Carthage, MO

The internet has made a lot of things worse, basically everything really. That's not the case, though, for the Little League World Series, which has been made eminently more enjoyable thanks to normally-awful places like Twitter and Instagram. Where else would we have been introduced to Big Al, who did nothing but hit dingers?

(KTTS News) – A Carthage man was killed in a tractor-trailer accident Tuesday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that 64-year-old Mark A. Tidball went off the side of route M near Jasper just shortly before 1 pm. Tidball’s freightliner tractor trailer overturned, and he was ejected from...

NEOSHO, Mo. – One local cornhole enthusiast can thank the Neosho Police Department for this one – The NPD today recovered stolen items while responding to a service call at the Walmart Supercenter. Neosho officers made contact with a suspect and after questioning, they located stolen property in...

Davenport's Southeast Little League baseball team is representing the state of Iowa in the Little League World Series, and they're headed into the semi-finals of the regional tournament today. You can watch on ESPN this morning as the Davenport Southeast Little League team takes on the Webb City Missouri team...

JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — About 1 p.m. Tuesday reports of a serious crash on Baseline Blvd near Civil War Road alerted Jasper County E911. Jasper Fire Dept, Jasper County Sheriff’s Deputies and Mercy EMS responded emergency. Missouri State Highway Patrol and MoDOT Emergency Response were notified. On the scene of the crash the roadway was completely blocked. Tpr B. Walker...

PITTSBURG, Kan. – Pittsburg State University today announced Assistant Professor Andrew Chybowski is ready to hit the field and serve as the school’s interim band director. With 160 music and non-music majors set to arrive on campus this weekend to begin Pride of the Plains Marching Band Camp...

JOPLIN, Mo. – Just before 7:45 p.m. Tuesday night reports of a single vehicle crash in the 4700 block of S Rangeline alerted Joplin E911 Dispatch. The vehicle was reported to be upside down off the roadway. Joplin Fire Dept, Joplin Police Dept, Newton County Ambulance and Newton County...

JOPLIN, Mo. – Bright Futures in Joplin today celebrated the lives of two Joplin Police Officers who were killed in the line of duty this year. To do so, the organization announced its new scholarship program in Joplin. The Officer Jake Reed Memorial Scholarship and the Corporal Ben Cooper...

Saint Ann's Catholic School in Carthage partnered with Notre Dame University to enhance its Bilingual Education Program.

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Mo. – A southwest Missouri man pleads guilty to abandonment of a corpse. Ray Fryling had faced a number of other charges including first-degree murder. In December of 2019, Lawrence County detectives found someone had been using a missing man, Coy Cole’s, car and financial information. They traced the activity to Cole’s former roommate who told detectives that Fryling had shot Cole in the stomach. Deputies searched Fryling’s property in Verona and found a fresh burn pile with human remains. For a full breakdown of events in this case click here.

WHITESTOWN, Ind. — A local Little League team is preparing to play in the Midwest Regional Tournament, here’s how you can watch. Webb City Little League Baseball is gearing up to take on Davenport IA at 10 AM, Wednesday in Indiana. If they win the regional tournament they will be going to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Barton County Memorial Park in Lamar is in the process of adding new veteran monuments.

Let Cereset help you help your brain! Ethan Coleman of Cereset in Joplin shares some benefits of the exciting new Cereset protocal designs.

PITTSBURG, Kan. – Pittsburg State football is in the middle of their first week of fall camp. This season, the Gorillas open camp with Chad Dodson, Jr. on top of the quarterback depth chart. The sophomore QB appeared in five games last season, throwing for 599 yards and 7...

The Joplin Parks and Rec was with us this morning to tell us about their 2022 Mom & Son Date Night, with Joplin History Mineral Museum! There will be dinner, dancing, as well as some fun games and prizes. Be sure to mark your calendar for this September 23rd & 24th!

WEBB CITY, Mo. – The Webb City 12u baseball team is just one win away from a trip to the Little League World Series. Webb City defeated Davenport, Iowa 3-1 Wednesday morning in Indianapolis to punch their ticket to the Midwest Regional Tournament championship game – which will be played on Friday.

Joplin, MO. — Are you looking for something fun to do this weekend at Wildcat Glades? Then you might want to consider not only the first ever Crawdads at the Creek and Shoal Creek Water Festival. The Crawdads at the Creek event is happening Friday, August 12th at 6:30 pm and the Shoal Creek Water Festival is happening Saturday, August 13th from 9 AM to 2 PM. There are a few things you should know for the Crawdad at the Creeks event:

Lockwood volleyball will look to take a big step forward from last year’s six-win campaign behind a group of seven returning juniors. That returning junior group includes Grace Wilson (OH), Adrien Neill (OH), Shae Gray (setter), Kelsey Daniel (MH), Hannah Steeley (MH), Payton Wilson (OH/DS) and Page Beerly (DS).

As a child, Christina Williams loved decorating and redecorating her room: throw pillows, aesthetic vignettes, the whole nine yards. She also brought projects to life with LEGOs, including three-story buildings with furniture inside. And she drew floor plans. Lots of them. “I was always trying to improve on my own...