Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, October 22, 2026.
- A central Arkansas doctor is sentenced for sexually assaulting a patient at a Conway hospital.
- A new rocket motor production facility is now open in southern Arkansas.
- A proposed data center moratorium fails to pass a Little Rock Board of Directors vote.
- Pulaski Co. Judge to hear case to put historic Haven of Rest cemetery under state control.
- Rock Region Metro to increase frequency of some routes serving Little Rock, North Little Rock.
- Second Lady Usha Vance visited Arkansas this week to discuss education initiatives with Gov. Sarah Sanders.
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