Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, September 26, 2025.
- Two children reported missing and possibly endangered overnight are believed to have been taken to Florida in a red 2016 Chrysler Town & Country Minivan with Arkansas license plate: USAMVCT
- Federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement are considering a site near Charleston in Franklin County as the site for a new detention facility
- Two representatives of Central Arkansas' law enforcement network spoke about their efforts to reduce recidivism and violent crime
- Starting next week, childcare providers in Arkansas will be under a new reimbursement structure that places them all at the same paid rate
- The University of Arkansas' Criminal Justice Institute has named Kimberly Hendricks Jones as its new leader
- Former state Sen. Linda Chesterfield says she is running to return the state legislature
- A report from the Sierra Club says Arkansas' electric companies are not transitioning to clean energy quickly enough
- Secretary of State Cole Jester announced an exhibit in memory of Charlie Kirk will be on display at the Arkansas state capitol through October
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