Red River Radio Local Newscast 7:04 AM 02.07.22 with Chuck Smith

While freezing temperatures blanketed most of Texas the power grid operator ERCOT and Governor Greg Abbott touted the reliability of the electric services grid but former Congressman Beto O'Rourke said the past few days were much milder than last February's storm and wasn't a good test of the power grid. The Louisiana Workforce Commission is launching a new program to address the growing shortage of professional truck drivers. The Arkansas Supreme Court has sided with Arkansas State Police in reversing a lower court's ruling to release photos of all uniformed and plainclothes troopers who aren't working undercover assignments.
And a northwest Arkansas jail, country sheriff, and doctor are asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit from four inmates who say they were treated with Ivermectin for their Covid-19 against their knowledge.