New Year's Eve is one of the most dangerous nights of the year to be on the road due to the risk...
Iowans should plan ahead for safe transportation on New Year’s Eve
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Iowa State Patrol special holiday enforcement runs through New Year’s
The Iowa State Patrol is running a Critical Accident Reduction Effort or CARE through the New...
Troopers: Man standing on I-80 is killed by passing pickup
A Nebraska man was hit and killed by a vehicle early this morning in western Iowa....
Iowa’s rural fire departments get grants for wildfire equipment
The Iowa DNR recently awarded 138 Iowa rural fire departments federal grants for specialized...
December 25th is the worst day of the year for fires started by candles
While some Iowans' homes were visited by a sleigh and eight tiny reindeer last night, it's hoped...
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are among the very worst for cooking fires
Along with Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are the top three worst days of the...
Iowans are warned to use space heaters safely or risk a fire
Saturday will mark the first day of winter, though Iowans have already been dealing with frigid...
Iowa Governor revisits flooded Correctionville, Rock Valley
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds returned to northwest Iowa Monday to check on the progress of disaster...
Chase in SE Iowa ends with two dead, officer hurt
Two people are dead and a police officer was hurt during a chase in southeastern Iowa on Sunday...
Boat capsizes on the Mississippi, killing three fishermen
Three fishermen were killed on the Mississippi River late Sunday morning. The Iowa DNR says the...
Safety tips for Iowans trying to transport a Christmas tree
Many Iowans will head out to a Christmas tree farm this weekend, and while finding the perfect...
House fire in Council Bluffs kills one, injures one
A southwestern Iowa woman has died after being injured in a house fire Wednesday night. Council...
Report: Iowa’s vanishing wetlands offer very valuable flood protection
Wetlands in Iowa help prevent nearly $500-million in flood damage every year, according to a new...
Waste haulers say improper disposal of lithium batteries causing dangerous fires
Everything from computers to power tools now contain lithium batteries and that has created a...
Thanksgiving Day is the top day for cooking fires
Studies show there are more cooking fires on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year. Fire...
NW Iowa bridge destroyed by flooding replaced, traffic flowing on new structure
A northwest Iowa bridge destroyed by flooding in June has been replaced and, after five months of...
Wayward trailer in Atlantic causes thousand of dollars in damage
A tow truck hauling a dump-style trailer caused more than $27,000 in damage after a crash Monday...
Kidnapping and crash leaves three dead, three hurt after three-state chase
Authorities in Iowa and two neighboring states are still sorting out the details of a violent,...
State troopers are on alert for heavy traffic during the Thanksgiving weekend
Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away and as Iowans plan their family get-togethers or...
Greenfield hospital reopens after deadly May tornado
The hospital in the southwest Iowa town of Greenfield is fully reopening today, nearly six months...
Troopers: Driver, 91, dies in four-vehicle crash he caused
The Iowa State Patrol says a wrong-way driver is to blame for a fatal crash involving four...
Driver in fatal Highway 20 crash near Earlville had been shot
State investigators say one of the three men who died in a fiery crash on Highway 20 near...
Take extra care on the drive home, as you may be more tired than you think
Iowans may need another cup of coffee before heading home this evening, after Daylight Saving Time...
Some counties lift burn bans after rain
The number of active burn bans in Iowa has dropped down to 57 counties. State Fire Marshal Dan...
Individual assistance from FEMA for disasters tops $68M in Iowa this year
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved about $68-million in individual assistance...
Increase in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome leads to education effort
The Iowa SIDS Foundation is trying to raise awareness of proper sleeping environments for babies...
Trick-or-treating on busy streets can bring genuine scares for Iowa kids
Halloween is one of the deadliest nights of the year for pedestrians, according to a University of...
Iowa drivers are now at high risk for deer darting onto the road
We're now in one of the peak times of the year for deer-vehicle collisions. Trooper Paul Gardner,...
Fire danger in Iowa today is very high to extreme
Iowans are warned not to do any open burning today, and farmers need to use caution in the fields...
Iowans need to be certain before clicking to donate money to hurricane recovery
Iowans can be very generous with their donations when disaster strikes elsewhere, but they're...