The City of Branson’s Mayor Pro Tem Clay Cooper will preside over formal city meetings over the next few weeks while Mayor ...

Families in the U.S. and much of the world are having so few babies, national populations are set to shrink and age. The trend is changing American politics and fueling the rise of global populism.

Elon Musk says he is launching a new political party. It comes after Musk's explosive breakup with President Trump. Musk has been critical of Republicans' support for Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill." ...

Battles between herders and farmers over access to land in Nigeria's fertile central region have led to violent clashes and no easy answers.

Kaitlyn McConnell of Ozarks Alive will produce the series for KSMU, with funding from the Missouri Humanities Council. The ...

As Springfield faces recovery from two major storms so far this year, officials put out a call for volunteers and announced a ...

Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies meeting for their annual summit had hoped to downplay any differences with ...

The CAC on E. Walnut in Springfield, will move to the Elfindale Center where they'll be able to serve more children.

Texas, says residents of areas affected by deadly flash floods in Texas are owed an investigation into what could've gone ...

Cameron is credited with bringing a big Amazon facility to the area. He shared a message for Springfield city employees after ...

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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, about the deadly floods in his state. Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, ...