Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

- State education officials say they’re working to fill unused slots in the Arkansas Better Chance program, as around 2,000 families remain on the waitlist

- The head of UA Little Rock’s history department is stepping down over the university’s decision to cancel two lectures focusing on racism and the criminal justice system

- Residential customers of the Southwestern Electric Power Company in Arkansas will see their rates increase beginning this month.

- West Arkansas voters are heading to the polls today in a runoff primary election for state Senate District 26

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