Local 5 news midday in hd starts now. We are iowa elias good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im Elias Johnson. Elias new at midday today a 6 monthold hitandrun case now has an identified driver. Elias you may remember this case from last year. On august 23 of 2015, West Des Moines police found the body of 21yearold tennesse resident Daulton Holly on Raccoon River drive for the past six months, police had been looking for a car in connection with a body found on the side of the road. There was a 1,000 dollar reward for anyone with information on hollys death. Yesterday 37 yearold van meter resident Ronald Hauser turned himself in to police he was arrested today for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in the death of a person and operating a Motor Vehicle while under the influence. Hauser has been released on bond. Elias onto a story sweeping the nation, the battle continues in the wake of scalias death. Elias the empty chair of the Late Supreme Court Ju
With our low falling into the lower 30s around midnight, but we will keep temperatures moving up late tonight through the entire day thursday. Highs thursday will top out at 57 degrees, but well stay into the 50s through midnight. I think were going to see low 60s on friday, but both thursday and fridays warmth will come with a very strong wind. Saturday were going to still be warm with highs in the mid 50s, and its not until next week that we fall back towards average. We look to stay dry through the weekend with only one small rain snow chance next. Elias lets get into the elias iowa senator Chuck Grassley faced questions over the future of the Supreme Court during during a series of town Hall Meetings in eastern iowa tuesday. As the Judiciary Committee chairman, he said he had not made up his mind about whether there will be at confirmation hearings for an obama nominee. Taking the process quote one step at a time. This as a scathing editorial from the Des Moines Register describes
One more day of wearing your hats, gloves, and winter coats because we are starting up a warming trend and its going to last us into the weekend well start off cold in the morning with a quick flurry moving through the state, but most roads will stay fine. The clouds will stick around with a breezy southeast wind that will help move our highs into the upper 30s. Tonight well stay very mild with our low falling into the lower 30s around midnight, but we will keep temperatures moving up late tonight through the entire day thursday. Highs thursday will top out at 57 degrees, but well stay into the 50s through midnight. I think were going to see low 60s on friday, but both thursday and fridays warmth will come with a very were going to still be warm with highs in the mid 50s, and its not until next week that we fall back towards average. We look to stay dry through the weekend with only one small rain snow chance next. Elias lets get into the top five this morning. Elias iowa senator Chuck
See who got a big check. Local 5 news at 10 starts in 30 seconds. 5 news at 10 in hd. We are iowas most Accurate Weather Team and we start with your forecast first. Brad wx wall weather adlib is everyone ready for a big warmup and the warmest temps reached so far this year . Well, we just have to get through one more seasonable day, then we begin the meltdown tonight will be quiet and dry early, but there will be a chance for some snow showers late tonight into early wednesday morning as small disturbance passes quickly through the local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. We are iowa stephanie 2shot iowa heavy metal band slipknot is back in the spotlight tonight. Good evening. Im stephanie angleson. Jack 2shot and im jack miller. The fatal overdose of a famous musican could change the rules on wrongful death suits. Paul gray was found dead in des moines from an overdose in 2010. His wife was six months pregnant at the time, and now wants money for her child growing up without one of their
Throughout the morning until late evening. The rain will move out by saturday with some lingering clouds and highs in the low 60s to start the weekend. Is it a search for answers into a 2012 terrorist attack. Or an attempt to derail Hillary Clintons 2016 president ial campaign . Today the former secretary of state testified before a House Committee on the benghazi attack. There was some new information released during the hearing. As well as plenty of partisan and tense exchanges. Steve handelsman has the story. The showdown hearing got emotional. 4 americans died in benghazi. Sot Hillary Clinton, fmr. Secretary of state president ial candidate better . Republicans said tell the truth. Sot trey gowdy, south carolina, benghazi our leader in washington do or not do and when . Clinton said, as secretary of state, Chris Stevens requests for more security sot Hillary Clinton, fmr. Secretary of state president ial candidate 21 27he did not raise security with me. He raised them with Security