your forecast first." james/wx wall weather adlib: snow advisory for central and southern iowa until 9pm tonight. snow will continue to fall across southwest and central iowa this evening. about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. take your time getting home after work tonight, as the roads are getting slippery and accidents are being reported. jack: yet another fire in central iowa,

yet another fire in central iowa, this time affecting a family in pleasantville who really needs help. stephanie: sarah palin is back on the campaign trail - this time with republican front-runner donald trump. jack: and folks in fort dodge are starting to pick up the pieces after a big downtown fire burned a popular spot for athletes. " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" jack/2shot good evening and welcome to local 5 news, home of we are iowa dot com. i'm jack miller. stephanie/2shot and i'm stephanie angleson. glad you're with us tonight. jack: firefighters all over central iowa have stayed very busy this week. they've battled several fires in bitter cold temperatures. the latest one from this afternoon left another family without a home. local fives nikki davidson is here with the latest, nikki? nikki: right this fire was in the town of pleasantville... the house is a total loss... but the community isn't giving up on getting the victims what

a fresh blanket of snow covers the charred remains of this house on west jones street in pleasantville... fire crews say a neighbor noticed smoke coming from the home just before noon today... smoke was coming from the roof when firefighters got on scene... they knew they were going to need help fighting the blaze... three other departments were called in... it took until 5 p.m. to get the scene under control. the family wasn't at home at the time... but once community leaders heard what was happening, they came running. the principal of the school came down and talked to us. then they made a plan... a community drive to get clothes for the family... and toys for the four and eight year old that lived here. fire chief jordan van ness says thats just what the town of pleasantville does when one of their own is hit by tradegy. the last time we had a fire like this the community did this... its one less thing you have to worry about. nikki: the cause of this fire is still under investigation....

families dogs, and a cat were killed in the fire... for information about that community fundraising drive to help them, visit our website we are iowa dot com. in the studio nikki davidson local five news we are iowa. stephanie: jack: and now the other big story affecting the metro -- the snowy weather and road conditions. so james, is wasn't actually that much snow -- but treacherous. james james/wxhang weather adlib: snow advisory for central and southern iowa until 9pm tonight. snow will continue to fall across southwest and central iowa this evening. about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. take your time getting home after work tonight, as the roads are getting slippery and accidents are being reported. jack: some really sad news from the

now. a volunteer for ben carson's was in the car accident in bad weather earlier today has died. his name was stephanie: of him with campaign staffer. joplin started volunteering in iowa for ben carson this month. he was a texas the crash 9-30 this morning county in western iowa. the van with three volunteers and one campaign employee inside hit a patch of ice and flipped on its side. then it was hit by another car. jack: here's a picture of the car taken from the iowa department of public safety. ben carson cancelled his campaign events today to fly to omaha to be with brraden joplin's family.

we have new details in mondays fire in fort dodge stephanie: fire officials say they may never know what caused the fire. but it cost more than one million dollars in damages. that includes damages to a community favorite- the bat cave. a decade old baseball praciting unit. much of the equipment and building has heavy smoke and water damage. but some things including trophies and memorabilia were spared. officials are not sure if this place will ever reopen. " "there's a lot of work to be rebuild the bat cave, its going to take time and effort , but to get kids out of the cold and get swings, we'll find some place" " stephanie: a few people have offered a temporary home for the bat cave. unfortunately, alot of the equipment was not covered by insurance. so they said they may start fundraising. jack: new imagine going to high school, and your dentist's office is right there. it's happening in the metro. jack: scavo high school held a "floss cutting"

iowa's very first school-based dental clinic. scavo is already the site of a medical clinic, community food pantry, and a daycare facility, and is growing to be a full-service school. the new dental clinic was paid for with a 250- thousand dollar grant from delta dental of iowa. "this is amazing having it be the first time anyone has tried this in the state of iowa we're really breaking ground and really trying to eleminate barriers that our students and our families have across the state of iowa " jack: the on-site clinic will offer students preventative and restorative treatments, including exams, screenings, and cleanings. stephanie: it's here...the emerald ash borer has now been discovered in a residential area on the western edge of des moines. the destructive beetle was found south of urbandale avenue, making it the first sighting of the invasive species within city limits. the emerald ash borer kills all ash trees and is considered one of the most destructive tree

jack: all the presidential candidates were invited to iowa's renewable fuel summit today. but only four republicans made it. jack: vendors lined the hallways, and speakers took the podium on the main stage in the ballroom. it's an effort to support iowa's ethanol industry and the federal renewable fuel standard. governor branstad and lietenant governor reynolds both spoke. presidential candidates rick santorum, mike huckabee, carly fiornia, and donald trump were there. trump spoke highly of the iowa's ethanol industry and said if he's in office, he'll support the renewable fuel standard. "it's amazing and incredible what you do... i'm with you 100%" jack: the other front runner in iowa, ted cruz , was not at the event. he says he'd phase out the renewable fuel standard. governor branstad said today that it would be a

support cruz. stephanie: more big news for the trump campaign - he now has the backing of former alaska governor sarah palin. palin announced her endorsement at a rally up in ames earlier tonight. palin has been the voice of the tea party movement for years, and said she is backing trump because she's tired of the establishment not getting anything done. "doggone right we're angry. justifiably so. yes. you know these..you know they stomp on our neck and then they tell us to just chill. ok, yeah just relax. well look um we are mad and and we've been had and they need to get used to it. this election is more than just your basic a-b-c's anybody but clinton. it's more than that this go around. " stephanie: palin was arizona senator john mccain's running mate when he ran for the white house in 2008. she will join

trail tomorrow for a rally in norwalk. stephanie: jack: meteorologist james peterson is here now... james: ((ad lib weather toss)) stephanie: jack: coming up on local 5 news at 10... anger is still running high in flint, michigan, where neighbors are blaming the state for a big mistake that's affecting everyone . stephanie: jack: then find out why a high school in iowa city was evacuated this morning - and if everyone is safe to return. take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... for the early risers....or night owls....you can catch a rare sight in the early morning sky. we'll explain what's lining up high above. and sam has a look at your forecast ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa!

meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." jack: here's a look at the snow we got

metro that probably made your commute home a little slow-going. because the ground was cold, roads got slick very quickly.. meteorolgist james peterson is here -- and james is this all over with? stephanie: jack: james james: weather adlib: snow advisory for central and southern iowa until 9pm tonight. snow will continue to fall across southwest and central iowa this evening. about 2 to 3 inches possible. des

0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. take your time getting home after work tonight, as the roads are getting slippery and accidents are being reported. james:

stephanie: more now on that water crisis in flint, michigan. stephanie: the city's mayor traveled to washington today - meeting with president obama to try to get more federal funding. this as angry residents filed new lawsuits this afternoon against the governor and state health officials. jack: some residents are even demanding the governor be arrested. the state is now under investigation after it changed its water source from lake huron to the flint river to save money. that exposed people in flint to toxic levels of lead. and there are allegations that it took five months to warn

" my baby and i are breaking out and itching from bathing in the water jack: national guard troops are now on the ground passing out water and filters. president obama has declared a state of emergency and white house officials say more federal aid is possible. the epa is defending its handling of the crisis, and the system has been switched back to lake huron. but the pipe system is so badly damaged there in flint, that the water is still not safe to drink. stephanie: and it was a scary start to the morning for an iowa city high school. stephanie: students at west high school in iowa city were evacuated from their school earlier this morning after school officials got a bomb therat. they evacuated the building and moved students to the university of iowa hawkeye tennis and recreation center. after searching the building, no bomb was found and a majority of after school activities resumed. stephanie: jack: iowa is the state for basketball! jordan: when 3 #1 teams

inside the state lines, ya i think you can say that... we've got a recap of last night's big win for isu, plus a top 10 battle between #6 ankeny and #8 linn mar featuring a future hawkeye, that's coming up next,

with jordan: what a turnaround ankeny has made on the hardwood. a year after winning just 10 games, the hawks have already matched that total, knocking off #7 dowling.. tonight it was another top 10 battle for the hawks... as they welcomed in iowa commit jordan bohannon and #8 linn mar. 1st quarter, hawks jump out in front.. tyler maschoff spots up and drains the triple. then off the connor riordan miss, the ball comes right to trystan cummins who drives, gets the hoop and the hack. ankeny up 17-10 after one. 2nd quarter, more hawks... tanner rinker with the sinker for three! then chris mcleod on the drive, count the bucket and the foul. hawks up 15. but here comes bohannon right before halftime. spots up and nails the triple, one of 5 on the night for him then bohannon thru three defenders for the bucket and one.

is gonna like that... bohannon finished with 37 on the night. this one would go to overtime, linn mar outscores ankeny 12-2, they win it 78-68. jordan: hilton magic strikes again! monday night, iowa state showed that the 1-3 start in the big 12 wasn't who this team was... as the cyclones become the third team in the state of iowa to knock off a top-ranked squad... this time it was oklahoma going home losers, about 8 hours after becomming the new #1! "hilton coliseum was electric with the students back in school! cyclones up 6 at the break... 2nd half, isu would build a 10 point lead. before the sooners answered back. dante buford's three from jack trice caps off an 8-0 run. "they hit us, they tied it. i think they took the lead, by 1 or maybe 2. and then they responded again." and who else to respond but georges niang. his three here caps off a 7-0 run as the clones go ahead by 8 with 6 to play! nats but that's when buddy hield showed why he's one of the best in america. the sooners go on an 11-0 run, 9 of which came from hield. "i mean, the numbers speak for themselves. buddy hield is, in my mind a first team all- american for sure."

but like coach prohm said, isu responded again... jameel mckay with the board and the putback. ties it up at 70. then it's monte morris coming up clutch with the 3. "the 3 in the corner was huge. it was a money shot, put us up 3 i think, 73-70. sooners would punch right back as isaiah cousins drops in the triple to knot it at 77. but that's when morris, who missed the game winning shot at oklahoma earlier this year stepped up! "i didn't even think about that til you just said it. that's right. you know he's got that little pull up kind of step back shot that he's kind of perfected and i guess he had about 7 points in the last minute and a half didn't he?" lead to 2, but then isu reaches into its old school playbook! "nobody's on the ball, instead of fighting the bring a guy out of you can run the baseline you can make it ended up working kind of a double whammy for us." "it's just something we've worked out day in and day out with special situations and we noticed they didn't put a man on the ball and we tried to run that play and cousins reached over the line

got the technical foul." "i didn't know what happened, i was scarred to death that i screwed up the whole game for a second." a matt thomas free throw put the clones up 3 with the ball. two more free throws by abdel nader help seal the 82-77 win. ""after we hit rock bottom, we came together and realized where i have flaws, monte has to pick me up, where monte has flaws, jameel has to pick him up and down through the line. and i think we've done that so far and finally put two halves together and i think that's a big reason by coach challenging us." "it was sweet. people like to count us out, but inside our locker room we don't really count ourselves out. we know how good we are, we just have to come out and show it every night and we don't blame people for playing the way we do, because we haven't showed that we can do it every night, but once we start to show that we can do it every night, we'll be alright." "do you think you're back in the big 12 race after this?" "i don't think we ever left!." next up for isu, a road trip to face

renovated ed and rae schollmaier arena. the horned frogs at 1-5 in big 12 play just gave kansas a game last week. btw the jayhawks lost tonight ok state by 19! saturday's game is set for 3 pm on espnu. jordan/3shot (wrap sports) stephanie: jack: we'll be right back... you're watching local

tonight stephanie : public servant by day... hardcore hockey dad at night. meet a man in canada known simply as "the trumpet guy." a canadian man plays his trumpet at minor-level hockey games played by his kids. on game nights...this father of three can be found at the back of the rink with his music stand... playing the same trumpet he's had since he was a teenager. james/wxwall weather adlib: put script here in green snow advisory for central and southern iowa until 9pm tonight. snow will continue to

and central iowa this evening. about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. take your time getting home after work tonight, as the roads are getting slippery and accidents are being reported. stephanie: jack: thank you for spending your time with us