kattey? kattey: kattey: (kattey wraps up road warrior) jack: alright kattey thanks. now brad, we've been covering this storm all afternoon. how much snow thanks. now brad, we've been covering thanks. thanks. now brad, we've been covering this storm all afternoon. how much snow have we gotten so far? brad: (totals outlook, road conditions, tease to main weather) brad wxwall the snow storm has arrived in central iowa as the winter storm warning continues into the night. snow will continue to fall and accumulate into the evening hours with heavy snow possible in parts of central iowa from 3 pm to 8 pm . after this, the snow will start to taper off from west to east and finally end shortly after midnight for much of central iowa. most areas in central and northern iowa will see more than 6" of snow with some locations getting more than 8" possibly. lower amounts are expected in southern counties because of warmer temps and some rain mixing in. cold winds will increase later tonight causing some blowing difficult into the overnight hours. ne winds of 15-25+ will also caus

, kattey? kattey: when i was there tonight ... before i even had the chance to interview anyone ... someone drove by me yelling "save target!" it's all anyone's talking about. especially on social media ... where there's a campaign called "save the ottumwa target." "it's a big deal" it may be one small store for target ... but it's one giant loss for a town that doesn't have much to choose from. "it's either walmart, or you come here." this target store in ottumwa is one of 13 stores closing nationwide due to falling profits. the news is making waves. "i was telling someone we were going shopping after school and they were like oh target's closing so it makes me sad." those who already travel far and wide to come to this location will now have to travel even farther to get to the next target. "it's pretty popular because it's either des moines or iowa city." passionate social media several days. this facebook page titled save ottumwa target has more than six thousand likes. there's even a petit

jack: local 5's kattey ortiz was at the meeting tonight and is here with the latest. kattey? kattey: it was a proposal that had been in talks for the past two years between clive and windsor heights. but tonight it all came to an end when many members of the public told their council they'd rather fork over the extra money to keep improving the services they have now. "i wanna keep windsor heights fire department in windsor heights." for more than thirty minutes .... members of the public in windsor heights made sure their voices were heard ... one by one. "i feel like we're going to be losing more than we're going to be gaining." the proposal from the city of clive to merge both fire departments feedback. clive's goal was to shortages on both ends. "look at the big picture. the 5 year, the 10 year, the 20 year solution right there. i think that's what we bring to the table. this is very colloborative, long term solution for you." but most residents in windsor heights hated the idea ... and said they'd rather have their taxes raised. "yes we may be saving, but we're not savin

in the studio kattey ortiz local five news we are iowa. stephanie: new details tonight in a death investigation in central iowa. stephanie: early last tuesday morning, police were called to a home on the two- hundred block of second street in pomeroy.. there they found dale currie of north dakota shot to death. tonight--freddy crisp has been charged with his murder. he's being held in the sac county jail tonight. jack: we're getting new details tonight about a horrible accident in the metro that took the lives of two people from des moines. it happened tuesday on i-80 near the iowa speedway exit by newton. police say the driver was a 14 year old girl who did have a legal learner's permit. the girl's 39 year old mother, sabrina watkins, died in the wreck. and so did her 11 year old sister. the 14 year old driver and her other sister, who's 13, both survived. investigators have ruled out speed or alcohol as a factor in the accident. they think it was likely just an inexperienced driver who lost control behind the wheel. "it is tragic especia

kattey? kattey: teachers and students are still in shock ... mourning the loss of a sixth grader while her two older sisters are still in the hospital in good tonight in an emotional teachers who knew all three girls ... plus tell us what it was like to break the sad news and how they're learning to cope. "nataija's one of those that had a contagious smile. and the first day of school she tells me i'm not very good at math. and i ask her nataija will you give me your best? and she always did." "i've been teaching for 34 years. that's the longest day i've ever had. that was tough." "it was dead silent, then the tears came with that after, they started processing what had happened." "that first class with an empty desk is still a very quiet class." "she was so dedicated and so ready to be a good student. " "the family meant so much to everyone. it's just unimagineable." "she was the type of parent that you could call any time of the day and she would answer the phone. mom had high expectations for those." "natasha's locker is located right outsid

kattey: (adlibs intro) kattey/live: stephanie: stay with local 5 as this story develops. we'll check back kattey/live: stephanie: stay with local 5 as this story develops. in with kattey if anything else breaks. jack: detectives in des moines may be taking a new look at the case of a metro boy missing for decades. this renewed hope comes after a break in the abduction case of a boy from minnesota just last week. daniel heinrich is now a person of interest in the disappearance of jacob wetterling in minnesota in 1989. heinrich appeared in federal court yesterday and a judge ruled he should be kept in jail, calling him a "danger to the community." right now, he only faces child pornography charges, not anything related to jacob wetterling's case. still-- details about evidence found in heinrich's home caught the attention of a retired des moines police detective. jack: he worked on the case of missing paper boy eugene martin, who was abducted in 1984, and never found. local five's amanda krenz takes a look back at the case that gripped the life of a police officer and all o

local five's kattey ortiz is here now with the details, kattey? kattey: jack ... he's a horse that is so good with kids ... they can command him just by using their voice. the family only had 'buddy' for a week before he went missing the night before friday's snowstorm. tonight they're hoping anyone who may have seen him might get them closer to bringing him home. it was a big day when 8 year old 'buddy' became a part of denise carroll's family. "everybody came running out of the house when we pulled in with the trailer" she'd been looking for a therapy horse ever since her family lost theirs to cancer two years ago. she got a big break when she reached out online. "he was donated from a lady in arkansas who had him since he was a yearling and did all of his training." all was well in the barn until the kids went to feed him friday morning. "they usually come right up and are ready for their grain and the three horses came up and there was no buddy." everyone searched for hours covering a three mile radius but found nothing. it was a heartbreaking blow to denise,

stephanie: local 5's kattey ortiz is here with the latest. kattey? kattey: there are some complicated programs out there that help projects get the funding they need. one is called eb-5 -- it allows wealthy foreigners to get green cards if they invest half a million dollars in american development projects ... so long as they create jobs. that program could be suspended next month. but the city of des moines is relying on twenty million of those dollars to build that brand new hotel at the iowa events center. raygun owner mike draper says the great lengths the city is going through to even get that money shows the project isn't worth it. (we've had one consultant tell us if you're in the event center business, you're in the hotel business.) and now it's official. a brand new hotel at the iowa events center will open in two years ... in an effort to compete for big events with surrounding cities. raygun owner mike draper isn't buying into it. (if it's such a slam dunk proposal, why don't des moines investors put in their money if they're obviously goi

kattey we knew this storm was going to move fast ... but weather is always unpredictable and can be difficult to track. governor branstad noted the warning procedures during his tour of the damage in knoxville .... since a tornado warning was not issued before it touched down. tonight the national weather service tells us exactly how they alerted the public. with winds reaching 107 miles per hour ... a tornado in knoxville came and went in a matter of minutes. packing a mean punch .... leaving destruction behind it. "people had very little time to take shelter once the storms were issued severe or tornado." for days the state knew wednesday would bring severe storms. the national weather service had three times more staff than a normal shift -- tracking -- calculating -- spewing out alerts and warnings. but knoxville's tornado slipped between the cracks. the n-w-s issued a severe thunderstorm warning for marion county and knoxville. "we indicated tornado possible in the warning, but it was not a tornado warning. we just weren't confiden

in the studio kattey ortiz local five news we are iowa. stephanie: thanks kattey. coming up on local 5 news at 10... they mayor left town, can the cyclones keep the hilton magic flowing with the new head coach? the recap of tonight's prohm-opener later in sports. jack: then-- a historic statue vandalized on campus. why iowa state police and students believe it's about race. brad: ((ad lib weather toss)) take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... with the holidays and flu season almost upon us... health groups want to see blood supplies replenished we'll find out how you can help,... plus...sam has more on a wet week.... ((:05 wx adlib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa! "now, we are iowa's forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: our weather has certainly took a turn for the worse since those sunny, warm weekend days. after light morning rain, most areas are just seeing some patchy drizzle out there this afternoon. temperatures have gone down in many locations with

local 5's kattey ortiz spoke with their attorney this afternoon. kattey, what did he tell you? kattey: stephanie ... brett beattie says the family had no choice but to file this lawsuit. i'm here at merle hay road and urbandale avenue where the shooting unfolded the night of june 9th. beattie says ryan bolinger's family has repeatedly asked to look at evidence ... including witness statements ... the police report. but they say the police department is telling them they can do so by filing a public records request. at that point ... they decided to sue. this dashcam footage was released last month. it starts with a routine traffic stop on merle hay road. bolinger pulls up next to the officer in the middle of the road. he gets out while the officer tells him to pull over elsewhere. bolinger takes off, starting a low speed chase. officer miller gets involved to help. when bolinger makes a u-turn at the intersection of merle hay and urbandale, he becomes blocked by miller and the other officer. that's when bolinger gets out of his car and runs up to miller's window ... she fires.

in the studio, kattey ortiz, local 5 news, we are iowa. jack: officer miller remains on personal leave from the department tonight. stephanie: a campus stabbing--not a shooting--tops national headlines tonight. stephanie: two students, one staff member and a vendor were attacked... at a rural university campus in central california , they are all expected to be ok. campus officials said the attacker was a student but have not confirmed his identity or provided a motive for the attack. he was shot and killed by police. stephanie: and shocking news from illinois, as we learn an officer was not shot by suspects on the run, but by himself in a "carefully staged" suicide. the incident happened two months ago in fox lake--the shooting led to an extensive manhunt. investigators found the lieutenant had been stealing and laundering money from the department over the past seven years. jack: on the presidential campaign trail tonight, new poll numbers show just how close the race is at the top. jack: donald trump and ben carson are within one point

local five's kattey ortiz is here with the story new at 10. kattey at any given moment ... there is someone in that tower recording all sorts of detailed weather data. for traffic control operators who communicating however the f- a-a may cut them to save money. after days like yesterday ... the weather observers are begging them to change their minds. "today we're reporting because the airplanes today ... they're other days its snow ... rain ... a severe storm. no matter the condition ... a weather observer always has an eye on the sky 24 hours a day ... every day of the year. "when you see a report that says the des moines airport, that's us sending out the report." it's a job that requires constant attention to detail to allow controllers to manage the runways. down the tower every five to ten minutes and type up the reports. and the weather changes so quickly we have to type up these reports very quickly." but all 8 observers are on the chopping block. the f-a-a may soon deem them unneccessary to cut costs. after big weather events like yesterday's tornado ... they know

in waukee kattey ortiz local five news we are iowa. stephanie: thanks kattey. and again our winter storm coverage starts tomorrow morning, sam will tell you all the information you need to know before you leave for work or school in the morning. then throughout the day, our weather team will post central iowa's most accurate forecast--hour by hour up on our website. that's we are iowa dot com. jack: you may notice something different about the snow plows on the streets tomorrow. instead of the familiar amber flashing lights we're used to -- like these -- the d-o-t is debuting its new white and blue flashing lights. this is part of a new law passed last legislative session to increase safety. since 2009, dot plows have been hit more than 230 times, causing more than 40 injuries and costing the state nearly 1.8 million dollars. plow drivers are hoping the new lights will make them easier to see stephanie: the gop frontrunner in central iowa today. stephanie: donald trump was in newton today for a town hall meeting with voters. the hot topic for politicians this w

kattey: school on thursday. mom and dad will be driving him back and forth for a few weeks at least until he's comfortable enough to ride the bus again. tonight we knocked on the bus driver's door for comment. a woman who answered said he has nothing to say. in the studio kattey ortiz local five news we are iowa. jack: the bus driver -- 61 year old robert scarbrough faces child endangerment and assault charges. tonight he's out on bond and was given a no- contact order with christian. as far as legal action goes ... the suarez family will wait until the school district completes its investigation to decide if they want to sue. stephanie: a memorial that sparked national controversy will move after veterans day. the kneeling soldier memorial mysteriously showed up, without permission months ago in youngs park in knoxville. after an anonymous citizen complained about the memorial- it grabbed national attention about separating church and state. however, last night, knoxvilles city council voted to move the memoria

local five's kattey ortiz has the full details. "it's beginning to look a lot like winter here in des moines east village. this is actually the first year that the holiday promenade is dealing with weather conditions like these, so there will be some minor changes to tonight's celebration." "we've had really great weather." "i think it's going to be will enjoy trekking out in the snow." holiday promenade is up against six inches of snow that's predicted to fall ... changing the lineup for the evening. trolley did have to cancel for safety, they have to travel quite a ways to get here. as of right now, santa is still planning to fly down from the north pole." but make no mistake displays will still be lit and stores will be open. "promenade just kicks it off it's the best holiday season ever." "if you want to track santa, both bretton skating plaza and historic east village will be posting updates on their facebook throughout the evening. in des moines kattey ortiz local five news we are iowa." jack: thanks kattey -- and if the cond

local five's kattey ortiz shows us why. "they'll be coming from both entrances on euclid and hubble trying to get on here." "then you've got all the people coming in and out of quick trip." sound confusing? it's because it is. kim steenhook knows the intricate traffic flow of 37th and hubble like the back of her hand. "it's a 3 way stop down there, so you have two lanes this way and two lanes this way, and it just alters. it's just 2 cars all the time." she owns a consignment shop right across the street from this quicktrip ... where two men died in a violent crash earlier this month. as cars turn in and out of the many side streets, stop signs and traffic lights ... she says it's an inevitable recipe for disaster. "it's an alarm clock that goes off with either a squealing tire or a honking horn." even at a vigil last weekend for the victims, a frustrated relative pointed out the dangers. "speed, no stoplights, there's no crosswalk, it's just a free for all drag race zone." kim's never seen a collision like the fatal one ..

kattey: ryan lamb and were fired last involving secret settlements. remind us what happened there. stephanie: were given dollars in payouts last parted ways with their state jobs. hush money. many oversight hearings were held to get to where the money came from and why they were paid to keep quiet. the governor claimed he never knew about these confidentiality agreements. jack: detectives in des moines may be taking a new look at a decades-old missing child case. that's after a break in the abduction case of a boy from minnesota just last week. daniel heinrich was named as a person of interest in the disappearance of jacob wetterling in 1989. heinrich appeared in federal court yesterday and a judge ruled he should be kept in jail as a "danger to the community." right now faces child pornography charges, not anything related to jacob wetterling's case. jack: still-- details about evidence found in heinrich's home caught the attention of a retired des moines police detective who was in charge of ....... eugene martin's case. he was a des moines paperboy who was abducted in 1984. loca

kattey: they found former d-a-s director michael carroll made a verbal agreement with lamb that allowed him to receive more than thirteen- thousand dollars in pay and benefits while he was on from june to october in 2013

local five's kattey ortiz shows us just how widespread all the damage was. pkg "some dark times here on fleur drive where power has been out for at least three hours in the surrounding areas. but the effects of this fast moving storm go far beyond where i am, most of the metro is cleaning up as the storm pummeled through the area in just the blink of an eye." --- mitchell schippers was watching the rain fall steadily outside his window on northeast 26th street in des moines. "then everything started going that way. and i mean really fast. i heard a big old loud roar, and i started to yell at my kids to get in the bathroom" what he believes was a tornado came through his neighborhood right before his eyes, just missing his house. a tree fell over in his yard, inches away from his power line. "we saw this big chunk of metal back here and apparently that's what's left of his shed." his next door neighbor's shed flew up and over two backyards ... bouncing off mitchells fence and slamming into a tree. his belongings are drenched. their child's swingset in shamble

in des moines kattey ortiz local five news we are iowa." stephanie/3mon: american express started small business saturday to help locally-owned small businessess. still to come on local 5 news at 10. stephanie: a father and son share a love for football... and they're giving other people the chance to experience the thrills of the game. stephanie: jack: then get your cash ready...because the bell ringers are back.bell ringers how much money the salvation army is hoping to raise this year. brad: ((ad lib weather toss)) take sot " monday on good morning iowa... we wrap up our alumni college football tracker with the final standings for the regular season... speaking of seasons...is it beginning to look a lot like winter? ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa!" ith jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." stephanie: not a whole lot of melting going on to

kattey ortiz from our sister station in des moines has more. " " " i was mad, angry, scared" for the first time ... 9th grader christian suarez share's his perspective of last thursday's bus ride home ... when his bus drdrer was caught on video shoving him to theheloor. "when he was walking back to o , i was scared he was going to hurt me so i threw the book at him" it began when christian wouldn't sit in his seat. this viral video, recorded by a student, shows the driver grabbing christian by the ear after he throws a book and makes an offensive comment. "he just lost his temper for some reason, then he threw me." that's when other students start yelling at the driver to stop. "happy that my friends were sticking up for me, but it also made me feel sad whehehe told the kidido shut up." the e deo is difficult to watch for christian's family who take special care of him. he suffers from brain seizures triggered by severe anxiety and stress. the 15-year-old functions at a third grade level because of them. "my heart sank. just seeing someone else put his hands on him did take a toll on

local 5's kattey ortiz first brought you this story on tuesday...now she shares this holiday miracle in tonight's big story. "animals are unpredictable at any given time." when buddy didn't come up to the barn for his morning grain last friday ... his owners knew something was wrong. it was just one week after denise and her family first welcomed buddy into their home when the horse suddenly was nowhere to be found. the kids spread out for a search all over the neighborhood with no luck. but once people heard buddy was a therapy horse for kids .... others were stepping up to the plate. "so many people reached out to us, told us they were going to keep an eye out." volunteers were ready to drop their turkey and stuffing today ... determined to bring buddy home. "people to give up their holiday for us? i feel very blessed." but the executive director of the animal rescue league of iowa wasted no time. he traveled to colfax on wednesday and set out on his own. then came the call denise was anxiously waiting for. "i don't know how he did it, but he found him in a field. he had to use bin

tonight, local 5's kattey ortiz sits down with an iowan who spent 19 years of her life in a refugee camp in thailand. she shares her story and why helping those in need is still important -- in tonight's big story. "this is our first christmas picture" images full of love and smiling family members hang throughout mone aye's house. but something as simple as a photograph -- a tangible memory -- used to be a luxury for her. this picture was the only one she ever had growing up. she was born in a refugee camp in thailand ... and would spend summers worrying if she would be bombed. she saw that worry come true when she was just five years old. "my aunt just pulled me by the hand and we just ran. we had to run up on the mountain, hiding by the cliff. looking down the hill we can see our house was burning." at the age of ninteen ... mone and her family came to iowa. but it wasn't a quick getaway. it took more than a year of interviews ... paperwork ... background and medical checks through the united nations to travel as a legal refugee. "i'm blessed. i'm lucky enough to come here. now i have

check out this is video of the storm earlier right near our station from our kattey ortiz. the timing that the storm hit is the same time kids as ung as the storm hit is the same time kids as young as kindergarten to middle school were being released in waukee. jared johnson, parent: "you look outside, you see a couple gray clouds and stuff, you know, you're always kind of interested in making sure that everyone is safe." kori young, parent: "it always seems to come right at pickup time or right when i have to

local 5's kattey ortiz sat down with an iowan who spent 19 years of her life in a refugee camp in thailand. she shares her story and why helping those in need is still important. "this is our first christmas picture" images full of love and smiling family members hang throughout mone aye's house. but something as simple as a photograph -- a tangible memory -- used to be a luxury for her. this picture was the only one she ever had growing up. she was born in a refugee camp in thailand ... and would spend summers worrying if she would be bombed. she saw that worry come true when she was just five years old. "my aunt just pulled me by the hand and we just ran. we had to run up on the mountain, hiding by the cliff. looking down the hill we can see our house was burning." at the age of ninteen ... mone and her family came to iowa. but it wasn't a quick getaway. it took more than a year of interviews ... paperwork ... background and medical checks through the united nations to travel as a legal refugee. "i'm blessed. i'm lucky enough to come here. now i have a house i can call my home, i have my

local five's kattey ortiz sat down with teachers at weeks middle school where all three girls were students. "nataija's one of those that had a contagious smile. and the first day of school she tells me i'm not very good at math. and i ask her nataija will you give me your best? and she always did." "i've been teaching for 34 years. that's the longest day i've ever had. that was tough." "it was dead silent, then the tears came with that after, they started processing what had happened." "that first class with an empty desk is still a and so ready to be a good student. " "the family meant so much to everyone. it's just unimagineable." "she was the type of parent that you could call any time of the day and she would answer the phone. mom had high expectations for the girls and the girls followed through on those." "natasha's locker is located right outside my classroom and kids have wrote positive messages and notes to her." "i saw her friday at the hosptial briefly and i talked with her. she was in good spirits at the time, she's having a rough time but she was doing okay." "it's remarkable

local 5's kattey ortiz sat down with an iowan who spent 19 years of her life in a refugee camp in thailand. she shares her story and why helping those in need is still important. "this is our first christmas picture" images full of love and smiling family members hang throughout mone aye's house. but something as simple as a photograph -- a tangible memory -- used to be a luxury for her. this picture was the only one she ever had growing up. thailand ... and would spend summers worrying if she would be bombed. she saw that worry come true when she was just five years old. "my aunt just pulled me by the hand and we just ran. we had to run up on the mountain, hiding by the cliff. looking down the hill we can see our house was burning." at the age of ninteen ... mone and her family came to iowa. but it wasn't a quick getaway. it took more than a year of interviews ... paperwork ... background and medical checks through the united nations to travel as a legal refugee. "i'm blessed. i'm lucky enough to come here. now i have a house i can call my home, i have my own car and i have my career, my

local five's kattey ortiz sat down with teachers at weeks middle school where all three girls were students. "nataija's one of those that had a contagious smile. and the first day of school she tells me i'm not very good at math. and i ask her nataija will you give me 34 years. that's the longest day i've ever had. that was tough." "it was dead silent, then the tears came with that after, they started processing what had happened." "that first class with an empty desk is still a very quiet class." "she was so dedicated and so ready to be a good student. " "the family meant so just unimagineable." parent that you could call any time of the day and she would answer the phone. mom had high expectations for the girls and the girls those." located right outside my classroom and kids have wrote positive messages and notes to her." "i saw her friday at the hosptial briefly and i talked with her. she was in good spirits at the time, she's having a rough time but she was doing okay." "it's remarkable to think about how much influence a fourteen year old girl can have on her younger sisters. positive

reporter kattey ortiz from our affiliate in des moines has more... " this is our first christmas picture" images full of love and smiling family members hang throughout mone aye's house. but something as simple as a photograph -- a tangible memory -- used to be a luxury for her. this picture was the only one she ever had growing up. she was born in a refugee camp in thailand ... and would spend summers worrying if she would be bombed. she saw that worry come true when she was just five years old. "my aunt just pulled me by the hand and we just ran. we had to run up on the mountain, hiding by the cliff. looking down the hill we can see our house was burning." at the age of ninteen ... mone and her family came to iowa. but it wasn't a quick getaway. it took more than a year of interviews ... paperwork ... background and medical checks through the united nations to travel as a legal refugee. "i'm blessed. i'm lucky enough to come here. now i have a house i can call my home, i have my own car and i have my career, my job that i can work." with nationwide the backlash against syrian refugees

local 5's kattey ortiz sat down with an iowan who spent 19 years of her life in a refugee camp in thailand. we'll have her story and why she believes helping those in need is still important, today at 11. elias: you can always get the top stories on our website... we are everyone! >> announcer: the photos that were "too hot for teacher". >> i knew for sure i was gonna

local five's kattey ortiz sat down with teachers at weeks middle school where all three girls were students. we'll take a look back at that story, today at 11. sabrina: you can always get the top stories on our website... we are iowa dot com.... i want to see you milile >> hello to everyone out there in times square. welcome back to "gma." so much coming up this half hour including anotherig thank you and surprise for a man who has given so much back to his community. >> inspiring others to do the same. i say we get right to it. let's not wait. we are saying thank you, america, this week, of thanksgiving recognizing those true difference. this week remember yesterday we thanked that high school he's teaching students some valuable lessons. >> disney world. >> they're also excited about the scholarship and going to disney world. >> now this morning we say thank you to a pizza store owner who is proving that philadelphia really is the city of brotherly love. welcome to rosa's fresh pizza. serving up some of the best $1 slices in all of philly. but step out of the kitchen and it doesn't te lon