Local hotels in Joplin, Mo. are already seeing an increase in bookings due to the upcoming World Cup, which is expected to have a positive impact on the local economy.

An autopsy was scheduled Monday in Springfield for the victim of a downtown Joplin shooting that occurred early Saturday ...

Sparklight customers in Joplin and surrounding cities experienced an outage caused by vandalism, but services were restored ...

Joplin, Missouri is celebrating National Read Across America Week with a districtwide initiative called Read Across Joplin Week, which includes book swaps, guest readers, and spirit days.

Laurie Anderson, owner of Joplin’s former Carnegie library building at 830 S. Wall Ave., said this week she is making progress cleaning junk out of the building and that she’s celebrating that ...

The 2026 Jasper/Newton County Lincoln Day dinner will feature candidates for five of the six Missouri House seats in the two counties, said Newton County Republican Central Committee Chairman Nick ...

ST. LOUIS – Scott Joplin, known as the “King of Ragtime,” is recognized for his mastery of the piano and his role in integrating the genre into American music. Joplin composed more than 40 musical ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — The Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce holds a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate one year of new ownership for a historic landmark. Laurie Anderson closed on the Joplin Carnegie ...

With six candidates competing for three at-large seats on the Joplin City Council, KOAM News is launching a three-night candidate series asking each hopeful the same ...

About 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 reports of a crash with rollover at NW Murphy Blvd and Lone Elm Road alerted E-911.

Joplin Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in the downtown bar district. JPD says 27-year-old Anthony Campbell, of Joplin, was found dead from gunshot wounds early Saturday morning ...