Senator ted cruz, tonight at 10 00. Live in studio, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Stacey we want to know what you think. Were asking the question in our kcci now poll. Do you agree with president obamas decision to block the keystone xl pipeline . 71 of you agree. 29 disagree. You can vote in our poll right now. Call or text the number on your screen. Or vote through social media facebook, twitter, and kcci. Com. Steve new at 5 00, gruesome details revealed today in the ngor makuey trial. Investigators say makuey used a metal spatula to kill 97yearold Rupert Anderson and injure his wife harriet last year in their eastside des moines home. Makuey denied ever being there, despite a picture that shows him in front of the anderson home that night. Did you confront the defendant with the fact that there was blood on his clothes . Yes. And what did he say . He had no explanation for it. Steve the medical examiner determined that Rupert Anderson died from bluntforce trauma to st
Rose behind me, you can see how the car crashed underneath the back of the school bus. Blackford says officials told him he was inches away from death. A car pinned under a school bus with three people trapped inside. Colton the top of the hood of the car was just a sardine can, just peeled back. Rose 19yearold Colton Blackford was driving the car tuesday on highway 30, when a bus pulled out in front of him at 580th avenue. Colton i started to slow down, and i realized it wasnt stopping, so i just slammed on my brakes as hard as i could. Rose the last thing he saw sends shivers down his spine. Colton just the bus right in front of me. Rose when he came to, this is the scene he saw crashed glass and the roof caved in. He said he actually had to come out through the windshield, so he could get out of the car and help his friends. Colton the Rearview Mirror was back there, and i was like, how did that get back there . Rose police told him he was inches away from losing his head. Instead,
Traffic is backed up in the area. Steve were also getting more reports of damage on the southside of des moines. Kccis ryan smith is live at 4020 southwest 26th street. Ryan right behind me here is that group of massive oak trees in that familys front yard that came crumbling down in a matter of seconds during that quick storm we experienced earlier this afternoon. You cant walk but a couple steps in this yard without nearly tripping over these branches that are scattered. We are located right now at 4020 southwest 20 six st. This family has a lot ahead of them in terms of cleaning up. I am joined with the homeowner. Explain to us what you heard, what you saw. We were in the living room actually, and the sky turned a really strange color. All of a sudden, the wind picked up and it really looks like a blizzard. I dont even know how to describe this. It was kind of machine kind of whooshing. I yelled at the kids to have for the basement and thats when i saw things flying past, trees comi
These officers started planning the sting in june. A sting allows us to control the environment more, we can control who comes in, who comes out. Also, just to send a message of, we dont want your activity here, if youre here go somewhere else. Ryan the bust netted six arrests, five people for prostitution. Weve learned four of them are from des moines and West Des Moines. The two women, sharree austin and belladonna guirgis, came to the hotel together. We wondered if this was something we needed to get ahead of, so we did. Ryan police chief Martin Duffus says officers spotted local ads for sex acts popping up on sites like craigslist and backpage. Com. Is this a concern for you as chief in osceola . Any crime like this, any sexual crime, is a concern for a chief in any town. Ryan investigators then created their own ads, which drew solicitors from the metro to small town osceola. Were well situated along highvolume traffic areas. I35 runs between des moines and that route. And in addi
Scarbroughs onthejob behavior. I was disappointed because i had a complaint last week about the bus driver. Our son and other kids have been complaining for quite some time. Ryan it stemmed from a seating issue on the bus. I am told by a Johnston School district spokesperson that the transportation director responded to her concern via email and a personal phone call to help resolve that issue. Live in johnston, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Stacey this incident had us wondering, what kind of training do School Bus Drivers go through to deal with student behavior . The state of iowa has policies and procedures in place to make sure students are safe on a bus. Aside from dot training to get a special license, drivers then go through scenarios on how to deal with unruly students. In most cases, they are told to pull over, secure the bus, and some districts like johnston have drivers work with a trainer. Laura this trainer has been with us since 2011. He is wellversed on wha