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
Martin omalley is at carls place in des moines at 7 30. Steve meanwhile, a new campaign ad from republican president ial candidate donald trump takes aim at bill clintons past sexual indiscretions. The former president brushed aside the controversy today to focus on campaigning for his wife in cedar rapids. Clinton spoke about his wifes Leadership Qualities and made remarks about president obamas handling of guncontrol legislation. Mr. Clinton like any other constitutional rights, it is subject to reasonable checks to see that its not abused. What the president says is consistent with what 89 of gun owners recently surveyed say that no one should be able to , get a gun without a background check. Steve clinton says his wife also wants to provide more money for Mental Health services. Stacey right now, a big shakeup at the ymca of greater des moines. President and ceo Vernon Delpesce stepped down this morning. The resignation is effective immediately. Failed to raise funds for its state
Iowa community. And how much more rain is still on the way here. Caucus prep. The Iowa Caucuses are now 25 days away. The new app that aims at getting the right results as they come in. Town hall. After announcing new executive orders on gun control earlier this week. Tonight. President obama talks guns in a nationally televised town hall meeting. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 winter rain has already caused heavy damage for homeowners in luther. And the mayor thinks she knows why its been worse than normal. Good evening. Im lynn melling. Instead of shovels and snow blowers, january rain has residents in luther worried that they may have to start pumping out water. Luther is one of the few cities in iowa without a sewer system but thats not what city officials are blaming for some of the recent flooding rain is typically a welcomed sight for iowans in january , but its making those in luther nervous. Everything is working, the su
The army corp of engineers wants you to avoid what little ice there is on saylorville lake. The corp issued the warning this morning. At this point. There is only ice around the edges of the lake. The corp is lowering the lake level. And says that will make the ice unsafe once it freezes over. Are getting ready to help those who ignore ice warnings. This is video of the cedar rapids rescue Team Practicing today. Really dont notice how cold the water is. Frequently change from spot to spot in des moines the parks are Rec Department flies a green flag at area lakes when the ice is safe. Altoona police say a rescue wasnt an option when they arrived at a trench collapse this afternoon. 174114 intially it came out as a rescue but once we got on scene we could tell by visual cues that this was gonna turn into a recover 30year old Justin Jorgensen was installing sewer lines when the roughly 12foot trench collapsed around. Crews worked for several hours to recover his body. According to osha r
Se just before 9 pm last night. When officers arrived on scene, they didnt find any victims, and no one has come forward with injuries. But police tell us, they did find evidence of gunfire in the area. With less than 4 weeks left until the iowa caucuses, we all see the candidates flocking to iowa. Each trying to build support to get iowans to head out on february 2nd to caucus for them. Retired neurosurgeo n ben carson is making stops throughout eastern iowa today. The republican president ial candidate will meet with people at the Isaac Newton Christian academy in cedar rapids at 10 30 in the morning. And then at the National Motorcycle museum in anamosa. Thats at 12 30 pm. Jeb bush is bolstering his team by adding 100 additional people to prepare for next months caucuses. His Campaign Said the list includes current and former elected officials and other activists. The former Florida Governor is planning a Campaign Trip through iowa next week. The Iowa Republican caucuses winner in 2