Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, July 17, 2026.
- Records show a member of the Pulaski County Quorum Court consulted with an electric utility before drafting an ordinance on large-scale data centers
- What is being called the largest solar project with energy storage in the U.S. broke ground this week outside Wilson in Northeast Arkansas
- Arkansas health officials say 14 cases of cyclosporiasis have been detected in Arkansas
- The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is partnering with the city of Little Rock to install new street signs around campus
- The daughter of a well-known Arkansas musician has been ousted from a leadership role at her father’s New York concert venue
- The winner of a $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot from Arkansas has been identified
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