Des Moines, IA Traffic and Accidents

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• Accident on I-35 N - I-80 E from US-69/14th St/Exit 136 (I-80/I-35) to I-35/I-235 (I-80/I-

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Lane closed on I-80 E from University Ave exit [124] to I-35 N due to accident.

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Accident at S 35th St exit [102].

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Lane closed on I-235 E from 22nd St/Exit 2 (I-235) to 73rd St/Exit 3 (I-235) due to accide

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Broken-down vehicle on I-80 E from CR-R22/Exit 117 (I-80) to 74th St/Exit 121 (I-80).

  TYPE: Disabled Vehicle Serious

• Lane closed on I-235 E from 22nd St/Exit 2 (I-235) to 73rd St/Exit 3 (I-235) due to accide

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Broken-down vehicle at exit [72A].

  TYPE: Disabled Vehicle Serious

• Broken-down vehicle from exit [118] to Grand Prairie Pkwy.

  TYPE: Disabled Vehicle Serious

• Broken-down vehicle at Grand Avenue exit [69].

  TYPE: Disabled Vehicle Serious

• Broken-down vehicle on I-235 E from 50th St (I-235) to Valley West Dr/Exit 1 (I-235).

  TYPE: Disabled Vehicle Serious

Des Moines IA News Reports

• Des Moines man charged in fatal hit-and-run pleads guilty to lesser charge

  • Iowa
  • Des Moines

  • source: Bing / Yahoo
  • 54 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 12:36pm
  

  A Des Moines man charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of a man last year has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. In June 2025, the Des Moines ... Read More

• Teens arrested in Des Moines following 120+ mph chase in stolen vehicle

  • Iowa
  • Des Moines

  • source: Bing / Yahoo
  • 41 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 09:07am
  

  Two 17-year-olds from northeast Iowa have been arrested in Des Moines following a high-speed police pursuit in a stolen vehicle early Wednesday morning. Read More

• Iowa DOT to close I-80 / 35 in western suburbs for 2 nights. See when.

  • Iowa
  • Des Moines
  • I-235

  • source: Bing
  • 27 views
  • Feb 21, 2026 05:07am
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  The Iowa DOT is doing overnight construction on I-80 / 35 near the southwest mixmaster starting Feb. 22. Here's when to avoid the interstate. Read More

• CAPITOL NOTEBOOK: Iowa lawmakers advance bill naming stretch of Highway 30 for soldier killed in Syria

  • Iowa
  • Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 24 views
  • Feb 18, 2026 6:21pm
  DES MOINES - A 5-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 30 running through Marshalltown is set to be named the '?Staff Sergeant William ­Nathaniel Howard Highway'? to commemorate one of the two Iowa National ... Read More

• Central Iowa traffic: Crews on scene of grass fire near Highway 65

  • Iowa
  • Highway

  • source: Bing
  • 29 views
  • Feb 09, 2026 1:31pm
  Crews are on the scene of a grass fire along Highway 65 just southeast of Des Moines. Read More

• Part of University Avenue temporarily closed during crash investigation

  • Iowa
  • 9th St

  • source: Bing
  • 16 views
  • Feb 13, 2026 10:24am
  The westbound lanes of University at 9th Street are closed after a vehicle hit a pedestrian, Des Moines police said. Read More