Missing little girl: Grid search of town complete; Dogs, drones and boats provide no new information
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…
Shannon Becker
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - On the first day of his second term, Governor Kevin Stitt signed Executive Order 2023-01, forming the Child Welfare Task Force.
OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. - The suspect of a 2021 Ottawa County Murder pleads guilty to 2nd Degree Murder and Felon in Possession of a firearm. Documents show Jimmy's wife …
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…
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OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. - The suspect of a 2021 Ottawa County Murder pleads guilty to 2nd Degree Murder and Felon in Possession of a firearm.
MIAMI, Okla. - Miami’s Ketcher/Keheley Animal Shelter is now under construction and getting some needed improvements, however, the construction is affecting its kennel space.
OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. - The Ottawa County 4-H Horse Club today hosted one of its showmanship and rodeo events for area youth.
TULSA, Okla. - A 12-year-old girl is in custody in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after fatally stabbing her 9-year-old brother, according to police.
News To Know: fire at the King Point Resort, and the search for an armed robber continues in Wheaton
DELAWARE COUNTY, Okla. - On Thursday reports at about 1:15 A.M. alerted Cowskin Fire Department to a commercial structure fire at King Point Resort on Grand Lake. Fire…
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…
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MIAMI, Okla. - Miami Public Schools today broke ground on two new construction projects beginning within its district.
(KOAM) - If you've needed to fill up your car this week (week of Jan. 1, 2023), you may have noticed gas prices are up.
Oklahoma has entered into four new settlements with opioid makers and distributors totaling more than $226 million. Outgoing Attorney General John O'Connor announced t…
LATIMER COUNTY, Okla. — The Oklahoma Dept of Wildlife Conservation release details of recent mountain lion sighting.
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A football player at Fort Hays State University was shot and killed outside an Oklahoma City bar on New Year's Day. Oklahoma City police say 22-year-old Daniel Howard …
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Unless Missouri Governor Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin will become the first openly transgender woman executed in the United Stat…
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.
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OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. - A 9-year-old was transported to Mercy Hospital in Joplin after they were pinned as a result of a crash.
GRAND LAKE, Okla. — Not all carp are native to NE Oklahoma waters and thus are labeled ‘invasive species’ because they can upset the aquatic ecological system.
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CHEROKEE COUNTY, Kan. — Early Friday morning, December 30, 2022, reports of a man at the Downstream Q Store, 4777 Downstream Blvd, conveyed he had been involved in a m…
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JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM/KJFX/JoplinNewsFirst) — Links to the top stories of 2022 and others that barely missed when you scroll below.
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JOPLIN METRO AREA — The National Weather Service issue: Wind Advisory, Wednesday, December 28, 2022. No outside burning today. 💨 wind gusts 40-50 mph. Watch for high p…
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Jasper County, Mo. - Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run involving a 10-year-old in Jasper County, Missouri. According to the crash report, the child suffered …
Miami Fire Chief gives KOAM details after a fatal fire on December 23, 2022.
Authorities investigate after an inmate is found dead in the Stephens County, Oklahoma jail.
JOPLIN, Mo. - Frozen pipes can possibly lead to bigger issues at hand as well. Joplin authorities responded to a fire shortly after 8:00 am in the Royal Heights neighb…
LeFLORE COUNTY, Okla. — A man who has escaped jail three times in the last two years is now back behind bars.
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CHICKASHA, Okla. — Visit the hometown of the artist who created the Leg Lamp made famous in the 1983 film, “A Christmas Story.”
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QUAPAW, Okla. - 5 Mile Children's Camp is today hosting a Polar Express event featuring festive family fun in Quapaw, Oklahoma.
Here's your flippin' chance to name a baby penguin.
OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. - At around 3:30 P.M. on Dec. 16, Oklahoma State Troopers responded to a multi-vehicle crash on the Will Rogers Turnpike near mile marker 321 in Q…
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UODATE: ALL LANES CLEAR AND OPEN TO TRAFFIC AT 8 p.m. — ODT
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The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office Warrant Unit teamed up with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office to arrest a man wanted for alleged child sex crimes.
Local law enforcement officers now have a new way of deterring threats while preserving life using PeppeBall launchers and PepperBall Blast.
Courtesy Tulsa Police Dept.TULSA, Okla. – Federal investigators have been handed a case that originated within the city of Tulsa involving an elderly woman scammed to …
Joplin News First file photo. WE CAUGHT THE TRAIN ROLLING THROUGH MISSOURI OVERNIGHT! JUST LIKE SANTA! JOPLIN METRO AREA — The Kansas City Southern Holiday Express ret…
Seven-year-old Taz was a drug dog for the South Coffeyville police department and helped serve his community since 2018.
Jail escapee Jeromy Call, 38, mugshot Crawford County Ark. Sheriff. Call mugshot front, center is flanked by media images from prior escapes and captures. CRAWFORD COU…
Republican State Representative Jim Olsen is the author of a bill that would lower the age restrictions to carry and purchase a handgun as long as the person is a perm…
A Jay man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for shooting and killing his mother and wounding a second family member in northeast Oklahoma.
Joplin Police Department ensures safety ahead of Christmas Parade.
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ELLIS COUNTY, Okla. — Monday morning about 8:30 a.m. Oklahoma Highway Patrol report of a plane crash at Gage Airport. Two people died. “The crash involved a Cessna 170…
Shannon Becker
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According to CBS News, statistics show Native American communities see a disproportionate amount of violence and missing persons cases.
The 2 Hip Chicks Roadshow is hosting a Christmas shopping event with multiple local vendors today.
Screenshot of video from KOAM Producer Zach Dobbs at Miami, Okla. 312 mile marker. Expect delays in the westbound lanes.OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. — Thanksgiving morning rep…
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Quadruple murder suspect, Wu Chen, courtesy US Marshals via OSBI.KINGFISHER COUNTY, Okla. – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) update on the quadruple h…
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Local health institutes and Miami Public Schools teamed up today to put on a large-scale mock shooting exercise.
COMMERCE, Okla. — Oklahoma Highway Patrol report that Saturday evening, November 19, 2022 just after 8 p.m. a police pursuit ended as the officer crashed north of Comm…
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One of the highest freestanding statues in the United States, the 110-foot-tall Cross on the Prairie is located halfway between Pryor and Adair on US Highway 69 (Jeffe…
Joplin News First file photo. JOPLIN METRO AREA — The Kansas City Southern Holiday Express returns to the region! After a two-year hiatus due to health concerns the tr…
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