Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, December 18, 2025.
- A University of Arkansas professor has had one of her titles removed following social media posts regarding Israel and Iran's supreme leader
- State health officials have confirmed the first flu-related death of this flu season
- The city of Fort Smith has opened a new welcome center
- Little Rock City leaders have rejected calls for long-absent board member Ken Richardson's resignation
- Arkansas native and science fiction star Gil Gerard has died at age 80
- The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation has named Cory Anderson as its new president and CEO
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