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A semitruck carrying liquefied asphalt crashed into an Ameren power pole at the junction of Highway 34 and Highway 67 just south of Monmouth Friday morning.

Firefighters in Monmouth battled a weekend fire to a house that remains under investigation. According to a press release from Monmouth Fire Chief Casey Rexroat, firefighters responded to a structure fire at a residence at 817 South 1st Street at 4:59 Sunday morning. Fire crews found the residence was heavily involved with fire which was also impinging on a neighbor's garage and got to work using a defensive strategy to protect the garage from igniting. A call for mutual aid was made and the fire was brought under control quickly, according to Rexroat, but the home was considered a total ...

Firefighters in the Maple City were awakened by a structure fire call early Friday morning. According to Fire Chief Casey Rexroat, at around 1:51, firefighters responded to 708 South D Street. Engine 23 of Ladder 40 arrived on the scene and found an unattached garage with fire showing from the north end of the structure that was extending into the interior of the second-floor attic area. A second alarm was requested for additional firefighters and an ambulance to the scene. Firefighters then made an aggressive attack on the fire from the exterior before making entry into the second floor of t...

A house fire in Monmouth, Illinois left a dog overheated and suffering from smoke inhalation. A few minutes of treatment got the dog back on its feet.

A fire ignited inside of the Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Monmouth, IL Thursday night, according to local news organizations and the fire department. Crews were dispatched 6:42 p.m. after receiving word that flames and smoke were inside the facility, Monmouth Fire Department posted on its Facebook page. Fire Chief Casey Rexroat told the Galesburg Register-Mail that the blaze occurred in a production area of the plant, but damages were minimal. The fire was brought under control in about three hours without injuries, according to Monmouth Fire. Several other area fire dep...