Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, December 11, 2025.
- Arkansas State Police have issued a missing/endangered advisory for 16-year-old Phoebe Mesa-Villalobos of Lonoke
- The Arkansas State Medical Board is allowing a Magnolia physician to return to work under certain restrictions after a rape charge against him was dismissed
- Protests continue against 48-year-old Tim Steppach, owner of Tim's Tavern in Benton, following a no-contest plea dropping a felony sexual assault charge from on of his teenage employees
- State lawmakers plan to reexamine child abuse investigation protocols after a family says they were falsely accused
- Rollbacks of Biden-era regulations could lead to more air pollution in Arkansas
- State oil and gas regulators say 25 more wells are now considered abandoned
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