Jobs. And why it could come down to how much tax money they can offer. Today in iowa today is going to be even warmer sunshine. Well be nearly 20 above normal with lows staying close to 40. Breezy this afternoon will help temperatures boost into the upper 50s and lower 60s throughout central iowa, hat as gusts are expected to peak around 40 to 50 mph. A wind advisory is in effect across the state until 6 pm. Normal highs are around 37 in midfebruary, but well be in the 50s and 60s to finish out the weekend. The record high first on 13. Two meetings this morning could put fears of additional layoffs to rest for employees at a pioneer in anticipation of a merger with already lost their jobs at johnstons Dupont Pioneer since december. The citys mayor is hoping to reverse that trend. we are hopeful that over time if the decision is to stay in johnston and thats what we are very hopeful it will be, that even with that shake out over time we will see the Employment Base grow again and see th
Kalamazoo police chief very relieved that we have someone in custody nats 911 gfx shots fired we have one confirmed victim right now overnight a city was gripped with fear after a man opened fire at three different locations across a 13 mile span in kalamazoo michigan. The first a parking lot where a woman walking to her car was shot several times. The second a few hours later at a car dealership, a father and son killed. The third outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant, the suspect taking the lives of nye and 3 others in 2 vehicles. Leaving a 14yearold girl in critical condition. Sot jeffrey getting kalamazoo county prosecutor you dont ever expect anything like this to ever happen anywhere yet along in kalamazoo, this is just the most awful thing ever. The suspect, jason dalton, an uber driver taken into custody hours after the final shooting. In a statement the company says our hearts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this devastating crime. Its a crime not just heartb
City council said it is vitally important to keep the company in johnston. Jack lam governor branstad released a Statement Today about the move, saying quote we are proud that dow duponts leadership has selected iowa as its Global Business center for its newly formed agriculture company. For the past few months, weve had the pleasure of showing them what iowa has to offer a worldclass biosciences company. Stephanie 2shot the waiting game continues for the iowa utilities board decision on the bakken pipeline. Jack 2shot today, the board resumed its discussions about any and all conditions several concerned groups have expressed about the pipeline. Jack and stephanie, its been a very deliberate process. But the board appears to be getting closer and closer to a decision. The talk today was about timing, easements and overall communication with land owners while no one on the board has given an indication of attendance today, seem to think the pipeline will happen. Chad carter, business e
Brad wx wall weather adlib there is windy, then there is windy today with winds gusting up well, the winds will be today and into the evening. Temperatures did manage to make it and will stay mild tonight. With mainly clear skies tonight our temps will drop back into the upper 30s to lower 40s across iowa. Saturday is shaping up to be a really nice day with sunny skies most of the day, mild temperatures and much lighter winds highs will be mainly in the 50s saturday, but the metro could reach 60 again. Stephanie the warm weather is nice. But potholes are not. Find out where they are and what the city is doing about it. Jack day three of state wrestling action and we bring you all the highlights right from the mat local 5 news at 10 in jack 2shot good evening and welcome to local 5 news, home of we are iowa dot com. Im jack miller. Stephanie 2shot and im stephanie angleson. Now that the weathers gotten a little warmer, youve probably found a few potholes with your car. They can definite
5 news at Accurate Weather Team and we start with your forecast first. Brad wx wall weather adlib a little clipper system went through today and brought some clouds here and snow flurries to ne iowa. We can expect more of these systems in the days to come. Tonight will be mainly clear early in the wake of todays clipper. This will mean cold, dry conditions overnight with lows in the 10s for most areas. The next weather system will come in friday with more clouds and a chance for some flurries or snow showers for mainly Late Afternoon and early evening. It looks like we will have some clouds to start saturday with, but then see more sunshine later in the afternoon with milder temperatures across the state. Highs should reach the mid to upper 30s with even some 40s for southern iowa where some areas have no snow on the ground. Another clipper will swing to our north saturday night, and this one is stronger than the others. It will bring us a lot of wind with variably cloudy skies through