DES MOINES, Iowa (KTIV) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has introduced a bill that, if passed, would restrict students' cell phone use during instructional time. According to the governor’s office, the bill would establish a minimum standard that all Iowa schools would be required to follow by July 1, 2025.

A Des Moines nonprofit is trying for a second time to win approval to build a tiny home village to provide permanent affordable housing for people who are homeless.

Law enforcement officials, advocates and grieving families of Iowans killed by distracted drivers packed a Senate committee room Wednesday to again implore lawmakers to ban motorists' handheld use of mobile devices behind the wheel.

Iowa Senate Republican lawmakers are once again trying to push forward legislation that would disband citizen review boards that provide oversight of local law enforcement like the ones created in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.

Des Moines Bureau Chief Maya Marchel Hoff, SCJ's Jared McNett, and QCT's Sarah Watson talk second week legislative updates, a special senate election, and fundraising numbers.

Overnight snow is leaving a light dusting on the roads for morning commuters. It's slowly clearing as nearly 200 plows across Iowa work to clear the interstates. Drivers are still advised to be cautious on less-traveled roads. More covered roads and slick spots in Eastern Iowa are causing multiple crashes closer to Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.

Cities would be prohibited from contracting with vendors to collect speeding fines from automated traffic cameras under a proposal that took its first legislative step Tuesday at the Iowa Capitol.

Des Moines City Manager Scott Sanders “I want to make ... Cody Smith, director of climate initiatives at Iowa Environmental Council, partners with the sustainability office.

Tensions rise in Iowa as rumors of ICE sightings spread and Trump declares illegal immigration a national emergency.

Iowa Economic Development Authority head Debi Durham believes a better-aligned, smaller set of tax credits can do more than those the state now offers

Central Iowa has become a haven for all things fried chicken, especially in sandwich form. Des Moines already has Chick-fil-A, which reopened in West Des Moines after a remodel late last year; Chicken Heat for Nashville hot chicken; Charlotte’s Kitchen with its locations in Johnston and Altoona; and so many more.

Addison Lathers covers growth and development, from neighborhood ice cream shops to downtown skyscrapers.