Cloud seeding gaining traction amid Rocky Mountain drought

A technique to get clouds to produce more snow is being used more as the Rocky Mountain region struggles with a two-decade drought. Cloud seeding involves using planes and ground-based equipment to put silver iodide into clouds when weather conditions are right.

Utah trooper stops wrong-way driver with his patrol car

The wrong-way driver was in a truck pulling a trailer while going over 70 miles per hour on a busy interstate. The trooper veered into the truck's path, crashing into it. The trooper says he was on his way home when he saw cars pulling over, and that's when he realized what was happening. Both the trooper and the wrong-way driver suffered minor injuries.

Scary distracted driving incidents caught on camera

Traffic officials in Iowa are reminding drivers to remain focused on the road. Footage shows an example of what a distracted driver can get themselves into as you can clearly see a man making his way through a highway before ramming into a disabled semi-truck at 65 mph. By a miracle, both drivers walked away with minor injuries. A similar situation took place in Utah when another distracted driver ended up in a crash. Footage shared by the Utah Highway Patrol shows the vehicle crashing over an icy embankment. No injuries were caused by the crash. Traffic officials in Utah are using this as an example to encourage drivers to remove all distractions.