the airport. what they re doing to get to the game. and what you should do if you have a flight in the next few days. ground travel isn t any better. today s snow led to numerous accidents. we ll show you what the roads look like right now in des moines. and what you can expect tomorrow. but the snow isn t all bad. we ll tell you why a group of kids banded together to help people clear their walks and driveways. from who h-d iowa s high definition leader..this is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 you re looking at live picture of interstate 2-35. and what little there is. is taking it slow. the snow started overnight. let up. and then started again late this afternoon causing dozens of accidents. good evening and thanks for joining us. i m sonya heitshusen. some parts of the state have already received about 10-inches of snow. other areas received a double dose of snow and freezing rain.. this is all part of that massive weather system sweeping across the country. let s g
first on 13. we re waking up to the calm before the storm today. and that first significant snowfall of the year is creating a guessing game for some plow drivers this morning. we just kinda plan for the worst and go from that. but planning for the worst for the d-o-t so far has not included pre- treating any of the roadways.. warm temperatures and rainfall expected . makes it a waste of time and money. but they say foregoing the salt back to haunt them. the snow can turn to ice and in that case, they say everything has been tested and is ready to go. unlike the d-o-t. the des moines public works department thinks pre-treating the roads will help. a dozen anti-icing trucks hit the roads yesterday. they ve also altered some of their snow routes to match school bus routes. in hopes it will improve safety for drivers trying to get kids home from school. it s all amounting to what could be a sticky situation on the roadways. made worse because it is the first of the season. chan
waking up to cloudy skies and cold temperatures in the 20s this morning. a few snow showers are still occurring in far northern iowa this morning. there is a winter storm warning still in effect in northern iowa through 6 am. temperatures will not warm up much. highs will only reach the upper 20s. there is another chance for some light snow again early wednesday morning, as a weak disturbance passes through iowa drivers will want to take their time during the morning commute. as you can see, all highways and interstates are at least partially covered with snow and ice. but the worst conditions are found in the southeastern part of the state. that s where the roads are completely covered. blowing snow is also expected. here in the metro. snow plows are out on the streets around the clock. it takes a lot of people. there s almost 2,000 miles of roadway out there. 750 miles of snow routes system. it s a lot to do. and it takes a lot of people to get it done. crews are targeting
homicide investigation. what des moines police are saying about the city s latest shooting. it s tuesday, december 29th. today in iowa starts now.. waking up to cloudy skies and cold temperatures in the 20s this morning. a few snow showers are still occurring in far northern iowa this morning. temperatures will not warm up iowa drivers will want to take their time during the morning commute. as you can see, all highways and iowa drivers will want to take their time during the morning commute. as you can see, all highways and interstates are at least partially covered with snow and ice. but the worst conditions are found in the southeastern part of the state. that s where the roads are completely covered. blowing snow is also expected. here in the metro. snow plows are out on the streets around the clock. it takes a lot of people. there s almost 2,000 miles of roadway out there. 750 miles of snow routes system. it s a lot to do. and it takes a lot of people to get it done. maj
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