A Kansas woman was killed and two other people were injured in a two-vehicle accident at 11:30 a.m. Monday at highways 43 and 96, two miles north of Joplin, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The driver of one of the vehicles, Ida M. Wall, 82, of Wichita, Kan., was pronounced dead at the scene by a Jasper County deputy coroner, and her body was taken to Simpson Funeral Home in Webb City, authorities said.
A passenger in the deceased driver’s vehicle, Earl H. Wall, 87, also of Wichita, was taken to Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, the patrol said. The other driver, Vincent R. Martinez, 37, of Joplin, also was taken to Freeman Hospital West, the patrol said.
The Walls’ westbound car was struck broadside by Martinez’s northbound vehicle, the patrol said.
n An Arkansas man suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle accident at 7:10 a.m. Monday on Highway 86, one mile south of Wheaton in Barry County, the state patrol said.
Michael D. Braudrick, 48, of Springdale, was taken by ambulance to St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, the patrol said.
Braudrick was driving an eastbound pickup truck that was struck by a westbound truck driven by Harold J. Roberson, 53, of Monett, when Roberson pulled from a county road into the path of Braudrick’s truck, the patrol said.
n Three people were injured in a single-vehicle accident at 6:16 p.m. Sunday on Highway 20, a quarter-mile south of Southwest City, Mo., in Delaware County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.
Three passengers in the car were taken by ambulances to St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin. Jizelle Rivera, 5, and Janell Rivera, 3, both of Noel, were listed in critical condition at the hospital, the patrol said. Engrid Flores, 23, of Noel, was listed in stable condition. The driver, Enzo Morales Sosa, 21, of Noel, escaped injury, the patrol said.
The northbound vehicle ran off the road, struck a ditch and rolled three times before coming to rest on its wheels, the patrol said. The two children were thrown from the vehicle, the patrol said.
Local News
<img src="http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/policeandfire.gif" border=0 > Kansas woman killed in accident north of Joplin
- Local News
-
-
Prosecutor’s office asking state if campaign used county assets
The Jasper County prosecuting attorney’s office is asking the Missouri attorney general’s office to investigate whether Sheriff Archie Dunn has used the assets of his office for his re-election campaign.
-
Service dogs participate in ceremony recognizing them for their work
The Carl Junction post office has a reputation for promoting the release of special postage stamps in unique ways. Wednesday was no different.
-
Volunteers from Tuscaloosa paying it forward in Joplin
As the teens moved farther along the bleachers they were painting, splotches of bright red paint kept appearing where it didn’t exactly belong. On the ground. On their arms and legs. On their clothing.
-
Webb City mural taking shape at corner of Main, Broadway
Last Thursday, the north wall of the Middlewest Building at Main Street and Broadway was white. Eighteen gallons of paint and a whole lot of red Solo cups later, it will be a completed community mural depicting the Webb City Farmers Market.
-
Filing deadline approaching for county offices in Kansas
The candidacy filing deadline for those seeking Kansas county offices that are subject to the Aug. 7 primary election is noon Friday.
-
Economic development strategies emerge from Joplin Regional Prosperity Initiative meeting
More than 30 people shared ideas Wednesday on ways to promote economic development in the seven counties that are participating in the Joplin Regional Prosperity Initiative.
-
Mike Pound: Singing the praises of music teacher
When I was in sixth grade, Sister Susan, the music teacher at St. Xavier’s Catholic School, walked over to me while I and my fellow students were singing at Easter midnight Mass and said a bit loudly: “Mike, don’t sing.”
-
Electric bill to drop $6 a month in Joplin
The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved a request filed by The Empire District Electric Company, based in Joplin, to lower the fuel adjustment charge (FAC) on the bills of its electric customers.
-
Mo. Legislature officially ends its 2012 session
Missouri's annual legislative session has officially come to a close.
-
Strong to severe storms forecast for Joplin region
Storms developing across the central and southern plains this afternoon are expected to migrate into the Joplin region this evening.
- More Local News Headlines
-
Prosecutor’s office asking state if campaign used county assets
