Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 07.07.22 with Chuck Smith

By Chuck Smith

Published July 7, 2022 at 7:59 AM CDT

— The Louisiana Supreme Court has rejected the state attorney general's request to allow immediate enforcement of state abortion bans that were put on hold by a state district judge.
— More men in North Texas are looking to get vasectomies and younger women are considering sterilization now that abortion access is limited in the state.
— The Arkansas Department of Health announced yesterday the first case of Monkeypox has been identified in the state.
— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says experts disagree strongly about whether ivory-billed woodpeckers are extinct, and is putting off a final decision on the question, to review information.

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Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.

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