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William Boyd passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the The Joplin Globe on 2024-05-01.

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UPDATE: Only one shot was fired by the officer. The suspect was transported Priority1 to Freeman West for his gunshot wound injury which is believed to be non-life threatening.

JOPLIN, Mo. — Details have emerged regarding a man who left Freeman Hospital Friday night on foot.

JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — Just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday reports of a serious two vehicle crash at County Road 240 and MO-96 alerted Jasper County E-911.

JOPLIN, Mo. — Early Monday about 1:45 a.m. the Joplin Police Dept responded to a report of First-degree burglary at a home near 11th Street and Moffet Ave.

SENECA, Mo. — About 2:45 a.m. Friday reports of a Jeep on fire and overturned horse trailer at Bethel Road and Hwy U alerted Newton County Central Communications.

An accident on Missouri Route 66, about a mile and a half west of Joplin, injured a driver around 1 p.m. Friday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report

An accident on Missouri Route 59 a mile north of Goodman around 10:15 Saturday night resulted in injuries to two. The MO State Highway Patrol says the accident