If Dusty May has learned one lesson during his coaching career, it’s this: “You don’t mess with happiness.” (December 24, ...

Merry Christmas, everyone! I’ve got my fingers crossed that this impressive warm-up is enough to land me on Santa’s nice list ...

A Howell County man has been charged after narcotics were found during a traffic stop on Thursday, Dec. 18. Patterson’s ...

Ozarks First’s Parker Padgett and Tony Nguyen discussed their top six albums of the year, including Thriller by Michael ...

We could soon see the start of construction on the city’s newest national chain big-box store. On Tuesday, Dick’s Sporting Goods filed a Building Permit Application with ...

A Texas County man has been arrested after threatening a nursing facility on Wednesday, Nov. 19. According to online court dockets, Jacob Leon Evans, born 1997, of Houston, ...

The Ozarks will experience record-breaking temperatures for Christmas, with temperatures in the low 70s, before a cold front ...

President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by quizzing children calling in about what presents they were excited about receiving, while promising to not let a “bad ...

A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition dating back more than 20 years, has been canceled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, says ...

A quarter of a century has almost passed, and now Ozarks First is taking a look at the local stories that captured the most readers on our website this year. 1. Public asked to ...

Cinema Slice is highlighting local filmmakers from Springfield and the Ozarks, including Kaleb Fobair from Joplin, who recently graduated from Missouri State University with a film degree.

Willard Police Chief Tom McClain has been in law enforcement for many decades, and has been the leader of Willard’s police force since 1993. He’s fought crime for years, ...