Thanks to low gas prices. Its been the gift that keeps on giving all year. The National Average for gasoline has dropped below 2 dollars a gallon, triplea estimates drivers are saving about 550 dollars total this year. Experts attribute the current excess of crude oil and a fall in demand for the drop in fuel prices. Deborah if youve been procrastinating your Holiday Shopping, you may not be out of luck. Waiting until the last minute, could even benefit your bottom line. Mark ellwood, author bargain fever the sales this year are looking better are desperate to sell us things many stores are offering anywhere from 20 to 75 percent off already reduced prices today. Plus, because of the unseasonably warm sthe winter. Theres deep discounts on cold weather clothes and accessories. And if youve waited this long. Dont feel guilty. Only ten percent of americans have all of their Holiday Shopping done. Now, if you still need to ship gifts to your loved ones, be prepared to dig deep into your wa
On saturday he collapsed during a wrestling tournament and died at Spencer Hospital of natural causes. Friends, teammates and coaches say that austin was one of a kind. A person that anyone could depend on and was growing up to be a special young man. He was always next to me in the room. Next to me at the meets, said hillanderson. You could call him for just wanting to hang out to my car is broke, come help me, said mclaury. It was pretty neat to see the growth that he had within just the few years that we had him. It was pretty neat to see and were going to miss that, said pratt. Spencers wrestling team say that they will remember him for the good guy that he was and how he was able to Bring Positive Energy to the team. He was a good man, said bartley. He was such a teddy bear on the inside, said hurst. He was like the spark to the team and hes kind of what would get us all to come together and really Work Together as a unit, said nissen. Bria funeral for austin, visitation will be h
A wintry mix is possible in the north of the tv 9 viewing area, no accumulation is expected. If you are traveling this evening or Christmas Eve, locally the weather will hold for safe travels. However, if you must travel east conditions become more hazardous with moderate to heavy rain. Temperatures will remain into the low 40s for tomorrow and christmas day. Brady . While were experiencing mild and wet weather for the christmas holiday, people in other parts something tornadoes and icy roads in some regions. Travelers should expect bad weather. At chicagos oharar. Long lines ararusually expected. But on this day. Avni pateli was not expecting this, and i didnt come early enough. The rush was on bright and early. With mororthan 38 million flying this Holiday Season and 3 and a half million traveling through ohare. Julie scholli think ive never seen a line like this in all of my years coming to ohare airport. Thanks in part to this. Air fares are actually down n is year. More than 4 per
One lawmaker and hawki board member says this program is crucial for children in iowa. Medicaid only covers up to 167 percent of the federal poverty line so hawki fills the gap and gives healthcare to kids who are 168320 of the federal poverty line. So it just makes sure nobody falls through the cracks. We were very focused on making sure that every effort had been made to try and extend wellmarks contract. Rizer says the board believes it did all it could, and will work to make sure everyone has a smooth transition. Just to reiterate those dates. Any children in the program insured under wellmark will automatically move to United Healthcare january 1st. Then if you want to switch providers you can make that decision before the selection deadline of march 1st. Bruce and beth . Thanks, brea. Wellcare of i ia is asking a judge to review a decision to throw out the on friday, the state disqualified wellcares bid to be one of four Companies Included in iowas medicaid system. The state disq
Local 5 news midday. Im sabrina ahmed. Sabrina a call to drop part of the lawsuit Des Moines Water Works has filed against three iowa counties. The department is suing sac, calhoun, and buena vista counties over high nitrate levels in iowa rivers. It says that farm run off there is affecting the Drinking Water coming from the des moines and raccoon rivers. Lawyers say 8 of the 10 counts should be dropped, because the drainage districts dont have authority over private land owners. Sabrina calls for answers in last weeks death of a des moines teen. The Investigation Continues as the family of sam kemp calls for answers. Kemp was found last weekn in a pond between granger and grimes after going missing. Kemp was at a party in granger and ran off when police came. One autopsy has been done, but the family is asking for another and more answers from police. Last night, mothers against violence joined the family outside the polk county courthouse to raise the issue. We want answers we dont