Members of t Police Department were recognized Monday during an annual police banquet and awards ceremony. Those named as employees of the year are Cody Bender, civilian employee; McKenna Allen, ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — The Joplin Police Department is going under the microscope this week. An outside consultant is sifting through everything the department does—ranging from booking procedures and records ...

The Joplin Police Flex Platoon is made up of seasoned officers that mainly works on narcotics investigations. Joplin Chief of ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — The Joplin Police Department is releasing more details on Tuesday’s fatal wreck along an I-44 off-ramp. The driver of the Saia tractor-trailer that was pronounced dead at the ...

An examination of the Joplin Police Department is being conducted this week to determine if the agency will be recertified by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

The Joplin Police Department is investigating flyers containing white supremacist content found within the community.

Authorities in Cherokee County launch an investigation after multiple guns were stolen from a pawn shop in Galena.

Captain Austin Wolf with the Joplin Police Department is back again today with Bubba! He’s here as usual to update us on what’s been happening at the police department, and to talk ...

The Joplin Police Department issued a scam alert Thursday saying it is seeing an increase in scams involving homes for rent being posted on a social media marketplace. The posts have contact ...

A special drug task force called the Flex Platoon operated by the Joplin Police Department has seized a quantity of fentanyl within the city limits that would be fatal to 1 million people ...