Voting Open for MnDOT Name A Snowplow Contest

(KNSI) – The Minnesota Department of Transportation has opened voting to name a snowplow in each of its eight districts.

The call for names came out in December. The agency says they received 24,000 suggestions and have narrowed it down to 50.

There are references to movies – especially Star Wars with C-3PSnow, Darth Blader, Snowbi Wan Kenobi, and Luke Snowwalker. Toy Story shows up on the list with Buzz Iceclear and a Johnny Depp favorite Edward Blizzardhands. There is also a nod to Judy Garland and the Wizzard of Oz with Snow Place Like Home and Blizzard of Oz. A TV show set in Minnesota also made the list with Mary Tyler More Snow.

Songs by music superstars with Minnesota roots Bob Dylan and Prince were not forgotten. Plowin’ in the Wind, Raspberry Brrr-et, and Purple Snow made the cut. As did Prince’s famous name change to an unpronounceable symbol with The Truck Formerly Known As Plow.

There are also some things uniquely Minnesota like Princess Kay of the Snowy Way, Spirit of ’91, Plow Bunyan, Babe the Orange Snowplow, F. Salt Fitzgerald, Tater Tot Hotdish, Minnesota nICE, Lake Snowbegone, Ope – Just Gonna Plow Right Past Ya, Duck Duck Orange Truck, and L’Plow du Nord.

Professional athletes even had their names spoofed with Road Carew, Kent Brrr-bek, Justin Moresnow, Joe Plower, and Goldy Snow-pher.

Yes, Plowy McPlowface earned a spot.

You can choose up to eight names. Voting closes on February 26th. The winners will be announced in early March.

Make your choices here: https://www.dot.state.mn.us/nameasnowplow/index.html

For sale: Illinois house where George Harrison visited his sister before Beatlemania

In September 1963, before Beatlemania, George Harrison visited his sister in the southern Illinois town of Benton

2h ago

Man accused of killing Charlie Kirk pushes to ban cameras from court

The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk wants a judge to ban cameras from the courtroom and says live broadcasts of the prosecution are violating his right to a fair trial

2h ago

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still earning rap music royalties, tax filings show

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still earning royalties from his past career as a multilingual rapper

2h ago

DNA proves remains found in the Columbia River are of a family missing since 1958

Oregon authorities have identified the remains found in a car in the Columbia River as those of an Oregon family missing since 1958

2h ago

Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM)-

Add you story text here. To edit the image click on it-select the edit button, then click “replace” under the image. Choose your new image and be sure you have align-left selected. To add/edit the image sourcing when you are in the image edit the text in the caption field.