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1 week ago | 
koamnewsnow.com | Stacie Strader
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1 week ago | 
koamnewsnow.com | Stacie Strader
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Kan. (KOAM) - An 18-year-old's life was cut short by fentanyl. Now, the two people responsible for distributing the deadly drug face the consequences. The defendants were found responsible for their roles in distributing fentanyl which resulted in the death of Kooper Campiti of Frontenac, Kansas. On Monday, a judge sentenced Tabitha Wilson, 39 years old, Pittsburg, Kansas, and William Davis, 47 years old, Girard, Kansas, in Crawford County District Court.
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2 weeks ago | 
koamnewsnow.com | Payton Williams |Stacie Strader
WYANDOTTE, Okla. (KOAM) -- A former Wyandotte teacher and her husband enter plea deals in federal court for neglecting their mentally disabled child. According to court documents, Jennifer and Keith Enyart pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of child neglect in Indian Country. Jennifer entered a deal on April 28, 2025, and Keith entered a plea deal on May 1, 2025.
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2 weeks ago | 
koamnewsnow.com | Stacie Strader
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Kan. (KOAM) - An Arma man pleads no contest to aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Logan Stansbury, 20, entered his plea in court on Monday. A 'no contest' plea means he will not fight the charges, but he is not admitting guilt. There will be no trial. Sentencing is set for July 2, 2025.
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2 weeks ago | 
koamnewsnow.com | Stacie Strader
Elizabeth Murphy Burns, affectionately known to all as Liz, died peacefully on April 24, 2025, at her home in Carefree, Arizona. As the owner and President of Morgan Murphy Media, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, Liz, operated fifteen network affiliates and seventeen radio stations across eight markets, with locations in Wisconsin, Washington, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, Idaho, and Iowa; she also operated a digital agency, P3DAInside.
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3 weeks ago | 
koamnewsnow.com | Stacie Strader
Elizabeth Murphy Burns, a pioneering figure in American broadcasting who led family-owned Morgan Murphy Media for 43 years, has died at the age of 79. Burns, whose grandfather founded the influential Superior Evening Telegram in 1890, was a third-generation media executive who transformed her family's business into a multi-platform media company while breaking barriers for women in the broadcasting industry.
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3 weeks ago | 
koamnewsnow.com | Stacie Strader
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3 weeks ago | 
koamnewsnow.com | Stacie Strader
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. (KOAM) - Carl Junction police ask drivers to stay clear of Roads north of Center Creek. They are reporting power lines down and debris in the road way. KOAM has a crew out and we will report on damage updates as the storms continue pushing out East. Liberty is reporting outages around Carl Junction and other southwest Missouri locations. Evergy is reporting a few in southeast Kansas but at least 400 in the Nevada area. There have been reports of trees down and damage in the area.
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1 month ago | 
koamnewsnow.com | Stacie Strader
PITTSBURG, Kan. (KOAM) - Pittsburg police are investigating the death of a person found on a City property near a radio signal tower. According to the Pittsburg Police Department, a passerby saw the person down on the ground through a chain link fence as they passed the property at 107 E. 1st Street. Officers responded to the area around 7:47 a.m. Wednesday morning along with the Pittsburg Fire Department and Crawford County EMS.
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1 month ago | 
koamnewsnow.com | Stacie Strader |Shannon Becker
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Kan. (KOAM) - Authorities believe human remains found near Columbus, Kansas are those of a 19-year-old reported missing in 2023. According to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, they took a call about human remains found in a wooded area just west of Columbus. Deputies along with Columbus Police Officers responded to the area and found skeletal remains. Authorities say there were also personal items in the area that identified the person as Jaden Santini.
