Galena, KS

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?

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...

An area health care worker is being praised for saving a woman’s life while off-duty. Shyanne Brandon, B.S.N., RN, was recently honored by INTEGRIS Health Miami Hospital Chief Executive Jonas Rabel for the life-saving measures she performed while attending as a guest at an employee appreciation event hosted by the Miami Nation’s Prairie Sun and Prairie Moon Casinos.

MIAMI, Okla. – An Ottawa County nurse was recently honored after her heroic efforts saved the life of a woman who nearly drowned. Shyanne Brandon, an INTEGRIS Health Miami Hospital nurse, witnessed a near-drowning incident on July 11 while she was off-duty. She promptly began administering medical aid until emergency medical services arrived on the scene.

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...

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...

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...

(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...

I hope your week has been great so far and hopefully you got some rain. Now most of the rain was on the MO and AR side, it was a sharp cut-off when you push into KS and OK. However, in Joplin we did pick up over a 1/2″ which is great to see.

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...

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.

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.

PJ Sarwinski wants to keep pushing off the day when he’ll stop suiting up for games. Sarwinski participated in senior day ceremonies last fall, but the extra year of eligibility offered to him because of the COVID-19 pandemic lured the Pittsburg State linebacker into returning for a sixth season.

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...

Retired Senior Judge David Dally of Carthage died Monday night. Retiring as a judge in the Jasper County Circuit Court in 2016, Dally had served in courtrooms for forty years. During his career, he also served as a Carthage City Attorney and was elected as a prosecuting attorney. Dally is...

The City of Joplin will open a tree limb and brush drop-off site on Friday, August 19, and Saturday, August 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. This free program is open the third Friday and Saturday of the month from March through October, unless there is a weather event that warrants another date being set.