The Police Station and t t violator will reccve a citation in the mail. Lance and alex arent turning anyone in, however. They just want to raise some awareness. Trains may be cool, but they can also kill. Crpd was able to tell us officers issued 18 tickets the last three years to people illllally crossing train tracks. Thats just what was in their electronic database. They say there may have been more that didnt get into the system. In cedar rapids, forrest saunders, kcrgtv9 news. In a tv nine followup. A jury has found a tama county man guilty of helping kill his wife, kerry oclair jefferson. This was the third trail Dustin Jefferson has had on the charge of aiding and abetting in trial ended during jury selection and jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict in the second trial. His mother, ginger jefferson, is serving life in she stabbed her daughter in law to death in last night the university of iowa issued its third and fourth warnings this year about possible ssual misconduct o
Terrifying ds at sea, caught in hurricaneforce winds fearing for their lives. Those passengers from that nightmare cruise now on dry land and here in our studio live on gma. And good morning, america. Happy thursday. Lets take a live look at Royal Caribbeans anthem of the seas. There it is docked safely in new jersey. They had four scary days on the water. Those hurricaneforce winds and passengers from that ship are standing by right now. Robin will talk to them live. I think they kissed the ground when they got back here. Also have a big morning ahead. Lara is live in hollywood. A huge scandal event taking us behind the scenes and those empty chairs. No, no, wait till you see whos coming to visit us. She wont be by her lonesome much longer. Arctic blast moving east. Temperatures0 degrees below normal. For many its about to get worse. More than 50 million could face below freezes and to rob marciano for that. Good morning, george. Temperatures below freezing. Come this weekend will dro
Eastern third of iowa. Thats where we are seeing the biggest increase in heroin use. A lot of it is coming from il. Authorities say 85 percent of people who turn to heroin use start by abusing prescription pain killers. They get addicted to it to the point where they need it and the prescription runs out and next thing you know they need the high, their body needs that substance, so they turn to heroin because its cheaper to buy and easier to get. So battling the abuse of pain killers is a big part of the fight. Janet andrews knows all about that battle. 13 12 00 he became a different man, a different person she shared her story publicly for the first time at the town hall. 13 10 40 my late husband was addicted to pain pills and after an injury and it just kind of over the years it took a toll and spiraled out of control. Her husband eventually took his life about a year ago. Now, she and many others taking part in this town hall are doing everything they can to prevent others from exp
Western avenue around 4 00. Thats just across the river from the downtown area a few blocks from us 218 on waterloos west side. Firefighters said they found heavy smoke coming from the home when they arrived. Everyone inside the house was able to safely escape. Crews were on the scene for several hours. The cause of this fire is still under inveveigation. One person died in an overnight fire in des moines. Police were originally called out to a home on the citys Northwest Side for a report of a disturbance. Police say a man inside the home was threatening officers s en they arrived at the home. When police couldnt get the man to come outside, officers saw a fire erupt in the home. After breaking into the home to rescue the man, police say that man resisted the officers attempt to save him. Police ultimately had to leave him behind and run out of the home because of the fire and smoke. Investigators say the fire was set intentionanay. Authorities have not released the victims name. New
Odonnell says the reports of infected pregnant women in brazil having babies who have small heads, is worrying exexctant moms here at home. Patients are definitely calling. Its all over the news. Its all over the newspaper and magazines. So a lot of our patients are calling with concerns. Doctor odonnell recommends her patients follow the current cdc guidelines. Women who are pregnant or who are thinking of becoming pregnant, should not travel to those infected countries. And while doctors say the current risk here in iowa is extremely low, both medical providers say pregnant women need to be mindful of the risks. I think the cdc is right in heightening the awareness. If youre a pregnant mom, you want to know your risk. If youre going to these areas that are zika infested. As for murphy, shell stay close to home and worry about other things. That they baby continues to have a strong heartbeat, that i am measuring ok. Right now there are no reported cases of zika virus here in iowa. But