travel is not advised for areas north of highway 30, with i-35 closed between ames and mason city. scattered snow showers with blowing snow will continue early this morning.the wind will still be monday.wind gusts will be in the 25 to 30 mph range. temperatures will drop to the single digits with wind chills staying below zero. it will be colder today with highs only in the teens. we will see the clouds break up a bit with some sunshine this afternoon. there is another shot at some light snow again on wednesday. that could bring a quick 1 to 2" of snow across the state. first on 13... des moines police dead following an overnight fire. firefighters responded to the home of 25-hundred 59th street just before 1 a-m. that's where channel 13's josh nguyen joins us live now. fire started in the back of the house at 2500 59th street in des moines. police responded because of fire, tried to communicate with him, he wouldn't come out, they had to get back. fire started responding... fire fighters encompassed the meanwhile, investigators are trying to find the cause of a deadly house fire i

fort dodge is 12 below, mason city is 15 below. if you factor in the wide, the wind chill to the north is anywhere from 20-30 degrees below zero. this advisory also includes story county, and out into greene county until 8 a.m. saturday morning. here is your planner. wind chill around 10, 4 degrees at 10 p.m.. 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, our wind chill here in the metro is 16 degrees below zero. no heat wave tomorrow, as we start out below zero and slowly climb up to around 15 degrees by the afternoon hour. clouds moving on out, some sunshine did move on android that was so nice. assist in developing to the west that wells been in here saturday nine in green bay. eight in minneapolis. generally drive for traveling. clouds rolling in tomorrow, snow off to the west question arrive saturday night around 8:00. it will be persistent right through sunday morning. and i think it may hang around through early sunday afternoon, before it pulls on out. we are expecting dry weather as we move into monday. now, this is an early look. so much could cha

cheer little bit of the snow dip. 10 inches in mason city. as you make your way south of highway 20 around five inches in some spots, two inches here in cedar rapids. here is a look at some snow reports from tuesday and today. mason city broca record around fayette saw 7. the daily record of 3.7 was broken today. cedar rapids you saw 2.2 from the last two days. a different picture than yesterday. we're seeing decreaseing clouds. we have passing clouds through out the night. icy snow covered roads in eastern iowa so the roads are not clearing. i think we'll have a concern with ice tomorrow. be hindful of that as you head to work. temperatures are well below the freezing mark and they'll continue to drop into the teens. 1 up in waterloo. we're 15 here in cedar rapids. our feel like temperatures are 0 in the northern count tis but it feels like 7 degrees here. bundle up before you head out the door. make sure the kids are bundled going to be a cold start to our thursday. winds are starting to die down. direction has changed and now from the west

wind out of the southwest remain 15-20 miles an hour. 35, mason city. tomorrow back of into the upper 40's to 60 degrees. we are a good 20 degrees above average again and we keep that warmth monday but the wind sticks around. 30% chance of a rain, snow mix tuesday. next weekend looking beautiful. >> we are going down to the home stretch of the valley in the big 12. >> from iowa's sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. >> three games to go until the cyclones enter the big 12 tournament. will they head to kc with some momentum? the clones have lost two of three. they are hosting kansas state right now at hilton. here are some first half highlights. kansas was one win away from extending its amazing run of big 12 regular season championships to 12. bucket for the all-american. that put the cyclones up 31-30. complete coverage at 10:00. the cyclones finish off the home schedule monday night. saturday, they finish the big 12 regular season at kansas at 3:00. kansas was one away from an incredible run. all they had to do was beat texas tech. second half, frank

fort dodge would win over mason city. 3a, perry taking on dcg. dcg not perry out of the the big bucket and the excitement for dcg. the mustangs in white were trying to get the big win. into the fourth quarter, the three. blue jays moving on. blown -- boone taking on adm. boone would go on to win, 67-58. congratulations to benton shellsburg -- vinton shellsburg, they win 1a state bowling. on the ice tonight, the iowa wild get a big win over manitoba. finally, it is monday, it is just finished the state wrestling tournament. valley winning the state team duals. number seven, another trophy. southeast polk winning individual state tournament for the third time. number 6, the closest daytona 500 finish in history. denny hamlin. number 5, michael zachary. undefeated, second straight state title. never taken down all season. number georges niang. 4,number 3, marqueze coleman from nevada hits the 3. it would be the game winner but patrick mccaw would force overtime. number 2, vince carter. vince used to be known for finally, number 1, carter happel wins

colder to the north. 40's from mason city to dubuque, but some 60's in southwestern iowa. look at these temperatures out in kansas. highs in the 80's from salina down and through dodge city. the warm air is going to move in on friday. we are headed up into the 60's. not bad. a lot of wind on friday. still pretty mild saturday, 59. sunday, cooling down to 50. we will see some 40's as we head into next week. stacey: the medical cannabis bill introduced last week is now a shadow of its former self. but, the pared down version did survive two significant hurdles today. kcci's mark tauscheck is just back from the statehouse. he joins us live in the newsroom with the details. four medical marijuana manufacturing sites in the state along with 12 dispensaries the , -- dispensaries. the new version allows just two facilities to handle both jobs. the new bill also drops the number of medical conditions eligible for medical cannabis in iowa from 11 to 3 -- epilepsy, m.s., and terminal cancer. several iowans whose medical conditions were included last week but are now left out of this

still some snow on the ground in mason city. mason city, 38. waterloo, 44. even with the cloud cover, we are well above normal. wind-chill, mid 30's. 7:00 p.m., not a lot of wind. 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, north winds already pick up. temperature 28. it will feel cooler for your wednesday and it will only slowly cooled to about 41 it is breaking up a bit over in western iowa. a fast-moving system to the north. configure system going to school bias over to the east. chicago, detroit, indianapolis. kansas city, 47. here's our system to the north. watch this system move in from the south. a band of snow. north winds funneling a high to the west and a low to the east. you might get some sunshine tomorrow, but clout -- but partly cloudy skies. into wednesday evening, a little system will slide down the missouri river with some snow showers. the winds pick up on thursday and we could even see a couple no great chance of precipitation over the next few days. tonight, down to 28 with north winds 10-15. tomorrow, mostly cloudy and breezy. north winds could gust into the mi

mason city at seven degrees. we are going to detail that snow >> i think kids will be very surprised. alyx: surprised is right. a des moines area elementary school is getting a very unusual classmate. this classmate comes at a cost of about $2300. kcci's kim st. onge has the story. kim: the new classmate can't even read or write, but he's going to teach students here at cla a valuable lesson. >> go to your desks. get out your writing notebook. kim: it's never easy being the new kid. >> we were very, very nervous. kim: these 4th graders know their new classmate comes with challenges. >> it's going to be pretty funny because we don't have a dog walking down the halls everyday. kim: this golden doodle, bogey, will be the district's first ever therapy dog. >> he's very shy but he's a friendly dog. kim: bringing bogey aboard was the students' idea. >> it will help our students with a lot of things. it would help them with anxiety kim: they had to convince administrators, having a dog at school is beneficial. >> they h

radio station 99.9 in mason city shared these photos on facebook. a listener donated the vip tickets so joseph and his mom could go. they obviously had a great time. elizabeth: can you guess what the most popular dog breed in america is? i didn't even look ahead. it's the labrador retriever. people love their labs. there are intelligent, friendly, and popular. german shepherd's,eagles, and bulldogs are also popular. we will take a look at downtown des moines and our traffic camera at i-235 at valley west. you are waking up to 35 degrees. temperatures are on the >> weather is never more than five minutes away, only on kcci 8 news this morning. metinka: good morning. there is a brisk wind and that temperatures. warmer than the temperatures on either side of 40 degrees. it is the wind coming from the north. it will be strong into thursday before it finally settles down by friday and then you will notice a shift to a warmer direction from the west and southwest toward friday and the weekend. we have wind chills into the low 20's and even teens across we

carla dempsey, mason city resident: "there is so much at stake here. it just brings tears to my eyes, honestly, what our children, particularly our young children are losing out on." tuesday's announcement that the governor's plan to privatize medicaid and medicare services was approved by the feds isn't sitting well for many iowans. the fight to preserve the current system has even caught the attention of former governor chet culver, who'd been living a quiet life since leaving office. chet culver, former iowa governor: "i love the people of iowa and just want to get involved and provide a forum for people with disabilities." while branstad says privatizing will create greater efficiencies, culver wants to ensure the programs don't lose their effectiveness. some say if the option to go out of state lists at iowa clinics could become months or even years long. carla dempsey, mason city resident: "these kids can't wait that long. they can't wait." and while the topic is still boiling over, advocates of the old way say they're working to restore order. n

crews reopened the interstate from ames...to clear lake...to mason city around 7:30 this morning. the iowa d-o-t made the call yesterday afternoon to shut down the interstate because of poor road conditions and several accidents... several cars are still in the ditch. and part of the road is still partly covered with snow or blowing snow. the accident you see here involved five semi-trucks and two cars in hamilton county yesterday. troopers say it was about the worst they've ever seen. 405149 :00 - 08 talked to one of the sargeants up there and he says it's the worst he's seen it right around the boondocks and highway 20 / i 35 exit and while the road is open...travelers should expect areas of low visibility and snow covered roadways. officials say the safest option is to it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... let's head down to at the science center. ad lib wx quick roads are much improved today! a few roads still partially snow and ice covered but nothing like yesterday. visibilities are better as well. blowing snow is staying pretty low to the ground. winds are st

in the red counties, from fort dodge to mason city, that is a blizzard warning. in the pink shaded counties, this is a winter storm warning for less wind but still significant snow. winter weather advisory off to the east in the purple. right now, it is quiet. it is good to be an ok day, headed for 39 degrees with a few evening. tuesday, that is when the main storm arrives. we are expecting hazardous travel conditions. shifting snow across northwest iowa where the winds will be the worst. the weather settles down for the rest of the week. eric: used today to get ready and caucus. elizabeth: sports now jarrod uthoff gets plenty of points for the iowa hawkeyes but what makes the team so good. -- team so good is that they have an equally dangerous second option. eric: peter jok continues to pour in the points. our tony seeman caught up with him following sundays big win. tony: when he is rolling, watch out here yet 22 second-half points. 26 points on the night. when he gets rolling -- >> give him the ball. that dude is amazing. he has a knack to get the ball in the

mason city up to the north set a record snow of 10 inches. over five inches of that came overnight with that last push of snow. that brees is really strong this morning. gusting over 30 miles per hour. concerns as it is blowing the snow around. visibility in algona has fallen back to 1.25 miles. the weather service has informed us they are going to put in effect a winter weather advisory for concerns of that blowing injecting snow. wind chills this morning close to seven in mason city. nine is what it feels like in ames. grab some warm coats and winter mittens as you are heading out. some spots picked up more snow from this one than they did yesterday morning. we will end up with about five for the metro get the system extends all the way to the golf coast. this system is heading out of here. we'll have some quiet weather by thursday afternoon, northeast iowa to be given with a few more flurries. a slight chance for maybe a brief afternoon stowe shower. in des moines -- afternoon snow shower. in des moines, a few light flurries. temperatures

see a couple of stories like this guy as we are seeing on doppler radar just west of us around mason city back up towards the charles city area, the crossover 35, you can see up towards charles city very light snow. the bigger story is what's left over from the last couple of days, as we see snow covered roads water of towards the north, there arsonist -- are some slick spot around parts of highway 30. there is still since on the roads, be very careful. we told you earlier there is a report of an accident around highway 30, if you travel that way take an alternate route, the road is blocked in both here's a picture of iowa city, south and west wind at three makes it feel like 16. it is to in waterloo, five in the core, three in charles city. the midwestern temps, nine n. platte. forming weather is building, and as we turn our winds to the next couple of days i will push that nice milder air our way. look at those 30s, and 40s to our south and west. it will are start moving towards us. that, along with a warm front telepath to forecast marine saturday. it will get us in the right -- to our

this is in mason city -- one of the hardest hit areas.the national weather service says they got about 8 inches of snow. now here's a look at des moines.they didn't get nearly as much snow -- but you can see the roads were still not in great shape.most roads in@ the surroudning area had many wet -- slushy areas -- making it tough for drivers. as parts of the midwest are digging out from snow, parts of the south-eastern united states will be surveying tornado damage this morning. this is video of a a nnel cloud caught on camera in serving tornado damage, look at that, this is video of a funnel cloud caught in of west alabama. tornadoes also t tched down in east mississippi, several homes were damaged the tornadoes down power lines and even left damage at a federal prison there were no deaths only minor injuries reported. >>> results are in from several court or school bond discussion. >> we began cedar rapids, for the second time they asked ters to approve a nearly $50 million bond measure for infrastructure improvements. 67% approved they only needed 60% to pass. >> they are very happy

it all started with a video made in mason city... a video that spread across the internet and the world... eventually country star luke (nat) you could say this it captures the moment when 8-year-old joseph got to room and joseph just ran up to him and he said i made it luke. i made it. joseph-i made it luke. (smiles)" mom- " i mean my heart just dropped." this special meeting started with a simple video uploaded online. (nat of online video) jospeh made it with the help of his teacher and school aid....explaining everything joseph has been through mom- " he pretty much spent the last seven years in a ana why it was important for joseph to meee suffering that he has gone through... he used luke bryan to sooth him." "hi luke." the vide blew up on social media mom-"people all over the world we didn't even know." and pretty soon a radio station helped joseph get tickets joseph- "oh my gosh." to luke's concert in cedar falls... joseph- "at the u-n-i dome." and joseph got to meet the country star face- to-face... mom- "all the stuff he ev

a classic goes to mason city, 55-54 the final... to boys hoops -- dike new hartford @ooking to maket 3 for 3 against aplington- parkersburgwinner moves on to substate -- and the wolverines wanted to punch their ticket -- connor neuroth drops in the a 7 oh runa-p would battle back -- alec erhauser -- gimme that ball back - he tickles the twine from deep... but the night belonged to neuroth -- and dike -new hartford -- neuroth comes up with the steal and kes it coast to coast -- wolverines move on -- 56 to 42 the final. to one-a... jesup and edgewood- colesburg in the district semis... j-hawks were aggressive from the jump... ethan wyant comes over to help on "d"... wise choice... an easy layup for number ten... then out of the halfcourt... somebody guard the shooter... kyle deberg buries a three.... jesup up nine and cruising.. then this is just pretty... wyant dishes to rodney sea- sel-ski.... two more for the j- hawks... they're on to the district finals... 83-39 the final... alburnett went 0 for 2 against north linn this season...

and mason city schools also sent me this statement tonight, we will continue to do all we can to keep our schools and students safe from the dangers of drug use. some of our students and families may struggle with drug abuse, and we want to continue to work with parents, faith institutions, and other community partners to create a drug-free community. rl mo fox19 now. right now right now- a man is behind bars and the key word here is behind. after police say he went around xavier universities campus grabbing girls rear ends. fox 19's michael baldwin has a story you'll only see here. so michael how did they catch him? tricia an employee here at the school saw something and said something. they called police. the 23 year old is accussed of well i'll be blunt. going up behind girls and grabbing there butts. it's the night before the big game here at xavier university. also the night that students don't have to fear a man who is accused of walking up to several women and grabbing their behinds then taking off. that man, police say, is wesley walker. the whole idea had girls... really cree

semi driver joshua parmenter is making the trip to mason city and says if it gets any worse he may need to pull over and wait it out... 'if you have a loaded trailer its not too bad you just slow down but i have an empty one now and im all over the road doing 45 miles per hour if i keep heading north and it gets a little worse ill just call it quits.' just in this area.....the iowa state patrol responded to 141 calls for service..resulting in 29 vehicle accidents, seven of which included injuries... and although the interstate is back open, travel is still not vised... 'i wouldntecommend ming through this area for attle bit at least unlmorrow if you dont have to avel dont.' ephanie moore, channel 13 a tow ban still remains in effect for the area, leaving dozens of vehicles stuck in the ditches. low visibility on iowa roads appears to be in the rear view mirror, for now. chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us now with a first look at the forecast. the winds have settled down a bit but boy is it cold! temperatures will hold in the teens with wind chills in the single digits. clouds build

likk highway 18 between mason city and clear lake --- and 175 between ellsworth and hubbard. fraternity brothers in north change much today and we will keep the northwest winds gusty. blowing and drifting will keep happening, but at a manageable level today. tonight the winds will starttto die down, but temps a few snow showers with highs only in the single digits to mid around zero. another round of snow showers will track through here's a ook at some f the snow in eastern iowa yesterday. this is on highway 218 near plainfield. you really can't see very far. the weher continues to cause problems in central iowa. some parts of i--35 are closed this morning. the dot also says it's a good idea to avoid other highways right now bighway 18 between mason city and clear lake --- and 175 between ellsworth and hubbard. fraternity brothers in north dakota finding a way to take advantage of recent cold weather. the annual freeze-a-thon frat members brace the cold, asking cars to pull over -- all to raise money for a child care center. and they did it in sub-zero wind chills and 40-mile

as you get towards mason city travel is not advised. again, be mindful of that too because we are seeing a lot of slippery roads. here is a look at radar, light ow flurries but we a a seeiei rain and snow to the west. this system will track into eastern iowa overnight. i will let you know when coming up in just a little bit. we have a wintererweather advisory in effect until tomorrow. we will talk about that and when we can see some rain and snow coming up in the full forecast. >>> the snow has let up in many areas but driving conditions matt hamlin, live now from the road warrior, snowfall is a little higher they are? >> reporter: tell us -- >> reporter: [technical difficulties] [please stand by] and a reminder you can always access the most-up-to-date weather information using our weather app.it includes radar and hour-by-hour forecasts. it's free for download on apple and android devices.just search cbs 2 w-x. road crews are still out in full force in many parts of the state. state.linn county sent out its crews when the snow began f

this happened on highway 18 near mason city on wednesday. the iowa state patrol says a two truck hauling candy started on fire... when a tow truck was called to the scene to help, it tipped -- so a bigger tow truck wawabrought in. no one was hurt. today friends, family, and firefighters are remembering a young eastern iowa man who died in a car crash. 22-year-old jedidiah wilson died when the car he was in crashed with another car on yukon avenue in bremer county last saturday. officials say wilson wasn't wearing a atbelt. he was airlifted to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. wilson was a volunteer firefighter with the oran fire deparmtent. today, following his funeral services, frfrends and firefighters gathered at the kwwls olivia mancino just returned from oran -- she joins us now live. im t td this is such a huge loss for the community-- he impacted so many people, and that was evident just by seeing all the cars outside his funeral in fairbank today fire trucks representing multiple fire departments in fayette county driving in t

today, in the south temperatures will start five inches in parts of the area, in charles city, mason city, there has been the reports of some heavy snow in the area, including thunder snow, it happened in cedar rapids, so we have gotten the reports, and justin showed them we could have more snow later temperatures for areas at get more snow. still ahead on the cbs 2 news at noon, the holiday shopping rush is long gone, but believe it or not return season is setting in.and it might believe it or not, return season is setting in. it might surprise you where the we will be right back. the holiday gifts people get aren't always the gifts they want. >>> welcome back. the holiday gifts people get are not always the ones they want. the past few wee, millions- over americans returned the items they received. you might be surprised where the returns end up. here is more. >> reporter: the holidays are long gone, but it is the most wonderful time of the year for michael. >> it is like chai i don't say back here. >> reporter: owner of of shore wood liquidators outside of chicago. that is because this

an overturned truck led to a messy situation near mason city... a messy and gooey situation. the iowa state patrol says around noon... a truck carrying candy bars caught on fire along highway 18. the fire was put out, but much of the cargo was already melted. but that's not all... as the tow truck worked to move the burned out trailer, the tow truck tipped over, blocking the road. a larger truck was called in to get everything out of the way and the road was re-opened eight hours >>> developing news tonight. the pope versus trump. the race for president. why he said donald trump is not a christian. donald firing back. >>> it's getting ugly as rubio and cruz have accusations. >>> sudde impact. a terrifying chopper crash caught on tape near pearl harbor. breaking news from hawaii. >>> a hospital hacked. its computers frozen, forced to pay ransom to gain back control. and a warning it could happen to you. >>> and hidden risk. when even exercise won't lower the stubbornly high cholesterol. what doctors say you need to get rid of to bring it down. "nightly news" begins right now.

a classic goes to mason city. >>> the boys hoops looking to make it 3 for 3. winner moves on to sub state. the wolverines wanted to punch their ticket. they started on a 7-0 run. the other team battled back. this night belonged to new hartford. wolverines move on. >>> jess up and edge wood in 1 a in the semi. out of the half court, somebody guard the shooter. this year is just pretty. two more for the jay hawks. they're on to the district finals. >>> tonight pirates have something to prove. they're up 11-9 early. pass picked off and six point breaking news just into the cbs 2 newsroom newsroompolice are on the scene of a reported shooting at the cedar valley town >>> breaking news right now. police are on the scene of a there were two victims but we don't know the conditions. these are located along j street southwest in cedar rapids. throughout >> jon: stephen colbert! captioning sponsored by cbs ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> stephen: thank you so much, everybody! >> stephen: hey! welcome to can the to "the late show,"" everybody. thank you, that's lo

metinka: good morning, it is temperatures have fallen to the teens across mason city. some low 30's to the southwest so quite a wide range of temperatures. this morning we have been watching snow flurries across northwest iowa especially from clarion and fort dodge tracking to the southeast. we don't expect any accumulation. . tomorrow you may just need a spring jacket. it will feel warm compared to last week with highs in the 50's and 60's on the way for friday. even over the weekend, this warming trend continues. shaina: new video from a series of tornadoes that hit the southern united states earlier this week. this home in mississippi was destroyed i the storm. several homes through the state as well as alabama and florida were destroyed. luckily nobody was hurt by the owner of this home says one of his dogs did not make it out in time. visit to mexico today and he plans to celebrate mass for hundreds of thousands of people in warez. it is 50 yards from the texas border. >> the plan is that after the mass, he will walk up to the fence and to offer a personal prayer

radio station 99.9 in mason city a listener donated the vip tickets so joseph and his mom could go. he had a good time. elizabeth: we will take a live look outside downtown at des moines and our traffic camera there at i-235 at valley west drive, books problem free. metinka says >> weather is never more than five minutes away, only on kcci 8 news this morning. metinka: good morning. it will be cooler than yesterday so grab the warmer coats and maybe gloves. temperatures are starting out pretty frosty with highs were they should be either side of 40 degrees. the wind makes all the difference. today it is coming from the north. wind will stay strong coming from the cool north and northwest direction through thursday. before settling down by friday morning and it then it will be turning coming out of the west and southwest and that will bring in warmer conditions toward the weekend and we could use it. wind shows this morning into the 20's and nothing extreme but you will need warmer coats. northern iowa with snow flurries and a few moving from southern minnesota. those will affect the

mason city down through sioux city. a winter storm warning in effect for the polk county area. nothing expected hazardous across the southeastern part of the state. here in the metro, five to six inches of snow. heavier totals off to the northwest. one to three inches in the southeastern corner of the state. that moisture will be lifting up through 10:00 a.m. with pockets of heavy snow. a dry patch of air moves in. you will catch a nice break, followed by the second band of snow moving through overnight. it should be out of here by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. heavy snow back through new brassica and kansas. it is all lifting northeast. ready three degrees. a light, wintry mix overnight. we are headed for a burst of heavy snow this morning. we have had lightning strikes across northern missouri. 36 this afternoon here to windy, maybe a little bit of rain. a little bit of snow overnight. windy and cold tomorrow. eric: more caucus coverage now a surprise winner at an ankeny republican caucus with a possibly record-breaking turnout. kcci's kim st. onge reports on how caucus officials adjus

here's a look at snow reports. 10 inches in mason city, 10 inches in lancing, 7.5 in waterloo. we at another inch here nor cedar rapids in the snow that fell thihi morning. right now, though, on satellite and radar, we're seeing clouds across eastern iowa, scattered flurrying off to the southwestst expect a gloomy night and gloomy start to the day tomorrow. we will see the sun comeut tomorrow. road conditions, still covered in ice in the northern counties and here in cedar rapids. be extra caution o o the roadways tonight and tomorrow. throughout today and tomorrow until the sun warms u` the road. tonight, cloudy skies, temperatures in the teens ernight. a cold day tomorrow. we also have the chance for scattered flurries tomorrow afternoon into the evening hours and on friday as well. we'll see two clippers move through eastern iowa. i'll show you that on predictor in a bit. here's the live look on the sky cam. 22 degrees with a west/northwest breeze at 17 miles per hour. it feels like 88 degrees. temperatures in the teens in the northern counties 20s in the southeastern counti

highs around fort dodge and mason city, around the 32, 33 degree mark. tomorrow sunshine. we'll also start a warming trend that will really take off over the weekend here. but more cold air surges back into the midwest by tuesday next week and that's when we could see accumulating snow here in eastern iowa. here's our current temperatures that are in the range of 30 to 34 degrees in iowa. iowa city is the warm spot at 34. on our satellite, here's the big storm system that produced a lot of severe weather the past couple of days in the southern and eastern united states. on its backside today, we've had the clouds and breezy conditions in eya. as that moves away, it will eastern iowa. that's why we're going to be nice and warm here for the upcoming weekend. you can see readings are already starting to get back into the 40s and we'll push it into saturday here. take a look at these highs. readings getting to 57 in cedar rapids and low to mid-60s will be a possibility in parts of south and western iowa. that's the westerly flow that brings the warmer temperatures. a cold fron

semi driver joshua parmenter is making the trip to mason city. he says with an empty tractor trailer, he's fishtailing all over the road going just 45 miles per hour. dozens of vehicles and semis litter the road way.,,, and high winds are still causing white out conditions near the boondocks exit, mile marker 144.... in the last day and a half, the iowa state patrol responded to 141 calls for service along the 80-mile stretch. that includes, 29 accidents.. seven with injuries.. even though the interstate is back open, travel is still not advised. 'i wouldnt recommend coming through this area for a little bit at least until tomorrow if you dont have to travel dont.' a tow ban still remains in effect for the area, leaving dozens of vehicles stuck in the ditches. the wind is still creating problems today... ed.. the phrase of the day is "wind chills"..... the winds have settled down a bit but boy is it cold! temperatures will hold in the teens with wind chills in the single digits. clouds build back in tomorrow with light snow through mid day. only

near mason city, 8 inches of snow came in. towards cedar rapids we saw just about an inch of snow. but if you look down toward the uth western part ofhe state, you can see some purple. that's where they saw around a foot or more of snow. in fact snow stiti falling. we can see the light snow showers moving eastward and into some light snow and rain in the waterloo area andnd des moines as well. cedar rapids is seeing light rain. the rest of us seeing light snow showers. otherwise we're seeing clouds and fog. the road conditions have improved since this morning. off to our west still some travel not advised. but these road conditions could get worse jooefr night. we'll continue to see snow in the northwestern counties. we'll update you in the morning about road conditions. now we do still have winter weather through tomorrow morning. winter storm warning in effect for northwestern counties. north eastern you have a winter temperatures are in the 30s across the board. 33 in waterloo. winds have died down from the east which means we have seen fog develop this evening. reduced visibili

those are in ames, marshalltown, mason city, fort dodge, and we set up a link to that information at who tv dot com. an urbandale elementary school was recognized today, for it's 5:29:33 you're role models, you're heroes, you're the people that shape these kids. 29:38 congressman david young presented teachers at webster elementary with a congressional record today... it's shows that the school was recognized by congress for it's high achievement... webster was a 20-15 national blue ribbon school....closing achievement gaps and putting programs in place to help students excel. 24:56 we always believe to get get better at what we are doing. constant improvement, i think for us its always that challenge to keep kids excelling and learning at high levels which is a challenge in of itself. but getting kids excited and motivated. and engage in learning 25:09 webster elementary has 590 students... enrollment in the school tripled since it opened in 20-06. a harding middle school student is also being recognized... campaign tied to the super bowl.. coming up, why he feels honored and chicke

all of that snow you see from davenport to mason city, that snow is really not making it to the ground just yet. farther to the south awinter weather advisory has gone into effect and snow is hit the ground. the winter weather advisory stretches across the entire area. it starts at midnight along i- 380 over to the east, closer to dubuque. it goes until tomorrow . if you do have plans, a lot of the snow is going to spread across the area. there could be slick spots as the widespread snow is expected, three to five inches yoyocan go to gbs2iowa.com to see the latest road conditions before you head out. we'll take about all of e details about when we expect a warm-up in the first forecast. >> developing right now, washington and members of justice antonin scalia. this is a live look at washington. the 79-year-old passed away in his sleep follow agday of came hunting in his sleep. he told a member of his party that he wasn't feeling well but didn't show concern. he was found this morning after not showing up for the hunt. he was the longest appointed justice, appointed by president there

coming up, the viral video that helped the mason city boy meet a country music superstar.... and the boy's reaction when the two came face to face. 22:29 im surprised how much talk it's been getting really. it surprises me 22:33 the donut king has been open since the early 70s... but it will soon close.. the reason the shop is shutting his doors... and why the owner is not ready to retire just yet. and more than 400-thousand dollars in unemployment checks went out to people who didn't apply it.. coming up, why the state says it won't a glitch in the system, dollars of unemployment checks. and the state won't be getting that money back. the malfunction paid out more than 430-thousand dollars.. today iowa workforce discussed many options to get some of that money back... and found none of the ideas were good. on march 8th of 20-14, the reporting system crashed... i-w-d sent out checks to all people who applied the week they had a job. it extent of the glitch was all revealed during an audit this year. today, director beth townsend said back in 20-14, workers did not determine t

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carla dempsey, mason city resident "we paid them to take care of our individuals ananour populationonn medicaid. now, we e don't know. are they going to k kp it for profit? are they going to give it back to the state of iowa. there's just so much at stake here, it just brings tears to my eyes honestly." the new medicaid program wil change the management of subsidized healthcare for 560 thousand iowa recipients. lukas: also rooting against the changes ... iowa's former governor, chet culver, culver actually organizing the "medicaid rally" day in front of the state capitol .... himself coming out of the political politics. election bid to 2010. lukas: proposed changes will affect thousands whyt about children? therapy center says it's still questions the owner of sioux city's therapy station clinic says many parents are not sure if their children will be fully covered. she's says the new allotted time for the switch over will only bring more questions ... and concern about what exactly will happen. "we paid them to take care of our individuals and our population on medicaid...don't know.

sot carla dempsey, mason city resident "we paid them to take care of our individuals and our population on medicaid. now, we don't know. are they going to keep it for profit? are they going to give it back to the state of iowa. there's just so much at stake here, it just brings tears to my eyes honestly." the new medicaid program wil change the management of subsidized healthcare for 560 thousand iowan recipients. tim: iowa's former governor, chet culver, on the front lines of a rally at the iowa capitol today fighting against the medicaid change. culver actually organizing this day .... coming out of the political woodwork after politics. election bid to 2010. tim: going forward, it's no secret the state's new medicaid plans will affect thousands of wondering about children? therapy center says it's still waiting to have questions answered before the rollout. abc 9's bria bell has more bria: tim, the owner of sioux city's therapy station clinic says many parents are not sure if their children will be fully covered. she's states the new allotted time for the switch over will only bring

central iowa portions. 64 in council bluffs, a little band of clouds that moved on through. 40 in mason city, waterloo, and dubuque. expecting this wind to quiet down, especially after sons. looks like a nice night. a few late day clouds from a saturday has less wind, the high of 60 degrees or it so, your weekend planner is going to be absolutely beautiful. partly cloudy come a little breezy and cool on sunday. steve: thank you, kurtis. new at 5:00, state health officials say an iowan has tested positive for the zika virus. they say the person recently traveled to countries where the illness is being reported. the person is an adult woman, age 61 to 80, and has a history of travel to central america. doctors say the illness is usually mild, with symptoms lasting for several days to a week. most people exposed to the virus don't develop any symptoms at all. there is currently no vaccine or treatment for the zika virus. but an ames company is joining the fight against the zika . kcci's vanessa peng is live to show us what they're working on. vanessa: steve, newlink genetics has thrown their ha

while mason city school district received an 'a'. but many say those results are worthless -- and came out too late!w-c-p-o insiders can read which factors worth considering -- and the ones you should ignore. plans are moving forward to shrink the carlisle police get better pay. pay.the village wants to go from seven sworn patrol officers down to six.right now -- they pay starting officers just over 16 dollars an hour... that's the second- lowest pay of all departments in butler and warren counties. the new starting pay would be 19 dollars and 28 cents. no one would *lose* their job under this plan -- as two officers have left the force in recent months.the village is now negotiating with the police union. it's more than just a sleepover...tonight -- more than a-thousand teens will spend the night at the cintas center... to help raise money for childhood cancer. cancer.this is video of last year's "night for the fight" event.it's a 12-hour fundraiser for "cancer-free kids"... a cincinnati group funding pediatric cancer research.last

look at the temperatures today. 39 in mason city. lamoni, 67. in contrast across the state. 50 nine in davenport. how high in the metro, 59. up in hamilton county, winter and will last through tuesday morning. also included in this, marshall county and tama county. winter weather advisory for a combination of snow and blowing snow. northwest at 7:00 p.m. slow transition from a mix to light snow. 10:00 p.m., 34. the metro by 7:00 a.m. know he'd wait tomorrow as we keep in mind, the average high this time of year around 42 degrees. you can see a bigger area of snow in the dakotas, and rain in the nebraska is. this will move through later tonight. this area of low pressure spins by the south. high-pressure fairly quickly and we will eventually have some sunshine midweek. it will also bring the colder air. the light snow moving on through. you see an intensifying by 11:00 p.m. the system wraps up, out of here by 6:00 a.m. clouds hanging around on tuesday and we will slowly break free to some sunshine on wednesday. depending on which commuter bottle

up near fort dodge and mason city, could see an inch or two in spots. strong wind leading to that, ramping up throughout the evening into tomorrow. northwest, mid-30's, could be talking gusts of upwards of 45 miles per hour comic in for hazardous road travel and low visibility. please be safe. 29 tonight, back up to 40 tomorrow, another day out of spring. it will feel a bit more wintry. best chance for snow off to the north. looking at the next eight days, have to get out while it is warm. low 20's monday through wednesday. by the end of the week, back to laura: coming up after the news at 6:00, "matter of fact." tonight's show talks with political analysts about how tuesday's new hampshire primary could change the democratic party. and with the mayor of flint, michigan, about the water crisis facing that city. todd: rescue crews in california now calling off the search for possible survivors in a mid-air collision off the coast of los angeles. the coast guard had been searching a 200-square mile area, where divers found wreckage on friday. three people

another mild night for us. 33 at mason city. 39 at the metro. we have got it for a few days. 60 on saturday. 48 with sunshine on sunday. we moderate it out a little bit more throughout the end of the week. by the beginning of next week, excuse me. other than that we have got a glorious eight day ahead of us. not half bad. mollie: we will see neighbors we have not seen in months. watch out for flying garbage cans. still become, how an old scam is making a big comeback mollie: consumer news right now. court clerks across the u.s. are warning people that the jury duty scam is back and is becoming more widespread than ever. there have been reports of people showing up up at local courthouses worried they will be arrested if they don't. that's because con artists posing as authorities tell people they're going to be arrested for missing jury duty. but then the caller offers a payment option. marlie hall reports. reporter: kelly and her husband got a call last year from someone claiming to be with the local sheriff's department. >> i get a phone call

fort dodge at 15, 23 for mason city. low 20's around lamoni. through the rest of the day the cold will be big concern. 4:00 wind chills at times, zero to five low if you look at it right now. they are cold, feels like five below in des moines and nine below in ames. definitely one of those days for you have to layer up. 6:00 temperature of 13. we are going to finally warm-up in the forecast. learning more about the death of a des moines man following a report of a disturbance. des moines police department patrol officers were called to 2500 59th street to investigate a report of a person yelling outside their home. officers found no disturbance upon their arrival. a short time later, officers were called back to the same area regarding a similar issue. this time, officers reported seeing activity within the home and attempted to make contact with the male occupant of the home. they say man refused to come to the door and was threatening the officers, saying that he had a gun. while officers attempted to speak with him through the door, they saw

they took on number 14- ranked west virginia at the th was mason city today, where they received some heavy snow... roll through the area tonight. watch out for areas of dense fog tonight as the winds diminish with the passage of the area of low ressure this evening. overnight light rain changes back to light snow with increasing winds into dnesday morning. as we watch the mercury drop overnight slick trel conditions are likely for the morning commute. stay with kcrg-tv9 for the latest updates on our winter storm. tonht: fog early, , ow late low: 26-32 high: 26-32 winds: nw 20-35tomorrow night: partly cloudy low: 6-12 winds: nw 5-15thursday: partly cloudy high: 29 - low: 9 friday: chance of snow high: 32 - low: 16 saturday: partly cloudy hi: 36 - low: 21 sunday: partly cloudy high: 39 - low: 25 monday: chance of snow high: 30 - low: 24 tuesday: we're hearing from the mother of a 13-year-old virginia girl who was killed last week. nicole lovell's mom says her daughter touched many people throughout her short life. . authoritits found nicole lovell's body in neighboring north carolina o

otherwise mild, 28 degrees tonight. 22 in mason city as well as fort dodge. aside that fog, it is beautiful. upper 30's to low 40's throughout the entire state. we don't have any 50's or 60's in the forecast but at least we stay close to average. clear through the end of next laura: scott is here now to answer some questions. people want to know what is going on with jameel mckay. scott: we will get the very latest with what is going on ternet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider >> from iowa's sports leader this is kcci 8 sports. ,scott: what we saw today at the daytona 500 certainly gets is fired up for a summer of racing here in iowa. the closest finish ev

tonight expect clos, gusty winds and rain turning to here is a look at those snow reports in mason city once again. 8inches. waterloo at the airport, 3 been 2. cedar rapids, we saw less than what we thought we would. we thought we would see 2 to 4 inches here. juju some light snow flurries in the northwestern counties. the rest of us just seeing cloudy skies and it is foggy out there. this storm will be moving into eastern iowa overnight. as you can see, we are see something raininnd snow and is a lighted snow showers and even some thunder popping up as well. we'll see the system move through. we'll just see somo light rajn and snow overnight. ill ahe show you what i'm predictingngn juststa little bit. a lot of the snow around a foot to even more than a foot near omaha and atlantic. as you make your way to eastern iowa, we saw most of the snow in the northwestern counties. that is where we saw the 3 to as you went southwest, we saw less snow. just some rain and slush and ad cities. here is a look at road conditions as you head up interstate 308 and north of 320. still some icy snow-cove

mason city sits at 38. chances for 50 off to the southwest. that mild air remains. low tonight in the upper 20's and lower 30's. sunshine all day tomorrow. go outside. it is looking beautiful. in the next three days there is nothing bad to say. 57 on sunday. after that we do drop. it is so much better going back to work on a monday with the sun mollie: it will be hard to go back on monday. fire up the grill. thank you very much. a native iowan with international acclaim is guest des moines symphony. mollie: romeo and juliet and the king of instruments presented this weekend at the des moines symphony. lots going on. the maestro is joining us today that phyllis and of the concerts this weekend. i can't believe it is march already. guest: the weather is telling us it is march so let's keep our fingers crossed. mollie: tell us about the concert. guest: we begin with this beautiful setting of romeo and juliet. berlios was one of the ultimate french romantic composers. he was well-known for his orchestration. that means he developed ideas about. choosing one instrument o

it's a celebration of diversity at mason city schools.the event is free, but the food vendors charge for an opportunity to taste all kinds of ethnic food.there's also live entertainment.taste of mason is tonight from 5 until 8 at mason high school commons. honoring a hero.how some folks are hoping to pay tribute to the indiana principal who gave her life to save her students. and disturbing new information about the zika virus, and how it can spread.it's not just breaking right now - police looking for the suspects in a covington home invasion. us some one broke into a home on todd court - holding the people inside at gunpoint and robbing them. those suspects took off - and were last seen driving a black chevy cruze. that car was headed north on i-71 near dorchester avenue. new this morning, there's a petition to rename an indiana elementary school in honor of a principal who gave her life for her students. students.susan jordan was principal of amy beverland elementary school for 22 years. last week, a school bus jumped a curb, and she was killed as she pushed students out of harm's

here is another steve from mason city, iowa, planting a seed of $58 a month. thank you, steve. louise from raleigh, north carolina planting a seed of $58 a month. roberta from mount carmel, pennsylvania planting a seed of $58 a. mike, these are people, i believe, they are part of the 300. god gave you a number, 300 would be watching. we are not speaking to the masses or thousands. god is speaking to 300 people right now to get up from your couch and go to the telephone and plant the seed. uncommon harvest. i can't get away from this. all night long the lord has been saying to me, he that hath ear to hear, let them hear. there is a lot of people watching right now, you are hearing, but not acting on what you are hearing. there is a lady who had an issue of blood in the bible. she was dying and went to all the doctors and spent all she had. she heard a message there was a man named jesus walking the streets of israel healing the sick f. she could get to him, god could heal her. god would heal her. she heard a message, but acted on that message. she did the unthinkable. this woman