Governor Kim Reynolds used her 2025 Condition of the State address to call on lawmakers to pass a ban on handling a smart phone while driving. (Iowa PBS photo) Handling a cell phone while driving ...

NOW TO AVOID THAT AREA. AND BREAKING NEWS FROM THE IOWA STATE HOUSE, A BILL THAT WOULD BAN CELL PHONE USE BEHIND THE WHEEL IS HEADED TO THE GOVERNOR’S DESK. THE HOUSE PASSED SENATE FILE 22 IN AN ...

Coming up on KCCI 8 news close up, Iowa could go hands-free. The momentum the governor's no cell phone while driving bill is gaining in the state house in the next steps to get it passed.

The Iowa State Patrol and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau conducted a survey during the 2024 Iowa State Fair that found nearly 85% of the more than 1,300 Iowans surveyed supported ...

He said the governor’s commitment to the issue will go a long way in moving along other proposals to address cancer in Iowa. “I think the most important public policy that we need to do or that we ...

Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, who took over as foundation’s CEO March 1, said it’s inspired by a letter. “153 Nobel laureates and World Food Prize laureates came together late last year ...

The Iowa Senate unanimously passed a bill requiring ... before it can go to the governor's desk. Sen. Lynn Evans, R-Aurelia, chair of the Senate Education Committee, said the bill gives a "good ...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds demanded the Attorney General investigate Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx for a post he made on February 4th. In that post, Sheriff Marx inferred he would not ...

Gov. Bill Lee, who is term-limited, will leave the Tennessee governor’s office in January 2027. Voters will decide in November 2026 who will succeed him. With Tennessee a heavily Republican ...

Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy to become governor of Ohio. Ramaswamy, a former 2024 presidential primary candidate who briefly co-chaired President Donald Trump's ...