For many of us, sports are a big part of our lives, whether you are an avid fan or a person who jumps at the opportunity to participate. For both children and adults, organized and community sports…
For those of us who are long-time residents of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area, we know that warmer temperatures in spring can bring extreme weather, including thunderstorms and tornadoes. Just in the…
A rarely discussed, but very important, highway safety issue concerns traffic safety at railroad crossings. Last year, according to data from the Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety,…
In late March, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), in conjunction with the American Academy of Pediatrics, released a new set of guidelines for children’s seats…
Two teenagers were able to escape their vehicle just minutes before it was struck by a train near Crescent in Iowa on Tuesday evening. According to The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Department,…
A two-vehicle accident near the intersection of Veterans Memorial Highway and South Expressway sent six people to the hospital on Monday evening. One witness told Action 3 News, it looked like…
Just yesterday, Toyota released a safety advisory on their floor mats. There is potential for an accelerator pedal to get stuck in the full open position because of an incompatible or unsecured…
The Des Moines Register is reporting on a change in the law initiated by the Iowa Supreme Court. Before last week, a centuries-old provision distinguished between different classes or categories…
Not long ago, we shared information a bicycle ride that was heading toward the state capital to show support for Senate File 117, a bill that would increase safety measures for bicyclists. Some…
Often times, heart patients are released from the hospital with instructions to eat better, exercise more, and make lifestyle changes. One of those changes is a daily habit – taking aspirin…
The unfortunately named “swine flu” virus has dominated headlines across the country. But it was only recently that U.S. governments and agencies renamed the virus H1N1-influenza…
Tomorrow, more than a hundred and as many as five hundred cyclists will take to the streets of Des Moines to protest a severe problem in Iowa – bicycle safety. Just last weekend, two…
