Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
- The Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus hosted a public discussion about the August 1 arrest of 18-year-old Alisa Hackett, in which she was punched by Arkansas State Trooper Moisses Arellano
- The founders of an all-white community in northeast Arkansas are suing the Justice Department and state officials in an attempt to stop investigations into the group
- An antitrust lawsuit against Little Rock-based cannabis company Good Day Farms is moving forward
- Arkansas Baptist College President Bill Walker was fired on Monday
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