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Daily Newscast for Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

- The Pulaski County Quorum Court has approved a measure to regulate data centers

- The former head of the Arkansas State Medical Board has been ruled competent to stand trial on fraud charges

- Little Rock’s mayor is calling for an increased police presence downtown following a shooting over the weekend

- Attorneys for a former Little Rock church staffer say kidnapping charges against him should be dismissed

- Northeast Arkansas peanut processing facility, Delta Peanut, is shutting its doors.

- The state panel tasked with advocating for improved Alzheimer’s and dementia care is making new policy recommendations to lawmakers

- A Northwest Arkansas restaurant has been named one of the nation’s best by the New York Times

- The city attorney of Searcy has filed to fill a vacancy in the state legislature

Listen to live newscasts from Little Rock Public Radio each weekday during NPR's Morning Edition from 6 to 9 a.m., during All Things Considered from 4 to 6 p.m., and online at littlerockpublicradio.org.

Nathan Treece is a reporter and local host of NPR's Morning Edition for Little Rock Public Radio.