Traffic Alerts & Accidents

US 62 near McCracken/Ballard County line reopened after semi crash

A semi was blocking traffic on US 62 near the McCracken/Ballard County line.

B.U.I.L.D. grant to speed up completion of U.S. 641 project

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently announced a $23 million B.U.I.L.D. grant to help fund the U.S. 641 project in Calloway County.

Road crews pre-treat roads for potential snow

For the next few days, Keith Ballard and workers with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will be behind the wheel. The threat of snow has them out treating roads with brine.

Illinois wants to hear from travelers

The Illinois Department of Transportation says in order to improve, they need to hear from you.

Truck collides with Illinois school bus; 2 dead

Semitrailer heading the wrong way on an interstate in central Illinois collided head-on with a school bus carrying members of a high school basketball team, killing the driver of the truck and an adult on the bus.

1 adult confirmed dead in Illinois school bus crash

Local media report an adult is confirmed dead in a crash involving a school bus in McClean County, Illinois.

Study: Drivers are 175 percent more aggressive during the holidays

Not only does driving aggressively make roads more dangerous — it can also lower your gas mileage as much as 40 percent.

Husbands Road and Clarkline Road re-opening in Paducah

A section of a Paducah road that has been closed since Oct. 8 will be back open soon, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced Wednesday.

New U.S. 641 in Crittenden County almost complete

New highway 641 in Crittenden County almost complete

US 51 reopened after crash in Fulton County

UPDATE: The road is back open.

U.S. 641/KY 91 closed near Crittenden-Caldwell county line

A contractor has closed U.S. 641, which is also Kentucky 91, just north of Fredonia so crews can work on roadway connections for New U.S. 641, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says.

Man survives crash involving train

Deputies say an SUV struck a train, but the driver survived without a scrape.

Fatal ambulance crash in Tennessee

A medic and a patient have died after an ambulance crashed along I-40 in Nashville Friday night.

Princeton man killed, woman hurt in accident

A car hydroplaned and overturned several times killing the driver and injuring the passenger.

Midwest Snowstorm: Kansas governor declares state of emergency

CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on a winter storm that is forecast to dump snow across the Midwest- impacting holiday travel. Kansas officials are urging drivers to stay off the roads because of dangerous conditions across much of the state.…

Man dies after two motorcycles collide

A crash involving two motorcycles claimed a southern Illinois man's life on Illinois Route 37, south of West Frankfort.

Cave-in-Rock Ferry back open after temporary closure

Cave-in-Rock Ferry is temporarily closed due to a mechanical issue, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says.

Construction slows down Thanksgiving travel on I-24

Many of you hit the road Wednesday on your way to spend Thanksgiving with loved ones. And many of you spent more time on the road because of a construction project on a local bridge.

How to avoid the I-24 Tennessee River Bridge

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says both the east and westbound lanes of the I-24 Tennessee River Bridge will continue to be down to one lane through the holiday weekend.