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An organization that releases information on missing youth is asking for the public's help in locating two missing individuals from the Harrison Area.

A group dedicated to keeping the Lakes Region’s Waterways clean will host their annual shoreline cleanups this weekend. 

Hollister High School hosted its first ever Band Competition last weekend and it turned out to be a big day for Branson.

A heavy-duty commercial work truck overturns on Highway 76 east of Kirbyville Wednesday injuring two people.

The continuing threat of wildfires has led Arkansas officials to seek help in combating the ongoing threat.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Southern Stone County Fire Protection District are among the agencies that work a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 248.

A project that has seen several delays has now been completed reopening a highway in Barry County.

A revised proposal for funds to help with a new Christmas event in Branson has been approved. 

Dry conditions are becoming increasingly noticeable across the Lakes Region, with burn bans covering much of northern Arkansas while some rivers and lakes continue to run below normal levels.

The Forsyth Board of Aldermen get a report on the damage that occurred when a vehicle ran into Fire Station #2 in July.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking for the public's help in the investigation of the accident that killed a person earlier this month.

The man who was arrested in the Lakes Region for a murder in Springfield has been identified. 

The Branson Board of Aldermen will continue discussion on a proposed event at tonight’s second monthly meeting.

Temperatures cool in time for the start of Fall on Tuesday.

A final hot day across the Lakes Region will give way to a frontal system brining in more seasonal conditions ahead of the first day of fall.

A person suffered serious injuries after falling from an upper floor into an open elevator shaft during an incident Saturday.

A man from Kirbyville is facing charges after an accident Saturday evening.

The Executive Director of Explore Harrison says that the entire region benefits from events no matter their location.

Another step in the continuing development of the Stone County Ambulance District takes place this week.

The National Transportation Safety Board has released additional details about a plane crash that occurred in Carroll County in late May.

A 56-year-old Crane man dies Thursday after his pickup went airborne and struck several trees in Stone County

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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