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- City, DRS hold groundbreaking for admin building 02/21/2019WEST PLAINS, Mo. — The city of West Plains and Leonardo DRS held a groundbreaking Thursday morning for their upcoming administration facility at their West Plains campus. DRS Land Systems Vice President and General Manager Aaron Hankins told Ozark Radio News that the 23,000 square foot facility will be used to showcase the DRS campus […]Ed Button
- Parson says lawmakers are ‘grandstanding’ on tax mistake 02/21/2019JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is accusing state lawmakers of “grandstanding” by holding numerous hearings to discuss a tax refund problem caused by a mistake on state tax withholding tables. Parson on Wednesday also defended Revenue Director Joel Walters’ handling of the error that could sharply reduce or eliminate refunds for […]The Associated Press
- Missouri man charged with infecting woman with HIV 02/21/2019SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been charged with infecting a woman with HIV and then offering her money to not cooperate with law enforcement. The Springfield News-Leader reports that charging documents say 36-year-old Marcus Price didn’t tell a woman he had tested positive for HIV before having unprotected sex with her last […]The Associated Press
- University of Arkansas confirms 3 mumps cases 02/21/2019FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has confirmed three cases of mumps and is testing a fourth potential case, just two years after the end of an outbreak in the state that involved thousands of cases of the illness, the Arkansas Health Department said. All three students have recovered, but officials […]The Associated Press
- Newspaper appeals decision to let Israeli boycott law stand 02/21/2019LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas newspaper is asking a federal appeals court to revive its lawsuit challenging the state’s requirement that government contractors pledge to not boycott Israel. The Arkansas Times filed notice Thursday that it’s appealing U.S. District Judge Brian Miller’s ruling last month dismissing the lawsuit the Arkansas Times had filed […]The Associated Press
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- Dolly Parton Reflects on 9 to 5 in the #MeToo Era 02/21/2019“I think there’s gonna always a long way to go,” Parton says. “It’s a work in progress as life itself is, especially for women in the workplace."Samantha Stephens
- Jason Aldean Looks Back on Bro-Country’s Pros and Cons 02/21/2019“What we were doing not only helped us, but it helped the whole format in general,” Aldean says.Lauren Tingle
- Reba McEntire Keeps the Conversation Going 02/21/2019Reba McEntire unpacked the 2019 ACM nominees with Stephen Colbert and revisited her first paid gig on Wednesday night (Feb. 20). .Alison Bonaguro
- Luke Combs Celebrates “She Got the Best of Me” in Nashville 02/21/2019The rain was cold, needling and incessant as celebrants scooted from their cars and scurried into Nashville’s Corsair Distillery Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 19) to honor the writers of Luke Combs’ four-week No. 1 single, “She Got the Best of Me.”Edward Morris
- Fred Foster, Founder of Monument Records and Combine Music, Dead at 87 02/21/2019Country Music Hall of Fame member Fred Foster -- an early champion of such rising talents as Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton and Roy Orbison -- died Wednesday (Feb. 20) in Nashville following a brief illness. He was 87.Edward Morris
