Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
- State Rep. Austin McCollum, R-Bentonville, has resigned following allegations of domestic assault
- A 21-year-old woman was arrested last month for threatening to commit a mass shooting
- The Arkansas Department of Health has counted 173 total cases of cyclosporiasis in the state as of Monday
- The city of Fayetteville is working with Ozark Regional Transit and Razorback Transit to roll out several improvements to the city’s public transit network
- Three members of the Little Rock City Board of Directors have filed to run for re-election
- A judge has rejected a North Little Rock strip club’s bid to reinstate its license to serve alcohol
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