Icy accidents, Cowboys' win and more top headlines: Your Monday morning roundup

January 01,  2018 By Holly Rusak Good morning and happy new year! Welcome to 2018. Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌤️Weather: Mostly sunny and very cold. [High around 30 degrees](. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. A car drives slowly on an ice covered East Kirnwood Drive over Interstate 20 in Dallas on Sunday. (Irwin Thompson/Staff Photographer) WEATHER More than 100 crashes, falls reported on an icy New Year's Eve [Numerous crashes were reported Sunday on area roads from Fort Worth to Denton to Frisco and Plano because of icy conditions](. MedStar, the ambulance service for Fort Worth and other cities, reported 118 crashes with injuries, including 21 rollovers between, and 17 falls related to ice between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday. A wind chill advisory is in effect for several counties, including Denton and Collin, through noon Monday. That's when wind chills are expected to drop below zero, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologist Patricia Sanchez said that with winds picking up and humidity going down, the slick roads could be less of a problem Monday. Just stay home today: Here are [a few apps you should try on that new phone or tablet]( you scored for Christmas (or just because). Plan ahead for the next ice day: Need a new TV? [Check out the layman's guide to 4K entertainment](. SPECIAL OFFER [special offer unlimited digital access]( Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant (88) high-fives quarterback Dak Prescott (4) during the second quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in Philadelphia. (Ashley Landis/Staff Photographer) FOOTBALL Five thoughts from the Dallas Cowboys' 6-0 win When you expect a game to be terrible, sometimes it surprises you and ends up at least entertaining. Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field was worse. Here are [Cowboys writer Jon Machota's top five thoughts](: The Dak Prescott to Dez Bryant combination continued to struggle. Blame the scheme or the players, either way it's the most important thing the Cowboys have to fix this offseason. Ezekiel Elliott needed 120 yards to record his second consecutive 1,000-yard season. He finished with 103 yards on 27 carries. There weren't as many of those long runs from the star back when he was on the field this season. Expect that to change next year with a healthy offensive line and a motivated running back. The Cowboys first-team defense held up their end of the bargain, shutting down the Philadelphia offense. Just not sure how impressive that is considering who was on the field. Read more of [Jon Machota’s thoughts on the end of the Cowboys season and where they go from here](. Tim Cowlishaw: [Why you will remember 2017 as the Cowboys' disaster season](. 'What's the point?' [Ezekiel Elliott makes peace with his suspension-shortened season](. Balch Springs Police Chief Jonathan Haber speaks during a press conference following the death of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. (Rose Baca/Staff Photographer) CRIME Police chief had 'a heavy heart' when he fired cop who killed Jordan Edwards In the days after Balch Springs Officer Roy Oliver shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, [the city's police chief struggled with the decision to fire the cop he considered a friend](. Chief Jonathan Haber wrote to his staff in a memo: "Today, I am about to make the most difficult decision of my professional career. "Officer Oliver has been a friend, a co-worker, and fellow veteran; so it is with a heavy heart that I have to indefinitely suspend him and terminate his employment with the city," he wrote three days after Jordan's death. The memo is one of hundreds of emails the department sent or received in the days after Oliver fired his rifle on April 29, striking Jordan in the head. Jordan was riding in a car driving away from officers when Oliver fired multiple shots. Some emails, which included Twitter direct messages, were profanity-laced missives. Others offered kind words for the department. None specifically supported Oliver. In Fort Worth: [A woman and child were wounded in a shooting early Sunday](, police said. In Houston: Police say an [intoxicated and belligerent man at a downtown hotel was arrested]( after they found several guns and ammunition in his room. In Colorado: [Five deputies were shot, one fatally, after they responded to a report of a domestic disturbance]( Sunday morning in a suburb outside of Denver, officials said. Advertisement (Andy Jacobsohn/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Morning Hello, 2018! Dallas' Jackopierce performs at a New Year's Eve party at Saint Rocco's New York Italian at Trinity Groves in Dallas. If you're not done ringing in the new year, there's still plenty of fun to be had. [Find it on GuideLive.com](. Around The Site - Fire: At least [10 people were displaced Sunday night after a fire]( started at a Plano apartment complex. - Assault: A [UT-Austin student was sexually assaulted on campus early Sunday](, university police say. - Opinion: [Women need to man up and start asking for the raises they deserve](, writes Editorial Board member Leona Allen. - Mobikes, mo' problems? [A fifth bike-share company pulls into Dallas](, with more on the way. - Q&A with a doctor for the dead: [How Dallas' medical examiner solves crimes](. - Bus battles: The city of [Dallas has filed suit against Dallas County Schools over its crossing-guard program]( — specifically, who will run it and how to pay for it come Jan. 31. The Peticolas Brewing Company on April 8, 2017. (Louis DeLuca/Staff Photographer) Finally... Cidercade, Peticolas Brewing temporarily shut down right before New Year's Eve Two popular spots for drinking in Dallas — Cidercade and Peticolas Brewing Co. — are ending 2017 on a sour note: [The fire marshal shut them down right before New Year's Eve](. "Due to the rising popularity of the Cidercade and the increase in people coming through our doors, the City of Dallas is requiring some additional precautions to be put in place," reads a post on the Cidercade's Facebook page. "We were instructed to close immediately and remain closed until we upgrade our fire safety infrastructure." This news hits the Cidercade particularly hard, as they were gearing up for a New Year's Eve party for which tickets had just been sold out. Those tickets have now been refunded. AdVERTISEMENT 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 Share the love! 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