US 97 News Reports

West Kelowna RCMP responded to a vehicle crash on Highway 97 at the top of Drought Hill near Peachland this afternoon. The crash involved at least one vehicle and one person has been seriously injured ... Read More

An incident is slowing traffic on Highway 97, near Peachland, on Drought Hill. One caller said that a vehicle has gone off the road, though that has not been confirmed. Police have been contacted for ... Read More

The roadwork will be closing down the highway rest stop three kilometres north of Penticton from March 17 to April 4, 2025. The traffic impact will result in a one-lane closure in effect 24 / 7. Drivers ... Read More

A rockslide closed State Route 971 South Lakeshore Road on Lake Chelan Monday morning. Washington State Department of Transportation crews cleared the area ... Read More

A rockslide on State Route 971 / South Lakeshore Road has closed the road between Lake Chelan State Park (milepost 9.1), and the intersection of Scenic Ranch Lane (milepost 11.5), west of the junction ... Read More

Two killed in a head-on collision involving a Nissan Frontier and a Dodge Ram 1500 on Highway 97 in Klamath County as reported by Oregon State Police. Read More

A late Sunday night crash that closed Highway 97 in both directions between Pelmewash Parkway and Crystal Waters Road has been cleared. Read More

A late Sunday night crash that closed Highway 97 in both directions between Pelmewash Parkway and Crystal Waters Road has been cleared. Read More

Northbound traffic on Highway 97 will be reduced to one lane between Kozuki Road and Broadway Avenue South in the afternoon of March 5 due to construction. From 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. the right lane will ... Read More

The intersection of FM 539 at Highway 97 East will be closed for another 2-3 hours. They are asking that you avoid the area. Read More

Two people were injured in a crash involving a van and a ECUA tsanitation truck Tuesday afternoon in Cantonment.The accident occurred around ... Read More

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Florida truck driver who failed to appear in court last week and faces criminally negligent homicide and other charges in a crash a year ago on icy Highway 97 ... Read More

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) -- Two people are dead after a two-vehicle crash northwest of Springfield. It happened near the intersection of Illinois Route 125 and Route 97 early Saturday morning. Read More

A new sand and dirt borrow pit is being proposed from Highway 97 in Molino. Read More

A fallen tree and downed powerline has prompted officials to close a portion of Highway 97 in Chiloquin. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), all lanes of the highway are ... Read More

Illinois State Police Troop 6 responded to the Sangamon County crash that killed two drivers Saturday morning. At approximately 2:27 a.m., Troop 6 responded to Illinois Route 97 just west of ... Read More

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) -- Two people are dead after a two-vehicle crash northwest of Springfield. It happened near the intersection of Illinois Route 125 and Route 97 early Saturday morning. Read More

A person is dead after Madras police shot and killed them near Dollar General on Highway 97. MADRAS, Ore. - A person is dead after Madras police shot and killed them on Highway 97 Thursday evening. Read More

MADRAS, Ore. - A person died Thursday evening in a police shooting along Highway 97 in Madras. All officers are safe, a Madras Police spokesperson said. Madras Police reported the incident after ... Read More