Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, July 9, 2026.
- Little Rock city officials have delayed taking action on a proposal to ban new data center projects
- A prosecutor says he won’t appeal the dismissal of a murder charge against a candidate for county sheriff
- A Hot Springs man faces capital murder charges for allegedly killing his grandparents
- A candidate for national office says a person approached her central Arkansas home with what appeared to be a weapon
- A federal lawsuit alleges Russellville school officials unfairly fired a teacher over a social media post
- Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are studying the effects of alcohol use on unborn fetuses
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