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 ...

EPA cannot identify substance spread along Garnett, Kan. streets; Unknown truck leaked sticky substance New Year’s Eve. While the material has yet to be identified, EPA field tests have confirmed ...

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

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 ...

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About 1:30 p.m. Saturday, January 3, 2026, Indiana State Police Trooper Yan Dravigne was patrolling I-70 near 41-mile marker and he initiated a traffic stop ...

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, ...