A homeowner trying to get ice off of his house used a blow torch on Friday and that caused his house to catch on fire.

PITTSBURG, Kan. (KOAM) -- The Lady Gorillas take down the Lions 68-58. COPYRIGHT 2025 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

CARTHAGE, Mo. (KOAM) -- With the wrestling regular season winding down, the COC Wrestling Tournament took place in Carthage.

About 8:30 a.m. Friday morning reports of two trains colliding on a CPKC siding in the rural NW part of the county alerted ...

JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) -- Coming off a sweep of Arkansas - Fort Smith on Thursday, the Missouri Southern basketball teams were back in action against Northeastern State on Saturday. Check out the ...

A winter storm already spreading snow across the Southeast will strengthen rapidly into a bomb cyclone with hurricane-force wind gusts over the next 24 hours ...

Watch your step this weekend, the Four-Sates will see some icy and dangerously cold temperatures heading into Saturday ...

PITTSBURG, Kan. (KOAM) — The USD 250 Foundation distributed nearly $25,000 in grant funding to 35 district teachers, with ...

Beth perfected her craft in sourdough baking, which she later turned her therapeutic hobby into a small business, Sonshine ...

About 7 p.m. Friday evening reports of a structure fire in the 2300 block of North Free Kings Hwy alerted E-911.

The J.J. Richards Band Shell, known locally as the "Band Dome," has stood in Lincoln Park since 1937. The Pittsburg City ...

JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) -- A Freeman volunteer, who knits caps for infants at the hospital, drops off her 2,000th cap since 2019.