The Des Moines Police for eleven years. Police say greene fired 15 to 30 shots into the squad cars with a 22caliber gun. Kcrg tv nines Dave Franzman joins us live tonight from the Des Moines Police department. Dave, theres already a pretty big memorial for the officers set up there. Beth, there is a squad car draped in black with bouquets of flowes similar memorials sprang up in urbandale and south of the Merle Hay Mall where the two officers died in their squad cars. While Police Caught the alleged shooter shortly after 9 00 oclock this morning the investigation is far from over. Warrant here at a home owned by the suspects mother. One neighbor says this is where the suspect and his family lived as well. At the morning news conference, officers called it a terrible day with no easy explanations. What we can tell looking at the scene is it appears neither officer had an opportunity to interact with the suspects it doesnt look like there was an exchange of conversation there definitely
Will arrive later monday, though itll be moisture starved and only capable of an isolated shower by monday night. Next week will be a continuation of mild and dry conditions. Have a great weekend today sunny. Wind sw 510. High 70 tonight mostly clear. Wind sw 510. Low 45 tomorrow mostly sunny. Wind sw 515. High 68 tom. Night mostly clear. Wind sw 510. Low 45 thanks kaj. The man who police say shot and killed two des make his First Court Appearance this morning. Scott greene is facing 2 counts the 46yearold urbandale man spent the night in polk county jail. He is being held without bond until he goes before a judge at 8 30 this morning. A Des Moines Police chief says he thinks there was no justification for the killings. I wont try to reason or make sense of this, this is calculated murder, theres no if ands or buts about it. It was cowardly in every sense of the word, from the way it was carried out to the way it ended. Police say greene ambushed Des Moines Police Sergeant Anthony bemi
Has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a spectacular fall day. Highs will generally range from the mid60s towards dubuque to around 70 from a waterloo to quad cities line and southwest, including city. Itll be hard to find a cloud over the next 48 hours. Our next front will arrive later monday, though itll be moisture starved and only capable of an isolated shower by monday night. Next week will be a continuation of mild and dry conditions. Have a great weekend today sunny. Wind sw 510. High 70 tonight mostly clear. Wind sw 510. Low 45 tomorrow mostly sunny. Wind sw 515. High 68 tom. Night mostly the polls, president ial candidates and their supporters are continuing to push through the critical swing states. Hillary clintons former rival, vermont senator Bernie Sanders will be in eastern iowa today. Hell rally iowa city voters at College Green park. That event is at 2 45 this aft university of Northern Iowa in cedar falls. At 4 45 this afternoon, hell speak at the Maucker Union r
Police believe greene ambushed officer Justin Martin and Sergeant Anthony beminio in separate attacks early wednesday morning. Greene turnd himself in later that day. A search dog found the 22 caliber rifle that police say greene used. Both des moines and Urbandale Police said people in their cities are struggling to comprehend all of this. Nobody deserved this. Tony and justin did not deserve dept. And the Urbandale Police dept. Did not deserve this, the communities that we protect and represent did not deserve this, but most importantly, there are two families that have been torn apart, and they certainly did not deserve this weve also learned that a judge ordered scott greene to be out of his mothers home just hours before the attack. Court against his mother by hitting her and financially exploiting her. People who live near where the shootings happened say they are shaken up. Right now, two memorials honoring the officers sit at street corners in both urbandale and des moines. Doz
They make some of the most important laws our country must follow. But to get that job you have to go through this house. Right now there is one person waiting for the green light judge merrick garland. President obama nominated him shortly after Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly in februrary. The senate still has not moved towards his confirmation. If hes not confirmed the next president will have to appoint the next justice. And for a position that is supposed to avoid party lines the distinction couldnt be ce would reflect liberal values. Amy howe her primary critera would be looking someone who is more sympathetic to Campaign Finance side and someone who would be very supportive of reproductive rightsand trump is promising to nominate a conservative justice like scalia. Amy howe he has pledged to appoint pro life jsutices. I think he would also appoint a justice who felt very strongly about the Second Amendment right to bear armsbut the bench will largely depend on the layout of