Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, October 29, 2026.
-Law enforcement search for an escaped jail detainee in Brinkley
-Pulaski County elections officials will vote on whether to allow the federal government to send poll monitors on Election Day
-An ethics complaint is dropped against a former candidate for secretary of state
-A central Arkansas community college will merge with the University of Arkansas System
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.
