There are new details overnight about a car found in Prairie Creek. Creek. We broke they story on the cbs 2 news ten at ten last night. Police tell us no one was inside when they arrived. Arrived. First responders were puzzled they told our crew on scene that they called the owner of the vehicle who apprently didnt know their vehicle had been missing. The owner then reported it stolen. Rescue crews used a raft to pull it out of Prairie Creek near j street and hawkeye in the water. In cedar rapids clean up efforts are well under way while the cedar river starts to slowly recede back to normal levels. Levels. That still could take several days but crews have already removed some hesco barriers near the Linn County Jail and on Second Street downtown. More than 40 thousand feet of those temporary barriers were set up to protect low lying areas along the river. Right now, the biggest question for many impacted by flood 2016 when can people start going back to their homes and businesses . Bu
[kcci captioning is brought to you by the iowa clinic] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] mollie it happened in the 100 block of north lucas. Our vanessa peng just arrived there in the past hour. She joins us now live on the phone. Vanessa, what can you tell us . Vanessa it happened yesterday around 8 00, on valentines day. Its in the 100 block of north lucas avenue. Its kind of an industrial area, there are some older buildings and some that arent occupied. The one we are seeing that we do believe may be it happened here, but we have not had it confirmed from authorities that happen, theres an apartment complex over here. What happened was, authorities found both the victim and the suspect had gunshot wounds. Both the victim and suspect were transported to area hospitals, and then Center Des Moines hospitals. What were learning from authorities right now is that the Iowa Division of
Recovering after being attacked by an inmate inside the mitchellville womens prison. The man was one of four Corrections Officers injured in the fight. It happened tuesday in the prisons dining hall. The Union Representing the officers says the incident could have been prevented if more staff been on duty. They also say officers should be able to carry pepper spray inside the prison. And here they got the pepper spray locked up in the captains office and ya gotta run back and get permission to get it and by the time thats don the incidents over. Somebody is an inmate could be dead. An officer could be killed. In a statement, the department committed to operating safe and secure facilities and will continue to work to improve our operations for the safety of all. However, officials declined to explain why Corrections Officers are not allowed to carry pepper spray. Des Moines Police are stabbing on the citys north side. Officers were called to the 27 hundred block of boston avenue just a
Losing two firefighters in a tragic accident. The two firefighters were battling a blaze at an apartment complex when part of the structure collapsed and the firefighters were hit by debris. Two more firefighters were also injured in the incident, but the extent of their injuries is unknown at this time. The kansas city fire chief says while the tragedy was heartbreaking, the two who died, died as heroes. chief paul berardi, kcfd they did not die in vain. They saved two civilians carried them out of the second floor on ladders before the wall collapsed. Jessica rae the two residents rescued from the second floor were uninjured. Jessica rae sioux city fire rescue reacted to the news via their twitter account saying quote our thoughts and prayers are with kansas city fire department, the families, and friends of their two fallen brothers. Jessica rae a sioux city teen is facing felony arson charges after lighting a Dumpster Fire behind a sioux city business earlier this week. Authorities
Inches already by 5 00 or 6 00 p. M. Notice those totals, pretty high. A tremendous amount of snowfall for our first event, possibly iowa. Elizabeth we want to get to stories we have been watching including another possible terror attack in africa. Shaina humphries following it all. Whats the update on this new attack . Shaina elizabeth, this is all unfolding over the last couple hours. Right now 170 people have reportedly been taken hostage inside the Radisson Blu Hotel in malis capital city bamako. The hotel chain says ten gunmen yelling arabic locked 140 guests and 30 Staff Members inside. We just learned that 20 of those hostages have been released, but the u. S. Embassy in mali is calling this an active shooter situation at this point, and is asking all american citizens in mali to stay indoors. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack at this point, but well keep an eye on the situation as it develops throughout the morning. Were also following breaking developments in