Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
- Members of the Arkansas State Library Board have withheld funding for the state’s libraries
- Johnson County Sheriff Tom Hughes says he is stepping down from the position he has held for more than two years
- Early voting for Arkansas’ primary elections begins Tuesday
- Little Rock attorney Damon Singleton has been appointed to a five-year term on the Arkansas Ethics Commission
- A new study co-authored by a University of Arkansas professor links spirituality and religion with decreased depression associated with internet and gaming addiction
- The Federal Aviation Administration has selected North Arkansas College in Harrison for a new drone pilot program
- The University of Arkansas' Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design has received a $3 million donation
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