Picture provided by urbandale police, fired a gun at police officers. Three officers are on paid administrative leave tonight Sergeant Jeff casey and officers Anthony Brooks and justice weaver. Police have not released any more information about the incident. Steve a weather system bringing rain and possibly snow now headed toward central iowa. Kurtis is going to be a beautiful evening. Computer. In the dakotas, generally rain. In colder air will move in. Still some cars in the ditches. Turkey towing up there around boone. Below the freezing mark. Weve still we will see some fog forming later tonight. This system should move out, and by noon tomorrow, around 34 degrees. The big story after this system is spring fever. If a warmup moving in . Is a warmup moving in . 30s into the 50s for three days. Stacey flags around iowa are flying half staff today to honor u. S. Supreme Court Justice antonin scalia. The 79yearold was found dead in his room at a texas ranch saturday morning. Governor
You the latest on a number of proposed bills. Why iowa senator Chuck Grassley. Continues to the president all news this morning. Good morning and thanks for joining im lukas voss. We begin this morning with circumstances surrounding a fatal stabbing on the westside of sioux city. 50yearold vernon mace was killed. And now the lone suspect is being held on murder charges. Police responded to a call early wednesday morning at a home near the corner of west first and helmer. Where they found mace suffering stab wounds. He was taken to Mercy Medical center where he died. 10 hours later. Police apprehended the man they believe to be responsible, 47year old eliase wanatee. Who was booked on 1st degree murder charges this afternoon. Wanatee has a previous criminal Second Degree murder conviction which he served 10 years for. And details surrounding maces death are now surfacing abc9 News Reporter Christina Grijalva brings us reaction from the victims family. I never in my life would have imagi
Hour and gusts are likely to push over coming up this morning on abc9 news. The death of Us Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has sent waves all across the country. Including right here in siouxland. One of sioux citys favorite sons returned to the area last night. Well have more on his visit and what he had to say and. A former Iowa Governor giving iowans a forum to voice their concerns over the new medicaid system. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Lukas good morning and thanks for starting your day with us. Im lukas voss. We begin this morning with the passing of Us Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. His passing has lead to a controversial battle in washinton over who should appoint hihi successor. Scalia was originallyappointed by president Ronald Reagan in 1986. And has sat on the highest bench in thirty years and perhaps most famous for writing several scathing dissents during his tenure as Supreme Court justice. Scalias impact has been felt all across the
A great legacy. The fact that liberal justices were seeking to go back to history to show what was kind of in the air when the founders were putting together the constitution shows the impact that scalia had on the court, because we didnt see that as much before scalia says kyle irvin, attorney at Corbett Anderson law. Irvin says scalias death came as a shock. But even more so when conisdering the timing. Right in the middle of a hotly contested election cycle where the vacancy is causing controversy. We like to see vacancies filled because it lends stability, continuity. When theres an opening, that opening can cause delays says judge jeffrey neary. There have already been fighting words between candidates concerning who should fill scalias vacant spot. Local judge neary says the new appointment shouldnt be a political ploy. But rather an apolitical process, saying judges take an oath, regardless of Political Party they align with those people who can apply the law, and do a great job
Come and get it girl announcer youre watching kcci 8 news. Steve next on at late edition , of kcci 8 news at 10 00, new details in a deadly officer involved shooting in urbandale. What were learning about the man shot by police. We kind of took off just toward the sound. Stacey plus, a remarkable rescue. A nature photographer falls through the ice on an indianola lake. The quick thinking and perfect strangers that saved his life. Ov i think thats it. Whats up tiana . Thank you for everything you do. Wow youre a wonderful mom. Its just shocking that someone cares. Tears of joy . Yeah, tears of joy announcer the mostwatched news in central iowa. This is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news at 10 00. Stacey right, tracking snow chances overnight. Steve kurtis precipitation already moving into western iowa, generally in the form of rain. You look up stream, more rain south dakota through nebraska, and light snow through nebraska. Seeing a light mix in northwestern iowa. Range mixing with