Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Monday, March 16, 2026.
- A Fort Smith band director has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault involving a student
- A meeting of the Coalition of Little Rock Neighborhoods this Saturday discussed proposed data centers coming to the area
- The state Department of Education says each participant in the state’s Educational Freedom Account program will receive at least $344 more than the previous year in the 2026-2027 school year
- Little Rock city officials will pay nearly $1 million to three firefighters who were terminated after a 2020 spanking incident
- Benton restaurant Tim’s Tavern is now facing foreclosure, following a sexual assault complaint against the owner that sparked protests
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