Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
- The Pulaski County Quorum Court voted 13 to 1 Tuesday to consider another emergency ordinance to allow the county to regulate large-scale data centers
- The City of Mayflower is ending its use of Flock cameras amid growing concerns about residents’ privacy
- The National Weather Service in Little Rock is warning of a heat wave that may last over the next two weeks
- The head of Arkansas’ high court is requesting to temporarily replace one of its members
- A new report from the March of Dimes finds nearly half of Arkansas is a maternity care desert
- North Little Rock city officials have approved a new lease for the region’s minor league baseball team
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