And why this debate is so important. With the latest installment of saga premiering some manhattan with the force gym class. Local 5 news midday in iowa good morning and thanks for local 5 news midday. Im Sabrina Ahmed. Sabrina some new information on road closures this morning in warren county. Highway 28 is closed between norwalk and martensdale. And warren avenue is closed at north river. All roads east of highway 169 that cross of highway 169 that cross north river are also closed. For any updates, be sure to visit the Iowa Department of transportations website. Sabrina there was a twovehicle accident this morning on highway i235 east. It was east of the 63rd onramp. So expect some traffic delays as this morning. Sabrina the search missing teen from des moines this morning. Sabrina the family of the 17year old last had contact with night. Sheriffs looking for sam his mother tells heard from him since he left for granger saturday night. Sam was last black nike sweatshirt and anyone
A record 800Million Dollar Powerball Jackpot is up for grabs tonight. Iowans hoping to strike it rich are snapping up tickets so fast, the lottery ran out of printer paper at some locations. Channel 13s Justin Surrency spoke with one of iowas past powerball the demand for powerball tickets is reaching mind blowing levels in iowa. Tickets in iowa were selling at about 6,800 a minute for powerball. The dream of hitting the largest Lottery Jackpot in north american history. I usually dont play but when it gets that big you have to try. Some stores cant keep up. Across the state stores are asking for more paper so we have been shipping out supplies today for stores that have run out. Despite the 1 in 292 million odds, bondurant has a history of doing the unthinkable. In 2012 brian and mary lohse won the over 200 Million Dollar jackpot. They built this Grocery Store in town and making many Lottery Ticket buyers feel lucky. It would be so fun, i cant even imagine how fun that would be. Brian
Drug related sentence out of polk county. Was found a few hours later. A group of iowa students are finally headed home after being stranded in the snow storm in pennsylvania for nearly 23 hours. The students were attending a march for life event in washington dc. On their way home, two bus loads of more than 100 iowans came across an accident on the pennsylvania turnpike and had to stop overnight due to the weather. On saturday, the group left the bus to participate in a spontaneous mass. They were joined by hundreds of others stuck in the snow. The Dowling Catholic students for life Group Updated their progress on social media. They wrote 22 hours later and halfway through singing the divine mercy chaplet. We moved. Thank you for the prayers. About a week from the caucuses, the Des Moines Register unveils its the paper picked Democrat Hillary Clinton and republican marco rubio. The Editorial Board says clinton is a thoughtful Public Servant who has respect from leaders around the wor
First on 13. The republican candidates share a stage once last time before the iowa caucuses. The stage is set for the debate in des moines, but it didnt happen without conflict. Eight candidates were set to take part in the fox news event. Now its down to just seven. Because frontrunner donald trump has other plans. Channel 13s josh nguyen is following that story this morning. He joins us live at the iowa events center, where the debate will be held replaced the debate with another event. Its a rally to benefit veterans and it takes place at the exact same time. Thats 8 pm, at drake universitys sheslow auditorium. Doors open at 5. Trump hasnt said which Veterans Organization the money will go towards. But Additional Details are expected soon. Donald trumps decision is ruffling the feathers of one of his rivals. 8 oclock saturday night, a 2 hour one on one debate. Now if gentle donald cannot handle megyn kelly how about for a moderator instead, mark levin. In west des moines, ted cruz
Candidates had their last night on the stage before the big night. Elias the snowstorm on the east coast has left cities and their residents still trying to dig themselves out. 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 this morning, ames may experience some rusty water this week. Elias ames Officials Say testing on newly installed pipes may lead to rusty water or fluctuations in water pressure. The new pipes will connect the future water plant with the existing water plant infrastructure. Testing is expected two or three more times this week. The city says that the water is still safet to drink, but can stain laundry. Residents should run the tap for a few minutes to verify the clarity. Elias dart continues its investigation into a monday bus crash. Elias carrying two passengers, went off the road and crashed into a house a little after 5 pm. It happened near east Douglas Avenue an