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One dude just wasnt really with it, and they get out and the next thing that i know is we have a car accident and a bunch of ambulances and police. Dudes face is just messed up and hes got blood coming down. Police say after leaving the parking lot, the man drove his car down forest and carpenter avenues, hitting at least eight cars along the way. One of the collisions was right outside of a subway restaurant, where amber knox was working the front counter. Amber knox, witness i drop the tongs a...

Local 5 news midday. Im sabrina ahmed. Sabrina a call to drop part of the lawsuit Des Moines Water Works has filed against three iowa counties. The department is suing sac, calhoun, and buena vista counties over high nitrate levels in iowa rivers. It says that farm run off there is affecting the Drinking Water coming from the des moines and raccoon rivers. Lawyers say 8 of the 10 counts should be dropped, because the drainage districts dont have authority over private land owners. Sabrina calls ...

Evening lasting into saturday. We are now looking fairly cold to end the weekend with a significant snow possible leading into early next week. Temperatures should fall cold and closer to average during the remainder of next week. Sabrina lets get into the top five this morning. Sabrina a wild scene near the drake campus tuesday, where cops say a drunk driver rammed into cars along carpenter and forest avenues. This is the moment when the guys minivan finally hits a power pole and the whole thin...

Of 52,000 to clean the building leffler says the bill will likely be near 75 thousand dollars toward the final estimate. Then one week later, on december 15, only three blocks away. Unfortunately to burglarize i business, we have to clean up our store little joes computer was also vandalized, but this time, in surviellance video, you can see swick throwing a brick through the door, attempting to take joe gilberts bike. He was very efficient but it wouldnt fit through the door then you see the du...

Responsible is behind bars. Local 5 news at 10 starts in 30 seconds. Youre watching local 5 newsare iowas most Accurate Weather Team and we start with your forecast first. Brad wx wall weather adlib the clouds pretty much won the battle today in central iowa as they will tonight. The good news is that it will stay relatively mild for december with temps staying in the upper 30s to lower 40s tonight. This means that we wont have to worry about any icing when the rain showers some heavier rains wi...

Will be dry this evening but falling very cold and windy with lows falling to the 20s and near 30 here in the metro. Thursday there is still a small chance for a few flurries and snow showers, but accumulations would be very minimal and likely limited to grassy areas. Rain returns cate on christmas evening lasting into saturday. We are now looking fairly cold to end the weekend with a significant snow possible leading into early next week. Temperatures should fall cold and closer to average duri...

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A mortar blast killed two Marines in Iraq almost 20 years ago. But families weren't told for years it was "friendly fire," a tragic accident, despite regulations. Some of the wounded were never told.

A mortar blast killed two Marines in Iraq almost 20 years ago. But families weren't told for years it was "friendly fire," a tragic accident, despite regulations. Some of the wounded were never told.