Nevada Missouri Fire Chief Taylor McKlintic tells us he has been in talks with the city council and city manager regarding ...

The Math Branch Fire is approximately 70% contained. The fire was reported Saturday, January 3, 2026. The cause is under ...

Kansas City University (KCU) is welcoming its inaugural class of future anesthesiologist assistants at its Joplin campus, ...

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (KOAM) -- Police are investigating a social media video that allegedly contains inappropriate conduct with ...

The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is inviting local donors to its "Extra, Extra" Blood Drive promotion amid shortages.

EPA cannot identify substance leaked along Garnett, Kan. streets NYE; Unknown box truck was leaking a sticky substance ...

CARL JUNCTION, Mo. (KOAM) -- The Bulldogs dominate the Tigers, taking them down 78-39 Monday. COPYRIGHT 2025 BY KOAM NEWS NOW ...

Mild temperatures through the mid-week, storms arrive by Thursday bringing some much needed rainfall to the region.

Joplin Fire Chief Gerald Ezell addressed the Joplin City Council the evening of January 5, 2026 to make a special ...

Annie Nicolle Strickling, age 28, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, ...

A Joplin man receives a special recognition for saving a teenager during a house fire, and Joplin City Council members vote on a plan to transform Joplin's aging ...

Several individuals are suing McDonald's, claiming the company misled customers about the McRib sandwich meat.