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Man Dies After Hit By Own Truck
LITCHFIELD, Ill. (KMOX) – A mishap along Interstate 55 at Litchfield killed an Arizona man, early Sunday. Illinois State Police say 67-year-old Jon Yarian of Apache Junction died when his pick-up truck...
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UPDATE: One Dead in Crash Near Litchfield, Ill.
LITCHFIELD, IL (KMOX) – Officer Mike Link with the Illinois State Police has confirmed to KMOX News that one person has died in this afternoon’s Megabus accident. She is identified as 25 year old Aditi...
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Mizzou Student Dies in Megabus Crash
Updated: survivors’ conditions. LITCHFIELD, Ill. (KMOX) – We have an update on some passengers injured in Thursday’s Megabus crash on I-55 at Litchfield, Ill. St. Louis Children’s Hospital says victims...
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Second Megabus Accident in Week Kills Woman
CHICAGO (AP) — A 76-year-old Chicago woman has died from injuries suffered when a bus struck her as the driver attempted to make a turn on a downtown street. Authorities say the side mirror of the...
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Quinn Calls For Federal Probe of Megabus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Pat Quinn wants a federal investigation of the Megabus.com transportation company, which saw two fatal accidents in Illinois in less than a week. In one, a bus crashed in...
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Woman Injured in Megabus Crash Files Suit
CHICAGO, IL (KMOX) - A Chicago law firm has filed suit against Megabus on behalf of a young passenger injured when one of the company’s buses slammed into a concrete pillar on I-55 near Litchfield,...
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Storms Leave Trail Of Downed Trees, Power Lines
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ill. (KMOX) –Severe storms that prompted a tornado warning left some damage in Montgomery, Macoupin and Bond Counties in Illinois. According to the National Weather Service, the...
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New Route 66 Museum Built In Litchfield
LITCHFIELD (IRN) - Sometime next year, Illinois will have a new Route 66 museum. This one will be in Litchfield, where there’s Historic Route 66 and an even earlier alignment known as Old Route 66....
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Illinois State Trooper Killed on I-55 Near Litchfield
Updated @ 3:00 p.m. LITCHFIELD, Ill. (KMOX) – An Illinois State motorcycle trooper has died after being struck by a semi truck during a traffic stop near Litchfield on Monday. The accident happened...
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Funeral Set for Trooper Killed During Traffic Stop
HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) – Services for an Illinois State Police trooper struck and killed by a tractor-trailer during a traffic stop will be at his alma mater high school. State Police say 32-year-old...
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Family of Fallen Trooper Issues Statement
LITCHFIELD, Ill. (KMOX) - In preparation for Saturday’s funeral service of Trooper Kyle Deatherage, Illinois State Police District 18 Commander Capt. Scott Compton released a statement from the...
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Truck Driver Who Killed Illinois Trooper Ruled An ‘Imminent Hazard’
LITCHFIELD, IL (KMOX) - A Georgia-based truck driver has been ruled an “imminent danger” and ordered to stop commercial driving after federal officials allege he didn’t disclose a medical condition...
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Litchfield Teachers Gearing Up for Possible Strike
LITCHFIELD, Ill. (KMOX) – Litchfield, Illinois teachers are gearing up for a strike. The union rejected the latest contract offer from the school district prior to going on Christmas break. The...
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Tentative Agreement in Litchfield
LITCHFIELD, IL. (KMOX) - Litchfield, Illinois teachers reached a tentative agreement Monday night with the school board and members will vote Tuesday on a contract. They teachers union and district...
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Litchfield Teachers Approve New Contract, Avoid Strike
LITCHFIELD, IL. (KMOX) – Teachers in Litchfield, Illinois accepted a tentative contract their union worked out with the district, late Tuesday afternoon. Details of the two year agreement have still...
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Lawsuit Filed after Illinois Trooper’s Death
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — An attorney has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the widow of an Illinois State Police trooper who was killed in a tractor-trailer crash. The Belleville...
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Georgia Trucker Indicted in Illinois Trooper Death
HILLSBORO, Ill. (AP) – A grand jury in Illinois has indicted a Georgia truck driver in the death of an Illinois state trooper. Illinois State Trooper Kyle Deatherage died Nov. 26 when a tractor-trailer...
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3 Killed, 3 Others Injured in Rear End Crash on I-55
LITCHFIELD, Ill. (KMOX) - Three people, including two children, are dead in an early-morning crash on Interstate 55 near Litchfield, Illinois. Illinois State Police say a car heading north on...
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ISP Launches Safety Crackdown in Honor of Kyle Deatherage
LITCHFIELD, Ill. (KMOX) - On the one year anniversary of a state trooper’s death, Illinois State Police announced a 24/7 initiative to crackdown on crime on state roads from now until the end of the...
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Man Killed When Train Hits Truck
Litchfield, IL (AP)–Funeral arrangements are pending for a southern Illinois man who authorities say was killed when a train hit a pickup truck. Illinois State Police say 26-year-old Nicholas Rayphole...
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