Page 116 - Sangamon News Today

"The cause of the crash is due to excessive winds blowing dirt from farm fields across the highway leading to zero visibility," Illinois State Police Maj. Ryan Starrick said.

You may recall a few months ago when officials warned that a giant blob of seaweed would reach the shores of Florida by summertime. Well, to many travelers dismay, the

An Illinois dust storm led to a pile-up crash on I-55 that killed six people and injured more than 30 others, closing a stretch of the interstate.

The death toll from a massive crash Monday along Interstate 55 has risen to seven.

The National Weather Service has issued a dust storm warning for parts of Illinois, in the area where blowing dust caused a pileup on Interstate 55 Monday.

A blowing dust warning is in effect until 7 p.m. Monday for Sangamon, Christian and Shelby counties, according to the National Weather Service.

Drivers traveling on Interstate 55 in south-central Illinois on Monday afternoon abruptly encountered dangerous conditions brought on by a dust storm that...

A windstorm in south-central Illinois kicked up clouds of dust on Monday, causing numerous crashes, pileups and "multiple fatalities" on Interstate 55, police said.

Multiple people were killed and more than 30 others injured in large crashes involving up to 90 vehicles on Interstate 55 in south-central Illinois during a...

There is an I 55 crash today that has closed the highway downstate amid a dust storm.