Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, October 3, 2025.
- Fire-related deaths in Arkansas surpass previous annual record.
- Board of Corrections approve new agreement for county jails to house state inmates.
- Police say death of solo camper in North Arkansas appears to be from bear attack.
- Agriculture economists say Arkansas' rice farmers face pressure from global rice trade.
- Joseph Whitfield appointed new mayor of Helena-West Helena.
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