Where:  I-49 between Newton County Route V and Missouri Route 175 south of Joplin in Newton County When:  7 a.m.-11 a.m., Sunday, November 9; 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon ... Read More

NEWTON COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) - Rains continue to fall into the late evening and crashes and slide offs continue too. About 10:15 p.m. Tuesday reports of a tractor-trailer off I-49 about 37.6 mile marker. Read More

Starting Wednesday, October 22, MoDOT crews will replace the damaged pipe underneath the stretch between Marten and Carver Roads, just east of I-49 in Joplin. The road will be closed to traffic from 8 ... Read More

Carter's district includes two counties, Jasper and Newton, in southwest Missouri. Two major interstates, 44 and 49, and smuggling ... Sheriff Chris Jennings and Joplin Police Chief Rich Pearson ... Read More

Joplin Police reveal the motorcycle and SUV crash Wednesday evening resulted in one fatality to a passenger on the motorcycle. Read More

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper stopped the speeding truck a short time later on Interstate 49 and took Hannan into custody. Jeff Lehr is a reporter for The Joplin Globe. Read More

A driver from Jasper County suffered injuries in a one-vehicle accident on I-49 about 4 miles south of Joplin late Saturday morning. The Missouri State Highway ... Read More

A Neosho man was killed in a vehicle crash at 9:25 p.m. Sunday on northbound Interstate 49, three miles north of Neosho in Newton County, according to the Missouri State ... Read More