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Since 2021, 16 pedestrians have been killed in car accidents in Scott County, according to the Iowa DOT.

(Iowa City) Iowa researchers are investigating how children react to driverless cars in crosswalks. They place...

Despite widespread support for the legislation, state lawmakers have failed to pass a ban on motorist handheld use of cellphones. From 2014 to 2023, 78 people in Iowa were killed by distracted drivers using a cellphone or other handheld device.

From 2014 to 2023, 78 people were killed in the state by distracted drivers using a cellphone or other handheld electronic device, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation.

Bills limiting cellphone use while driving by mandating hands-free technology have been introduced in the Iowa Legislature since 2019, but all attempts at passage have been unsuccessful. More than 30 other states have passed such laws. Why won't Iowa?

Ellen Bengtson was riding her bicycle near Charles City on a sunny Sunday evening in 2020 when she was killed by a driver who was opening an app on his

Also, an Iowa Air Guard unit in Fort Dodge will close.

Also, an Iowa Air Guard unit in Fort Dodge will close, and Gov. Reynolds joined 50-plus other governors opposing a federal proposal to shift Guard members to the U.S. Space Force

DES MOINES — A new law signed into the books Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds will make Iowa’s roads and crosswalks safer, advocates say.

The Irvine Democrat says she'll still be involved in politics despite not holding elected office come January. She also plans to return to UCI.