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The Iowa Department of Transportation reports (via 511ia.org), that roads in parts of southwest and western Iowa are either partially or completely covered with snow/slush this morning, and bridges may be icy.
The completely covered roads include:
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) – Democratic White House hopefuls are campaigning in the more than two dozen Iowa counties that went from supporting Barack Obama in 2012 to supporting Donald Trump in 2016. They hope showing up in counties Democrats lost will help prove they can take on the Republican president this year. Their visits may also help Democrats win back these counties in November by energizing Democrats and engaging disaffected Republicans. And they hope to win some delegates by focusing on these counties across the state. Iowa is home to more counties that pivoted from Obama to Trump than any other state.
DAKOTA CITY, Neb (AP) – An Iowa woman has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide for fatally striking a pedestrian in northeast Nebraska’s Dakota County. The Sioux City (Iowa) Journal reports that Maria Gonzalez-Diego, of Sioux City, Iowa, entered the plea Tuesday. Prosecutors dropped a charge of failure to stop at the scene of a fatal accident. Her sentencing is scheduled for March 10. South Sioux City police have said Gonzalez-Diego’s northbound vehicle hit 62-year-old Antonia Lopez De Ramirez the night of June 24 as she walked across a street. Police say Gonzalez-Diego’s vehicle continued north. A Sioux City, Iowa, officer later found Gonzalez-Diego and arrested her.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) – The Waterloo City Council has postponed action on a proposal to permanently shut down the shortest of the local airport’s three landing strips. The airport director has recommended closing the runway because of safety and liability concerns. Federal officials have said they won’t provide any money because the airport’s other two runways can handle nearly all of the traffic. But several pilots told the council Tuesday that the runway is important for companies that use smaller aircraft to shuttle workers to other locations. The runway also is a safe alternative when high winds make it harder to access the two primary runways.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A driver faces several charges stemming from what authorities say was a hit-and-run in the parking lot of a bar in Linn County. County court records say 30-year-old Bret Klima, of Urbana, is charged with vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a fatal accident and with other crimes. His attorney didn’t immediately return an Associated Press call Wednesday. The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Dec. 1 in the parking lot of Bully’s North in Center Point. Authorities say 50-year-old Kimberley Swore died at the scene. She lived in Center Point. Another pedestrian suffered minor injuries.
(Radio Iowa) — Investigators are looking into the crash of a University of Dubuque helicopter that injured a student pilot in northeast Iowa, Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened near a hangar at the Independence Municipal Airport around 4:15 p.m. Independence fire officials say the helicopter sustained significant damage. They also reported that the hanger was damaged in the crash.
University of Dubuque Public Information Director Stacey Ortman released a statement after the crash confirming that the accident involved a university helicopter and a student pilot, who was not identified. She also confirmed that the student suffered non-life-threatening injuries and taken to the Independence hospital for treatment. The Federal Aviation Administration has been called in to investigate the crash.
TODAY: **Winter Weather Advisory until 6-p.m.**Snow, mixed at times with rain. High 35. S @ 10-20. (1-2” snow possible)
TONIGHT: Cloudy w/light snow-rain mixed. Low 32.
TOMORROW: Cloudy w/light snow-rain mix. High 34. NW @ 10-20
FRIDAY: Cldy w/light snow. High 32.
SATURDAY: P/cldy. High 36.
Our 24-hour High in Atlantic (as of 7-a.m. Today) was 34. Our 24-hour was -8. We received a mix of mostly snow and some light rain/freezing rain overnight. As of 7-a.m. today we had .4″ snow and about .1″ ice on the ground under the snow (total 1/2″). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 29 and the Low was 12. The record High for Jan. 22nd in Atlantic, was 60 in 1967. The Record Low was -27 in 1930.