unseat the incumbent who successfully ran against his father
- Several Arkansas high school students have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
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