Mar 05, 2025

Blizzard causes accidents throughout the area

Posted Mar 05, 2025 10:45 PM

By MATT PIKE

St. Joseph Post

The Missouri Highway Patrol responded to several accidents following last night's winter storm that cause near whiteout conditions and freezing roads. 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported troopers were on the scene in Stewartsville where multiple tractor trailers have stalled and blocked westbound Highway 36.  All lanes are now open

Tractor trailers were also partially blocking portions of northbound I-29 at the 32 mile marker.  The passing lane was blocked for around an hour as troopers cleared that accident

The patrol answered 58 calls for service throughout the storm, coming to the aid of 37 stranded motorists, working 12 non-injury accidents, and two with injury caused by the blizzard conditions.