Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
- The widow of a Jonesboro police officer who died during a training exercise plans to appeal the state's decision denying her wrongful death claim
- A judge will soon decide if a Central Arkansas community will have house representation in the coming fiscal session
- Arkansas health insurance customers can expect a large increase in 2026
- Arkansas' second-ever Lithium Innovation Summit is underway in Little Rock
- Retired legislator Sen. Linda Chesterfield has decided against mounting a primary challenge to a current state Rep. Denise Ennett
- UAMS is dedicating $4 million in new federal funding to addressing maternal mortality
- The city of North Little Rock has a new entertainment district at the Lakehill shopping Center on John F Kennedy Boulevard
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.
