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Daily Newscast for Thursday, December 4, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, December 4, 2025.

- City officials have postponed a decision on whether to raise garbage collections rates for Little Rock residents

- Arkansas' attorney general says 65-year-old Joseph Schwartz must still serve a state sentence despite a federal pardon from President Trump

- The Little Rock city board has voted against increasing transparency within the city police department

- A Jonesboro city official has been placed on leave amid an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice

- The American Taekwondo Association is hosting an inaugural weekend tournament honoring the legacy of its founder, Eternal Grand Master H. U. Lee

- Arkansas has a new class of 42 inductees into the state's Century Farm program

- In a social media post, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. announced his marriage to Natalie Wesley

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.

Nathan Treece is a reporter and local host of NPR's Morning Edition for Little Rock Public Radio.