POLK COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) - A grieving family is calling for urgent safety improvements through an online petition and more at an intersection along the High Trestle Trail in Polk County that some call ...

Construction is underway on the Polk City Junction Trail, which will connect the popular Neal Smith and High Trestle trails, a product of planning and persistence stretching back almost a decade.

It's an idea that started with London motorcyclists in the early 1960s. Modifying their bikes to achieve maximum speed and handling on short hops through winding streets, they would compete to see who ...