A man. Linn county attorney Jerry Vander Sanden says it would be in the publics best interest to allow a grand jury to decide if the case warrants any criminal charges. Around one am on november first Cedar Rapids Police officer lucas jones pulled over Jerime Mitchell on a routine traffic stop. That was near coe college and into some kind of an altercation that led to officer jones firing his gun, seriously wounding mitchell who was still inside his vehicle. Vander sanden says the grand jury will consist of seven people theyll choose randomly, and at least five of them have to agree on any possible indictment. The process to choose the grand jury members has already started. This is the first time Vander Sanden has used a grand jury in a case involving a Police Officer using deadly force since he took office in 2010. Tv nine contacted mitchells family attorney this afternoon. The family declined to comment. Cedar Rapids Police say there have been no shots fired calls yet this month. We
Today to add to louisvilles loss on thursday, but oklahoma still very much in the mix. Kirk absolutely. You look at louisville out, washington still has Washington State, friday, day after thanksgiving. Wisconsin and penn state, potentially could play each other in the big ten championship game. And theres oklahoma, just sitting right there at nine. More than likely will move up into the top eight t coming up on tuesday night. Chris they have a bye week, as the cowboys do, before bedlam in norman in a couple of weeks. Kirk that will be a shootout. Chris howard. Fires far side, incomplete. You know, oklahoma has never had a chance to play for a big 12 championship on its own field. They won the big eight many times over the years, those collisions with nebraska, but the big 12 championship game was the a neutral site. Before, which is win a conference on their home field. At least in the big 12. Howard will run down and be tackles across the 35 yard line. Oklahoma states playing at a ve
Need in the appropriate shelters. And if need be, they will open an overflow shelter at an offsite location. The shelters say the first goal is to keep people safe, and the second is to provide some longterm help. As many as 2,000 people in cedar rapids are in and out of homelessness each year. For many, its unexpected. This is the case for ja far khenti 3 and half weeks ago. Khenti says a friend recommended he try willis dady. He says he felt welcomed immediately. 12 32 they give you a lot of resources. And you go out there and try to find some resources. Plus they help us try to get an apartment of our own. As cooler temps roll through, willis dady says balancing safety and outreach can be a challenge. Trepp 8 42, we struggle with the balance of providing a true term solutions, which we know is housing. Thats why the Community Overflow Weather Shelter system was formed just last year. Organizers pushed for more funding, so they can open once temperatures are freezing. Trepp 4 48, the
Any major travel impacts. Saturday remains dry with low pressure heading back into the state on sunday bringing a shower chance. Have a great night and a happy thanksgiving. Tonight cloudy. Wind nw 515. Low 32 tomorrow cloudy and cool. Wind w 510 high 40 nearly a year ago a hit and run accident in ames killed eastern iowa. Now the city has fired the bus driver who hit the woman and didnt report it. Benjamin clague had been on paid administrative leave since than 28 thousand dollars during that time. Clague also served 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to failure to report an accident. He was driving a cyride bus that struck emmalee jacobs in the morning of december 14th last year. She later died from her injuries. Jacobs was 18 and from urbana. Ames says cyride drivers are city employees. The city says it kept clague on the payroll during the period of time when he had a right to appeal. Athletic administrator has filed a federal lawsuit in an effort to get reinstated. Jane meyer a
Bargain. And the restock headline. The popular soldout toy about to hit a store near you. And good evening on this thanksgiving night, im tam llamas, in for david this evening. And we begin with the travel trouble looming, as millions of americans take to the roads and the skies to return home. Storms in the west like this one in utah kicking up through the weekend. A near salt lake city. And the dangerous conditions there causing a flat bed and a car to collide. Snowy runways at the airport in minnesota. That wintry weather in the center of the country moving east. The forecast in a moment, but first, abcs alex perez, starting us off in chicago. Reporter tonight, Mother Nature making a mess of the thanksgiving holiday. This is crazy. Reporter in the pacific northwest, the first of several systems now moving through. Which could make the trip back home for many a headache. Drive for conditions, otherwise, were going to end up in the ditch just like this gentle gentleman. Reporter alrea