Spending time on patrol, even when there aren’t specific calls to respond to, means that officers can be available in different parts of their territoriy when something does come up. But how do officers decide where to spend their time while patrolling?
Five people died from crashes in Iowa -- including a double fatal car collision in Linn County -- during the July 4 holiday period.
Crash happened as lane was closed in Pottawattamie County.
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?
Kyle J. Kelchen, 39, of Manchester, died Friday afternoon when his Utility-Terrain Vehicle was struck by a pickup truck. A single-vehicle crash on Saturday northwest of Olin killed Maurice V. Hennessey, 96, of Ryan.
One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash south of Anamosa Thursday, according to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol
One person died and one person was seriously injured Friday in a head-on collision in Benton County, according to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol.
An Anamosa boy who was hit by a car while sledding on Jan. 10 has died from his injuries, according to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol and an obituary.
Michael Thomas Lang said he should have been able to claim he acted in self-defense when he shot Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith in the chest with a shotgun in April 2021.
Excessive speed, distracted driving, impaired driving and not wearing seat belts are some of the motorist behaviors that pushed fatalities to 372 in 2023 so far -- up 10 percent from last year and well over five-year average.
An Alburnett man was killed Friday after his car was struck by a pickup truck near Anamosa, according to the Iowa State Patrol.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested in Poweshiek County Tuesday after two state troopers report they found him parked on the side of Interstate 80 with a dead body in his car.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds deployed more than 100 Iowa National Guard soldiers to Texas on Wednesday to assist at the U.S.-Mexico border for the next month.
The driver overcorrected and the vehicle rolled, causing the driver to be ejected from the cab.
A man walking along U.S. Highway 30 in Cedar County was struck and killed Tuesday night as he crossed the roadway, according to an Iowa State Patrol accident report.
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