KATV in HOT Water with DeWitt Residents

Boy did KATV get this one WRONG! Arkansas Business reports KATV scared the crap out of Dewitt residents over a story in which KATV reported a local manufacturer was making a drastic cut in its workforce. Arkansas Business says KATV started the story out this way:

“Employees of a boot company in Arkansas receive some bad news today as a DeWitt plant announces major layoffs.”

Arkansas Business says the exact opposite is going to happen:
"As it turns out, the news is exactly the opposite, with workers in Illinois expected to get the axe in August and additional jobs eventually moving south to DeWitt."

The local manufacturer referred to in the story is the Belleville Shoe plant based in Belleville, Ill., with operations in DeWitt.

Read the complete article HERE.