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Seven young students from Missouri are competing in the National Spelling Bee this week. ozarksfirst.com/news/seven-mis…

Shannon County law enforcement has reported an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Memorial Day. ozarksfirst.com/news/shannon-c…

Two people were injured in a plane crash near Berryville, Arkansas, on Monday, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. ozarksfirst.com/news/berryvill…

A Springfield homeowner and military veteran says what started as an offer to repair hail damage turned into a costly lesson — but now, a local roofing company is stepping in to help free of charge. ozarksfirst.com/news/springfie…

Both westbound and eastbound I-44 are closed because of a downed wire across the road, according to MoDOT. ozarksfirst.com/news/i-44-clos…

A man and four children from St. Joseph, Missouri, were injured in a boating accident at the Lake of the Ozarks on Monday. ozarksfirst.com/news/lake-ozar…

A man from Cassville has died in a crash with another vehicle in Barry County on Monday night. ozarksfirst.com/news/missouri-…

A 2006 grocery receipt has resurfaced on X, sparking a viral conversation about food inflation that's garnered over 12 million views, and thousands of reposts and comments.  ozarksfirst.com/news/national-…

Organizers expected about 50 people to show up, but were met with somewhere closer to 200. ozarksfirst.com/news/springfie…

Rising hotel bookings and increasing room rates across the U.S. point to a strong travel market and resilient economy, a travel industry executive says. ozarksfirst.com/news/national-…

Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone and constant experimentation kept him on the cutting edge of jazz for more than 50 years, died Monday at age 95. ozarksfirst.com/entertainment-…

Andrew McGann, the man accused of killing a couple hiking at Devil’s Den State Park, will be back in court tomorrow. ozarksfirst.com/news/devils-de…

A suspect is in custody after a woman was killed and a 17-year-old boy was injured in a shooting Monday at the Price Chopper in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. ozarksfirst.com/news/1-dead-1-…

A Laclede County man is in custody after being accused of firing gunshots toward a home in Marshfield on Friday, May 22. ozarksfirst.com/news/webster-c…

Where does Missouri rank? Find out in the link below. ozarksfirst.com/news/national-…

“My grandpa is buried out here, and my great uncle,” Fasone said. “It’s amazing, honestly, seeing people show up everyone who has passed. It means a lot.” ozarksfirst.com/news/honoring-…

The new Ozarks First+ special, hosted by our news anchor Jesse Inman, takes viewers back through the real-time coverage of the EF-5 tornado that devastated Joplin and changed the region forever. ozarksfirst.com/news/new-ozark…

The highest-paying job in nearly every state is in medicine, including Missouri, according to new wage estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ozarksfirst.com/news/national-…

Overall, the sentiment is that Memorial Day is not a holiday you should preface with a “happy” when greeting someone, although that is commonly how people greet one another throughout the holiday weekend. ozarksfirst.com/news/national-…

The former owner of Flaming Margaritas in Branson has pleaded guilty in federal court to hiring immigrants who were in the United States illegally for his businesses. ozarksfirst.com/news/former-ow…