NEWS: Pop Culture Stars in MN-DOT’s Snowplow Class of 2024 Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 A word collage showing the names of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s newest snowplows, as decided by a public vote with more than 32,500 respondents. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced its Class of 2024 snowplow-naming contest winners. In characteristic fashion, the winners of this public voting contest are a reflection of the North Star State’s taste for winter humor, currents in popular culture, and deep roots. Notably, District 8 (Southwest Minnesota) – home to the Upper Sioux Community and Lower Sioux Indian Community – is now the standard-bearer for MN-DoT’s first snowplow with a Dakota name, Waipahinte (“Snowplow”). Other snowplow names pun off the names of pop culture stars such as Dolly Parton, Beyonce, Taylor Swift; films and film franchises (Fast and Flurrious, Barbie’s Dream Plow); and more. The winners, sorted by the district to which they are assigned, are: Dolly Plowton District 1 (Northeast Minnesota) Taylor Drift District 2 (Northwest Minnesota) Clark W. Blizzwald District 3 (Central Minnesota) Beyonsleigh District 4 (West Central Minnesota) Barbie’s Dream Plow District 5/Metro District (Twin Cities) You’re Killin’ Me Squalls District 6 (Southeast Minnesota) Fast and Flurrious District 7 (South Central Minnesota) Waipahinte (Dakota word for “snowplow”) District 8 (Southwest Minnesota) About Latest Posts Twin Cities Arts ReaderThe Twin Cities Arts Reader is an arts and lifestyles magazine whose coverage examines arts and selected activities in the state of Minnesota and across the country. It provides Minnesota's largest source of in-depth, critical theatre coverage, and reaches more than 600,000 readers per year. Latest posts by Twin Cities Arts Reader (see all) NEWS: New Building-Sized Portraits, Coming to Downtown Minneapolis (Hennepin Theatre Trust) - April 13, 2024 PREVIEW: zAmya Theater Project’s Locked In: Care-Fully Breaking Free (Plymouth Congregational Church) - April 7, 2024 NEWS: Old Log Theatre to Close March 2 - February 20, 2024 Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet