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Pete’s Corporation has been part of a fundraiser for the past 13 years for six CASA organizations.
12/10/2025

Pete’s Corporation has been part of a fundraiser for the past 13 years for six CASA organizations.

A nearly $10 million road project has opened a new roundabout at the intersection of 20th and Black Cat, allowing traffi...
12/10/2025

A nearly $10 million road project has opened a new roundabout at the intersection of 20th and Black Cat, allowing traffic to travel north and south, while road widening work continues on 20th Stree…

The Cherokee County prosecutor has added additional charges in the case of a Joplin postal carrier charged with child s*...
12/10/2025

The Cherokee County prosecutor has added additional charges in the case of a Joplin postal carrier charged with child s*x crimes.

To determine which states are lacking in traffic safety and which are ahead of the curve, the Advocates for Highway and ...
12/10/2025

To determine which states are lacking in traffic safety and which are ahead of the curve, the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety releases an annual report that grades every state on how safe the…

Neosho Boys Basketball is 1-0 on home court! The Wildcats dominated Aurora in the home opener tonight. See the highlight...
12/10/2025

Neosho Boys Basketball is 1-0 on home court! The Wildcats dominated Aurora in the home opener tonight. See the highlights and recap below.

WATCH: Webb City girls basketball secured its second win of the season in dominate fashion over Pittsburg.
12/10/2025

WATCH: Webb City girls basketball secured its second win of the season in dominate fashion over Pittsburg.

WATCH: Webb City boys basketball took care of business on the road versus Pittsburg in a large-margin victory.
12/10/2025

WATCH: Webb City boys basketball took care of business on the road versus Pittsburg in a large-margin victory.

Following the conclusion of the 2025 football season, several local athletes have been named to the KFBCA All-State Seni...
12/10/2025

Following the conclusion of the 2025 football season, several local athletes have been named to the KFBCA All-State Senior Team. See who earned a spot on the list below.

NEWS: St. Mary’s Colgan announced the hiring of Jeff DeLaTorre as the high school athletic director starting fall of 202...
12/10/2025

NEWS: St. Mary’s Colgan announced the hiring of Jeff DeLaTorre as the high school athletic director starting fall of 2026. More details below.

The Missouri Southern campus recently renovated its six tennis courts, providing a new space for Physical Education and ...
12/10/2025

The Missouri Southern campus recently renovated its six tennis courts, providing a new space for Physical Education and Sport and Recreation Management majors to learn and practice their skills, wi…

Drilling officially began in southeast Kansas Tuesday for a small nuclear reactor that will operate a mile underground.
12/10/2025

Drilling officially began in southeast Kansas Tuesday for a small nuclear reactor that will operate a mile underground.

GROVE, Okla. – Grove’s community leaders celebrated the topping-off of a multi-million-dollar project to build a new pol...
12/10/2025

GROVE, Okla. – Grove’s community leaders celebrated the topping-off of a multi-million-dollar project to build a new police station on Tuesday. “Today we are here to celebrate,…

GROVE, Okla. – Grove’s community leaders celebrated the topping-off of a multi-million-dollar project to build a new police station on Tuesday. “Today we are here to celebrate,& #8…

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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.