Pittsburg brewery donates check to Big Brothers Big Sisters
PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Drop The H Brewing Company in Pittsburg today presented Big Brothers Big Sisters with a more than $3,000 check.
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4-State Hero returns home and surprises daughters at school
ARMA, Kan. -- Michael Montgomery returned home after a year stationed with the Army in Korea. He decided to surprise his two daughters, Madilyn and Peighton at school in…
Doug Heady provides an update on his son Christian's battle with cancer
You can find information on a golf tournament raising funds for the Heady family here. A link to our previous story on Christians battle can be…
Jasper County Health Department reports 27th and 28th Covid-19 deaths
PRESS RELEASE: Jasper County Health Department (417) 358-3111 healthdept@jaspercountymo.gov Jasper County Health Department Reports the Twenty-seventh & Twenty-eighth Deaths of COVID-19 The Jasper County Health Department is saddened to report the twenty-seventh & twenty-eighth deaths of Jasper County residents due…
U.S. Senate Candidate Barbara Bollier meets with voters in Pittsburg
PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Dr. Barbara Bollier visited Pittsburg and Labette County today. She's calling the visits "lawnchair chats." They're a chance for her to talk with voters about the…
Mercy Hospital now able to Coronavirus test in-house
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Mercy Hospital is now processing Covid-19 tests in-house. Before, the tests were sent to Quest Labs. Hospital officials say in-house processing means an increase…
Body found in Lake Fort Scott; believed to be missing teen
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Fort Scott Police Department says a body was recovered from Lake Fort Scott on September 14. It is believed to be 19-year-old Raymond Harper of Fort Scott. Harper went missing on September 13 while kayaking…
Area firefighters climb stairs to honor 9/11 first responders
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Area firefighters hit the StairMasters at 24 Elite Gym in Joplin today. But not for a normal workout. These local heroes were carrying the weight of their…
Joplin man dies in crash South of Joplin
JOPLIN, Mo. -- The Missouri Highway Patrol says a Joplin man is dead after a crash. It happened three miles South of Joplin on Reinmiller Road. The Highway Patrol says Jose Gonzalez was a passenger in a car that went…
Former Lamar Tech Center director sentenced for felony stealing
A former Lamar Tech Center director gets five years on probation for stealing thousands of dollars from the Lamar Vocational Technology School. Warren Nolting plead guilty to a charge of felony stealing. The judge suspended a five-year prison sentence for…
Arvest Bank donates to the Creative Learning Alliance
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Arvest Bank donated $5,000 to the Creative Learning Alliance.
EPA working on lead remediation in Weir
WEIR, Kan. -- EPA officials say they've been working with Weir residents to check their properties for lead contamination. It's been going on for three years, but the EPA…
PSU gives update on campus Covid-19 numbers
PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Officials say last week they tested 72 people and 48 were positive. 56 students are isolated. School officials say the numbers are trending down, but they want students to remain…
MSSU has a sword fighting club
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Some Missouri Southern students are taking a stab at an interactive history lesson. They're studying sword fighting as part of…
4-States residents forced to change holiday plans
JOPLIN, Mo. -- When some people would normally be heading to their favorite lake…
USDA program provides free meals to Columbus students
COLUMBUS, Kan. -- =The Columbus School District is offering students free lunch and breakfast. It's paid for through a USDA program that ends December 31.
Joplin man charged in animal neglect case
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Jayson Brockitt is charged with animal neglect and abandonment in connection with the case. Previous story can be found here.
Crawford County Health Department addresses sharp rise in Covid-19 cases
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Kan. -- The county has 349 active confirmed cases, which is an increase of almost 200 since last Friday.
