Forces to retake a iraqi town held by isis forces. Donald trump under praise for portraying president eisenhowers plan. We would do it in a very humane way. In new york a news chopper blinded by a laser. We have lasers. They show an officer tasing a man over and over. A protest in missouri may be spreading. College students are calling on their president to resign in ithaca. Police confront a man with a rifle on top after building in San Francisco shooting him to death after he fired the weapon at the evasive hospital. Deadly explosion in new jersey. At least one person killed and firefighters killed 15 people from the rubble. All that. Man is recovering this morning from being attacked by an alligator. What im talking about. George w. Bush stopped by to surprise veterans visiting his president ial library. Got to know him well because we were both on 60 minutes. We were stable mates. Trump and putin did appear on the same episode of 60 minutes in unrelated segments on Different Countr
A light those numbers outside. A light breeze, warming up to the 50s by this afternoon. We hasnt changes coming next week. Alyx two that breaking nose News Des Moines Police are , investigating another homicide this morning. Friday night around 10 30, officers responded to the intersection of 13th street and jefferson avenue. When they arrived they found an adult male victim, deceased as a result of apparent gunshot injury. Police are currently interviewing witnesses, and a suspect description is being developed. Authorities hope to release more information later on today. You can count on kcci on air and online to bring you the latest on all of our breaking news. Taking a look at some more big stories this morning, Downtown Des Moines is expanding south, and rapidly. The latest evidence, two new restaurants opening south of mlk next week. Guru bbq and fuzzys taco shop both open monday in the latest century old building to be the Downtown Community Alliance Lists 441 Housing Units now
And why this happened. Mark it in this house near eight and railroad. 54yearold Jackie Gilbert is accusing her boyfriend of dousing her in lighter fluid and then setting her on fire. Gilberts friend says her injuries are life changing. John had thrown butane lighter fluid on her and flicked his bic and threw it at her and lit her up. Mark surprisingly jill hinds , says her roommate john moore is a good man and that he needs help more than years in prison for what he did to her friend, and other roommate Jackie Gilbert. I dont think he was attempting to murder her, i think they drank a lot, they were both hardcore alcoholics and i think it just got out of , control. Mark Police Data Shows officers have been called to this home near 8th and railroad over 50 times in 2015, mostly for medical reasons. Hinds says the couple had been together about a year argued all the time. Their last argument may have started over jealousy about another male roommate. Hinds says 18 days after she was set
Outside evolution nightclub at 4397 northwest 6th drive in des moines. Officials say people were fighting in the parking lot and shots were fired. Four people were hit, one of those people 20yearold Dashawn Smith was killed. Polk county sheriffs deputies are now asking for the publics help in finding a suspect. There were several hundred people in and around the club when this incident occurred what we need is the communitys help. If someone gets killed and you saw it and dont like it, Say Something about it. You can be anonymous. You dont have to say your name. Do the right thing. Say who is killing people out here. Eric were still waiting on the names and conditions of the 3 other people who were shot outside evolution nightclub. Stick with kcci today for the latest. Elizabeth a suspect is in custody this morning in connection to a second weekend shooting, this one in waukee. Right now Brendan Mcguinness is , charged in the shooting death of 41yearold gino risola. Police say mcguinne
And kcci. Com. Live in north des moines, mark tauscheck, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Latest on our website and the kcci at. Stacey new at 10 00 marijuana , could soon be legal in parts of iowa. Us how this could happen. She is in tama. Vanessa marijuana is not legal in iowa right now, but it could soon be growing in the state. Might be home to a booming marijuana business. I think it can be beneficial. I really dont think we need to have a place where its available. Vanessa a native american tribe based out of northeast nebraska with land in iowa has its eyes on monona county. Omaha tribal leaders approved referendums giving the Tribal Council authority to legalize marijuana for recreational and medicinal use, as well as to grow plants for hemp. Closer to home, near tama, home to the sac and fox tribe, we asked people what they thought about the possibility of pot on the meskwaki settlement. The only thing i see is more people coming in to get high but they will probably just be at