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The Department of Energy says idling for more than ten seconds burns more fuel and produces more CO-2 than shutting off and restarting your engine. A 2021 traffic signal report says drivers in Nevada spend more time idling at red lights than drivers in any other state. Nationwide, Americans spend 6.8 percent of each trip at red lights, accounting for…

Tim Menard says artificial intelligence can unclog our roads and reduce red light idling. He started LYT, a cloud-based platform that integrates drivers’ navigation data with a city’s network of traffic signals, analyzes traffic flow, and adjusts traffic light timing accordingly. LX News Storyteller Peter Hull spoke to Menard to learn more about his company, and how it can impact...

A Chicago police officer, 7-year-old girl and two others were taken to area hospitals after they were struck by a vehicle Saturday evening in the city’s Near North neighborhood. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Officials in Texas say a constable deputy has been shot and killed during an apparent traffic stop early Sunday morning in southwest Houston

Police in Newberrytown, Pa., found a live deer in the trunk of a vehicle during a traffic stop.

An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper successfully performed the Heimlich Maneuver after a man allegedly attempted to swallow a bag of cannabis when he was pulled over for speeding

A traffic stop on the Eisenhower expressway turned into a shootout Thursday morning that resulted in both the driver and a police officer being shot in suburban Oak Park. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports

A Chicago police officer was hit by a vehicle Friday when someone drove away from a traffic stop in River North. The officers had pulled the vehicle over at 11:17 p.m. in the 100 block of West Chicago Avenue, according to Chicago police. As the officers removed the driver from the vehicle, the passenger jumped into the driver’s seat and…

A Chicago mother told NBC 5 that her children can’t sleep after police officers pointed a gun at them during a traffic stop. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

Charges were filed against two men who allegedly fled a traffic stop early Thursday and struck a Chicago police officer in Longwood Manor. Lamonte Powell, 27, of South Shore, faces a felony charge of battery to a police officer and misdemeanor counts of driving on a suspending license and fleeing and eluding, Chicago police said. Ernest Hayes, 32, of Roseland,…

A Chicago police officer was hit by a car Thursday after a driver fled a traffic stop in Longwood Manor on the South Side.

Charles Childress acted quickly after he saw a bullet pierce the window of a car in front of him and heard the screams of two children inside during Monday’s frightening shootout that killed a California Highway Patrol officer in Riverside.

Video captured by a bystander shows the driver ram into a police car and reverse in circles several times before speeding off.

Blayk Puckett went the extra mile for Sgt. Keith McKay of the University of Central Arkansas police. Puckett decided to pull out his juggling pins and put on a show to prove his sobriety after he was pulled over for a broken brake light.

An ex-cop police officer faces up to 10 years in prison after he was found guilty of using excessive force during a traffic stop in suburban Detroit. William Melendez was found guilty of misconduct in office and assault with intent to do great bodily harm. Floyd Dent, 58, was repeatedly punched, kicked and stunned in an incident caught on a...

Indiana State Police say a routine traffic stop led to the discovery of cocaine with a street value of about $2 million.

Police in suburban South Holland have opened an internal investigation after a short clip from a video showing a cop using profanity during a traffic stop went viral.

James Hargett, 37, has been charged after police pulled him over for a traffic violation and then discovered more than 300 pounds of cannabis valued at more than $1 million.