A Joplin woman will spend time behind bars for her involvement in a murder. Carla Jo Ward, 50, is sentenced to 10 years in ...

First published 125 years ago, the composer’s rag remains the ideal showcase for his melodic and rhythmic inventiveness.

A Joplin woman, charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly blind woman, pleads guilty to the ...

A 37-year-old Joplin man has pleaded guilty to meth-trafficking and weapon charges in a plea deal that could send him to prison for 10 years.

The Joplin Police Dept Detectives utilize social media to ID persons of interest in recent cases by requesting assistance from the public.

JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) -- The City of Joplin held a council meeting last night. The council discussed a number of items including ...

Carthage's Addie Foust claimed first place in the COC West and Joplin's Scarlett Satterlee was runner-up at the COC Championships on Monday at the Carthage Golf Course. Foust, who finished second last ...

It’s homecoming weekend for the Missouri Southern Lions. Spectators took to the sidewalks of downtown Joplin for the ...

A north Joplin neighborhood was filled with music on Saturday. It’s the annual North Heights Porchfest event, hosted by the ...

To this day, Janis Joplin is one of the crucial figures in the ’60s flower-power movement. With hit songs such as “Me and ...

Two people are in custody after a police pursuit ended in a crash in Joplin Wednesday. Captain William Davis with the Joplin ...

It took some extra football for Carthage and Joplin to decide their COC West Division tilt Friday at David Haffner Stadium.