Laura his mother who did not want to show her face on camera defends her son, saying he got the victims were older. He said the room was dark and he cant see the girls. How old they looked. He went by what they told him and they said they were 17. Laura police say calvert new the victims were minors. As a parent myself it is scary. Laura Mitch Mortvedt with the Iowa Department of criminal investigation says more social media sites means internet crimes against children in iowa are up 400 in the last seven years. He adds there are things parents can do to protect their kids online. Know your childrens passwords, nvidia contacts are, know who their friends are. Know the applications and apps they are using. Eric he also recommended not allowing them to have a computer or tablet in their bedroom. With 40,000 cash bond. Elizabeth elizabeth a local mother says her disabled son was assaulted at school. The charges stem from an incident at Jesse Franklin taylor education center. Ryan smith ha
Look at this, we are back in the 70s. 65 degrees by this evening. Sunrise this morning quarter to seven. And we start to bring out sunshine. Warmer temperatures in the 8 day forecast. Alyx thanks frank. First in your commitment 2016 news. Saturday was one of the last chances for iowans to see republican president ial candidates speak at a large event togeer before the caucuses. 10 president ial hopefuls spent the day in des moines as part of the growth and Opportunity Party. The candidates spoke in front of a crowd of about 1,500 inside the varied Industries Building on the state fairgrounds. Each had 15 minutes on stage, which was surrounded by several booths handing out food and info on the candidates. The candidates talked about tax plans, National Debt, and immigration. Rand paul why do we keep that is wasted . Well, the reason we do is because people in washington lack the courage to stop it. Chris christie this government now thinks it should be in everything, including your fant
Trump came right out of the gate taking on his hottest topic immigration. Mr. Trump i have a plan but i dont want to tell isis what it is. Cynthia he bashed his fellow republicans. Mr. Trump im telling carly, whatever her name is, would you stop cutting in . Cynthia especially ben carson. Mr. Trump did anyone in this audience ever glad your mother to hit her on the head with a hammer . The people of iowa believe . Give me a break, give me a break. It doesnt happen that way. How stupid are the people of iowa . How stupid are the people of the country to believe this crack. Quest he says what he wants to and i think that is what a lot of people like. Cynthia he told the crowd that when he wins, they will always river this night. He said he loves i was so much he is thinking about buying a farm here. Kevin on the democratic side of things, it is the runup to the candidates next debate, were just 2 days away from the event at Drake University. Kcci is a proud cosponsor, i will have the hon
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
Jason r bloodsaw admitted to two counts of neglect. Daughter who was 1yearold and exposed to drugs. Bloodsaws boyfriend deshaun trombone has already been sentenced to 65years in prison. Live in studio, jason rantala, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Steve 2 people are now charged in a des moines area road rage case. This happened on october 22 near the goode greenhouse, just north of interstate 80 35. Police say 2 groups of people got into a heated argument then drove off in separate cars. The lead car fired shots at the trailing car, sending it into a ditch. The driver of that vehicle 25yearold maria eshom, now , faces multiple charges, including firstdegree robbery. 32yearold dewayne cole also including intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Kevin right now, authorities continue to search for a suspect following a deadly weekend shooting. This one happened outside evolution nightclub just north of des moines on 6th avenue early sunday. Moines was killed. The shooting one of three in th