with 1 to 3 inches expected mainly northwest of fort dodge focused along denison to storm lake and mason city. rain will likely change over into a wintry mix after 6pm here in the metro and even some freezing rain after that, but it will have trouble sticking to the roads with how warm our pavement will be. regardless even travel in the metro might be difficult after 8pm tonight. friday will be dry but very cold and windy with a few more wintry mix and snow chances starting sunday and lasting into early next week. elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: as the largest number of americans in eight years travel to their holiday destinations, most will not be able to avoid severe weather. thanksgiving is bringing big helpings of ice and water to parts of the country. parts of 17 states from california to illinois are under a winter storm warning, watch, advisory or a flash flood watch. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: back in the metro, a car ended up wedged beneath the martin luther king junior overpass last night...back up traffic on i-235 half a mile. of

with 1 to 3 inches expected mainly northwest of fort dodge focused along denison to storm lake and mason city. rain will likely change over into a wintry mix after 6pm here in the metro and even some freezing rain after that, but it will have trouble sticking to the roads with how warm our pavement will be. regardless even travel in the metro might be difficult after 8pm tonight. friday will be dry but very cold and windy with a few more wintry mix and snow chances starting sunday and lasting into early next week. elias: also coming up on local five news midday.... today's a big day for travel -- hear why security is being beefed up across the nation. " as soon as brandon got into the boat that day it was a death march. he didn't have a chance from the get go. " elias: chance from the get go. " elias: and later-- a young man from clive... killed during an arrest on the lake of the ozarks. hear from one of the men involved with the investigation who says -- the missouri water patrol killed the west des moines valley grad. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" elias: good morning

a winter storm warning is in effect until 6 pm in between atlantic and mason city. the city of metro is under an advisory until 6 pm. this morning a mix of some snow, freezing rain, and rain will fall in central iowa. the precipitation will be all snow in northwest iowa through the day. we may see some slushy snow mix in with the precipitation on and off through the day in des moines, especially north and west of the metro. but overall, the afternoon for the city of des moines looks to be primarily rain. less than an inch of snow may fall in des moines by the time the system pulls out tuesday morning. northwest iowa is were the snow will accumulate and is where 3 to 6" is possible. only rain will fall in southeast iowa. the rest of the week will be sunny and dry with seasonal temperatures back in the low 40s for daytime highs. drivers should allow themselves a little extra time to get to drivers should allow themselves a little extra time to get to work this morning. that's because the winter weather could create some headaches on iowa roads. here's a look at the dep

with 1 to 3 inches expected mainly northwest of fort dodge focused along denison to storm lake and mason city. rain will likely change over into a wintry mix after 6pm here in the metro and even some freezing rain after that, but it will have trouble sticking to the roads with how warm our pavement will be. regardless even travel in the metro might be difficult after 8pm tonight. friday will be dry but very cold and windy with a few more wintry mix and snow chances starting sunday and lasting into early next week. elias: travel on this thanksgiving less than 2 weeks after those deadly attacks in paris. the president saying its understandable to wonder if there could be a possible terror attack on the homeland...but assuring them there is no credible threat indicating any plot on the united states. abc's stephanie ramos has more... "terror and the holidays...not what we want to think about. president obama ...with his top security advisors standing by his side .... says officials are "working overtime" and "without a break for the holidays " to keep americans safe. adding... sot obama: we know

chile to the north, mason city at 39. waking up to temperatures at 10 degrees warmer than they should be. you can see low-level clouds sneaking into iowa. that will be impacting temperatures today. otherwise weather looks good, rain showers across north dakota along the next system bothering our forecast. the warm front is still to the north today, tomorrow even more low-level moisture will be drawn to the north. thursday, here comes the cold front. showers and thunderstorms by the afternoon. this band moves east quickly so northwest wind will drag cold air and feel like november by the end of the week so enjoy the 70's. waking up with clear skies and light southwind becoming gusty this afternoon, boosting the high. patchy fog across the southern half of the state. overnight lows back in the mid-50's and tomorrow at the 70's. a great stretch of weather here. thursday, a day of change with showers and thunderstorms. although november air sneaks back in here. highs back where they should be in the 50's over the weekend. and

ames waking up to 24 degrees. 19 mason city. the coldest air in place. where they picked up the most mid-30's -- this is great across the south half of the state. a few clouds drifting to the area but no precip. the fog is not de -- not dense. the weather is going to stay quiet today but things will be changing as we approach wednesday and into thanksgiving day. here is futurecast. today, a nice quiet one. mild conditions on tap. a lot of melting taking place. tomorrow, moisture streams to the north. a gray day for wednesday. areas of fog and drizzle to route the day. overnight wednesday night into thursday morning, light rain is going to be developing. this will become more widespread thanksgiving day. waking up to rain showers across the state. possibly even a few snow showers to the northwest by noontime on thanksgiving. as we head towards thanksgiving afternoon and tour the evening, the rain begins to move off to mix across the central part of the state including des moines. we cannot rule out some light accumulations. that system should be out of he

we might see that line inch maybe 30 miles westward of toward mason city -- up toward mason city. maybe some gusty winds and hail along with that. we have a good stretch of weather ahead of us with no rain for a wild. 71 is what we muster up, today. colder air out of the northwest that will eventually drag itself down as we head or the evening tonight. 43 degrees along with the rain shifting off to the east. the next ghost -- the next two days, not too bad, friday and saturday, we increase that on sunday along with sunshine and we hit 60 again on monday. those lows inching toward when -- freezing, but it's all. -- fall. community theater is celebrity a mollie: charlie's aunt is a play that was performed on a stage in england in 1892, but it's still as relevant and funny in 2015 and you can see fierce yourself as the ames community theater presents it through the 27th. thank you very much for coming in, today and this has special meaning for your community theater group. >> that is correct, thank you for having us. the charlie's aunt was the first show that the actors did in 1956,

a winter storm warning is in effect until 6 pm in between atlantic and mason city. the metro is under an tom brady traded his jersey... for a feathered getup. he pulled on his family. and one of the biggest diamonds ever found is causing a big problem for a mining company. we'll tell you why it can't tell you how much it costs. all that... and welcome back. many of you are about to return to work after a long, relaxing holiday weekend. but... you missed a lot online while you were eating turkey football... here's what's been buzzing... if you love the smell of old books... but are addicted to your e - reader... here's a solution... a company called "smell of books" is selling... just that. it's making sprays, lotions, and candles in scents like "new book smell," "classic musty," and "eau, you have cats." it says the products let you have the best of both worlds. this glittery rock is in fact a diamond... and its the biggest unearthed in a century. and it's size is preventing the mining company that found it from putting a price on it. that's because the rock is too

fort dodge and mason city this morning checking in in the low 30's. when you factor in the wind, it feels even cooler. definitely going to need that jacket this morning. we will see a lot of sunshine today but you will need the jacket, at least this morning. back in the mid-50's by around lunchtime, wind out of the west, northwest. eight day forecast, some changes coming your way. alyx: we begin this morning with breaking news out of waukee. police are on the scene right now investigating a shooting that happened early this morning. marcus mcintosh is live there now. marcus, what can you tell us? marcus: i can tell you where we are and paint the picture of what we know. we are at the intersection of carefree lane and southeast millrose. you can see police are still on the scene. crime scene investigators still on the scene. they seem to be focusing their attention on that greenish, grayish sedan parked. there are a number of markings in the street. police were called to the scene about 1:30 this morning with reports of a man shot in the street. they f

the pink right up north close to mason city means completely covered. some schools have already delayed classes today, even canceled in a few cases. we are now up to 44 schools and we put them on air and online as soon as we get them into the newsroom. we will keep that up throughout the morning. whether you are traveling today, home, or wondering if the kids are going to get out of school early, keep the kcci app. eric: iowa state fans may be spending their lunch hour online, getting to know the new coach campbell. matt campbell arrived at the ames airport sunday evening on isu's private jet. athletic director jamie pollard greeted him on the tarmac. where he had a 35-15 record leading the rockets. now he takes over the job at iowa state a team that has been near t bottom of the big 12 for years. isu will hold a press conference for campbell today. it all starts at noon at the football complex. you can count on complete coverage on online at kcci.com and on air on kcci 8 news at noon. elizabeth: no arrests yet after one man is shot and killed, another

your best chances of the snow mainly off to the northwest, mason city up to 9.2. another bona fide winter weather maker. i cannot stress enough, as this shifts is working on metro could be in on that snow, too. the worst will stay to the west, areas like ames and fort dodge and mason city, freezing rain is your best potential. again, we carry those chances all the way up to the minnesota border, as well. if you're headed out anywhere monday, please state whether-aware. we will keep you posted here. along with us chances for light freezing drizzle, tomorrow, we are in the upper 30's. after we get this thing out of our hair, we hang on to that tuesday. but after that, we get sunshine, back to 50. a good forecast is in the future. we just have to pretty much get through this crazy monday. todd say goodbye to katniss john pascuzzi reviewou're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich p

a winter storm warning is in effect until 6 pm tuesday in between atlantic and mason city. temperatures are in the upper 30s in the des moines metro, as well as in southern and eastern iowa. rain will continue to fall in these parts of the state into the evening. temperatures will hold steady or even rise slightly. northwest iowa is where the snow locally higher amounts expected there. a few more snow showers are possible on tuesday with highs in the 30s. the rest of the week will be sunny and dry with seasonal temperatures back in the low 40s for daytime highs. coming up next ... you filled your wishlist this weekend ... coming up next ... you filled time to fill someone else's. find out how you can help strengthen your community who coined the term "side bread?" because there's nothing "side" about this bread. it may look like the moon. but it's the star of the show. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. tomorrow you're being asked to open your walle

jadda buckley, the pride of mason city, buries the 3. 12 for buckley. isu up 9. next possession, another from deep. bri fernstrom with the rainbow. cyclones rolling. seanna johnson leads the way with 14. iowa state wins 77-51 cyclones open the season friday against hampton. 2 more exhibitions. drake rolls over simpson 94-61. lizzy wendell a game high 33 points. the bulldogs tip off the regular season 1 week from today at home against iowa state and the 23rd ranked hawkeyes dispose of upper iowa 95-41. iowa open up on friday against north dakota. hockey, wild lose again at home to the monsters of lake erie 3-2 dave before we go tonight... the titanic is back... this time a speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equa

a winter storm warning is in effect until 6 pm in between atlantic and mason city. the city of metro is under an advisory until 6 pm. this morning a mix of some snow, freezing rain, and rain will fall in central iowa. the precipitation will be all snow in northwest iowa through the day. we may see some slushy snow mix in with the precipitation on and off through the day in des moines, especially north and west of the metro. but overall, the afternoon for the city of des moines looks to be primarily rain. less than an inch of snow may fall in des moines by the time the system pulls out tuesday morning. northwest iowa is were the snow will accumulate and is where 3 to 6" is possible. only rain will fall in southeast iowa. the rest of the week will be sunny and dry with seasonal temperatures back in the low 40s for drivers should allow themselves a little extra time to get to work this morning. that's because the winter weather could create some headaches on iowa roads. here's a look at the department of transportation's road conditions map... as you can see... some ro

fort dodge and mason city in the teens. if you factor in the wind, it feels even chillier, about 10 degrees cooler for our air temperature. 13 in ames and 17 in lamoni. 9:00 temperature, 28. more sunshine off to the north this afternoon. down to the south, a few more clouds. of us by 5:00 and that will lead to some snow in the 8 day forecast. alyx: two civilians and a police officer are dead this morning after a shooting at a colorado planned parenthood. a gunman is in custody after allegedly firing on police officers and others. it all happened in colorado springs friday afternoon. the gunman was arrested after a nearly 6 hour long standoff. police say the man carried a long gun and shot at officers and swat team members then barricaded himself in the building. at least nine other people are injured, including four other police officers. the gunman's motive is still unknown. back here in iowa, fort dodge police are hunting for a suspect in an overnight shooting. 22-year-old torre mosley is wanted on attempted murder and ot

feels like negative six, mason city. feels like for in fort dodge. 25 degrees the air temperature, the wind out of the north at 12. there is your day planner. , morris -- noon, more sunshine and 26. we might have some more snow in the forecast. alyx: thank you, frank. kcci photojournalist adam brower captured this video of road conditions early this morning. he spotted several snow plows working the side streets of des moines and much of the metro. one of our producers spotted 14 cars in the ditch off of interstate 35, just north of the metro. many of those cars could still be in the ditches this morning, so keep an eye out for them. we also have reports coming in that i-235 and 35/80 are pretty clear. but also a reminder that the wind may shift some of the snow and start to cover some areas again. it was a dramatic rescue near adel last night when a car slid off the road into a creek. the car wound up partially submerged. emergency crews battled wind and the elements to get the male driver out of the car and to safety.

you can see the line up to mason city. this isn't even the main way we will see. the main wave will make its way through early in the morning. 33 right now, a light breeze at nine miles per hour. relatively comfortable as we try to warm it up, we had 38 by 6:00 p.m. another chance of picking up a light mix. futurecast picking up on the stuff early on. you can see the initial way then the next stronger way makes it through. notice how it drives in largely rainfall for southeastern portions of the state. then we have that transition harry zone, and that is what we will see some more icing. if you have travel plans tomorrow, would am sure a lot of you do, be saved because roads are going to be sick -- roads are going to be slick. generally transition to snow tomorrow evening. we will have moisture bringing some light snow. fort dodge to mason city. this will be a quick drop-off. only about 20-30 miles away. make sure you're being safe as you head out and about. it is going to be slick out there. make sure you get yourself the extra time to stay safe. chances for that

a winter storm warning is in effect until 6 pm tuesday in between atlantic and mason city. temperatures are in the upper 30s in the des moines metro, as well as in southern and eastern iowa. rain will continue to fall in these parts of the state into the evening. temperatures will hold steady or even rise slightly. northwest iowa is where the snow will accumulate. 2 to 4" with locally higher amounts expected there. a few more snow showers are possible on tuesday with highs in the 30s. the rest of the week will be sunny and dry with seasonal temperatures back in partner in crime... the new roll care managers are it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message. at the first world conference on climate change, the challen

we have been tracking a couple of sprinkles near mason city spreading into minnesota. do not put away the umbrella just yet. thunderstorms are in the afternoon forecast, and some of the storms could turn a little bit strong, producing hail and gusty wind. if we can break free of the clouds, temperatures will likely be in the 70's, otherwise we will be held to at least 68 degrees. tomorrow it is back to reality. eric: news around iowa this morning, an iowa man getting some attention for his effort to legalize recreational marijuana. shaina: anthony crier of dubuque stood on a busy street corner, holding a sign that attracted a lot of attention. crier says some passers-by criticized his beliefs, while several others honked in support and flashed him a thumbs up. >> i've had a lot of people come up and agree with me. older people and young people. shaina: last year, some iowa lawmakers tried to loosen iowa's law that legalized medical cannabis. but the bill did not pass. elizabeth: now to cedar rapids a senior at coe college is behind on tuition payments and he's turning

most of it will fall between for dodge in des moines and towards mason city. a swath from sioux city down towards davenport. i will have the total in a second. as soon as it comes, it is gone and pushes eastward. that will keep skies clear for the weekend. we have a beautiful weekend but we also have that bit of snow to it starts the form itself off to the west and eventually punches the snow mainly through the central portions of the state. you can see time wise early morning maybe find it as we head towards the afternoon commute we start to see more commute pushed -- more snow start to push its way through. i'm thinking more about 3-3.5 but some higher amounts possible north of des moines. plan for snow mainly on friday. after that we eventually surgically out. it's been a while since we've seen a decent snowfall. all the lessons february 1. -- all the way since february 1. temperatures sitting around the same. tonight back down into the 30's. we do touch on freezing but i hate to say it will only be very similar to the high temperatures soon. we only top out

only 25 now in ames and 18 in mason city. waking up to mainly clear skies in the central part of the state, no precipitation slowing you down. watch for re-freeze especially in the north. quiet weather will change to where the next couple of days. today looks beautiful for travel, even tomorrow looks ok. a bit of fog, off and on pockets of drizzle and maybe afternoon showers. better chance of rain thursday morning, by midnight we will have rain showers develop and become more widespread. rainfall continues through much of the afternoon for the southeastern half of the state but notice for northwest iowa i noon on thursday, when tree precipitation -- when tree precipitation -- wintry preciptiation. dry conditions for friday, that's where we have dry conditions right now, 32 in des moines and southeast wind. breezy of an yesterday, temperatures are looking great. widespread sunshine, a few clouds. for thanksgiving day, rain switching over to a wintry mix by the evening followed by a cool weekend. highs back in the 30's, pullout

that has lifted north of mason city did the second round moving in across southwest iowa. rain lifting to the northeast. there is more to come. all the way that -- all the way down through wichita this extends. it will be with us by 10:00. still a wintry mix. by 3:00, we will catch a break. for the evening commute, snow we -- commute, snowing, wintry mix. most of the precipitation will be falling today and through the afternoon and evening. there is a chance for icing with this. temperatures are very borderline here. either side of 32 degrees. we may see .1 inch on the untreated services. this evening, we will have a chance for a little bit of freezing rain across north-central iowa. we have picked up about .25 inch in iowa. snow to the northwest, basically around fort dodge. we cannot rule out minor accumulations for central iowa. in the purple, from waterloo to des moines, that is the winter weather advisory. a cold rain. we are above freezing across central iowa. across northern iowa, we still have icy road conditions still setting up. be careful if you are getting an e

city council has voted 5 to 0 approving a consulting service agreement for the design of the mason city company will be designing a tube equipment, other infrastructure, roadways, a splash pad and the environmental associated with the project. the park, located near the i-b-p ice center and explorers ballpark is expected to open in december of 2016.... with construction beginning this coming spring. "the project has had alot of support and we're excited about moving forward and now we just want to get into the nitty gritty and get the design finalized and move forward with construction." jessica rae: the total project cost is about four million dollars. jessica rae: also in agreement concerning a four-point-six million dollar application. the funds are tied to roadways, signage and other street requirements in the area of the new seaboard- triumph pork plant. ground work at the plant site is already underway. the state of the art processing scheduled to open in 20-17. we have gotten grants of this size million grant when we first started southbridge, so it's a good sized grant but this

fort dodge toward mason city and points to the north and west, some of that snow has been morning. in central iowa and points south, just rain. it is too warm for snow around here or even that freezing rain. rain in des moines, mix off to the north and west. so moderate snow off to the northwest, 4:00 temperature, 35. for the evening commute. there a winter storm warning in effect for northwestern iowa until 6:00 tomorrow. a winter weather advisory story does not include polk county. governor terry branstad again addressed growing concerns about private healthcare companies taking over management of iowa's medicaid program. statistics show that people with medicaid are five times more likely to see a doctor than those with no health insurance. but the governor says the plan to privatize has worked in other states and he says he sees no reasons not to expect the same results and iowa. gov. brandstad: those of us that are in other systems, it is a managed care system, and i think it has worked effectively, and effectively in other states. i said it -- i see no reason why iowa. judge

cooler to the north. 68 in mason city. here in des moines, we had 79 degrees. the record for today, 78. we hit that at about 2:45. it was a bit breezy. we had a 28 mile-per-hour gusts here in des moines. that wind will really quiet down. it is pretty stormy along the rocky mountains. we have a ridge of high pressure that is going to slowly track off. we will get some gusts around 22 miles per hour in the afternoon. the warm air is going to stay in place across most of the midwest. temperatures the next two days will be a touched cooler than today. the clouds will burn on off and we will have afternoon sunshine. wednesday, a couple clouds early on and then they move on off. our next system arrives thursday and our best chance of rain just after the noon hour hanging around through thursday evening. highs tomorrow in the 60's. 73 tuesday, 74 wednesday. i think we will have some friday. 50 on saturday, sunday 54. steve: we have an accident at i-235 eastbound. other than that, things look pretty good across the greater des moines metro. minutes to the east. stacey:

"canceled check, from my dad from someone in mason city...." now 10 years have passed. the town, almost entirely rebuilt. one of the only empty lots, is lucilles. "time just seems like its been forever, but 10 years is too quick" lasting reminders are everywhere. some tucked in garages. "thats it right there, old pick up" some etched in the city park (lucilles bench) "tough times but and as each november rolls around, with colored leaves piling, stratford are reminded... anything is "in november nothing could ever happen" in stratford, claire powell well you know, it can" local 5 news we are iowa. stephanie: you can watch archive footage of our stratford tornado coverage on our website, we are iowa dot com. and see claire's story on the damage in woodward that happened that same day in 2005. jack: coming up next-- presidential candidates raise some eyebrows for what they're saying about campus protests, that have recently spilled into iowa. there's new leadership at the university of missouri tonight week of resignations and alleged racism. the university today named mi

mason city, 61. clear skies out there tonight. there are a few clouds started to drift into south dakota. the main system well to the west but we will see a couple of these clouds as we slide into our tuesday. going to be another nice one. the first alone moose up into canada. the main area will be spending over in colorado and that looks headed our way on wednesday. tonight, clear skies out and about. starting the day with sunshine. wednesday morning, this precipitation looks to be generally light. sprinkles, showers, light drizzle. these will be thunderstorms as we head into wednesday afternoon. we get some wraparound precipitation. half. we have some strong winds as we move into thursday. including the metro in a slight risk. this area in orange, and enhanced risk. down to 38 degrees. south winds, 5-10. tomorrow, winds out of the depending on how thick the clouds get, that will affect your high temperature. wednesday, temperature also around 60. most computer models bring in about 6/10 to an inch of rain in the metro. on thursd

the sioux city city council awarded a consulting agreement contract with a mason city, iowa firm to help design cone park. the agreement won't exceed $357,200. the park, , ich will be built inin morningside, is estimated to coststotal cost start this spring. december 2016 is the target time to open the park. it's been talked about for tonight, the sioux city school board approved a land donation to the city of sioux city. if you look a little to the west of lincoln elementary, you'll see dearborn bridge. sioux city of land leading up to that bridge. the school board decided to donate that piece of land to the city so that they can reconstruct the bridge. they say this is a common practice between the school district and the city. and this is not the first and for sure not the last time they will go through with something like it. "this will be great for the community as a whole because during the reconstruction process of the bridge this will help realign things, it will keep everything a little bit more at bay in the neighborhood, it will actually make the project line up and look right

the city council awarded a consulting agreement contract of up to 350-thousand dollars to a mason city company to help design the park, which will go next to the ibp ice center in singing hills. total cost for cone park is about $4 million. construction is expected to start in the spring with completion in december of next year. the sioux city school board has approved a land donation to the city. it's land adjacent to the dearborn bride, just west of lincoln elementary school. the school distirct owns the property. last night, the school board voted to donate it to the city so the bridge can be rebuilt. today's the last nice day before our weather goes south tomorrow. that's the word from meterologist ben he'll be back with the forecast.. after this. it's a it's ben, it's another nice day in << high wind watch in effect for most of the area wednesday and wednesday night we have one more mild day today with highs near 60, a few clouds overhead and steady south winds. changes arrive tomorrow mainly in the form of rain, thunderstorms and high wind of the 35-45 mph variety with 50+ mph gu

down to the south, lamoni in the fort dodge, mason city in the mid 30's. we are going to be melting more snow, heading for a high of 46 in the metro. a mild evening, cooling off by 8:00 back into the mid-30's. good news in the 8 day forecast, temperatures back in the 50's for daytime highs. mollie: turning to national headlines today an arrest has , been made in the fatal shooting of a pregnant indianapolis woman during an apparent home invasion two weeks ago. police arrested 18-year-old larry taylor on a preliminary murder charge in amanda blackburn's killing. blackburn was 13-weeks pregnant at the time of the november 10 shooting. the baby did not survive. officers from the indianapolis police department's gang and violent crime units arrested taylor with help from u.s. marshals. a violent confrontation between a louisiana student and a gunman now, new orleans police are hoping that video will lead them to the gunman. according to police the suspect was dragging a woman to his parked suv when peter gold tried to help her. that's when the suspect shot gol

pretty mild afternoon. 55, waterloo. 50 eight, mason city. you can see the wind blowing a little bit. take a look at this flag flapping in the wind. wind out of the south, little breezy, but not gusty by any stretch of the imagination, sustained at the airport at seven miles per hour but at times could be near 10 to 15 miles per hour this afternoon. temperatures stay pretty warm. looking pretty good. 2:00, 59 degrees. 56 by 4:00. after sunset, we cool down back tonight. satellite and radar, mainly clear skies across the midwest. high-pressure to the south. in the back side of that system, we see a return flow meaning winds out of the south and two bidders above average for this time of year. by the way, we should be around 52, 53 degrees. we spent the last several days in the upper 50's and around 60, so that feels pretty good. that area of high pressure will be scooting off to the south and east. throughout the day tuesday, more clouds. this frontal system pulls through on wednesday, bringing is a pretty good chance for rain, especially towa

and little bit cooler up to the north where the warmest air has not yet arrived in mason city. they are heading into the 50's. you can feel the wind. a couple of clouds now moving through central iowa. the flow is coming in from the west. that is great news if you like the warm temperatures. here is the setup across the region, we have that warmth that lifted through the state yesterday. we are going to stay on the warm side of the system right through the middle part of the week. 15 to 20 degrees warmer than we should be. a few rain showers, but it should be rain for iowa. some snow will be sneaking in across the dakotas. it is going to be gorgeous out there today. notice how all of these cooler temperatures begin to head toward us as we head toward the friday timeframe. southwest wind currently at nine record high currently stands at 70 degrees. we are going to be pretty close. nice, breezy afternoon. starting off with kickoff temps in the low to mid 60's. slowly cooling back into the upper 50's. it is going to be a beautiful evening for all of those high school football game

is 54. 40's to the north, mason city and fort dodge is 41. a few clouds would drift in as an eye goes along. no precipitation expected. i do not expect these clouds to hang around for long, maybe if you get up very early on saturday. but as the day progresses, we see nice sunshine out there. if you are traveling, quiet across the midwest. 50's from north dakota down to kansas, minneapolis tomorrow is 47. chicago is 51. st. louis is 59 with sunshine. a big ridge of high pressure is setting us up for a quiet stretch of weather. and as it tracks off, we get a southerly flow on sunday. that will warm us up as we move into monday. overnight, clouds move on out -- there is the morning. afternoon sunshine across the state, clear skies saturday night. as we head into sunday, more sunshine. it looks to be generally statewide, maybe a few clouds along the mississippi. low tonight down to 35, partly cloudy skies. winds initially a bit breezy. but quickly settling down, northwest at 5-10. 54 tomorrow, sunshine with a cool breeze. sunday has a high in the

jadda buckley, the pride of mason city, buries the 3. 12 for buckley. isu up 9. next possession, another from deep. bri fernstrom with the rainbow. cyclones rolling. seanna johnson leads the way with 14. iowa state wins 77-51 cyclones open the season friday against hampton. 2 more exhibitions. drake rolls over simpson 94-61. lizzy wendell a game high 33 points. the bulldogs tip off the regular season 1 and the 23rd ranked hawkeyes dispose of upper iowa 95-41. iowa open up on friday against north dakota. straight ahead tonight...nightclub homicide a des moines nightclub was full of people when gun shots filled the straight ahead tonight...nightclub homicide who has the plan for jobs? jeb. tax cuts for the middle class. eliminates special loopholes. an explosion in growth and new jobs. jeb: cut taxes. grow america. right to rise usa who has the plan for jobs? jeb. tax cuts for the middle class. eliminates special loopholes. an explosion in growth and new jobs. jeb: cut taxes. grow america. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. do you thi

notice it is cooler to the north, they have more snow on the ground around mason city and fort dodge. low 40's, melting snow out of the south and southeast. the dew point is at 31 so it will be breezy. temperatures climb into the low 50's i the middle portion of the afternoon. 5:00 p.m., -- 8:00 at 41. like you said, things changing in time for thanksgiving. rain moving in. temperatures cool down but it's not bad into the 40's, could see an isolated mix possible. mollie: the city council has approved reconstruction of a landmark bridge just south of downtown des moines. a preservation group has raised $2.3 million to help save the jackson street bridge. it was closed more than 2 years ago after engineers cited deterioration and safety concerns. if all goes as planned, the bridge could reopen to pedestrians and bicyclists within the next year. iowa hawkeyes fans will be anxiously awaiting the release of tonights college football playoff rankings. this weekend, the hawkeyes jumped to number three in the latest ap top 25 poll. iowa is just one of two undefeated teams in college football

this could be freezing rain on a line from mason city down to southwestern iowa. that is a little wrinkle in the forecast for travel thursday that it. the southeastern third or half the state could have one or two inches of rain. then will we get the colder air, there could be some freezing rain, sleet accumulations to the west. included in this is shelby county down through page county and extending over into southeast nebraska. tonight, 40 degrees. southeast winds 5-15. not a lot of rain tomorrow. south winds, 10-20. southeastern half the state come a very wet november day. off to the west, i think thursday night, and icy mix possible. in the metro. steve: just one thing to tell you about a traffic this afternoon. traffic slowed down a little bit due to a disabled vehicle. that vehicle of the left shoulder need that is the middle of the highway. slowing you down as you go west to the mixmaster. 11 minutes and six to the east. stacey: now a look at stories we working on for kcci 8 news at 6:00. kevin: we told you earlier about the presidential polls out today. at

a big colder in mason city, ottumwa, lamoni. a couple of clouds drifting across the state, they want us to around for long. not expecting any precipitation for these. and a big ridge of high pressure will build on in and bring nice sunshine across most of the midwest. if you are traveling tomorrow, a couple of clouds in chicago -- 51 there. minneapolis is 47, 50's from north dakota down into kansas. this ridge will slide over the state, a lot of sunshine. and slowly tracking off, once it moves by, we get a southerly flow. that wl help warm us up on sunday, although the south wind will get a bit dusty. futurecast coming through the morning clouds on saturday, and the day filled with sunshine. saturday night as clear skies, sunday morning to be a bit frosty. a few clouds to the northeast, and by sunday midmorning and throughout the afternoon, more sunshine across the state. low to burger tonight is down -- low temperature tonight is down to 35. some locations down freezing up north. sunny skies, winds out of the northwest at 5-15

marco rubio had an event in mason city in north - central iowa. 3 democratic candidate martin o'malley made a campaign stop in sioux city friday morning.the former maryland governor talked to a crowd of nearlyly00 people at morningside college. he's one of only three democratic candidates still hoping to make it to the white house. the audience asked him questions on everything from healthcare to police brutality. here's what he had to say about immigration... and donald trump. 3 "to donald trump, i think we need to stand together to that carnival barker, that immigrant basher donald trump. we need to stand up say thth the enduring smbol of our country isisot a barbed wire detention camps, it is the statue of 3 liberty." (16s)o'malley also stopped in denison and des moines friday. 3 data thieves used to put credit card skimmers on the outside of an a - t - m or a gas pump... but that's not how they do it anymore. last w wk we toto you about the card skimmers that were found at quite a few casey's convenience stores. and now... as reporter jason rantala shows us... we're learning more a

in mason city...." now 10 years have passed. the town, almost entirely rebuilt. lots, is lucilles. "time just seems like its been forever, but 10 lasting reminders are everywhere. some tucked in garages. "thats it right there, some etched in the city park (lucilles bench) "tough times but and as each november colored leaves piling, stratford are possible. could ever happen" in stratford, claire powell well you know, it can" local 5 news we are iowa. elias: you can watch archive footage of our stratford tornado coverage on our iowa dot com. and see claire's story on the damage in woodward that happened that same day in 2005. sabrina at ((time check)) we still have lots more good elias: good news for the monarch ch are enjoying the warmer weather in of year.. sabrina: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...68- hundred block of northwest toni drive and a second at the ...nine- hundred block of boone street in sheldahl so take care on the roads today...

kids, cleaning up, kids, kids" debris was found miles "canceled check, from my dad from someone in mason city...." now 10 years have passed. the town, almost entirely rebuilt. one of the only empty lots, is lucilles. "time just seems like its been forever, but 10 years is too quick" lasting reminders are everywhere. some tucked in garages. "thats it right there, old pick up" some etched in the city park (lucilles bench) "tough times but people pull together" and as each november rolls around, with colored leaves piling, the people of stratford are reminded... anything is possible. "in november nothing could ever happen" in stratford, claire powell well you know, it can" local 5 news we are iowa. elias: you can watch archive footage of our stratford tornado coverage on our website, we are iowa dot com. and see claire's story on the happened that same day in 2005. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break...but we still have lots more good morning iowa still ahead... elias: just ahead...some good news for the monarch butterfly population....whi ch are enjoying the warmer weather in mex

"canceled check, from my dad from someone in mason city...." now 10 years have passed. the town, almost entirely rebuilt. one of the only empty lots, is lucilles. "time just seems like its been forever, but 10 years is too quick" everywhere. some tucked in garages. "thats it right there, old pick up" some etched in the city park (lucilles bench) and as each november rolls around, with colored leaves piling, the people of stratford are reminded... anything is possible. "in november nothing could ever happen" in stratford, claire powell well you know, it can" local 5 news we are iowa. amanda: coming up on local 5 news midday... donald trump gave a 95 minute speech last night at an event in fort dodge-- we have the highlights from what he said and the university of missouri student protests, up next-- amanda: and... some new movies hitting your theaters this week-- amanda: but next.... a gas station convenience store clerk protects one of his customers-- we've got the "your watching local 5 news midday in hd with amanda krenz and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this i

the city council awarded a consulting agreement contract with a mason city, iowa firm to help design cone park. the agreement won't exceed be built in morningside, is estimated to cost $4 million. construction is expected to start this spring. december 2016 is the target time to open the park. it's been talked about for almost a year now. last night, the sioux city school board approved a land donation to the city of sioux city. if you look a little to the west of lincoln elementary, you'll see dearborn bridge. oux city community schools own a portion of land leading up to that bridge. the school board decided to donate that piece of land to the city so that they can reconstruct the bridge. "this will be great for the community as a whole because during the reconstruction pross of the bridge this will help realign things, it will keep everything a little bit more at bay in the neighborhood, it will actually make the project line up and look right and it's good for us because we are a neighbor as well to that project," said sioux city community schools director of operations and maint

fort dodge to mason city, up to seven inches. of course we are going to keep you up-to-date, and update the timing and totals. the winter storm watch goes into effect midnight tonight through 6:00 a.m. on tuesday. a cloudy day, freezing rain to the south this morning. 30 is the low tonight and the wintry mix starts to move in. eventually some snow into are into the 40's and sunshine for thursday. alyx: "the hunger games" movies series comes to an end with the last film, "mockingjay part two." john pascuzzi tells if the conclusion lives up to the hype. john: it's the fourth and final film in one of the most successful movie franchises of this decade. it's "the hunger games, mockingjay part 2." jennifer lawrence is back as katniss everdeen, who joins her rebel allies in the final showdown against panem's dictator, president snow. but now katniss realizes it's more than just a struggle for survival, it's for the future of panem itself. and that means snow must die, which she shares with her fellow rebel johanna mason, jena malone. >

in mason city, drivers ditched their cars on the side of the road. the sheriff's office there responding to more than forty calls of cars in ditches. those who didn't abandon their cars had a hard time making it to their destinations. the iowa state patrol say they were busy helping drivers who lost control of their vehicles. kinnick stadium was covered in snow from the winter storm... check out this time lapse video of the removal before the big game. despite frigid temeraturues and lots of snow -- loyal hawkeye fans came out to support their team. kinnick was full of tailgaters the game bundled up in scarves, blankets, and lots of layers. fans say the weather was part of the fun -- supporting their team -- no matter what. "the guys are out there playing "when you're here, you dress up. you get to make it more fun. you get to wear goofy things that make you warm." a few fans say they hoped the game would actually keep them warm. families in dubuque are making the most of this snowy weather by sledding this weekend. it's something new this year -- du

across the state, we are dealing with a lot of cloud cover and a couple sprinkles near mason city. those are heading out, but keep the umbrella handy. we have a good chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. some of those storms could be a tomorrow, highs get back to where they should be, only in the 50's. elizabeth: easter lake is getting a makeover. eric: emmy victor is live. what did i want to improve out there? emmy: just about a week ago, the water was a lot higher but the polk county reservation is now lowering up to four feet of water here. >> this time, we sent letters out to just about everybody about 1/8 of a mile around the lake, saying that the lake will be drawn down. it's going to be ugly. there's no way of making that much mud look pretty. emmy: they are lowering the water to start with small maintenance. like changing the valves and measuring spots for fish barriers. them in the spring when they add two sediment basins to clean the lake. the final step is to drain the entire lake, which will have been fall 2016. this will make things better for nearby residents

sheriff' s near mason city say that 40 cars ended up in dishes. heather: yikes. i just don' t want to see that. the fact that you mention snow. mike: is any of it coming here? what fell in iowa is what is happening now. most of it up north. let me show you what it looks like. look at the central part of the country. this is what we picked up over the last couple days. 10-18 inches of snow? traveling to chicago yesterday was a nightmare. that area of snow has tried to push his way eastward. there is a new area of snow that has moved into that area but light stuff. winding down. they have gotten a heavy hit. but it also moved his way up to the north. it dragged the warm air with it. that is why we are dealing with rain and not snow. because this boundary line is out there, a lower pressure system has traveled along it. that is why we are getting are steadiest rain now till after midnight. cold air wants to push this whole thing out. this rainmaker was to try to move in this way. the collision, where we are the showers taken place, see the e yellows. no lightning as

amanda ragan of mason city... and liz mathis they say the governor's plan is disorganized and leaves too many unanswered questions.... the state would move its 4.2 billion dollar medicaid program to 4 for- profit private insurance companies... as of now...branstad's proposal is scheduled to start january first.... the governor says this will improve health care outcomes and cut costs... the democrats speaking out today aren't the only ones against the governer's plans.... people have criticized the speed of the process... how contracts have been awarded... and how the change would impact patients. we've got you covered... amanda gilbert.... kwwl news. the centers for medicare and medicaid services still need to give the governor permission in order to move forward with the plan... this semester two uni students have died in the dorms. we're now learning the university is starting a enw program to combat suicide. it's called "one is too many." university president william ruud says the university has been researchi

this is a post by a mason city woman on hy-vee's page. she says she was at her local hy-vee and saw this bowl of fruit, free for kids to snack on while their parents shop. she just wanted to thank the store. a lot of 'likes' on the post and comments from other parents saying how nice it is to have those healthy snacks available for free. nice to keep the kids occupied as well. shaina: distract them from the junk food aisle. seems this shift towards more healthy choices is sticking, in fact some americans are calling sugar the new tobacco. a congresswoman in connecticut has proposed a federal soda tax. one cent per teaspoon of sugar. she says the government has a responsibility the way it did with tobacco. soda sales have been dropping, they're now at the lowest level in 20 years. eric: and you mentioned tobacco. we did just learn that the number of americans who smoke is down drastically. less than 15% of americans have the habit right now. cdc researchers say the reduction is due to smoking bans, higher cigarette prices, and awareness ca

this is a post by a mason city woman on hy-vee's page. she says she was at her local hy-vee and saw this bowl of fruit, free for kids to snack on while their parents shop. she just wanted to thank the store. a lot of 'likes' on the post and comments from other parents saying how nice it is to have those healthy snacks available for free. eric: you don't have to go to the register, buy it, and keep shopping. shaina: seems this shift towards more healthy choices is sticking, in fact some americans are calling sugar the new tobacco. a congresswoman in connecticut has proposed a federal soda tax. one cent per teaspoon of sugar. she says the government has a responsibility the way it did with tobacco. soda sales have been dropping, they're now at the lowest level in 20 years. elizabeth: people are trying to get healthy. we will take a live look at the gloomy morning out there. live super doppler hd showing you where the rain is. the camera showing a beautiful shot of the city with clouds and wet weather. metinka will tell us when >> weather is

little more sunshine so it will stay a little cooler with clear skies, 31 in fort dodge, 34 in mason city. down to the south we are not going to cool down much, 35 in lamoni in des moines, 36 in a ottumwa. we have some icy mix in the forecast. alyx: a longtime norwalk institution is closing its doors. scott's foods has been around for nearly three decades. kcci's jason rantala explains why they're calling it quits. jason: to understand why scott's foods in norwalk is known for it's friendly people -- >> hey, laura. >> hi, scott. >> how are you? jason: just walk inside. >> linda, how are you? >> i'm good, thank you. here every week and doing our groceries and have for years. jason: not just a go-to grocery spot for friends and neighbors, but a store that's given back to local churches and scouts. the news that scott is calling it quits -- >> they're not closing the store, really? i didn't know they were closing the store. jason: is quite a surprise. >> it's too bad. the local people will miss them. they've been here a long time. >> it'll be a little sad, it's been here a long time. jason: