(AP) — President Joe Biden has announced new employer tax credits and other steps to encourage people reluctant to be inoculated to get the COVID-19 vaccine. His administration is trying to overcome diminishing demand for the shots as Biden celebrates reaching his latest goal of administering 200 million coronavirus doses in his first 100 days …
Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant
(AP) — A North Carolina sheriff says the deputy who shot and killed a man while serving a search warrant has been put on leave pending an investigation. Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II did not identify the deputy who fired the shot Wednesday. He told a news conference that the deputy was wearing a …
Arizona governor sending National Guard to southern border
(AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday he is sending National Guard troops to the state’s border with Mexico amid the increased arrivals of migrants. The announcement comes the day Customs and Border Protection held an open house at a new tent-like migrant processing center in the border community of Yuma. It’s the first …
(AUDIO) Swift Prepared Foods announces new Italian meats plant in Columbia
A new Italian meats facility is officially coming to Columbia. Swift Prepared Foods announced its plans Wednesday to build a large plant on Paris Road. The project will cost $200 million and bring 251 new jobs to the city, with average salaries at $52,695. It is set to open in 2022. The Boone County Commission …
Missouri House expels lawmaker accused of child abuse
(AP) The Missouri House has ousted a lawmaker accused of sexually and physically abusing his children years ago. The GOP-led House on Wednesday voted almost unanimously to kick out Republican Rick Roeber. His now-adult children testified to House investigators earlier this year that he sexually abused two of them at the ages of 5 and …
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