IOWA (IRN) – Dangerous wind chills continue today after a powerful winter storm on Friday. Gusts of up to 50 mph have created blizzard conditions. Many state rural roads are impassable, and Interstate 35 from Ames to Clear Lake has been closed.

CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) Firefighters say blizzard winds fueled a fire that destroyed a home in Cedar Falls Friday morning. The homeowners were able to escape and ran to a neighbor’s house. They were later taken to a local hospital for smoke inhalation and minor injuries. The cause of the fire is unknown and the home is a total loss.

CLIVE, IA (IRN) – A Clive police patrol car was involved in a crash Friday morning when an SUV hit a patch of ice on Interstate 35/80. The officer was in his car, responding to another vehicle that hit the median, and is expected to be OK.

BOONE, IA (IRN) – A measure aimed at leveling the playing field for Iowa high schools with greater numbers of socioeconomically disadvantaged students has passed a vote by the member schools of the Iowa High School Athletic Association. The vote to amend the organization’s articles of incorporation about the classification of football teams passed with 80% approval from those voting. It only needed approval from 60% of the membership schools that participated in the vote.