According to the lawsuit, when officer brian jobgen arrived on scene, without warning, he hit a 13 Year Old Girl with his patrol baton. The day after the incident, Dubuque Police told tv9 the officers involved did what they were supposed to do. Police said officer murray responded appropriately and his use of force was in response to deans behavior at the scene. Thats because of her behavior and her choices that she made. It will not have any adverse effects or long term effects on the baby. The attorney in this case, dave obrien said this is the fifth lawsuit hes filed against the Dubuque Police for alleged excessive force. He told me today quote, theres a real problem with police in dubuque and the city isnt reognizing it. Today Dubuque Police are not commenting on the lawsuit. Live in dubuque Katie Wiedemann kcrg tv9 news. The Cedar Rapids Police department has a new program in place that puts four officers on the streets to focus on neighborhood crime. Chief wayne jerman officially
Debate. Instead, trump says hes holding a fundraising event for veterans, also in des time. Boarded buses to take them to des moines to join demonstratio gop debate. Earlier today, people fast food workers staged a walkout in des moines. Presters say they they want raises to 15 dollars per hour plus union rights. They say its all an effort to raise the minimum wage across the country. Its extremely important, we have people out there that are veve hard working, work k 4 jobs, e en work one job if they work 40 hours a week and they cant pay their bills and thats not fair, everyone deserves a livable wage. The protesters say they also hope to raise awareness of other socialal justice isssss. The groups are planning a one thousand person march tonight. Historically, candidates who win the Iowa Caucuses eventual president s. However, the Iowa Caucuses have selected major contenders. Finished in the top three in iowa. One caucus organizer process very seriously and care about their picks. T
Information. The state department is planning to release more of clintons emails today. However, the department is withholding several email chains with top secret information. Well ask clinton about that new development today, and have her interview tonight on the kcrg news at 10. Iowa law requires the state to hold its caucuses at least eight days before any other state in the country. As Washington Bureau chief Jacqueline Policastro reports, that firstinthenation status makes the Iowa Caucuses very important. Jacqueline policastro de s moines, iowa 01 iowa is a place where you can find president ial candidates at the local coffee shop. It hosts the first nominating content in the nation. But why iowa . President ial candidates stump across the state of iowa ahead of the mondays caucus sot Dennis Goldford dra Ke University professor 15 the Iowa Caucuses are a completely meaningless event with tremendous political impact. Dennis goldford is a professor of Political Science at draKe Un
About zika. My first reaction was to think about the folks we had down there so i went to the cdc website. Trying to find the symptoms and what is the impact of the disease if you do have it. A lot of us got mosquito bites, it happens down there none of the 11 people who went with schmitz reported any symptoms. But that doesnt eliminate concern. Health experts say 80 percent of adults show no symptoms at all. The greatest risk is to newborns with zika connected to a brain abnormity called microcephaly characterized by much smaller than normal heads at birth. Dr. Andrea greiner is a high risk pregnancy physician at university of iowa hospitals. Her main concern now is making sure pregnant women know the potential risks. I think were being conservative in following what the cdc and our professional organizations tell us. Pregnant women should not travel to countries where zika is known to be active vaccines yet to prevent a zika infection from mosquitoes. So until more is known, the word
Stay with kcrg tv nine for the most accurate coverage. You can download the kcrg first alert weather app to put the latest Weather Information right at your fingertips. Download it from google play or the apple store. Flights are getting back on schedule after a hectic night at the Des Moines International airport. The snow storm forced airlines to cancel five Early Morning flights to cities like chicago and denver. 500 people had to rebook. The cancellations came just as the airport saw an influx of passengers when president ial campaign workers, media, and visitors were trying to leave after last nights caucuses. Weve been planning for quite tenants. With the rental car agencies; with the tsa; the airlines themselves to ask them to upgage. Give us additional seats in des moines to get this glut of people out of here. Today, the final precincts reported their numbers from iowas firstinthenation caucuses. And today, the Democratic Party confirmed Hillary Clinton won by a razor thin mar