Merry Christmas! It should come as no surprise that today turned out to be the warmest Christmas on record. High temperatures ...

Sherman Poppen’s snurfer was an influential precursor for the snowboard. It was born out of a bit of Christmas magic.

Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an exercise that critics say will neither restore the country’s fragile ...

Victory Mission served its annual Christmas dinners to more over 120 individuals experiencing homelessness this holiday. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the ...

A Springfield restaurant known for its creative burgers is also known for something else, giving back. Each Christmas, Black Sheep Burgers & Shakes opens its doors to anyone ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo — Ozarks First had a very special guest help close out one of our Christmas newscast this year. Check out the video at the top of this article! Nash Inman made a surprise ...

Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Chiefs Kingdom expands well beyond the Kansas City area, and those in Southwest Missouri are telling Ozarks First how they feel about the team’s decision to move to ...

For more than half a century, Springfield’s rail yards were a crossroads for hoboes — transient workers who traveled on freight trains in search of work, adventure, or simply a ...

Brady Cook never imagined a few months ago he’d be in this position. Neither did the New York Jets. But the undrafted rookie quarterback is set to make his ...

Today’s Christmas on Thursday, 2025, is the warmest day ever recorded in Springfield during the jolly month of December. The record was marked today with a recorded high ...

A 70-year-old woman from Birch Tree, Missouri, is dead after a collision one mile east of Mountain View on Thursday, Dec. 25. According to a crash report from the ...