in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. " nikki: a man is recovering from a stab wound after a fight at a metro bar... according to the des moines police report a man and his girlfriend were at scores bar on hickman when another man insulted the woman... that led to an arguement... the victim says he and his girlfriend left the bar...and were followed by their attacker... eventually the victim says he got out of his car to resolve the situation...and thats when the other man stabbed him. the victim told police his attacker then got into his car and took off... while the victim went to mercy hospital for treatment for his wounds... the case is still under investigation... nikki: a burger king employee says he was assaulted by two customers last night inside the resturant... it happened yesterday on south east 14th the employee said two black males entered he recognized them to be the same people that allegedly tresspassed at the resturant a the employee told police he leave, and he was the face and taken to the

jacob peklo, reporting: "at this point, there are no suspects. it is the city's 17th homicide of the year. reporting downtown, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa." nikki: a man is recovering from a stab wound after a fight at a metro bar... according to the des moines police report a man and his girlfriend were at scores bar on hickman when another man insulted the woman... that led to an arguement... the victim says he and his girlfriend left the bar...and were followed by their attacker... eventually the victim says he got out of his car to resolve the situation...and thats when the other man stabbed him. the victim told police his attacker then got into his car and took off... while the victim went to mercy hospital for treatment for his wounds... the case is still under investigation... nikki: a burger king employee says he was assaulted by two customers last night inside the resturant... happened yesterday on south east 14th street... the employee said two black males entered the store...and he recognized them to be the same people th

local five's jacob peklo joins us now with more. jacob: hundreds of volunteers spent their morning...prepari ng meals for families in need. but now, one former homeless man has made it back on his feet, and is giving to those who have the greatest needs. and he never wants to forget the changes that he's made. terry gable remembers hitting rock bottom. terry gable, intake coordinator: "while sitting in eight days of jail, i decided i'd had enough of that old life, and wanted something new." after battling an addiction to drugs and alcohol, he joined the program at hope ministries, designed to help people get their lives back on track. terry gable, intake coordinator: "after turning my life over, it completely changed. it transformed my whole life for me and my family." now, six years after first volunteering to work here, he's got a full time job. and when he sees more than 200 other people giving their time on this thanksgiving day, he knows firsthand how it can make a big difference. here and ate, myself, when i was running around

jack: jacob peklo was at the scene and with more. jacob. jacob: driving down the interstate your eyes on the you, you might crash. signs warned drivers that traffic was shut down more than a mile away from the actual site. and it's still that a car could go where this one did. jacob: around 5-45 tonight, neighbors tell me they heard a loud bang, near the martin luther king overpass. fire crews rushed to the scene. officials say they had to cut open the car to rescue the three passengers. they were all taken to the hospital, with non life- threatening injuries, a surprise for those who witnessed the crash. jason lillethun, des moines: " all i saw was two cars sitting on the side of the ramp, didn't notice the one on the side of the ramp at the time, but it didn't sound like a car jacob: none of the names of the people in the car are being released at this time. the cause of the crash is under investigation by the des moines police department. live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. stephanie: we could have some treache

nikki: local 5's jacob peklo has their story. one week ago, rebecca sonnenburg and her family received a phone call that was their worst nightmare. rebecca sonnenburg, daughter: "my father was the one who was dead on arrival, and my uncle died being transported to the hospital." she says this intersection at hubbell and east 37th street has a number of problems. rebecca sonnenburg, daughter: "speed, no stoplights. there's no crosswalk. it's just a free for all drag race zone." family members say the corner has been problematic for a long time, and they want to see a change before it's too late. tamara cox, niece: "we were turning in here and we almost got rear-ended ourselves." randy sonnenburg, son: "they need something here. when they were doing construction, they had lights. they worked. where are they at now?" on sunday night, exactly one week after the deadly crash, family members gathered near their memorial to hold a vigil. and the hope is that something can be done, to protect others from a similar experience. rebecca son

reporting for local five news, jacob peklo, back to you." nikki: coming up later in sports, we'll take look back on rhoads' time in ames. nikki: viewers at home are sharing their thoughts about the announcement. on facebook, angela says "pollard needs to go, too" tod says "paul rhoads is a class act despite his win loss record. and this is coming from a hawkeyes fan. good luck next week isu, send him out with a win." and cheryl says "now he gets four point five million dollars to not work. where do i sign up for a job like that?" nikki: we want to see your comments. connect with us on facebook and twitter. just search weareiowa 5 news and you could see your comment on air. nikki/ots a home in earlham was destroyed in a large fire this weekend. the blaze started while a man and his dog were still inside... multiple fire departments were called to the scene... it happened at a rural home off 320th way in earlham around 2:15 yesterday afternoon. it took firefighters about an hour and a half to take out the flames. fire officials are still inves

reporting in clarion, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa." stephanie: thanks jacob. now, brad says the snow will keep coming for a few more hours. make sure to visit our website for the latest conditions and cancellations in your area. stephanie: still to come on local 5 news at six... how the students who were supposed to face off for the state championships tonight are taking the winter weather delays, later in sports. jack: but next-- it's just the first snowfall of the year. but we'll show you why we may break some records. "your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: the snow just keeps coming down, this is a look at downtown des moines tonight, just outside the brenton skating plaza. not many people enjoying the first day the plaza is open. stephanie: earlier we talked about the onight one event, that's outdoors, says it's still happening. the living history cross countr

live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. stephanie: everyone has their favorite disney movie. some prefer the classics, others lean more towards the computer animated features that began in 1995 with disney's toy story. the cutting edge film was a box office smash. the series is still a hit today for one 7-year-old who - thanks to a family in ankeny - recently took a trip to andy's room. elias johnson reports. nat - music 'toy story' movie open "you got a friend in me..." its nearly improssible to find a child who doesn't like disney's 'toy story' but you'd be lucky to find one who loves the franchise as much as 7-year-old camry cole nat "let's have ourselves a rooting, tooting good time! -hahahaha! elias: you've got yourself a bit of a toy story enthusiast..." lezie cole says: -that'd be an understatement, truly an understatement camry's mom, lezlie says the infatuation with the movie goes beyond watching each of the three installments on tv lezie cole says: she loves it to the point she wants her room painted like that, sh

live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. nikki: moving now to your local election headquarters the attacks in paris have presidental candidates talking... following yesterdays big debate... hillary clinton and martin o'malley stopped by the central iowa democrat's fall barbeque in ames... nikki: the barbeque was held at the hansen agriculture student learning center on isu campus. the candidates touched on many subjects including the economy, education and climate change. hillary clinton took some time to address the attacks in paris. "there is so much at stake in this election the attacks in paris as i said last night at the debate are a sobering reminder of the challenges and the threats that we face and the importance of american leadership the hard truth of our time we need to own is this 70 percent of us are earning the same or today than we were 12 years ago that is not the way our to work that is not the way our country is supposed to work. " nikki: the barbeque is held by five different county democrat groups. thousa

amanda local 5's jacob peklo is live with more in our team coverage. jacob/tvu now, it's all in the hands of the iowa utiliteis board. geri huser, libby jacobs, and nick wagner. this was the only day that the public could comment on the issue directly to the board. on monday, the process continues with an evidentiary hearing. after that, it's in the hands of the three board members. they can have a meeting to discuss their decision or they can just send out a written notice. jacob/tvu again, though, the key to remember is that there is no time table for when that has to happen. the board can take as little or as much time as they want to, to come reporting live in boone, for amanda krenz, i'm jacob peklo, we are iowa. today is all about cleanup across central iowa after tornadoes and strong storms left behind damage. the national weather service is out surveying the damage. so far they confirmed ef-1 tornadoes touched down in knoxville, and northern mahaska county near barnes city. and say ef-0 tornadoes hit the lake panorama and yale areas. they say s

local five's jacob peklo has more from waukee. kori young, parent: "the timing couldn't have been worse to come pick up the kids." students at waukee elementary school were forced to stay after school a little longer on wednesday. hannah wheeler, waukee elementary student: "they said it's going to pick up a lot of wind." instead of boarding the buses, the school kept them inside their classrooms until the storm passed through the area. jared johnson, parent: "we actually live about five blocks away, and there was a little bit of hail, little pieces of ice hail and the rain was coming down pretty good, and the wind was blowing stuff around pretty good." students say some of their classmates were more worried than others. hannah wheeler, waukee elementary student: "i felt a little bit scared, and worried about my sister." it's why the line of cars spilled into the street, right after the storm had passed. but many parents say it was worth a little inconvenience for them to keep things running on a somewhat normal schedule for their

jacob peklo, reporting: "so, a lot of?" stephen dingman, neighbor: "yeah, i mean really fast, so you couldn't really sit and count them, but they were really fast." neighbors say it's gotten a lot busier, and far more crowded since the switch to a nightclub. diann weinman, neighbor: "yeah, neighborhood bar. people coming in and shooting pool and that was it. it was that way for years, but not now." early sunday morning, police were called to the nightclub after a report that a fight outside had gotten out of control. sgt. brandon bracelin, polk county sheriff's department: "when the gunshots were going off, people were dispersing. i'm sure they were scared, so that reduced the number of people. we went in there and were able, people were pointing to the victim and we were able to find him." despite the fact that so many people were still outside, police have had a hard time figuring out what led to a man getting shot. sgt. brandon bracelin, polk county sheriff's department: "i think the main thing that makes this case diffi

in ames, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. jack: in addition to the partnership with cutters, the industrial design students are also aligned with tupperware and boeing. some big business company for a bunch of kids who haven't even graduated yet. good luck! jack: now moving back to the last round of high school football playoffs before state. our sports team is working hard to bring you high lights, scores and more from playoff games across from playoff games across the state. tonight, we have nine games on deck. jack: in 4a, lewis central takes on dowling catholic in 4a, lewis central takes on dowling catholic at williams stadium. and valley will take on johnston. in 3a norwalk taking on dc-g. pella is at davenport assumption. and webster city goes on the road to sb-l. in 2a south tama county is at albia. this is a battle between number one and two in class 2a should be a great game. in 1a, van meter goes on the road to south central calhoun. in class a lynnville sully will head to mount ayr. mount ayr made it to the dome la

in ames, jacob peklo, local five news. we are stephanie: in addition to the partnership with cutters, the industrial design students are also partnered with tupperware, boeing and . pretty cool opportunity for those students. jack: another round of high school football playoffs tonight. here's local 5 sports director jon schaeffer live at johnston high school. jon? jon: thanks jack the valley tigers and johnston dragons are getting ready to battle it out in a little over an hour and half. the dragons are a little bit of a surprise being here in the quarterfinals. it's the furthest they've been in 4a history. now they will try to upset a valley team that hasn't won a state title since 2011. they were back in the dome in 2013 but came up short. valley entered the season as number one but two losses dropped them in johnston is at number 9 and very dangerous after they knocked off centennial last week-- the jags beat valley in the regular season and johnston is playing with a lot of confidence right now. jack: watch local 5 ne

live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. jack: team members say the virus does not make pork unsafe for you to eat. and it cannot spread from pigs to people. jack: coming up on local 5 sports, meet a member of the iowa wild hockey team who's battled his whole life to get where he is, both on and off the ice. stephanie: then there's some pretty clear cutoffs for the next republican debate.. tonight who failed to make the cut. brad: ((ad lib weather toss)) take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... it's friday so local five heads to the movies... we get a look at the latest james bond movie... and a well-loved comic strip jumps to the big screen ... plus, your weekend forecast... we're looking at a dry, sunny, and cool take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... it's friday so local five heads to the movies... we get a look at the "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: we did it again today- we reached the 70s

in west des moines, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. right now, city leaders say they've built about as many trails as they can. the only way they could add more would be to annex land to the city. jack: okay, let's check in with local 5's sports director jon schaeffer who's in van meter covering the second round of high school football playoffs. how's the atmosphere out there, jon? jon: thanks jack. a great night for some playoff football. i'm here in van meter where the bulldogs will try to take down the madrid tigers. madrid with a stud at running back in michael santi-- he's ran for more than 2 thousand one hundred yards this season. number two in the state. but he is number one in yards per carry with 11 yards per touch. van meter's ben trent has tossed the ball for 17 hundred yards this season-- and he'll look for another big number tonight in what could be a high scoring affair. of course we'll have highlights of 13 games local 5 news at six... 10 republican presidnetials in des moines over the weekend. how they used one event to

local five's jacob peklo has more on their quest to find a more permanent place to live. jacob peklo, studio: "as the calendar flips to november, a group of homeless campers at sacred heart is hoping the winds of change will blow their way soon." bret bell, homeless: "it's been a little depressing out here. i'm not going to lie. i mean, with the weather, it's been rainy and wet and cold." a few weeks ago, the campers at sacred heart were looking at the prospect of eviction from the des moines woods. natural sound: "you want to help?" christine griffin, homeless: "we haven't had anybody come down here and speak with us, and we've got someone here 24 hours a day around the clock." even though they've found a better spot to camp out, they're still facing a number of challenges. bret bell, homeless: "my tent will leak sometimes, his tent will leak sometimes. their tent might leak and we get scared, you know. his tent will start blowing over in the middle of nowhere. and it's just, 'how are we going to make it'?" as the temperature they say they've been working hard to find wo

local five's jacob peklo has more on their quest to find a more permanent place to live. jacob peklo, studio: "as the calendar flips to november, a group of homeless campers at sacred heart is hoping the winds of change will blow their way soon." bret bell, homeless: "it's been a little depressing out here. i'm not going to lie. i mean, with the weather, it's been rainy and wet and cold." a few weeks ago, the campers at sacred heart were looking at the prospect of eviction from the des moines woods. natural sound: "you want to help?" christine griffin, homeless: "we haven't had anybody come down here and speak with us, and we've got someone here 24 hours a day around the clock." even though they've found a better spot to camp out, they're still facing a number of challenges. bret bell, homeless: "my tent will leak sometimes, his tent will leak sometimes. their tent might leak and we get scared, you know. his tent will start blowing over in the middle of nowhere. and it's just, 'how are we going to make it'?" as the temperature starts to plummet, they say they've been work

live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. nikki: des moines police are investigating shots fired in the south side. around 2:20 this morning, a witness told police she was sitting on her porch when she heard several gunshots. she saw two white men in a white chevy or gmc pickup take off eastbound on watrous avenue to southwest 14th street... she said they fired more shots while driving away. police found a shell casing near the area. no one was hurt in the shooting. nikki: around iowa.... a three year old boy is recovering from his injuries... after police believe he fell from a second story window. investigators say it happened near south 9th street and 6th avenue in council bluffs this morning. medics transported the boy to the university of nebraska medical center for treatment... council bluffs police say he was conscious when they picked him up. the x ray scans were negative for any major injuries. the incident is under investigation. nikki: a customers stop through the burger king drive through... resulted in one employ

in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa." nikki if you'd like to help out some of the homeless in des moines, care for camps is still seeking more donations for the winter months. they say their biggest need is for socks and soup. nikki: a bad crash in story county takes one life, and four other people are recovering. it happened last night around 7:30 at 170th street and george washington carver in gilbert. police say a car blew through a stop sign and was broadsided by another car. a 92 year old passenger in the car that ran the stop sign was killed. he's identified as kenneth kemmerer. his son was the driver of that vehicle. four people in the other car were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. so far, no charges have been filed. nikki: in madison county, a man was found dead this morning after his jeep flipped. it happened around 5 a-m near the intersection of oakcrest avenue and 290th street in peru, iowa. the jeep wrangler was flipped upside down and the driver, 60-year- old paul shafer of des moine