Store for today. Good morning and thanks for waking up with kcci eight news. Elizabeth it is tuesday, march 1. We are starting off march with some snow. Metinka it is a when tree picture out there. Whenwe are still catching a couple of snow flurries with moderate snow pushing down through mingo and back through the east. In des moines we have barely seen accumulation but a long side of highway 20 a few inches fell. The five in 25 in des moines. The snow will move out by midmorning and roads will start to get in better shape by this afternoon. Heading for 32 as a high. Eric we are up to 18 School Delays. Keep an eye on that. There is no problem at 511ia. Org. Conditions. You can see pink in northeast iowa. Completely covered in snow or be careful out there. Elizabeth this morning in super tuesday is finally here of the candidates as voters in about a dozen states cast their ballots. Nikole killion is in washington with a preview. Nikole this is by far one of the biggest days in the race
Metinka that is where they got the most snow right along highway 20 overnight. Three to four inches totals coming in. It is still snowing from clarion through fort dodge. In this dark a blue shaded area, this is where we got the moderate weve got the moderate snow coming down. Partly to mostly snowcovered runways. It is 25 now in des moines. Weve got wind chills close to five to 10 degrees. The snow will be moving out by midmorning. Youll need warm coats all day long. Eric lets show you the Road Conditions. We are going to take a look at the Road Conditions. The southern half is just fine in the green. It doesnt take long to find areas and blue and partially covered with snow and northeast iowa along the waterloo area, those are completely covered. The cover be careful. Elizabeth this morning in commitment 2016 news, super tuesday is finally here and the stakes are high for all of the candidates as voters in about a dozen states cast their ballots. Nikole killion is live at the white h
Klinge. It certainly doesnt feel like october but we are not complaining about that. Metinka it is comfortable, we have strong southwind continuing and that has been keeping temperatures warm at 62 degrees. Theres some cloudiness and no rain in central iowa yet. Still across northwest missouri nearing bedford toward the mount ayr area. Youll probably catch sprinkles in lamoni but it will probably take a while to reach you. Showers possible into wednesday but only light totals are expected. A cooling trend continues toward the weekend and our best chance to see widespread rain arrives on friday into saturday. Eric big stories today in central iowa. Des Moines Police chief dana wingert is expected to release more information today, explaining why the department cleared Senior Police officer Vanessa Miller after she shot an unarmed man in june. Kcci was the first to bring you the breaking news last night. An internal Police Investigation determined officer miller did not violate policy wh
Dodge as the suspect slammed his vehicle into the foundation right behind me. And weve learned tonight the only reason officers were able to track down the suspect is because of a Good Samaritan who saw the crime unfold and immediately alerted officers. What was supposed to be a simple stop and citation at 7th and hawkeye avenue turned into a high speed chase. One mile into the pursuit, the 17yearold behind the wheel crashed into this cityowned property. Tire tracks and damage to the Foundation Still visible tonight. Take a look at pictures taken this morning just moments after the collision. The vehicle sits dangling over the edge inside an 18 and 12yearold passenger. The driver got out of the vehicle and took off. Ryan but before police could see where the suspect fled to he was hot footin it. Ryan shawn george was there. At the right place. At the right time. George showed the responding officer exactly which house the driver darted inside. Encountered the young mans mother. And she
We just had a gust of 43 Miles Per Hour in the des moines area and if you are traveling to the east, keep in mind your speed because you might get a boost from the wind. The wind will continue to be gusty all day long. The high wind warning has expired but we have the wind advisory all day long for wind gusting close to 55 Miles Per Hour and wind chills are only in the 20s. Eric well start this morning with wednesdays wild weather. Check out these videos on your screen right now. On the left, strong wind in ames sent in by one of our viewers there. And on the right, i actually shot this right off my porch out in west des moines. As this was passing through, you could barely see across the street. It did move quickly but it was a wild ride for a few minutes. Elizabeth the strong winds caused widespread damage across a lot of the state last night. This was the scene on southwest 26th street in des moines where more than a dozen oak trees came crashing down. Strong winds also shattered so