A surge in coronavirus cases is proving worrisome in the popular southwestern Missouri tourist destination of Branson.

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A jump in coronavirus cases after many businesses in the Branson area reopened to tourists has health officials concerned.

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Kimmswick Mayor Phil Stang looks out at his empty Missouri town, a tiny, scenic Mississippi River community normally bustling with visitors, and sees the economic ravages of the coronavirus. The artist shops and restaurants are closed, and there’s little chance ...

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Federal transportation safety investigators criticized the U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday for ignoring suggestions over nearly two decades to improve tourist duck boats, changes they say might have prevented last year’s Missouri accident that killed 17 people. The National Transportation Safety ...

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In his first speech before members of The Missouri Bar, Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice George W. Draper III excoriated what he called the “unprecedented weaponization” of judicial performance evaluations against minority judges. The issue is especially personal for Draper, ...

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The morning of July 19, 2018, had that feel Midwesterners are familiar with: That still, sticky air hinting a stormy day ahead. The National Weather Service would confirm it when it issued a severe thunderstorm watch for southwest Missouri at ...

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The morning of July 19, 2018, had that feel Midwesterners are familiar with: That still, sticky air hinting a stormy day ahead. The National Weather Service would confirm it when it issued a severe thunderstorm watch for southwest Missouri at ...

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One year after 17 people died when a boat sank on a Missouri lake near the tourist town of Branson, the question of whether the boats should return to the lake remains a topic of debate. Former Branson Mayor Karen ...

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One year after 17 people died when a boat sank on a Missouri lake near the tourist town of Branson, the question of whether the boats should return to the lake remains a topic of debate. Former Branson Mayor Karen ...

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The families of some of the 17 people who died after a duck boat sank in Table Rock Lake say federal prosecutors might delay their efforts to get answers about the July 19 crash. Federal prosecutors have asked a judge ...

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The families of some of the 17 people who died after a duck boat sank in Table Rock Lake say federal prosecutors might delay their efforts to get answers about the July 19 crash. Federal prosecutors have asked a judge ...

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