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brad/wx wall weather adlib: we had some very fluffy snow come through earlier today with most areas getting 1-2". there could still be a few flurries into the evening, but a bigger snow may be coming at us this weekend! tonight will be mostly cloudy for central iowa, but we could see some clearing late tonight in some areas. those areas that do clear down will be colder with light winds helping to let temps fall. it looks like there will be some sunshine around thursday morning, but more clouds are likely to roll back in during the afternoon. another little weather system will be flying into iowa

now it looks like most areas will get less than an inch and it should have ended before the friday morning commute. friday should bring us some sunshine, but also a chilly wind from stephanie/2shot good evening. i'm stephanie angleson. jack/2shot and i'm jack miller. going faster in iowa. lawmakers want to increase the speed limit on rural highways. but iowa state patrol says it could be dangerous. tonight we break down the pros and cons of this state house matter. local 5's jacob peklo is here with more. jacob the average speed on a rural two lane highway is 62 according to a study done by department of so now the question is, the speed limits lead to an increase in speeds, or would they stay the same? nats shoveling snow. tim hughes has lived in rural elkhart for about a year and a half now. tim hughes, elkhart resident: "pulling out on the highway, and straight from our driveway and people come by a little two fast, and we have a little sight problems

around his neighborhood, the speed limit is 55. but a bill that's now in the iowa house could change that. tim hughes, elkhart resident: "we live in a residential area, where you hit a group of homes here and i think keeping the 55 is plenty fast enough." representative rob bacon introduced his proposal after a d-o-t study found the average driver went 62 down rural highways, rep. rob bacon, iowa state representative: "actually, i feel comfortable at 60 and most people i've talked to say let's just boost it up to 60 miles an hour and they feel very comfortable with that." other lawmakers agreed, quickly pushing the bill through subcommittee. adrienne st. clair, grimes resident: "55 mile per hour speed limit does seem fairly slow on the rural two lane highway, maybe going to 65 limits might be too fast." state patrollers have argued in the past, that greater speeds could mean more deadly crashes, especially in the country. but still, some feel a slight bump to 60 could work. nick nesbitt, grimes resident: "if it's proved to be a safe speed limit to move it up to and they think there's not going to be an increase in accidents

bacon says driving technology has greatly improved since the current limits were set. rep. rob bacon, iowa state representative: "remember, though too, cars are a lot safer than they were when they were set at 55, the roads are wider, they're up to two feet wider per lane." and he says if drivers ramped up their speeds, law enforcement could choose how to enforce it. hughes says the law up their speeds, law enforcement could choose how to enforce it. also, there would be no reason for drivers to increase it by another five, just a few years down the road--so it would last for a while. live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. jack: there are several other states, including missouri that have 60 mile per hour speed limits on their two lane highways. we want to know what you think? is there a version of the bill you'd like to see? 60 or 65? or should it stay the way it is at just 55? jack: let us know -- we may use your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and

or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. stephanie: continuing at the state house, some big confusion tonight over medicaid in the state stephanie: if you're one of 560-thousand iowans who use medicaid, you're still not sure what to expect for health insurance. months ago, packets were sent out asking iowans to choose which private company they wanted to change their care to. since then, deadlines have come and gone - now lawmakers are asking to trash the whole idea. the senate will introduce a bill tomorrow to end the state's contracts with the three out- of-state managed care companies. 9:48 our job is to be responsible to the people we represent. if we are, we hav eto start listening to what's being said, what's really happening on the ground. this is not ready by any stretch of the imagination. stephanie: governor branstad is still championing his efforts to

his office said, "through managed care, iowans' health care delivery will improve by offering preventive services above and beyond what currently is available... and eliminating unnecessary or duplicative services." jack: if you had to drive in the snow this morning, you probably saw some crazy stuff out on the roads. though we got less than 2 inches, the slick spots were enough to cause a lot of traffic headaches. the morning work commute was slow, and lots of folks wound up getting involved in the crashes. drivers and the mechanics who fix up dinged cars were busy this morning. ""we're seeing it all front back side, i even saw a car with vandalism yesterday, just crazy times rightnow" " jack: west des moines auto body says they're booked auto body says they're booked with cars to fix until march. state patrol responded to more than 50 metro area wrecks today. there were some injuries, but state patrol

ad lib toss stephanie: topping national headlines, more cases of the zikka virus stephanie: topping national headlines, more cases of the zikka virus popping up in the u-s.. stephanie: so far the c-d-c says there are 66 travel related cases of the zika virus in 19 states. the disease commonly found in central and south american and so far the

are only in people who've traveled to one of the affected areas. stephanie: two of the cases are close to home. two women in their 20's were diagnosed with the zika virus back on february 4th. they had both just returned from one of the affected countries. stephanie: the virus is concernng for pregnant women particulary, who are being told to avoid travelling abroad in order to prevent complications with their unborn babies. the recent outbreak has resonated with expecting mothers all over iowa. but experts say unless you're traveling the virus shouldn't get out of hand this winter in iowa. "a lot of our patients are calling with concerns stephanie: local experts common symptons of zika virus include common symptons of zika virus include fever rash joint pain and pink eye. and the center for disease control has issued a travel notice for those looking to take trips to affected

jack: new details on a des moines officer involved shooting overnight. jack: police have now identified the officer who fired his gun overnight after a chase. senior police officer christopher brockert has been with the department since 2013. he fired at 25 year old austin allen, who had felony warrants out of west des moines and kansas for driving a stolen vehicle. cops tried to pull over allen near southwest 14th and porter around 2:30 a-m, but he wouldn't stop. they say he eventually started driving right toward officer brockert, so the officer fired. austin allen faces several charges, including assault with a weapon on police. jack: we have an update from last night's deadly fire on 61st street. the man who died was identified today as brian houston. both the cause of his death and the cause of the fire are still unknown. stay with local 5 for the latest on this investigation. jack: coming up on local 5 news at 10... candidates moving up, candidates

out. we'll sort out who the presidential favorites are now, as we head to south carolina. stephanie: then iowa state is on the road against texas tech. can they pull off a win without a key player. jack: and... you didn't think there were mountains in iowa? you're so wrong. we'll visit mount valley west. brad: ((ad lib weather toss)) take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... it may be early to think about spring cleaning... but its always a good idea to clear the clutter from your medicine cabinet. we'll have some tips to help store those meds properly. 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." stephanie: now we really haven't gotten a major snowfall so far this winter in the

it's been a couple inches here, a few inches there... but when you stack it all up... here's what it looks like. this is "snow mountain" at valley west mall... the place where all the parking lot snow is plowed. jack: but the question is brad....will the mound grow any more over the next week? brad (adlibs) brad: weather adlib: we had some very fluffy snow come through earlier today with most areas getting 1-2". there could still be a few flurries into the evening, but a bigger snow may be coming at us this weekend! tonight will be mostly cloudy for central iowa, but we could see some clearing late tonight in some areas. those areas that do clear down will be colder with light winds helping to let temps fall. it looks like there will be some sunshine around thursday morning, but more clouds are likely to roll back in during the afternoon. another little weather system will be flying into iowa thursday night with another chance for some light snow. right now it looks like most areas will get less

before the friday morning commute. friday should bring us some sunshine, but also a chilly wind from the northwest at 15- 25+ mph. saturday will be a very cold day with sunny skies in the morning and then clouds in the afternoon. it looks like arctic air will push in saturday, so our temps in the early morning will start below zero for most areas. winds will be light though during the day. our next significant snowfall is looking like saturday night into sunday. right now, i am thinking we are going to see two waves of snow- the first coming saturday evening and the second coming during the day sunday. snowfall totals may exceed 4" or more before it ends. looking for some different (good) news? well, a warm-up is coming by late next week with 40s and maybe some 50s! so hang in there if you are not a fan of cold, snowy weather! brad stephanie: jack: flurries into the evening, but a bigger snow may be coming at us this weekend! tonight will be mostly cloudy for central iowa, but we could see some clearing late tonight in some areas. those areas that do clear down will be colder with light winds helping to let temps fall. it looks like there will be some sunshine around thursday morning, but

the afternoon. another little weather system will be flying into iowa thursday night with another chance for some light snow. right now it looks like most areas will get less than an inch and it should have ended before the friday morning commute. friday should bring us some sunshine, but also a chilly wind from the northwest at 15- 25+ mph. saturday will be a very cold day with sunny skies in the morning and then clouds in the afternoon. it looks like arctic air will push in saturday, so our temps in the early morning will start below zero for most areas. winds will be light though during the day. our next significant snowfall is looking like saturday night into sunday. right now, i am thinking we are going to see two waves of snow- the first coming saturday evening and the second coming during the day sunday. snowfall totals may exceed 4" or more before it ends. looking for some different (good) news? well, a warm-up is coming by late next week with 40s and maybe some 50s! so hang in there if you are not a fan of cold, snowy weather! brad stephanie: flurries into the evening, but a bigger snow may be coming at us this weekend! tonight will be mostly cloudy for central iowa, but we could see some clearing late tonight in some areas. those areas that do colder with light winds helping to let temps fall. it looks like there will be some

thursday morning, but more clouds are likely to roll back in during the afternoon. another little weather system will be flying into iowa thursday night with another chance for some light snow. right now it looks like most areas will get less than an inch and it should have ended before the friday morning commute. friday should bring us some sunshine, but also a chilly wind from the northwest at 15- 25+ mph. saturday will be a very cold day with sunny skies in the morning and then clouds in the jack: coming up on local 5 news at ten, one week until the state wrestling tournament. tonight 3-a schools met on the mat to decide who's headed to the well. jon has the highlights later in sports. stephanie: next.... the winners and losers of the new hamphire primaries.... what the results mean moving foward to super tuesday.

weareiowa.com " stephanie: new hampshire has spoken - and the anti- establishment candidates are the winners. stephanie: donald trump and bernie sanders won early on last night. but the other thing the primary did was whittle down the republican field. both carly fiorina and new jersey governor chris christie suspended their campaigns. it's unclear now if either candidate with endorse someone else. historically speaking, you have to win either the iowa caucus or new hampshire primary to win your party's nomination. so now that those two states are decided stephanie: we check in with our digital news editor lucas casey to see if we have a better idea who may eventually emerge as the nominee. " " that's, right, historically, the winner of either iowa or new hampshire goes on to win the nomination of their respective party, but after iowa last week, and new hampshire last night, we now

democratic parties. so, could the south carolina primaries later this month help us predict the eventual nominees? let's take a look back... in 2000, al gore and george w. bush. in 204 john kerry and george w. bush. in 2008, barack obama and john mccain. and, in 2012, barack obama, and mitt romeny, but no republicans won two of the first three nominating contests. so, while 2 out of 3 isn't a bad thing, it doesn't make the nomination a sure thing.

local 5 news, we are iowa. stephanie: next up, we'll see how the candidates fair in nevada and south carolina caucuses. then 15 states will hold primaries for super tuesday. this is considered the first real test of a candidate's national electability. local 5 is your local election headquarters, stay with us for the latest developments on the campaign trail. jack: jon here now and iowa state looking for another big 12 road win tonight. jon: that's right guys. they've won 3 straight big 12 road games. coming up on local 5 sports see if they could

are iowa sports" jon: welcome back. iowa state is once again without jameel mckay tonight. this time a road test in lubbock where you know tubby smith with have his texas tech team ready to try and upset the number 14 cyclones. join half way through the first half-- abdel nader finds george niang down low-- niang

5. niang at it some more-- with a floater in the lane-- he eclipsed 1000 career points in conference play. lead only 1 now-- matt thomas gets the shooters roll and he's got a three clones up 4. now check out the freshy-- simeon carter the two handed flush. but back comes texas tech devonte williams with a three to cut the lead in half then another to knot it at 30 a piece. georges niang though putting his team on his back-- the kiss off the window and in. the red raiders though not going away-- so hallice cooke takes matters into his hands with a long three pointer isu back up by 2. tied at 37 at half. second half-- nader the three isu building a lead. then monte morris drives to the hole-- and lays it in. cyclones up 7. more cyclones-- niang drives kicks it out morris-- morris the three-- niang gets up slowly maybe a little rolling of the ankle but he'd

this alley ooppp deonte burton you are clear for take off what a slam! this one though coming down to the wire... actually goes to overtime burton gets the bucket off the glass and in. but with no time on the shot clock a hail mary three puts tech back up by 3. up to cedar falls northern iowa hosting missouri state. we get rolling with a little defense turned into offense-- washpun kicks to paul jesperson who buries the triple. uni up early they keep adding to it. then jeremy morgan getting in on the triple party-- gets the roll. how about some more wes washpun the south paw with the trey-- uni hitting 10 of 23-- three pointers tonight they keep going in the second half morgan another from the top of the arc. but northern iowa knows how to play inside the paint too-- bennett kock gets it down

finishes with a one handed flush. then again this time on the put back on the miss the two handed rim shaker and one... northern iowa winners of their 5th straight. they'll head to wichita state on saturday. and in womens hoops tonight-- iowa state falls 57 to 47. the cyclones are 4-8 in the big 12 this season. to high school are a week away meet getting underway at arena. duals to decide who will compete for a team dual title. we head over to valley tonight who took on the winner of council bluffs jefferson and waukee. we start at 152. alex smith for waukee gets the cradle on chase stall of valley and gets the win by fall in the second period-- valley up 12-6. up to 160 jack koethe with a pin in the early goings of the first period and he puts valley up 18 to 6. at 170 austin stotts of valley wrestling

warriors-- stotts gets the take down he would get 3 team points with a win by decision. 182 tanner garrington the take down on beau lombardi-- garrington wins by 7-3 decision. a great match at 220-- julian imafidon down 2-1 gets the take down in the third and holds on to win 3-2 decision. and at 285 rocky lombardin goes to work on tamer delati with the takedown valley will head to the state team duals next week as they top waukee 44 to 21. here's a look at the three a team dual brackets for state-- clinton will take on top seed southeast polk. johnston will battle cedar rapids prairie waverly shell rock gets valley. indianola will wrestle against dubuque hempstead 2a albia will face new hampton independence wrestles clarion goldfield dows washington will take on assumption and creston is back at the well wrestling sergeant bluff luton. and in 1a sig-er-

will take on logan magnolia. lake mills wrestles don bosco. and westwood will face alburnett. those are your state dual pairings. jon/bam: welcome back some football news broke today out of iowa state. wide receiver d'vario montgomery has been dismissed and running back joshua thomas is leaving the program. in a press release from the university today stated that montgomery is being dismissed after violating team rules. thomas is transfering. montgomery had 3 touchdown catches last season as a junior-- thomas rushed for 7 touchdowns and 295 yards on 75 carries in 2015. jon/3shot (wrap sports) stephanie: jack: we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at 10. brad: weather adlib: we had