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Transload facility will benefit ‘everyday consumers’

In late May, an explosion occurred at a steel plant in Pueblo, Colo., causing the facility to be shut down.


The effects of the closure of the plant that makes tracks for railways was felt …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Why used cars are so pricey right now

We got a call the other day from someone at a local auto dealership asking whether we were interested in selling our decade-old truck. The sight-unseen offer was higher than Kelley Blue Book’s suggested resale …

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Des Moines updating the timing of its traffic lights

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines is re-timing all 425 traffic signals in the city to decrease travel times, improve traffic congestion and help reduce vehicle emissions. The Des Moines City Council approved the fourth phase of …

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Ankeny seeks public input on public transportation

The city of Ankeny is conducting a survey to gauge how residents feel about public transportation. The survey ends on Aug. 13. Ankeny is currently served by several routes and services provided by the Des Moines Area …

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DART offering free rides to cooling centers

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority will be giving free rides to anyone wanting to go to cooling centers in Polk County today and Saturday. Temperatures during the period are expected to reach the …

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Douglas Avenue to close for repaving project

Douglas Avenue between Merle Hay Road and 30th Street is scheduled to be closed the next two weekends for a repaving project, the Iowa DOT announced today. Douglas Avenue is also U.S. Highway 6, and …

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Iowa DOT awards another round of funding from VW Settlement Trust

The Iowa Department of Transportation has awarded more than $5.3 million in another round of funding from the Volkswagen Settlement Mitigation Trust program for transit and electric vehicle projects across the state. The funds are …

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Security lines grow longer at Des Moines airport as vacation travel surges

Axios Des Moines: Many are itching to travel this summer, but an influx of vacationgoers is resulting in slightly longer wait times at the Des Moines airport, officials say. More inexperienced flyers are taking to the …

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Allegiant launches base of operations at DSM

Allegiant Airlines launched its base of operations at Des Moines International Airport today, the culmination of a plan first announced in 2019. It is Allegiant’s 20th base of operations and the first to open post-pandemic, …

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The Fifth’s parking garage to open Thursday

Des Moines Register: Starting Thursday, Des Moines downtown visitors and workers can park in an 11-story garage designed to serve a 40-story tower that may never get built. The city of Des Moines purchased the garage …