Of the Bakken Pipeline need to use eminant domain to secure a path for the project, its apparently ok with Iowa Governor terry branstad. That project, also known as the Dakota Access pipeline. Is upsetting several siouxland farmers whos land is needed for the pipeline across the state. Eminant domain allows the state to take private property for public use with financial payment to the land owner. Brandstad says theyre not taking the land away. Theyre simply putting a pipeline under it. I think eminant doman should be used only sparingly. I think there are times appropriate, so dont statement that eminant domain should never be used. Jessica rae added he thinks iowa utilites board to decide if its necasary to domain. And the laws that are in place give the utilities board the responsibility to use eminant domain if apropriate. Jessica rae when we come back. Ill have more on the bizarre story from omaha about a woman breaking into a zoo to pet a tiger. Stay tuned for that story. Scott w
Sunshine. Tonight skies will be mainly clear with temperatures dipping back into the 60s and 50s by morning. Wednesday looks to be another mild day with more sunshine and temperatures in the 70s. This afternoon hazmat crews in urbandale. But it turned out to be a false alarm. An employee at Worldwide Logisitics reported finding a suspicious substance on a package shortly after noon. The building was evacuated and haz mat crews called in when the employee said the substance made their hands tingle. After investigating officials determined the substance was clearasil. An exfoliating face wash. Earlier in the day there was an actual emergency nearby. Authorities believe a construction crew digging near 100th and douglas struck an underground gas line. Roads in the area were shut down while midamerican crews responded to shutdown the leak and repair the pipe. Those roads are now reopened. Tonight we expect to hear from the johnston teenager who was attacked by a bus driver for the first ti