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Summer is almost here, and parents should think about getting their children ages 11-21 immunized against meningococcal meningitis, especially before going to camp.

U.S. Senator from Missouri Claire McCaskill appearing on morning news shows says there is "no evidence at this point that the two boston bombers were part of a larger organization".

Pittsburg State and the Peace Corps announced a partnership Friday in the Balkans Ballroom. Officials say the two got together to increase opportunities for students to prepare for service in the Peac

High school students from across the region got a chance to check out Pittsburg State University's College of Technology programs. More the 400 students took part in the event...

Rain or shine, Arbor Day must go on, at least that was true in Joplin on Friday. A variety of trees offered were specifically selected to help reforestation efforts in the Joplin area.

Several social media sites calling out Webb City High School students create controversy for the district. The Twitter accounts were called "Confessions" and pointed to students by name...

The Big Bang Rockfest raised $10,610 for the Fourth of July fireworks display in Pittsburg. Jon Bartlow says more than 1,000 people attended the Big Bang Rockfest...

A KOAM reporter on the scene says lightning hit a pole behind the Books A Million store on Range Line Road. The store did not lose power but they did lose their computer systems and are working...

The Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce held its 96th Annual Banquet, Joplin Rocks, this evening at the Holiday Inn Convention Center. Many awards were given out during the evening.

The majority of Empire District Electric shareholders have voted down a resolution calling for more energy efficient programs. The vote came at the shareholders annual meeting...

The city administrator says for years employees have faced double digit increases in insurance rates. But under the new program, the city will have more control and will use a third party...

A Congressional Medal of Honor recipient visited Pittsburg State to speak to students on Thursday. A ceremony recognized the heroism of Field Safety Specialist Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha.

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness week a group of male students at Missouri Southern put on some high heels for a "Walk in Her Shoes Race". The guys had to run straight, hula hoop, then run backwar

A senior at Pittsburg State is petitioning the university president to make sexual violence education a mandatory part of the Freshman Experience and training for transitional students.

Only about 1,000 students get into the U.S. Naval Academy and it's believed a St. Mary's Colgan senior may be the only Kansas high school student to be accepted this year.

The city currently employs four city administrators. Joplin's city manager makes more than $140,000 and will receive more than $5,000 for his raise...

Two Pittsburg men have been taken into custody and face charges after police say they fired guns from a moving vehicle.

Joplin police say they received a report of a stolen car this morning at 8:45 a.m. By 9:16 a.m. the car was recovered and returned to the owner.

Mercy in Joplin had been the site where hundreds of medical students from Missouri University's School of Medicine received training through the Rural Track Pipeline Program...

Four Staters will soon have a chance to see a piece of Baxter Springs, Kansas history on television. It'll be about the city's mining history.

Police and truck drivers talk about the importance of safe driving as part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

We want to warn you about a phone scam involving a man falsely representing himself as a member of the Jasper County Sheriff's Office.

Missouri Southern State University says the school will no longer change it's international mission, as previously requested by the school's president.

A traffic stop leads to the arrest of two Pittsburg men suspected of manufacturing methamphetamine.