Now to our other top story. The wet. Not white. Christmas. That means drivers who are hitting the road may find some headaches on the way. So lets check in with meteorologist Jeriann Ritter for a first look at the forecast. Jeriann. More rain is on the way. Ad lib wx quick more Holiday Travelers are predicted this year than ever more Holiday Travelers are predicted this year than ever before. We live in tennessee, his moms in stewart florida, were going home for a week, then were going to indianapolis where the grandkids are at for a week, and then were gonna go to texas. Triple a predicts nearly one in three americans are taking a trip. And more than 100 million are expected to travel 50 miles or more. Thats one point four percent higher than last year. The increase is driven by rising incomes and low gas prices. Regular unleaded is averaging under two dollars a gallon. The metros prices are hanging around there. At two oh two. Many drivers are turning to a new phone application for i
Were told about 3hundred kids were there. When the police arrived, everyone scattered. Including kemp. Police say nothing can be ruled out at this point including foul play. 6 36 06 126 36 16 13 were gunna use the resources we have which is plenty and we are going to do a extensive search. As far as time goes. We could be out here all day. Polk county authorities told us this is one of the most extensive memory. A des moines man is behind bars this afternoon, after police say he stabbed another man following an argument over dirty dishes. They arrested 35 year old william nixon. He is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for the incident that happened wednesday. He is now being held on a 2thousand dollar bond. Police say they were called to an apartment in the 16hundred block of east grand avenue around 630 pm. When police got there, they found 48 year old lial boggess with a police found a note on the kitchen counter that referenced dirty dishes. The victim says the note led t
Involved here. One southbound lane of east 14th was closed off so police could investigate. Interstate 35 south of the metro is back open after a semirolled over during this mornings commute. This accident happened on i35 south of cumming around 7 this morning. Northbound lanes between exits 56 and 65 were closed for a few hours. The iowa state patrol says the driver of the semi was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. Midamerican energy is checking a gas leak this afternoon. Crews were sent to 307 southwest thornton around 11 this morning. A contractor on the scene says he dug into a service line going into the house and that the gas has been shut off at the house. Because there was no emergency or hazard. They expect to have the problem fixed soon. North Korean Leader kim jong un claims the country has developed a Hydrogen Bomb, a step up from the less powerful atomic bomb. Keir simmons reports. This is thought to be the first time north koreas leader has claimed that his nation
Another car headed westbound on mlk collided with the ambulance at the intersection. Both the driver of the ambulance and the patient went to the hospital as a precaution, no injuries from the crash were reported. The driver of the car did not go to the hospital. Des moines Community Leaders made a big announcement regarding the walnut street revitalization project. Today i am excited to announce that we will be bringing history to life just like that here in this space with a Wells Fargo Museum Community Leaders gathered at the Wells Fargo Bank lobby on walnut street to make the announcement this morning. Its part of the street revitalization project. The plans to update the street came to a halt in march of 2014 when the younkers building at 7th and walnut caught fire. Back when it was first announced. Backers said the revitalization would include adding shopping. Restaurants. And apartments to the corridor. Tonight at five, hear more about the museum plans and how leaders Downtown D
The country because of the huge concentration of Police Resources sixthousand officers will be deployed. There will also be helicopters, boat patrols and hundreds of extra mobile cameras and radiation detectors. But analysts say theres only so much can be done. The new york police are very, very good and theyre very sensitized to the threat and they know that times square is a major target, but at the end of the day, a crowd of people like that. You cant vet everybody and check em. In los angeles, extra security will be onhand for the Rose Bowl Parade and the game itself both of which are considered elevated security events for the first time. This, as officials in belgium announce that new years celebrations in brussels have been canceled entirely. After the arrest of two men accused of plotting attacks in the capitol. Im Kim Hutcherson reporting. Tag also overseas. Officials in turkey say theyve arrested two people who were countrys capitol on new years eve. Officials suspect they ha