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Outdoor camera captures moment a Missouri home exploded
A security camera captured the moment a Missouri home exploded overnight, two bodies were found within the rubble. The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined, but the Missouri Propane Safety Commission has launched an investigation as the home used propane.
Karla Eslinger will lead Missouri's education policy. Here are her plans
Only the seventh Commissioner of Education in the history of Missouri, Karla Eslinger has a resume that appears tailor-made for the job. She started teaching in tiny Theodosia in a classroom with two rows of first-graders and two rows of second-graders. After exiting the classroom, Eslinger was an elementary, K-8 and K-12 principal and...
Community clothing give-away at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsburg
PITTSBURG, Kan. (KOAM) - A Community Clothing Give-Away will take place on Saturday, August 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, located at 102 W. Jackson in Pittsburg, across from Taco Bell.
Missouri woman charged in scheme to defraud Presleys and sell Graceland
NEW YORK, NY.- Federal authorities arrested a Missouri woman Friday and accused her of orchestrating a brazen effort to shake down the Presley family by threatening to fraudulently foreclose on Graceland, Elvis’ home in Memphis, Tennessee, a popular tourist attraction. Authorities said they had arrested Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53,...
Monett Hosts Webb City & Seneca for Softball Jamboree
MONETT, MO — High school softball is officially in full swing, as the Monett Lady Cubs hosted Seneca and Webb City for a jamboree on Friday afternoon. Senior Makaylee Mitchell and freshman Jolie King put on a defensive show for Seneca. Webb City responded, however, with great defense of their own. The Cardinals bats came […]
Administrative law judges sue Missouri governor for wrongful termination, withheld salary
A pair of administrative law judges are suing the Parson administration claiming wrongful termination and illegal withholding of salary. Ryan Asbridge, who has served as an administrative law judge since 2019, and Gina Mitten, who has served since 2021, filed a lawsuit last week in Cole Circuit Court. They allege the administration of Gov. Mike […]
Kansas secures federal matching grants for 11 infrastructure projects, but eight rejected
TOPEKA — Officials in Dodge City secured a $14.2 million federal matching grant to improve water treatment and support releases into the Arkansas River streambed to assist with recharging wells linked to the rapidly depleting Ogallala Aquifer. The city of Ellsworth will make use of $117,000 in federal funding...
Lamar Fire Department’s innovative use of cameras enhances fire safety
LAMAR, Mo. — We got an up-close look at a local fire department’s newest tools to help fight fires. The Lamar Fire Department took possession of its first ladder truck back in February, and this summer, Assistant Chief Potter attached three cameras to it. They were originally used...
Brittany Mahomes slams 'haters' on Instagram after apparently liking a Donald Trump post
It’s unclear whether Brittany Mahomes was responding to the backlash she received after the soccer player, model, friend of Taylor Swift and wife of Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes apparently liked a post from Donald Trump recently. But she had a message on Instagram that she posted in...
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