JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) -- A local bookstore is helping a VFW raise money to repair a water line. The owner of Always Buying Books ...

A local elementary school hosts a ribbon cutting for its new storm shelter, Nevada schools hold a teacher recruitment event, ...

SENECA, Mo. (KOAM) - A Seneca man who was sentenced to prison in November 2024 has been pardoned by President Trump.

The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, partnering with the Nevada Police Department, executed a search warrant on January 23, 2025, in Moundville, recovering multiple stolen items.

Two children ages 3 and 8 and two adults were killed Wednesday when a fire swept through an apartment complex in freezing ...

MIAMI, Ok. (KOAM) -- McDonald County boys basketball takes down Colcord (OK) in the first game of the 78th annual NEO high school tournament on Thursday afternoon. Check out the highlights from the ...

FRONTENAC, Kan. (KOAM) -- Colgan girls basketball takes down Nevada 43-28 in the quarterfinals of the 4-state Raider Classic on Thursday. COPYRIGHT 2025 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS ...

Aurora Marionville Police are investigating a Homicide that occurred in the early morning hours of Thursday in their jurisdiction. They have a suspect in custody who ...

Carl Junction Schools has released a statement addressing community concerns and providing clarification following the recent arrest of former teacher, Craig S. Smith.

Newton County residents will soon have more access to broadband internet. It's a project the county has been working on for more than two years. The Newton County Commission has approved an agreement ...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents’ immigration status. U.S.