IOWA – Confidence continues to increase from meteorologists that a winter storm will impact the state after Thanksgiving. According to the National Weather Service, most Iowa communities will receive at least four inches of snow starting Friday night and continuing through Sunday morning. Travel impacts are likely, especially in northern and eastern Iowa, primarily on Saturday. The Iowa DOT is preparing for statewide plow operations. A burst of arctic air is set to follow, with wind chill values dipping well below zero for many by Monday morning.

GRINNELL – A pedestrian died in Poweshiek County along Interstate 80 on Tuesday. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 36-year-old Nicholas Andres Quintero was walking in the west bound lanes of the interstate just after 5 a.m. near Brooklyn. Quintero was struck and killed in the roadway by an unknown vehicle who may not have known what or who they hit. The Iowa State Patrol is investigating.

TAMA – A pair of Iowans will participate in the 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Mother Kathy and son Corbin Suchkahosee are representing Meskwaki Nation with Native Pride Productions, according to WHO-13. They will be part of a one-minute routine set to air on national television.