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Before paved roads there was The Jefferson Highway

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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Jefferson Highway was an auto trail, it was before paved roads came along and it ran north and south. From Winnipeg, Canada / New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Jefferson Highway pre-dates US-69 and US-71. It was before federalization of highways in 1926. Back then the roads (auto trails) creation and maintenance were up to cities and businessmen.

There was a 1915 convention and an Iowa businessman, publisher, E.T. Meredith came up with the idea.

“When [the convention] first met they came up with terminal points. You have Kansas City to Joplin to Muskogee. The road was fluid, depending on who was putting up the money up to make these roads.” — Michelle Hansford

From Kansas City at times, depending on what county had the best roads it would go close to the state line or points farther west.

This Saturday June 4, beginning at 11 a.m. there will be a parade of classic cars from Meadowbrook Mall to Arma. They will then turn around and then to come back to the Crawford County Historical Museum for afternoon events.

The lead car will be a 1910 Model T.

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Man arrested for shooting at Uber driver in Joplin, Mo.

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JOPLIN, Mo. — On May 14th, 2022 the Joplin Police Department Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from an UBER driver who advised he was just shot at near the intersection of 23rd and McCoy Avenue.

Joplin Police Officers responded to the area and made contact with the victim who advised he responded to the area to pick up a customer and was approached by an intoxicated individual dressed in a black shirt and black pants. Due to the individual acting erratically, the driver left without giving him a ride and upon leaving the driver advised he was shot at multiple times. Officers did locate a bullet hole in the read door of his vehicle. The victim in this case was not injured.

Officers responded to the area of the shooting and located spent bullet casings and also an identification card of an individual matching the description of the suspect.

Officers responded to the suspect’s residence at an apartment in the 1800 block of west 24th Street and surrounded the apartment and made announcements for the suspect to exit. The suspect exited the residence and was detained without incident. He was still wearing the same clothing described from the shooting and he was positively identified as the suspect from the shooting. A handgun was also seized by officers during his arrest.

The suspect was identified as Daniel A. Colon, age 24 of Joplin. Following his arrest, charges against Daniel Colon were forwarded to the Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

A warrant for Unlawful Use of Weapons (Class B Felony) was filed with a bond set at $100,000 cash.

This is a breaking news story, stay with Joplin News First on KOAM News Now as we learn more.

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Car overturns in crash with parked car, North Heights Neighborhood

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JOPLIN, Mo. — Just before 3 p.m. Tuesday reports of a crash at W C Street and N Pearl Ave. in Joplin.

Tipsters told us one car on its side.

Joplin Fire Dept, Joplin Police and METS ambulance responded emergency.

Joplin Police Ofc Darrell Klink tells us on scene the car on its side was traveling west on C, and struck a parked car.

One person was transported with non-life threatening injuries to an area hospital. A passenger refused medical care.

Appleton Towing will remove the crashed vehicle.



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