James malloy, waived the bond requirement and released tullis. The teen is not allowed to be around anyone under age 18 without another adult present. This happened to my daughter when he was being supervised by an adult, so whos to say that it couldnt happen again . Ryan the prosecutor tells me releasing a suspect facing sexual abuse charges could be a threat to public safety. We dont see that everyday, so to say, with the seconddegree sexual abuse charge we usually see some type of bond. Ryan the girls mother says she wants the alleged attacker locked up waiting for his next court appearance. Everything was taken away from her. All of her rights were taken away from her. Elizabeth no one at tullis house wanted to comment. Hes due in court later this month for a preliminary hearing. Meantime, that mother worries tullis is hanging around children in his mothers care. Eric devastating discovery. Polk county authorities find the body of a missing teenager in a pond. Since saturday after leaving a house party just off highway 141 near granger. Kccis kim st. Onge was there when authorities made the discovery. Kim divers spent hours wading through this pond thursday morning. As dozens of other search and rescue crews combed through a wooded area off highway 141 near granger where 17yearold sam kemp was last seen. His cell phone was recently found in a nearby ditch. Iowa state patrol also used a plane to search from the skies. Sams aunt lisa was one of several family members there today. Sammy is a funloving person. Hes a jokester. Kim she says this week has been extremely emotional. Im still in the mind where its unreal. Its unbelievable. This cant really be happening. Kim divers recovered sams body from the pond around 12 30, some two hours after the search started. We have been praying that we found him alive, you know. Know, we still need prayers for this family. Kim local activist Calvetta Williams was with the family as they huddled together after learning the devastating news. They asked to see the body as it was pulled from the pond, to positively identify it as sam. This is a young man, 17yearsold in the prime of his life. I say this all the time but no mother should have to bury her child. Eric still no word on how this happened. Investigators say its too early to determine whether foul play was or was not involved. Elizabeth meanwhile in Mahaska County investigators working to , identify a body found just north of oskaloosa. A deer hunter found the body wednesday afternoon. The body is now at the Iowa Medical Examiners Office in ankeny. An autopsy will be performed to find a cause of death and also to identify the body. Well be watching later today when the special prosecutor investigating the drowning of update in the case. That is set for 11 00 a. M. In missouri. Ellingson, a clive native died at the lake of the ozarks in may 2014 while in Missouri State police custody. A state trooper arrested him on suspicion of boating while intoxicated but admits he didnt properly put a life jacket on him. Brandons dad Craig Ellingson says theres no word on what the announcement will be. Eric a new trial date for the des moines teenager charged with beating his grandmother to 17yearold noah laprei appeared in court thursday. His trial will now start in may, delayed from january. Des Moines Police say laprei beat his grandmother rachael pray to death october 10. Police say this video, taken from a git and go Security Camera shows laprei minutes after the murder going in the store. He pushes over a shelf. He takes a swing at a customer. And then he tries to shatter a window with his head. His family in court today to support him. They say the noah they know is not a violent person. Hes like every other teenage kid. Hes never been violent. The kid has been through so much, the fact that i can still sometimes get a smile out of him is a miracle to me. Eric noah is back in the polk county jail. Elizabeth des Moines Police say 55yearold William Nixon stabbed his roommate in the back during a fight over dirty dishes. Officers were called to nixons apartment around 6 30 wednesday night. The roommate was treated for a nonlife threatening wound. Nixon told officers he stabbed his roommate when the roommate shoved him during an argument. Eric it is now 4 35 and we are waking up to a chilly morning. Metinka it feels downright wintry and we have a few and northcentral iowa. Showing mason city toward waterloo, that is where the light snow will be during the stray flurry but it should stay away for the most part. Waking up to a wind chill of nine degrees. Highs only in the lower 30s today. We are starting out in the lower 20s. The flurries should stay away from central iowa for the most part, and a goodlooking weekend. Elizabeth were a little over a week until christmas. But the weather outside looks nothing like winter. Sunny skies, above average temperatures, it is all looking like we told you their big spend less money. I have been at the mall during the day and at night, and it has been very busy. The parking lots have been full. Mary is sticking to a budget this year. Cynthia this year i am probably only spending about 60 each on the grandkids. The National Retail federation predicts the average american will spend 805. 65 on gifts, food, and decorations, highest in 14 years. Retailers are giving us more bang for our buck. Getting better bargains, and it looks like people are fairly healthy. Cynthia the most requested gift, not only this year but the last nine years, gift cards top and accessories. We have lots of men shopping for gift cards and today seems to be busy. Elizabeth surveys showed 40 of people are expecting to spend even more money than they had originally planned on for holiday gifts. Eric that is a sound star wars fans have been waiting for. Gone to to see the force this is iowas news leader. This is kcci eight news this morning. With eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right now coverage with shaina humphries. Metinka waking up to some of the coldest temperatures and conditions we have seen yet this winter, wind chills and the Single Digits to the north and fairly double digits here. The windchill in mason city now at for the greatest. Actual temperatures will at four degrees. Actual temperatures will be close to freezing. Showers across north west iowa. Keep that in mind if you are traveling today. The temperatures trend upward over the weekend, heading to close to 50 degrees by sunday. Over the weekend had, temperatures start to even out. There are stories about what happened. Eric the dark side, the jedi, they are all back in the force awakens. Elizabeth kccis vanessa peng caught up with some excited fans in ames. Vanessa hundreds of fans, waiting hours and hours to see their special galaxy far, far springwood nine theaters in ankeny sold more than 1000 tickets for the first week. Two different lines. We have already been sitting for the 7 30 and 8 00. Vanessa an hour before the showing we got the tickets like two weeks ago. I have been like, i have got to see this movie. Vanessa fans say their love for star wars is strong, like the force. This is what moviegoing is about for me. I cannot wait to see what happens next. It is just awesome, like the light sabers, the blasters, the elizabeth toys, costumes, tshirts, and food, your taste buds can celebrate star wars in style at zombie burger. They added a come to the dark fried burger to their menu. It calls for roasted chile vader tots. Chewbacon, and youda cheese. Eric the presales shattered ever sold for a movie. Here is a live look at i235 and 2nd avenue, a quiet morning one the weather is never more than five minutes away, only on kcci eight news this morning. Metinka it is now 4 48, waking up to the coldest conditions we have seen yet. The windchill in algona now at seven degrees. Grab the warm coat and maybe even the longjohns. Temperatures are starting out in the 20s, heading for seasonably cold highs near 33, but at least we will have the sunshine and this time of year that makes a big difference, that we will also be dealing with the wind. That wind is dragging in some snow flurries. The best chances for any accumulation from mason city over toward about waterloo. They are coming in from south dakota and parts of minnesota, nothing in the way of an impressive storm system. This disturbance will be heading out today, followed by a nice warm up over the weekend. On saturday, here comes the warm front lifting right into the midwest. By late sunday, or comes the cold front and ahead of that we fog. This cold front moves through by late sunday night and monday, we will have slightly cooler air moving in, buts to blame and no one would understand. Overnight lows will be very cold tonight, 16 in des moines. Saturday looks really good, sunshine in the forecast with slightly warmer temperatures back into the upper 30s, and the wind will be switching back to the south, pulling in nice temperatures on sunday. Heading for the upper 40s by late sunday that there is a chance for drizzle or light rain by late sunday. Upper 30s to mid 40s, and we have a slight chance of seeing thursday. With temperatures staying on the warm side, probably not going to have a white christmas. So hello from the other side elizabeth tickets for a dells adeles north american tour sold out in minutes. Chicago is the only other midwest city on the schedule. Davenport musical producer announced day trotter down music visible day trotter down Music Festival will include up to 30 indie bands. Day passes are running 64 and single day tickets are 30. Adler theater in davenport. Eric calling for a twomonth delay in the switch to a private medicaid. Governor branstad had plans to hand over elizabeth when it comes to the a ct and s. A. T. , a teenager is perfect, getting the highest score possible. Less than 1 of test takers score perfect. Kind of a surreal experience because i did not think i would ever get it, and finally experiencing that, i did not think it whatever happened. Elizabeth he has not picked a college yet, and wants to study computer engineering. Downtown is being held today from 9 00 until 1 00 inside capitol square. More than 130 vendors will be there. Expect some changes at principal park next bring the boys of summer returned to play ball. The iowa cubs are extending the netting to protect spectators from fly balls. This is in line with majorleague recommendations that all stadiums extend their netting before opening season 2017. Elizabeth one of the metros newest hotspots is music to the metinka grab the warm coat as you are heading out, maybe another cup of coffee to warm you up. The windchill in marshalltown now only at nine, and it feels like 11 in des moines. Just enough of a wind to make the windchill feel very cold. Make sure the kids have all their winter gear on today. Lunch recess temperatures near 30 degrees, heading for seasonably cold readings. Sunshine today. Over the weekend, the kids will be outside enjoying some nice weather, especially on sunday. Heading for highs near 50 degrees with some drizzle during the day. We have a chance for some purpose precipitation wednesday into thursday. Eric work is now underway to open a jazz club in des moines. Elizabeth jazz musicians and fans alike are celebrating the opening of noce downtown. The sounds of growth fill the air downtown these days. But the drilling and sawing inside this century old spot on walnut is music to the ears of max wellman. We are having all of this new development within the arts community, and projects like this make sure that will continue because it is actually providing work for local artists. Elizabeth the local musician like many before him,pursuing more opportunities in a bigger city until he got the call. Shock and then excitement. A jazz club opening in des elizabeth a jazz club opening in des moines and the owners wanted him on board. We really were very impressed with des moines however there were certain things that des moines didnt have. Elizabeth Maria Philippone and her husband moved to the city in 2004. Their dream start an upscale jazz club. And after buying this building a year ago they went to work creating noce. We had to do a lot of demolition. Elizabeth once complete, noce will offer a full bar and a stage featuring local and regional jazz artists. Theres really an incredible jazz scene both in kc and minneapolis as well as chicago but our proximity to those first two cities is very handy for a place like this. Elizabeth and wellman says even if jazz isnt at the top of your playlist i believe the secret to success for jazz and really anything in the arts is exposure. You go and enjoy yourself. Doors for the first time new years eve and though that nights already sold out, they say they hope to be open wednesday through sunday for a long time to come. In addition to live jazz, they will also have an event space that can be rented out for wedding receptions and other parties. Eric good news for makeawish this morning. Jolly holiday lights was washed out but since then, people tried to raise money for makeawish and a lot of people have donated. Confirmed donations are around 255,000. Makeawish still needs your help to grant wishes and replace the displays that were ruined by the Waterworks Park flooding. Kcci will hold a phone Bank Next Week to help them out. Elizabeth campaign controversy, staffer is now out of a job. Eric last last minute gift ideas. Heres a penny just for you. Thats no penny. Thats a galaxy s 6 at u. S. Cellular this saturday. Whoa, thanks, grandma youre wme. You can also get an lg g4 or an lg g pad f 8. 0 with that penny. Nice isnt that just delightful . Pennies for everyone get penny doorbuster deals on great devices this saturday starting at 9 00 a. M