Iowa State Patrol

Between January and August of 2020, the Iowa State Patrol said that they recorded a 101% increase in tickets for speeding OVER 100 MPH.

A central Iowa man was also injured in a weekend crash in Grundy County.

A goal to minimize traffic fatalities across the state was exceeded.

Both crashes happened Monday.

Attorneys defending the man charged in the shooting death of an Iowa State Patrol trooper in April wants the upcoming trial moved.

Benda worked out the of the Iowa State Patrol's District 10 office in Oelwein.

Also Monday, an accident in Cedar Falls trapped a woman and four dogs in the cab of an overturned semi.

Also Thursday, an Iowa State trooper was injured in a separate northeast Iowa accident.

It was an unconventional measure to raise awareness of the dangers of distracted driving.

The Guttenberg accident involved a school bus.