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Hiway 52 North to Remain Closed for Next Several Hours
According to our news partner the Dubuque Telegraph Herald, A portion of U.S. 52 is closed down in Dubuque County following a semi rollover accident outside Rickardsville.
U.S. 52 will be closed to through traffic from east of Rickardsville to Holy Cross likely for the rest of the day, Iowa State Patrol District 10 public resource officer Jon Stickney said.
The highway closure was put in place soon after the accident occurred at noon today, and it will likely remain closed until some time between 8:30 and 11:30 p.m., he said.
The extended highway closure will ensure the area is safe, he said. The semi included a tank of anhydrous ammonia, a potentially deadly substance. Several homes in Rickardsvillle near the accident were also evacuated.
Historic snowstorm in Des Moines breaks daily snowfall record previously set in 1895 Philip Joens and Tim Webber, Des Moines Register
Des Moines hasn t seen a winter storm like this week s that dropped more than a foot of snow since 2009. And the city had never recorded a snowier January 25 than Monday.
Snow started falling around noon Monday in central Iowa and didn t stop until about 10 a.m. Tuesday. The storm created hazardous conditions on roads across the state, disrupted flights into and out of Des Moines International Airport, and forced many school districts to dismiss early Monday and cancel or delay school Tuesday.
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