Jason r dan kelley of newton says the prison is currently understaffed and says the public was kept in the dark about this move. The Mount Pleasant facility will become a more minimum custody facility. This move will take between 8 to 12 months to complete. Live in studio, jason rantala, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Steve pete polson says he is sorry and he wishes he would have just shot himself that day, instead of hurting other people. Polson is the man who went on a shooting spree in Pleasant Hill last november, injuring 2 people. Kccis kim st. Onge is live at the polk county courthouse with an update on polsons trial. Kim polson admitted to the shootings for the first time today, but says he cant remember any of it because he was high on meth. He told jurors he had injected meth around midnight november 16, some 6 hours before he shot before that shooting in Pleasant Hill. Polson says he had a reaction to that particular meth injection hair on his neck standing up after he injec
He went on a shooting spree in Pleasant Hill last november, injuring two men. He says he is sorry, has been a drug addict for a long time, and remembers nothing about the shooting. Mark polson admitted to the shootings for the first time today, but says he cant remember any of it because he was high on meth. Polson says he injected meth six hours before he shot at three people apparently for no other reason than he saw them while he was driving through Pleasant Hill and claims he remembers none of it. From the bottom of my heart i apologize. It just isnt me. I wouldnt hurt anyone like that. I wish i would have just shot myself that day instead of hurting these people. Mark the prosecutor seemed exasperated with polsons excuse that he didnt remember shooting anyone that morning. Miraculously, your first recollection of anything is when police arrive, correct . Yes. You remember nothing from 6 30 to 7 00 yet when police show up at 7 00 you remember from there on, is that right . From whe
The governors signature plan. Hed take some future growth of the penny sales tax away from schools and use it to improve Water Quality efforts. The governor also wants the Lieutenant Governor to head a statewide effort to expand renewable energy. And he wants both parties to look at improvements for the in about two hours, president obama will give his final state of the union address. The white house says the president will discuss the economic recovery, the fight against terrorism and gun reform. The president will keep a seat empty next to the first lady to represent all of the victims of gun violence. You can watch the president s speech right here on channel 13. It starts at eight tonight. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will deliver the republican response. A big move for Bernie Sanders in iowa. Hes overtaken Hillary Clinton in the latest Quinnipiac University poll. Sanders wins support of 49 percent of likely iowa caucus participants. Clinton earns 44percent. Martin omalley
First on 13. Snow overnight caused problems on the roadways. Today strong winds could cause more problems. Heres a look at Road Conditions as of right now. As you can see. Things are partially covered through much of central iowa. Channel 13s josh nguyen joins us live now from interstate 235 where roads were slick overnight. Accident closed interstate 235 westbound between guthrie and e14th just after midnight. Reopened a little more than an hour later. Westbound between guthrie and e14th just after midnight. Reopened a little more than an hour later. A metro hospital had a shutdown of its own last night. Police were called to Broadlawns Medical Center around eight because of what they describe as a threat. No word on what the threat involved. Officers swept the building for about an hour. But didnt find anything and workers were given an all clear. Governor branstad hands his list of priorities for the year to lawmakers state address from the House Chamber at ten this morning. And dem
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