Sweet Street and Boo Ha Ha in Miami canceled for 2020
Organizers cancel the Sweet Street & Boo Ha Ha Parade for 2020 in Miami, Oklahoma.
Symphony plans streamed concert with musicians from around the world
Press Release PITTSBURG, Kan - The Southeast Kansas Symphony at Pittsburg State University will open its season with a virtual, recorded concert at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20, to be streamed by the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts at…
Previewing the Boys & Girls Club Homecoming Gala
If you're looking for a fun way to support the community and get out of the house, the 2020 Club Comingo Homecoming Gala might be…
Fallen Duenweg Fire Chief to be honored Saturday
DUENWEG, Mo. -- The State of Missouri is honoring fallen firefighter in a virtual ceremony Saturday, including Chief J Allyn Reding from the Duenweg Volunteer Fire Department. Chief Reding died of…
Eddie Van Halen, guitar legend, dies at 65
A person close to family says rock star and guitar legend Eddie Van Halen has died of cancer.
Zooming into October with Connect2Culture
Emily Frankoski with Connect2Culture brought her A-game to the Morning Show this month, along with all sorts of events, exhibits, classes, and performances happening in the month of October.…
Hundreds of Regal, Cineworld movie theaters to close Thursday
Cineworld Group said today that 536 Regal cinemas in the U.S., including one in Joplin, will close on Thursday. Some 45,000 employees are affected. “Today the company confirmed they will be assessing their liquidity options, and it plans to update the market on the resumption of business in due course.."
Harvey Weinstein charged with more rapes in California
Prosecutors say Harvey Weinstein has been charged with the rape of two more women in Los Angeles County. The district attorney's office said Friday that Weinstein faces three new counts of rape and three new counts of forcible oral copulation involving two women.
Actor Rick Moranis sucker punched while walking in NYC
A law enforcement official tells the Associated Press that actor Rick Moranis was sucker punched by an unknown assailant while walking Thursday on a sidewalk near New York’s Central Park.
2020 4-States Heart Walk: The Biggest Walk Yet
Our guests this morning on the KOAM Morning News on FOX14 were Kayla Moore from the American Heart Association and Jana Smith, the Event Chair for this year's 4-States Virtual Heart Walk.…
Get ready for the 2020 Girard Fall Festival
For the leaders of Celebrate Girard, the goal has been the same the entire time: Make the Fall Festival happen. Even through the pandemic and this weekend's football game being rescheduled, they're finding…
Previewing the Annual Joplin Stamp Club Show & Bourse
You might remember our pal Marlin Willoughby from our Morning Show feature last year. As Show Chairman of the Joplin Stamp Club Show, Marlin zoomed by the KOAM Morning News on FOX14…
Literary trivia ahead of the CJ Library Used Book Sale
With the Carl Junction Community Library hosting its used book sale during the Carl Junction Fall City Wide Sale on October 3rd, we brought on City Alderman Gary Stubblefield to…
Marvin Gaye tops new Rolling Stone list of 500 best albums
Rolling Stone gave its list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" a "less rock-centric" update, with Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" in the top spot.
Dolly Parton wrote 9 to 5 while bored
Dolly Parton has revealed that she started writing '9 to 5' on her nails as she was bored on the set of the film of the same name.
Sinead O'Connor to be 'death midwife'
Sinead O'Connor is studying for a healthcare qualification so she can become a "death midwife".
