Program at a Central Iowa College has come under fire. Of funds. And how the school is responding. Gun debate. Lawmakers at the statehouse are once silencers. The arguments from both supporters and opponents. Cashing in. An investment thats clearly paid off for this young millionaire. Why his days of raking in the dough numbered. From who hd iowas high channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 multiple car crashes and Poor Visibility shut down interstate 35 north good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us tonight. Wind gusts of up to 50 milesperhour have been reported across the state, greatly impacting driving conditions. And while the snow is tapering off tonight. The temperatures are staying put lets go straight to meteorologist Brett Mcintyre with a first look at the forecast. Hi brett strong winds and blowing snow led to whiteout conditions and bad driving weather across Northern Iowa today. Tonight the winds are slightly lighter, but blowing snow will still be an issue tonig
The increasing number of accidents convinced the dot to close the i35 this afternoon. It remains closed in both directions tonight between ames and clear lake. Chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us. For a few years now, the shooting sports have been at Simpson College, to the degree that administrators want to hire a coach to oversee the shooting Sports Program. Opponents say it makes the school beholden to the gun lobby. They argue its against the religious beliefs that the college was founded upon. Channel 13s Justin Surrency explains why the school is moving forward, anyway. Over its brief 5 year history Simpson College president jay simmons says the shooting Sports Program is gaining popularity. were hopefull this might be one factor that makes simpson a more attractive option in the future. but a proposal aiming to hire a full time coach for the program with over 30 members has sparked frustration from alumni who believe school funds should go towards academics and not the shooti
And which candidate has the most leg work to do before tomorrow. Its monday, february 8th. Today in iowa starts now. First on 13. Time is dwindling for New Hampshire voters to lock in their pick for president. Tomorrows primary is now just one day away, but today it looks like many are still deciding. People are looking for people trying to analyze whos the best person to make those decisions. Voters say theres still plenty of indecision this morning. And thats especially true for republicans. A recent study shows more than 4 in 10 say they could still change their minds. Meanwhile, Campaign Staff are busy trying to make the choice clear. Pounding the pavement and knocking on doors in a last ditch effort to help voters make their decision. The pressure is especially strong for Hillary Clintons team. Which is trying to make up her doubledigit deficit there. And things dont look to get better for her. Another poll showed democrats overall are much less likely to change their vote than re
This is wlwt news 5 today. Mark good monday morning, everyone. Thanks for joining us. I m mark hayes. Lisa i m lisa cooney. Good morning to you. I can see randi rico over here. It was like there was a party in the newsroom. Did you see the stuff on the table . I saw that. Randi i stayed up to about the third quarter. Lisa good for you. Longer. I am paying for it. Randi i will get to the forecast. We take a look at the radar. We do have rain showers rolling through greater cincinnati. Temperatures often the 30 s. Yesterday, it was in the 50 s. Through the day. There is a little bit of snow mixing in with rain, especially dayton. Same thing back toward indy. Plan on rain occasionally m ixed with some snow. Most places in the upper 30 s and right around 40 degrees. 37 and rain showers at 8 00 a. M. A light rain snow mix. We ll talk about late accumulations for tonight. Mark thank you. Denver is celebrating this morning after the broncos impressive performance in super bowl 50. Miriah turn
It was very good. It was so good. Randi i thought you would stay up later and tried to learn the dance moves from the halftime show. [laughter] randi we take a look at the forecast. Showers across Greater Cincinnati. Even up here in middletown reporting rain. The radar is picking up a little snow. The temperatures are warm enough on the surface that is all going to be wet until 6 00 this evening. Expect wet roads and a mix of rain and snow. Expect wet roads for the morning rush. Right now some rain, 38. Afternoon. After 6 00 tonight we switch over to snow. We may see some accumulation tonight. Wet roads to contend with this morning. Kyla we are off to a good start. As you get ready to head outside, wet roadways and the could be some sprinkles on our traffic cameras. 71, 75 looking pretty good in richwood. Maybe two parts of clermont county, things are looking good there this morning. Over on 75, traffic is still good. No d lanes no delays. We will continue to keep you updated. Mark we