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Former Presidential Press Secretary and Candidate for Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders will visit "Camp Jack" in Harrison later this month.

Taney County Animal Control reports four more Chihuahuas being picked up over the last few days.

With Flood Waters keeping people from enjoying the current campground and park facilities, Diamond City officials are making plans for new facilities near Bull Shoals Lake but out of Flood Plain.

Information on three incidents leading to Fatalities over the weekend.

The Villines Trio appears on KHOZ’s "Around the Table" on Monday to discuss winning an Arkansas country music award; Landon, Hannah and Emily make up the trio.

Attorneys for College of the Ozarks have filed another appeal to stop a directive from the President Joe Biden Administration dealing with the opening of sex-specific dorms to members of the opposite sex.

The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention has Branson and surrounding Taney County on its list of potential COVID "Hot Spots" after a significant rise in cases over the last two weeks. 

Lisa Marshall and Kara Miller of the Taney County Health Department pass along some tips for Summer Safety on the latest edition of the "At Your Service" Podcast.

Like many other areas of the Lakes Region, the Branson Landing has seen many visitors during the Spring and expecting those numbers to continue to grow in the Summer. 

Governor Mike Parson signs the Second Amendment Preservation Act into Law over the weekend. 

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Officials are concerned over a large number of Turkey Hunting Violations this past season.

Five teams from four different states came together in Branson Saturday for a hurling tournament.

The storms that blew through the Ozarks Friday night caused major problems for an area power provider. 

A Swim Beach along Table Rock Lake is closed until further notice after high levels of E. coli were detected after testing. 

On Friday’s edition of Around the Table on KHOZ, Producer Robert Bigelow discussed the now under production film Running The Bases; Bigelow has worked on NCIS, Get Out, Ma and The Hunt.

Taney County Animal Control is currently housing 34 chihuahuas that have been found in and around the region.

Some bridges in Arkansas have similar issues to a major bridge closed connecting Arkansas and Tennessee over the Mississippi River.

On Thursday Clark Middleton appeared on Around The Table on KHOZ to discuss putting on the Carol Burnett Show at the Lyric Theater.

Free Fishing Weekends are happening in both Arkansas and Missouri this weekend. 

A new medicine approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Alzheimer's is controversial but does bring some hope according to an area Doctor. 

Arkansas no longer requires students exposed to the coronavirus to quarantine so long as they’re fully vaccinated against the virus, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces Tuesday.

A former Presidential Candidate and Cabinet Member is the first speaker announced for a national event hosted by College of the Ozarks. 

Harrison Schools Superintendent Dr. Stewart Pratt spoke about summer and the coming semester on KHOZ’s Around The Table on Tuesday.

Missouri will no longer be the only state in the country without a statewide prescription drug monitoring program. 

The the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will demolish the old State Highway 7 bridge at Pruitt in Newton County on Wednesday.

Rangers from the Buffalo National River responded to a trio of medical emergencies over the weekend on the water, including a fatality involving a Overland Park, Kansas, man.

The Taney County Health Department in a release on Monday confirms a trend in southwest Missouri that COVID-19 Cases are on the rise.

The Arkansas Business Hall of Fame board is accepting nominations for the 2022 class of business leaders who have made a lasting contribution to business and their communities.

Ozarks Opportunities, Inc. (OOI) of Harrison has announced that the Winter Crisis Energy Assistance program has reopened.

Branon’s big-screen honored soldiers of a largely unknown army this weekend.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is conducting a genetic survey of the largemouth bass and spotted bass populations in Bull Shoals Lake.

A Kansas man has died after being rescued from the Buffalo National River Saturday afternoon.

One man is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Green Forest Saturday. 

A 30-year-old Harrison man was arrested with three pounds of methamphetamine after a high-speed pursuit last week in Searcy County.

Health officials in Springfield and Joplin are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations amid relatively low vaccination rates and more people gathering for social events without masks or social distancing.

Vintage vessels will be displayed today on Table Rock Lake.

Two missing teens from the Forsyth area have been found at the site of a single vehicle crash in Christian County that claimed both of their lives.

Branson’s IMAX Entertainment Complex will host a screening of the documentary “The Ghost Army” in conjunction with Ghost Army Recognition Day on Sunday.

A memorial honoring military members that were killed during 9/11 has traveled to Springfield from Arizona.

On Senator Roy Blunt’s first stop at White River Marine Group Wednesday, he said two major problems are hindering local businesses, shortages in labor and materials.

Jim Sportt is the Board President of North Arkansas Counseling Foundation; Sportt discussed the foundation on KHOZ on Wednesday’s edition of "Around the Table."

This summer, the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas is partnering with the Arkansas No Kid Hungry Campaign and local organizations to help ensure that children have access to free meals.

A transition in the Stone County Collector's Office has not impacted the efficiency of the Office according to a recently completed audit. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs OIG (Office of the Inspector General) released a report detailing pathology oversight failures in 2017 during Dr. Robert Levy’s tenure at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville.

Branson Police are searching for alleged suspect/suspects involved in the shooting leaving two people dead on Memorial Day Weekend.

Matt Bell, Harrison’s Convention and Visitors Bureau director, spoke with KHOZ’s Around The Table on Tuesday about the Northwest Arkansas Junkfest.

A Bentonville, Arkansas man reeled in the catch of a lifetime recently.

Officials from Liberty Utilities announce they are closing the Boat Ramp at Empire Park in Powersite beginning Wednesday and running through Friday.

Moderna announces Tuesday it has officially filed for full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine.

An article on places to see live country music shows published by Rolling Stone Magazine in May includes Branson on their list. 

Part Two of JonChristopher Collins' Series on COVID and the Disability Community.

A Harrison Police Officer is injured in a stabbing incident that took place Sunday at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center. 

A Marion County man’s bid to outrun the law failed when he crashed a motorcycle just outside of Gassville late Sunday night.

The Lakes Region is targeted for another round of Heavy Rain beginning Tuesday morning and going through the day. 

The Branson Police Department continues the investigation into the death of two people in a shooting incident on Saturday.

Nearly 60,000 doses of Arkansas’ allotment of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine are nearing their expiration date and would have to be discarded if not used by the end of June, according to a state health official.

The search continues for two missing teenagers in Forsyth.

Two people are dead and have now been identified in a shooting incident that happened in a parking lot in the 1800 block of W. 76 Country Blvd. Saturday. 

One person is dead and another person sustained injuries as a result of a shooting in Branson late Saturday evening.

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Visitor Center and Museum reopens after 18 months of renovations.

The application period for Arkansas’s special urban bow hunts for the 2021-22 deer hunting season is now open.

The Taney County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 16-year-old girl named Alicia Diane Perez.

Austin Smith, the new Summer Rec. Program Coordinator for Harrison’s Parks & Rec, stops by the "Around the Table" program on KHOZ Friday about upcoming summer events.

Memorial Day also means a lot of people will be celebrating on the lake, so officials are reminding lake goers to be careful during boat safety week.

The New Leader for Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has been named.

Supporters of an effort to impose stricter term limits on Arkansas Legislators have filed a lawsuit challenging new restrictions placed on initiative campaigns.

Little Heroes Park north of Branson hosts an event Saturday to honor First Responders.

The Branson Airport is teaming up with HCW Properties to present an Air Show to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of the Ozarks on Memorial Day. 

Marty Burlsworth talkes with "Around the Table" on KHOZ on Wednesday about the Brandon Burlsworth Foundation and Football Camps.

A big cat park in Eureka Springs is caring for some animals formerly owned by “Tiger King’s” Joe Exotic.

Rural Arkansas Fire Districts receive help in fighting Wildfires.

Area Law Enforcement seeking help in a weekend break-in.