Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
- Methamphetamine has overtaken Fentanyl as Arkansas’ leading cause of overdose deaths
- The U.S. Postal Service is investigating after two women broke into the Colonel Glenn post office during the early hours of May 17th, stealing personal and business checks
- Arkansas lawmakers reviewed the latest report on state teacher salaries and retention during a Monday Committee meeting.
- Republican Arkansas US Representative Bruce Westerman is reintroducing a healthcare proposal he believes will reduce costs and insure more Americans
- The Arkansas Department of Human Services is requiring all Summer EBT recipients to reset their card PINs following reports of benefit theft linked to out-of-state scammers
- The Little Rock School District is developing more school transportation initiatives with additional state funding
- The Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport is constructing a Central Utility Plant to replace its aging HVAC system, which will be powered by 760 geothermal wells
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.
