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Daily Newscast for Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

- Four people now face identical felony charges in an alleged kidnapping in west Arkansas

- The wife of a west Arkansas county sheriff is asking to be removed from a civil lawsuit involving four former deputies

- The U.S. government is asking for the dismissal of part of a lawsuit over the death of Little Rock's former airport director

- Representatives from Arkansas DHS spoke before the Joint Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on Monday

- Arkansas is adding the Blanchard Springs Caverns complex as its 53rd state park

- New research shows the life expectancy of Arkansans is increasing, though it remains below pre-pandemic levels

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.