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Daily Newscast for Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

- Six people are facing criminal charges in connection with the death of a 21-year-old at a
state-run care facility

- Joseph Duggar has signed an extradition waiver and will be heading to Florida to face charges of child sexual abuse

- Little Rock’s new Mobile Market made its inaugural stop on Tuesday outside Buffington Towers apartments downtown

- The country’s largest teachers’ union is supporting a proposed constitutional amendment in Arkansas

- Officials with the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have broken ground on an 850-megawatt, natural gas power plant

- Little Rock activist, the Rev. Benny Johnson, is seeking a position on the city’s Board of Directors

- Republican State Rep. Stan Berry of Dover died Monday at the age of 71

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.

Nathan Treece is a reporter and local host of NPR's Morning Edition for Little Rock Public Radio.