Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, April 2, 2026.
- The head of the U-S Department of Veterans Affairs visited facilities in Arkansas on Wednesday
- A federal judge has blocked a law allowing a Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol
- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ ban on certain hemp-derived products
- Voters in Saline County have chosen Dustin Robertson as the Republican nominee for sheriff
- Little Rock city officials are considering a contract to fund cleanup at the city’s former police headquarters
- Central Arkansas Library System’s Main branch hosted a discussion of race, history, and law in Arkansas on Wednesday
- Students at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, say they don’t want to pay increased tuition to help fund the school’s athletic program
- The anonymous winner of the roughly $250 million Powerball prize from March has claimed their winnings
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