Store for today. Good morning and thanks for waking up with kcci eight news. Elizabeth it is tuesday, march 1. We are starting off march with some snow. Metinka it is a when tree picture out there. Whenwe are still catching a couple of snow flurries with moderate snow pushing down through mingo and back through the east. In des moines we have barely seen accumulation but a long side of highway 20 a few inches fell. The five in 25 in des moines. The snow will move out by midmorning and roads will start to get in better shape by this afternoon. Heading for 32 as a high. Eric we are up to 18 School Delays. Keep an eye on that. There is no problem at 511ia. Org. Conditions. You can see pink in northeast iowa. Completely covered in snow or be careful out there. Elizabeth this morning in super tuesday is finally here of the candidates as voters in about a dozen states cast their ballots. Nikole killion is in washington with a preview. Nikole this is by far one of the biggest days in the race
For most of the day in many areas. Watch the area roads over the northern half of the area especially for slick conditions during the commute. Tonight, a combo of clear sky and light wind should allow for temperatures to drop into the upper teens to low 20s, depending on snow cover. Tomorrow, plan on clouds to increase again as another weak system comes across iowa for tomorrow night. Snow accumulation s, if any, appear to be very light once again. A warming trend is still out there for the weekend, and especially going into next week. Today chance of snow early high 2834 winds n 1020 alo 28 dbq 29 iow 33tonight clear and cool low 1723 winds nw 510 alo 15 dbq 18 iow 22tomorrow mostly cloudy high 3440 winds s 510 alo 35 dbq 32 iow 37tomorrow night chance of snow low 2632 winds se 515 alo 28 dbq 26 iow 30 thanks kaj. Now well get a check on our Road Conditions in our mobile gehrts is out there now. Justin, what do the roads look like now . Well, chris and nicole the roads right now are p
Metinka that is where they got the most snow right along highway 20 overnight. Three to four inches totals coming in. It is still snowing from clarion through fort dodge. In this dark a blue shaded area, this is where we got the moderate weve got the moderate snow coming down. Partly to mostly snowcovered runways. It is 25 now in des moines. Weve got wind chills close to five to 10 degrees. The snow will be moving out by midmorning. Youll need warm coats all day long. Eric lets show you the Road Conditions. We are going to take a look at the Road Conditions. The southern half is just fine in the green. It doesnt take long to find areas and blue and partially covered with snow and northeast iowa along the waterloo area, those are completely covered. The cover be careful. Elizabeth this morning in commitment 2016 news, super tuesday is finally here and the stakes are high for all of the candidates as voters in about a dozen states cast their ballots. Nikole killion is live at the white h
Charges. Steve just last month another inmate at the newton facility escaped. A department of corrections report shows edward shorter escaped with the help of a girlfriend january 23. He was arrested by officers in polk county. Kccis emmy victor is just back from newton where both union and prison officials are asking questions. Andy reporter mark, now that 3 inmates have escaped in under a two month span the question both sides are asking is why . This minimum Security Center in newton houses inmates preparing to be released. It has limited Staff Members inside and a Vehicle Patrol car as needed outside. But some say that isnt enough and that this trend need to end. The staff in both our facilities and Community Based corrections, and the whole state, for that matter, has significantly decreased. Reporter the American Federation of state county and municipal employees blames funding for 3 inmates recently escaping correctional facilities. We need to have enough staff not run away. Rep
Cold front is expected to pass through which will once again shift winds toward the north and bring in more clouds. This cold front will be bringing with it a chance for a rain snow mix. Most will fall overnight. Snow totals are not expected to exceed 2 in the metro, but could create slick conditions for the morning commute on tuesday. The heaviest snow will fall in ne iowa and that is where a Winter Weather advisory goes into effect at 6 pm first on 13. The trial begins today for the man involved in a deadly des moines crash last fall. The man behind the wheel claims he isnt the one responsible for the crash that killed his girlfriend. 24 year old troy mure junior is charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving. This is all that was left of his car after he spun out, slamming into a tree, back in november. The crash killed his passenger, 22year old scalicity perez. Police say he was speeding at the time. They also thought he may have been intoxicated. But those charges were lat