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LIVE FROM THE SCENE: An attempted traffic stop turns into an officer-involved shooting.
12/17/2025

LIVE FROM THE SCENE: An attempted traffic stop turns into an officer-involved shooting.

An attempted traffic stop turns into an officer-involved shooting.

An attempted traffic stop turns into an officer-involved shooting.
12/17/2025

An attempted traffic stop turns into an officer-involved shooting.

St. Mary’s Colgan gets the win on the road! The Panthers handed Riverton its first loss of the season in a low-scoring b...
12/17/2025

St. Mary’s Colgan gets the win on the road! The Panthers handed Riverton its first loss of the season in a low-scoring battle. See the highlights and recap below.

The Galena Bulldogs boys basketball defeated the Uniontown Eagles. HIGHLIGHTS HERE:
12/17/2025

The Galena Bulldogs boys basketball defeated the Uniontown Eagles. HIGHLIGHTS HERE:

WATCH: Neosho Wildcats boys hoops takes care of business on its home floor over the Monett Cubs.
12/17/2025

WATCH: Neosho Wildcats boys hoops takes care of business on its home floor over the Monett Cubs.

Carthage High School will have a new Athletic Director for 2026 and beyond! Dustin Perkins has been named the Tigers’ ne...
12/17/2025

Carthage High School will have a new Athletic Director for 2026 and beyond! Dustin Perkins has been named the Tigers’ next AD following Mark Holderbaum’s retirement. More details below.

The Crawford County commissioners have approved a moratorium on nuclear power projects in the county.
12/17/2025

The Crawford County commissioners have approved a moratorium on nuclear power projects in the county.

Pittsburg citizen requested the County Commission to revisit the budgets of all departments in order to reduce the tax l...
12/17/2025

Pittsburg citizen requested the County Commission to revisit the budgets of all departments in order to reduce the tax load, which has been increased due to large abatements and exemptions.

Snakes are entering Brumation, a period of slow activity, and are often found in homes seeking warmth, making it a good ...
12/17/2025

Snakes are entering Brumation, a period of slow activity, and are often found in homes seeking warmth, making it a good time to call a professional for removal.

Baxter Springs police officer was arrested and is being held in the Cherokee County Jail on allegations of domestic batt...
12/17/2025

Baxter Springs police officer was arrested and is being held in the Cherokee County Jail on allegations of domestic battery.

Chief Chad Dininger has taken over as the new leader of the Carthage Police Department.
12/17/2025

Chief Chad Dininger has taken over as the new leader of the Carthage Police Department.

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July 2018 - Joplin News 1st (#joplinnewsfirst) joins www.fourstateshomepage.com as digital reporter.

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.