With less than two weeks to go before the November 3 general elections, Ozarks First spoke to the candidates running for the 7th Congressional District race about various issues.

It’s back! The beloved McRib is returning to select markets later this week.

The regular season is over, and the playoffs in high school football begin this Friday.

A man was hospitalized after a motorcycle crash in Springfield on Saturday night.

Family and friends gathered for a memorial car ride Saturday to honor 18-year-old Zander Johnson, remembering him for his love of cars, outgoing personality and the friendships he built.

A fire district is asking for the public's help after a farmer's barn, tractors and approximately 200 bales of hay were destroyed in a fire Saturday, Oct. 24.

The shooting occurred Saturday night near Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee on homecoming weekend for Florida A&M University.

This crash marks Troop A’s 51st fatal crash and 54th fatality of 2026.

The incident happened the day before the team placed him on Injured Reserve with a back injury.

A Texas County school is scheduled to be closed on Monday, Oct. 26, after receiving information about a threat over the weekend.

Beer enthusiasts were able to enjoy the 16th annual Ozarks Beerfest in Springfield on Saturday, while also benefiting a good cause.

A man has been arrested nearly nine years after a woman walking to work in Southern California was allegedly attacked by a group of masked men armed with a knife, authorities announced Friday. The attackers allegedly wore masks resembling the Ghostface character from the horror movie "Scream" to conceal their identities during the early-morning assault, according to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

Ultraprocessed foods have a terrible reputation. Studies have linked them with multiple chronic diseases. Journalists and health influencers characterize them as poison. Some public health experts call for a global halt to producing and consuming them. But the debate around ultraprocessed foods is not nearly as settled as it may seem.

If you’re looking to buy a home in Missouri or Illinois, chances are you’ll pay quite a bit more than you would have five years ago.

As for the war in Iran, he said, “I may have to finish it off. Or maybe they’ll make a deal, but I’m not sure. Either way, we win.”

Small bags of candy were the only sizes seeing sales growth through mid-October, Costagli noted. Large and extra-large bags were seeing the biggest declines.

A large crowd gathered in a final protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government ahead of Tuesday's close election. The crowd heard calls for a commission of inquiry into the security failures that led to the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, that sparked the war in Gaza. Netanyahu has refused such an inquiry. Netanyahu’s chief rival, Gadi Eisenkot, attended the rally that was an echo of the weekly ones once held to call for the release of hostages taken into Gaza. All hostages or their remains were eventually released, but Netanyahu has been accused of delaying deals to free them sooner.

Similar signs and garden flags line Whiskey River Drive in south Austin since the Duffy’s 10-year-old Tabby disappeared Sept. 16.

Tea has long been lauded as a healthy beverage choice. When people started steeping the leaves around 2700 B.C., it started out as an herbal medicinal beverage.

A new poll released Friday suggests half of Americans are concerned Republicans may try to overturn the results of November’s midterm election.