Payton Williams

Mar 27, 2025 | koamnewsnow.com | Payton Williams

(KOAM) -- A Neodesha man pleads no contest to aggravated battery, Pittsburg fire crews respond to a house fire, and details about KOAM's Hero Fund. Below are the top three headlines to know before you head out the door. COFFEYVILLE, Kan. -- Ryan McCullough of Neodesha, Kansas enters a plea for a reduced charge, as part of an agreement in the death of David Wintjen of Coffeyville, Kansas. McCullough was originally charged with second-degree murder.

Mar 26, 2025 | koamnewsnow.com | Payton Williams

VERNON COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) -- Local authorities arrest a kidnapping suspect after a multi-county pursuit. According to the Vernon County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a kidnapping notification from the El Dorado Police Department that had just occurred with an armed subject wearing body armor fleeing the scene from El Dorado with a child. The office says the suspect was going down HWY 54 towards Nevada.

Mar 26, 2025 | koamnewsnow.com | Payton Williams

BARRY COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) -- Multiple agencies launch an investigation after a body was found in the trunk of a burnt vehicle. According to the Barry County Sheriff's Office, a body was reported to be in the trunk of a burnt vehicle, that had been towed and stored at Schrader's Towing in Shell Knob, Missouri. The sheriff's office says the victim has been identified as Marvin Lance McCullough, age 55, from Aurora, Missouri. The vehicle was registered to McCullough's mother.

Mar 26, 2025 | koamnewsnow.com | Payton Williams

(KOAM) -- Authorities look to charge a suspect with arson following an apartment fire near Table Rock Lake, a look into a tax question on the April ballot in Barton and Jasper Counties, and Oklahoma experiences more confirmed cases of measles. Below are the top three headlines to know before you head out the door. STONE COUNTY, Mo. -- Prosecutors bring a charge of Arson against Maiwald in connection with a massive apartment fire near Table Rock Lake.

Mar 26, 2025 | koamnewsnow.com | Payton Williams |Shannon Becker

JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) - A Joplin Firefighter suffers a medical emergency during a scheduled training event Tuesday. According to the city, fellow firefighters provided assistance on scene and then authorities took the firefighter to a local hospital. The firefighter was initially critical, but stable condition. Then Tuesday evening Joplin Fire say, “we are very blessed to report he is recovering and doing well.”We are told the male firefighter suffered a significant cardiac event.