COMMERCE, Okla. – Authorities say the victim of a Thanksgiving morning fire in Commerce was a former school teacher.

According to the Commerce Police Department, 84-year-old Leanna Mustain died in a fire at 125 N. Maple on the morning of November 24, 2022.

Leanna lived in the Wyandotte and Commerce area all her life. She graduated from Wyandotte High School class of 1956 and attended NEO A&M College in Miami and Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg.

She was a Chemistry and Biology Teacher at Commerce Public Schools for 27 years.

KOAM has reached out to the State Fire Marshal’s Office for an update on the investigation into the fire. On Thanksgiving Day, a Fire Marshal Agent told KOAM didn’t suspect any criminal cause.

You can read more about Leanna’s life here.

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LAWRENCE COUNTY, Mo. – New information is released today on a suspected murder-suicide in southwest Missouri.

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The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to the home for a well-being check. A caller said a person had not been heard from since just before Thanksgiving.

Authorities went to the home west of Miller.

Deputies spoke with concerned persons before going into the home where they found two deceased people.

The Sheriff’s Office states the investigation and autopsy results determined that 55-year-old Caleb Kingsley of Miller, Missouri had a single gunshot wound to the head. They say it happened while Kingsley was asleep in bed.

Authorities identified the other person as 43-year-old Linda Kennedy of Chetopa, Kansas. Investigators determined her cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The Sheriff’s Office states it is concluding the investigation, completing it within the next few days.

“The Sheriff’s Office would also like to assure the public that there is no threat to the community as both subjects were acquainted with each other,” the Office says in a release.

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LAWRENCE COUNTY, Mo. – Investigators are calling it a murder-suicide after finding two people dead in Lawrence County, Missouri.

According to KY3, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of a couple as a murder-suicide.

Deputies found the bodies of a man and woman in a home west of Miller yesterday, Nov. 29, 2022.

The medical examiner’s office is working to determine the cause of death. Investigators have not released the names of the couple.

This is a developing story. KOAM is waiting for additional details from the Sheriff’s Office.

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MONETT, Mo. – Authorities in Monett say a man was found dead in a basement after a house fire Tuesday afternoon.

The fire started around 2:00 pm in the 400 block of 2nd Street.

According to the Monett Police Department, emergency crews got to the scene and after putting out a fire, found the male dead.

Investigators are not releasing his identity at this time. The Monett Fire and Police and the Missouri State Fire Marshals Office are investigating how the fire started.

Stay with KOAM for the latest on this and other news in the 4-States.

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