Weather details and storm timing across regions
Wind at 8 mph from the west at 10 p m. Sunset 6 35 pm sunrise 5 43 am Tuesday. Record highs and lows noted, with a major winter storm bringing heavy snow to Utah Alta Wyoming and Colorado. Rain and snow affect the Ohio Valley and northeast while the south and west enjoy milder 60s and 70s.
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Nursing Home Medicaid Costs Draw Senate Attention
Nursing advocates and lawmakers scrutinize Texas style methods that let facilities keep more Medicaid funds by cutting costs. Sen. Heinz notes long‑running probe into Autumn Hills and warns that cost cutting risks harming necessary care. Robert Gay argues lower care costs reflect patient deaths not intentional harm and criticizes hospital bed charges.
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Denver yard rupture triggers mass evacuation and sheltering
A railway coupling pierced a railcar in northwest Denver at 4 15 a m causing a chemical release. Fire officials ordered evacuations as about 1500 people sought refuge at George Washington High School and nearby shelters. Interstates 25 and 70 were closed for five hours as residents fled toward suburbs.
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Oil Spill Locks River Barrage Near St Louis Bridge Disaster
Coast Guard reports a towboat collision on the Mississippi near the Poplar Street Bridge spilled about 10 000 gallons of crude oil into the river. Booms were deployed and 2 000 gallons recovered by evening as fires burned along the shore and one barge drifted into a Monsanto pipeline. An injured man Bruce Foutch treated for facial burns and released.
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Snow and rain sweep eastern Iowa Saturday night
Eastern Iowa counties reported mixed precipitation including rain and snow with limited impact on traffic. Dubuque and Jackson counties saw light snow above traces, with snow in Dubuque melting into rain and Jackson snow averaging around an inch in some areas by noon Sunday.
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Utah Flooding Worsens As Great Salt Lake Rises Fast
Salt Lake City reports the Great Salt Lake reaching its highest level in over 50 years amid record rainfall and Sierra Nevada runoff. Officials warn of extensive damage expectations with potential multi‑million losses to highways, railways, and lakeshore facilities as water spreads and evaporation lags.
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Road Condition Numbers Listed for Area Contacts
Road condition reports are available at several local numbers not toll free. Cedar Rapids uses 396 3330 and Cedar Falls 266 7575. Davenport offers 359 4471 while Des Moines lists 288 1047 and Fairfield 472 5194.
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