U.S. Highway 71 reopens northbound lanes after police standoff ends
A police standoff on May 15, 2024 in south Kansas City ended when the suspect fled south in a Jeep with flat tires, crashing into a semi truck after a few blocks. The crash concluded a shutdown of ... > react
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Deer strike totals GMC truck in Laporte area
- Minnesota
- Laporte
- US 71
- source: Bing
- 9 views
- Dec 01, 2025 11:24am
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Deputies found a 2001 GMC pickup in the north ditch with significant front-end damage, the report states. A deer was found approximately 15 yards in front of the vehicle. The pickup's driver, Tera ... Read More
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Traffic at standstill on SB US 71 in KCMO
- Missouri
- Montgomery Village A
- source: Bing
- 11 views
- Dec 01, 2025 10:23am
It's a near-stand-still on southbound U.S. 71 Highway at Blue River Road in Kansas City, Missouri. Read More
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Wadena County case, involving a head-on collision in snowstorm, makes it to MN Supreme Court
- Minnesota
- Laporte
- US 71
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Nov 14, 2025 05:05am
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The DWI court case involves a Laporte man, who caused a head-on crash while passing a snowplow in Wadena County in March of 2023. Read More
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- Nov 12, 2025 08:43am
Police in Manasquan, New Jersey, are searching for the rider of a high-powered electric bike who fled a traffic stop at speeds over 50 mph. Officers say they tried to pull the rider over on Route 71, ... Read More
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Route 711 SB reopens after crash
- Salt Springs Rd
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Nov 17, 2025 2:35pm
(WKBN) -State Route 711 southbound has reopened after a crash. All southbound lanes were closed at Stephens St / Salt Springs Rd around 5:30 p.m. As of 8:50 p.m., the highway is back open. Read More
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