Android Head Units: What to Check Before You Buy (and Why the Market Is Riskier Than It Looks)

Android Head Units: What to Check Before You Buy (and Why the Market Is Riskier Than It Looks)

Distracted driving killed 3,208 people on US roads in 2024, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Not all of that is phones. A dashboard screen you have to fight with, one that lags, buries the basics, or drops your steering-wheel buttons, pulls your eyes off the road every time you touch it. That … Read more

Iowa DOT and DPS Closing Interstate 35 from Ames to Clear Lake due to Hazardous Winter Conditions

Westbound I-80 Rest Area near Grinnell Temporarily Closing on Tuesday, Oct. 28

The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) are closing all lanes of Interstate 35 between Ames and Clear Lake due to hazardous winter driving conditions. The combination of prior rain on freezing pavements, snow squalls, and high wind / blizzard conditions make the roadway impassable for travel. I-35 will be … Read more

Nighttime Closures of Northbound I-35 between Ankeny and Huxley Scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 28 Through Tuesday, Dec. 30

Westbound I-80 Rest Area near Grinnell Temporarily Closing on Tuesday, Oct. 28

ANKENY, Iowa – Dec. 23, 2025 – If you drive on northbound Interstate 35 between Ankeny and Ames you need to be aware of upcoming nighttime closures of I-35 that may slow down your trip. Crews need to finish removing barrier rail along the median of northbound I-35. Northbound I-35 will be closed from NE … Read more