Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, April 30, 2026.
- Arkansas House rejects measure to help keep PBS in Arkansas fails.
- Lawmaker withdraws measure to bar Arkansas Girls State from using State facilities; announces plan to start "elite" civics education program.
- Senators elect Republican Breanne Davis to serve as Senate Pro Tempore in 2027 regular session; House Speaker Bryan Evans re-elected.
- UCA healthcare simulation center receives international accreditation.
- Pine Bluff School District says it was defrauded out of more than $3 million.
- U.S. Steel says planned northeast Arkansas facility will cost nearly $2 billion.
- Former Swifton police officer arrested for sexual assault of juvenile
- No serious injuries reported after three school buses crashed in Bryant Wednesday morning.
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