Evening lasting into saturday. We are now looking fairly cold to end the weekend with a significant snow possible leading into early next week. Temperatures should fall cold and closer to average during the remainder of next week. Sabrina lets get into the top five this morning. Sabrina a wild scene near the drake campus tuesday, where cops say a drunk driver rammed into cars along carpenter and forest avenues. This is the moment when the guys minivan finally hits a power pole and the whole things comes to an end. At least eight cars were hit, but no one was hurt. Sabrina in the number two spot this morning. Sabrina the family of sam kemp continues their search for answers in his death. Mothers against violence joined kemps family last night courthouse. They are calling on the police for answers in how the des moines teen ended up dead in a pond near granger last week. They are asking for a second autopsy to be done. Sabrina the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door
Will be dry this evening but falling very cold and windy with lows falling to the 20s and near 30 here in the metro. Thursday there is still a small chance for a few flurries and snow showers, but accumulations would be very minimal and likely limited to grassy areas. Rain returns cate on christmas evening lasting into saturday. We are now looking fairly cold to end the weekend with a significant snow possible leading into early next week. Temperatures should fall cold and closer to average during the remainder of next week. Sabrina lets get into the top five this morning. Sabrina a wild scene near the drake campus tuesday, where cops say a drunk driver rammed into cars along carpenter and forest avenues. This is the moment when the guys minivan finally hits a power pole and the whole things comes to an end. At least eight cars were hit, but no one was hurt. Sabrina in the number two spot this morning. Sabrina the family of sam kemp continues their search for answers in his death. Moth
Pennsylvania senator and republican president ial candidate Rick Santorum sat down with us for an interview in the kcrgtv 9 studios. Just yesterday, the winner of the 2012 Iowa Caucuses wrote on facebook that quote i cant stand the media. From the start of this campaign, theyve decided that were not worthy of them. This was from a usa today article that suggested santorum would drop out already. Hes yet to recapture his momentum from four years ago. Yet hes trying to find a place in the race. Through manufacturin g. Santorum i believe its the only way for republicans to really ascend and win the presidency. We are not talking to the vast majority of americans that feels like Neither Political Party cares about them. I always talk about the 74 of americans age 25 or older who do not have a college degree. I believe the key to doing that is bringing back the Manufacturing Base here and i believe we have an opportunity here now that china is in a downturn to take advantage of that. The fo
Newsroom at kcrg dot com. The president ial candidates have just four days left to win support from voters before the Iowa Caucuses monday night. But how often have the caucuses actually chosen the eventual president ial candidates . Since 1976, only three republican candidates who won the Iowa Caucuses have gone on to become the nominee. Thats not counting incumbents. And in that same time frame, democrats fared a little better, with five candidates becoming the nominee. The last time around democrats selected incumbent barack obama in an uncontested race. And Republican Voters chose Rick Santorum as their caucus winner. Santorum went on to win 10 more ates. But mitt romney was the eventual nominee. Kcrgtv9s Iowa City Bureau chief mark carlson joins us now. Mark, experts say the Iowa Caucuses arent always about winning . Yes. Experts say its not about winning, but its about where you finish. 15 back in 200808ike huckabee won the gop iowa cauaus. Now, 8 years later crowds at his events
Mixed precipitation in iowa first. This is possible from late saturday night through sunday. There should be a brief lull in the action on monday with only a small chance of mixed precipitation late on mondada should mixed precipitation fall on caucusgoers, it seems it would be very isolated. The main show looks to arrive on tuesday with heavy snow, strong wind, and cold air follow by wednesday. While still too early to get into amounts, this will very likely be a storm of high impact in the area. Please stay tuned as we move through the weekend. Toda y partly cloudy high 3541 winds se 515 alo 35 dbq 35 iow 3onight mostly cloudy low 2531 winds w 515 alo 28 dbq 28 iow 29tomorrow mostly cloudy high 3945 winds sw 515 alo 40 dbq iow 44omorrow night lighthtix late e w 3036 winds s 510 alo 31 dbq 32 iow 33 thanks kaj. Nats of crackling fire, firetrucks running fire investigators will try to determine what caused this fire that burned down a Buchanan County church. Firefighters from multiple