Apr 8, 2013 | Belleville News Democrat
Truck accident involving ammonia tanks closes Illinois 177
Illinois 177 was closed Monday afternoon near New Memphis while hazmat crews waited on equipment to upright a 1,000-gallon anhydrous ammonia tank near New Memphis in Clinton County.
New Memphis ammonia leak sends firefighters to hospital
New Memphis, Ill -- Residents of New Memphis, Illinois are returning home Wednesday morning after being voluntarily forced out overnight, while emergency crews secured a pair of leaking anhydrous ammonia tanks.
Meth heads might recognize that strange odor lingering over New Memphis, Illinois this morning.
A local farmer noticed he had an anhydrous ammonia leak around eleven last night.
Man in fatal Clinton County crash failed to yield at stop sign
A man was killed and four people were injured Saturday night in a two-car crash on Illinois 161 at Wood Lane Road in Clinton County.