For keeping the records confidential. But protesters at todays City Council Meeting say police should release the video and dispel rumors. Kcrgtv9s phil reed joins us from that meeting. Phil you have been in contact with the county attorney, is he a supporter of changing the law . No. Linn county attorney Jerry Vander Sanden believes it would hurt the ability to have a before trial could make it nearly impossible to have an impartial jury. But there are plenty of protesters here at city council who want to know what happened to mitchell now. The fire marshall is not letting anybody else into the meeting because they are at capacity. So people are outside holding signs. Friends of mitchell say they want to hear what is being talked about during tonights meeting. They say its very frustrating man very you know we still dealing with it day to day, we know god is good, but we just waiting for it patiently. The mayor says Public Comment will be at the end of the meeting. T has asked people
Go over possible picks for senior staff and cabinet positions. Two names continue to float around for secretary of state. Sources have told the Associated Press that former new york mayor Rudy Giuliani is a favorite. But other news outlets say trump is also considering former un ambassador john bolton. Giuliani weighed in on that possibility in an interview with the wall street journal. John would be a very good choice, maybe me, i dont know also today, trump and pence received their first daily president ial briefing, which is the same one president obama received. Meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. Joe, it looks like mild weather will stay with us for a bit . Once again tonight some patchy fog is possible. It looks like it will mimic tuesday and burn off during in the morning as a wednesday with 70s possible thursday. As the area of low pressure gets closer, showers develop friday with colder 30s and 40s ahead for highs during the weekend. Have a gr
The linn county attorney is asking a grand jury to look at the case of a cedar rapids officer shooting a man. The Iowa Division of criminal investigations says officer lucas jones shot a man during an altercation after a traffic stop on november 1st. The shooting seriously injured jerime mitchell. Linn county attorney Jerry Vander Sanden says after reviewing the case, he decided it would be of Public Interest for a grand jury to determi are warranted. The grand jury will be composed of seven members, randomly selected from the county. He said the process of putting the jury together is under way. Dubuque police have released security pictures of a man who robbed a Convenience Store a week ago. It happened around ten pm last friday at the oky doky at 535 hill street in dubuque. These re surveillance pictures of the robber who police hd a gun. Anyone with Information News happening, give us a call on newsline nine. The number is 3193659999. You can also email news tips, pictures, and vid
A man. Linn county attorney Jerry Vander Sanden says it would be in the publics best interest to allow a grand jury to decide if the case warrants any criminal charges. Around one am on november first Cedar Rapids Police officer lucas jones pulled over Jerime Mitchell on a routine traffic stop. That was near coe college and into some kind of an altercation that led to officer jones firing his gun, seriously wounding mitchell who was still inside his vehicle. Vander sanden says the grand jury will consist of seven people theyll choose randomly, and at least five of them have to agree on any possible indictment. The process to choose the grand jury members has already started. This is the first time Vander Sanden has used a grand jury in a case involving a Police Officer using deadly force since he took office in 2010. Tv nine contacted mitchells family attorney this afternoon. The family declined to comment. Cedar Rapids Police say there have been no shots fired calls yet this month. We
A grand jury will decide if a Cedar Rapids Police officer a man. Linn county attorney Jerry Vander Sanden says having the grand jury make a decision would be in the publics best interest. Around 1 am on november 1st, Cedar Rapids Police officer lucas jones pulled over Jerime Mitchell on a routine traffic stop. That was near coe college and st. Lukes hospital. Police say the two men got into some kind of an altercation. That led officer jones to fire his gun, seriously wounding mitchell who was still inside his vehicle. Randomly. At least five of them have to agree on an indictment. The process to choose the grand jury members has already started. This is the first time Vander Sanden has used a grand jury in a case involving a Police Officer using deadly force since he took office in 2010. Tv nine contacted mitchells family attorney yesterday. The family declined to comment. Shots fired reports in cedar rapids are declining. We asked the department for records on those calls for the pas