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Also on today's calendar: Panda Express Fundraiser - Aug 28, 2026 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Little Rock School District program graduating students with nursing credentials (arkansasonline.com) — Little Rock high school students can now graduate as licensed practical nurses through a free, two‑year program at the district's Metropolitan Career-Technical Center in partnership with Baptist Health College Little Rock. The first seven-student cohort all passed their licensing exams and are already working or studying in healthcare, with more local teens now entering the pipeline to bolster Central Arkansas' medical workforce.
2. Data lacking on North Little Rock's use of license plate reading cameras (arkansasonline.com) — North Little Rock police are using license plate reader cameras extensively but have not been documenting traffic-stop outcomes as required by a 2025 state law, leaving the public without key data on arrests and recoveries. City officials say the department's policy is now being revised to spell out documentation steps and add regular audits, even as Little Rock police already report their own successful outcomes from similar cameras.
3. Sherwood woman identified as victim of fatal police chase on Interstate 430 (arkansasonline.com) — A Sherwood woman was killed early Friday after a car fleeing Little Rock police drove the wrong way on I‑430 near the Stagecoach Road exit and crashed, injuring two Little Rock men. State police say the vehicle overturned and was struck by another SUV; troopers were not involved in the pursuit. Authorities have identified all three people involved.
4. U.S. metros show wide childcare and housing cost burden for families (tradersunion.com) — Families in Little Rock face the lowest combined childcare and housing cost burden among major U.S. metros, at about 40% of household income. The analysis contrasts that with coastal cities where these essentials can approach or exceed 90%, underscoring how Little Rock's relative affordability may appeal to residents and potential newcomers weighing where to live and raise kids.
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