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• Iowa traffic: I-80 reopens in West Des Moines after Thursday crashes

  • Iowa
  • I-80

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Feb 13, 2025 4:20pm
  80

  The Iowa DOT reports that the roadway is clear and has been reopened. Traffic is flowing as normal. Previous story Sign up for our Newsletters Two Thursday afternoon crashes on Interstate 80 in West ... Read More

• Iowa traffic: Crash slows down part of I-80 eastbound in West Des Moines

  • Iowa
  • I-80 Near Mann

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Feb 13, 2025 11:43am
  80

  The Iowa Department of Transportation reports that Interstate 80 eastbound near Ashworth Road is closed due to a crash. Read More

• Iowa traffic: Multi-vehicle crash on I-35 leads to long delays around Ankeny, Des Moines

  • Iowa
  • US 69

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Feb 13, 2025 04:46am
  69

  Two crashes are being reported in the Des Moines metro area. A crash in Windsor Heights is partially blocking the I-235 eastbound entrance ramp from 56th Street. Another multi-vehicle crash is slowing ... Read More

• Des Moines traffic: Slick road conditions lead to crashes on I-235, 35 / 80

  • Iowa
  • I-235 E

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Feb 13, 2025 02:31am
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  Two crashes are being reported in the Des Moines metro area. A crash in Windsor Heights is partially blocking the I-235 eastbound entrance ramp from 56th Street. Another multi-vehicle crash is slowing ... Read More

• Iowa weather: Recapping Wednesday's snowstorm

  • Iowa
  • IA-911

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Feb 13, 2025 00:57am
  Here's how one Iowa State Trooper got a stalled vehicle out of a road today. This was on Interstate 235 between Northeast 46th and East Euclid Avenues. You can see the trooper use their car to push ... Read More

• RAW VIDEO: Snowy traffic jam on I-680

  • Iowa
  • I-680

  • source: Bing / WOWT.com
  • 5 views
  • Feb 12, 2025 5:23pm
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  Wednesday is a First Alert 6 Weather Day as snow continues to fall through the first half of the afternoon in the Omaha metro. Temperatures will struggle to warm all day as we likely only get to about ... Read More

• Des Moines traffic: Crashes, poor road conditions lead to delays

  • Iowa
  • I-80 Near Urbandale

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Feb 12, 2025 11:34am
  80

  Des Moines police say a stretch of SE 14th Street is closed due to a utility pole in the roadway. The closed stretch is between Virginia Avenue and Park Avenue. Police say it was a single-vehicle ... Read More

• Crashed semi towed after blocking traffic on I-80 near east mixmaster

  • Iowa
  • Walcott
  • I-80

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Feb 12, 2025 09:32am
  80

  A semi crashed into a concrete barrier on I-80 in northeast Des Moines Wednesday morning, causing the interstate to be shut down briefly in both directions. Sgt. Alex ... Read More

• Crashed semi blocking traffic on I-80 near east mixmaster

  • Iowa
  • I-80 Eastbound

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Feb 12, 2025 09:16am
  80

  A semi crashed into a concrete barrier on I-80 in northeast Des Moines Wednesday morning, causing the interstate to be shut down briefly in both directions. Sgt. Alex ... Read More

• Des Moines road conditions: Crashes already reported as snow hits central Iowa

  • Iowa
  • I-80n

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Feb 12, 2025 04:51am
  80

  Many roads across the state are partially covered by snow as plows continue working to clear major roadways. Sign up for our Newsletters. You can see the latest traffic conditions ... Read More

• Polk County Sheriff's Office identifies 26-year-old Des Moines woman killed in crash

  • Iowa
  • Des Moines

  • source: Bing / Des Moines Register on MSN
  • 15 views
  • Feb 11, 2025 04:24am
  

  Frommelt, the only person in the car, was pronounced dead on the scene. Authorities identified Frommelt, who lived in Des Moines, on Monday afternoon.In the lead-up to the 2020 election, ... Read More

• Iowa considering new bills

  • Iowa
  • -us-151-s

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Feb 10, 2025 10:53pm
  In addition, the Iowa Senate is considering raising the state's default speed limit by five miles per hour. Currently, the default speed limit for traffic is 55 miles per hour unless otherwise posted. The new bill would raise the limit to 60 miles pe Read More

• Traffic Touchpoint: Week of Feb. 10

  • Iowa
  • 170th Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Feb 10, 2025 2:21pm
  U.S 62 between Andrew and Bellevue 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Feb 10 (Jackson County) The right shoulder is closed because of road maintenance activities. Klaren Road between Route 136 to Roling Road Feb. 10 ... Read More

• Then and Now: Eisenhower in Spokane

  • Iowa
  • Mamie Eisenhower Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Feb 09, 2025 8:59pm
  On Monday, Oct. 6, 1952, the private train "Eisenhower Express," carrying Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie, rolled into the Great Northern Railway depot in downtown Spokane. Just a month before ... Read More

• Overnight car crash in Henry County results in fatality

  • Iowa
  • IA-78

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Feb 09, 2025 1:20pm
  HENRY COUNTY, Iowa - A single-vehicle car crash resulted in one fatality very early Saturday morning in Henry County, Iowa. According to the Iowa State Patrol crash report, a pickup truck was ... Read More

• Polk County Sheriff's Office: 1 dead after single-car accident

  • Iowa
  • US 2

  • source: Bing
  • 9 views
  • Feb 09, 2025 1:09pm
  2

  POLK COUNTY, Iowa - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal single-car accident that killed one person Sunday morning. Deputies were called to the 12100 block of Highway 141 just ... Read More

• Overnight car crash in Henry County results in one fatality

  • Iowa
  • IA-78

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Feb 08, 2025 10:17am
  A single-vehicle car crash resulted in one fatality early this morning in Henry County, Iowa.According to the Iowa State Patrol crash report, a 2015 Ram pickup ... Read More

• 2 dead following wrong-way crash on highway near Spencer

  • Iowa
  • Highway

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Feb 07, 2025 7:13pm
  Two people have died following a two-vehicle crash near Spencer on Friday where one car was going the wrong way. Read More

• Three Dead, Including Two Children, in I-74 Multi-Car Crash

  • Iowa
  • I-74 E

  • source: Bing
  • 10 views
  • Feb 06, 2025 4:00pm
  74

  JAMESTOWN, Ind --A multi-car crash on westbound Interstate 74 claimed three lives ... The driver of the Kia, 27-year-old Ashley Morgan from Iowa, and two children in the vehicle were killed. A third ... Read More

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Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 2 days ago

  iowadot

  WHAT TO DO TONIGHT: Eat dinner. Sign up for a 511 account on the website or app. to get traffic updates when you need them most. Personalize your routes, save your favorite cameras, and get text, email or push alerts. Some of the best prep you can do before the storm! https://t.co/KPlO82Kl1Z

• 2 days ago

  iowadot

  Good morning NW Iowa - coming to you from snow-covered IA 9 between Harris and Spirit Lake. Be careful out there today and check https://t.co/gt4AdbKOoW before you step out. https://t.co/C8j081461A

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• Lane closed on I-35 N from IA-152/Exit 36 (I-35) to Exit 43 (I-35) due to accident.

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Accident on I-80 E from US-59 (I-80) to 505th St/Antique City Dr (I-80).

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Accident on I-35 N from 1st St/Exit 92 (I-35) to IA-87/NE 126th Ave (I-35).

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Lane closed on I-80 E from University Ave exit [124] to I-35 N due to accident.

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Accident on I-35 N - I-80 E from US-69/14th St/Exit 136 (I-80/I-35) to I-35/I-235 (I-80/I-

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Accident on I-35 N from 13th St/Exit 113 (I-35) to CR-E29/Exit 116 (I-35).

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Lane closed on I-74 E - US-6 E from US-6/Spruce Hills Dr/Exit 2 (I-74) to Middle Rd/Exit 3

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• IA-141 / 141 Diagonal Road is closed from CR-F31/190th St (IA-141) to IA-17/NW 142nd St (I

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• IA-22 Road is closed from Enterprise Dr to US Highway 218 due to accident.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Lane closed on US-20 E from CR-R77/Exit 155 (US-20) to IA-359/Exit 162 (US-20) due to acci

  TYPE: Accident Serious

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