Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, December 5, 2025.
- Former Crawford County Library board member Tammi Hamby is facing felony charges for allegedly orchestrating a fake kidnapping
- A northwest Arkansas lawyer must pay over $12 million after being found guilty of engaging in a scheme to recruit clients for wrongful death lawsuits
- A new and more difficult civics test is being administered to those seeking naturalized U.S. citizenship
- U.S. Senator Tom Cotton has introduced a bill to limit regulation on energy projects
- New data from the ACHI shows Arkansas needs more surgeons
- ACHI co-founder Suzanne Grant McCarthy has died at age 75
- The Arkansas Department of Health is reporting minimal influenza-like illness activity over the past week
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