Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 12.21.21 with Chuck Smith

A federal judge on Monday denied pretrial release for a Longview, Texas man being held on charges in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Roughly 1300 rural hospitals and nursing facilities in Texas are now eligible to receive millions in federal pandemic relief to take care of staffing and infrastructure needs. A major announcement involving a multi-million dollar plant project possibly setting up in Northwest Louisiana is making headlines and creating buzz among government and state economic officials. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has announced a warrant has been issued for the owner of 8 Arkansas Nursing Homes for eight counts of Medicaid Fraud.