(KMZA)--U.S. Highway 75, north of Sabetha, is closed.

That word comes in an emergency alert sent by the Nemaha County, KS Sheriff’s Office, Tuesday afternoon, January 22.

According to the alert, all motorists are to avoid Highway 75, from U.S. Highway 36, to the Nebraska state line.

Although the alert does not specifically state a reason behind the closure, Nemaha County Emergency Preparedness Director Russ Lierz reports that semi trucks have pulled over on the highway due to icy conditions, and that’s causing slow downs, and stops, on the highway.

The Sheriff’s Office, earlier Tuesday, alerted motorists of dangerous driving conditions due to the winter weather.

Late Tuesday morning, the Sheriff’s Office, in an alert, said most Nemaha County highways were reported as icy, causing multiple slide-offs and accidents.