Police, Fire & EMS

Jasper County issues county wide burn ban due to elevated fire danger

Police, Fire & EMS Jasper County Commission -
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Jasper County Commissioners are announcing a burn ban effective Sept. 1, 2026, due to dry conditions and an increased risk of...

Diamond man injured in motorcycle-deer collision

Police, Fire & EMS Randy Turner -
A Diamond man was injured in a one-vehicle accident Wednesday on Kodiak Road one mile east of Joplin. According to the Highway Patrol report, a...

Former Mercy athletic trainer bound over for trial on sex charges involving 3 Carthage High School students

Police, Fire & EMS Randy Turner -
A 9 a.m. September 29 arraignment is scheduled for former Mercy athletic trainer Ryan Keith Palmer, 53, Carthage, who...

Webb City man charged with assaulting autistic teen at Carthage residence

Police, Fire & EMS Carthage News Online -
CARTHAGE, Mo. — A Webb City man assaulted a 13-year-old autistic boy shortly after throwing a dog against a...

Carthage woman charged with child abuse, 4 children removed from home

Police, Fire & EMS Randy Turner -
The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed a felony child abuse charge against a rural Carthage woman who allegedly...

Sarcoxie Rural Fire Protection District Among Recipients of $10,000 Grant Through State Farm® Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program

Police, Fire & EMS National Volunteer Fire Council -
Five volunteer fire departments in Missouri were among 150 nationwide recipients of a $10,000 grant through the State Farm®...

Sarcoxie man pleads guilty to child sex crimes

Police, Fire & EMS Randy Turner -
The Cherokee County District Attorney's Office will recommend probation for a Sarcoxie man who pleaded guilty today to attempted...

Carthage man originally charged with second degree murder pleads guilty to reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter

Police, Fire & EMS Randy Turner -
An October 19 sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Elijah Hardee, 20, Carthage, who pleaded guilty Monday in Jasper...
Load more