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Christmas is coming early to Branson this Halloween as the city prepares to kick off the holiday season with its Trick or Tree Parade.
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Marshfield police say a juvenile is in custody after an invesitgation into an armed robbery that occurred on Thursday, Oct. 22.
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DoorDash is gobbling up Instacart in a $17 billion acquisition that will supercharge its grocery delivery business.
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Prediction-market operator Kalshi has sued Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, seeking to block the state from enforcing sports betting laws against its sports prediction marketplace.
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The Springfield-Greene County Health Department issued a notice Thursday reporting suspected cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in waterfowl in and around southeastern Greene County.
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Legendary actor Patrick Stewart, synonymous for many with “Star Trek” and known for his role in “X-Men,” has died at 86.
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A suspect from Gainesville has been charged in the investigation into the fatal hit-and-run of a teenager north of Gainesville earlier this week.
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The final episode of The Haunted Highlight drops Friday. This year, we dropped by Exeter to a cute new home! Here's a brief tour of Trepidations Haunted Attraction with Carissa.
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Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is projecting a higher statewide voter turnout than the 2022 Midterm Election.
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The Christian County Sheriff’s Office is turning heads across Southwest Missouri this October, deploying a custom bright pink patrol car to show support for breast cancer survivors, patients, and families.
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A 22-year-old man from Norwood, Missouri, has died in a single-vehicle crash near Hartville late Wednesday night.
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With Election Day approaching, voters across Branson and Taney County are heading to the polls motivated by a wide range of issues, from inflation and gas prices to state constitutional ballot measures and a desire to make their voices heard.
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The felony charges could represent a new tactic in how states try to assert regulatory authority over the fast-expanding activity, a clash that appears headed to a showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Democrat Sean Falconer and Republican Lori Rook, both political newcomers, are competing for the seat; representing a large portion of Greene County outside the Springfield city limits, as well as Barton County, Dade County and Webster County.
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This is the seventh year in a row that the group has given Arkansas this ranking. Arkansas advocacy group Family Council said the recognition was after a study by Americans United for Life of all 50 states on their laws that protect the unborn, the elderly, the disabled and the terminally ill.
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"We tailor everything safety-wise to what Greene County is capable of handling and how we're going to best approach that situation if it is to happen," she said.
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Two men from Georgia were arrested on Tuesday following allegations of traveling to southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas to commit financial crimes.
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Police in South Carolina have officially closed the investigation into the death of Hayden Panettiere, according to a Wednesday news release.
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