Chief kelley we protect other people, and it seems like its us that have to keep helping each other. Vanessa the state Fire Marshals Office says theres nothing to connect the fires right now. But theyre not ruling anything out. In burnside, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Kevin this actually is the third fire within the Lehigh Fire Department this year. In april, another firefighters house burned to the ground in an electrical fire. By the way, vanessa tells us this mornings fire is the second house fire the kelley family has dealt with. Four years ago, they lost everything in a fire at their old house. Stacey the jury has gone home for the weekend without a verdict in the pete polson attempted murder trial. But before they got the case, the jury heard sometimes contradictory testimony on the stand. Kccis kim st. Onge is live at the polk county courthouse. Kim polson testified again today in his own defense, sticking by his story that he shooting from november 17 of last
Handled this situation consistently with how a reasonable person would think and act in that same situation. In this case, miller felt trapped in that vehicle. That is something that does not generally happen to a Police Officer, certainly not something we expect. Mark bolingers family has requested privacy but their attorney told kcci that they never expected the dsm the Des Moines Police to find did anything wrong. He told me this morning the family has requested the entire investigation file from the police before considering their next legal step. Officer Vanessa Miller has been cleared to return to the department but is still on paid personal leave. Steve we were wondering would , the same standard of conduct that cleared officer miller, apply to an ordinary citizen who did the same thing, in the same kccis Marcus Mcintosh investigated that question. Marcus we spoke with two des moines attorneys to find out what they think would be the case if miller was not a Police Officer. Ther
61yearold robert scarbrough, to stop, just before police say he picked up the student by his coat and struck him in the face. He was being a little bit disrespectful to the bus driver but thats no reason to , start throwing punches. Kim video then shows scarbrough push the student to the floor. We were shocked and then just immediately after, we were angry. Kim 9th graders madison cherry and Savannah Shelley were on the bus when it happened. They say some students were terrified, some even in tears, as they watched it all unfold. I hate bullying in general so seeing a guy bullying a kid , like that was terrible. Kim when scarbrough stopped, students got off the bus and flagged down an officer. The student involved in the alleged assault was treated in an ambulance for head pain. Johnston schools spokesperson Laura Sprague says scarbrough made a very poor decision and she understands why some students may be unsettled by what they saw. We commend students for being brave and knowing wha
Expected the Des Moines Police to find that one of their own did anything wrong. Therefore the opinion of the Des Moines Police department on the matter is not a surprise to us. Only by verdict of a jury of the officers peers will justice truly be had. Eric the attorney for bolingers family tells us they are considering a lawsuit. We are expected to hear more from the Des Moines Police chief dana wingert today on why they decided to clear officer vanessa miller. Elizabeth after six hours of deliberating monday jurors left the polk county courthouse with noerdict in the pete polson trial. Hes accused of going on a shooting rampage in Pleasant Hill last november injuring two people. Kccis kim st. Onge reports. Kim pete polson testified that he was high on methamphetamine on november 17, 2014, and doesnt remember shooting at three people in Pleasant Hill. His Attorney Says the drug intoxication created a mental disability which made it impossible to form the intent to kill. The prosecutio
School activities were canceled because half of the staff got sick. In my time with the district i dont recall anything close to , this. Jason r phil roeder with Des Moines Public Schools says while this is unprecedented he says they may have narrowed down the culprit. The food was brought from outside the district so it wasnt the School Districts food and Nutrition Department that prepared it. Jason r he says when you have nearly 66 teachers nearly 60 six teachers you just cant provide enough substitutes. Waiting for my dad to pick me up. Jason r that meant parents like kathy new had to make an early pick up. Call football coach mike holland one of the fortunate ones. I actually ate on my own and didnt partake so i guess i lucked out. Jason r the district is now telling us this was food brought in from outside businesses. As for school tomorrow, that was never in the plan. Students were not going to be in the building, so they dont have to worry about finding substitutes. The Health D