Hear the latest in plans for a new police building and data center codes in Ozark, reporting on the "Handle with Care" program in Nixa and news that the Springfield Cardinals will be changing their name.
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Nearly 100 people are dead, and many more are missing, after an avalanche of ice and rock blocked a Himalayan river valley, triggering massive flash floods in Nepal.
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The Bridge program, which began July 1, makes some Medicare beneficiaries eligible for obesity drugs for $50 a month. CVS and Walgreens say they've each already filled 100,000 such prescriptions.
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Tariffs and export controls have been the Trump administration's main economic security tools. Neither is working very well right now.
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The late superstar Dolly Parton had an incredible legacy in American culture. That was even true from a Black American viewpoint. The Black Wall Street Times' Nehemiah Frank describes Parton's impact.
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Magic: The Gathering, the fantasy card game with over 50 million enthusiasts worldwide, has become an important social outlet for some real people: the transgender community.
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Since taking over in March, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has pivoted from the confrontational style of immigration enforcement of his predecessor, Kristi Noem. The latest data is reflective of a strategy that is working
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Pilgrims came to Iraq from all over the world in August. Many Iraqi and Iranian pilgrims walked hundreds of miles in extreme heat to mark the event. Outside the shrines, the atmosphere is almost festive.
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Indiana is the latest state to experiment with limiting what hospitals can charge, to try to get a handle on high health costs.
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A federal judge in Boston canceled a nationwide ruling that blocked U.S. Postal Service work on President Trump's order to limit mail-in voting for the midterm election. But a new block may come soon.
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Curry will be most remembered for his role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the tyrannical gender-bending alien scientist in both stage and screen versions of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He was 80.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Hayley Williams, lead singer of the band Paramore, about the influence Dolly Parton had on her musically and personally.
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The proposal comes weeks before the midterm elections, when food prices and the cost of living are expected to be major issues on voters' minds.
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Even in an era of great young vocalists, McLorin Salvant stands apart. With Every Breath I Take showcases her unique vocal style and talent as a storyteller.
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"I've always believed that a part of my magic, if there was any, was the fact that I look so artificial — but I am so totally real," Parton said in 2001.