Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
- An Arkansas judge will hear arguments over whether a death row inmate can speed up his execution
- Tuesday, A federal judge heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by over 30 state prison inmates who say the parole process is unconstitutional
- Arkansas State Police say they’ve seized nearly 800 pounds of illegal drugs over a three-week span
- An organization working to end the teacher shortage in rural and high-poverty districts has received $5 million dollars in funding from the Walton Family Foundation
- I C Murrell has started a role as the new editor of the Pine Bluff Commercial
- North Little Rock city officials are seeking grant funding to replace the aging Main Street Viaduct Bridge bridge
- Plans are in the works to re-develop the former Hot Springs Mall as an open-air shopping center.
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