Kurtis 12 degrees below zero in mason city. Currently, wind chill above zero at 2. Wind chill advisory write through 8 a. M. Saturday morning, along and north of highways dirty, wind chill is 30below zero. Outside, the wind chills still get 20 degrees below zero. So youre better than i come a cold air filtering on in. Overnight low in des moines at four below zero. Our 7 00 a. M. Wind is 16 below. Tomorrow, we start with some sunshine greeted by the clouds moved in, and a High Temperature at 15. In looks like snow will arrive after 8 00 on saturday. Then continue on and off for sunday, i think ending by around 2 p. M. Temperatures on sunday, 32. I will have the latest on futurecast and some of those snowfall totals, coming up. Stacey a woman is dead after a it happened around noon today in the 6900 block of northeast 29th street. The Polk County Sheriffs Office says a child was flown to a metro hospital. And that crash remains under investigation. And there are new details about that d
There is no information yet about a possible suspect. This is the first Homicide Investigation in cedar rapids this year. Stacey right now, president obama is said to be moving forward with a nominee for the u. S. Supreme court. And iowa senator Charles Grassley is speaking out for the first time today, since refusing to consider a nomination from the president. Kccis Cynthia Fodor is in studio. Cynthia, this is just the latest in the vacancy controversy sparked by the death of antonin scalia. Cynthia that is right. Cnn is reporting that president obama may be looking at a republican for the high court, but senator grassley insists a hearing will not be held on a nominee until a new president takes office. According to a cnn source, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval is being vetted by the white house for a possible nomination to the supreme court. Sandoval is a former federal judge considered a moderate republican. Senator grassley does it become an issue about who he nominates . Absolute
Travelled to delaware. And senator Chuck Grassley at a town hall meeting this week said he has called on the company to sell them on the value of the assets they have here in iowa. We dont want to lose these jobs with pioneer in johnston. I also told them to remember the history of pioneer in iowa going back to 1920s, and ought to put their Corporate Headquarters here. Cynthia im told the state is waiting to hear any day now about the decision on where the new headquarters will be located. Governor branstad told me he is optimistic about the companys future in iowa. The merger, creating the largest agrochemical and seed company, is still subject to regulatory approval. Steve thank you, cynthia. New information tonight in a deadly West Des Moines hit and run crash. 37yearold Ronald Paul Hauser of van meter now faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, and owi. West des moines investigators say hauser was the driver that hit and killed 22yearold officers later
Stacey a man is arrested after West Des Moines police say he intentionally set a woman on fire. Kccis Mark Tauscheck just back from West Des Moines. Mark true, this is hard to believe. 58yearold john moore, jr. Is charged with willful injury causing bodily injury. Officers say they were called to 127 8th street around 6 20 this morning in West Des Moines on a report of a person who had been burned. They say they found 54yearold Jackie Gilbert with burns on her upper body. She apparently waited almost 24 hours to report this. Gilbert told police she had been arguing with moore thursday morning, when he threw an unknown flammable substance on her and then set her on fire. Sgt. Kock this is a first for me. But i dont know i have ever heard of that before, someone intentionally lighting someone else on fire. Mark gilbert was taken to a hospital. Polk county jail. Look for much more on this breaking story tonight on air and online at kcci. Com. Steve thank you, mark. The school bus sign say
Reality of a life lost. Little bit earlier this afternoon. Marcus mcintosh. Stacey new information in an overnight chase where Des Moines Police used a k9 to catch a man. It started before 3 00 in the morning south of downtown. The pursuit lasted nearly a half hour. It finally ended when the man ditched his vehicle and tried to run. The k9 caught the man at southeast 4th and mlk. 37yearold shaun phelan of des moines was wanted by the atf on a warrant of felon in possession he also faces charges from the chase. New at 5 00 a 28yearold man , faces 16 charges in connection with a chase on interstate80 early this morning. The iowa state patrol says James Earl Overton took off when a trooper tried to stop him. Troopers say at one point overton was driving on the wrong side of the interstate. Overton started running on foot after a trooper performed a pit maneuver on his car. He was arrested and taken to the polk county jail. Steve new information about those toilet paper bandits. Urbandale