How to find road conditions, power info
Those of you who braved the roads to drive downtown today may wonder what you’ll face getting home. The Iowa Department of Transportation offers detailed road condition information, crash reports and other information at the 511 website. You can even get the view from many of the 560 or so DOT snowplows while they are out working on your favorite street. Wondering if you’ll have power when you get home? MidAmerican Energy Co. offers regularly updated outage information. You can check Des Moines’ parking restrictions online too.