An Urbandale Police officer shot and killed a suspect after responding to a drug call at a hotel this morning. Officers were called to the holiday inn at 4800 merle hay road just after four this morning. On arrival, police encountered three people in the hotel lobby. Thats when officers say one of the suspects pulled out gun and started shooting at them. Police returned fire. Killing the shooter. Two women took off, but were caught a short time later and are now in custody. Urbandale police are planning to hold a News Conference on the officer involved shooting. Check back for more information on this developing story throughout the morning. A brief standoff ended without injury in the drake neighborhood. Police responded to call of a man firing shots in the Air University around seven last night. The suspect then walked into the nearby platinum kutz barber shop. Officers talked him out of the building and took him into custody. 45 year old Reginald Douglas of des moines is in the polk
Writing from methodist hospital, 58 yearold rick rauzi saying on facebook quote i have to say that yesterday i came as close to death as i ever want to be. Not to be melodramatic, but its a heavy thing to actually say goodbye to your wife and kids and face death alone. I shouldnt have made it. But he did make it. Thanks to these two guys. 18 45 44 it started off like any other day. But catching fish and having a good time would soon give way to a rescue rescue mission. After damian bells son konnor said he heard someone screaming for help. 18 48 06 it was hard to make out anything besides geese really at that point. We said buddy, i think its just the geese. But the screaming continued. The conditions were such that you couldnt see anything across the lake, and it was snowing really hard. So damian and jesse left their boys with a phone and told them to stay put. 18 50 0613 we knew the kids were safe where they were because of the testing of the ice we had done. We put them both in one
Road watch. Some central iowans are waking up to slick streets this morning. Were live where traffic could get messy. Plus when a winter warmup will wipe travel troubles away. Roads in ames got an unexpected wet down yesterday. Hear why it has one homeowner upset with the city today. And what people there should do before turning on the faucet this morning. The death of a rocker with iowa ties is back in question. How locals are getting a special chance to see who may really be to blame for it all. Its tuesday, february 16th. Today first on 13. Des Moines Police were busy overnight with two chases on wet metro streets. The first started around 1 30 on a vehicle led officers on a chase that reached speeds as high as 60 on city streets and 100 mph on the interstate. The driver eventually crashed at e 21st and university. They were arrested soon after. Just minutes later. A chase lit up des moines west side. This one started on 24th. The driver eventually got out of their car and started
Fight with another student at merill middle school in the bathroom over the lunch hour. That child then punched my son one time, my son when to return a punch. That kid ducked it and this child hit my son again then swooped down onto the ground and took my sons legs out from underneath him the fight landing john junior in the hospital, with a severe concussion and injures to his arm and leg. According to police the boys were involved in a play fight a few weeks ago. And tuesdays fight was a rematch. Witnesses say the fight the was mutual the victims father knew the boys were having trouble getting along. But claims emotions ultimately spilled over due to lack of adult supervision in the cafeteria. 380107 how many Staff Members or teachers would over see the cafeteria at the time, it seems like that you have a lot of kids there at once how many people on things. They told me three and in the same sentence there is only three is because they are understaffed. John senior says his son wil
A rain snow mix is moving across the state this morning. Temperatures will hover around 32 degrees. By the commute in, the heaviest precipitation should be done but roads may be wet or slick in spots. Well stay in the middle to upper 30s tuesday and wednesday, with upper 40s to lower 50s through the weekend. Besides the rain snow mix early tuesday first on 13. Drivers are waking up to very slick roads this morning. Last week we dealt with strong winds and blowing snow. This morning, most of the metro will have to commute through a nasty rainsnow mix. Us now live from ames with an iowa state patrol who says Road Conditions there in the past few weeks are some of the a busy morning for Des Moines Police as they dealt with two overnight chases. The first started around 130 on the citys east side. And led officers on a chase at interstate at one point. The driver eventually crashed at east 21st and university. Just minutes later. Officers responded to another chase. This one started on 24t