Posts Tagged ‘I-255’
I-255 project to be completed by Nov. 1
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation announced during a visit to the region Thursday that the Interstate 255 rehabilitation project will be completed by Nov. 1, almost…
Read MoreMultiple brush fires along I-255
The Columbia, Dupo and Prairie du Pont fire departments were among the agencies responding to three separate grass fires along I-255 in St. Clair and Monroe counties early Friday evening.…
Read MoreMotorcyclist airlifted in I-255 crash
A Dupo man was airlifted to a St. Louis hospital following a motorcycle crash on I-255 northbound near the George Weber Chevrolet dealership in Columbia. The crash occurred about 2…
Read MorePolice pursuit passes through Monroe County
Area law enforcement agencies attempted to pull over a suspect about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday driving a maroon Dodge Charger with Illinois plates that apparently fled from Belleville in connection with…
Read MoreForgery arrest in Columbia
Columbia police arrested a Tennessee man following an attempted forgery incident at Simmons Bank, 180 Admiral Trost Drive in Columbia, about 12:20 p.m. Monday. A vehicle wanted in connection with…
Read MoreDupo vehicle theft suspects captured
Two suspects wanted in the Sept. 3 thefts of four vehicles in Dupo as well as a repair shop burglary were taken into custody this week and charged. St. Louis…
Read MoreSuspects sought after flee attempt from St. Louis
Local law enforcement agencies were put on alert about 12:50 p.m. Wednesday for a green Ford F150 that was evading St. Louis city police and traveling east on I-255 across…
Read MoreWoman in custody following I-255 pursuit
The Dupo Police Department conducted a successful pursuit of a vehicle that evaded a traffic stop attempt near I-255 about 9:30 p.m. and led police into Missouri before pulling over.…
Read MoreFire damages Dupo police vehicle
The Dupo Fire Department responded about 10:45 p.m. Monday to a Dupo police vehicle on fire on I-255 northbound near Exit 10. The cause was an electric rear window motor.…
Read MoreVehicles stolen, entered in Columbia
The Metro East Auto Theft Task Force is assisting Columbia police in the investigation of two vehicles stolen early Thursday morning and several others entered. Shortly before 2 a.m., a…
Read MoreNew I-255 interchange in process
Work is still progressing on the planned I-255 interchange in Dupo, though there is still not an estimate on when actual construction might begin. Dupo Village Trustee Joe Basinski, who…
Read MoreDriver crashes after eluding police in Columbia
A driver who sped away from a traffic stop attempt on I-255 crashed in Columbia on Friday morning. Shortly before 9:45 a.m., a Columbia police officer reported that a car…
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