Ozarks First

08/24/2025

On Saturday, postal services around Europe announced that they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid confusion over new import duties.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The end of an exemption on tariff duties for low-value packages coming into the United States is causing multiple international postal services to pause shipping as they await…

08/24/2025

Identifying the safest and most effective options will require assessing these technologies for toxic byproducts and evaluating them in real-world settings that include people

Many respiratory viruses, such as COVID-19 and influenza, can spread through indoor air.

08/24/2025

“The level of hunger is really what’s heartbreaking. You know, we saw malnutrition before, back in November, already starting to happen. But now the level is just, it’s beyond imagination."

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Not long after Texas surgeon Mohammed Adeel Khaleel arrived at a Gaza City hospital in early August, a 17-year-old was brought in with gunshot wounds to both legs and o…

08/24/2025

BREAKING NEWS: The man acted heroically to assist a coworker during the incident.

BRANSON, Mo. — Emery Sapp & Sons, the business involved in downtown Branson’s water main break on Thursday, announced Saturday evening that one of those employees has died from his …

08/24/2025

Dentists warn they're seeing cases of something nicknamed "Ozempic teeth."

Dentists warn they’re seeing cases of something nicknamed “Ozempic teeth.”

08/23/2025

“U.S. taxpayers fund Israel $3.8 billion annually for military aid. That means every U.S. tax payer is contributing to Israel’s military actions,” Greene wrote in a Saturday post on X.

“I don’t want to pay for genocide in a foreign country…”

08/23/2025

Most Democratic voters disapprove of Trump, while most Republicans approve of his handling of the presidency.

08/23/2025

The bill also calls for changes to Missouri's minimum wage law. While it keeps the state minimum wage at $15 per hour and extends it to public employers, it eliminates the annual cost-of-living adjustment that was previously tied to the Consumer Price Index.

08/23/2025

“Contrary to your supporters’ beliefs, you have not been a model prisoner,” commissioner Robert Barton said, describing his behavior as “selfish” and “disturbing.”

08/23/2025

The determination comes after months of warnings by aid groups that Israel’s restrictions of food and other aid into Gaza, and its military offensive, were causing starvation among Palestinian civilians, particularly children.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it’s likely to spread across the…

08/23/2025

This was MSHP Troop F's third fatality in August and eighth fatality in 2025.

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — A man from Kansas City drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks just after midnight on Saturday, Aug. 23. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) drowning report, at aro…

08/23/2025

"A total of 90 water samples were collected from locations across the affected area, and all results have come back clear and safe," the city said.