MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — The City of Grand Junction and Mesa County will hold a public meeting June 4 to discuss a new Interstate 70 interchange at 29 Road. Community members who attend the meeting will have the chance to view a presentation with the proposed interchange design at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. […]
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Man found dead at KC car wash identified by police. Shooting was near I-70 exit ramp
Police identified a man who was killed in a shooting Friday night and found by officers. Kevion D. Bifford, 37, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound on Van Brunt Boulevard, near Interstate 70. Kansas City police officers heard gunshots while driving on patrol near 31st and Van Brunt Boulevard around 6:30 p.m., said Captain […]
Kansas City police investigating deadly shooting near I-70, Van Brunt
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police detectives are investigating a shooting Friday night that left one person dead. Just before 6:30 p.m. KCPD police officers were on patrol in the area of E. 31st Street and Van Brunt Boulevard when they heard the sound of gunshots. KC mayor, police discuss homicide trends, safety ahead […]
Travelers hitting the road early to avoid I-70 Memorial Day traffic
GEORGETOWN, Colo. (KDVR) — Ahead of one of the busiest travel weekends of the year — the Memorial Day holiday — travelers are hitting the roads early, and AAA is warning drivers of what to expect. On Thursday afternoon at Georgetown’s visitor center off Interstate 70, travelers were stopping by the dozens. Many of them, […]
Travel plans, deliveries impacted by 9-hour-long I-70 closure
MORRISON, Colo. (KDVR) — Thursday’s nine-hour-long Interstate 70 closure after a deadly crash and semi fire left drivers searching for other routes and some, including folks hauling loads on big rigs, waiting it out for hours. This crash and the aftermath are likely going to make a lot of deliveries later than expected. FOX31 Newsletters: […]
Construction to cause temporary lane closure on I-70 today
A continued construction project will cause a lane closure on Interstate 70 today. >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Construction to cause temporary lane closure on I-70 Monday morning Traffic on I-70 will be reduced to one lane on EB I-70 near U.S. 127 starting at 7 a.m. this morning, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). Construction […]
All lanes on I-70 reopened after Semi Fire shuts down interstate in Preble County
All lanes of I-70 westbound in Preble County have reopened after a semi caught fire and shut down the interstate Monday afternoon. Around 3:05 p.m. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to I-70 Westbound beyond State Route 503 near Lewisburg on reports of a semi-fire. The driver of the semi was transported to an […]
‘Nothing left’ of runaway semitruck after fire on I-70
SILVERTHORNE, Colo. (KDVR) — Drivers traveling along westbound Interstate 70 on Tuesday saw a perilous scene when a semitruck was destroyed by flames on a runaway ramp. The two occupants survived the crash without injuries. Colorado State Patrol told FOX31 that the fire happened on the lower ramp in the westbound lane, near the Eisenhower […]
Final stage of I-70 project near I-57 in Illinois to begin Tuesday
Apr. 4—Drivers who use Interstate 70 near Interstate 57 in Illinois will see major work get underway on Tuesday, weather permitting. The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding the public that the reconstruction of westbound I-70 from just east of the interchange with I-57 to just east of the Cumberland/Effingham County line (near Montrose) is […]
Terre Haute Thorntons off I-70 to get EV charging
Apr. 2—A location in Terre Haute will be one of the 39 initial sites offering electric vehicle charging stations along Indiana’s Alternative Fuels Corridors (AFC), the Indiana Department of Transportation has announced. INDOT plans to expand Indiana’s statewide electric vehicle charging network through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. It received more than 100 […]
One killed on I-70 near Pickerington after police chase that began in Zanesville
LANCASTER − The Ohio Highway Patrol said a person was killed in a motor vehicle crash on Intestate 70 near the Ohio 256 Pickerington interchange Thursday around 1 a.m. Ohio Highway Patrol The patrol said the crash involved a police chase that started in Zanesville on Interstate 70 before crossing into Fairfield County. As of […]
Troopers seize $1.75M in cocaine during I-70 traffic stop; Arizona woman charged
Mar. 26—Troopers seized 110 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $1.75 million, during a Friday afternoon traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Madison County. Felony charges were filed Tuesday against 27-year-old Andrea I. Celaya Rodriguez, of Tucson, Arizona, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers stopped a rented box truck with an out-of-state registration […]