Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, October 16, 2026.
- Little Rock Police arrest man in connection to fatal shooting Thursday evening .
- Refugee resettlement agency says Medicaid cuts will impact hundreds of individuals in Arkansas.
- Arkansas higher education advisors recommend funding boost for state colleges and universities.
- Little Rock School Board votes to close Western Hills, McDermott, and Mabelvale elementary schools in southwest Little Rock.
-University of Arkansas at Pine Buff names Sonja M. Brown as Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
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