Carthage, MO

NEWTON COUNTY, Mo. — About 4:30 p.m. Monday afternoon Newton County Central Communications were alerted to a crash at MO-43 and Iris Road. Seneca Fire District, Redings Mill Fire, Newton County Ambulance, Newton County Deputies responded. Missouri State Highway Patrol were notified. The roadway is currently closed as of the...

JASPER COUNTY, Mo. – The Jasper County Health Department says another three more residents have died with COVID-19. The patients were two women in their 60’s and 90’s and a man in his 50’s. The latest deaths bring the county’s total to 172. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. ALL...

LAMAR, Mo. / MAYES COUNTY, Okla. – Three southwest Missouri men in an Oklahoma indictment also face murder charges in Lamar, Missouri. Both crimes happened in July of 2020. On Friday, July 23, 2021, a grand jury indicted four more suspects in the kidnapping and death of an Osage Nation resident. This brings the number to eleven Joplin area residents charged related to the case. (Read more on this case here)

COVID-19 is raging through Missouri, especially in Southwest Missouri including Springfield and Joplin. Joplin Mayor Ryan Stanley talked about the situation in Joplin on Monday’s edition of the KZRG Morning Newswatch. “I got an update last night from Freeman,” Mayor Stanley said. Forty-five of their 211 people in the hospital...

MONETT, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) - A 26-year-old Missouri husband and father is sharing his story about his battle with COVID-19 in hopes others will opt to get vaccinated. Kole Eden of Monett didn’t feel the need to get vaccinated against the disease several months ago because he was young and in good health, but KY3 reports he recently contracted the virus and needed emergency care.

(AP) – Authorities have identified two people killed in the crash of a passenger van near Newton that also injured five others. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 35-year-old Stephanie Manyseng and 43-year-old Rudy Perez-Marcial, both of Wichita, died in the Saturday morning crash. Investigators say the crash occurred when the 16-passenger van carrying seven people went off Interstate 135 between two bridges, down an embankment and hit a bridge pillar. Officials have said it’s unclear why the van left the road. Officials say Manyseng and Perez-Marcial died at the scene. Two others were critically injured and three others were seriously injured.

MT. VERNON, Mo. (KY3) - Residents in Mt. Vernon have been dealing with a flooding issue for several years. After residents expressed concern over the natural waterways in town to the city council, members agreed to conduct a study to see what could be done to prevent future flooding. Ricky...

JOPLIN, MO – Prices for propane typically go down during the summer, but that’s not the case this year. Unlike in past summers where the price of propane goes down around $1, they are actually going up this year. Currently, the price of propane in Missouri is $1.97 per gallon.

LAMAR, MO – A new event center in Barton County is getting closer to being finished. The Stompin’ Grounds, located on 2500 Harvest Road in Lamar, is scheduled to be up and running soon. The last set of bleachers will arriver later this week. Officials will then put the focus...

NEOSHO, Mo. – The halls of Neosho High School may be empty now, but in just a few short weeks they’ll be filled with students again. The 2021-2022 school year starts on August 24th in Neosho. So the pressure is on for district leaders to decide how their “back to school” will look.

JOPLIN, Mo. – Starting today, July 26, 2021, drivers will see a road closure at 4th and Geneva in Joplin. The closure is just east of Rangline Road and south of North Park Mall. Crews will be working on stormwater drainage to alleviate issues. After they install the pipe, they’ll overlay the road surface.

JOPLIN, Mo. – With the heat index reaching dangerously high levels, the City of Joplin announces it’s opening cooling centers. The centers are open from 8:00am – 5:00pm Monday through Friday. Cooling centers are located at City Hall, the Joplin Health Department, the Public Safety Center, and the Joplin Athletic Center.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Friday graduation ceremonies were held on the east lawn of the Missouri State Capitol. Now the three graduates from the Joplin area will prepare to begin their initial assignments. Joplin News First carried the live! broadcast of the graduation ceremonies. You can view the video on...

Kami Main, Head Coach of the Baxter Springs Kansas State Runner-up, Major League All-Star Team, and Candice Kelly, Head Coach of the Baxter Springs Minor League All-Star Team, show that girls can play ball, coaching in the 2021 Kansas State Little League State Championship Tournament in Baxter Springs. Photo by Dee Riley.

PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors (KCRAR) has announced the merger of the Pittsburg Board of Realtors (PBOR) with KCRAR. Through this merger, PBOR will be dissolved and become the Pittsburg Chapter of KCRAR effective mid-August. The Pittsburg Chapter of KCRAR will include all of Crawford...