cathy cutler with the d-o-t district office says they had stretch of highway 30 during and after the storm that hit earlier this week. trooper conrad says all 3 people killed were not wearing seat belts, and 2 of them were ejected from the vehicle. "53:07-:15 "i cannot say enough about seat belts. two of the fatalities were fully ejected out of this vehicle. seat belts anywhere in the vehicle make a difference. seat belts save lives. " ":13-:24 "we actually had called in extra people, just because of the duration of this storm. especially in the rural areas, we were seeing some blowing and drifting snow. so we wanted to make sure we did have that presence 24/7. " conrad also mentioned their effort to notify family members was taking a bit longer than expected. they had expanded their search outside u-s borders. iowa lawmakers are considering a bill that would require local governments and authorities to tell federal agencies when they have illegal immigrants in custody. a subcommittee passed the bill after house republicans proposed it. normally, immigration officers ask local police

cathy cutler with the local d-o-t district office says they had road crews on the stretch of highway 30 where the crash happened, during and after the storm that hit eastern iowa earlier this week. she told us the plow and salt trucks had a constant presence on area highways, and they had cleared off that section of road. trooper conrad says road conditions can be unpredictable this time of year, and it's possible there could have been snow melting on that section of road, then re-froze overnight. he told us all three people killed were not wearing seat vehicle. "53:07-:15 "i cannot say enough about seat belts. two of the fatalities were fully ejected out of this vehicle. seat belts anywhere in the vehicle make a difference. seat belts save lives. " ":13-:24 "we actually had called in extra people, just because of the duration of this storm. especially in the rural areas, we were seeing some blowing and drifting snow. so we wanted to make sure we did have that presence 24/7. " trooper conrad says this crash is certainly a tragedy, but he hopes others will take from it the importance

cathy cutler district office says they had road crews on the same stretch of highway 30 during and after the storm that hit earlier this week. trooper conrad says all 3 people killed were not wearing seat belts, andnd of them were ejected from the vehicle. "53:07-:15 "i cannot say enough about seat belts. two of the fatalities were fully ejected out of this vehicle. seat belts anywhere in the vehicle make a difference. seat belts save lives. " ":13-:24 "we actually had called in extra people, justt because of the duration of this storm. especially in the rural areas, we were seeing some blowing and drifting snow. so we wanted to make sure we did have at presence 24/7. " conrad also mentioned their effort to notify family members was taking a bit longer than expected. they had expanded their search outside u-s borders. the university of iowa's dance marathon is just hours away. students will dance non- stop for 24 hours torovide year-round support for youth cancer patientstsnd their families at the ununersity of iowa children's hospital. kcrg-tv9's brea love met the student organization.

cathy cutler with the d-o-t district office says they h h road crews on the same stretch of highway 30 during and after the storm that hit earlier this week. trooper conrad says all 3 people killed were not wearing seat belts, and 2 of them were ejected frfr the vehicle. "53:3:-:15 "i cannot say enough about seat belts. two of the fatalities were fully ejected out of this vehicle. seat belts anywhere in the vehicle make a difference. seat belts save lives. " ":13-:24 "we actually had called in extra people, just because of the duration of this storm. especially in the rural areas, we were seeing some blowing and drifting snow. so we wanted to make sure we did have that presence 24/7. " conrad also mentioned their effort to notify family members was taking a bit longer than expected. they had expanded their search outside u-s borders. in dubuque, the iowa d-o-t is planning on changing one of the most dangerous intersections. the d-o-t held a meeting last night to talk about proposed improvements to the intersection of highway 20 and swiss valley road. reshaping the intersection's curve.

cathy cutler with the d-o-t district office says they had road crews on the same stretch of highway 30 during and after the storm that hit earlier this week. trooper conrad says all 3 people killed were not wearing seat belts, and 2 of them were ejected from the vehicle. "53:07-:15 "i cannot say enough about seat belts. two of the fatalities were fully ejected out of this vehicle. seat belts anywhere in the vehicle make a difference. seat belts save lives. " ":13-:24 "we actually had because of the duration of this storm. especially in the rural areas, we were seeing some blowing and drifting snow. so we wanted to make sure we did have that presence 24/7. " conrad also mentioned their effort to notify family members was taking a bit longer than expected. they had expanded their search outside u-s borders. some iowa veterans are worried about a bill that would legalize the sale and use of fireworks. a senate committee approved the bill on wednesday. the veterans national recovery center says fireworks can cause flashbacks for veterans with post traumatic stress disorder. some are also w

cathy cutler with the d-o-t says there during and after the storm this week. trooper bob conrad with the iowa state patrol says l 3 people killed d re not weariri seat belts, and 2 of them were ejected from the vehicle. conrad also mentioned their effort to notify family members was taking a bit longer than expected. they had expanded their search outside u-s borders. and now here's your first alert forecast. we are planning on a decent friday all across the area with a typical february chill and a steady increase in clouds. a weak area of low pressure is still set to drift across the area this evening and it'll likely squeeze some snow showers out. most areas will likely only see a trace to half inch . we'll start the weekend off right on saturday with highs welelup into the 30s and d decent amount of sunshine as well. later on sunday, a chance of snow does exist and that is part of a system that will impact eastern iowa on monday. while snow amounun look light, the wininmay be an issue come monday with gusts over 30mph. we'll be watching this system for poss