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
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