local five's jacob peklo has more from court avenue. jacob peklo, reporting: "some big changes are coming to the court avenue district. an informal committee started meeting last summer and began meeting on a regular basis in the fall. and beginning march 1st, you'll start to see some of those changes come to fruition." dana wingert, des moines police chief: "when we identify the problems down there and you look at the stats, and pour over the cases, there's nothing more frustrating than having an issue that you know that you can't solve by yourself." chris coleman, city council: "this is going to be a great development. we're going to bring more police officers, better lighting and a really state of the art camera system that's going to ensure a higher level of safety on court avenue in the district." jacob peklo, reporting: "these changes are set to be in place for three years to start, but the committee will continue to evaluate its effectiveness throughout. and we'll have much more on the changes coming up tonight at ten. reporting

local five's jacob peklo has more.... jacob peklo, reporting: "investigators spent all morning and part of the afternoon, urbandale . the hotel lobby between multiple officers and three suspects." sgt. gary lang, urbandale police department: "shortly after 4 this morning, our officers were tripped to the holiday inn at 4800 merle hay road on a drug complaint." but when police arrived, two women and a man started fighting with the officers near the main entrance. sgt. gary lang, urbandale police department: "shortly after they got there, a scuffle started out with a male subject. he ended up firing off one round during the scuffle and our officers returned fire." police say that man died at the scene. and during the scuffle, two women ran away. several other police departments were called as backup, and helped arrest the women about half a mile down the road. sgt. gary lang, urbandale police department: "everything happened really fast." authorities say it's going to be an extensive investigation, which includes dci, the p

local 5's jacob peklo was in fort dodge and has more. jacob peklo, reporting: "a community is still in mourning, after a single car crash along this rural road in webster county. an eighth grader died on impact, while his siblings were taken to the hospital." mary gibb, st. edmund high school president: "we have the school open today from 12 to 3 p.m. we have the priests here, counselors here, nurses, a lot of parents have shown up, and we're offering all kinds of support for the parents and students." jacob peklo, reporting: "the school will continue to offer counseling for as long as the students and their parents need it. in webster county, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa." nikki: a separate crash took the life of another teen saturday near maxwell was driving southbound on 645th avenue when his pickup lost control and went off the road... chase was prounounced dead on scene... his passenger 16 year old william spencer was taken to methodist hospital in des moines. the crash remains under investigation. stay with local 5 for

in des moines, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa." stephanie: and this weekend on local 5 we'll tell you why a local electronic company made a big donation to this project. jack: new charges in a crash that killed two and severely injured two last august it happened when an r-v hauling a trailer ran the stop sign at the intersection of g-76 and highway 69 in warren county. the collision killed 72 year old karla handy old eric fuller. also injured in the crash, eric's mother and his 10 year old sister. the driver of the r-v is from oklahoma and told officers he didnt see the stop sign in time. he's been charged with failure to obey a stop sign. but now warren county attorneys are adding two more charges. failure to maintain control and driving on the wrong side of the road. the fuller family who has been recovering for the last six months, say they just want accountability ""he changed our lives forever. and i want him to remember for the rest of his what he did to everyone else.he said he seen the stop sign but ddint think it was for

in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa." nikki the names of the suspects and the officers are not being released at this time. investigators are expected to hold a joint press conference early next week, where they could release more information. nikki/1 shot: a thirteen year old boy has been killed in a single vehicle rollover crash near fort dodge... it happened this afternoon and sent five other people to the hospital. a van was driving westbound on 170th street and taylor avenue in webster county... thats just three when it went off the road into the ditch and rolled several times. the webster county sheriffs office says multiple people were ejected from the vehicle... 13 year old duane touney was pronounced dead on scene... the driver was an adult... and many in the car were young family members. all five are in the hospital and are expected to survive. the cause of the crash is still under investigation but it is not believed that weather conditions, drugs or alcohol played a factor. nikki/1 shot: over near maxwell, io

live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. jack: the smaller theaters in altoona seat around 70 people. the largest one, which is for 3-d films, is more than double that. jack: okay, how many people do they get into assembly hall in indiana -- because i bet that place was rockin' for the hawkeyes arrival tonight. jon: yes they were jack! coming up on local 5 sports see if the hawkeyes could get out of bloomington with another win under their belt next. are iowa sports" jon: welcome back the iowa hawkeyes may not have a ranked opponent left on their schedule but that doesn't mean they won't be tested. there are few places harder to play than the historic assembly hall-- and tonight iowa would have to overcome a dangerous hoosier team and their raucous crowd. jump in iowa down 8-- jarrod uthoff in traffic gets the jumper to fall but indiana imposing their will in the first frame. nick zeisloft coming off the bench hits a three from the corner he had 9 in the first half. down 15-- anthony clemmons the wide open three makes it a 1

local 5's jacob peklo tells us how they managed to jacob peklo, weareiowa.com: "department of corrections officials say they realized one inmate was missing after a routine check around 9-30 saturday night. and then after taking a recount, discovered two men were actually gone." fred scaletta, department of corrections spokesman: "we know how they got out of the facility of course, but at that point, if they've gotten anywhere else we have no idea if they did or how that may have happened." the two men are both in for drug-related incidents and were close to being released, but that's all changed. fred scaletta, department of corrections spokesman: "if someone's going to take the risk of escaping, you have to assume that there is some threat. however, at the same time, there's some kind of hiding factor where you figure they don't want to get caught." jacob peklo, weareiowa.com: "after fleeing from the facility both could get five more years tacked onto their sentences, as well as a move to a more highly secured prison like oakdale. in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa

sabrina: our own road warrior jacob peklo is out on us a live look at jacob? looking at quite a storm out here. as you can see right now, the heavy winds have picked up and that's blowing across if you're going to work today after caucusing last night, you probably wish you didn't have to go in. we're on westown parkway (or wherever we're at) right now. the snow, at this point is kind of packy. now is the time to do it. i'd say there's at least two inches down right now. sabrina time for another short break...but before we go sabrina time for another sabrina time for another let's get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at west mixmaster [current conditions] sam says ??? he's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast next... good morning iowa continues after this! forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green the first major snow are definitely in for a lot of snow and dangerous driving conditions. light snow in the very early morning hours will turn in t

local 5's jacob peklo is here with why this is so important in tonight's big jacob: des moines water works has been told that it needs to make some changes to the way it disposes of nitrates and chlorides, by 20- 20. but they're hoping to get that all done by this year. and they're not the only ones battling some troublesome nitrate levels. for more than 20 years, des moines water works purified drinking water, by removing nitrates and running them off into the raccoon river. but new environmental standards have forced changes. kevin baskins, iowa dnr spokesman: "it was actually the chlorides that we were more concerned about having an impact on the des moines river than the nitrates themselves." company officials say that excess nitrate will now go to the water treatment plant instead of into the river. that new process will cost about 1-point-3 million dollars to build and around two hundred thousand annually to maintain. kevin baskins, iowa dnr spokesman: "over time, this is going to be something that improves the overall health of the water quality and the river." jacob peklo, re

i think i'm jacob peklo, off prediction?" mike howland: "i would panthers are going to bob mendenhall, west broncos win the super bowl today because i'd time." brian gwynn, west des moines: "i think the broncos are going to win. peyton manning's going to go out on top." jacob, off camera: "do brian gwynn, west des going to be close. cam newton's too good to get blown out." moines resident: my team. i guess i've got a lot of personal things i like about them and it's just that way. i just love them." ashley howland, des moines resident: "i think it's going to be the broncos because jimmy fallon did the thing with the puppies where he had them choose between the two teams and they chose the broncos, so i'm sticking with the puppies." hallie sallee, drake student: "probably because it's peyton manning. so, i think it's probably going to be a big game for him and potentially his last, so there'll be that little extra inspiration there for him, probably pull something off." jacob: now, not to say i don't have an original thought o

local five's jacob peklo joins us now with more. jacob? jacob that's right, nikki. it starts at the shoreline. in just a few hours this afternoon, you could see the flowing water return...and get this, you could also hear the ice breaking apart. and that means most people are taking the d-n-r's advice and staying away from ice fishing. natural sound of matt bruner speaking: "it's probably 10, 12 feet along the shoreline." matt bruner has been a conservation officer with the iowa department of natural resources for a decade now. natural sound of matt: "the water's clearly melted here along the shoreline." one of his responsibilities during the winter months is to monitor the waters, to help people determine whether it's safe to go ice fishing. matt bruner, iowa dnr conservation officer: "the first clue should be the melting around the shorelines. if you're having trouble accessing the ice, you should probably stay off it." bruner says the ice is still thick, but not nearly as strong as it was earlier this winter. natural sound of matt: "it's not strong ice, and of co

reporting near ankeny, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa." stephanie: the countdown to healthcare is on for hundreds of thousands of iowans. stephanie/1shot: with only a couple of weeks remaining before an important deadline, families on medicaid are wondering about the change over to managed care. local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz is live tonight with an update for us. two major in the last two days with governor to privatize medicaid. 1. senate democrats voted to stop it. and 2, the iowa democratic party is calling for the republican led house to take it up for debate. let's take a look at the calendar first to see just how close we are to the deadline to do away with the state's medicaid program and put it in the hands of three, private, out of state companies. the new deadline given to iowa by the federal government pushed back the roll-out date to march first. that's 18 days away. the care providers in iowa, that means hospitals and doctors, have signed contracts with these managed care companies? the latest numbers

local five's jacob peklo joins us with more. jacob? jacob nikki, nine cameras might not sound like a huge difference. but at this week's press briefing, we learned the city made a lot of changes to its ordinances to reach further than ever before. and it's all being done to make visitors and regulars feel more welcome downtown. " mark clark has been working in electronics for about 35 years. natural sound of mark clark: "this was one of the test apparatuses." recently, he's worked with schools and businesses. and his company's latest venture will put $95-thousand dollars worth of cameras and equipment downtown, at no charge to the city. mark clark, president: "we basically stepped in december and said we have some interest, it was amazing how quickly it all came together." his company assessed the downtown to see just how powerful the cameras needed to be to respond to potential crimes. mark clark, president: "they're not going to be anything that shines up in your windows or buildings, they're just going to be checking the people that

in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. stephanie: we want to know if you've experienced pot hole problems while driving the past few days? and tell us where they are! you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. jack: after months of fighting for a spot in the dow- dupont merger, the city of johnston lost its bid as a headquarters location. instead the company today chose wilmington, delaware, where its headquarters is already located. but most of the 26-hundred jobs in johnston should be the iowa economic development authority awarded 16 million dollars in incentives to dow-dupont, and the city of johnston kicked in a million dollars more. dow-dupont says no matter what, about 10 percent of jobs are being trimmed globally as part of the streamlining of the merger. " " see some more loss of jobs in short term. but over long term we believe they'll do research activities here in johnston, employment num

local 5's jacob peklo is here with more. jacob the average speed on a rural two lane highway is 62 according to a study done by department of so now the question is, the speed limits lead to an increase in speeds, or would they stay the same? nats shoveling snow. tim hughes has lived in rural elkhart for about a year and a half now. tim hughes, elkhart resident: "pulling out on the highway, and straight from our driveway and people come by a little two fast, and we have a little sight problems around his neighborhood, the speed limit is 55. but a bill that's now in the iowa house could change that. tim hughes, elkhart resident: "we live in a residential area, where you hit a group of homes here and i think keeping the 55 is plenty fast enough." representative rob bacon introduced his proposal after a d-o-t study found the average driver went 62 down rural highways, rep. rob bacon, iowa state representative: "actually, i feel comfortable at 60 and most people i've talked to say let's just boost it up to 60 miles an hour and t

local five's jacob peklo joins us now with more as our countdown to coverage continues. jacob? jacob: stephanie, one in every five iowans uses medicaid. now that they know this plan is moving forward, the concern now is where they will be covered. hundreds go out of state for services and treatments at specialty clinics like mayo. now, they're worried if they can't see the doctors they want... it could put a major strain on the system. reyma mccoy mcdeid, disabilities feel like their voice has not been heard." a normal subcommittee hearing felt so much bigger than that, with 20 people testifying...and a packed house of people hoping for an oversight bill to carefully monitor the new system. emma schmit, rockwell city resident: "i'm concerned for my friends and my family that are on medicaid too. i think something needs to be done, i think this is wrong and i want to be involved." 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 announce

local five's jacob peklo made it inside and is here now with more. jacob? jacob jack, there were a lot of questions about when a dong was going to reopen. some thought it was going to only take a couple of months, but the owners say lots of little details kept pushing things back. tonight, some free food and a lot of fan support is starting to bring things back to normal. neal ngu was hard at work thursday night, but it was hard for him to stop smiling. neal ngu, owner: "oh, better than tonight." about six months ago, an early morning fire restaurant, leaving neal and his crew with a long rebuild. neal ngu, owner: "well, somehow we had a feeling that we would get back on track customers always matter what. we knew if we reopened, they despite the delays, the loyalty for their brand only grew. see thongsouk, des really good restaurant, and it's a shame that it caught on fire but it looks really good in here and the food is really good." and with the offer of free food for opening night, waiting in the cold didn't seem like such a sacrifice. paige crall, des

local five's jacob peklo joins us now with more. jacob? jacob: stephanie, will keeps has an incredible story. he had a rough childhood. as a teen, he was left for dead on the streets of chicago...beaten up by a group of about 30 people. but now his musical gifts are being used to bring people together to tackle the issues of violence. natural sound of music comes easily to singing: "i'm nothing without you." when he was just 15 years old, his life nearly ended... after a picnic. gun pointed to my head, was jammed, got hit in the head with an aluminum bat. they left me for dead man, they death." but after his first daughter was born, he realized he needed to and found music was a way to relate to others with the same struggles. will keeps, des moines artist: "i'm trying to hit every angle. i sing the gospel, i sing the inspiring song, and i will get street with you." natural sound from music video: "be just fine." his latest work, "we fight" collaborated with local schools and the des moines police department, as a way to promote unity. wil

jacob peklo, local 5 news, we are iowa. jack: in ankeny, a deadly car crash earlier today left a mom dead and her child injured. investigators say the driver was traveling along northeast 29th street, when she lost control of her vehicle and skidded off the road... into a ditch and then violently hitting a tree. a child that was in the passenger's seat was taken to the hospital by helicopter. investigators spent the afternoon trying to re- construct the accident, since no one actually saw it happen. and they say speed was likely a factor in the crash. no names have been released. stephanie: two major developements in the last two days with governor branstad's plan to privatize medicaid. one-senate democrats voted to stop it. and two- the iowa democratic party is calling for the republican led house to take it up for debate next week. remember, the deadline for implementation of the new programs is stephanie: the iowa cubs cubbie bear is out of hibernation and delivering valentine's day gifts to cubs fans around the metro. l

jack: jacob peklo was meeting, and is here with more. jacob? jacob jack, stephanie, normally any criminal investigation for the district would start with the story county sheriff's office. but i checked in with them today, and they told me nothing was being done yet. the district isn't releasing many details on what ellingson is accused of doing. the only thing we know for sure is that jason ellingson resigned...and he's off the job immediately. natural sound: "i make a motion to accept the resignation of jason ellingson as superintendent." "i second that motion." "the motion has been made and seconded to accept the resignation of superintendent ellingson. all in favor say, 'aye.'" "aye!" collins-maxwell school district came to an abrupt halt. jason ellingson came to the district in 2006 as middle school principal before becoming its but earlier this week, a report was filed against ellingson, alleging he did something improper while off duty. he was told not to come in to work, as the district investigated. here at local five, we heard somethi

giving us a look at the conditions local five road warrior jacob peklo... how do the roads look so far jacob? jacob: nikki, .... we're looking at jacob: nikki, .... we're looking at quite a storm out here, although the winds have died down a little bit. as you can see right now, the heavy winds have picked up and there's a lot of snow that's blowing across the roadways. if you're going to work today after caucusing last night, you probably wish you didn't have to go in. we're on westown parkway right now. the snow, at this point is kind of packy. if you want to build a fort in your back yard, now is the time to do it. i'd say there's at least four inches down right now. nikki: conditions are not the only thing being affected by the incoming storm today... nikki: as schools announce closings ....today's snowfall has also prompted a delay for some special elections. secretary of state paul pate announced that the polls in these 17 counties will not open at seven a-m like planned. due to the weather, polling sites in these counties will open up at noon. the se

local five's jacob peklo has more.... jacob peklo, reporting: "investigators spent all morning and part of the afternoon, urbandale . the

live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. jack/ots: a mailer put out by the ted cruz campaign is tonight. some iowans are receiving letters... rating their personal voting record. the mailer is a yellow piece of paper telling folks they need to caucus to raise their rating and they have a quote " voting violation." this is not sitting well with iowa secretary of state paul pate. jack pate released a statement saying, "there is no such thing as an election violation related to frequency of voting. any insinuation or statement to the contrary is wrong and i believe it is not in keeping in the spirit of the iowa caucuses." stephanie: staying on the polical trail with your local election headquarters. stephanie iowans get the first shot at choosing who should get the democratic and republican nominations for president. it can be full of glitz and glam. the caucuses have attracted big name celebrities and national media. but in other parts of the state, the first decisions happen in some pretty unexpected places. local fives nikki

live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. nikki: that bill survived funnel week and will be debated by the senate. stay with local 5 for the latest on this and all statehouse matters. nikki: turning to national headlines, six killed in what police are calling a nikki: 45 year old jason dalton was arrested after an overnight shooting spree. police say he opened fire at three different locations across kalamazoo michigan. the first - a parking lot where a woman walking to her car was shot several times. the second - a few hours later at a car dealership, a father and son killed. the third - outside a cracker barrel restaurant, the suspect taking the lives of four, including a retired teacher--a 14- year-old girl was left in critical condition. " sot - jeffrey getting: kalamazoo county prosecutor you don't ever expect anything like this to ever happen anywhere yet along in kalamazoo, this is just the most awful thing ever." nikki: dalton was an uber driver. the company says he passed a background check and police say he has no c

local 5's jacob peklo is live at wells fargo arena with more. jacob? jacob: nikki, you can feel the electricity in the air. it's hard to find a place to park downtown....and almost as hard to find a place to sit inside the arena. as a chicagoan, i appreciate the feel of this arena. you can understand why this is one of the biggest championships 42 champions will be crowned. this is one of the things iowa is known for, and now the state will soon have a new set of champions. jon will have much more on that, in just a litle bit. jacob thanks. and joining us now... sports director jon schaeffer ... to let us know what to watch for in tonight's championship round. jon: nikki: politics on the campaign trail. a winner has been announced for the democratic nevada caucus.... hillary clinton takes the number one spot... with a victory over bernie sanders. sanders and clinton were in a dead heat in the state for days... it is said that clinton relied on a strong turnout from latino voters to secure this win. on the republican side, the primarys take place tonigh

nikki: local five's jacob peklo joins us now with more in tonight's big story. jacob? jacob/bam according to the national retail federation, nearly 189 million americans tuned in to the broadcast. 43-point-3 million people hosted super bowl parties. and obviously, it's a huge day for takeout. 12 million people caught the game at a bar or restaurant, plus millions of deliveries. that's why...it's nice time to be in the food business. natural sound of grabbing ticket it's chad burton's first super bowl helping managing guru barbecue in des moines. natural sound of bag opening chad burton, assistant manager guru bbq: "it's kind of crazy from the beginning, you know, wing prep, ribs going out today. everybody's trying to go and get their stuff in time for 5 o'clock so they can go party." and the food has the match the quality of the competition on the field. more than 189 million majority doing so while chowing down on game day delights. here at guru's they'll be putting together hundreds of pounds of wings, which meant preparing well ahead of time. natural sound of wing f

live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. nikki: iowa patrol says they're still investigating the case... stay with local five for the latest information... nikki: new details in a deadly crash in ankeny last week. nikki on friday, we brought you the story of a woman that was killed in an car accident in rural ankeny. the victim has been identified as 30 year old samantha overton of ankeny. her four year old son who was traveling with her is in good condition according to the polk county sheriff's office. nikki: the man accused of the fatal hit and run of i-s-u student emmalee jacobs with a bus in december... is expected in court tomorrow afternoon. benjamin clague was arrested january 20th after survelliance video inside his cy-ride bus suggested he hit her. a criminal complaint later showed, clague had heard a thud but kept going later that he was the one that hit jacobs. clague could face up to five years in prison. nikki/2hang: a cold start to our week, local 5 meteorologist james peterson joining me now. james just how m

as well as a tool local 5's jacob peklo got a first look at today... he's here now with more. jacob nikki, one local electronics company is stepping up, to help out its community with this security. electronic engineering is donating nine high definition cameras and the storage infrastructure to keep things up and running. the company recently assessed the streets with this equipment you see you right here on your screen. this measured the amount of light and the quality of the picture that would be available at each spot. city leaders are still finalizing where exactly these cameras will go on the streets, but they feel it'll be quite comprehensive and will create a greater level of safety all over the district. mark clark, electronics engineering president: "the city is on such a roll that there doesn't need to be any incidents. if there's an incident, it would be nice to have quick resolution to it, and we actually do a lot of security in other markets, and do a little bit in des moines. so, we thought it would be nice to do something in des moines. " jacob/bam coming up on

jacob peklo from our local 5 affiliate-- explains why it's probably best to avoid it for the rest of the season. "(natural sound of matt bruner speaking:) "it's probably 10, 12 feet along the shoreline." matt bruner has been a conservation officer with the iowa department of natural resources for a decade now. (natural sound of matt:) "the water's clearly melted here along the shoreline." one of his responsibilities during the winter months is to monitor the waters, to help people determine whether it's safe to go ice fishing. matt bruner, iowa dnr conservation officer:r:the first clueuehould be the melting ararnd the shorelines. if you're havi trouble accessing the ice, you should probably stay off it." bruner says the ice is still thick, but not nearly as strong as it was earlier this winter. (natural sound of matt:) "it's not strong ice, and of course it can't be trusted for holding up the weight of us or anything else." and the ice isn't even thin near the boat ramp, it's disappearing. (natural sound of water splashing) now, the lake is thawing, and the water is starting to flow

live at the capitol, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. stephanie: thanks, jacob. also at the statehouse today, an investigation into child abuse allegations at an iowa boarding school for troubled teens has caught the eye of state lawmakers. a state oversight committee will be interviewing a number of people connected to the case involving midwest academy in keokuk. officials from the department of education, human services, office, and others will go before the committee in the coming weeks to look at exactly what happened. stephanie: committee member ruth ann gaines tells local 5 that the group will quote "be prepared...to request additional interviews with people who are connected to the school, like an administrator, teacher, parent, or student. we'll keep you updated on this story at the statehouse as well. jack: senator chuck grassley is speaking out about his decision to join other senate republicans in denying hearings for a potential supreme court justice nominee. grassley says this is not an issue about a person, but rather about the process. he says thi

local 5's jacob peklo will have more on what's being done to fix potholes, tonight at ten. jack: coming up on local 5 news at five... she wrote one of the most famous books of all time. the latest on a noted author passing away. whats trending now stephanie/2couch author harper lee passed away last night at the age of 89 lee wrote the novels 'to kill a mockingbird' and the recent 'go set a watchman' jack 'to kill a mockingbird' was published in 1960 and tells the story of racial injustice in a small alabama town. the pulitzer prize for fiction and has sold more than 10 million copies. lee was also awarded the presidential medal of freedom by president bush in 2007. the book has also become one of the most taught works of fiction. jack/2couch: no it's not a bad sci-fi movie, it's a real thing in missouri called fire tornadoes. high winds caused fires to spread across thousands of acres in missouri thursday, which generated whirling flames. sparks from a tractor ignited the fire, but low humidity and high temperatures stimulated the flames. and with the inflow of colder air h

jacob peklo from our local 5 affiliate explains. "(natural sound of bike rustling) there's a sense of renewal inside this bike show, as the signs of winter slowly melt away. forrest ridgeway, bike world owner: "we have a real lull in the winter time and we have a huge peak in the spring and summer time." natural sound: "just go on up and there and loop around." jeri gates is picking out a new bicycle for spring, but like most people at this sale, had to drive here. jeri gates, west des moines resident: "i'm hoping to spend more time on the trails." gates says she's aware of the rules currently in place for drivers and bicyclists, but says stronger laws... and difference. she understands drivers can also be a bit uneasy around bicyclists. jeri gates, west des moines resident: "in general, the drivers do respect that, but as a biker i feel that i would feel safer knowing there would be more laws in place." forrest ridgeway, bike world owner: "i would suggest that everybody who rides a lot of miles on the roads has been buzzed more tha

jack: local 5' s jacob peklo is the only reporter there as the meeting just ended. he joins us live now with details-- jacob... what have you learned? jacob/live: the collins maxwell school board just finished a closed session meeting where the accepted the resignation of superintendent jason ellingson. we know that he was placed on administrative matter arose concerning a student. the district had received a report about certain allegations made against the superintendent. here is part of a statement from the school district tonight. "there is no evidence that any persons have been harmed, and there is no evidence that district programs or operations have been compromised. nevertheless, the superintendent has offered to resign..." jacob/live: now we also reached out to the story county sheriff's office to see if they are involved in any kind of investigation into this, they said no. we're still here in maxwell gathering more information.

reporter jacob peklo has more on how a man once left for dead on the streets of chicago is working to make a difference in the metro. "natural sound of singing: "let your glory reign." music comes easily to will keeps these days. natural sound of singing: "i'm nothing without you." when he was just 15 years old, his life nearly ended... after a picnic. will keeps, artiti: "stabbed in the chest, gun pointed to my head, was jammed, got hit in the head with an aluminum bat. they left me for dead man, they left me to bleed to death." but after his first daughter was born, he realized he needed to change his lilistyle... and found music was a way to relate to others with the same struggles. will keeps, des moines artist: "i'm trying to hit every angle. i sing the gospel, i sing the inspiring song, and i will get street with you." natural sound from music video: "be just fine." his latest work, " th local schools and the des moines police department, as a way to promote unity. will keeps, des moines artist: "i'm ready to start saying these names of all the bad cops, the bad blacks, the bad

reporter jacob peklo explains. "(natural sound of bike rustling) there's a sense of renewal inside this bike show, as the signs of winter slowly melt away. forrest ridgeway, bike world owner: "we have a real lull in the winter time and we have a huge peak in the spring and summer time." natural sound: "just go on up and there and loop around." jeri gates is picking out a new bicycle for spring, but like most people at this sale, had to drive here. jeri gates, west des moines resident: "i'm hoping to spend more time on the trails." gates says she's aware of the rules currently in place for drivers and bicyclists, but says stronger laws... and penalties...could make a big difference. she understands drivers can also be a bit uneasy around bicyclists. jeri gates, west des moines resident: "in general, the drivers do respect that, but as a biker i feel that i would feel safer knowing there would be more laws in place." forrest ridgeway, bike world owner: "i everybody who rides a lot of miles on the roads has been buzze

morning... 1:03-1:11 jacob peklo, reporting: "so far, there have been a lot of ways that people have been winning these caucuses. on saturday, a group of a stab at determining the winner." julia walter, urbandale resident: "usually we practice on saturday and we come in and we're all kind of tired, but this kind of upped the ante and was something really fun for our saturday practices." on saturday, the fate of the political parties lay in the balance. lance carlson, west des moines resident: "picking corn is great, but this is way more fun, and i think politics needs more swords." natural sound: "marco rubio!" "cruz." each fencer donned some political gear to represent each presidential candidate, natural sound of patting the name tag in place and whichever fencer could survive the swipes and lunges, with the most attacks of their own would live in to the next round. natural sound: "ready? fence!" kevin powell, head coach at red door fencing: "maybe there's a candidate that they're not as big a fan of and they'll get to hit them a lot." julia walter, urbandale resident: "i lost most

reporter jacob peklo has the it was a late, busy night at the newton correctional facility, after two inmates escaped from the minimum security prison. fred scaletta, department of corrections spokesma "we do know tt at one point we did a routine count and one was discovered missing and a second count to try to confirm that and we discovered that another one was missing.g. these two men, jessy foley and michael amodeo have been gone since before 10 p-m saturday. shortly after, all neighbors were told of the escape...the second incident in about a month or so. natural sound of car drivininby john crawford,d, newton resident:t:i think it's about the first or second town that i've gotten a call in the last... well, i've lived in town for about 11 authorities aren't men would have run, and won't say at this point if the two men or if they're working as a team. fred scaletta, department of spokesman: "we know how they got out of the facility of gogoen anywhere el we have no idea if they did or that may have happened." natural sound of car driving by some neighbors told local five, they're

reporter jacob peklo explains ... "(natural sound of probably 10, 12 feet shoreline." matt bruner has been a conservation officer with the iowa department of natural resources for a decade now. (natural sound of mama:) "the water's clearly melted here along the shoreline." responsibilities during the winter months is to monitor the waters, to help people determine go ice fishing. dnr conservation clue shod be the melting around the shorelines. if you're accessing the ice, stay off it." bruner says the ice is still thick, but not nearly as strong as it was earlier this (natural sound of matt:) "it's not strong ice, and of course it can't be trusted for holding up the weight of us and the ice isn't even ramp, it's disappearing. (natural sound of now, the lake is water is starting to flow like it did just a few months ago. bruner's advice to but one ice shack in creek lake didn't get that memo in time. matt bruner, iowa dnr conservation officer: "with the shack on top of there and then the heat that it retained, with strong ice surrounding it." although there aren't many