ZIPS ROBBED AT GUNPOINT SECOND TIME THIS YEAR - 4 MONTHS AGO

LIVE! AFTERNOON FIRE AT VACANT HOME ON S MOFFET

AFTERNOON FIRE AT VACANT HOME ON S MOFFET

• Cause of fire unknown at this time
• Acrid & thick smoke is irritating
• Thank you emergency responders for your work on Mother's Day & everyday 🤷🏼‍♂️ Good luck on competitive pay
• Thank you for the tips from Paula, Amber, Toni, Gregg - thanks for letting us know! You are Joplin News First!

(64801) -- Joplin Fire Department responded to 620 S Moffet this afternoon to reports of smoke coming from the upper floor of a 3 story home near 7th and S Moffet

As neighbors gathered in area yards many told Joplin News First that this home is a vacant home but they have seen activity there recently of homeless or vagrants in and around the home breaking in the structure.

During the beginning of the LIVE! broadcast the top window has smoke billowing out of the top window. But it stops abruptly when water starts shooting out from the fireman from the interior!

After extinguishing the fire quickly they perform interior searches and find no one inside and then begin their investigation.

We will post more details here as they become available so please follow this post for updates.

Thank you for sharing Joplin News First for LIVE! and breaking news...Thank you Joplin Fire Department, Joplin Police Department and Metro Emergency Transport System/METS for your work on Mother's Day and EVERY DAY.

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Michael W Smith in concert tonight at Calvary
Million Lights Tour
Tickets at the Door and/or details www.shofarconcerts.org
Doors open at 6:00
Concert begins at 7:00

***EXCLUSIVE LIVE!*** BREAKING>>>JPD SWAT ASSISTING NEWTON CO SHERIFF: WANTED MAN

***EXCLUSIVE LIVE!***BREAKING>>>JPD SWAT ASSISTING NEWTON CO SHERIFF: WANTED MAN

• UPDATE: Brandon Funkhouser, 36, seen on video taken into custody

(64804) — About 5 blocks East of 32nd and Main Joplin News First tipsters told us they saw heavy police and SWAT presence. One message read, "something is about to go down".

Joplin Police Department confirm that Newton County Sheriff's Officerequested assistance from city of Joplin SWAT.

Thanks to the dozens of tips we received - text, FB, Messenger & calls. Our initial tip came from longtime friend James. Thanks James! Today he is Joplin News First.

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"Brandon Funkhouser a 36 year old black male was arrested in Joplin on charges of Unlawful Use of a Weapon and 1st Degree Kidnapping." - Newton County Sheriff's Office