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Daily Newscast for Monday, August 3, 2026

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Monday, August 3, 2026.

- Republican state Rep. Austin McCollum was arrested Saturday, facing two domestic assault charges and one charge of false imprisonment

- University of Arkansas officials are updating their active shooter response protocols following a swatting hoax last year

- Federal Prosecutors are suing to revoke the citizenship of a man whose address lists him as a Conway resident

- Super PAC America One has spent more than $730,000 in opposition to the Democratic candidate for Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race

- The Central Arkansas Library System will open a new used bookstore later this month

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.