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Daily Newscast for Monday, July 18, 2026

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Monday, July 20, 2026.

- The Department of Human Services says nearly 64,000 enrollees of the state’s expanded Medicaid program are not compliant with a new work requirement taking effect beginning in 2027

- A Jonesboro-based security training and crisis preparedness company is partnering with an active shooter suppression service to expand emergency preparedness and active shooter response training

- Get Loud Arkansas is hosting its second annual Summer Youth Ambassador Program, bringing together high school and college students to develop leadership skills and encourage civic participation

- The University of Arkansas is launching a 3-year study of students utilizing the Education Freedom Accounts program to transfer schools

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.