Act. Todd storm lake legislator gary worthan is sponsoring the bill. He says the dot tells him the the average speed on iowas interstates is 72. All the more reason to boost it to 75. If youre not going to in 470 to slow that traffic down, lets make it legal. Todd one driver we talked with lung interstate north of des moines agrees. Most of the people are going that speed anyway, so if someone is going 70 they are actually slowing the traffic down. Todd in fact, in a very unscientific test, we set our Cruise Control at 70 along i35 and traffic constantly passed us. But not everybody is convinced faster is better. The thing is, they go fast enough as it is. In the winter time, people need to slow down. You know, its a trade off. If you want to look at safety and thats all you want to look at, it should be 25 to 30 miles an hour. Is dead set against raising the speed limit. The next step for this bill is the full Transportation Committee and the iowa house. That could happen this week. S
Iowa. The first in story county. One teen was killed, another injured after the car they were in lost control and crashed just west of maxwell. The driver, 17yearold rylee mohler, died in the crash. 16yearold William Spencer was taken to a des moines hospital. His condition is not known. Laura in webster county, a 13yearold was killed and 5 others injured, when the vehicle they were in lost control and rolled into a field. It happed about 3 miles east of fort dodge on saturday. 13yearold duane touney was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. The 5 others injured range in age from 5yearsold to 18yearsold. The cause of the crash is still under investigation tonight. A man says two people shot at him while he was driving on des moiness east side. It happened around noon today. The man says he was shot at by two unknown suspects. Police found two bullet holes in the mans car. Authorities also did pull over a potential suspect near fremont Investigation Continues tonight. Todd auth
Mostly covered with snow and ice. Wind chill is a factor this morning right around zero. Snow sticking around to the morning. Thankfully, temperatures rise. By early afternoon, the snow starts to move out. Bigtime warm up just around the corner, i will tell you win coming up. Alyx an electionyear battle brewing on the future of the Supreme Court. With the death of Justice Scalia setting off a debate about who should nominate the replacement. President obama says he will nominate Justice Scalias successor in due time but it will likely be an uphill battle. After his sudden death, president obama expressed 79yearold a brilliant, energetic justice. There will be plenty of time responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. Mitch mcconnell who sets the Senate Schedule says the American People should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice and it should not be filled until we have a new president. The candidates weighed in during the cbs news
Right now, the body of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is being flown to virginia. Officials say an autopsy was not performed. They did confirm he died of natural causes. Scalias sudden death is sending shockwaves through the nations cip the nations capital. The white house tonight saying president obama will not name a Supreme Court nominee this week. Early sunday morning, the body of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia arrived at an el paso funeral home, the flag out front is lowered to halfstaff. President obama paid tribute to the longestserving member of the court. Pres. Obama he will no doubt be remembered as one of the most consequential judges and thinkers to serve on the Supreme Court. Todd scalia was often seen as the keystone of the conservative, fivejustice majority on the high court, which frequently split with the 4 more liberal justices. Present obama said he would nominate a replacement, setting up an epic battle with republicans on the direction of the court. Sen
Iowa had between three and five inches good evening and thanks for joining us, im dave price the snow made for a slick day of driving. But meltings on the way well first head to meteorologist Amber Alexander for a look at the forecast. After a series of weather related crashes around 1 this interstate 80 shut down a ten mile stretch near west branch. The iowa state patrol said 30 vehicles were involved in the pileup and there were several injuries. Including some serious. Weve yet to hear further a Grand Junction man was seriously injured this afternoon while snowmobiling west of boone along u. S. Highway 30. 35yearold damion louk was travelling eastbound in the median of the highway when the left front ski caught deep snow and sent him and the snowmobile air born. Louk was transported to Boone County Hospital where he was later transferred by helicopter to Mercy Medical center in des moines. The incident remains under investigation. We now know the name of the crashing with her young