Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, October 16, 2026.
- Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services says a wildfire has burned at least 200 acres near the Pine Bluff Arsenal
- At least two people were killed, and multiple were injured in a shooting Thursday evening at a gas station near UA Little Rock's main campus
- Reports from the University of Arkansas Fayetteville show none of the five rape cases investigated by campus police in 2025 resulted in criminal charges
- Three candidates seeking to become Arkansas' next secretary of state participated in a live debate on Arkansas TV on Thursday
- The state’s first nurse-midwifery students began their training program on Wednesday
- The U-S Fish and Wildlife Service is adding 435 acres to the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge
Listen to live newscasts from Little Rock Public Radio each weekday during NPR's All Things Considered from 4 to 6 p.m., and online at littlerockpublicradio.org.
