Will be windy and a lot warmer kids at two Dallas County schools spent much of the day today under lockdown. All because of a threatening call from a parent. School Officials Say the collinsmaxwell high school and middle school were put on lockdown after the call was made this morning. Ortan haywood allegedly made threats to several staff members. The lockdown was lifted this afternoon. After haywood was arrested by police on a warrant out of texas. Additional charges will likely be filed. Nearly six months later. West Des Moines Police have finally made an arrest in a fatal hitandrun case. Early in the morning of august 23rd of last year, Daulton Holly was hit andd killed while walking along Raccoon River drive when he was and killed. After months of forensic Testing Police positively identified the vehicle that hit him. And now have arrested the driver of that yesterday 37year old Ronald Hauser of van meter surrounded to police. He is charged with leaving the scene of an accident res
Local 5 news midday in hd starts now. We are iowa elias good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im Elias Johnson. Elias new at midday today a 6 monthold hitandrun case now has an identified driver. Elias you may remember this case from last year. On august 23 of 2015, West Des Moines police found the body of 21yearold tennesse resident Daulton Holly on Raccoon River drive for the past six months, police had been looking for a car in connection with a body found on the side of the road. There was a 1,000 dollar reward for anyone with information on hollys death. Yesterday 37 yearold van meter resident Ronald Hauser turned himself in to police he was arrested today for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in the death of a person and operating a Motor Vehicle while under the influence. Hauser has been released on bond. Elias onto a story sweeping the nation, the battle continues in the wake of scalias death. Elias the empty chair of the Late Supreme Court Ju
With our low falling into the lower 30s around midnight, but we will keep temperatures moving up late tonight through the entire day thursday. Highs thursday will top out at 57 degrees, but well stay into the 50s through midnight. I think were going to see low 60s on friday, but both thursday and fridays warmth will come with a very strong wind. Saturday were going to still be warm with highs in the mid 50s, and its not until next week that we fall back towards average. We look to stay dry through the weekend with only one small rain snow chance next. Elias lets get into the elias iowa senator Chuck Grassley faced questions over the future of the Supreme Court during during a series of town Hall Meetings in eastern iowa tuesday. As the Judiciary Committee chairman, he said he had not made up his mind about whether there will be at confirmation hearings for an obama nominee. Taking the process quote one step at a time. This as a scathing editorial from the Des Moines Register describes
One more day of wearing your hats, gloves, and winter coats because we are starting up a warming trend and its going to last us into the weekend well start off cold in the morning with a quick flurry moving through the state, but most roads will stay fine. The clouds will stick around with a breezy southeast wind that will help move our highs into the upper 30s. Tonight well stay very mild with our low falling into the lower 30s around midnight, but we will keep temperatures moving up late tonight through the entire day thursday. Highs thursday will top out at 57 degrees, but well stay into the 50s through midnight. I think were going to see low 60s on friday, but both thursday and fridays warmth will come with a very were going to still be warm with highs in the mid 50s, and its not until next week that we fall back towards average. We look to stay dry through the weekend with only one small rain snow chance next. Elias lets get into the top five this morning. Elias iowa senator Chuck
Ames bureau. Vanessa, people in madrid say community. Vanessa stacey, loved ones tell me that when you think of madrid, you think randy hinkel. A man with a larger than life with a very large persona that touched everyone he met. Hinkel died from a heart attack on sunday. He was 58. Soon after hinkel came to Madrid High School in 1987, he transformed the football program. He was also a High School History teacher and track coach. Hinkel led the tigers to five state track titles. He coached 36 seasons of football. He is one of 12 iowa football coaches to surpass 300 career wins. In life, people influence one or two people if theyre lucky. Randy come in and change the culture of this town. Randy represents madrid, he when you think of madrid, you think of randy hinkel and to get that news, first unbelievable, and then a punch in the gut. Vanessa assistant coaches tell me hinkel would bring things out of athletes they didnt believe they were capable of. In the ames bureau, vanessa peng, k