Nikki and more security coming to Des Moines Court avenue. We zoom in and focus on the new cameras coming to downtown. Nikki and we brave the cold and head out on the ice to catch up with some anglers out on the ice. Local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. We are iowa nikki good evening. Welcome to local 5 news im nikki davidson. Glad youre with us tonight. U. S. Officals say north korea has launched a long range missile into space. Nikki the action has been immideately condemned by u. S. Leaders as destablizing and provocative north korea has said it planned to put a satellite into orbit. But the launch is being viewed by many as a front for a missile test. A Senior Defense official has said that the rocket based on its direction does not pose a threat to the u. S or our allies. But there has been an emergency u. N. Security Council Meeting planned for sunday. Nikki that launch became a major topic at tonights republican president al debate. Candidates squared off tonight in the debate r
Kalamazoo police chief very relieved that we have someone in custody nats 911 gfx shots fired we have one confirmed victim right now overnight a city was gripped with fear after a man opened fire at three different locations across a 13 mile span in kalamazoo michigan. The first a parking lot where a woman walking to her car was shot several times. The second a few hours later at a car dealership, a father and son killed. The third outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant, the suspect taking the lives of nye and 3 others in 2 vehicles. Leaving a 14yearold girl in critical condition. Sot jeffrey getting kalamazoo county prosecutor you dont ever expect anything like this to ever happen anywhere yet along in kalamazoo, this is just the most awful thing ever. The suspect, jason dalton, an uber driver taken into custody hours after the final shooting. In a statement the company says our hearts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this devastating crime. Its a crime not just heartb
Sot cruz god bless the great state of New Hampshire. cheers the winter storm didnt keep the other candidates off the New Hampshire trail. Nat its a nice day for campaigning their supporters were on the ground walking door to door. Nat nats up barbara bush we need your vote. Even 90 year old former First Lady Barbara Bush braved the treacherous conditions for her son before tonights gop debate hosted by abc news. Nat rubio event marco rubio surging in the polls made light of the recent gop controversy . The Cruz Campaign accused of spreading rumors that ben carson was dropping out of the race on the night of the iowa caucuses. Sot rubio if you get a call tuesday night that i dropped out, its not true, keep voting. Nat bernie, bernie, bernie overnight, Bernie Sanders got a rock star reception at this democratic fundraiser in manchester. Hillary clinton was also there undeterred by recent polls which show the neighboring vermont senator with a whooping lead for tuesdays first in the natio
Or just playing with their pets out on the trail. If yesterday was a little too windy for you, today was perfect as we kept the warm weather and dropped the winds. Nikki wxhang and typically we bring in local 5 meteroligist Bree Sullivan to tell us bad news about a winter storm moving in but its just so nice we had to have her move on over to tell us just how nice it is. And how long we can expect this to last . Bree thanks. nikki ots the warmer temperatures mean an end to the ice fishing season. Today was the deadline to remove any manmade ice sheds off of the waters, before getting fined by the dnr. Department Officials Say overall, the thickness of the ice has stayed the same. But the strength of the ice has deteroriated. They say if the ice near the shoreline is breaking down, its usually a sign that its all weakening. Central iowa is quickly running out of places where people can go ice fishing. Matt bruner, state conservation officer when you get down to our area here in central
Snow will be felt throughout the day. The commute tomorrow morning will be slow going with visibility issues continuing. Winds will be very strong again tomorrow blowing 20 30mph, gusting near 45mph at times. Temperatures will be drastically lower than today, not rising far above the overnight lows, leaving the metro in the lower 20s. The winds continue to be strong all the way through tuesday before quieting. The rest of the work week looks quiet and mainly dry with temperatures below the seasonal average. Nikki nikki, bree, and jordan all make their predictions and we are talking about the big game tonight. The three of us will be staying put tonight so we decided to put on a friendly bet. Not just who the winning team will be or the score. We are going more in depth like which team scores first. Does the first half end in a tie. And this is where it gets interesting. We bet on which song coldplay start with. And which color of gatorade gets poured on the winning coach. We are puttin