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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.

A Joplin, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for two fraud schemes, totaling nearly $300,000, including fraudulent loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and a so-called “transaction reversal” bank scheme. Deaviyon Rockett, 22, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark...

SPRINGFIELD – A Mt. Vernon woman was indicted by a federal grand jury last week for leading a conspiracy to purchase nearly 2,000 lottery tickets with stolen credit cards. Amy Young, 31, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield. The indictment alleges...

Today is the anniversary of the infamous Joplin tornado that hit late in the afternoon in 2011. There have only been seven EF5 tornados, with winds estimated at least 201+ MPH since 2009, the last one was the Newcastle-Moore, OK tornado in 2013. With that as a background, surveyors will...

JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) -- The school year is ending for many students in the area so the Salvation Army of Jasper/Newton Counties is celebrating with an end of school bash.

McDONALD COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) — About 11:30 a.m. Sunday a serious crash occurred near 10 mile marker on I-49 northbound diverting traffic. Crash involves an SUV and van Deputies tell us.

Bubba and Barry had Kyle Arnall, from Qupaw Nation, on today to talk about the Anti-Violence Project! The Project is to help make our area a nicer place and better for the communities! It can be hard for people to admit they need help but this is a place where you can definitely get that. Working with EMS, Fire and Police to help look at the best approach to help those in need. Sometimes EMS are the first ones to see this kind of violence or abuse, and they are there to help! Key information in really bad situations is the solution, and having everyone chipping in such as experts to help stand up against the violence. To learn more about how you can help or seek help go to https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/the-anti-violence-project/!

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 Arkansas Advocate.

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 Louisiana Illuminator.

An Omaha developer is planning a project for Joplin that would be one of the largest in the city's history. Woodsonia Real Estate plans to build Prospect Village, a 78-acre mixed-use development, on a currently blighted lot in southwest Joplin. If built, it would be the largest development in Joplin since the devastating 2011 tornado and even farther back to construction of the Northpark Mall, which opened in 1972.

JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) - Joplin's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee held a meeting this afternoon to discuss their plans for the upcoming Unity Walk, scheduled for June's third Thursday. The goal of EDI is to ensure everyone feels included.

MISSOURI (KOAM) -- Memorial Day Weekend is almost here and travelers are about to hit the road.

JOPLIN/WEBB CITY/CARTHAGE, Mo. (KOAM) — Police agencies join together Wednesday morning for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.

(KOAM) -- Memorial Day Weekend is almost here and organizations around the area are planning community events.

JOPLIN, Mo. (KSNF) — On the Friday before Memorial Day, drivers from across America come together to celebrate National Road Trip Day. Memorial Day — a time to honor our fallen veterans — is also considered the unofficial kickoff of the summer travel season, with more than 38 million Americans expected to hit the road over the long weekend, visiting friends and family while paying tribute to our American heroes.