Iowa State Patrol

It took three local law enforcement agencies to end the pursuit.

Traffic deaths in Iowa are up a significant amount. The Iowa State Patrol is now taking to the skies to crackdown on speed.

The Governor and other state officials will honor two fallen Iowa State Trooper on Friday.

The state will consider multiple funding sources to purchase and install the equipment.

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

The state patrol is releasing its findings in an effort to improve crash awareness and reduction.

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.

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