Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, August 14, 2026.
- A New York-based nonprofit is giving direct cash payments to expecting mothers in Arkansas in an attempt to combat poverty
- A $6.6 billion data center project in Clarksville will initially require 40 natural gas turbines to help power it, according to the permit application
- Officials with Arkansas State University held a ribbon-cutting at the new College of Veterinary Medicine in Jonesboro on Tuesday
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