Joplin, MO Traffic and Accidents

• 171 MO-171 Joplin Traffic
• 44 I-44 Joplin Traffic
• 249 MO-249 N Joplin Traffic
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DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• Roadwork on KS-26 / S Main St from E 12th St / W 12th St to W 13th St.

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Roadwork on KS-26 / S Main St from W 13th St to E 16th St / W 16th St.

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Roadwork on KS-26 / S Main St from W 17th St / E 17th St to E 20th St.

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Roadwork on KS-26 / S Main St from E 20th St to E 21st St / W 21st St.

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Roadwork on KS-26 / S Main St from Filmore St to E 27th St.

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Roadwork on KS-26 / S Main St from E 27th St to Park Hill Blvd.

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Roadwork on KS-26 / S Main St from SE Quail Valley Ln / Denny Dr to SE Highway 26.

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Roadwork on KS-26 / SE Highway 26 from SE 104th St to SE Highway 166 / SE Bagdad Rd.

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Roadwork on KS-26 / SE Highway 26 from SE 104th St to SE Highway 66 / SE Bagdad Rd.

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

Joplin MO News Reports

• Driver Charged with Felony DWI After Serious Crash Near Joplin

  • Missouri
  • Near Joplin

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Jan 04, 2026 6:31pm
  A serious collision near Joplin has resulted in felony charges for a local driver following a late-night incident that left multiple people injured. Authorities arrived at the scene to find a Mangled ... Read More

• Indiana State Police seize $7 million worth of cocaine during traffic stop on I-70

  • Missouri
  • I-70

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Jan 04, 2026 3:50pm
  70

  An Indiana State Police trooper stopped a semi tractor-trailer on Interstate 70 that was traveling from Joplin, Missouri, to Richmond, Indiana. Read More

• Felony DWI to driver with serious injuries in crash near Joplin

  • Missouri
  • Near Joplin

  • source: Bing
  • 9 views
  • Jan 04, 2026 04:22am
  Just after 7 p.m. Saturday evening reports of a crash with rollover at West 7th and Black Cat Road alerted E-911. Read More

• Two Joplin Police SUV's collide in pursuit of shooting suspect vehicle

  • Missouri
  • 403 S Joplin Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Jan 01, 2026 02:00am
  Shortly before 1:15 a.m. report of shots fired in the 500 block of South Joplin Ave, Downtown Bar District, alerted E-911. Read More

• Coffeyville man dies in crash near Independence in southeast Kansas

  • Missouri
  • Near Independence

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Dec 31, 2025 07:16am
  The driver, Robert S. Deatherage, 70, of Coffeyville, was transported to Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo., where he died from his injuries. The patrol said Deatherage, who was alone in the SUV, was ... Read More

• Rollover crash in Airport Drive, sleepy driver to blame

  • Missouri
  • MO-171 NEAR JOPLIN

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Dec 08, 2025 06:53am
  About 6:30 a.m. reports of a rollover crash on Mo-171 near Joplin Airport's Dennis Weaver Drive alerted E-911. Read More

• Wake Up Recap: Rollover crash, armed fugitive arrest in Galena

  • Missouri
  • MO-171 NEAR JOPLIN

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Dec 09, 2025 03:13am
  Authorities in Joplin respond to a crash near the Joplin Regional Airport, and multiple law enforcement agencies partake in a pursuit of an armed fugitive. Read More

• Missouri towns try to confront cross-border 'drop-offs' of homeless people

  • Missouri
  • Kansas City

  • source: Bing / KCUR
  • 10 views
  • Dec 15, 2025 07:00am
  

  Joplin officials recently passed an ordinance banning the practice after noticing out-of-state vehicles dropping off homeless people. Columbia adopted a voluntary ride home program. But with ... Read More

• Pickup crashes off outer road, landing on I-44 near Joplin Stockyards

  • Missouri
  • I-44

  • source: Bing
  • 17 views
  • Dec 06, 2025 8:35pm
  44

  On scene Troopers tell us the pickup was not traveling on I-44, but it was on County Road 110 and failed to negotiate the curve. Went off the road 384-feet, through two fences and impacting 4 times ... Read More