Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, June 26, 2026.
- The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is taking steps to prevent the New World screwworm from entering
Arkansas
- Arkansas’ ban on using public food assistance benefits on so-called junk food goes into effect next week
- The Pulaski County Planning Board heard continuing discussion over the construction of a proposed data center on Thursday
- Two former East Arkansas police officers are appealing the state’s decision to bar them from working in law enforcement
- Jacksonville school officials are taking action against an employee of the city’s high school for alleged sexual misconduct
- A southeast Arkansas bookkeeper has been arrested for allegedly embezzling public funds
- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is planning to take over operations of a central Arkansas hospital
- The Arkansas Folklife Festival is this weekend at Riverfront Park in North Little Rock
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