Hihiway and transit spending federal help will be available for while doesnt include quite as last as long as many lawmakers and the esident jenna it is hailed as a victory that will stop the cycle of last minute short has kept the federal Highway Trust Fund on the edge for the past 8 years. Tim the 13hundred page bill was approved 359 to 65 to 16 in the senate the bill now goes to the white house for the president to sign. Tim back on cam so how will all that money impact siouxland . Our own lukas voss has more. Lukas thanks tim and jenna. It is indeed. What one senator called a mammoth task. The bill includes passages on nearly every aspect of americas infrastructure. Public transportation. Improvement of information flow. And funding to fix an aging interstate system. The latter being especially important to sioux city th parts of i29 nearing nats constructiti its a b by time on i. And its not just the commuter the downtown corridor expansion to three lanes is estimated to be comple
Shootout with police. They followed them to this home here in red lands. There were 12 pipe bomb type devices found. Another 2009 millimeter rounds. Danielle neither the suspects was on a terror watchlist. President obama there are some basic steps that would make it harder for individuals to get access to weapons. Danielle he was born in the u. S. And she was in the u. S. On a pakistani passport. Anchor the suspects left behind a sixmonthold daughter. Heated, conversation about islam. Anchor the suspect in any des moines double homicide appeared in court this morning. The deaths of 36yearold brian howard and 31yearold heather blue. They were shot as they slept. She was holding her fiveweekold baby. He is being hield in the county jail on a 2 million bond. Police are still searching for downtown last weekend. Taken. Cynthia one group of businesses is not wasting any time in taking steps to try to stop the violence. This is the eyewitness video this time 21yearold manny perez was killed
There are two businesses which are without natural gas that there are no residential units that have been affected by it. Vanessa as the cap and just mentioned, there was a strong smell of gas earlier today. Now, it appears that has dissipated. Have bridges of Madison County happening. The show is going on but they the rerouting traffic. Will have more updates as they become available. For now, live in des moines, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Steve stay with kcci and kcci. Com for the very latest. This is near the same place where another leak tied up traffic just a few weeks ago. Traffic on december 17 until the gas could be shot off. Gun sales at one des moines got shopping shot up in just the last few weeks. Stacey do we know if this has anything to do with the recent Mass Shootings . Kim it actually does. Officials at range masters in clive tell me the last 24 hours have been especially busy following the shooting in san bernardino. Kim over the past three weeks, g
Through the venue, else before the caucuses. In des Moines Amanda we are iowa. Stephanie 2shot the democrats brown and black forum is still on the calendar. Jack 2shot its scheduled for january 11 th, at seven pm on the campus of Drake University in des moines. Jack also on the republican front donald trump is ready to release his health records. While nominees typically release their medical records as a matter of course, trumps doing it now. He would be 70 if he made it the white house. And he makes no secret of his lack of exercise regimen, and seemingly no diet restrictions, with a heavy focus on bacon and steak. Stephanie Stephanie Michael wanchanic the suspect in mondays double homicide made his first appearance in court today. Wanchanic is charged with two counts of first degree murder. His bond is set at 2 million dollars. Wanchanic also had a warrant out of Marion County for a probation violation. Hes held without bond on that. We caught up with the central iowa man who spotte
The major candidates for the 2016 president ial race will be making Campaign Stops in the hawkeye state. And one candidate will also be getting a major endorsement in just a little bit. Amanda u. S. Labor secretary tom perez will endorse Hillary Clinton, which will be seen as a sting to opponent martin ohmalley. The former Maryland Governor helped launch perezs career by appointing him as secretary of the Maryland Department of labor, licensing and regulation in 2007. Amanda lam perez joins clinton at her Campaign Events in sioux city and fort dodge today. Her event in sioux city is set to kick off in a few minutes reporter lukas voss is out there live. Lukas, whats the latest . Lukas voss Hillary Clinton is making another sweep through iowa. Im at the Carpenters Training center in sioux city. Its no coincidence that the Clinton Campaign picked this location take vo labor secretary tom today to make his official endorsment for the former secretary of state. In a Statement Released yest