Faith Community Health was opened in 2010 as a reduced-cost primary care clinic for uninsured or underinsured patients. Now, they’re changing their name to Hope Counseling center and shifting their focus to mental health.

The CBCO, which serves as the sole supplier for 45 healthcare facilities around the area, is facing a critical blood shortage.

Announced last year, a southwest Missouri educational partnership intends to boost the number of nurses and other healthcare workers. Now, a key Christian university based in the area is joining the effort and expects to attract more students.

Anthropologist Dr. Marnie Watson's research unveils truth about humanity and culture.

Anthropologist Dr. Marnie Watson's research unveils truth about humanity and culture.

Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams said crime in Missouri’s third-largest city continues to trend downwards.

Springfield Mayor Ken McClure was elected to the office back in 2017 following a stint as a council member. On Thursday morning, he delivered an emotional speech for his final State of the City address.

Two major Ozarks health systems shared a rhetorical rivalry this week. After Springfield-based CoxHealth announced a new partnership with St. Louis Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, Mercy Southwest Missouri Communities responded with a written statement that Cox officials later deemed “misleading.”

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Questions of election integrity have sometimes dominated political discourse in recent years, often featuring false claims made by former President Donald Trump. Ozarks Public Radio checked in with the Springfield-area elections chief on what Greene County and Missouri voters can expect in 2024.