At least 15 cars were involved in a crash on Interstate 35 north of Des Moines, and the road is shut down. The incident comes amid dangerous driving conditions from winter weather in the region.

While the Des Moines metro saw primarily rain, portions of northwestern Iowa received more than a foot of snow.

By Kathie Obradovich, Iowa Capital Dispatch The Iowa Senate voted Tuesday, March 18, to ban the use of handheld cellphones ...