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Semi Full of Potatoes Overturns in Southwest Missouri
A semi truck accident in southwest Missouri causes a dicey problem. A tractor-trailer carrying 41,000 (forty-one thousand) pounds of frozen, diced potatoes overturned early this morning near Carthage, MO. Authorities say the big truck overturned to the right on I-49, traveling far enough that it blocked the west outer road...
Missouri Road Rage Suspect Apprehended Near Ohio-Indiana Border
ANTWERP, OHIO – In a coordinated effort, multiple law enforcement agencies successfully apprehended a Mississippi man linked to a road rage incident. The arrest occurred on Thursday, June 27, 2024, shortly after 4:00 P.M., when a commercial vehicle was intercepted on US 24, just east of the Ohio-Indiana state line.
Suspect in Missouri Road Rage Incident Arrested in Ohio
ANTWERP, Ohio (WOWO) – Multiple law enforcement agencies worked together to arrest a Mississippi man in connection to a road rage incident. On Thursday, June 27, 2024, shortly after 4:00 P.M., a commercial vehicle was stopped on US 24 just east of the Ohio/Indiana State Line by the Allen County, Indiana Sheriff’s Department and Indiana State Police. Authorities were assisting Jasper County, Missouri law enforcement in tracking the vehicle driven by 37-year-old Jeremiah Jerome Nix of Greenville, Mississippi, a suspect in a road rage incident.
Joplin Police Chief joins mounted sheriff’s posse
CARTHAGE, Mo. — A local law enforcement group — some people may not be all that familiar with — has a new member. Joplin Police Chief, Dr. Richard Pearson is now one of the ten individuals who make up the Jasper County Mounted Sheriff’s Posse. He...
Man Found Deceased in Southwest Missouri River
Jasper County, Missouri deputies respond to a call of a deceased man found in a river. Jasper County Sheriff Randee Kaiser says the call came in just after 4:30 yesterday afternoon. A truck driver was driving over the Spring River bridge on I-49, just north of Carthage, when he spotted the individual in the water. Initial reports indicate the deceased male may have jumped off the bridge.
The Purcell original, John Purcell, to be honored with ceremony Saturday
John Purcell, one of the early settlers in the Purcell area, will be honored with a memorial stone dedication ceremony Saturday, July 6, at the Purcell Friends Cemetery. His great-great-grandson and family will be traveling from Texas for the ceremony, which will start at 10:30 a.m. It was actually John...
Body found under Spring River bridge north of Carthage, investigation continues
On June 25, 2024, at approximately 4:13 PM, Jasper County Deputies and detectives responded to the area of I-49 under the Spring River bridge just north of Carthage in reference to a deceased person in the river. A truck driver had called and said while driving over the bridge, he...
Missouri Road Rage Suspect Apprehended
Antwerp, OH – On Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 4:08 P.M., officials with the Allen County, Indiana Sheriff’s Department and Indiana State Police stopped a commercial vehicle on US 24 just east of the Ohio/Indiana State Line. Apparently, authorities were assisting law enforcement from Jasper County, Missouri who was tracking the commercial vehicle driven by an alleged suspect in a road rage incident.
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