Both lanes of Interstate 80 eastbound in Cass County were reopened this morning at around 7:45 following an accident involving a semi that happened about 1.5-miles west of Adair at around 5:30-a.m. The road was closed for more than two hours while traffic was rerouted south into Anita and then east on G-30.

The semi, hauling non-hazardous materials was blocking both lanes of the interstate while crews worked to remove the wreckage. No serious injuries were reported.

In an update to our earlier reports, one-lane (inside lane) of I-80 eastbound, west of Adair was temporarily re-opened at around 6:50-a.m. after being blocked for nearly 75-minutes following a semi tractor-trailer rollover accident at the 74.4-mile marker. The road was re-opened for a few minutes, but then shut-down again so a wrecker can remove the semi. Officials estimate the interstate will be closed for another 30-minutes. (Until about 7:30).

The accident was reported at around 5:30-a.m. Both lanes of the interstate eastbound are completely blocked. Authorities had been re-routing traffic south into Anita off I-80 at Exit 70 (Anita/Highway 148).

The International semi was hauling paper towels and other, non-hazardous materials. The 42-year old driver from Nebraska was being checked out by medics.

No other details are currently available.

Traffic is backed-up past the Cass-Adair County line early this (Wed.) morning due to a semi tractor-trailer rollover accident about 1.5-miles west of Adair, at around the 74.4 mile marker of Interstate 80 eastbound. The accident was reported at around 5:30-a.m. Both lanes of the interstate eastbound are completely blocked. Authorities were re-routing traffic south into Anita off I-80 at Exit 70 (Anita/Highway 148).  Traffic will then take White Pole Road (G-30) east to Exit 75 past and back onto I-80 eastbound.

The International semi was hauling paper towels and other, non-hazardous materials. The 42-year old driver from Nebraska was being checked out by medics.

No other details are currently available.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports two men were arrested early this (Wednesday) morning, on separate charges. A little after 2-a.m., deputies arrested 59-year old Fredrick Clifton Welsch, of Elliott, in Elliott. Welsch was taken into custody on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Harassment in the 3rd degree. He was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

And, at around 12:50-a.m., deputies in Montgomery County, assisted by Red Oak Police, arrested 42-year old James Donald Uhlmann, Jr., of Red Oak, in Red Oak. Uhlmann was taken into custody on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Violation of Probation. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $20,000 bond.