Joplin Police say a second officer injured in a shooting Tuesday will not recover from his wounds. Joplin Police Chief Rowland Sloan said during a press conference Thursday morning that officer Jake Reed was an organ donor. Chief Sloan said a third officer injured, Officer Rickey Hirshey, was still in serious but stable condition. Blunt […]
Month: March 2022
The Missouri House has passed a bill that would allow guns in churches and on public transportation. The bill would allow people with coneal carry permits to bring guns into places of worship without permission. The law currently requires the permission of church leaders. The measure would also allow those with conceal carry permits to […]
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for much of southwest Missouri starting at 3:00 a.m. Friday and going until 6:00 p.m. Friday evening. The National Weather Service says snow will begin Thursday night, generally after 6:00 p.m. north of Highway 54 and spread south through the overnight hours. Snow will begin along the I-44 […]
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Fatal Shooting In Seymour
A man is dead and several people in custody after a shooting in Seymour Wednesday. The Webster County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a trailer near Peewee Crossing Road and U-S Route 60. Sheriff Royce Cole confirmed a man was killed, but says everyone involved was taken into custody. No […]
Police believe a medical condition caused a traffic crash in Republic Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred at State Highway M-M and U-S 60 around 4 PM. Investigators say a driver ran off of James River Freeway and hit several signs, before driving into oncoming traffic and hitting a truck. Emergency crews took the driver to […]
Authorities have released the name of the officer who stopped a man that shot 3 Joplin police officers and killed one. Captain William Davis is the man who shot and killed 40-year-old Anthony Felix on Tuesday afternoon. Felix opened fire on officers Tuesday afternoon. Officers were attempting to arrest Felix when the shooting began. Felix […]
57-year-old Roy Harris was sentenced to 30 years in prison for charges of sexual exploitation of a child, illegal possession of a firearm and investment fraud. The prison sentence came down Wednesday, which also comes with an order of restitution for the money he swindled his clients out of, which approached a million dollars. Harris […]
The Ozark Empire Fairgrounds is closer to getting a new arena after receiving a $5 million grant from the state. The current arena is 60 years old, has a dirt floor, and seats 2,400 people. The proposed new arena will have a concrete floor and seat up to 6,800 people. It’s projected to cost $15 […]
A doctor accused of committing sex crimes at a Christian boarding school in the Ozarks has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him in Cedar County. David Smock faces eight charges in Cedar County and three charges in Greene County. Smock was a doctor at Agape Boarding School in Cedar County. He is scheduled […]
Rain is expected to transition to snow across much of southwest Missouri from Thursday night into Friday. The National Weather Service says measurable snow of at least one inch is expected across the Ozarks, with the highest snow amounts generally across central Missouri and areas north of there. A lot of the snow will fall […]