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

• Major crash shuts down Joplin intersection

  • Missouri
  • Accident

  • source: Bing
  • 17 views
  • Mar 09, 2026 09:54am
  Multiple injuries are reported after a two-vehicle crash in Joplin Monday. Read More

• Spring River bridge work to impact Missouri Highway 43 traffic starting March 9

  • Missouri
  • US 43

  • source: Bing
  • 35 views
  • Mar 03, 2026 07:00am
  43

  Drivers should look for alternate routes when Missouri Route 43 at the North Fork Spring River bridge north of Joplin closes beginning the week of March 9 for a rehabilitation ... Read More

• Joplin Teen Killed in Crash Near Galena

  • Missouri
  • Near Joplin

  • source: Bing
  • 37 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 6:51pm
  A 19-year-old Joplin man is dead following a single-vehicle accident near the Missouri state line in Cherokee County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Braxon ... Read More

• East Zora Street construction in Joplin to cause traffic detours

  • Missouri
  • MO-249

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 11:29am
  An improvement project along East Zora Street in Joplin, MO is set to begin on March 3, with a full closure of Zora Street between Duquesne Road and MO-249, and detours in place for truck traffic, ... Read More

• SUV crashes into tree near Carl Junction

  • Missouri
  • Near Joplin

  • source: Bing
  • 31 views
  • Feb 24, 2026 6:01pm
  Just before 9:15 p.m. Tuesday evening reports of a single vehicle crash at Joplin St and Briarbrook alerted E-911. Read More

• Fatal crash in Carl Junction, semi t-bones pickup

  • Missouri
  • MO-171

  • source: Bing
  • 37 views
  • Feb 23, 2026 10:04am
  Update: Jasper County Coroner James Harrison updates KOAM Monday morning. The driver, Johnny Alford, 68 of Carl Junction died later at a Joplin hospital. One passenger, 65 year old female ... Read More

• Missouri man recovering after fiery head-on crash in Joplin

  • Missouri
  • W 32nd St

  • source: Bing
  • 18 views
  • Feb 13, 2026 00:22am
  Eddie Cook, 41, of Greenwood, Missouri was rescued from his burning car after a head-on collision with a semi-truck on 32nd Street in Joplin, and is now recovering in the hospital with serious ... Read More

• Head-on crash closes Joplin's East 32nd for investigation

  • Missouri
  • Near Joplin

  • source: Bing
  • 25 views
  • Feb 11, 2026 9:00pm
  Just before 1:45 p.m. Wednesday reports of a serious head-on crash with fire between passenger vehicle and a semi near East 32nd and Jaguar Road alerted ... Read More