Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
- A news release from Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the state Department of Human Services will begin work to provide services to those currently waiting for the Community and Employment Support Waiver, available in January at the latest
- Central Arkansas Republicans have named a new member of the Pulaski County Election Commission
- North Little Rock city officials have approved new data center regulations
- Fire crews are working to contain a blaze that’s already burned more than 2,000 acres in southern Arkansas
- Republican State Senator Jonathan Dismang of Searcy announced his resignation at a meeting of the Arkansas Legislature’s Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Subcommittee on Tuesday
- The Arkansas Diamonds indoor football team will move from Hot Springs to Little Rock’s Barton Coliseum
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