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At least 6 dead after dust storm causes crashes in Illinois

2 years 1 month ago
DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — A windstorm in central Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing numerous crashes that killed at least six people on Interstate 55, police said. The late morning crashes involved 40 to 60 cars and multiple tractor-trailers, two of which caught fire, Illinois State Police Maj. [...]
JOHN O'CONNOR, Associated Press

Pictures: Illinois dust storm causes fatal pile-up on I-55

2 years 1 month ago
A windstorm in south-central Illinois kicked up clouds of dust Monday, causing numerous crashes, pileups and “multiple fatalities” on Interstate 55, police said. The crashes occurred late in the morning and involved 40 to 60 passenger cars and multiple tractor-trailers, two of which caught fire, Illinois State Police Maj. Ryan Starrick said. The highway was [...]
Joe Millitzer

Series of earthquakes shake Tennessee town near Missouri's Bootheel

2 years 1 month ago
RIDGELY, TN -- The epicenter of over ten earthquakes over the past three days has been in one Tennessee town near the border with Missouri. The last earthquake was a 2.8 magnitude quake in Ridgely, Tennessee Monday afternoon. The seismically active area around Missouri's Bootheel is known for one of the largest earthquakes in US [...]
Joe Millitzer

Growing search for Texas gunman who killed 5 enters 3rd day

2 years 1 month ago
CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — The search in Texas for a gunman who fatally shot five neighbors with an AR-style rifle entered a third day Monday after authorities over the weekend widened a dragnet near Houston while acknowledging they had little sense of the killer's possible whereabouts. On Monday, a heavily presence of police converged in [...]
JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press

Dust storm closes I-55 in southern Illinois and causes massive pile-up

2 years 1 month ago
LITCHFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois State Police say that I-55 is closed for 28 miles because of blackout conditions that started at around 11 a.m. on the highway. Wind gusts blew dirt from nearby farm fields across the road and reduced visibility, causing many crashes. The thick black smoke from vehicles damaged in the collisions let [...]
Joe Millitzer

Illinois wants to decriminalize rearview mirror air fresheners

2 years 1 month ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill that would no longer make it illegal for drivers to have items hanging from their rearview mirror. According to House Bill 2389, police would no longer have the authority to stop a motorist for having an item, like an air freshener, hanging from their rearview [...]
John Clark

Officers called to Old North Academy after shooting

2 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS -- Officers have been called to the Confluence Academy school in Old North St. Louis for a report of a shooting at around 9 a.m. The scene appears to be calm, but Bommarito Automotive SkyFOX Helicopter captured images of students being moved from one building to another. Police tell FOX 2 that a [...]
Joe Millitzer