We have local fives Claire Powell driving the highways as our road warrior today claire what are you seeing . Claire ad lib Road Conditions heading northeast toward marshalltown on highway 330 claire toss back jack heres another jack heres another jack heres another driving issue tonight. Lots of folks are headed to ames for the home big 12 conference opener at hilton tonight. This is a live look at i35 at the east lincoln way exit to get into ames. You can see ad lib to conditions pm cyclones vs. The texas tech red raiders. So if youre headed that way, be careful stephanie we now know the name of the construction worker killed in a trench collapse this morning. Police say 30 year old Justin Jorgensen of colfax was killed. The collapse happened around 8 am near 5th avenue and andentureland drive in altoona. Local fives Claire Powell was there this morning as the rescue turned into a recovery effort. At 8 15 police and rescue crews rushed to the soontobe linden oaks apartments along adv
To upper 30s with a gentle southeast and east wind. Tonight well see continued light scattered rain showers with lows staying above freezing the whole time. Friday is going to be wet again with morning showers turning into a scattered mix of rain and snow by the afternoon when our winds switch out of the north. Friday night well probably see our wintry mix turning into snow showers as temperatures begin a very harsh slide into deep cold lasting all day saturday into sunday. Sunday is the coldest day of the forecast with a low near 4 and a high barely around 10 degrees. Next week well stay cold in the beginning with warmer air returning by next thursday. Elias lets get into the top five this morning. Elias the collapse of a 12 foot deep trench in altoona leads to a mans death wednesday. When police and rescue units arrived, they said Justin Jorgensen had already passed away from his injuries. The Recovery Efforts took six hours because conditions and continuing collapses in the trench.
Heading back from Marshalltown Marshall county claire toss back Stephanie Claire thanks. In other news governor claire thanks. In other news governor Stephanie Claire thanks. Branstad has come out with a new proposal that is raising some eyebrows. If you go shopping, have kids in school, or drink water from your tap its a proposal that affects you. Local fives chief Political Correspondent amanda krenz breaks it down for us tonight in our big story. east village lets start in 2008. Thats when a law passed that said a 1 percent sales tax, one penny on every dollar, that you pay when you go out shopping will help iowa schools. school specifically this one cent sales tax helps schools with their infastructure needs. But this source of funding isnt permanent its set to expire in the year 2029. statehouse governor branstad is proposing a plan that will keep that one cent sales with the expectation that shoppers will spend more and more money each year, generating more of this source of reve
Powerball drawing. Its the fourth largest in powerball history. Its been growing for two months with no winners. Stephanie 2ram good evening. Im Stephanie Angleson. Jack 2ram and im jack miller. Its been nearly a year since the Powerball Jackpot was as high as it is tonight. Which means plenty of people have been out buying up tickets today hoping to get lucky. But is there a way to actually figure out which numbers have a better chance . Tonight, local 5s Nikki Davidson talked to several experts for answers. Jack shes here with more in tonights big story, nikki . Nikki right a lot of people stopped by places like this hoping theyll get rich tonight. But the truth is. The odds of winning with one ticket. Are one in 292 million. Not good odds. But how can you maximize your chances of winning . We asked quite a few experts in different areas today. nat printing once those numbers are selected. Its a just a waiting game until the big drawing. The iowa lottery says here in iowa. Often it t
Found. Elias late last night, 12yearold Charlene Brown was found at a rest area near victor, iowa. After she was reported missing on christmas eve. She was believed to be traveling with her mother, misty shaver, and her mothers boyfriend kevin carlton. There was a protective order preventing her mother from having contact with charlene at the time she disappeared. Shaver and carlton were arrested last night. Carlton has been charged with child stealing, and charlenes mother is being held as a material witness. Charges are pending. Elias about 45 Iowa National guard soldiers are back home after helping provide clean water to flood victims in missouri. They returned wednesday from high ridge, which is just southwest of st. Louis. Members helped purify Drinking Water after extensive contaminated the plant there. Soldiers whos based in cedar the daily routine. Elias provided more thousand days, the soldiers provided more than 174 thousand gallons of water. Elias a group of Good Samaritans