A spokesperson did tell kcci, the department of corrections is committed to operating safe and secure facilities, and will continue to work to improve our operations for the safety of all. Danny if those officers would have had mace on their body, they would have been able to deescalate that situation a lot quicker. And without staff being punching bags for inmates. Ryan the doc not commenting tonight, when i directly asked about Staff Members not being armed with pepper spray. We also learned staff and supporters will march next wednesday, in a correctional officer safety campaign. Steve . Steve thank you, ryan. We do have a warm weekend ahead for us. Kurtis, what can we expect when we wake up tomorrow . Kurtis it will be cool. If you are an early riser, do not expect a big warm up early. 9 00 a. M. Is 47. Southwest wind will pick up, bathing in sunshine. 60s about from ames to lamoni, council bluffs. Some colder 50s, still nice in mason city. Back up to dubuque, south wind. 1525, see
Cutting 100 manufacturing workers at two of its iowa factories. The layoffs will begin april 1 and will affect 80 workers in davenport and 20 in dubuque. Just last week deere cut its fullyear earnings forecast, citing weak sales of farm and construction equipment. Analysts say falling Commodity Prices have made farmers less likely to buy new equipment. Turning to news from around the state, a Blackhawk County man is dead after the gun he was carrying accidentally fired. The incident happened just after 12 30 this morning in Elk Run Heights just south of waterloo. Police say the unidentified man dropped the weapon when getting out of his car. They say the gun discharged and the bullet hit him in the leg. The man died later at a waterloo hospital. Des moines water works is taking another step in its efforts to get rid of nitrates in the citys water. It says it wants to do away with building a pipeline. The utility currently dumps nitrates and chloride back into the Raccoon River after th
, shaina, police still dont know the motive for this, right . Shaina no, they do not. Officials say the alleged shooter, 38yearold cedric ford, was killed by a responding officer. Fords coworkers say they never saw any red flags. Never came off to be a bad guy. And, like, he was someone i could talk to about anything. Shaina Police Say Three people were killed and 12 others injured thursday when ford opened fire inside the lawn mower products plant where he worked. Two other people were shot as ford randomly fired at drivers before getting to the plant. This morning, were hearing from some of the surviving victims for the first time. People were just running, saying somebody was shooting, and next thing you know i felt i running. Shaina the atf and fbi are helping with the investigation. At last check, at least of the five shooting victims in the condition. Also overnight, we learned the United States conducted a Nuclear Missile test over the Officials Say this was a routine test to en
The Court Dismissed an appeal, filed by former division of criminal investigation supervisor larry hedlund, saying it wasnt filed on time. Today, jurors in the firstdegree murder trial of a man charged in his wifes death learned about her injuries. Alexander fazzino is charged with firstdegree murder in emily fazzinos 2012 death. He told police that he found emily submerged in a bathtub. The doctor who performed emilys autopsy testified she had bruises on her forehead, arm, thigh and neck, and a bump on her forehead. The doctor also said emily had bruising on the inside of her throat, which could be from strangulation. The doctor didnt find any definitive signs of drowning. Steve a father will spend the rest of his life in prison, after being convicted in the death of his threeyearold daughter. 26yearold charles hall was sentenced last week, in the 2015 death of janyiah hall. The girl was found unresponsive at halls bedford home, last may. A fort dodge man has been given another man in
Guy and, like, he was someone i could talk to about anything. Shaina Police Say Three people were killed and 12 others injured thursday when ford opened fire inside the lawn mower products plant where he worked. Two other people were shot as ford randomly fired at motorists before getting to the plant. This morning, were hearing from some of the surviving victims for the first time. People were just running , saying somebody was shooting and next thing you know i felt i got hit in the leg and thats when i turned and started running. Shaina the atf and fbi are helping with the investigation. At last check at least five of , the shooting victims in the hospital were in critical condition. We learned the United States conducted an unarmed missile test overnight over the pacific. Its a routine test to confirm the minuteman works correctly. It also serves as a show of strength to north korea, who tested a Hydrogen Bomb in and it u. S. Officials say the pentagon has launched a new campaign o