PLYMOUTH COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A brother and sister died in an icy car wreck on their way to Hinton High School Tuesday morning. The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office says the Sioux City siblings were 18-year-old Ella Holtzen and 14-year-old Harrison Holtzen. KTIV reports Ella Holtzen was driving when her car entered a curve, began to slide, and went into the path of a pickup truck. The car was struck on the passenger side. The truck’s driver was not hurt. Authorities said the road conditions at the time were 100% ice.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Des Moines Police Department is investigating a shooting Wednesday where two people died and two were injured. KCCI-TV reports three victims were found with gunshot wounds at a residence. A 28-year-old male and a 21-year-old male were found dead. The third victim was taken to a hospital with a leg injury. A trail of blood led police to a fourth person with a gunshot injury to the leg.

BENTON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – There was a fatal accident in Benton County yesterday according to the Iowa State Patrol. A 2005 Chevy Trailblazer was traveling west and a 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix was traveling east when for an unknown reason the Chevy hit the Pontiac head on. One driver is dead and the other was injured.

IOWA (IRN) – Iowa suffered $1.9 billion in damages due to extreme weather last year. The bomb cyclone in March caused most of the damage. Rain and snowmelt runoff led to record flooding. Iowa’s costliest year was 1993, when the state sustained more than $11 billion in losses, mostly from flooding.

IOWA (IRN) – The second winter storm of the season is set to impact Iowa today through tomorrow. The system will have a high amount of moisture for a January snow which could lead to some high snow totals in parts of the state. It is also very dynamic with a changing temperature profile, leading to periods of snow to periods of freezing rain or rain.