'?It'd be a big addition to help traffic flow through that intersection and address the big safety issue.'? ... Read More

The City of Midland and TxDOT are asking drivers to avoid multiple roads due to flooding in the area. Read More

A wrong-way crash on Business I-20 in Midland County killed a New Mexico man and seriously injured another driver, DPS said. Read More

A Jal, New Mexico, man died after a wrong-way, head-on crash on Business Interstate 20 in Midland County. Read More

An over-height commercial truck struck an overpass in Midland, shutting down eastbound I-20 and Loop 250 as police charged the driver. Read More

A Midland Police Department vehicle and a pickup truck were involved in a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon after the truck ran a red light, police said. Read More

A new dual-branded Applebee's and IHOP location operated by Romulus Restaurant Group is scheduled to open on October 7th at 301 East Interstate 20 in Midland, Texas. Read More

Midland police are asking for help identifying a man found dead in a culvert near a highway on Wednesday. Read More

MIDLAND, Texas (KMID / KPEJ)- Texas Department of Public Safety troopers are investigating a four-vehicle crash involving a tanker carrying acidic material Friday morning in Midland County. The crash ... Read More

MIDLAND, Texas (KMID / KPEJ) - The Midland Fire Department responded to a 10-acre brush fire near Interstate 20 and Midkiff Road Saturday afternoon. MFD were able to contain the fire. Read More

A 22-year-old Midland woman died after being involved in a two-vehicle crash Thursday evening. The woman was identified as Angelina Sharlese Archuleta. According to the ... Read More

A collision on Interstate 20 in Dallas is causing a large traffic backup Tuesday morning. According to the Texas Department of Transportation cameras, first responders can be seen onsite. Police cars ... Read More

A man was declared dead after his SUV crashed and caught fire on Interstate 20 in Midland, Texas. Read More

Eastbound Interstate 20 traffic will be reduced to one lane under the Lamesa Road overpass beginning at 9 a.m. on July 29, according to TxDOT. Read More

The Highway Emergency Response Operator program provided hundreds of roadside assists on Interstate 20 and State Highway 191 during its first year of service in the Permian Basin. Read More

WARD COUNTY, Texas (KMID / KPEJ)- A 20-year-old Midland man was killed, and five others were injured Sunday morning after an 11-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Interstate 20 in Ward County, according to ... Read More

The Midland County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that a deadly shooting took place in the 5400 block of East Highway 80 on Monday. Here's what we know ... Read More

A 19-year-old Midland man has been arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter after a crash that killed an Odessa motorcyclist late Friday night, according to a Texas Department of Public ... Read More

One driver is dead following a fatal two-vehicle collision in Midland County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Henry Jesse Vasquez, 77, of Midland was pronounced dead at the scene. Read More

The suit followed a fatal crash in January 2025. Read More

The incident happened on May 12, 2024, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the 10400 block of West Interstate Highway 20. Read More

A Midland man died Sunday from injuries he suffered in a crash earlier this month, according to Midland Police. Read More

MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KMID / KPEJ) - In a recent vote, the Midland County Commissioners Court approved the continued development of Interstate 27 through three resolutions. The project is expected to ... Read More

One driver is dead following a fatal two-vehicle collision in Midland County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Henry Jesse Vasquez, 77, of Midland was pronounced dead at the scene. Read More

A Midland man has been taken into custody and is facing federal firearms charges following a traffic stop conducted by the Texas Anti-Gang Center. According to a news ... Read More

He died days after the March 20 wreck. Read More

A 74-year-old Midland man has died after a two-vehicle crash involving a pickup and a motorcycle Friday night in Midland County, according to preliminary information from DPS. Read More

MIDLAND, Texas (KMID / KPEJ)- A 41-year-old Midland man was killed early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on State Highway 349, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Read More

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday night in a collision on Andrews Highway, according to the Midland Police Department. According to a city press release, officers responded to the 700 block of Andrews ... Read More

At approximately 9:46 p.m. Tuesday, Midland Police responded to a major crash in the 700 block of Andrews Highway. MPD reported that upon arrival, officers located a maroon 2009 GMC pickup displaying ... Read More

The Texas Department of Public Safety says a man from Midland has died after they turned on the highway at an unsafe time, colliding with a semi. Read More

Two Midland residents were involved in a deadly crash Monday afternoon on Business 20, leaving one man dead and another uninjured, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The crash ... Read More

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A deadly car crash happened this week in Midland on Business 20 and Elkins Rd. According to DPS, on Monday, October 27, around 4:00 p.m., a car driven by Henry Jesse Vasquez ... Read More

A 77-year-old Midland man died Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash at Business 20 and Elkins Road, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Read More

MIDLAND, Texas - The Midland Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run crash that occurred Sept. 21 at 2:12 a.m. and is asking for the public's help in identifying a female driver involved in ... Read More

A woman died as a pedestrian struck on BI-20 in Midland County; DPS says the Sept. 19 crash remains under investigation. Read More

Note: The above video shows the top headlines from the morning of September 9, 2025. HALE COUNTY, Texas-Hale County Sheriffs arrested 45-year-old Thomas Rich of Midland on charges of intoxication ... Read More

According to Midland officials, on Sept. 5, at around 1:55 a.m. Midland police responded to a deadly crash at N. Big Spring Street (south of Loop 250). Police say a GMC pickup was speeding when it ... Read More

The one-year experiment in Midland and Ector counties is based on similar efforts in larger cities. A nonprofit backed by oil companies and Midland County are helping pay for it. Roads and highways in ... Read More

REEVES COUNTY, Texas - A vehicle rollover accident has been reported five miles east of Pecos along eastbound Interstate 20 on Wednesday. Reeves County said crews are working to clear the accident ... Read More

MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - One person was killed and another seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning in Midland. According to DPS, the crash happened around 7:00 a.m. on Aug ... Read More

A Midland woman was killed early Saturday morning after her vehicle was rear-ended by a pickup truck. Police arrested the driver of the truck. Read More

Midland police say a woman died after a 2:45 a.m. pedestrian crash on West Loop 250 North; investigation remains ongoing. Read More

At 2:14 a.m., on August 10th, Midland Police Department responded to a motorcycle crash with serious bodily injuries in the north service road of the 1200 block of East Interstate 20. MPD reported ... Read More

The Midland Police Department responded to the crash along the north service road of the 1200 block of East I-20 at 2:14 a.m. on Sunday. Read More

ODESSA, Texas - The Texas Department of Public Safety has released preliminary details on a crash reported along Business 20 in Midland County on Thursday. According to DPS, Midland County said that ... Read More

Michael Kelley Whitley, 68, of Midland, Texas, is dead after a crash on August 1st. The preliminary information revealed that Whitley was traveling westbound on BI-20 ... Read More

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a head-on collision involving a wrong-way driver early Saturday morning that claimed the lives of two men and left a woman hospitalized in ... Read More

Two people were killed and one seriously injured in a head-on crash on I-20 in Midland County over the weekend. Read More

A Midland man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly rammed a woman's vehicle with his own during a violent rolling disturbance early Wednesday morning, then led deputies on a high-speed ... Read More

MIDLAND, Texas - West Texans are no strangers to bridge strikes, ... Wednesday marks a new chapter for drivers in Midland as two major projects on Interstate 20 officially wrap up. Read More

The two-vehicle collision on State Highway 158 in Midland County on Monday, resulted in the death of 54-year-old Cameron C. Cook of Odessa. Read More

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The fatal collision occurred at about 12:59 a.m. Monday, along Interstate 20 at mile marker 141, according to the Texas Department ... GMC Sierra 1500 was driving westbound on I-20 in the right ... Read More

Midland is lowering speed limits on key west side streets and highways to address speeding and improve neighborhood safety. Read More

A four-vehicle pileup on Interstate 20 led to people needing to be extricated from their vehicles. At about 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, Midland Fire Department officials responded to an accident ... Read More

MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas - One person was taken by helicopter to a nearby hospital after an industrial accident in Midland County Sunday afternoon, according to the Midland Fire Department (MFD). The ... Read More

AUSTIN Legislation authored by State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) and sponsored by State Senator Kevin Sparks (R-Midland) to honor the life and service of fallen Texas Department of ... Read More

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Midland police say the load was not properly secured. The load shifted during the turn and caused the truck's trailer to roll. Read More

According to a press statement distributed by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Perez was conducting a traffic stop Tuesday, April 22, on West U.S. Highway 180 in Lamesa. Read More

MIDLAND, Texas - As you drive down the county roads ... "If you drive along Highway 158, it looks like a dump, and that's from trash blowing out of pickup trucks on their way to the city ... Read More

of El Paso was traveling westbound on Interstate 20 near mile marker 28 when he swerved to avoid striking a car that was slowing due to an active construction zone, according to the Texas ... Read More

Drivers traveling along the westbound frontage road of Interstate 20 in Ector County should be prepared for delays due to upcoming construction as part of the ... Read More

Several public-private partnerships on Thursday announced the launch of a free roadside assistance program to help travelers and prevent additional crashes along two of the busiest roads in the ... Read More

MIDLAND, Texas - If you've ever broken down on the ... "One question a lot of people have is why Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 191? Both of these areas have a higher crash rate than other ... Read More

A three-vehicle collision in Midland County resulted in one fatality and four injuries, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The crash occurred on March 2, ... Read More

Shawn Perez Lipscomb, 26, was arrested for attempting to take a weapon from an officer, resisting arrest, search and transport and interfering with public duties. Read More

According to a press release from the Midland District Attorney's Office, a Midland jury in the 441st District Court convicted Joe Lynn Payne of the third-degree felony of driving while intoxicated. Read More

A Mexican national unlawfully residing in Texas was sentenced Thursday to life in federal prison for his criminal actions as the leader of a drug trafficking organization tied to a Mexican cartel. Read More

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Matthew Castaneda, of Seminole, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision that occurred at approximately 4:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, along ... Read More

MIDLAND / ODESSA, Texas (KMID / KPEJ) - The Texas Department of Transportation is investing $424 million toward Interstate 20 in the Midland / Odessa area, spanning about 11 miles of improvements. According ... Read More

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The sheriff's office said on Facebook multiple accidents were reported on the road during the day. Now, it is safe to travel. Read More

Two women were arrested Monday on sex trafficking charges in Midland after they were busted by undercover cops, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by NewsWest 9. The Texas Department of Public ... Read More

The eastbound lanes of Loop 250 at Fairgrounds Road are closed following a multi-vehicle crash. One vehicle was transporting hydrochloric acid. Read More

Cotton Flat Road will be closed to north and southbound traffic on Thursday Jan. 23 at noon until 5 p.m. Monday Jan 27 due to concrete paving underneath the Interstate 20 bridge, according to Maryann ... Read More

A serious crash on Interstate 20 early Sunday morning left one person with life-threatening injuries, according to the Midland Police Department. The incident occurred around 2:59 a.m. Read More

MIDLAND, Texas - An early morning crash on Interstate 20 and Terrell Street, has sent one to Midland Memorial hospital with "serious bodily injuries" according to the Midland Police Department ... Read More

MIDLAND, Texas - A crash on Interstate 20 early Sunday morning left one person with life-threatening injuries, according to the Midland Police Department. The incident occurred when a Ford F-250 ... Read More

A fatal crash involving three vehicles occurred early Thursday morning on the SH 349 and SH 158 overpass, resulting in the death of a 57-year-old Odessa man. Read More

Sheniel Nicholas Samuels, 27, was driving at an "unsafe speed for the icy road conditions" and veered into the eastbound lane, colliding with two vehicles. Read More

MIDLAND, Texas - A fatal crash involving three vehicles occurred early Thursday morning on the SH 349 and SH 158 overpass, resulting in the death of a 57-year-old Odessa man. The incident remains ... Read More

A traffic stop for expired registration led to the arrest of a Midland man after police discovered drugs and paraphernalia in his vehicle. The incident occurred ... Read More

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has issued a traffic alert for I-20 due to a rolling lane closure as crews sweep and remove trash. The closure will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday ... Read More

A 180,000-square-foot Costco, the largest in Texas, broke ground in Midland earlier ... intersection of State Highway 191 and State Highway 158 in Midland on Tuesday, according to the Midland ... Read More

Several vehicle accidents in West Texas occurred Sunday ... according to photos shared by the city of Midland. The incident, which occurred about 5 miles south of I-20, is under investigation ... Read More

MIDLAND, Texas - The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has issued a traffic alert for I-20 due to a rolling lane closure as crews sweep and remove trash. The closure will begin at 9 a.m ... Read More

The Midland Police Department is investigating an incident at Andrews Highway and Midland Drive as of press time, according to Strategic Communications Officer Stewart Doreen with the City of Midland. Read More