Blowing snow. Good morning everybody. A lot of you might be wondering when will these winds finally die down . Elizabeth lets get to metinka metinka we are seeing some improvement. Yesterday. Yesterday, we had wind up to 50 Miles Per Hour. But now they are close to 30 Miles Per Hour. They have come down a little bit but they are still enough to give you slight drifting concerns. The gusty wind will be calming down towards the evening commute. Overnight, the wind will be much calmer and that will improve everything. We have temperatures close to 10 below. We will have sunshine this afternoon but it wont do anything to warm us up. The latest check of 511ia. Org shows i35 from ames to clear lake, is still closed this morning. Thats the red line and red high winds and blowing snow made conditions dangerous there monday. Roads in other parts of the state are Getting Better though. Blue means partially covered in snow and ice and pink means completely covered. And green is just fine. White o
Program at a Central Iowa College has come under fire. Of funds. And how the school is responding. Gun debate. Lawmakers at the statehouse are once silencers. The arguments from both supporters and opponents. Cashing in. An investment thats clearly paid off for this young millionaire. Why his days of raking in the dough numbered. From who hd iowas high channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 multiple car crashes and Poor Visibility shut down interstate 35 north good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us tonight. Wind gusts of up to 50 milesperhour have been reported across the state, greatly impacting driving conditions. And while the snow is tapering off tonight. The temperatures are staying put lets go straight to meteorologist Brett Mcintyre with a first look at the forecast. Hi brett strong winds and blowing snow led to whiteout conditions and bad driving weather across Northern Iowa today. Tonight the winds are slightly lighter, but blowing snow will still be an issue tonig
The rest of the week. Ill have minutes. New thisismorning waterloo firefighters respond to a fire this morning. They were first called to new this morning waterloo firefighters respond to a fire this morning. They were first called to Western Avenue around four this morning. Smoke has been pouring out of the homm. We just spoke with firefighters a few minutes ago but they dont have any more information at this time. Theyre still on the scene. A kwwl followup. An updayeeon the three people rescued from a cedar falls mobile home during a fire a story we first ashley calfee, the mother, had to be taken to iowa city to be treated. She took in a lot of smoke. Her three year old son and five and windy weather. John bostwickcedar falls fire, battalion chief we had some things that were starting to freeze up during the started to freeze up and that type of stuff. Take a look at this body camera video from a Cedar Falls Police officer. They showed up first and battled the fire until firefighter
The increasing number of accidents convinced the dot to close the i35 this afternoon. It remains closed in both directions tonight between ames and clear lake. Chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us. For a few years now, the shooting sports have been at Simpson College, to the degree that administrators want to hire a coach to oversee the shooting Sports Program. Opponents say it makes the school beholden to the gun lobby. They argue its against the religious beliefs that the college was founded upon. Channel 13s Justin Surrency explains why the school is moving forward, anyway. Over its brief 5 year history Simpson College president jay simmons says the shooting Sports Program is gaining popularity. were hopefull this might be one factor that makes simpson a more attractive option in the future. but a proposal aiming to hire a full time coach for the program with over 30 members has sparked frustration from alumni who believe school funds should go towards academics and not the shooti
And central iowa. Travel is not advised for areas north of highway 30, with i35 closed between ames and mason city. Scattered snow showers with blowing snow will continue early this morning. The wind will still be monday. Wind gusts will be in the 25 to 30 mph range. Temperatures will drop to the Single Digits with wind chills staying below zero. It will be colder today with highs only in the teens. We will see the clouds break up a bit with some sunshine this afternoon. There is another shot at some light snow again on wednesday. That could bring a quick 1 to 2 of snow across the state. First on 13. Des Moines Police dead following an overnight fire. Firefighters responded to the home of 25hundred 59th street just before 1 am. Thats where channel 13s josh nguyen joins us live now. Fire started in the back of the house at 2500 59th street in des moines. Police responded because of fire, tried to communicate with him, he wouldnt come out, they had to get back. Fire started responding. F