One of two revised plans to build a new downtown public safety center for police, jail, city court and the main fire station received City Council support at a work
JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM/KJFX) — The Joplin City Council were presented Monday evening with bill renaming of a 3-block stretch of South McKee Ave to “JD Love Way” Honoring Ret. Joplin
JOPLIN, Mo. — We continue our focus on Black History Month with a look at local politics — specifically, Joplin leaders who have served at city hall. We sat down with the three council members who’ve blazed the trail. “It is so hard to imagine being something if you don’t see someone who looks like […]
JOPLIN, Mo. — Joplin’s new police chief is just past his first month in his new role, the city’s first ever African American police chief. We sat down to talk to Dr. Richard Pearson about what that means to him as part of our Black History Month series. “Being the first Black police chief is […]