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There are chances of showers and thunderstorms this week in the Lakes Region. 

A man is behind bars in the Taney County Jail after an incident last week in which he is accused of attacking another man while in a Lakes Region business. 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol works over half a dozen traffic crashes in the Lakes Region.

An area boat ramp is closed today for construction work.

The National Weather Service says rounds of rain will be the norm over the next several days.

Wed road conditions contribute to a two-vehicle crash in Barry County that kills two people and seriously injures two others.

An annual Spring and Summer event returns to Harrison tonight.

One Lakes Area Organization is partnering with a Springfield group to expand their program in the Lakes Region.

The Arkansas-Missouri Border is also the line between higher and lower levels of drought in the Lakes Region.

The quiet of the last few days will give way to an unsettled weather pattern over the next few days. 

Two men are arrested after an incident in Stone County Wednesday. 

Earlier this year, the Missouri Broadcasters Association Foundation awarded scholarships to high school and college students in Missouri studying to be broadcasters.

The Missouri House has passed a bill that would allow places of worship to stay open during a health state of emergency. State and local governments would not be allowed to restrict services. 

Voters in Stone and Taney County went to the polls to decide on officer holders and ballot issues.

College of the Ozarks take a career learning trip to Kansas CIty.

The Missouri April Municipal Election Day is here. 

A Taney County man is dead after a two-vehicle collision in Webster County Monday afternoon. 

BRANSON, MO (January 16, 2026) – Branson Public Schools is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Matt Dean as the district’s new Executive Director of Operations. Dean will replace Dr. Chip Arnette, who will retire at the end of the 2025-2026 school year after 35 years of service in public education.

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