I 80 westbound is partially snowcovered. Right now, it is 24 degrees. With light snow coming down. Were going to end up with a half inch of snow. Should be out of here by noon. It is going to be a cold one with highs near 26. Elizabeth make sure you keep an eye on 511ia. Org. Give yourself some time because the roads will be slippery. To our big stories now authorities are still asking for your help to find a missing 12yearold girl from newton. Police say Charlene Brown left voluntarily on Christmas Day. Authorities have issued warrants for her mother misty shaver who does not have custody of charlene and her mothers investigators think shaver and carlton may be taking her to texas. If you have any information call newton police. A farmer in Guthrie County may be out 2000 this morning after , one of his cattle was stolen and butchered. Deputies were investigating a breakin when they found blood and part of the cow carcass. Police believe the thieves slaughtered the cow on the property.
In the break banded, shaded areas is where we probably have a few snow showers mixing in. Further to the west, they have been dealing with the snow so we may be got the better end of things, although it was a recordbreaking weekend. Over three inches fell across much of central iowa. The rainfall will begin to move out of the area so it should be a dryer evening commute, but once the rain moves out, watch out for the wind. It will be very gusty from the northwest as the whole system leaves. Eric right now, its still raining. Central iowa still pretty soggy this morning. Live super doppler hd still lit up with even more rain on the way. Not good news, with all the flooding already happening. Elizabeth kccis alyx sacks is live now at george flat parkway george flagg parkway and alyx, how bad is the flooding alyx it is forecasted to go a little bit about 16 feet by wednesday morning. All this rain is causing some closures. George flag is closed right by southwest 30th street. That is expe
Not bad compared to this time of year but unusual to bear we have been experiencing. Current wind chill in ottumwa, 22. Look at this great shot coming into our you local page. Temperatures slowly drop into the teens. Late tonight, early tomorrow, a good chance of snow. Right now, accumulations look to be around an inch or less. 3 00 p. M. Temperature, 26. Here is your Party Planner for new years eve. Pretty cold, in the teens overnight down into the single digits. And looks to be partly cloudy. In case you didnt hear, it was a record snowfall yesterday. 5. 4 inches here officially in des moines. Stacey thousands of hawkeye fans are headed west today. The university of iowa faces stanford in the rose bowl on new years day. Eastern iowa airport in cedar flights today. Thirteen rose bowl charter flights are taking off throughout the day, carrying some 3,000 passengers to pasadena, california. The airport added more security and screening lines to keep everything moving. Passenger numbers
Joining us tonight im Jenna Rehnstrom tim has the night off. Marco rubio is stepping up his presence in iowa. With more than twodozeevents in the state over the pass couple months. Today. He launched a two da six stop bus tour. But still. Hes polling 3rd in iowa, ahead of the caucuses. Lukas voss tells us if his stop in sioux city tonight convinced any voters. Thank you jenna. It was a packed house for the g op candidate with more than 200 people in attendance at t e holiday inn. And in a town hall style session. Rubio took time to address some of the issues most pressing to voters wh a new supporter right by his side. Nats growly speaking. Conservative support from a prominent face in washington. Trey gowdy, republican from South Carolina and the chair of the investigation into the benghazi attacks marco rubio in his bid for the presidency. He has been campaigning with rubio throughout wa and was with him in sioux city tonight. Sot i have done my vetting i have reached my conclusion.
Stacey new halftime, new at 10 00, the Investigation Continues into a deadly Christmas Day crash near fort dodge. Todd the family of a 6yearold girl killed says life will never be the same. Kccis Laura Terrell has the henry familys first interview since the tragedy. We were in the car and she was just talking to me like normal, how much she loved her presents and that she was so excited to see her family. Laura it was 10 00 a. M. Christmas day when a drive to grandma and grandpas house turned into a fiery crash. I saw the jeep coming at us. I was just waiting for it to go back to its lane. It just never did. Laura iowa state patrol says 20yearold ruth tomlinsons jeep crossed the center line on a county road near fort dodge, and hit all 5 members of the henry family head on. As soon as i opened up the door i knew that something was , terribly wrong. Laura 6yearold payton a bleed on her brain. Her family says her body gave out after a day on life support. She was there. She was there and