Sergeant Avenue News Today

Joplin resident Ann Leach received what she asked of the court Monday when a Jasper County judge assessed Albert Wright seven years in prison for unlawfully entering her home and

Ann Leach recounted for jurors Tuesday how she was going about her morning routine Nov. 10, 2022, in a back room of her home on Sergeant Avenue in Joplin when

A Joplin couple has purchased the Columbia Elementary School property from the Joplin School District and intend for it to become a public parklike setting.

A Joplin man has been ordered to stand trial on charges that in December he assaulted and tried to rape an ex-girlfriend, who is herself facing charges she kidnapped and

One person was injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon near 18th and Main streets, the Joplin Police Department reported Thursday night.

JOPLIN, Mo. — After a shooting of a young man near 18th and Main Thursday afternoon, a teen suspect was taken into custody just blocks away.

Police arrested a 20-year-old man from Baxter Springs, Kansas, on Sunday after the owner of a stolen Chevrolet HHR reported finding the vehicle parked near 18th Street and Sergeant Avenue

A 43-year-old man stopped on a bicycle by Joplin police this week and arrested on warrants was charged with three felonies when a handgun and 111 grams of methamphetamine were

A convicted sex offender residing in Joplin pleaded guilty this week to felony firearm and registration offenses and was assessed concurrent four-year sentences.

JOPLIN, Mo. - The historic Scottish Rite Cathedral will kick off its 100th anniversary 2-day celebration with events starting today.