From the iowa utilities board on the controversial bakken oil pipeline. The board met today to review the pros and cons of the project. The pipeline would cut through 18 iowa counties. The board did move into closed session, but did not announce a decision, before adjourning late this afternoon. Stacey theres a high wind advisory in effect today. Semi trucks traveling on the interstate are at especially high risk of rollover. This semi truck is on its side off i35, near ellsworth. Driver david warren says he dropped a load in des moines and was heading to albert lea, minnesota to reload. His empty trailer didnt have much weight and got caught in the wind. David i come into this clearing, and the gust of wind just picked me up, brought me over, and set me over on my side. And i mean, there was no stopping it, once it started. It just picked me up and threw my right over, like i was a piece of trash on the side of the road. Stacey scary. Warren says he made it out ok, and says hes thankf
Dodge into the metro, and we are only expecting about an inch total of accumulation, but it is enough snow aligned with the wind to create whiteout conditions across the countryside, even in the metro. A White Knuckle commute for the shore for sure. Eric you will want to use both hands on the Steering Wheel this morning. An overnight blizzard warning means some parts of iowa are waking up to messy roads. Take a look at all of the colors on the screen. Heres the latest look at 511ia. Org. Blue means partially covered in snow or ice, pink is completely covered. City. That means travel is not advised. Be aware as you are heading out this morning. The big story this morning, theres a new super bowl champion. The Denver Broncos took down the Carolina Panthers last night here on kcci, final score 2410. Elizabeth it really came down to defense. Nfl mvp cam newton was shut down kccis scott reister was there in santa clara for the big game. Scott it was a great matchup, the number one offense t
Crews arrived. The men had to be airlifted to iowa city to receive burn treatments. And a boil advisory for prairie city in jasper county. The city administrator says the water tower lost pressure overnight. That left some homes without water. City leaders say this is a precautionary measure. The advisory is in effect until testing is complete on tuesday. Elizabeth testimony continues today in the Alexander Fazzino murder trial. The former boone man is charged with first degree murder in his wife emilys 2012 death. Friday jurors learned more about emilys injuries. Fazzino told police he found his wife submerged in a bathtub. The doctor who performed emilys autopsy testified she had bruises on her forehead arm forehead, arm, by and neck. Arm thigh and neck. , the doctor also said she had bruising on the inside of her throat which could be from a from strangulation. The doctor didnt find definitive signs of drowning. Also today johnston and grimes residents should expect detours on a maj
Jason r dan kelley of newton says the prison is currently understaffed and says the public was kept in the dark about this move. The Mount Pleasant facility will become a more minimum custody facility. This move will take between 8 to 12 months to complete. Live in studio, jason rantala, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Steve pete polson says he is sorry and he wishes he would have just shot himself that day, instead of hurting other people. Polson is the man who went on a shooting spree in Pleasant Hill last november, injuring 2 people. Kccis kim st. Onge is live at the polk county courthouse with an update on polsons trial. Kim polson admitted to the shootings for the first time today, but says he cant remember any of it because he was high on meth. He told jurors he had injected meth around midnight november 16, some 6 hours before he shot before that shooting in Pleasant Hill. Polson says he had a reaction to that particular meth injection hair on his neck standing up after he injec
Steve new at 5 00 a pleasant , hill man is now in the polk county jail charged with 2 counts of lascivious acts with a child. Court documents show that 18yearold kyle calvert used a social media app to communicate with someone he knew was a minor. Calvert asked the victim to perform sex acts with other Young Children and record it. His bond is set at 40,000. Stacey the South Carolina deputy who slammed a student on the floor and tossed her several feet is out of a job. Kevin cooney is following that right now. Kevin stacy, this is deputy benfields. Deputy been fields. He has been fired after this video of a Violent Arrest quickly went viral and sparked national outrage. The Richland County sheriff says the student was being disruptive and refused to leave the classroom. But he says what happened with the deputy was not acceptable. It continues to upset me when i see that video. Its the fact that he picked that student up, and he threw the student across the room. Thatats not a proper t