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Daily Newscast for Monday, July 6, 2026

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Monday, July 6, 2026.

- One grassroots group, Protect AR Rights, claimed they met the signature collection deadline for a ballot amendment

- The ACHI says residents of rural Arkansas counties are living with fewer and fewer healthcare providers

- The homicide rate in Pulaski County is 50% lower in the first half of this year, compared to 2025

- Pulaski County utilized millions of dollars in rescue plan funding that it can’t fully account for

- The city of North Little Rock has canceled Monday's introduction of new police chief Hayward Finks, citing a personal family matter

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.

Nathan Treece is a reporter and local host of NPR's Morning Edition for Little Rock Public Radio.