Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, May 15, 2026.

- Central Arkansas officials are considering new restrictions on large-scale data centers

- Republican Rep. Kendon Underwood of Cave Springs is calling to suspend Arkansas' state gas tax

- The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office held its annual National Peace Officers Memorial Day ceremony on Thursday morning

- A federal court has denied an East Arkansas inmate's appeal of his prison sentence

- An advocacy group is urging a southeast Arkansas county to stop baptizing detainees in the county jail

- Applications are now open for the Summer EBT food assistance program

- Overdose deaths in Arkansas fell by about 5% last year, according to new data from the CDC

- Texas-based Buc-ee’s confirmed the opening date for its first Arkansas store is August 17th

- A majority of Little Rock residents say they support reusing wastewater, according to a survey by the U of A Clinton School of Public Service

- The University of Arkansas has reversed course and reinstated its tennis program, effective immediately

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