John Stirn News Today

The holiday weekend was a busy one for Burlington police as they struggled to make it to a myriad of fireworks calls, but issuing citations was made difficult.

The snowfall didnt last long or bring in tallest piles of snow seen this season, but the winter weather made for a busy, messy day for emergency and clean-up crews in Burlington Thursday.

Southeast Iowas first significant snowfall of the season resulted in the issuance of 71 snow route violations and 22 cars being towed over the weekend in Burlington as police worked to clear the way for city snow plows.