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Harrison, Ark. woman killed in two-vehicle crash
BOONE COUNTY, Ark. — A woman from Harrison, Arkansas has died following a two-vehicle accident on 675 Arkansas State Highway 43 on Monday, April 29 in Harrison. According to a fatal crash summary from Arkansas State Police, 30-year-old Leah Bieberich was traveling west on Highway 43 in a 2012 Dodge Caravan when the vehicle crossed […]
More acts announced for Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
Two more music acts were recently announced for upcoming appearances at the Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Ridgedale. Imagine Dragons will make their stop at the arena on Sunday, Sept. 8 to support their new record, LOOM, which is to be released on June 28. It is the band’s biggest North American headline tour to date.
Here's how changes at Thunder Ridge arena aim to improve concert experiences
Nearly two years after a weekend full of Garth Brooks concerts went awry, Bass Pro Shops is reopening its Ridgedale venue for a full season of nationally acclaimed performances. Thunder Ridge Nature Arena, a 20,000-seat amphitheater located off Highway 86 in Ridgedale, is hosting its grand reopening Tuesday, May 21,...
City of Branson, Mo., opens new fire station
BRANSON, Mo. (KY3) — Branson Fire Station 4 officially opened for business on Wednesday. The new $5 million facility is on Champagne Boulevard in southwest Branson. Branson Fire Department Chief Ted Martin says this is one of the most modernized facilities he’s seen in his 30-year career. “We’re...
Retromania Live bringing the 80s to Branson
The end of August in Branson is going to give visitors and guests a chance to party hearty with a totally tubular music festival that will be anything but grody to the max. Retromania Live will be a five-day music festival from August 21 through August 25 at various locations, but focused mainly at the Mansion Theatre in Branson. The festival will feature multiple 80s rock stars along with multiple special events including 80s movies at 80s prices, artist meet and greets, after party concerts and events, and a special Silver Dollar City wrapup day.
Branson aldermen looking to stop code violating hotel conversions
Owners of failing or fading hotels and motels in the city of Branson’s entertainment district who were hoping to avoid city codes on health and safety issues by declaring their facilities multi-family dwellings could be thwarted by the Branson Board of Aldermen. The recent Lodging Safety Initiative launched by...
WATCH: Recent rain floods Marvel Cave at Silver Dollar City
SILVER DOLLAR CITY, Mo. (KY3) — Recent rain rushed water into Marvel Cave at Silver Dollar City. Cave Guide Corey posted a video of the flooded cave to his Facebook page on Monday. He says water like this usually takes a week to go down. But with more rain...
Kimberling City Police Chief named MO Chief of the Year
Kimberling City Police Chief named MO Chief of the Year.
Family calls 911 to save overturned rafters in the James River
It was meant to be a peaceful family outing on Tuesday morning but quickly turned into a near-tragic situation. The Hollers family was walking Galena’s historic Y Bridge with their 18-month-old son, watching the flood waters rush by below. “We were talking about how bad the waters were. I thought ‘Man, it would be terrible […]
RetroMania Live is coming to Branson
BRANSON, Mo. — A festival of 80’s music and celebrities is coming to Branson this summer. The five-day 80’s music vacation will be in town from August 21-25. In addition to enjoying performances by 12 national bands including Vince Neil, Bobby Brown and Night Ranger, attendees can look forward to appearances by comedian Pauly Shore, […]
Ozarks artists depict Rose O'Neill's activism, playfulness in new downtown Branson mural
Within a couple of weeks, a new mural will be completed in downtown Branson celebrating the life of a woman whose story is often untold. For more than a year, Missouri artists Christine Riutzel and Delanie Johnson have been planning the execution of a 21-by-28-foot mural dedicated to Rose O'Neill. Located on the south side of the Branson Centennial Museum in downtown Branson, they hope to have the mural completed by mid-May.
Tuesday, April 30: May comes in warm, humid and with near-daily storm chances
The line of severe storms from earlier today has since broken up into two groups of thunder, one in Southeast Iowa (fading) and another in Southeast Kansas and Northeast Oklahoma. The Oklahoma storms will remain severe a while longer as they build south and southeast into unstable air. Some stronger storms may clip areas from […]
How much rain did the Ozarks get?
It doesn’t take a meteorologist to tell you it rained a lot across Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas from Thursday to Sunday. But just how much rain did we see in the Ozarks? It all depends on where you live. From Nevada, Mo. to Fort Scott, Ks. historically high amounts of rain fell from Thursday-Sunday. […]
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