Author: Jake Tackeberry
Dollar General locations added to Kansas vaccine incentive program
TOPEKA, Kan - The State of Kansas has added Dollar General locations to the vaccine incentive program. Anyone who gets a vaccine at a participating Dillons or Dollar General location will receive a $50 gift card for each dose. There…
MSSU receives grant to research student food insecurity
JOPLIN - Missouri Southern State University receives a grant to learn more about food insecurity in students. The Fahs-Beck Foundation grant gives the University $25,000 to…
Crawford County sheriff's office: Suspect, armed with knife tried to get deputies to shoot him
PITTSBURG, Kan - The Crawford County Sheriff's Office says a man broke into a…
Former KOAM anchor reflects on events of 9/11
PITTSBURG, Kan - People all over the nation felt a personal connection to 9/11. That includes people right here at KOAM News. 20 years ago our evening…
Pittsburg farmer uses technique that takes Mother Nature out of the equation
PITTSBURG, Kan - A Pittsburg man is taking farming indoors. Brad Fourby moved to the Four-States from California. He says the area is perfect for his specific brand…
MSSU accepting entries for Homecoming Parade
PRESS RELEASE: Joplin, MO – It will be a celebration of music, school spirit, community pride, and "Decades of Southern Sprit" when Missouri Southern State University hosts the…
Arvest bank investing in education with "We Love Teacher's" campaign
JOPLIN, Mo. - Joplin's Arvest Bank is honoring teachers through its "We Love Teachers" campaign - and they're looking for nominees. The campaign awards 154 teachers with…
Webb City Farmer's Market changes leadership
WEBB CITY, Mo. - Webb City's Farmer's Market has new leadership. Eileen Nichols, the market's former manager and founder, resigned in February. The new market manager Rachel Lynch inherits…
Liberty Utilities cuts ribbon on new Joplin charging station
JOPLIN, Mo. - Drivers of electric vehicles who are traveling through the Joplin area now have…
Watered Gardens named finalist for grant from "Chic-Fil-A"
JOPLIN, Mo. - Joplin's Watered Gardens Washington Family Hope Center is in the running for a grant from Chick-Fil-A. The…
"The Milk Man" delivers for kids at McDonald County Schools
MCDONALD COUNTY, Mo. - Quade Wilson from Anderson, Missouri is in the milk business. He runs a distribution…
Joplin woman sentenced for child abuse
JOPLIN, Mo. - A Joplin woman is going to prison for the abuse and neglect of her young daughter. Authorities…
Families, authorities continue searching for answers in Sullens' disappearance
Cherokee County, Kan - It's been exactly 30 years since a woman disappeared from the Galena, KS nightclub where she worked. Karole Sullens was 18-years-old when…
"Veteran Dream Flight" grounded, family honored
Pittsburg, Kan. - World War Two veteran William Bell was supposed to take a "Veteran's Dream Flight" from Pittsburg's airport. A hip injury grounded his flight - but his family…
Pittsburg Police search for wanted felon; considered armed and dangerous
PITTSBURG, Kan. - The Pittsburg Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a wanted felon. Police say 30-year-old William Theodore Patton was under house arrest while awaiting court proceedings related to several felony offenses…
