Mark prosecutors dont know why yahia picked mcneeleys home. They cant find any evidence they knew each other and likely now will likely never know. Stacey Urbandale Police say a material witness in that officerinvolved shooting has turned herself in to authorities. Officers issued a warrant for 17yearold kiara olson last week. They believe she can provide information about the case. Steve the Des Moines Police department is on a mission to outfit all uniformed officers with body cameras. Kccis Marcus Mcintosh is in studio. Marcus, whats the timeline here . Marcus steve, the chief wants this to happen by june. That means the department will have to purchase some 270 body cameras. Cameras that will record the interaction between police and the public. The Departments School resource officers have been equipped with body cameras for more than five years. The Department Tells kcci it is well on it way to the more than all uniformed officers. It is a combination of private donations and bud
[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
Change. I would like to see us get in line with the state. I dont see the city having to go through and do the inspections, that is the state. As long as they have gone through that process at the state, and we need to get our act together and be compatible. Cynthia the city is now sending out letters to the largest 25 , daycares that have more than 16 children. Whether or not fire codes are being met, or if sprinkler systems are necessary in the larger forms. Cynthia the city manager says providers with more than six children need two approvals. One from building inspectors to determine if a sprinkler needs to be installed, and another from the zoning board to make sure the daycare is appropriate in their residential neighborhood. So how many is too many . The state allows 12 children in a home, but the city manager says 8 may be the right number before Safety Measures like Safety Measures are required. Chris hensley says she will take at the next council meeting, so parents wont have
Million pills last year. 20 were the painkiller hydrocodone, known as vicodin. While iowas amount of painkiller prescriptions is below the national average, some still find the numbers concerning. I spoke with a mother who lost her daughter to substance abuse. Her daughter first began abusing prescription pills before switching to heroin. Not be afraid to talk to your children, because its not just a street drug anymore. Its all of our problem. Everyone. Rose since this database started, doctorshopping has decreased in iowa. The program is working on expanding its database by sharing databases with more states to better track patients. Todd . Todd right now officials search , for 2 escaped inmates from the newton correctional center. Michael amodeo and jessy foley were discovered missing around 10 00 last night. Amodeo is serving a 10 year sentence on drug related charges. Foley is serving a 27 year sentence also for drug related if you see them, or know anything about their whereabout
About all morning. Thanks for talking with us. What are you seeing right now . Trooper cutts what were seeing is light snow coming down. It is really fine. It is glazing the roadway. It is very slick. It might look just wet until you tap the brakes or make a lane change in the next thing you know you have gone into a spin. Its deceiving for the drivers out there. Alyx you were on social media all morning long talking about how slick the roads were getting. Have improved . Trooper cutts they are holding their own at the moment. We are still getting crashes, especially on the on and off ramps on the interstates. When you get to some of the county roads and state highways that are not well traveled, they are completely glazed over and completely snowcovered right now. They are very dangerous. Alyx how many crashes of and reported so far today . Trooper cutts we have been running from crash the crash. Count of how many we have had. They are going right to another one or another one happens