Des Moines, IOWA — Travel is currently not advised in many parts of the state. However some motorists continue to trek across our interstates and highways. That means Troopers for the Iowa State Patrol must remain vigilant as they work the road, investigating crashes and assisting stranded motorists. In addition, calls to the Patrol’s six […]
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 2, 2011 – 11 p.m. – Conditions on Iowa roadways continue to deteriorate, as the latest round of winter weather wallops a majority of the nation. The Iowa Department of Transportation is now reporting additional roads in Iowa as closed. Roads closed since the last update Iowa 2 – Appanoose County […]
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 1, 2011: 10:35 p.m. update – Due to the blizzard, visibility has diminished to the point it is no longer safe for Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) snowplows to be on the roads in specific service areas of the state. Crews based out of the Iowa DOT maintenance garages listed below […]
Oskaloosa native Ethan Spoelstra missed being in the middle of this large accident earlier today. The accident involving 3 tractor trailers on I-80 just east of Bondurant had the interstate 80% blocked according to Spoelstra. “Everybody had to drive by on the shoulder” stated Spoelstra. Spoelstra said he later seen the wreckers and a flatbed […]
DES MOINES, IA – On January 28, 2011, Dale Wayne Aldridge, age 46, of Unionville, Missouri, was sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. The Honorable United States District Court Judge James E. Gritzner also ordered Aldridge to serve 10 years of supervised release if released […]
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 1, 2011; 1 p.m. – The Iowa Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the transportation departments in the Midwest, is alerting travelers that the present major winter storm is affecting travel throughout the region. If your plans include travel to Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri or Oklahoma, be aware that a state […]
Des Moines, IOWA — The Iowa State Patrol is starting to see an increase in the number of crashes, motorist assists, and calls to its six communications centers as a major winter storm system slowly moves across the state. January 31, 2010, 00:00-23:59 Crashes Investigated 58 Motorist Assisted 155 Calls at Com Centers 921 February […]
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 1, 2011; 5:30 a.m. update – Heavy snowfall, strong winds and dangerous wind chills will make travel extremely hazardous over the next 48 hours in central, east central and southeast Iowa. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is advising travelers to carefully monitor weather and road conditions as they are expected […]
DES MOINES, IA – On January 28, 2011, Brady Austin Rogers, 26, of Knoxville, Iowa was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for possession of a stolen firearm and failure to register as a sex offender, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. The Honorable Judge Ronald E. Longstaff also ordered Rogers to serve […]
AMES, Iowa – Jan. 31, 2011 – Travel in many parts of Iowa over the next 48 hours could become treacherous, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). Currently, northwest Iowa roads are being reported as completely covered with snow and ice. Light snow and freezing drizzle are expected to spread throughout the state […]
