Posts Tagged ‘I-255’
Thefts from unlocked vehicles in Valmeyer
Police are investigating nine reports thus far of unlocked vehicles entered early Wednesday morning in Valmeyer, with money and miscellaneous small items stolen. Shortly after 4:20 a.m., a resident leaving…
Read MoreFatal crash on I-255 near Cahokia Heights
The Illinois State Police is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on I-255 southbound near Cahokia Heights. The crash occurred about 5:35 a.m. The interstate was closed from milepost…
Read MoreWintry weather Friday in Monroe County
Light snow and sleet on Friday resulted in emergency personnel checking on vehicles off the roadway during the early afternoon in Columbia and other portions of Monroe County. No injuries…
Read MoreIncident on JB Bridge
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 2:15 a.m. Wednesday for the report of a female subject standing outside of her vehicle on the Missouri side of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge over…
Read MoreMonday morning incident on JB Bridge
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 8:15 a.m. Monday for the report of a man standing and looking over the Jefferson Barracks Bridge above the Mississippi River on I-255. The man…
Read MoreI-255 lane closure Friday near Cahokia
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Thursday that lane restrictions will be encountered on northbound I-255 milemarker 14.6 south of Exit 15 (Mousette Lane) in St. Clair County beginning this…
Read MoreColumbia biz district considered
While many businesses seek locations which may easily be seen in high-traffic areas, commuters who enter Columbia from I-255 via Route 3 see mostly trees and grass along the highway.…
Read MoreNon-injury crash on I-255 in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash on I-255 southbound at the Columbia exit onto Route 3 across from George Weber Chevrolet. Initial reports indicate…
Read MoreWoman safely talked off JB Bridge
Columbia police and fire department personnel assisted St. Louis County agencies at about 4 a.m. Wednesday after a distressed woman was on the ledge of the Missouri side of the…
Read MoreDouble drug overdose save in Columbia
Police and EMS personnel responded about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday to two occupants in a vehicle who were overdosing on suspected fentanyl on the I-255 ramp to southbound Route 3 near…
Read MoreTow truck driver fatally struck on I-255 in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday to I-255 southbound on the curve toward St. Louis just past the Columbia exit onto Route 3 after a tow truck driver was…
Read MoreMonday night injury crash on I-255 in South County
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 5:45 p.m. Monday to a single-vehicle crash with injury on I-255 eastbound near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in St. Louis County. The Missouri Highway Patrol…
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