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Afternoon Newscast for Friday, March 27, 2026

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, March 27, 2026.

- Food insecurity in Arkansas on the rise as more farms file for bankruptcy.

- U.S. Drug Enforcement agents and Arkansas Dept. of Finance agents seized over 7,636 illegal nicotine and THC products in early March.

- Most of Arkansas remains under burn bans, high wildfire risk as spring break comes to a close.

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.

Maggie Ryan is a reporter and local host of All Things Considered for Little Rock Public Radio.