Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, September 18, 2026.
- Advocates are asking state legislators to step in and approve funding to help families afford support services for disabled kids and family members
- Two Oklahoma women are suing the state for being denied abortion care
- Entergy Arkansas is dropping its lawsuit seeking to block publication of details of a data center contract
- State regulators have rejected Entergy Arkansas' request to enter into an agreement with a solar energy company
- Republican state Sen. Joshua Bryant of Rogers has been tapped to lead the legislative committee responsible for funding state government
- Springdale-based Tyson Foods is contributing $50 million dollars to a new healthcare campus in Northwest Arkansas
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