Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, July 16, 2026.
- The Pulaski County Quorum Court voted to send a new ordinance sponsored by Justice of the Peace Dianne Curry to the full court for its July 28 meeting
- A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows people in Arkansas are at the highest risk for Alpha-gal syndrome
- Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Barbara Webb is recovering after being hospitalized due to a fall in early May
- Missy Wardlaw, a veteran's healthcare coordinator and the wife of District 94 State Representative Jeff Wardlaw, is set to run in the special Republican primary for Senate District 1
- The Arkansas Plant Board has approved the use of bait containing warfarin for killing feral hogs
- Bryant City Council member Walter Burgess says he is running for mayor
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