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Daily Newscast for Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

- A former Department of Human Services worker has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of distributing, viewing or possessing child sexual abuse material

- The Lonoke County Clerk has resigned, just over one week before Arkansas’ primary election day

- Arkansas National Guard members have been deployed to Woodruff county to provide water amid continued issues with the county's water infrastructure

- Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau has reported a record year of tax revenue

- A shale formation in Northwest Arkansas is helping scientists understand more about the evolution of sharks

Listen to live newscasts from Little Roc k Public Radio each weekday during NPR's Morning Edition from 6 to 9 a.m., during All Things Considered from 4 to 6 p.m., and online at littlerockpublicradio.org.

Nathan Treece is a reporter and local host of NPR's Morning Edition for Little Rock Public Radio.