Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
- The Trump administration has rejected Arkansas’ request to renew a public health insurance program serving more than 200,000 low-income residents
- More details are being released on the arrest of an Arkansas lawmaker for domestic battery over the weekend
- About 13% of all third-graders in the North Little Rock School District will be held back due to low literacy testing scores
- Consultants told lawmakers Monday that an influx of cash is needed to ensure the financial health of Arkansas’ health insurance program for public school teachers
- The Water Resources Development Act, containing support for modernization of Arkansas' rural water systems, is currently being considered in the Senate
- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will purchase the state’s only proton therapy center
- Arkansas native Nobel laureate John Jumper is moving to a new job at Anthropic
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.
