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 houou later. Police apprehended the man they believe to be responsible, 47year old eliase wanatee. Who was booked on 1st degree murder charges yesterday afternoon. Wanatee has a previous criminal record. Including a Second Degree murder conviction which he served 10 years for. Abc9 News Reporter Christina Grijalva brings us details from the case and reactions from the victims family i never in my life would have imagined. A sioux city man was fatally stabbed on the 19hundred block of west first street early wednesday morning right down the way from his own front door. The victim was identified as vernon mace the father of verna hoffman. No more than a few feet awafrom where i sleep and i didnt hear anything, like i couldnt save him. I. The tragedy comes at the hand of someone maces family knows 47yearold elias wanatee, the husba
If they need help then, better to have the help there then not need it, to not have the help and to need it. The bill would require the home team at High School Varsity games to provide a licensed athletic trainer to assess concussions and other injuries. The goal of this bill is to increase quality of injury assesments by using professional medical providers to decrease the number of lifelong debilitating injury. The estimated cost for these trainers is between 2thousand to 5thousand dollars annuallymoney that would come from a proposed increase in state school funding. The superintendent at westwood thinks that that number may actually be a little higher. Theres gonna be high demand for those people, so cost is going to go up. I think its going to end up being a lot higher than that. The cost however is not the only thing to consider but also the availability. Its difficult, the cost is high and the availabilty of certified people that could come down and take care of our athletes an
News. Eric good morning and make you so much for joining us. Thank you so much for joining us. Elizabeth we have a windy morning so far. Metinka the weather is going to turn really nice, this afternoon. Right now it is breezy and frosty, 33 degrees in the metro. The southeast breeze is about 12 Miles Per Hour and that will become gusty by the afternoon. Highs today will feel like spring so dress in layers. We are headed for 58 degrees this afternoon and the highs keep Getting Better as we head to friday. Elizabeth todays big stories now, six months after a deadly hit and run, a family finally has answers. West Des Moines Police have charged 37yearold paul hauser of van meter in connection with the death of 22yearold Daulton Holly. Raccoon river drive in front of west grand golf in august. He had only been in des moines two months when he died. His family in tennessee says theyve waited six months for an arrest. Police say evidence analyzed at the dci crime lab and witness statements le
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
Youre watching kcci 8 news. Eric good morning, and thank you for waking up with kcci eight news this morning. Elizabeth 86 00 on thursday, february 18. Metinka starting out a little frosty, 33 degrees in des moines , headed for a major meltdown this afternoon. 58 degrees, these highs will be about 20 degrees to warm for this time of year. Very windy on friday, and it is 60s across a good part of the state. These temperatures will stick with us through the weekend. Temperatures cool only slightly as we head to next week. Elizabeth todays big stories now, six months after a deadly hit and run, a family finally has answers. West Des Moines Police have charged 37yearold Ronald Hauser of van meter in connection with the death of holly was found dead along Raccoon River drive in front of west grand golf in august. He had only been in des moines about two months when he died. His family in tennessee says theyve waited six months for an arrest. Police say evidence analyzed at the dci crime lab