Klinge. It certainly doesnt feel like october but we are not complaining about that. Metinka it is comfortable, we have strong southwind continuing and that has been keeping temperatures warm at 62 degrees. Theres some cloudiness and no rain in central iowa yet. Still across northwest missouri nearing bedford toward the mount ayr area. Youll probably catch sprinkles in lamoni but it will probably take a while to reach you. Showers possible into wednesday but only light totals are expected. A cooling trend continues toward the weekend and our best chance to see widespread rain arrives on friday into saturday. Eric big stories today in central iowa. Des Moines Police chief dana wingert is expected to release more information today, explaining why the department cleared Senior Police officer Vanessa Miller after she shot an unarmed man in june. Kcci was the first to bring you the breaking news last night. An internal Police Investigation determined officer miller did not violate policy wh
The new hint from joe biden, a top aide sent a letter to former staffers saying if biden enters the race donald trump tweeted, cnbc just agreed the debate would be two hours. Its too long. Officials say he tried to pass personal information of american troops to isis. The flames scorched six square miles destroying homes. The mets are going to the National League championship series. The california target store blasted audio from an xrated movie. What is going on at target right now . All that wide open for the touchdown the saints played a clean game and they win it. Reversed back to hogan. How about this from stanford . Did he catch this . Incredible. The play of the year. Have you ever been in handcuffs . Yes. I dont know exactly what you mean by that. All right. On cbs this morning the democratic debate, that was two hours and it was too long. Everybody was bored at the end. Lincoln chafee is threatening to pull out of the next democratic debate if there are going to be questions.
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
Decision to not charge miller with a crime. This is a very fair process. Laura now Des Moines Police say , after their own internal investigation theyve cleared , miller. After looking at evidence, witness statements and dash cam video, Des Moines Police believe officer miller did not violate the departments policy. Bolingers family disagrees. A statement sent to kcci by their attorney said in part, of course, ryans family never 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. The attorney for bolingers said 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 tomorrow on why they decided to clear officer vanessa miller. Reporting live in des moines, Laura Terrell kcci 8 news, iowas news l
President may be jumping into the president ial race. You are watching kcci 8 news. Eric good morning, everybody. I am eric hanson. Elizabeth i am elizabeth klinge. You will definitely need a jacket this morning. It is chilly out there. Jason it really cold in some spots, upper 20s for feels like. I feel like it kind of skips past fall and is a taste of winter. If we look at wind chills across the area, definitely adding a bite to the air. Low 30s across a good portion of the eastern part of the state, so hang on to a little bit of warmth as you head out and about as you will absolutely be needing it. If ross advisory for a good portion of the western half of the state, and freeze warnings to the northwest. We get to play this down out again tomorrow. A couple of cool days with temperatures only topping out in the middle 50s. Elizabeth a developing story right now in california, mudslides lead thousands of drivers leave thousands of drivers stranded overnight. Shaina two highways, one