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  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — Portions of two interstates in Jefferson County were closed for a short time Wednesday when a tractor trailer hauling lumber overturned and spilled it’s cargo. The accident happened at about 5:00 p.m. Illinois State Police say the truck was traveling westbound on the Interstate 64 overpass above Interstate 57 when the driver lost control and hit the guardrail on the right side. The truck then overturned onto its side, spilling lumber on both the I-64 overpass and onto I-57 below. The driver, 55-year-old Tony Johnson of Mobile, Alabama, was taken to an ar...

The Wayne County Health Department reported 2 New (PCR and Probable) cases Friday, with no additional deaths. To date Wayne County has reported 1751 Overall Total Covid-19 Cases, and 53 overall Total of Wayne County Covid-19 Related Deaths. Wayne County currently shows 20 residents isolating at home. At approximately 4:10 p.m. on April 29th, Illinois State Police responded to the scene of a Single Unit ATV Crash with Injury at County Road 2450 N eastbound at County Road 625 E, Burnt Prairie, in White County. Preliminary investigative details indicate 40-year-old Joel R. Rosenbeck of Waverly H...

April 30, 2021 Galesburg, Il-  The Illinois State police have released details of a single-vehicle crash that injured one person. According to a news release, on Wednesday at about 12:45 PM, a 2019 Kenworth semi-truck driven by 65-year-old John Burkhalter of Galesburg was traveling eastbound on IL route 164 between 170th and 180th Street. Burkhalter lost control, left the roadway, and struck four utility poles.  He then continued into Galesburg where he was stopped by officers from Galesburg Police Department. ISP District 14 Troopers arrived and lead the traffic crash investigation. Bu...

April 30, 2021 Galesburg Police responded to the intersection of North Seminary and East Fremont Streets on Thursday, April 29th after a school crossing guard and a 13-year old female student were struck by a vehicle. Galesburg Fire and GHAS were already on scene when GPD arrived yesterday around 3:00pm. Both the student and the 69-year old male crossing guard were on the ground complaining of pain. The 77-year old male driver told police he was approaching the intersection southbound on Seminary Street when his foot slipped off the brake pedal and the next thing he remembers was hearing ...

April 29, 2021 Just before 8:30 pm on Saturday, April 24th, Galesburg Police were dispatched to the 200 block of Mary Street for an accident involving a vehicle striking a utility pole. When police arrived, the 2011 Mercedes had its front wheel up off the ground and the pole was lodged halfway through the front of the car. Live power lines were severed and the neighborhood was without power for several hours. The driver, 27-year old Kole Kenan of Galesburg told police he was texting at the time of the crash. Police observed Kenan’s slow speech and “droopy” eyes, and witnesses told G...