Exhaust manifold and could catch fire. The other recall is for more than 86thousand ram pickups, because the rear axle shafts could break and cause a wheel to separate. The recalls come on the same day fiatchrysler announced their safety chief is retiring at the end of next month. General motors also announced a recall today for cars that can leak oil and catch fire. It covers 1. 4million vehicles dating back to 1997 model years. Gm says repairs from two previous recalls didnt work. More than 13hundred cars caught fire after being fixed. The recall includes pontiac grand prix, buick regal, oldsmobile intrigue, as well as the chevrolet impala, lumina, and monte carlo. Turning now to the forecast, and were getting ready to see some rain with these cool temperatures. Meteorologist chris havely has the latest track. Where is it now . This morning we were lucky enough to get through the morning commute dry, however the afternoon commute will likely be a different story. Showers will spread
Winds ne 1525 alo 22 dbq 27 iow 26 tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2430 winds alo 25 dbq 28 iow 29 thanks kaj. Authorities are warning people in Southeastern New Mexico to stay off the roads this morning. This comes as the governor issues a state of emergency. All because of a massive snowstorm that covered the state. Some places reported 21 inches of snow. Officials say more than ten thousand homes are without power in eastern new mexico. Emergency crews are busy with several high rise in missouri. There have been more than 1hundred water rescues over the weekend. Floodwaters swept away cars killing six in two different accidents. Emergency managers say they expect more rain and additional flooding through monday. City leaders in waterloo want to stop City Council Members from leaking confidentiaiainformation from closos sessions. Councilman Pat Morrissey of waterloos 3rd ward wants the council to adopt the policy. The m asure would result in a formal and public condemnation of a member w
Coverage, this morning. Dave, it sounds like this winter storm is blowing in at a pretty good time. Forrest, if you look up and down 2nd avenue here youre probably not going to see the normal monday morning traffic. Students are home from school for the holiday break, many people are taking vacation this week and that all means a number of people dont even need to try to drive in this. Less traffic means snow plows dont have as much competition out clearing the roads. The iowa state patrol and local authorities are also working a number of accidents from the morning commute. Some services, such as the Crisis Center food bank in iowa city, closed due to the poor conditions. We found buell harris, who turns 80 this summer, out shoveling not only his own sidewalk but sidewalks for several neighbors. He didnt expect any help because hes still able to help. Helps everybody. Theres handicapped people around who cant do this. The good lords given me strength, i do this. As this weather contin
Well give you a live look at Road Conditions in just a moment. But first, an ongoing situation in des moines. Where police are investigating the citys 21st homicide of 2015. Officers were called to 5201 shooting. That was around eleven last night. They found two people with gunshot wounds inside the apartment building. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. While the woman was taken to a hospital to be treated. Police say theyre interviewing witnesses. But havent made any arrests yet. More information is expected to be released later this morning. Now to our other top story. A messy morning on iowa roads. Flakes began to fall just in time for the commute to work. And drivers will likely still feel the effects on their return home. Channel 13s Reid Chandler is keeping a close eye on the situation. Along interstate 235. Reid, what are des moines crews hope their pre planning will ease some travel pains. Were fortunate that this is only our second snow event; we had an earlier event, e
Police have not released her name. A new division will review and identify possible cases involving Wrongful Convictions in iowa. This morning, governor branstad announced the creation of the Wrongful Conviction division in the state public defenders office. While he praised iowas criminal justice system, the move comes after the fbi recently admitted to serious errors in cases involving hair comparison analysis. Yet we know issues can arise even in a well regarded system like ours. After reviewing cases, if the division finds problems, it will work to seek legal solutions. The new division will partner with the Iowa Division of criminal investigation and the Innocence Project of iowa and the midwest. The woman accused of driving through a crowd at a College Homecoming parade in oklahoma made her first appearance in court today. 25 year old adacia chambers is facing four counts of Second Degree murder and driving under the influence. On saturday, police say she plowed through a crowd d