Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Monday, February 2, 2026.
- FBI Director Kash Patel met with Arkansas officials for a 'law enforcement roundtable' over the weekend
- A ban on shipping books directly to incarcerated people in Arkansas was suspended before its planned implementation on Sunday
- Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas hit another record high in 2025
- A new study by the Milken Institute ranks Northwest Arkansas as the best-performing large metro area in the U.S.
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