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MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- A high school senior in Marshfield had an idea of recording a bluegrass album, but one idea led to another and now the queen of bluegrass music, Rhonda Vincent, is in Marshfield to perform with him. Our photojournalist Tim Liemkuhler was there and made this podcast from interviews and rehearsals before the show.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Jenifer Abreu talked to Dr. John Trombold, a colorectal surgeon at CoxHealth about the signs, symptoms, screenings, and treatments for colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed type cancer in the U.S. and the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women combined. The American Cancer Society estimates 101,420 people will be diagnosed with colon cancer in 2019, and 44,180 will be diagnosed with rectal cancer. And 51,020 will die from the disease. The good news is screenings can catch it early and it is treatable.

Sergeant Eric Schroeder who works with local law enforcement, spoke about the run, hide, fight method, and how a new way of thinking can help save the lives of children in times of an active shooter.

Here is a look at what happened in the Missouri Legislature this week, these stories were provided by the Missouri Broadcasters Association and the Missouri School of Journalism.

Our John Adams sits down with Ben Dickerson from H&R Block to talk about what you need to know before you file your taxes this year.

Illinois native Cady Lowery explains what it takes to be one of six hotdoggers driving through the U.S. in a 27-foot long Weinermobile.

Episode 1: What Happened to The Mountain Ducks In 1999, Brad Eldridge was tasked with launching a baseball team in Ozark, Missouri. It wasn't easy. It was even more difficult keeping the team above water. By 2005, despite some amount of local success, the Ducks would go under. In this episode of our newest Ozarks First podcast, we're looking at what went right and what went wrong.

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Beth Finello, John Adams, Frances Lin and Hannah Sumpter take you behind the scenes of what its like to work in the local television news business.

The Hemp plant, a member of cannabis family, was a very important crop going back for centuries and civilizations. Fabrics, ropes, and many other items were produced from hemp. From the time of the earliest colonies in America until the 1930s, hemp was an important crop for the American farmer, especially in Kentucky and Missouri. Hemp was deemed illegal in 1937 along with marijuana but with the passage of the most recent Farm Bill in December 2018, hemp farming is back.

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In this Ozarks Tonight Jenifer Abreu talks to Saehee Duran about SGF CultureFest an event coming to Springfield on Sept. 14 about "sharing our story and celebrating it together... It's our story. Our story needs to be told. It's my story. It's your story. It's my children who are biracial, it's their story." "When you look at... diversity.. there's some kind of negative tone to it, and it gives us a wrong message that different is wrong and different is bad. And I say that different is good and strong."