headed next. local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday.i m elias johnson. elias: winter weather snarled this morning s cummute. the snow is coming down outside. let s check in first with our road warrior claire powell. with a look at current conditions, claire? claire: road warrior wintry weather claire powell new this morning, a police pursuit leads to an officer involved shooting. elias: the incident began when officers attempted to stop a vehicle around two- morning. the suspect refused to stop 14th and porter.leading to a chase. he has now been identified as 25 year-old des moines resident pursuit, allen lost control of the car and stopped. when an officer approached the car, allen began driving in the direction of the cop. that s when the officer fired at allen. allen was arrested after abandoning the vehicle and attempting to flee on foot. he has been charged with assault with a weapon on an
governor branstad is still championing his efforts to change to managed care. his office said, (fs) through managed care, iowans health care delivery will improve by offering preventive services above and beyond what currently is available. and eliminating unnecessary or duplicative services. amanda tag: 29:20 with just two and a half weeks left before the march 1st deadline, the federal agency that has to give it s approval, still has not. at the statehouse, amanda krenz, local 5 news, we are iowa. stephanie: in more news statehouse, an advocacy group and the governor seem same page for once. stephanie: that state leaders like the chief justice of iowa have pushed things like criminal justice reform, increasing employment opportunities, and eliminating racial profiling. betty 5:16 being here on capitol hill today is us working with all about change ad that we hear the minority perspective. stephanie: at the capitol today - the naacp along with churches and other organiz
warmer weather with highs climbing back into the 40s and possibly a brief 50! elias: let s get into the top five this morning.. elias: those speed limits on iowa s two-lane country highways are now under review. state lawmakers have two proposals before them that would move the speed limit from 55 miles an hour up to 60 or 65. a study done by the iowa d-o-t found that the average driver goes 62. some are in favor of the changes, but aren t sure if it would work everywhere. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning. morning. sabrina: the u-s justice department has filed a lawsuit claiming the city of ferguson, missouri continues to violate the rights of african americans - even after the shooting death of michael brown. the filing comes after ferguson leaders voted to change the terms of a deal with the d-o-j over reforms to its police force court system. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. elias: two more presidential hopefuls throw in th
dropping in, so we will briefly hit a high of 20 but it will be fighting a strong northwest wind all day. friday night and saturday morning temperatures will drop below zero state wide and in the metro we will likely land somewhere right next to -4 degrees. saturday night into valentines day sunday we have a better chance for larger accumulating snow that will likely stack up to a few inches. next week we are definitely going to see warmer weather with highs climbing back into the 40s and possibly a brief 50! elias: let s get into the top five this morning.. elias: those speed limits on iowa s two-lane country highways are now under review. state lawmakers have two proposals before them that would move the speed limit from 55 miles an hour up to 60 or 65. a study done by the iowa d-o-t found that the average driver goes 62. some are in favor of the changes, but aren t sure if it would work sabrina: in the number two spot this morning. sabrina: the u-s justice department has f
a man convicted on two counts of first degree murder is now dead. elias: back in september of 2015, jerry dillinger shot and killed loretta dillinger and another man. during his court appearance earlier this year, he plead guilty to both charges of first degree murder. after pleading guilty, dillinger declined a trial and asked to be sentenced on the spot. dillinger was to serve two consecutive life sentences at oakdale prison. and was ordered to pay restitution to both loretta and the robinson families. today, he was found dead from an apparent suicide at the iowa medical and classification center in oakdale. elias: also new this morning a young metro man brandon ellingson was taken into custody in 2014 by trooper anthony piercy on suspicion of boating while intoxicated. while handcuffed, he fell overboard and drowned. earlier this month a special prosecutor in the case filed involuntary manslaughter charges against piercy, who authorities. this morning, piercey had his fir