AMES, Iowa – Dec. 12, 2010: 11:30 a.m. update – As the strong winds taper off from west to east, the condition of the state-maintained roadways is improving. Travel is still not recommended in north central and northeast Iowa, where the most snow has fallen and high winds persist. Most roads in the state remain […]
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 12, 2010: 6:45 a.m. update – Due to blowing snow, travel is not recommended in all but the southeastern corner of the state, although the roads in that area are completely covered with snow and wind speeds are increasing. Wind speeds in the far northwestern corner of the state have started […]
Des Moines, IOWA — According to the Iowa State Patrol, roads have deteriorated significantly throughout the day and now travel is not advised in parts of central Iowa and the western half of the state. Interstate 80 is impassable from Des Moines to the Nebraska border and travel is not advised from Grinnell to the […]
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 11, 2010: 10:15 p.m. update – Due to the whiteout conditions and additional snowfall, travel has become extremely treacherous in many parts of the state, prompting the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and Iowa State Patrol to close portions of the interstate system. Interstate closures * Interstate 29: The southbound and […]
Des Moines, IOWA — With the support of Iowa’s two U.S. Attorneys, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s Cyber Crime and Sex Offender Registry Units have been awarded one-time federal grant monies totaling $468,990 to assist in investigating, arresting, and prosecuting sexual predators who target children. The Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was one of […]
Des Moines, December 8, 2010— The Iowa Supreme Court Lawyer Trust Account Commission is accepting applications for grants under the Interest on Lawyer Trust Account (IOLTA) program for the grant period that begins July 1, 2011. IOLTA program grants are awarded to public purpose projects that provide legal services to the poor in civil cases, […]
Davenport, Ia – Following his earlier guilty plea on June 22, 2010, Charles Sila Curry, 20, of Iowa City, Iowa, was sentenced on December 3, 2010, to 40 months of imprisonment for one count of armed bank robbery, and 84 months of imprisonment for one count of possession of firearms in furtherance of violent crime, […]
Des Moines, IOWA — Tragically, the life of a young Iowan was snuffed out this week when his home was set ablaze by the wood burning stove, used for heat in the cold of winter. In 2008, heating equipment was involved in an estimated 66,100 home fires in the United States. Four hundred and eighty […]
Des Moines, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Iowa State Patrol Division wants to remind drivers to be careful behind the wheel. Winter driving season is here, and there are things drivers can do to reduce the number of people involved in accidents on Iowa’s roadways. All drivers need to closely monitor road […]
Des Moines, IOWA — The Iowa Department of Public Safety wants drivers to be smart about traveling during winter weather. Iowa Department of Public Safety Commissioner Eugene Meyer urges Iowans to keep a close eye on changing road conditions. “There are several things drivers can do to reduce the number of accidents on Iowa’s roadways,” […]
