Daily editionThursday, October 29th, 2026
Good morning, Little Rock.
The Today in Little Rock Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 29th of October.
Business
Chi's Chinese Cuisine closed its Chenal Parkway dining room after Saturday's service and says it will relocate to a larger, unspecified site, making it the last remaining Chinese restaurant in the Chi Restaurant Group.
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Culture
Nine museums and cultural centers will host the Big Boo!seum Bash with free trick-or-treating, games + activities from 5:30-8:30 p.m. today at sites including the Historic Arkansas Museum, Museum of Discovery, Old State House, and Mosaic Templars; pick up a game card to collect stamps and enter a Nintendo Switch 2 drawing.
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Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday for Celebrity Attractions' North American tour of The Wiz, with shows at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 and 1 p.m. Jan. 10 at Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St., and tickets cost $34 to $114.
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Economy
Walmart announced its Holiday Meal Basket will cost $35 to feed 10 people—$5 less than 2025—and includes four new items; the basket will be available in stores, for pickup, or delivery through Dec. 24.
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Environment
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture confirmed the first seasonal case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a backyard poultry flock in eastern Baxter County on Oct. 27, and officials say poultry owners should follow strict biosecurity measures and report suspected cases to the Department.
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Health
A $10 million grant will fund EMS-CONNECT to upgrade ambulances, buy equipment, and improve connectivity so crews in 51 rural counties under 25,000 residents can consult specialists during calls in the first year (part of Arkansas’ Rural Health Transformation Project); future awards depend on provider applications.
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Sports
Quarterback KJ Jackson and defensive lineman Hunter Osborne met with media Wednesday to preview Arkansas' Week 9 game against Missouri, discussing game plans and player readiness ahead of kickoff.
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Arkansas baseball landed catcher Kai Watanabe, a junior from Baldwin High School in Maui, when he announced his commitment to the Razorbacks and became the 15th public pledge for the 2028 class; he visited campus the weekend of Oct. 2-4 and chose Arkansas over Oregon.
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