Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, February 26, 2026.
- Attorneys for a man accused of a double murder in a northwest Arkansas state park say he should be spared the death penalty
- The federal government has once again approved the usage of dicamba, a controversial weed-killer
- The city of Fayetteville is offering to replace residents’ invasive plants with free native trees or shrubs
- Former football star Darren McFadden sat down with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Wednesday morning for an event focused on Black History
- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is working to launch a new fast-track medical degree program
- Members of the Little Rock Board of Directors will consider a roughly $1.8 million-dollar contract to convert almost 900 streetlights in the city to LEDs
- The Little Rock district of the U-S Army Corps of Engineers has a new leader
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.
