Place them. Kim when you look at the number of murders, robberies, and other Violent Crimes per capita, Sergeant Paul parizek says the stats prove des moines is a safe city. All in all, i think des moines is a real safe town and i think our Police Department does an awesome job of handling it. Kim still, these boone natives say that many calls in one year, is frightening. I guess you try to keep things like that in mind when you come and visit, make sure you dont go down the wrong road. Kim police still encourage people to call 911, even if you arent quite sure that they are gun shots. They say theyd rather find out its nothing than miss something. Live kim st. Onge, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Stacey a man charged with murdering a 97yearold neighbor is letting a judge, not a jury, decide his fate. Prosecutors say ngor makuey broke into the neighbors home and beat 97yearold Rupert Andersen to death. His wife, harriett, was seriously injured but survived. Today, testimony began in m
Sit up front behind him. She wasnt surprised this now viral video showing scarbrough in an angry confrontation. I was disappointed because i had a complaint last week about the bus driver. Our son and other kids have been complaining for quite some time that the bus driver is mean and he has an attitude. Ryan in the past few days, we the bus driver. He remains in custody at the polk county sheriff. I tried to contact him to get a comment through the sheriff, but i have yet to hear back. Stacey so how are School Bus Drivers trained to handle unruly student behavior . Kevin kccis Cynthia Fodor was investigating that question today. Cynthia students cant miss the rules on this bus, including use appropriate language and keep hands and feet to yourself. Didnt heed the rules. Trained School Bus Driver joe mahaffey of oskaloosa said he was sick watching this. Joe one thing were taught, you do not lay a hand on students. Cynthia the state requires 17 hours of training for new drivers, with 4
Vanessa a native american tribe based out of northeast nebraska with land in iowa has its eyes on monona county. Omaha tribal members approved referendums giving the Tribal Council authority to legalize marijuana for recreational and medicinal use, as well as to grow plants for hemp. Closer to home, near tama, home to the sac and fox tribe, we asked people what they thought about the possibility of pot on the meskwaki settlement. The only thing i see is more people coming in to get high but theyre probably just going to be at the resort. Vanessa so it wont really impact you . No, it wont really impact us, but i could see people getting mad about it. If they were controlling it i would have no problem. It wouldnt bother me at all because i wouldnt have a thing to do with it. Vanessa state drug control policy leaders say pot in iowa is a bad idea. Is it worth it . Is it worth it to have some youre going to be harming your young people and youre going to put peoples lives at risk. Vanessa
The life of 20yearold Dashawn Smith and hospitalized three others. Neighbors along northwest 6th avenue say they are fed up with the activity happening most weekend nights. I expected it to be not heavy criminal activity. Ryan s. since the nightclubs opening in april, polk county sheriffs deputies have responded 70 times to the business. Most calls logged show noise complaints a few fights and one , other report of shots fired. Thats insane. Thats way too many calls for one business that hasnt been operating for what . 6, 7 months. Ryan s. the county supervisor tells me hes actively investigating along with the sheriff and county attorney to determine if the business was in violation of any laws. If so evolution nightclub could lose its liquor license. Noise complaints are one thing, and we take them seriously but when you get a shooting thats a whole , different level of problem. Elizabeth kcci did reach out to the nightclubs owner its a familyrun business. They didnt want to go on ca
In the parking lot 24yearold sundayboy tarlue targeted the teen and walked with her to a nearby house. Once there she refused his invitation inside. The Des Moines Police report says thats when tarlue grabbed her buttocks, chest area and attempted to look down her shirt. The middle school aged girl reported the incident to her principal two days later. Those are targetrich environments for creeps that do that kind of thing. Ryan s. kcci security expert tom conley says no place is offlimits for criminals looking to harm children. He suggests parents role play with their kids, acting out a stranger danger scenario. Give younger people a whistle that they can blow. If somebody grabs them yell out i dont know you i dont know you. and kick and bite and scratch. Ryan s. once tarlue made his advance on the girl she took off. The girl obviously did the right thing and good for her. Elizabeth the library is equipped with an outdoor kcci talked to the Library Supervisor offcamera. He says they a