The Iowa Department of Transportation is hoping to hire more than 500 seasonal snowplow operators for the winter ahead, and a recruitment event is underway this afternoon in Coralville, with more events coming in the next few weeks. Craig Bargfrede, the DOT’s...
Administrators at the Iowa Department of Transportation says they are cutting the budget for the next fiscal year in part with savings in building construction and equipment. The DOT’s Melissa Gillette says the big construction project is a new maintenance...
Another weekend, another snowstorm. Iowans are bracing for moderate to heavy snowfall for the second consecutive Saturday. Last weekend’s pre-winter blast dumped more than 16 inches of snow on parts of Iowa, and in the midst of it, five state snowplows were...