Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
- Polling locations are open today until 7:30 PM for the state primary election
- A federal lawsuit alleges the death of 59-year-old Jeffrey Hightower at the Independence County Jail could have been avoided
- The Arkansas State Library Board is asking the Department of Education to draft guidelines over content in library children's sections
- In an interview on CBS’ Face The Nation, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton said there is no publicly stated clear path to regime change in Iran as laid out by the US
- Dr. Maurice Gipson has taken the helm as president of Little Rock’s Philander Smith University after serving as interim president since 2024
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