Latest US 61 Fort Madison Iowa News Reports

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    • May 09, 2024 4:59pm

    A barge struck the Fort Madison Bridge in Iowa on Thursday and later sank in the Mississippi River. The incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m., prompting the closure of the near 100-year-old swing ... Read More

    • Two injured in Wever motorcycle crash
      • Iowa
      • Fort Madison
      • US 61
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      • Jun 29, 2026 09:07am

      Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident on Highway 61 in Wever on Saturday. Todd Helmick, 36, of Argyle, and Ashley Lundeen, 33, of West Burlington, were both injured in the crash, and each ... Read More

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        • Nov 29, 2011 00:17am

        FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Transportation Department says the U.S. Highway 61 bypass around the north and west sides of Fort Madison has been completed. The Lee County bypass is aimed at ... Read More

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          • Oct 20, 2025 12:19pm

          A single-car accident on Highway 61 sent two people to the hospital early Saturday morning. At around 5:48 a.m., the LeeComm Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a vehicle that had ... Read More

          • Traffic Touchpoint: Week of Sept. 29
            • Iowa
            • Fort Madison
            • US 61
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            • Sep 29, 2025 6:09pm

            Traffic Touchpoint: Week of Sept. 29 QUAD CITIES, Iowa / Ill. (KWQC) - A list of traffic alerts in the Iowa and Illinois KWQC viewing area. Alerts are ordered as newest first then ongoing. KWQC will ... Read More

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              • Nov 29, 2011 01:41am

              The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is pleased to announce that construction of U.S. 61 on a relocated alignment around the west and north sides of Fort Madison, commonly referred to as ... Read More

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                • Aug 26, 2025 08:23am

                Fort Madison Bridge, July 7 - August 22, Sept. 15 - Nov. 7 (Fort Madison, Iowa / Nauvoo, Ill.) No parking on the northeast side of the street between 6th and 10th Streets. Sidewalk is expected to be ... Read More

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                  • Nov 28, 2011 4:00pm

                  FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Transportation Department says the U.S. Highway 61 bypass around the north and west sides of Fort Madison has been completed. Read More

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                    • Jul 21, 2025 2:41pm

                    Fort Madison Bridge, July 7 - August 22, Sept. 15 - Nov. 7 (Fort Madison, Iowa / Nauvoo, Ill.) No parking on the northeast side of the street between 6th and 10th Streets. Sidewalk is expected to be ... Read More

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                      • May 15, 2025 4:53pm

                      FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Transportation Department says the U.S. Highway 61 bypass around the north and west sides of Fort Madison has been completed. Read More

                      • Highway 61 bypass now open in Iowa
                        • Iowa
                        • Long Grove
                        • US 61
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                        • Dec 01, 2011 4:00pm

                        The Lee County US Highway 61 bypass in Fort Madison, IA, aimed at reducing congestion and traffic accidents in the city, is now open and in use after several delays The Lee County US Highway 61 ... Read More

                        • Keokuk police vehicle stolen on Tuesday
                          • Iowa
                          • Fort Madison
                          • US 61
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                          • Feb 27, 2025 4:00pm

                          She left the lot in the car and drove north towards Fort Madison on Highway 61. The Lee County Sheriff's Office and Fort Madison Police Department were notified of the situation. The Fort Madison ... Read More

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                            • Feb 26, 2025 00:51am

                            KEOKUK, Iowa - A Keokuk woman was arrested after ... which she drove north on Highway 61 towards Fort Madison. A Fort Madison police officer attempted to stop the vehicle around 11:45 p.m ... Read More

                          • Keokuk police vehicle stolen on Tuesday
                            • Iowa
                            • Fort Madison
                            • US 61
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                            • Feb 25, 2025 4:00pm

                            She left the lot in the car and drove north towards Fort Madison on Highway 61. The Lee County Sheriff's Office and Fort Madison Police Department were notified of the situation. The Fort Madison ... Read More

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                              • Jan 16, 2025 8:17pm

                              A Fort Madison woman died after she was hit by a vehicle while crossing a highway, according to the Iowa State Patrol. Nancy Lynne Kuhljuergen, 70, of Fort Madison, was attempting to walk across ... Read More

                              • Lee County Sheriff
                                • Iowa
                                • Fort Madison
                                • US 61
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                                • Dec 17, 2024 4:00pm

                                Upon arrival, deputies made contact with the driver, identified as Michael Randolph, 35, of Fort Madison. Randolph was going north on Highway 61 when he struck a patch ... registration and insurance. Read More

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                                • Nov 17, 2024 08:29am

                                A 70-year-old eastern Iowa woman was hit and killed while crossing the street on Friday evening in Fort Madison. According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, a Toyota Tacome was heading west on ... Read More

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                                  • Nov 16, 2024 08:31am

                                  A Fort Madison woman died Friday evening after being hit by a car while leaving a restaurant, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report. Troopers reported 70-year-old Nancy Lynne Kuhljuergen was ... Read More

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                                  • Nov 15, 2024 11:57pm

                                  A Fort Madison woman died after she was hit by a vehicle while crossing a highway, according to the Iowa State Patrol.Nancy Lynne Kuhljuergen, 70, of Fort Madison, was attempting to walk across ... Read More

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                                    • Oct 10, 2024 02:00am

                                    BURLINGTON - Cascade Bridge closed to vehicle traffic in 2008 and foot traffic a few years later. The closure of the historic bridge cuts off a main thoroughfare connecting downtown ... Read More

                                    • Historic barns will open for tours
                                      • Iowa
                                      • Fort Madison
                                      • US 61
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                                      • Sep 13, 2024 2:59pm

                                      One day in 2004, Dale Bartelt drove his wife, Julie, to the overgrown Feldman farm on Highway 61 five or so miles south of Mediapolis. Read More

                                      • Fairfield fries Fort Madison
                                        • Iowa
                                        • Fort Madison
                                        • US 61
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                                        • Sep 09, 2024 07:37am

                                        FAIRFIELD - Fairfield's five-year losing streak to Fort Madison on the football field came to a crushing ... The Trojans are now 1-1, and will hit the road to take on Highway 1 rival Washington (2-0) ... Read More

                                        • One killed in Wednesday accident
                                          • Iowa
                                          • Fort Madison
                                          • US 61
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                                          • Aug 28, 2024 11:12am

                                          KEOKUK - The Iowa State Patrol is investigating an accident where one ... The driver was taken by Lee County EMS to the hospital in Fort Madison and died from their injuries. According to the report ... Read More

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                                            • Jun 28, 2024 1:36pm

                                            A man in northwest Iowa drowned in his basement during severe flooding that ... Officials recovered the man's body Tuesday morning. South Dakota Highway Patrol said on Saturday, an 87-year-old man ... Read More

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                                              • Jun 17, 2024 4:09pm

                                              The hot summer months are here and you may find it easiest to just fire up your air conditioner to cool down the rooms in your home. But guess what? Air conditioning takes electricity and it costs ... Read More

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                                                • Jun 02, 2024 5:00pm

                                                A Fort Madison man was arrested on Friday following a high-speed chase through Burlington that ended in a single-car crash in Gulfport, Ill. Dillon Rasch, 32, was arrested and charged with eluding ... Read More

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                                                  • Mar 28, 2024 5:00pm

                                                  At 72 yrs old I love driving the automatic, it will go as fast as you want to go and the gas mileage is good on the highway. We found partial matches There are additional matching cars outside ... Read More

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                                                    • Mar 28, 2024 08:56am

                                                    April 1-8, the Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is partnering with law enforcement across Iowa to curb the alarming and unsafe trend of distracted driving. To deter multitasking while driving, ... Read More

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                                                      • Jan 22, 2022 02:20am

                                                      Madison. IA has ALWAYS treated me fairly ... I put about 400 miles on it, city and highway. I have had it in 4 wheel drive 1 time. (Very light 4 wheeling). I like the power, and interior. Read More

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                                                        • Feb 10, 2024 00:53am

                                                        Police arrested two separate individuals that led law enforcement on dangerous high-speed chases through Fort Madison on ... northbound on Highway 218 near Donnellson while being pursued by the Lee ... Read More

                                                        • Two apprehended after high-speed chase
                                                          • Iowa
                                                          • Fort Madison
                                                          • US 61
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                                                          • Feb 02, 2024 04:00am

                                                          The Louisa County Sheriff's office was part of a high-speed chase that began on Highway 61 and involved multiple law enforcement agencies which brought two suspects into custody. Read More

                                                          • Fort Madison Police
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                                                            • Fort Madison
                                                            • US 61
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                                                            • Dec 25, 2023 4:00pm

                                                            The following arrests and calls for service were reported Tuesday by the Fort Madison Police Department ... G and Saturday at 5:02 a.m. at 3902-49 Bluff Road. Police also reported to an accident in ... Read More