Thousands head south from St. Louis to see the eclipse. A giant traffic jam ensues.
Video by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com People pull off of Interstate 55 south of Festus as the eclipse begins Monday, April 8, 2024. Traffic was snarled for hours south of St. Louis. > react
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Woman dead after suffering medical emergency while driving on I-55
- Mississippi
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 8 views
- Jun 09, 2024 2:43pm
55JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A woman is dead after she suffered a medical emergency while driving on Interstate 55. According to the Jackson Police Department, the incident happened around 9:30 a.m. on ... Read More
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- source: Bing / Action News 5 Memphis on MSN
- 18 views
- Jun 09, 2024 05:14am
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) contract crews will close the Interstate 55 Mississippi River Bridge for two weeks to resume construction on the I-55 and Crump interchange.The ... Read More
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Arkansas and Tennessee Announce I-55 Mississippi Bridge Closure
- Mississippi
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jun 06, 2024 09:00am
55The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) says Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) contract crews will be closing the Interstate 55 Mississippi River bridge to continue construction ... Read More
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Memphis Community Mourns as Driver Dies in Interstate 55 Crash, Investigation Ongoing
- Mississippi
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Jun 06, 2024 07:34am
55Single vehicle crash on I-55 near Goodhaven Road in Memphis results in one fatality and temporary interstate closure. Read More
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Man killed after crash shuts down parts of I-55 overnight, MPD says
- Mississippi
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 10 views
- Jun 05, 2024 5:00pm
55MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man was killed after a single-vehicle crash shut down parts of Interstate 55 for several hours, police said. Memphis Police (MPD) reported the crash around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on ... Read More
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I-55 MS river bridge set to close again for construction
- Mississippi
- US 51 Near Oakland
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jun 05, 2024 11:12am
51The Interstate 55 Mississippi River Bridge will be closing for two weeks for construction, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The bridge is set to ... Read More
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Strong storms batter North Shore parishes
- Mississippi
- I-10
- source: Bing
- 13 views
- Jun 04, 2024 4:12pm
10NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A complex of storms drove across North Shore parishes late Tuesday afternoon (June 4), downing trees along Interstate 55 and leaving ... which the line of storms had pushed east ... Read More
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I-55 Northbound fully reopen near Amite
- Mississippi
- Senatobia
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jun 04, 2024 1:26pm
55NEW ORLEANS - I-55 is now fully reopened near Amite, according to Louisiana State Police. Around 6 p.m., both northbound and southbound lanes were closed on Interstate 55 due ... and neighboring ... Read More
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Madison Police Identify Victim Killed In Overnight Crash
- Mississippi
- I-55 Near Canton
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jun 04, 2024 12:30pm
55: Police identified the victim as 51-year-old Ira D. Fuquay of Canton, MS. One person was killed in a crash on I-55 in Madison overnight. On Thursday at 10:23 PM, the Madison Police Department was ... Read More
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Driver killed after car 'suddenly' leaves I-55, overturns in median
- Mississippi
- Hazlehurst
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 20 views
- Jun 04, 2024 08:56am
55MADISON, Miss. (WLBT) - A driver was killed after their Honda Accord left I-55 and overturned in the median. According to Madison police, the accident happened around 10 p.m. Monday night. The Madison ... Read More
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Tornado confirmed in South St. Louis County during Sunday storm
- Mississippi
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- May 27, 2024 11:00pm
55crossing Interstate 55 and the Mississippi River before lifting just west of Columbia, Illinois. There were no injuries reported from Sunday night's storms, which uprooted trees, dropped golf ... Read More
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Southaven permanent road closure for I-55 widening project
- Mississippi
- Southaven
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- May 25, 2024 5:00pm
55MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Effective on May 27, there will be permanent road closure in Southaven due to the I-55 widening project. Traffic is expected to be backed up due to no left turns onto the northern ... Read More
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Interstate shut down for hours following crash
- Mississippi
- Chunky
- I-20
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- May 16, 2024 10:04am
20MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - It took crews more than three hours to clear a crash scene that shut down a large section of Interstate 55 in Mississippi County. The Arkansas Department of ... Read More
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I-55 lane closures planned in Madison County
- Mississippi
- Madison
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- May 15, 2024 09:15am
55MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced there will be temporary overnight lane closures on Interstate 55 in Madison County. Read More
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High school students found shot to death just before graduation
- Mississippi
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 19 views
- May 14, 2024 09:21am
55BROOKHAVEN - Mississippi authorities have identified the bodies of two teenagers found shot to death along the side of interstate 55. Read More
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2 Mississippi high school students killed in shooting on Mother's Day
- Mississippi
- I-55 Near Enid
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- May 13, 2024 6:19pm
55(WLBT) - The names of two teenagers who were shot and killed on a Mississippi interstate on Mother's Day have now been released. The incident happened on Interstate 55 South in Hazlehurst near ... Read More
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Two found deceased on I-55 in Copiah County
- Mississippi
- I-55
- source: Bing / WJTV Jackson on MSN
- 30 views
- May 13, 2024 08:50am
Two people were found deceased on Interstate 55 in Copiah County. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said the incident occurred on I-55 South in ... Read More
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Mississippi man injured in Scott County motorcycle crash
- Mississippi
- Hwy-43 N
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- May 12, 2024 1:56pm
(KFVS) - A man from Mississippi ... Highway Patrol Crash Reports, the crash took place around 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, May 12. The driver was going southbound on Interstate 55, three miles north ... Read More
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