Tuesday, May 15 2012 6:18 PM EDT2012-05-15 22:18:28 GMT
A South Middle School students gets national recognition for his improvement in reading. Eighth grader Kaleb Hansen is one of just 12 in the nation to be a Scholastic Classic All Star in the Read 180More >>
A South Middle School students gets national recognition for his improvement in reading. Eighth grader Kaleb Hansen is one of just 12 in the nation to be a Scholastic Classic All Star in the Read 180More >>
Tuesday, May 15 2012 5:53 PM EDT2012-05-15 21:53:19 GMT
A local church helps kids build back their home libraries. Grace Baptist Church is putting books into the hands of students at Cecil Floyd Elementary by putting a check for $3,000 into the hands of theMore >>
Grace Baptist Church is putting books into the hands of students at Cecil Floyd Elementary by putting a check for $3,000 into the hands of the principal.More >>
Monday, May 14 2012 4:19 PM EDT2012-05-14 20:19:03 GMT
When Saint Johns Hospital was hit by the May 22 tornado, emergency planning was tested and in some ways failed. Both Freeman Hospital and now Mercy say they have learned many lessons from that fatefulMore >>
Both Freeman and Mercy say they have learned many lessons from that fateful night. Changes have been made and other changes are still coming that will help them handle any future disaster.More >>
Friday, May 11 2012 10:56 AM EDT2012-05-11 14:56:51 GMT
Missouri voters may get the chance to raise the state's minimum wage. The change in minimum wage is one of four measures that could go to a statewide vote in November if petitions meet the muster. SignaturesMore >>
The change in minimum wage is one of four measures that could go to a statewide vote in november if petitions meet the muster. Signatures have been submitted to the secretary of state's office and are being checked to ensure signees are registered voters.More >>
Thursday, May 10 2012 6:03 PM EDT2012-05-10 22:03:03 GMT
Landmark Hospital marks five years in business in Joplin and has a plan to grow. The long term acute care hospital held an open house today, giving tours to social workers, medical personnel and media. LandmarkMore >>
The long term acute care hospital held an open house today, giving tours to social workers, medical personnel and media.More >>
Tuesday, May 8 2012 7:30 PM EDT2012-05-08 23:30:32 GMT
Carl Junction has a new attraction to draw visitors and share some of its history. A life size replica of a mammoth made of foam now stands at the Community Center in Carl Junction. Marv Dahmen, a formerMore >>
A life size replica of a mammoth made of foam now stands at the Community Center in Carl Junction. Marv Dahmen, a former art teacher and sculptor, made the model of the mammoth.More >>
Thursday, May 3 2012 6:54 PM EDT2012-05-03 22:54:32 GMT
The Eastern Shawnee Tribe shows off its $90,000,000 baby, a bigger Bordertown Casino. Usually businesses don't give media tours until construction is finished and buildings are dust free, but the TribeMore >>
Usually businesses don't give media tours until construction is finished and buildings are dust free, but the Tribe and Red Stone Construction wanted us to see the work in progress to see its true economic impact.More >>
Wednesday, May 2 2012 6:41 PM EDT2012-05-02 22:41:18 GMT
Joplin High School prepares for its first musical, "Seussical", with this years new theatre director in a new-old space. When the May 22 tornado took away the high school it took away years of props andMore >>
When the May 22 tornado took away the high school it took away years of props and costumes that had accumulated at the high school theatre department.More >>
Tuesday, May 1 2012 5:36 PM EDT2012-05-01 21:36:01 GMT
The debate over Jasper County jail construction bids and contract results in verbal wrangling at today's county commission meeting. "You don't think we did our homework?" says Jasper County commissionerMore >>
The debate over Jasper County jail construction bids and contract results in verbal wrangling at today's county commission meeting.
Wednesday, April 25 2012 5:48 PM EDT2012-04-25 21:48:03 GMT
A Joplin restaurant-bar is changing names but in the process renters in the lofts above it are getting evicted. Mike Denny owns Quincy Magoo's on Kentucky and he is now renovating the restaurant to reopenMore >>
Mike Denny owns Quincy Magoo's on Kentucky and he is now renovating the restaurant to reopen as Bricktown Sliders on May 5. He leases the building and says one of the person living above the restaurant hasn't been paying rent while another was arrested on a marijuana violation.More >>
Tuesday, April 24 2012 6:45 PM EDT2012-04-24 22:45:15 GMT
In a tough economy many vie for the same jobs, but Workforce Investment experts say there is a way to make yourself marketable even if you're a teen. The Sarcoxie School District is teaming up with economicMore >>
In a tough economy many vie for the same jobs, but Workforce Investment experts say there is a way to make yourself marketable even if you're a teen. The Sarcoxie School District is teaming up with economicMore >>
Thursday, April 19 2012 4:46 PM EDT2012-04-19 20:46:01 GMT
As Jasper County fights a lawsuit over an inmate's suicide, Missouri lawmakers consider raising the bar for those filing suit. Local sheriffs tell us they make concerted efforts to prevent suicides but they still happen.More >>
Wednesday, April 18 2012 5:34 PM EDT2012-04-18 21:34:37 GMT
Veterans find their place in the classrooms of Missouri Southern State University thanks to the post 9-11 GI Bill. In fact, it's doubled the enrollment by veterans at MSSU. Statewide numbers are up fromMore >>
Tuesday, April 17 2012 6:42 PM EDT2012-04-17 22:42:47 GMT
Mercy Hospital welcomes its first baby born in the newest obstetrics unit in Joplin. Nine pound Isaiah Barrett Mott arrived to not only excited parents but an elated OB staff. The new Mercy hospitalMore >>
A laptop for every Joplin High School student was a dream that became reality after the tornado, possibly before some were prepared to handle the change and the challenges.More >>
Tuesday, May 17 2011 6:10 PM EDT2011-05-17 23:10:42 GMT
Ottawa County, Oklahoma commissioners have voted to display the words " In God We Trust" in the county courthouse. The phrase already appears with a portrait in the district attorney's office. CommissionersMore >>
Thursday, May 12 2011 5:56 PM EDT2011-05-12 22:56:35 GMT
Jasper County commissioners today toured the county jail to see problems that have the sheriff sending prisoners to other facilities, overcrowding and mechanical failures. The lieutenant who runs the jail and maintenance crews pointed out some serious flaws during the tour that indicate prisoners are not completely secure.More >>
Thursday, May 12 2011 1:32 PM EDT2011-05-12 18:32:49 GMT
Authorities tell us say there are no federal violations in the case of missing money from Boomtown Days. Yesterday organizers announced the lineup for the 10th anniversary of the big event. In December committee members for the not-for-profit group were informed about missing money. And although there are no federal violations, the Joplin Police Department is in the process of requesting an investigation by the Missouri Highway Patrol's criminal division.More >>
Saturday, May 7 2011 9:08 PM EDT2011-05-08 02:08:34 GMT
At a time when disabilities awareness is in the forefront, Joplin Little Theatre presents the story of a woman who overcame the greatest of challenges.More >>
Thursday, April 28 2011 11:34 PM EDT2011-04-29 04:34:06 GMT
We have handicapped accessible street corners, bathrooms, even restaurants. but for many families of people with special needs one place has been surprisingly difficult to find a fit -- church. now as koam's Lisa Olliges shows us in her special report life beyond limits, there's a new drive for disabilities ministry. More >>
Thursday, April 28 2011 8:37 PM EDT2011-04-29 01:37:30 GMT
Missouri public school students would have to learn ways to include kids with disabilities in daily activities if a bill passes that aims at increasing inclusion of people with disabilities. But some people with special needs have already figured out that a disability does not have to be an obstacle.More >>
Saturday, March 12 2011 11:12 PM EST2011-03-13 04:12:28 GMT
Joplin gets an influx of athletes and their families as the Dunamis volleyball club hosts a tournament. More than 50 teams competed today at Joplin's middle schools, Memorial Hall and Sports Park SouthwestMore >>
Thursday, March 10 2011 4:57 PM EST2011-03-10 21:57:23 GMT
This morning was an emotional time for friends and family when the 414th Army Reserve troops returned to the Joplin Reserve Center. The 414th Military Police Company served 10 months in Bagram, Afghanistan but were gone nearly 15 months.More >>
Sunday, February 20 2011 11:47 PM EST2011-02-21 04:47:16 GMT
THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS THE BODY WAS FOUND IN THE RURAL AREA OF POWELL MISSOURI. A CAUSE OF DEATH HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AND SHERIFF ROBERT EVENSON SAYS THEY ARE NOT RELEASING IF THE BODY IS THAT OF A MAN OR WOMAN. HE SAYS UNTIL A CAUSE OF DEATH IS DETERMINE IT WILL BE TREATED AS A HOMICIDE.More >>
Wednesday, February 16 2011 11:26 PM EST2011-02-17 04:26:32 GMT
The Jasper County Sheriffs office is trying to shave its budget by buying used cars as its done in the past, but the County Commission is putting the kabosh on its plans to purchase them from theMore >>
Thursday, February 10 2011 6:54 PM EST2011-02-10 23:54:32 GMT
Unemployment is around 9%, but the jobless rate for convicted felons locally is 27%. Some get a foot in the door through temporary agencies but many face obstacles getting to work. The Career Center says they are competing with thousands of others for jobs. Transportation is also a problem.More >>
Wednesday, February 2 2011 8:42 PM EST2011-02-03 01:42:19 GMT
Emergency responders need to get to patients quickly and the national guard is here to help them. FOX 14 and KOAM's Lisa Olliges explains how humvee's and guardsmen are helping ambulance crewsMore >>
Tuesday, February 1 2011 9:43 PM EST2011-02-02 02:43:39 GMT
Streets aren't the only places where snow piles up stopping drivers. for businesses its about parking lots.. koam's Lisa Olliges looks at the effort to clear them and how one store ensures it can get that job done -- or tries to -- in a blizzard..More >>
Wednesday, January 19 2011 5:56 PM EST2011-01-19 22:56:46 GMT
So the Missouri extension office is teaming up with West Central Elementary to promote healthy eating. And it is an enthusiastic thumbs up for gold fish crackers from first graders as they learn about the grains food group.More >>
Wednesday, January 19 2011 5:44 PM EST2011-01-19 22:44:23 GMT
You'll want to be ready for the snow and ice and stores are setting up supplies. Shovels, ice melt, scrapers and wood are among items ready for sale at Henkles Ace Hardware in Webb City.More >>
Tuesday, January 18 2011 5:40 PM EST2011-01-18 22:40:15 GMT
Some high school students are helping children in Africa through a community service element in their class. The Joplin Schools superintendent says he would like to build community service projects into the curriculum from preschool through senior year.More >>
Thursday, January 13 2011 8:28 PM EST2011-01-14 01:28:44 GMT
The controversial closing of an elementary school in Scammon, Kansas pays off financially for the school district that closed the facility and a nearby school district. The Columbus School District says more than 40 students left their district after the closing, around $280,000 in state funding with them, but they still saved nearly $500,000.More >>
Tuesday, January 11 2011 5:03 PM EST2011-01-11 22:03:43 GMT
Police say seven-year-old Megan Hughey's mom reported her missing this morning around 7:30 a.m.
Megan walked more than a mile to the Church Alive school. When she discovered it was closed she crossed the street and got the attention of a salesman on the Roper used car lot.
After learning her name, the sales staff gave the girl food and were driving her home when they saw an officer looking for Megan.More >>
Thursday, January 6 2011 6:04 PM EST2011-01-06 23:04:16 GMT
Joplin school officials surveyed around 400 patrons in November by phone, primarily to determine if the district should proceed with building improvement plans. The district says elementary schools, including Columbia, are already overcrowded. The school has two mobile units to keep students out of hallways, but the building is one of several built between 1927 and 1931. It does not have a true kitchen and food is wheeled to the cafeteria each day.More >>
Wednesday, January 5 2011 5:48 PM EST2011-01-05 22:48:07 GMT
The chairwoman of Boomtown Days talks about the festival after it was revealed that money is missing.
Ginger Lamar has been involved with Boomtown Days for nine of the 10 years the event has been held and she says it is not stopping now.
She will not go into specifics about the missing money, but Lamar says things will change with the organization once the investigation by the FBI is complete.More >>
Tuesday, January 4 2011 5:46 PM EST2011-01-04 22:46:48 GMT
Crowder College is adding two new online classes dealing with autism and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). It is a way of teaching to breakdown basic skills into baby steps, so students with autism can master them before moving to the next goal.More >>
Tuesday, December 21 2010 6:10 PM EST2010-12-21 23:10:44 GMT
A Joplin physician is using the radio waves in her fight to stay in the Freeman PHO, the link between doctors and insurance companies. In the past, Dr. Renee Walker, an ear, nose and throat doctor certified in pediatric care, has worked with patients of both Freeman and St. Johns and had been in both physicians groups. But she's been dropped from the Freeman PHO and says it's unfair to patients. Freeman officials say in a statement that the PHO structure is confidential.More >>
Thursday, December 16 2010 5:11 PM EST2010-12-16 22:11:23 GMT
Dozens of Crawford County, Kansas law enforcement, school administrators and other emergency agency officials are learning about warning signs to prevent incidents and the importance of communication plans in case a crisis does occur.
"Left hand will know what right hand is doing - everybody is involved in preventing it and participating in the post-crisis management," says Branch Walton of Homeland Security. "It reduces duplication. It reduces redundancy."More >>
Wednesday, December 15 2010 5:57 PM EST2010-12-15 22:57:54 GMT
School board members across the nation are buzzing about a shooting in Panama City, Florida. A husband complained about his wife being fired and began shooting. After exchanging gunfire with a security guard, the man killed himself.
Joplin's school board president says it is something that could happen here. He says the board could consider a scheduling shift so that a school resource officer is available during evening board meetings.More >>
Wednesday, December 15 2010 5:35 PM EST2010-12-15 22:35:57 GMT
The "House that Love Built" gets a little extra love at Christmas time. Members of the Freeman Health Auxiliary brought toys donated by members during their annual Christmas dinner. Besides toys, otherMore >>
Tuesday, December 14 2010 2:23 PM EST2010-12-14 19:23:29 GMT
Three women are now identified but police need help identifying three others. An investigation into the discovery of 11 bodies in a mass grave led authorities to Joplin, Missouri. The bodies were dug up in 2009 just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Authorities searched a business and two homes owned by Ron Erwin of Joplin. Police did not name Erwin as a suspect. Erwin has said he was surprised by the interest in him and has not commented on the investigation.More >>
KDOT and Crawford County officials introduced some new approaches to getting adults and teens to wear seat belts consistently. Now the program is being implemented at a Cherokee County school.More >>
Joplin North Middle School students learned about new cyber-bullying laws and that 700 boys and girls were abducted last year because they revealed information on social networking sites. But officials say kids are not the only ones who do not realize how they put themselves at risk.More >>
Thursday, December 2 2010 6:05 PM EST2010-12-02 23:05:17 GMT
About 3% of female students at Joplin High School are pregnant, adding up to 35 to 40 girls school wide each year. Experts say teens are bombarded with sexual messages and there is also peer pressureMore >>
Reporter and Weekend Anchor, Producer Lisa Olliges
Lisa is a Missouri native, calling St. Louis her hometown. She started with KOAM in 1988 and is a graduate of Lindwood College, with degrees in Mass Communications and Performing Arts. She is active in Joplin Little Theatre and is a teacher at her son's preschool.
Lisa says the best part about being a journalist is having the chance to meet new people, and being able to inform people with life altering or life saving information.
Lisa is the Education Reporter for KOAM along with her anchor duties.
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A Carthage couple fights to keep their adopted son. The biological mother, an illegal immigrant, is now fighting to overturn the adoption that occurred while she was in jail. - SPECIAL REPORT by Lisa OlligesMore >>
A Carthage, Missouri couple is fighting to keep their adopted son. The child was born to an illegal immigrant from Guatemala. The biological mother was arrested in a poultry plant raid and now is fighting herself to overturn the adoption that occurred while she was in jail. - A special report from reporter Lisa OlligesMore >>
Consultants help districts evaluate teachers and curriculum but it comes at a cost. Is it worth it, and are consultants doing what administrators and principals already should be doing?More >>
Lisa Olliges talks with several teens and experts working to find answers to the problem of hidden homeless tonight on KOAM News at 6 and 10.We'll meet a young man and woman who sleep in a tent and rideMore >>
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