Snowstorm Closes Highways Across Northeast Iowa
Severe winds and heavy snow left northeastern Iowa highways drifted shut with up to 10 inches in spots. Officials urged no travel as hundreds of vehicles left in the ditches while several interstates and state routes were closed or restricted. No serious injuries reported. authorities advised residents to stay home.
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Iowa
Dubuque County
Vinton
Anamosa
Bellevue
National Weather Service
Cedar Rapids
Independence
Dyersville
Dubuque
Guttenberg
Iowa State Patrol
Winter storm paralyzes Iowa with heavy snow and slick roads
A winter storm blankets much of the state with 4 to 10 inches of snow. Cedar Rapids sees 41 stalled vehicles and 10 minor accidents as crews plow and respond. Linn County reports 45 plows operating with limited hours and emergency escorts only. Des Moines logs 4 inches. Gusts up to 40 mph worsen conditions.
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Liz Martin
the Gazette
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76Th Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Steve Gannon
Gannon
Iowa City
Anamosa
Bill Nichols
National Weather Service
Davenport
Des Moines
Irene Caffrey
Jim White
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Snowfall totals and winter road updates by state hotlines
Lists phone numbers for Iowa Illinois Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska and Wisconsin to check snowfall totals and winter road conditions. Provides websites for Eastern Iowa Airport flight updates and GazetteOnline weather news.
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Christmas Comfort Across Families and Communities
The piece notes December brings contentment and stress, urging time with family and friends. It highlights volunteering and giving as ways to boost well being for others, with Morgan Rohrbach quoted on embracing the season's spirit.
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Notre Dame professor links Christmas star to planetary alignments
Theoretical astrophysicist Grant Mathews suggests the star in the East was due to unusual planetary and solar alignments around Jesus Christ’s birth. He cites three key dates two in 6 B C and one in 2 B C showing Mars Jupiter Saturn, Sun Venus Mars, and Jupiter Venus alignments in Pisces Aries and Leo.
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