by Dar Danielson | Mar 8, 2024 | News
The Iowa Department of Transportation has started work to repair the existing bridge over the Mississippi River from Lansing to Wisconsin. The bridge was closed on February 25th after it was discovered that two of the bridge piers had shifted. The DOT’s Clayton...
by Dar Danielson | Feb 27, 2024 | News
The Iowa Department of Transportation says it could take some time before the Mississippi River Bridge at Lansing is reopened to traffic. A DOT update today says engineers have found movement in two piers on the existing bridge. The movement is near the work zone area...
by Dar Danielson | Feb 14, 2024 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
Travel by planes and automobiles was up across Iowa in 2023. DOT spokesperson Stuart Anderson says airplane travel led the way. “We did end 2023 setting a record for passenger counts at our eight commercial service airports. With 4.6 million passengers, which...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 15, 2023 | News
AAA reports the average price of a gallon of unleaded gas in the state dropped five cents in the last week and sits at $2.82 cents a gallon. AAA Iowa spokesman, Brian Ortner, says the current gas price trend will see prices at or below what they were last year as...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 12, 2023 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The final holiday of the year is projected to follow the pattern of others when it comes to the number of people expected to hit the roadways and airports. AAA Iowa spokesman, Brian Ortner, says holiday travel from the region including Iowa is projected to be the...