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The city of Joplin is asking drivers to avoid Main Street for several hours Saturday.
09/20/2025

The city of Joplin is asking drivers to avoid Main Street for several hours Saturday.

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Apprehensions of migrants between ports of entry in the Southwest border crept up in Au...
09/20/2025

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Apprehensions of migrants between ports of entry in the Southwest border crept up in August but federal officials emphasize those 6,321 encounters reflect only 4 pe…

A Parsons man pleads guilty in a homicide investigation that left a second man injured.
09/19/2025

A Parsons man pleads guilty in a homicide investigation that left a second man injured.

A stream advisory has been issued in southeast Kansas, and residents are being told not to enter the water.
09/19/2025

A stream advisory has been issued in southeast Kansas, and residents are being told not to enter the water.

For $5, attendees can enjoy a hamburger or a cheeseburger, chips, a drink, and a dessert.
09/19/2025

For $5, attendees can enjoy a hamburger or a cheeseburger, chips, a drink, and a dessert.

WEBB CITY, Mo. — An upcoming event will give the Webb City community a chance to eat good food while supporting local causes. According to a post on Facebook from the Webb City Parks and Recreation…

For the first time, the City of Nevada is asking its residents for their feedback on the services the city provides, and...
09/19/2025

For the first time, the City of Nevada is asking its residents for their feedback on the services the city provides, and city officials say they received an overwhelming number of responses.

JAY, Okla. – Bragging that he got away with the stabbing, burning death of a Delaware County man in 2014, has a Missouri...
09/19/2025

JAY, Okla. – Bragging that he got away with the stabbing, burning death of a Delaware County man in 2014, has a Missouri couple facing murder charges. An outstanding warrant was issued on Thursday …

A southwest Missouri school celebrates an international holiday by taking to the high seas.
09/19/2025

A southwest Missouri school celebrates an international holiday by taking to the high seas.

Do you love scary movies? Do you want to get paid to watch them? Well, you’re in luck!
09/19/2025

Do you love scary movies? Do you want to get paid to watch them? Well, you’re in luck!

CableTV wants to find a “Thrilltern” to stream five horror films from their list of the scariest movies. The “Thrilltern” will then make a video ranking and reviewing each o…

Politics are delaying the release of files from the Jeffrey Epstein s*x trafficking case.
09/19/2025

Politics are delaying the release of files from the Jeffrey Epstein s*x trafficking case.

MIAMI, Okla. – A former Ottawa County travel agent already under investigation by the state Attorney General’s office is...
09/19/2025

MIAMI, Okla. – A former Ottawa County travel agent already under investigation by the state Attorney General’s office is facing more legal problems. District Attorney Doug Pewitt issued…

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KODE-TV, virtual channel 12 (UHF digital channel 43), is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Joplin, Missouri, United States and also serving Pittsburg, Kansas. The station is owned by Mission Broadcasting; Nexstar Media Group, which owns NBC affiliate KSNF (channel 16, also licensed to Joplin), operates KODE-TV under joint sales and shared services agreements. The two stations share studios and transmitter facilities at 1502 South Cleveland Avenue in Joplin.

The station began broadcasting on September 26, 1954 as KSWM-TV (for SouthWestern Missouri) and was a primary CBS affiliate, but shared ABC with then-NBC affiliate KOAM-TV. It was locally founded by Austin Harrison who also owned radio station KODE AM 1230 (now KZYM). It originally operated from studios and transmitter located on West 13th Street in Joplin. Harrison sold the station to Friendly Broadcasting, owners of WSTV (now WTOV-TV) in Steubenville, Ohio in 1956. In 1957, the call letters were changed to the current KODE-TV.

Friendly then sold both KODE and WRGP (now WRCB) in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Massachusetts-based United Printers & Publishers in 1961. Gilmore Broadcasting of Kalamazoo, Michigan bought the KODE stations in 1962.