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BARRY COUNTY, Mo. — Just before 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2023, reports of a fire at Cubs Café, 2023 State Hwy 37, alerted Barry County E-911.

JOPLIN, Mo - To prevent fire hazards and encourage a safe environment, the Joplin Fire Department will be visiting Joplin businesses to conduct a routine safety inspection.

FARMINGTON, Mo. — Five inmates escaped the St. Francois County Detention Center Tuesday evening, January 17, 2023. Driving away in a stolen Scion TC.

JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — About 7:45 p.m. Tuesday evening, January 17, 2023, reports of a tractor trailer overturned near jurisdictional lines of CR80 and Nutmeg Road alert…

JOPLIN, Mo. - About 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2023, reports of a structure fire in the 1800 block of South Pearl alerted Joplin Emergency 911.

UPDATE: Remains of a child located in Grady County, Okla. near Rush Springs on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

JOPLIN, Mo. — March 8, 2022 two Joplin officers were killed in an exchange of gunfire with a man. He would die minutes later in a second exchange of gunfire with Jopli…

Jasper County, Mo. — About 9:30 p.m. a power outage was reported across portions of Webb City and Oronogo.

CADDO COUNTY, Okla. (January 16, 2023) – The search for missing Athena Brownfield, 4, is now considered a recovery operation. Meaning evidence, which has yet to be rev…

JOPLIN, Mo. - Just after 3:30 p.m. Monday, January 16, 2023, reports of a structure fire in the Blendville Neighborhood alerted Joplin Emergency 911.

CADDO COUNTY, Okla. - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the search for missing four-year-old Athena Brownfield is now being considered a recovery operation. 

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Kan. — A man is arrested after meth and firearms are located during a Narcotics Warrant service at a rural Baxter Springs residence on Monday, January…

MIAMI, Okla. - Records show that a Petition for Court Approval of Wrongful Death was filed from Xiulan Weng, the surviving spouse of Guang Xin Ye, who was killed last …

JOPLIN METRO AREA — The National Weather Service at Springfield and Tulsa extend the Wind Advisory into Monday, January 16, 2023. There is also Elevated Fire Danger as…

BRANSON, Mo. — K9 “Tygo” has served the Branson Police Dept for seven years and retired Saturday, January 14, 2023, from BPD as K9 ONE signed off for the last time.

JOPLIN, Mo. — About 6:20 p.m. Saturday evening, January 14, 2023, Joplin Police Cpl Travis Hayes tells KOAM’s Shannon Becker they were alerted to a caller who said the…

UPDATE 1/13/23: Male arrested facing First Degree Murder Charge in case of missing little girl. OSBI state Ivon Adams, 36, was a caretaker to missing 4-year-old, Athen…

BUTLER, Mo. - Tuesday, January 10, 2023 the Bates County Sheriff's office served a Narcotics Search Warrant at 100 N Olive in Butler.

JOPLIN METRO AREA - About 6 a.m. on the eastern edge of the Joplin area road conditions grew more hazardous.  Mid-Mo is the hardest hit at this point.

CYRIL Okla. — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) continue the search for a missing 4-year-old Cyril girl. Cyril Police were notified that Athena Brownfi…

NEWTON COUNTY, Mo. - About 1:45 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, January 11, 2023, reports along I-44 east at 2.8 MM of a tractor trailer crash alerted Newton County Central …

NEWTON COUNTY, Mo. — Detectives with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a crime of First Degree Burglary which occurred in their county the morning o…

JOPLIN, Mo. — The former President of the 2023 Joplin High School Project Graduation has been charged Felony Stealing from the organization’s bank account.

AIRPORT DRIVE, Mo. — Sunday night, January 8, 2023, an Armed Robbery occurred at Casey’s, 5869 N Main Street in Airport Drive.

UPDATE 1/13/23: Male arrested facing First Degree Murder Charge in case of missing little girl. OSBI state Ivon Adams, 36, was a caretaker to missing 4-year-old, Athen…

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Kan. — Shortly after noon on Monday, January 9, 2023, Cherokee County 911 were alerted to a grass fire near NE80th and NE Coalfield Road.

SARCOXIE, Mo. — Last Friday, January 6, 2023, marked the opening of a new store giving people in the former Strawberry capital of the world another option to shop for …

JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — A $2,000 reward is being offered for information to locate Geoffrey Allen Ramsey, 35.

SARCOXIE, Mo. — About 6 p.m. Sunday evening, January 8, 2023, reports of a tractor trailer driving through a residential neighborhood of Sarcoxie, causing property dam…

BARTON COUNTY, Mo. — The Barton County Sheriff’s Office release details regarding an Armed Robbery that occurred in Lamar Heights late Sunday night, 10:27 p.m., Januar…

AIRPORT DRIVE, Mo. — Sunday night, January 8, 2023, an Armed Robbery occurred at Casey’s, 5869 N Main Street in Airport Drive.

UPDATE: The teen was located and is safe authorities state on Monday, January 9, 2023.

BARRY COUNTY, Mo. — Early Saturday morning, January 7, 2023, the Barry County Sheriff’s Office release details regarding a white Ford One-Ton stolen in nearby Rogers, …

CARTHAGE, Mo. - Friday morning, January 6, 2023, was the Last Ride for retired Lamar Police Dept/Barton County K9 "Hondo".

JASPER COUNTY, Mo. - About 11:30 a.m. Friday, January 6, 2023, reports of a mail truck involved in a crash just north of Carl Junction along County Road 270 alerted Ja…

JOPLIN, Mo. — The Missouri National Guard 294th Engineer Company deployed from the Joplin Regional Airport on Thursday afternoon, January 5, 2023.

DELAWARE COUNTY, Okla. — Reports about 1:15 a.m. Thursday morning January 5, 2023, alerted Cowskin Fire Dept to a Commercial Structure Fire at King Point Resort on Gra…

WHEATON, Mo. — The early hours of Thursday morning, January 5, 2023, the Fastrip in Wheaton was robbed at gunpoint Police Chief Clint Danforth tells KOAM’s Shannon Becker.

LAWRENCE, COUNTY, Mo. - Missouri State Highway Patrol report an Aurora, Mo. man was seriously injured in a single vehicle crash on Sunday, January 1, 2023.

NEWTON COUNTY, Mo. — Newton County Deputies initiated a pursuit near Downstream Blvd of a suspect DWI driver about 6 p.m. Tuesday night, January 3, 2023.

LATIMER COUNTY, Okla. — The Oklahoma Dept of Wildlife Conservation release details of recent mountain lion sighting. 

GREENE COUNTY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol release details of a fatal crash that occurred Tuesday morning, 9:30 a.m., January 3, 2023, and claimed the life…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Tuesday, January 3, 2023, Andrew Bailey was sworn in as the new Attorney General of Missouri. He is the states 44th AG. 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Governor Mike Parson confirmed Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. in a media release that the State of Missouri will carry out the sentence of Scott McLa…

OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL — Late last week the OHP  release an image of a trooper’s cruiser that was hit from behind. The Trooper was working a two-vehicle crash.