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The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awards a project to construct the final five miles of I-49 in Missouri between Pineville and the Missouri/Arkansas state line in McDonald County. The Commission made the decision at its meeting on Wednesday, April 1, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. The project, known as the I-49 Missouri/Arkansas Connector, was awarded to Emery Sapp…
The IRS today urged taxpayers to be on the lookout for a surge of calls and email phishing attempts about the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, that could be scams. These contacts could lead to tax-related fraud and identity theft. “We urge people to take extra care during this period. The IRS isn’t going to call you asking to verify or…
LABETTE COUNTY, Kan. – Authorities plan to request a manslaughter charge in a fatal DUI crash in southeast Kansas. On April 1, 2020, the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to a crash on US 59, about a mile south of US 400, inside Parsons city limits. They found that a vehicle had hit a pedestrian, William A. Treiber, 29, of St….
A strong cold front is plunging through the Plains and pushing into the Mississippi Valley, while producing heavy snow from the Central Rockies into the Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and very dry conditions will create elevated to critical fire weather threats across the Southern High Plains. A large and powerful offshore storm will produce a variety of marine impacts along…
Rain is very light so far, and while it will continue to pop up during the day, it’s pretty much going to amount to morning sprinkles and the majority of the Four States stays dry. Mostly cloudy skies as temperatures work in to the high 60s later on this afternoon. The big change comes Friday morning when the rain is…
JOPLIN, MO. — Since President Trump signed the $2 trillion stimulus package intended to boost the economy, a lot of Four-Staters have questions about the stimulus funds. Tax professional Jim Erickson, from Erickson Tax Service in Joplin, answers the frequently asked questions. What about a retired person/couple not making enough to file taxes, do they need file now? Retired couples…
Good Thursday morning, everyone. Sure enough, we’re back in the clouds as we get closer to wrapping up this week. Not only that, we have areas of scattered rain and t-storms to get the morning started. You can thank our next wave out in the Rocky Mountains for the returning rain. While the brunt of the upper level wave stays…
NEODESHA, Kan. – For 6th grade teacher Heather Newkirk, working from home has some obvious perks. But while she’s able to spend more time with her kids, she’s missing others that she considers family. “I am all about relationships, and it’s really hard to gauge how a student really is feeling over a video or over an email,” says Newkirk….
GOV. STITT ANNOUNCES NEW MEASURES BEING TAKEN TO INCREASE TESTING AND STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 OKLAHOMA CITY (April 1, 2020)— Governor Kevin Stitt today held a press conference to provide an update on the State’s response to COVID-19 and announce he has issued Seventh Amended Executive Order (EO) 2020-07. “The best way to slow the curve and stop the spread of COVID-19…
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JOPLIN, Mo. – The Coronavirus isn’t stopping a Joplin tow truck company that’s helping 4-Staters who are down on their luck during a tough time. Scott Wheeler is the owner of Metro Towing and he says he’s happy to offer free roadside assistance to folks who are stuck trying to get home. That includes towing, jump starts, tire changes, and…
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Good Wednesday evening, everyone. We enjoyed a quiet day all across the area with mostly sunny skies to start us out this morning. After we started in the middle 40s, we were able to climb back into the lower 70s this afternoon as skies started to turn partly sunny. Now that we have mostly cloudy skies in control for this…
JOPLIN, Mo. – Due to travel restrictions and fear over the coronavirus, a lot of people are changing their vacation and travel plans. Local travel agent Cindy Branner of Branner Travel says all of her clients have cancelled their trips, some looking to rebook for later in the year, but others too afraid to book anything right now. She says…
JOPLIN, Mo. – Gun sales have risen in the u-s since the beginning of the pandemic Sullivan Gun Works has been in Joplin for 14 years with the owner Jon Sullivan having more than 30 years’ experience in the industry. He says typically gun sales rise when people are in panic, but the influx of sales with the coronavirus outbreak…
Before we see the latest Drought Monitor released Thursday morning, the update from the past week still has our area in good shape. With all the rain we’ve seen this past several weeks, we didn’t have to worry about any areas of drought this month. The previous update did have some lingering drought across western Kansas. Some areas west of…
Our next wave is working in late tonight and continuing into Thursday. For us, we’ll have scattered rain and t-storms picking up after midnight and continuing through Thursday morning. We’ll get a break for Thursday afternoon before we see additional rain work in late Thursday night and into Friday. Our t-storm chances for the overnight and Thursday morning will stay…
After we enjoyed a mostly dry Tuesday and a quiet Wednesday, our next wave is ready to roll in from the west starting late tonight. After midnight, we’ll have scattered rain and t-storms pick back up and take us into Thursday morning. While we don’t have to worry about any strong or severe t-storms for tonight, additional rain will be…
KOAM is working to social distance. We took photos of some makeshift home offices our employees have set up. We invite you to share yours below! Categories: Test Category – JackieL
Bhagavan “Doc” Antle in a scene from the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King.”Credit: Netflix By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Bhagavan “Doc” Antle doesn’t think people should take “Tiger King” very seriously. The founder of The Institute for Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.) appears in the hit Netflix docuseries and has not been happy about his portrayal. He told The Media Exchange that it’s “not…
In mid-March, homes across the U.S. started receiving invitations to complete the 2020 Census. People can fill it out online (https://2020census.gov/), over the phone or by mail. So why is Census Day on April 1st? April 1 is a key reference date for the 2020 Census. When completing the census, you will include everyone living in your home on April…
The latest COVID-19 related headlines on Wednesday afternoon, April 1, 2020 Categories: Test Category – JackieL
Image of kansasworks.com/coronavirus TOPEKA, Kan. – Topeka, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Commerce today launched a new jobs website, connecting job seekers with Kansas businesses hiring to fill urgent needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 jobs site, kansasworks.com/coronavirus, allows employers from essential industries to post critical positions that need to be filled to support activities related to helping individuals…