There will be thousands of hawkeye fans at Memorial Stadium tomorrow. More than 90thousand fans can cram into the stadium, clearly many will be hawk fans with the team ranked in the top 5. Even drivers we talked to that werent heading to the game, were talking about the hawkeyes. Many iowans say hawkeye football will be the focus of their thanksgiving weekend. We found one person going to the game tomorrow whos actually a husker fan, but even he was happy for the hawkeyes. I think its exciting, its nice and brings some exposure to iowa and your program, its always a good thing. With tomorrows game at 230 and the tough weather, there is a good chance even more hawkeye fans will be on the road first thing in the morning. No doubt about it many people are thanksful for these hawkeyes. Stephanie thats mark carlson reporting. Like he said, the game kicks off tomorrow at 2 30. Be sure to tune in to local 5 to catch all the action. Stephanie new at six now, some good news for a central iowa f
Congressman paul ryan of wisconsin has a new title speaker of the house. In assuming the position held by john boehner for four and a half turbulent years. Speaker ryan acknowledges the challenges he faces. He promised today to fix a house of representatives he calls broken. Brian mooar has the story from washington. The speaker of the house, congressman an honorable paul ryan. On capitol hill. A changing of the guard paul ryan took the gavel as the new speaker of the house of representatives. Its a house divided with republican factions battling each other even as they fight democrats. Wisconsin 18 26lets be frank the house is broken. Were not solving problems, were adding to them. Those problems were the downfall of outgoing Speaker John Boehner. Who was unable to break the legislative gridlock that had lawmakers lurching from one political showdown to the next. I leave with no regrets or burdens. If anything, i leave as i started just a regular guy humbled by the chance to do a big
Will be still receiving rain from wednesday night and that rain should last through around 5pm. Cold and freezing air will be slamming into northwest iowa, so during the Early Morning hours rain will turn into a wintry mix to even freezing rain by 6 or 7am. It will continue to fall as freezing rain to a wintry mix still around 9 or 10am, but we will also start seeing a transition over into snow in that same area. Accumulations in northwest iowa will be ranging from 1 to 3 inches mainly centered from the sac city to storm lake areas. Because of the snow and blowing winds, a winter storm watch is in place for much of northwest iowa, so if you are traveling north during the holidays, it may not be a bad idea to leave either tonight or in the very early hours of tomorrow morning. The metro will likely see our rain turn into some freezing rain to a wintry mix from around 6pm to 9 or 10pm, but we should stay too warm for any snow accumulation. The weekend is looking cold and for the most par
Jail tonight. Stephanie it looks like guns will be a popular gift this christmas, Sheriffs Offices across the state are struggling to keep up with the demand for permits to carry. Local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. We are iowa jack 2shot good evening and welcome to local 5 news, home of we are iowa dot com. Im jack miller. Stephanie 2shot and im stephanie angleson. Glad youre with us tonight. Stephanie a roosevelt Girls Basketball coach and special Education Teacher is in jail tonight. Charged with felony sex abuse of a student. Stephanie Des Moines Police say 46 year old gerald tig johnson. Is facing charges of Sexual Exploitation by a school employee. And assualt with intent to commit sexual abuse. Investigators say he turned himself into authorities this afternoon after a warrant was placed for his arrest. This. Just hours before his team was set to play a game tonight. Local fives Nikki Davidson joins us now with more. Nikki right. Us coach johnson has been placed on adminstrativ
Northern iowa is under a freeze advisory. Saturday will start very cold and chilly, but with some sunshine well warm that air up into the upper 50s, maybe even 60. Sunday is going to be gorgeous with highs climbing back into the upper 60s, and breezy se winds. Next week we have some rain chances early wednesday am and well have our highs go back into the 70s for early in the week. Jack also coming up, candidates are threatening to boycott the next and one they may have running mate. A jury will spend with a major them as a reached today in the Pleasant Hill shooting spree trial. Jack but first, a fire firemans home. And hes just one department, dealing with the same tragedy this year. Local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. We are iowa jack 1shot firefighters in cant seem to escape fires. Good evening. Im jack miller. Stephanie has the night off. Just two weeks ago. One lehigh fireman lost his house in a blaze. Tonight. The same thing happened to the chief. His home, destroyed in an overn