Police say a suspect with a weapon evaded police near two schools in Carthage. The incident occurred near both Steadley Elementary and Carthage Intermediate Center. Both schools are part of the Carthage School District. The incident happened at around 1 p.m., when police attempted to apprehend the suspect, who had a weapon. The suspect began […]
Work will resume Monday night on the James River Freeway widening project between Highway 65 and Glenstone in Springfield. Crews will pave the inside shoulder westbound on James River. Starting on Tuesday, traffic will be shifted toward the new inside shoulder and center barrier wall to begin work on the outside lanes and shoulders of […]
Police in Lamar have identified the victim of a fatal fire over the weekend as Betty Jo Parker. Investigators say Parker, who was 71, ran back inside her burning home to try to save a family pet. She was overcome with smoke. When fire crews arrived at the house at 10th Street and Grand, the […]
The Joplin Police Department has released details of funerals planned this week for two officers who died after being shot while trying to arrest a man during a disturbance outside of a local shopping center last Tuesday. Public visitation for Corporal Ben Cooper will be held from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the Leggett and Platt […]
Fair Grove Police are investigating the death of a truck driver at a gas station Thursday. The driver was found dead inside the cab of his semi at the Kum & Go on West Old Mill Road Thursday night. The driver’s company had asked police to do a well-being check on the driver. Police ruled […]
An Arkansas man is dead after a crash on Highway 63 near Houston in Texas County. The Highway Patrol says a vehicle, driven by 83 year-old Hermann Richter of Mountain Home, Arkansas, ran off the road and down a steep embankment. He was thrown from the vehicle. Richter died from his injuries after being taken […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has charged a local business owner with defrauding his customers, 47-year-old James Enloe faces two counts of felony deceptive business practices. According to the paperwork, Enloe and his company, Enloe Exteriors, took nearly $10,000 from clients in advance. After receiving those advances, the company completed partial or no work on […]
Some parts of the Ozarks have several inches of snow on the ground as a Winter Weather Advisory continues until 6:00 p.m. Friday. The National Weather Service is reporting more than two inches of snow in Joplin as of 7:30 a.m. Friday, with 4.1 inches in Nevada, 4.0 inches in Irwin (Barton County), 4.5 inches […]
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Two people are now charged in a shooting in Seymour Wednesday. Webster County authorities arrested 23 year old Gage Bittner and 52 year old Teresa Ireland. Bittner faces second degree murder charges and armed criminal action. Ireland is charged with hindering prosecution of a felony. The name of the victim has not yet been released. […]