These officers started planning the sting in june. A sting allows us to control the environment more, we can control who comes in, who comes out. Also, just to send a message of, we dont want your activity here, if youre here go somewhere else. Ryan the bust netted six arrests, five people for prostitution. Weve learned four of them are from des moines and West Des Moines. The two women, sharree austin and belladonna guirgis, came to the hotel together. We wondered if this was something we needed to get ahead of, so we did. Ryan police chief Martin Duffus says officers spotted local ads for sex acts popping up on sites like craigslist and backpage. Com. Is this a concern for you as chief in osceola . Any crime like this, any sexual crime, is a concern for a chief in any town. Ryan investigators then created their own ads, which drew solicitors from the metro to small town osceola. Were well situated along highvolume traffic areas. I35 runs between des moines and that route. And in addi
Situation in iowa, it will be not that much time left for candidates to talk. People, maybe very well using this debate to make up their mind. I think it is important for candidates to articulate what they are for, but how they are different from other candidates. I think we will see that. Stacey few debates, so maybe this debate is more important . A handful of opportunities for these candidates, said to make up their minds, it is important for those in iowa. You have to wonder, what is hindsight is 2020, but we will know more after. But there is a certain thing that draws out a candidate more. Stacey Hillary Clinton 2020 has started to take a lead in iowa. We do not see a lot of risk from candidates in the first debate. Bernie sanders did come out and defend Hillary Clinton, we are tied about hearing tired about hearing about the email. I do not think that we will see that this time. And i think people were wondering if that would happen again, so there is a certain amount of tension
Steve kccis ryan smith is live tonight where that man approached the girl. Ryan please tell me that teenager was leaving north side library often and euclid when she says a strange man walked man approached her. The man invited her into his home but she refused. Area parents see this library as a safe haven for their children. But a father who lives next door says hes now keeping a close eye on his kids. It is kind of shocking because i have two Young Children myself. Ryan police say the girl who they are not identifying left the north side library around 4 00 on halloween. 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 principal two days later. Those are targetrich environments for creeps that do that kind of thing. Ryan kcci securit
We just had a gust of 43 Miles Per Hour in the des moines area and if you are traveling to the east, keep in mind your speed because you might get a boost from the wind. The wind will continue to be gusty all day long. The high wind warning has expired but we have the wind advisory all day long for wind gusting close to 55 Miles Per Hour and wind chills are only in the 20s. Eric well start this morning with wednesdays wild weather. Check out these videos on your screen right now. On the left, strong wind in ames sent in by one of our viewers there. And on the right, i actually shot this right off my porch out in west des moines. As this was passing through, you could barely see across the street. It did move quickly but it was a wild ride for a few minutes. Elizabeth the strong winds caused widespread damage across a lot of the state last night. This was the scene on southwest 26th street in des moines where more than a dozen oak trees came crashing down. Strong winds also shattered so
Scarbroughs onthejob behavior. 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. Ryan it stemmed from a seating issue on the bus. I am told by a Johnston School district spokesperson that the transportation director responded to her concern via email and a personal phone call to help resolve that issue. Live in johnston, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Stacey this incident had us wondering, what kind of training do School Bus Drivers go through to deal with student behavior . The state of iowa has policies and procedures in place to make sure students are safe on a bus. Aside from dot training to get a special license, drivers then go through scenarios on how to deal with unruly students. In most cases, they are told to pull over, secure the bus, and some districts like johnston have drivers work with a trainer. Laura this trainer has been with us since 2011. He is wellversed on wha