Pictures and tell you why all of this happened. We begin tonight with chief meteorologist terry, and that tornado threat is over. It is long gone, and hopefully we will talk about those for another five or six months. Eight tornadoes were for reported in iowa today. Sometimes, we do see this. It is not really common, but is not terribly the front is now pushed off to the east, and the rain is now pushed into illinois and wisconsin. We will be feeling the colder air in the next several days. You can see the system that generated the tornadoes today in north dakota and south dakota. You can see the snow on the backside of that. Even some snow at this hour in northwestern iowa. The cold air that will be our High Temperatures will not be getting out of the thursday. Tomorrow morning, the commute will be a dry one. Temperatures will be back in the mid30s with west two southwest winds. We will get a little sunshine around here tomorrow. Temperatures while cool wont be bad. Then, the real col
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Debated on the floor anytime soon. Still a study bill, it will be followed closely, at the statehouse, amanda krenz, local 5 news, we are iowa. Stephanie we want to know what you think about this proposed medical cannabis bill . Let us know for a chance to see your comments onair. You can post you thoughts on facebook and twitter. Or send us an email or give us a call. Wed love to hear what you think the Contact Information is on your screen. Jack also at the statehouse today Education Funding is on the minds of lawmakers. Jack inside Senate Chambers Democratic Leaders say theyre following the law when it comes to Education Funding. And fighting to get money in place for the next two school years. They proposed a 4 percent hearing from School Districts that theyve had to delay buying classroom materials, textbooks, and technology. The funding for the 2018 school year passed along party lines. The senate voted in favor of 4 percent 26 to 24. The bill now moves on to the republican contr
Chief kelley we protect other people, and it seems like its us that have to keep helping each other. Vanessa the state Fire Marshals Office says theres nothing to connect the fires right now. But theyre not ruling anything out. In burnside, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Kevin this actually is the third fire within the Lehigh Fire Department this year. In april, another firefighters house burned to the ground in an electrical fire. By the way, vanessa tells us this mornings fire is the second house fire the kelley family has dealt with. Four years ago, they lost everything in a fire at their old house. Stacey the jury has gone home for the weekend without a verdict in the pete polson attempted murder trial. But before they got the case, the jury heard sometimes contradictory testimony on the stand. Kccis kim st. Onge is live at the polk county courthouse. Kim polson testified again today in his own defense, sticking by his story that he shooting from november 17 of last
This is the sunrise from the International Space station. Eric you never see a sunrise like that. Today will be another beautiful one out there on this wednesday morning. It will be another great day. Metinka pictureperfect weather, much like tuesday. A bit of fog, not nearly as widespread right now or dense as it was. That will expand the morning. Easter dealing with more dense fog. It is warm out there this morning, maybe a light jacket. If you need one, ames is at 50 degrees. Temperatures are starting at or above the average highs so it will be warm so another day for shorts. Breezy today and wind will change, blowing tomorrow with thundershowers in the forecast. Last week between a bus driver and the special needs student. 15yearold Christian Suarez and his family held a News Conference tuesday at their attorneys office. He says bus driver Robert Scarborough asked him to move from his seat and the two began to fight. Police charged scarborough with assault. Suarez says hes afraid t