ANKENY - Local 5's Angelina Salcedo is live Tuesday from the Iowa DOT Traffic Management Center in Ankeny showing us how the DOT is monitoring road conditions around the state.
DES MOINES - A Polk County district judge has struck down Iowa's fetal heartbeat law that bans a woman in Iowa from obtaining an abortion as soon as a baby's heartbeat is detected.
In divorce documents that were previously public but have now been sealed, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) accuses her now ex-husband, Gail Ernst, of being both physically and emotionally abusive toward her, according to documents Local 5 has obtained.
More than 500 plows working for the Department of Transportation are out on Iowa highways and interstates, putting down materials to make sure drivers are safe as ice and snow threaten the state on Tuesday.
UPDATE: Leaders at the West Des Moines school district have announced that they will be letting out classes earlier than normal on Tuesday because of the inclement weather.
