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School activities were canceled because half of the staff got sick. In my time with the district i dont recall anything close to , this. Jason r phil roeder with Des Moines Public Schools says while this is unprecedented he says they may have narrowed down the culprit. The food was brought from outside the district so it wasnt the School Districts food and Nutrition Department that prepared it. Jason r he says when you have nearly 66 teachers nearly 60 six teachers you just cant provide enough s...

Even more rain to the state. Well show you patricias path just ahead. Good morning, everyone. And welcome back. Its friday, october 23. Im elizabeth klinge. Eric i am eric hanson. It is friday and this bright we are waking up and having to pull out our umbrellas. How long will this last . Jason it will be with us all day long. If you have outdoor plans today, one gap i will talk about shortly. Settle in for a bit of rain. Mid50s to start. Windy and rainy. A breeze out of the southeast. The scatt...

For a 2015 silver toyota camry. The ice and split the license plate is an iowa one, dmk 905. They say the suspects should be considered armed and dangerous. Parents of children who go to Des Moines Roosevelt High School received this phone message thursday afternoon from the schools principal. Good afternoon, roosevelt families, this is mister biggs calling. As mant of you may have already learned a large number of our staff who attended a catered luncheon yesterday have become ill with that the...

Abuse allegations. A Roosevelt High School Girls Basketball coach was arrested this afternoon. The charges hes facing. And the School Districts response. Babysitter sentenced. Parents confront the woman who abused their children. The shocking video that led to the in home daycare providers arrest. And the length of time she will spend in prison. Controversial stance. President ial candidate donald trump says its needed to keep americans safe. Which one of trumps gop rivals isnt disagreeing with ...

That are being made right now. the game must go on. And tonight the roosevelt Girls Varsity Basketball Team had a game at hoover high school, as the riders and the huskies faced off, even in the midst of all of the controversy surrounding their coach. I asked phil roeder, the director of communications for the School District about what impact the news might have on the team, school, and community. 18 19 5118 20 12 our high schools, all of them in des moines are pretty tight communities, and the...

Its a rainy night in central iowa. Weve already received just about a quarter inch of rain in des moines with more still falling. Temperatures will hold in the upper 40s and low 50s this evening. The rain looks to begin to taper off after midnight. Wednesday will be a brisk and cool day with strong winds from the northwest at 15 to 25 mph. Some gusts may get up near 35 mph. Des moines Public Schools Officials Say rumors at east a fight last week. N ow video of that fight is circulating online. A...

Local 5 news midday. Im amanda krenz. Amanda first a quick heads up to drivers around the intersection of merle hay road and aurora avenue. Police say theres a head on semi truck and a car there. On injuries or will be cleaned well keep you hear more. Amanda moving now to news just in this morning. Democratic candidate drops out of the race following jim webbs switch to campaign and joe bidens decision not to run. Amanda this time its former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee in a press releas...

Mainly dry conditions in central iowa and a few showers out west. Our rain chances go up big time friday with rain and a Little Thunder likely throughout the first half of the day. After 2 pm the showers will be more scattered, so some areas will have some drying. Temps will stay in the 50s overnight and then be back in the 60s friday. The last batch of can be worrisome. Coming up, learn how one Metro Community is trying to keep you safe during your transactions. Stephanie plus, Food Poisoning c...

Jacob tvu tomorrow is a Teacher Institute day at the school. But all activities are expected to go on as anticipated. At this point, the Health Department is investigating to make sure that it was the food, and not Something Else that led to the sick teachers. Reporting live in des moines, jacob peklo, local five news. We are iowa. Jack theres a new leader for the republicans in the race for the whitehouse. Ben carson is sitting in the number one spot. A new quinnipiac iowa caucus goers shows ca...

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