2-year-old killed in apparent accidental shooting in Kansas
Police responding to a shooting found the toddler critically injured.
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Kansas man sentenced to 40 years for producing child porn
The man pleaded guilty in May to one count of production of child pornography after an earlier conviction.
KOAM News to Know (9/15/21)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A major U.S. pharmacy says customers who registered for covid-19 tests may have had their data exposed. Reports say Walgreens exposed the information of its customers on its website…
News to Know (9/14/21)
JOPLIN, Mo. - Joplin police and the Joplin SWAT team respond to an armed person at the Joplin-Webb City industrial park. JPD received a call of an armed person at a former…
KOAM News to Know (9/9/21)
JOPLIN, Mo - Hundreds of work-from-home jobs are currently available in the Joplin area. The latest data from the Bureau of Labor statistics shows 13-percent of employed people teleworked or worked from…
News to Know (9/7/21)
JOPLIN, Mo. - Car prices could be high with inventory staying low until 2023. That's what industry analysts say is likely to be the case as producers of semi-conductors in several Asian…
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KOAM News to Know (9/6/21)
TRENTON, N.J. - The death total from Hurricane Ida continues to rise, with 68 confirmed deaths and several still missing. More than 600-thousand homes remain without power. This comes as President Biden…
News to Know (9/1/21)
GALENA, Kan. - 30 years have passed since a woman disappeared from the Galena, Kansas nightclub where she worked. Karole Sullens was 18-years-old when she was last seen on August 31st, 1991.…
News to Know (8/30/21)
JOPLIN, Mo. - The winners in the first round of Missouri's covid-19 vaccine drawing are announced, and they include some in the Joplin area. Although the Department of Health and Senior Services…
News to Know (8/23/21)
KABUL, Afghanistan - President biden says discussions are under way among military officials about potentially extending the evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies out of Kabul beyond his August 31st deadline.…
News to Know (8/20/21)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. - Students and parents opposed to a school district mask mandate in Fort Scott spent part of Thursday morning making their voices heard at the USD 234 Board of…
Parents of 3-year-old boy who died at dentist office sue
The lawsuit said the boy developed an irregular heart rhythm and inadequate ventilation shorty after receiving two medical anesthetics.
Fort Scott files class action petition against Netflix, Hulu
The City of Fort Scott moves forward with litigation against Netflix and Hulu.
News to Know (8/10/21)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - After months of negotiations, today the Senate is expected to vote on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. The White House-backed measure is expected to pass over the objections of…
Kansas lawmakers hold town hall meetings on redistricting
Kansas legislators have begun five days of town hall meetings on redrawing the state’s political boundaries.
KBI: Record number of people murdered in Kansas last year
The number of murders committed in Kansas in 2020 hit a record at 193.
News to Know (8/6/21)
ATLANTA, Ga. - The CDC says covid-19 vaccinations are up this week. But so are new cases as the summer surge driven by the delta variant spreads throughout the U.S. Moderna says…
News to Know (8/5/21)
ATLANTA, Ga. - The CDC is warning of possibly more than two million new covid-19 cases over the next month. It also says the delta variant now accounts for 93 percent of…
Kansas AG seeks to keep limits on governor's COVID-19 powers
Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt is taking his fight to curb the power of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and local officials to impose COVID-19 restrictions in Kansas to the state's highest court.
Chief wants Kansas site included in unmarked graves search
An American Indian tribe wants its former boarding school to be a part of a federal initiative to find possible unmarked graves. The program looks into whether Indigenous children were buried in unmarked graves in the 1800s and early 1900s.
News to Know (7/23/21)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A sweeping internet outage briefly took down dozens of the world's biggest internet companies, including Google and Amazon, as well as major banks and airlines. The outage appears to…
'Kansas' rock violinist, singer Robby Steinhardt, dies at 71
Robert E. “Robby” Steinhardt, a violinist and vocalist with the progressive rock band Kansas, has died due to complications from pancreatitis. He was 71.
Crawford County aims to get students vaccinated in time for school
PITTSBURG, Kan.--With the first day of school approaching, the Crawford County Health Department is helping students check items off of their…
School board: Critical race theory not taught in Kansas
“I think it's important to let everyone know where we stand on this."
