Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, March 13, 2026.
- Thursday, members of the Arkansas TV Commission voted to formally pause the disaffiliation from PBS for up to 180 days past the original June 30th cutoff
- State public health officials say the city of Lonoke’s water supply is once again safe to drink
- Five more Arkansans have died from flu-related complications over the past week
- Two former corrections officers of the Federal Correctional Institution in Forrest City have pleaded guilty to corruption charges
- A tornado caused damage to cars and vehicles in southern Arkansas on Wednesday morning
- A new 31,000 square-foot event center is now
open in North Little Rock
- A petition seeks to relocate the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub to a soon-to-be vacant fire station in North Little Rock
- The head of the Federal Aviation Administration visited Northwest Arkansas on Wednesday, praising the opening of Northwest Arkansas National Airport’s new, modernized traffic control tower
Listen to live newscasts from Little Rock 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.
