while there have been only two crashes here in the past five years, they have been more serious than before. from 2005 to 2010, the dot took four reports of crashes, but data shows only vehicle damage in those incidents. in 2012, a crash resulting in an injury happened. thursday s crash marks the most severe incident. the iowa county sheriff says frost covered roads likely caused clark to crash this morning - not speed. but he hopes drivers will remember to slow down in this area, especially when it s icy. in iowa county, sarah mccarthy, kcrg-tv9 news. frost also played a factor in a two-vehicle crash that sent three people to the hospital in fayette county. it happened shortly before eight this morning at highway 150 and 190th street. that s just south of west union. the fayette county sheriff s office says 23 year old sara shaffer of waterloo lost control of her car on the frost- covered ro and crashed into another vehicle. firr responders second vehicle. 46- year-old kel
will be back in eastern iowa today. veral cities to campaign on behalf of his clinton. campaign event in coralville. the former president will speak to voters at northwest junior high school at 6:45 tonight. he s hoping to convince iowa caucus goers to vote for hillary, who is the current frontrunner in the field of democratic presidential candidates. there are just 2 and a half weeks left until the iowa caucuses. for the democratic presidential candidates, their next debate is this sunday night. hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o malley will be on the stage in charleston, south carolina, for the nbc news-youtube debate. the network says o malley has qualififd for the debate, despite his low poll numbers. he has been averaging 4 point 6 percent in iowa and candidates needed at least 5 percent to be on stage. the gloves are off. with less than 3 eks until the iowa caucuses, g- o-p presidential candidates are going above and beyond to sway voters. in last night s g-o
lower 20s in many areas by 5pm with upper teens also possible north of highway 20. the falling temperature trend continues right into the weekend with temperatures into the sing digits on saturday. some snow is still possible saturday night, mainly over the southern half of the area. amounts will be very minor, and generally under 1 . the big story continues to be on the colder weather for sunday with subzero highs likely in all locations. wind chill numbers on sunday morning will very likely be in the -30 to -40 range with isolated colder values. carry jumper cables with you and ensure you have plenty of gas in your vehicle if you ll be out on sunday. layer up, and don t forget about your pets!today: sct. flurries, windy high: 25-31 winds: nw 15-30 alo: 23 dbq: 28 iow: 29tonight: clearing & colder low: 6-12 winds: nw 15-25 alo: 1 dbq: 8 iow: 10tomorrow: chance of snow late high: 6-12 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 4 dbq: 7 iow: 10tomorrow -12 6 winds: nw 10-20 alo: -13 dbq: -10 iow: -
alert forecast, kaj. falling temperatures are likely today with a few scattered flurries likely as well. plan on temperatures to be into the lower 20s in many areas by 5pm with upper teens also possible north of highway 20. thehealling temperature trend continues right into the weekend with temperatures into the single digits on saturday. some snow is still possible saturday night, mainly over the southern half of the area. amounts will be very minor, and generally under 1 . the big story continues to be on the colder weather for sunday with subzero highs likely in all locations. wind chill numbers on sunday morning will very likely be in the -30 to -40 range with isolated colder values. carry jumper cables with you and ensure you have plenty of gas in your vehicle if you ll be out on sunday. layer up, and don t forget about your several school districts in eastern iowa are now using propane buses instead of the older diesel models. cedar rapids, linn mar, vinton-shellsburg a
back on november 20th. know him? call cedar rapids police. also, lisbon police are searching for this man. they say he broke into whitey s bar and grill. this security video from inside whitey s shows the december 27th burglary. police say the man stole money, damaged a cash register, an a-t-m, game machines, and a juke box. he may have also vandalized some homes in the area. if you have any information, call lisbon police. the iowa county sheriff s office says there s a piece of dangerous road on highway 212. officials believe frost there contributed to a crash which killed a teenage mother and her son. yesterday morning, officials say 18-year-old bethany clark, of belle plaine, and her two-year-old son roran were traveling on that highway near marengo. the iowa county sheriff s office says clark lost control of the car on the frost- covered road. clark s car went into a ditch and caught fire. she and her son died at the scene. the sheriff s department says this area is more