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
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