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NOEL, Mo. (KOAM) -  Many Elk River campers started their day packing today. Floating and canoeing trips were canceled because of the severe weather that hit the area on Saturday night.

JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) — About 12:15 p.m. Saturday tipsters began telling us of a pursuit entering Joplin from Webb City.

NEOSHO, Mo. — Hundreds of people gathered on the Neosho square Monday night (5/27), for a prayer vigil held in honor of Davy and Natalie Lloyd. Both husband and wife were serving as missionaries in Haiti. On Thursday (5/23), gangs there attacked one of their missions and murdered the couple.

When a devastating storm comes through a city, communities will come together to help, but it's also a time when scammers come for those impacted by storm damage.

JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) — About 8 a.m. Saturday tipsters told us a car crashed into a pool house in the Wildwood Neighborhood.

KSNF/KODE — Saturday night brought the area some intense storms, but there’s still a chance for severe weather going into tonight. There is a tornado watch in effect for much of the Four State area, with Jasper County’s expiring at 9:00 p.m. tonight. Storms continue to develop. Some of the stronger storms will be capable of damaging wind and strong tornadoes.

SENECA, Mo. — Many Seneca residents were spending their Sunday cleaning up storm damage from their yards. Many residents we spoke with report tree damage that occurred from a severe-warned storm that went through town around 3:00 a.m. A tree fell on a nearby power line, causing that neighborhood...

WEBB CITY, Mo. (KOAM) — This weekend is Memorial Day, set aside as America Honors military men and women who lost their lives in service to the country. The holiday is observed on the last Monday of May.

By the Sunday before Memorial Day my father would already have the flowers set out on the family graves. He would have called the flowers “decorations,” because being an original Ozarker he knew the holiday by its old name. The relatives whose remains were held safe by these grassy plots had been gone for years, […] The post On this Memorial Day weekend, a civic prayer for the living and the dead appeared first on Source New Mexico.

CARTHAGE, Mo. — A Joplin man is facing burglary charges and more after authorities responded to a break-in early Thursday afternoon. According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, a home security camera tipped off residents to a man breaking into their south Carthage home. They contacted authorities and detectives with the JCSO arrived at the house shortly after 12:30 p.m.

(KOAM) - Possible severe storms expected in the 4-State area ( LATEST FORECAST ) ( WATCH NEWSCASTS/Cut-ins ). The KOAM SkyWatch Weather team is tracking them and will go LIVE on YouTube and cut in over the air and on the KOAM+ TV streaming app as needed. (CBS Ch. 7, FOX14 Ch. 14).

NEWTON COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) - Storms late Saturday night into Sunday morning, left a trail of damage in areas such as Rogers, Arkansas. 

JOPLIN, MO — After a week of high school sports & collegiate sports, we showed off our Top 5 Plays of the Week from around the Four States area. Play #1: Pitt State Men & Women’s Track & Field — The Pitt State Men & Women’s Track & Field team are your 2024 Outdoor National Champions. […]

UPDATE: 4:30 a.m. the crash was pulled to the median and inside shoulder. We anticipate delays later today as the crash is removed. Oklahoma Highway Patrol reopened the Miami 313 gate and traffic continues as normal into Missouri.

JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) - "Exactly 13 years ago I posted this photo to FB. May 22, 2011, 6:23 p.m." - Shannon Becker, KOAM Reporter

JOPLIN, Mo. — “Peace Church Cemetery” volunteers are commemorating the ultimate sacrifice made by veterans through its annual Memorial Day ceremony. This morning, the American Legion Post 13, community members and volunteers participated in a veterans tour – paying tribute to the 10 military veterans that are buried in the cemetery.

NEWTON COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) - Redings Mill Fire Department hosts community members for a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course.