jenna: and im jenna rehnstrom. iowa is trying to keep up with neighboring states. but when it comes to how fast you can go on the roads. not everyone agrees that we should be pushing the limit. tim lawmakers in des moinin are cocoidering bumping up speeds on state highghys. abc9 s jess pluehas more on the pros and cons. jess: that right. a bill has been sent to lawmakers proposing an increse in road speeds.more specifically, an increase from 55mph to 65mph on two lane highways throughout iowa. but while many are excited to quench their need for speed, others are more cautious about the potential increase. if all the roads were l le this, then yes, speeds could be a little higher, but woododry county only has three of these roads, says officer todd wingert. the roads officer todd wingert is talking about are two-lane highways in iowa. on tuesd, a bill went into the hands of lawmakers to increase speeds from 60 to 65 mph. gary worthan proposed this bill, keeping the state
coming up this morning on abc9 news. iowa lawmakers are debating a speed increase on state highways. details are up ahead concerns rise over the upcoming changes to iowa s medicaid program. we ll head to the state house later this morning. plus. hundreds of siouxland women came together for a special conference . including our own jenna rehnstrom these stories and more. on abc9 news this morning. lukas: good morning and thank s for joining us this wednesday morning. i m lukas voss. lawmakers in des moines are considering bumping up speeds on state highways. the change would increase the speed from 55 to 65 miles per hour on two lane highways throughout iowa. but not everyone agrees ..abc9 news reporter jess plue has more on the pros and cons of the potential increase. if all the roads were like this, then yes, speeds could be a little higher, but woodbury county these roads, says officer todd wingert. the roads officer todd wingert is talking about are two-lane hi
lukas the attorney for an emmet county teen accused of shooting another teen this past summer has decided not to seek a change of veunue the attorney for lee christensen filed a notice with the court that he does not seek to move the teen s murder trial out of emmet county at this time, but may do so if he feels that he cannot find an impartial jury. christensen is accused of killing 19-year-old thomas bortvit in june of 2015. lukas authorities in sac county are searching for a man wanted for attmpted murder man with his car. the sac county looking for 36 grove. struck a glidden man with his car on sunday night. the man was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries. werneburg is described as a white male. and weighs about 205 pounds. anyone with information on the whereabouts of werneburg is asked to call 911 or the sac county sheriff s office. lukas a sioux city woman is facing several charges after firing a weapon during an argument outside a home monday evening. cour
the man who lives inside the home that s being surrounded has been living there for about 20 years and they tell me it is usually a quiet neighborhood. but they say that they hope the standoff ends peacefully.in west omaha shannon smith, siouxland news. larry diana 3 police say a sioux city man is facing burglary charges after getting caught trying to steal a car this morning.25- year- old sesar martinez was arrested around 3 this morning. after police received a call from a man shopping at the floyd boulevard walmart. the man told them there was an unknown person in his car.when confronted. and ordered out of the car. the man was attempting to shove a piece of metal into the ignition.he ran before police arrived. but was tracked down by a k- 9 officer to trinity heights and arrested.martinez is charged with two counts of third- degree burglary and one count of criminal trespass.he s being held in the woodbury county jail on 10- thousand dollars bond. 3 a year to the day afte
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