Waited for this moment and if the wait was worth it. Anthony piercy deserves what hes getting and hell have his day in court but he knows what he did wrong. The Missouri State trooper charged in the death of a clive man will appear before a judge today. And how long he could spend behind bars if convicted. Its thursday, february 11th, today in iowa starts now. I80 35 hwy i41 i235 31st first on 13. The missouri the death of a clive man will face a judge today. Anthony piercy faces one count of involuntary manslaughter. Piercys arraignment is set for today in morgan county, missouri. Back in may 2014, investigators say Brandon Ellingson drowned while in handcuffs and in Police Custody at the lake of the ozarks. More than a year after a special prosecutor cleared piercy of any wrong doing, a new Prosecutor Says he acted recklessly by putting the wrong life jacket on the college student. If convicted he faces up to 7 years in prison. Their goodbyes to a prominent Des Moines Community leader next week. The funeral for former Principal Financial ceo david hurd is set for next wednesday. It will take place at first unitarian church, in des moines at 10 30 am. A Community Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 pm on tuesday at the Capital Square atrium. The 86 year old died on saturday after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condominiums in downtown des moines. We could learn the fate of a multistate oil project soon. Today, the iowa utilities board holds its fourth and final hearing of the week on the Bakken Pipeline proposal. The 3 point 7 billion project would connect north Dakota Oil Fields to an oil pipeline in illinois. Members are considering allowing the developer to use private land that belongs to owners who dont want them digging on their property. North dakota, south dakota and illinois officials have already approved it. A decision could come at the end promising that. Officials say the whole project could be lost without iowas approval. Movie fans will have a new place to see the latest flicks on the big screen. The Cinemark Altoona and xd opens today. The theater offers twelve auditoriums with wall to wall screens. Every seat is a lounging recliner. Concessions are selfserve, so you can get to your seat quicker. The facility also offers a starbucks, ice cream and a bar. A spokesperson says theyre excited to open in a growing community. Were just excited to be a part of the growth. They have a lot of things going on in this community. Its a hot spot. Its becoming a hot spot, and were excited to be in on the front end of that. The grand opening is today. The theater is reserve seating, so you must pick your seat online or at a kiosk or box office when you get to the theater. For those of us who have kids, we know how difficult it can be to get them to with disabilities have that same issues but with far fewer options josh is live this morning with an organization in urbandale, that is working to make sure those kids have a place to exercise and have fun all year. Located in urbandale, Courage League sports is a nonprofit Adaptive Sports and recreational facility that offer yearround programming for children and adults who arent able to go full speed due to a physical, cognitive or emotional disability. On saturday, february 27, Courage League sports is holding their Second Annual 3on3 wheelchair basketball tournament. A fundraising event to benefit the Non Profit Organization that provides Adaptive Sports and recreational opportunities to children and adults with special needs. A friendly competition open to never experienced life from a chair. Location Courage League sports 4405 121st street, urbandale, ia 50323 cost we are asking that teams raise a minimum of 100 to participate. Center jameel mckay missed his second straight game after being suspended for insubordination. Mckay has returned to practice, but he did not make the trip to texas tech yesterday. Abdul nader paced the cyclones with nineteen points. Two 3 pointers for nader. Its a tie game at halftime, 3737. Second half, monte morris and Deonte Burton push the cyclones up by as many as 9 but, iowa state lets texas tech back into it and the game goes into overtime where texas tech outscores iowa state and hangs on for the upset win. 8582. For the cyclones, its another loss to an unranked team. The hawkeyes get their turn, tonight. Theyre in to face the hoosiers. Its another 8 oclock tipoff tonight on espn. Royals fans waited three decades for a world series championship so you Better Believe they lined up to catch a glimpse of the trophy when it rolled through town. Area royals fans flooded the hyvee in urbandale yesterday for a chance to pose with the world series trophy. Fans told us they wouldnt miss it. Ive been a fan since i was born pretty much. Kind of a life time coming to get up close. Ive been a royals fans all my life. It was cool. This is the trophys only tour your dreams evolve, and with committed support, they thrive. I35 80 west mix i235 e. I35 oralabor coming up next, david geiger joins us with this mornings agribusiness report. And the centers for Disease Control is set to give their take on the severity of a spreading virus and if the us is at at the Agribusiness Association of iowa showcase and conference, lieutenantgovernor kim reynolds was speaking on some of the ag issues in iowa. She spoke mostly on the governors proposal funding education and Water Quality until 2049 called save. In 2009 a 1 percent sales tax was approved for 20 years for school infrastructure. Reynolds and the governor want to extend it another 20 years. Guaranteeing the first 10 million of annual growth to schools and using the extra growth for Water Quality funding. They estimate it would make 20. 7 billion for schools and 4. 7 billion for Water Quality. But the proposal branch. Reynolds says theyre willing to compromise to get it through, reach out to your legislators and encourage them to work with us. Its a framework, were willing to look at different ideas, different options, or certainly if they have a better idea that can generate that kind of money were more than happy to work with them. But there is a sense of urgency and we just kind of say dont let perfect be the enemy of good. Reynolds says they think with designated funds, scientific based programs, dealing with absentee landowners, and communities across the state, the new initiative would end criticism of iowas Water Quality goals. Then our top story. Today, the iowa utilities board could decide whether they will approve or turn down the Bakken Pipeline. The project would connect north Dakota Oil Fields to an oil members are considering allowing the developer to use private land that belongs to owners who dont want them digging on their property. Three other states the pipeline runs through have already approved it. Today is the last of four hearings this week, but the board isnt promising it will come to a decision. The Missouri State trooper charged in the may 2014 death of a clive man is set to face a judge today. Brandon ellingson drowned in handcuffs while in Police Custody at the lake of ozarks. More than a year after a special prosecutor cleared piercy of any wrong doing, a new Prosecutor Says he acted recklessly by putting the wrong life jacket on the college student. Piercy now faces one count of involuntary manslaughter. His arraignment is set for today in missouri. If convicted piercy faces 7 years in prison. Today well hear more about the threat of the zika virus. The director of the centers for Disease Control will appear before the senate human services. Along with discussing the emerging Health Threat of the virus, theyll discuss president obamas request for 1 point 8 billion dollars in emergency funding to combat zika. While work on a zika vaccine is already under way, the disease continues to rapidly spread across south america, prompting many in the us to worry about the potential for travelers to bring zika to the united states. The president ial field is continues to shrink. Yesterday, Carly Fiorina and Chris Christie announced theyre out of the race for the white house. Fiorina finished seventh here in iowa. Chris christie came in tenth. Its all fun and games, until someone gets hurt. Luckily, no one at the kentucky georgia basketball game did. Check this out, this enthusiastic fan started young female fan decided to join in. Then the man decides to pick up the girl and slide down the railing. Not a good idea. He ends up falling on top of the young girl. Thankfully, she isnt hurt and the two go on to celebrate kentuckys easy win over georgia, as the temperatures drop. Heating bills sky rocket. The booming business for companies fixing furnaces. And the easy tips to avoid shelling out big bucks to stay warm this winter. I235 63rd movie fans will have a new place to see the latest flicks on the