All lanes have now reopened after a semi-truck caught fire Sunday night, causing traffic to be temporarily slowed down on Interstate 71. Read More

A multi-vehicle crash shut down all lanes of Interstate 71 in both directions in Fayette County on Sunday afternoon, according to ... Read More

The Ohio derby was dubbed '?Hell is real'? with reference to a well-known religious billboard - visible from Interstate 71. Read More

CLEVELAND, Ohio - A hole spotted in the pavement forced the emergency closing of the Ohio 176 / Interstate 71 north ramp to I-90 westbound in Cleveland on Friday morning. The Ohio Department of ... Read More

The roughly 2,400-square-foot building was built in 1984, according to Franklin County property records. It lies near the Interstate 71 interchange and is surrounded by restaurants including ... Read More

The Ohio Department of Transportation's Columbus District 6, servingDelaware, Franklin, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Pickaway, and Union counties announced some tr ... Read More

A teen was died following a reported shooting and crash on I-71 northbound late Saturday night, prompting a traffic backup that stretched into early Sunday morning, according to Cincinnati police. Read More

The northbound lanes of Interstate 71 near the Norwood Lateral have reopened after a shooting on the highway late Saturday night led to a crash. Read More

A 19-year-old is dead and two others were injured after a Saturday night shooting on Interstate 71. Read More

CLEVELAND, Ohio - A bridge project now affecting traffic around the Interstate 480 and Interstate 71 interchange began several years ago as a $4.5 million plan to replace a bridge deck and paint its ... Read More

Portions of the sunken highway that links I-71 to I-75 will be closed for the construction of new ramps to the new bridge. Read More

I-480 eastbound through traffic will be closed. Motorists will be directed to instead take I-71 south to Snow Road, and then I-71 north to continue on I-480 east. The Ohio 237 nor ... Read More

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission (OTIC) released the final U.S. Route 23 / Interstate Route 71 connector feasibility study report that evaluat ... Read More

Semi Hauling 42,000 Pounds of Pizza Dough Catches Fire on I-71 ASHLAND COUNTY - A semi hauling approximately 42,000 pounds of pizza dough caught fire on Interstate 71 southbound near mile marker 180.6 ... Read More

A public meeting on Oct. 27 will update options under consideration to fix traffic problems along I-71 in Brunswick and Strongsville ... Read More

As of 8:30 a.m. Oct. 2, traffic cameras showed the tractor-trailer blocking all lanes of the roadway ... Read More

Ohio transportation officials have completed a final feasibility study examining a potential new highway connection between U.S. 23 in northwest Ohio and Interstate 71 south of Columbus. The study ... Read More

A two-vehicle crash with injuries shut down a right lane on Interstate 71 northbound in Mason on Wednesday morning, September 30, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The call came in around ... Read More

A proposed highway that could connect US 23 to I-71, running through parts of Morrow, Marion, and Delaware counties is moving a step forward.For property owners ... Read More

State transportation officials have identified a preferred route for a new highway connector north of Columbus that could ease a long-standing bottleneck along U.S. 23, but more than $1 billion may be ... Read More

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) - The Ohio Department of Transportation released its final feasibility study report on the proposed U.S. Route 23-Interstate 71 connector on Wednesday. State lawmakers directed ... Read More

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) - The Ohio Department of Transportation released its final feasibility study report on the proposed U.S. Route 23-Interstate 71 connector on Wednesday. State lawmakers directed ... Read More

The proposed 18.2-mile highway could cut 22 minutes from a peak commute, but the project could cost more than $1 billion and affect hundreds of acres of farmland. Read More

After a year-long process, the Ohio Department of Transportation has released its final report on a potential new highway connecting U.S. 23 and I-71, but more ... Read More

The officer was treated at a local hospital and released after a fleeing suspect crashed into his cruiser Sept. 30 in Franklinton. Read More

The report identifies the recommended corridor alignment, preliminary cost estimates and initial traffic and tolling models. Read More

Drivers who are using Interstate 71 overnight Tuesday into Wednesday could be impacted by overnight closures for a sign replacement. Read More

Brandon Miller, 38, was struck by a vehicle while standing in the northbound lanes on Interstate 71, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Read More

A Delaware County jury deliberated for about two hours before finding Modou Ngom guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide and vehicular assault. Read More

MOUNT GILEAD - A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed Thursday night while standing on I-71 near mile post 147, according to the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Brandon ... Read More

The case involving 50-year-old Modou Ngom, accused in a triple-fatal crash on Interstate 71 in April, is expected to go to the jury Friday. Read More

Law enforcement officers who responded to the scene testified about what they saw that day. Read More

The trial began Tuesday morning for a man accused of slamming his semi-truck into a family's car on I-71 in Delaware County, a crash in April that killed three ... Read More

Police chased an unidentified driver led police at about midnight Sept. 8 on Brookpark Road and Interstate 480. Also, a Brook Park woman was arrested Sept. 10 for driving drunk. Read More

Police arrested a wanted Cleveland woman Aug. 28 after her car ran out of gas on Bagley Road near Interstate 71. Read More

Multiple lanes are closed on Interstate-71 / 75 in Boone County after a crash on Wednesday evening. Read More

Multiple lanes are closed on Interstate-71 / 75 in Boone County after a crash on Wednesday evening. Read More

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Interstate 71 north drivers beware: the highway will be closed just south of Tremont from 10 p.m. Friday through 9 a.m. Saturday, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced. Read More

An Ohio State Trooper has been hailed a hero after saving an adorable puppy left abandoned in a cage on the side of a highway in Medina County. Read More

John Kronander, a State Highway Patrol trooper, found the puppy during a regular check of a rest area parking lot along the I-71 in Medina County on August 23. Read More

Travel delays were up to 40 minutes earlier ... Read More

A crash on Interstate 71 / 75 southbound in Covington has led to major traffic backups early Wednesday morning. Read More

An abandoned puppy discovered in a crate along Interstate 71 in Medina County has quickly gone from a highway roadside to a safe shelter, and now waits for a new family to bring it home. This small ... Read More

Drop off our older son at Ohio State's move-in day, then stop for dinner in downtown Cleveland on our way back up Interstate 71 from Columbus. The younger son's first day of middle school was the ... Read More

MEDINA - An Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper came to the rescue of a dog abandoned along a highway. The Patrol posted a video from Trooper John Kronander's body camera showing him finding a ... Read More

Video from the Ohio Department of Transportation shows a semi-truck crashing into an overpass barrier in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 30, 2026. The front of the truck can be seen dangling over I-71. Read More

Multiple lanes are closed on Interstate 71 southbound near Corryville after a crash on Tuesday afternoon. Read More

VIDEO / PHOTOS: The crash happened around 5 p.m. on the Martin Luther King Drive overpass that extends across I-71 in Avondale. Read More

In April, a semi truck slammed into stopped traffic in a construction zone on Interstate 71 in Delaware County, killing Lynnea and Luke Soposki their one-year-old son Logan. Then a Senate campaign ... Read More

An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper is being praised after he quickly rescued a pit bull puppy he saw abandoned at a Medina County rest area off I-71. Read More

Drivers take these exits to reach multiple hospitals and the University of Cincinnati ... Read More

CINCINNATI (WLWT) - Police responded to a crash that saw a semi-truck smash through an overpass barrier on Sunday evening, resulting in two people becoming suspended in the vehicle's cabin above ... Read More

The suspect in a shooting on an Interstate 71 ramp that injured a 33-year-old man and a 9-year-old girl pleaded not guilty on Thursday, Aug. 28. Read More

The National Weather Service has confirmed four more tornadoes in Ohio tied to severe storms earlier this month, including one that flipped a vehicle on Interstate 71. Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The National Weather Service has confirmed four more tornadoes in Ohio tied to severe storms earlier this month, including one that flipped a vehicle on Interstate 71. The NWS ... Read More

Would you be willing to take a significant pay cut to avoid driving on Interstate 70 and Interstate 71 in Columbus? Some Columbus residents are, and they're willing to give up $2,679 to do so, ... Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The National Weather Service has confirmed four more tornadoes in Ohio tied to severe storms earlier this month, including one that flipped a vehicle on Interstate 71. The NWS ... Read More

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) - Relatives of a couple and their 1-year-old son killed in an April crash on Interstate 71 in Delaware County are asking that the victims' images no longer be used in a political ... Read More

The ramp from I-71 Southbound to I-480 Westbound is closed due to a crash, according to OHGO. Read More

I-71 near Polaris Parkway reopens after a crash involving two semi-trucks and a passenger vehicle. Read More

A crash involving two semi-trucks and a passenger vehicle closed northbound I-71 near Polaris Parkway. Read More

All lanes on Interstate 71 southbound have reopened after a crash that killed two people forced the highway to shut down for several hours on Saturday. Read More

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio - Two people were killed and another was seriously injured Saturday in a single-car crash on Interstate 71 in Strongsville, police said. Strongsville police identified the ... Read More

A crash closed a stretch of I-71 southbound for several hours Saturday afternoon, leaving vehicles in a virtual gridlock on the highway for a time. Read More

Two people are dead, and one person was injured in a crash that shut down part of I-71 on Saturday, according to Strongsville police. Around 3:15 p.m., Strongsville police and EMS responded to the ... Read More

A crash closed a stretch of I-71 southbound for several hours Saturday afternoon, leaving vehicles in a virtual gridlock on the highway for a time. Read More

All lanes on Interstate 71 southbound have been reopened after a crash forced the highway to shutdown for hours between Pearl Road and Royalton Road. Read More

All lanes on Interstate 71 South near Pearl Road in Middleburg Heights are closed as of 7:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. Read More

All lanes on Interstate 71 South near Pearl Road in Middleburg Heights are closed, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. Read More

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - I-71 southbound at Pearl Road is reopened following a crash closure Saturday, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. Photos and videos from the scene showed ... Read More

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Strongsville Police Department is investigating a single-car crash that killed two people and led to one person being airlifted Saturday. In a department release, ... Read More

All lanes on Interstate 71 South near Pearl Road in Middleburg Heights are closed, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. Read More

All lanes on Interstate 71 South near Pearl Road in Middleburg Heights are closed, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. Read More

All lanes on Interstate 71 South near Pearl Road in Middleburg Heights are closed, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. Read More

In late July, Brook Park police became involved in two separate but similar vehicle chases involving men wearing black helmets, black hoodies and brown or khaki pants. Read More

Severe storms swept through Central Ohio, toppling power poles along Interstate 71 in Columbus and causing widespread damage. Footage filmed on August 11 shows multiple utility poles, some bent in ... Read More

A box van driver said powerful winds spun his vehicle on an I-71 exit ramp Tuesday morning, leaving him confused, disoriented and facing the wrong direction nor ... Read More

A Cincinnati reporter is still in disbelief at how viral his on-air blooper has gone after it was featured on late-night television. Read More

Northern Kentucky high school pushes first day back due to storm damage A Northern Kentucky school has announced a closure due to storm damage. Police insist Dr. Kathleen Lennon died by suicide, but a ... Read More

Roads and interstates are under the threat for flooding around Greater Cincinnati as strong storms move through on Tuesday afternoon. Read More

Roads and interstates are under the threat for flooding around Greater Cincinnati as strong storms move through on Tuesday afternoon. A tree down on northbound Interstate 71 near Robertson Avenue is ... Read More

Strong winds tossed a car into the air on an Ohio interstate, and it was all caught on camera. Traffic cameras were rolling Tuesday morning on Interstate 71 at Weber Road in Columbus, Ohio. Storms in ... Read More

Traffic camera footage shows wind lifting a vehicle from the roadway on Interstate 71 during severe storms Aug. 11. Read More

A potent line of severe thunderstorms tore through the Columbus, Ohio, area Tuesday, spawning a possible tornado along Interstate 71. Read More

A recent report from the Washington Post outlined how President Donald Trump left Turkey on a completely different plane from the Air Force One jet after military officials received a credible threat ... Read More

Troopers arrested Martell Dawson, 25, and Andez Henry, 18, both of Columbus. Troopers searching the area found two bags - one inside the vehicle and another that had been discarded during the pursuit. Read More

An alarm company's 1:39 a.m. call to authorities on August 3 set off a chain of events that ended nearly an hour later and 59 miles away, when Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers pulled two Columbus ... Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A car was flipped over by strong winds on Interstate 71 in north Columbus Tuesday morning as a storm system moved through the region. Footage from the Ohio Department of ... Read More

ASHLAND, OH (WTRF) - Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) troopers arrested two Columbus residents who were in possession of 27 stolen firearms after they fled from law enforcement in a stolen vehicle. On ... Read More