At least 25 states have laws stating that there is no duty to retreat before using deadly force against an attacker, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Missouri, Arkansas and the Ozarks region have responded to the pandemic with several options for COVID-19 testing and various plans for COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
High-risk students and staff at Missouri State University will be the first to receive vaccinations. Meanwhile, local K-12 districts are putting plans in place while waiting for their doses to arrive.
CR sifted through years of lawsuits and reported complaints and found allegations that Kidde knew of the problems with its fire extinguishers years before it finally issued a recall in 2015 and again in 2017.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Secretary of Health Dr. José R. Romero received their first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine during a televised event Monday.
Officials say more than 172,000 people in St. Louis County have registered for the COVID-19 vaccine, but the the local health department so far has only received 975 doses.
World War II veteran Edgar Fox is the first patient to receive a COVID-19 vaccine from Mercy Springfield through Phase 1B of Missouri’s vaccination plan.
The West Plains School District is among 32 school districts selected to participate in Missouri’s comprehensive literacy state development (CLSD) program.
On Monday Arkansas will move into its next round of vaccinations as a part of Phase 1-B, which will expand vaccine accessibility to a new list of people.
Governor Mike Parson is activating Phase 1B- Tier Two of the COVID-19 vaccination on Monday, targeting those high risk individuals. State health leaders are suggesting community vaccine events as one way for people to receive their vaccine.