The suspect, according to police, drove at the officer. Shots were fired at the suspect’s vehicle, and it continued eastbound ...

Early Wednesday morning a Joplin Police officer on patrol initiated a pursuit of a suspect DWI driver who was flying south on ...

Phil Burkybile III appeared in court for the first time on charges including second-degree assault, aggravated fleeing, ...

Just before 4 a.m. Wednesday a police pursuit ended after an officer involved shooting in Joplin. A JPD officer on patrol ...

On December 17, 2025, at approximately 0406 hours, a Joplin Police Officer observed a possible impaired driver southbound on ...

An early morning police chase in Joplin ends with an officer-involved shooting. Just before 4am this morning. A Joplin police ...

A group of volunteers serving free meals in front of Joplin City Hall are met by the Joplin Police Department and issued a ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — Joplin is seeing a big drop in arson cases this year. The Joplin Police Department reported 22 arson incidents in the first half of 2024, compared to just one for the first six months of ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — A Joplin man, accused of breaking into a business, stealing a vehicle, and leading police on a chase faces more charges in the incident. Jimmy Dale Smith Jr., 35, faces eleven new ...

A Raton couple who allegedly fled to Missouri with two child relatives last spring after one of the minors told local law ...

Jul. 29—With 23 new hires since the beginning of 2022 and 14 of those expected to be fully trained by this fall, the Joplin Police Department appears to be making some headway in addressing the ...

Phil Burkybile III was charged with multiple offenses after leading Joplin police on a high-speed chase and crashing into a ditch, at which point he allegedly drove at an officer, causing him to ...