We are hearing stories of a possible meat shortage since many plants across the country are shutting down. Grocery stores are implementing a limit on how much meat one person can purchase at a time. But for local cattle farmers, there’s no shortage of meat, they say.

In this Ozarks Tonight, Jenifer Abreu talks to Traves Merrick, owner of Herdsman-Gleonda Angus Farms and the VP of Region 7 of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, a member-driven organization that advocates for the cattle industry in Missouri.

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Artsfest on Walnut didn't happen as planned. but the Springfield Regional Arts Council is still doing something to help promote the arts, support local artists, and meet their annual budget. Artsfest is the largest fundraiser for the nonprofit, and not hosting the weekend event means cutting a massive chunk of the budget out.

Leslie Forrester, the executive director of the Arts Council, says about 18,000 people attend ArtsFest over two days.

"This year, we weren't able to do it," Forrester said. "We were most concerned about the safety of our patrons, our artists, and everyone involved."

This year, ArtsFest is looking a little different; it's online. With Virtual Artsfest, instead of walking around the street, you are browsing the web.

Forrester discusses the financial impact of this change and how the group is still adjusting and supporting the arts locally.

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On April 30, a House committee approved Senate Joint Resolution 38, which means voters in Missouri could see CLEAN Missouri on the ballot in August of this year.

The League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri is against this idea.

“Voters made their choices,” said Joan Gentry. “And they said ‘what we want to do is see fair maps, we want fair representation.'”

Ann Elwell pointed out that the majority of voters in every state senate district voted in favor of Amendment One.

“That shows me people are interested in getting rid of gerrymandering in Missouri,” she said.