High pressure will move into place by this afternoon, which will bring a surge of cold air to start the weekend. The winds will be picking up close to 20 mph causing the light snow to blow and giving the state dangerous wind chills. A wind chill advisory is in effect for areas north of i80 starting at 6 pm and lasting until 8 am saturday. The cold air mass and the strong winds will make it feel close to 30 by early saturday. A bigger system is expected to move in for early sunday which is expected to bring higher snow totals. We will continue to update you on the latest track of this storm throughout the next few days. First on 13. Des Moines Police say snow and stop sticks helped them catch two men involved in an overnig ase. St after midnight, officers sponded to an attempted Home Invasion in the 0 block of park. The suspects ed away in a car and apursuit began. Car down park at speeds of 70 miles per hour, they set down stop sticks. This caused the car to spin out in this ditch at 6
Associated cases have been found in the us. With no effective vaccine to prevent the virus, an Iowa Research company is one of Many Companies trying to solve this puzzle. Local 5s Claire Powell is here with more. Claire bam jack, theres a delicate balance between giving information on the zika virus and scaring people. Of the two speices of mosquitos known to carry the virus, yes one is found here in the us and in iowa. But its the unknowns that have Iowa Researchers frustrated. Theyre trying to make an effective vaccine while educating people in the meantime. At this time last year, researchers say the zika virus was basically dorment. It feels like a mild flu, most people thats what happens and they dont know theyre infected within 10 months, thats all changed. What was amazing was there were no cases and now its over 1. 5 million in brazil. Its incredible, thast just from last year the virus, discovered in the 1940s, has spread to a pandemic. Recently, newlinnk ames, known for their
Are scheduled to start march first. Pam 4 46 questions as simple as, are my childs providers signed up with any of the managed Care Companies . What do i do if i have my medical doctor over here in this company but my childs Waiver Service providers over in this one. Senator jochum and other Senate Democrats wrote a bill to stop the deal with the manage Care Companies. It passed 2919, getting support from 3 republicans. Schultz. In opposition to this would set us back, turn the train around and take us to the governor branstad stands by his plan, his statement saying managed care means more doctors for medicaid patients. Managed care means better access for those patients to doctors. And managed the exponential cost growth associated amanda tag 13 48 one important thing to agency that has to give approval has given a deadline of march 1st. They still approval at this point. At the statehouse, amanda krenz, local 5 news, we are iowa. Jack those numbers once again on from earlier today i
A man convicted on two counts of first degree murder is now dead. Elias back in september of 2015, Jerry Dillinger shot and killed Loretta Dillinger and another man. During his Court Appearance earlier this year, he plead guilty to both charges of first degree murder. After pleading guilty, dillinger declined a trial and asked to be sentenced on the spot. Dillinger was to serve two consecutive life sentences at oakdale prison. And was ordered to pay restitution to both loretta and the robinson families. Today, he was found dead from an apparent suicide at the iowa medical and Classification Center in oakdale. Elias also new this morning a young metro man Brandon Ellingson was taken into custody in 2014 by trooper Anthony Piercy on suspicion of boating while intoxicated. While handcuffed, he fell overboard and drowned. Earlier this month a special prosecutor in the case filed Involuntary Manslaughter charges against piercy, who authorities. This morning, piercey had his first arraignmen
There may be as much as 2. 5 feet of water on top of fleur drive by tomorrow evening. And its projected to stay that way until saturday to reopen maybe sunday. Todd farther west in clive , swanson boulevard is now open. Flood waters from walnut creek day. Closed. And forget parking in this church lot near 100th street. The ducks have taken over. December with that much rain that weve had. Todd and even farther west adel is bracing for higher water. The Raccoon River is rising so high, it is nearly touching the bridge on highway 169 just north of the square. We left my house around 9 house around 9 00 this morning. There was snow on the ground. There where a whole bunch of rivers that were overflowed there were a lot of roads that were covered with water. Todd but even with all the rain hardy iowans like hanna laabs know it could be worse. I guess count our blessings whether, weather, that it wasnt too cold for the rain to turn into ice so were pretty lucky i think. Eric the designated