Good morning, Little Rock.

During the weekend, the North Little Rock Airshow at the airport featured professional pilots performing aerobatic maneuvers and showcased exotic supercars (Precision Exotics).

The well-attended event supported local hotels and restaurants.

The downtown Little Rock Hurts Donut will close later this week (Oct.

8 at 11 p.m.) as its owners prepare to relocate to Hot Springs (opening date TBD).

Local high school football brings the community together at venues such as War Memorial Stadium, historic Quigley Field (and the new field at Southwest High) as families, alumni and students enjoy spirited games under attentive staff.

The festive, well kept bleachers highlight a strong local tradition of collective pride.

Arkansas state education officials report that school choice program reimbursements are now processed almost twice as fast as in June (with improvements on the ClassWallet platform underway), and new features including a customer service center for Educational Freedom Accounts are coming this fall (details pending).

Local school districts and colleges updated their cybersecurity strategies last month as rising cyberattacks disrupted classrooms.

Officials plan to add stronger risk assessments, incident response plans and user training to protect sensitive data and keep learning uninterrupted.

Former UA System president Dr. Alan Sugg, who led growth from 30,000 to over 70,000+ students and added new campuses and institutes, died Saturday at age 88.

He served from 1990 to 2011, leaving a lasting legacy in higher education.

UALR will build PRISM, a new AI simulation center at Ross Hall, to give students hands-on training with virtual reality headsets after receiving a nearly $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

The center will be ready for view on April 15 and support learning across several colleges.

Arkansas Department of Transportation has paused fall mowing operations in drought-stricken areas to reduce wildfire risks.

District engineers will monitor conditions and reassess local areas before crews resume mowing safely.

The Arkansas Department of Transportation has paused fall mowing in drought-hit areas due to an increased wildfire risk.

District engineers will use the U.S. Drought Monitor to assess conditions and resume operations when safe.

Team USA won gold at the Black Bass World Championship at Lake Hamilton on Saturday, Oct.

3, beating South Africa by 33 pounds+5 ounces.

Arkansas football lost by 27 points to Texas A&M on Saturday as the Razorbacks struggled on both offense and defense while only special teams avoided a D grade.

Linebacker Ben Bogle posted a season-high 16 tackles, and the team will prepare for its next road game at Vanderbilt.