A second public meeting will be held Thursday in Joplin for those interested in a planning study for the Missouri Highway 171 / 249 corridor and t West Corridor, the Missouri Department of ... Read More

Carl Junction Fire, Police and METS ambulance responded. On scene we learn the trailer was an oversized load that got high-centered on the crossing. Eyewitness video show the trailer across the CPKC ... Read More

KOAMtrafficalert Carl Junction 171 / 96 / YY roundabout. Semi trash hauler loses load, NE corner of roundabout affecting 96WB to 171NB. Read More

An 18-year-old man from Cherokee-Kansas suffered minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident just before 10:30 last night on Missouri 171 -- about 5 miles north of ... Read More

A two vehicle crash on Missouri 171 south of Brooklyn Heights around 12:30 yesterday ... The Patrol report says Barnard and a passenger, 18-year-old Zildjian Sylva, were transferred to a Joplin ... Read More

Drivers used to traveling between Joplin and Pittsburg, Kansas, on Missouri Highway 171 will have to find an alternate route for a couple of months starting this coming week. Read More

The bridge on Missouri Highway 171 over Center Creek in Carl Junction reopened to traffic today, the Missouri Department of Transportation has announced. Read More