Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, March 12, 2026.
- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders hosted Erika Kirk at the governor's mansion on Wednesday and signed a proclamation encouraging students to start Turning Point USA chapters at their high schools and colleges
- The Young Democrats of Arkansas held a preemptive press conference condemning Gov. Sanders' proclamation encouraging students to start TPUSA chapters
- A protest outside of the event featuring Erika Kirk became heated, leading to three arrests
- The city of Lonoke is urging residents not to use water, saying an unsafe concentration of fluoride and chlorine may have entered the water supply during maintenance
- Residents of a northwest Arkansas city were in court Wednesday, alleging a nearby landfill is releasing noxious air pollution
- Members of Congress will hold a hearing in Little Rock on Friday, focused on the city’s public housing agency
- The National Biker Roundup has chosen Little Rock as its 2026 destination
- Three finalists are in the running to lead the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts
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