Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Monday, May 11, 2026.
- The Arkansas State Library Board has approved a proposal to require libraries to restrict children’s access to 'sexually explicit' materials in order to continue receiving state funding
- CHI Saint Vincent Hospital in Little Rock was put on a brief lockdown on Sunday morning after receiving threats by phone
- Arkansas’ Department of Human Services will soft launch its new Work and Community Engagement requirement for certain Medicaid enrollees on July first
- The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled that a man incarcerated in Arkansas prisons is barred from corresponding with his husband, who is imprisoned in Idaho
- Campaign finance reports show two super PACs are contributing over $2 million to U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton's reelection bid
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