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KCCI KCCI 8 News At Six February 4, 2016

Facing charges in five states, including iowa, for fixing lotteries while working as the head of security for the multistate lottery association. That group holds lotteries in 37 states, as well as puerto rico and the virgin islands. So far, theres no evidence linking tipton to maine. Steve new information tonight in a shooting in waukee this morning near olson drive and alices road. After talking with witnesses, police have now arrested 19yearold jejuan lyke, 18yearold william walls, and a 17yearold juvenile. All 3 now face charges of 2nddegree robbery, intimidation with a dangerous weapon, attempted murder, and going armed with intent. No one injured in the shooting. But officers did find one man who suffered minor injuries from an assault. They found a subject there that had been injured during an altercation. It was determined during the course of the investigation that shots actually had been fired but the subject had not been hit nor had anybody else been shot during the altercation. Steve as a precaution, Police Locked down waukee high school, waukee middle schools, because of the gunfire. The lockdowns were lifted around 9 00 this morning. Stacey we now know the name of a man who died after being hit by a car along the 7000 block of ashworth road monday night just east of jordan creek parkway. 69yearold Richard Carstensen was hit while crossing the street. There are no stop lights or crosswalks where carstensen tried to cross. The accident happened just before the Iowa Caucuses near a caucus site. But police say its still not known if thats connected to the accident. Steve the Iowa Caucuses ended on monday but the votecount controversy continues. On the democratic side, Bernie Sanders refuses to concede the iowa results. Speaking on cbs this morning from vermont, sanders says, right now, he lost to Hillary Clinton by 2 10 of 1 , but, with some delegates being decided by coin toss, he just wants to be apparently, by 2 10 of 1 . Three clinton, it looks like, got 22. They were districts where there was literally a coin toss. The bottom line is, we are moving on to new hampshire, but we just make all the information is accurate. Stacey on the republican side, donald trump wants a do over because of two things iowa caucus winner ted cruz did leading into mondays vote. Trump tweeted today, based on the fraud committed by senator ted cruz during the iowa caucus either a new election should , take place or cruz results nullified. Trump is upset cruz supporters told caucus voters monday night that ben carson was dropping out of the race. Turns out cnn reported carson was taking a break from the campaign trail. Congressman steve king apparently misinterpreted that, tweeting, islands tweeting iowans should know carson is , out before they vote. The state cochair of the carson vote. The state cochair of the Carson Campaign is demanding an apology from king. What happened was wrong and needs to be righted. A formal apology from congressman steve king to me, dr. Carson, and the good people of iowa. Stacey ted cruz has apologized to ben carson. Meantime, gop strategists here say its unrealistic for trump to ask for a new election in iowa. Two more candidates have decided to drop out of the race after low showings in the Iowa Caucuses. Republican candidates rand paul and Rick Santorum announced they are suspending their campaigns. They join republican candidate Mike Huckabee and democratic candidate martin omalley, who both dropped out right after the caucuses monday. Steve as the controversy the caucuses continues, the media army that came to iowa is almost finished moving out. Crews now taking down the caucus media center at Capital Square downtown hope to be done by tonight. Those crews tell us it took 3 to take it down. Another round of Winter Weather is making some places, like the town of floyd in Pocahontas County look more like ice these are pictures taken from a farm near fonda, where they received several inches of snow. Couple that with the strong wind and this Iowa Farmland now looks a lot like an arctic wasteland. Kurtis, it is going to feel a little bit like an arctic wasteland after the two brutal days of whether we have had. Kurtis cold weather, but a pretty picture. The windchills very chilly out there. Feels like zero in webster city, feels like seven in des moines, feels like eight impala. Your planner, temperatures on top, windchills on the bottom. There will be a few morning clouds and then we will see some sunshine and late day clouds. At 32 degrees, just a degree below our normal high. 3234 friday and saturday. Sunday, 40 degrees. It looks like will hit an arctic blast next week. All the details coming up. Steve if you are on the move tonight or tomorrow, here is a live look at the iowa dots Road Condition website. Things are improving across the state. But many of the central iowa roads you see in blue and pink are still partially or mostly covered with ice and snow. And there are still a few roads , in purple. Those roads travel not advised. Earlier today, the Road Conditions were even worse. Stacey kccis vanessa peng is live in Hamilton County along highway 17 to show us how conditions are out on the rural roads. Vanessa, what does it look like out there . Vanessa lucky for us, the conditions have improved dramatically. Highway 17 near webster city. Earlier today, there was a lot of blowing snow. Now, the wind has died down so we are not seeing a lot of blowing snow across the road. It looks like it is clear in some spots but it is still icy. We spoke to some drivers earlier today about what it was like driving through those treacherous conditions. It was hard to keep our camera still as we captured the shot from highway 69. Drivers battle blowing snow and icy roads. The ice on the road in blowing snow makes the roads pretty bad. On highway 30, i did a 360. Took my time after that. Vanessa this truck driver starting in clear lake. He is headed to texas. I have a stupid with me. It is blowing the cap around. Vanessa codys final destination is nebraska. Since the whole trip, it has been a lot of ice and on 35. Vanessa the i20 dot had trucks out all day. Based on what is going on and has adhered to the road, we are putting up some material. Vanessa their goal is to get the roads back to normal Winter Driving conditions. Meantime, we asked day Senior Driver from minnesota some advice. Dont rush things. Those slick spots, dont hit the brakes, dont the gas. Just let it ride, try to keep it straight. Vanessa the roads have improved there is still ice, so the iowa dot still says to take it slow. Steve this weeks snowy winter blast is forcing the shutdown part of interstate 80 in nebraska. The nebraska Roads Department closed a 275mile stretch of i80 in the eastern part of the state. Are also closed tonight. Stacey some Simpson College students are pushing for a weaponsfree campus after news that the school is looking to hire a coach for its shooting sports club. Petition supporters say simpson should use the money to fund academic programs instead. The simpson board of trustees takes up the petition friday. A man convicted of a murdering a Marshall County woman in 2013 has died in prison. 42yearold Matthew Irving died of Natural Causes earlier today at the iowa medical and classification center. Officers in Marshall County found rebecca halls body in irvings van. Irving told a judge at his First Court Appearance that he didnt mean to kill her. Steve the Des Moines Police are now warning about a website called return of kings. The website advertises an International Meetup date this february 6. It lists sites all across the country one of which is here in the police are concerned this may be a ploy to lure young women. They recommend that no one go to the website or the location. They describe the originator of the website as the leader of a u. S. Based prorape group. Its time to talk football. Today is College Footballs National Signing day. Still to come we look at the new , class of recruits for the iowa hawkeyes and iowa state cyclones. There are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. And with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u. S. Cellular, he can find some new ones. Russells brussels. Russell speaking. Paleontologist. Hashtag trex. Park ranger. Where am i . And t. V. Spokesperson. Thats my line. I got it. With u. S. Cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. Announcer this is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news at 6 00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and sports director andy garman. For people to pick up these diseases and bring them back to iowa is not that rare. Steve the Iowa Department of Public Health says, it is now testing a couple of people for a mosquitoborne virus that can cause birth defects. Zika virus has now been reported the zika virus has now been reported in more than 30 countries. Stacey the first u. S case was just found in texas, and was sexually transmitted. Kccis kim st. Onge sat down with Iowa Health Officials today. Cases of the zika virus in iowa . Kim correct. But Iowa Health Officials say everyone traveling to affected areas needs to take precaution. The mosquitoborne zika virus found mostly in tropical areas , like the caribbean and south america, is raising new concerns for people traveling to those areas. We had never heard of this, like what is . Some little thing well be fine. , why are we worried about a mosquito . Kim julia and vas shebarshov were supposed to leave saturday for a weeklong trip to mexico. With everything weve got going on to just go somewhere to , relax. Kim until their doctor told them this. Were telling everybody not to go. Its not even a semi risk, its you cant do it. Kim the reason . Julia is 2 months pregnant. Iowa department of Public Health medical director, dr. Pat quinlisk, says pregnant women and women who plan to be pregnant are at the highest risk because of the effect zika virus can have on babies. That risk is they could be microchepaly, or a small head. And some of these children who have small heads can have developmental delays, etc. Kim quinlisk advises anyone traveling to those areas to take precautions because of other precautions, including wearing long clothing and staying indoors it possible. The shebarshovs admit theyre bummed about missing their trip but say everything happens for a reason. No trip is worth our babys happiness for the whole entire life. Kim some of the most common symptoms of zika virus are fever, rash, joint pain, and red eyes. Steve a sad anniversary is being recognized today in clear lake. February 3 is known as the day the music died. It was 57 years ago today that a plane carrying rock legends buddy holly, ritchie valens, and and disk jockey j. P. The big bopper richardson, crashed near clear lake, just after taking off in a snowstorm. There were no survivors. The cause was likely pilot error. Please, stop thats what the residents of niagara falls, new york are saying to a Building Owner who keeps playing the university of iowa fight song over, and over, and over again. Every evening, for weeks now, the hawkeye fight song will play on a seemingly continuous loop, out of a building across the street from a restaurant. The Restaurant Owners hoped it would stop when the Iowa Caucuses ended. The caucuses came and went but the music goes on. The Building Owner will not comment. And police say the music level is not loud enough to break any laws. Stacey my guess is even the most diehard hawkeye fan would get sick of the iowa fight song played at that length. Kurtis, we cant recite that thing my heart . Kurtis just wait until the next rose bowl. What a crisp one. The sunshine was so nice but feelslike temperature of 7 00. Northwest winds at 14. Built like seven above in fort dodge, feels like 4 in waterloo. Last season, more snow than this year to date. Just over 21 inches. Here are the clouds moving out. You can see the clearing skies moving in. There is a weak system to the northeast and another one upstream in the dakotas. Most of these are going to cruise biased to the north. But tomorrow, a wintry mix in minneapolis. Beautiful sunshine in st. Louis in the 40s. Indianapolis, 35. 41 dodge city. This system will just pick up a few clouds in northern iowa. Then there is another one upstream, and i think as that one dives in, it could eventually produce a little dusting on friday. How about we look at futurecast . I have the iowa fight song going through my head. We have some clouds around early tomorrow, sunshine moving in for most of the day. Later in the day, the clouds kick in. The farther north tomorrow, the more cloud cover, the farther south, the more sunshine. Friday, here comes the clouds. I think north of highway 20 we could get a dusting of snow. Saturday starts out with cloud cover but should finish with some sunshine by mid to late afternoon. Temperatures tonight down around 12 degrees with those windchills in the single digit. West winds 515. Tomorrow, more sunshine and clouds here in the metro. To the north, more clouds. Friday, flurries. Saturday, 37 degrees. A lot of folks get out of on the bikes this time of year. Temperatures at 10 00 a. M. , 27. 37 at 2 00 p. M. Clouds late. Not too bad on the wind. Sunday, 40. Late sunday into monday, another week system. Then look what happens. The arctic opens up midweek next week. Stacey tony seeman announced with sports. It is the middle of College Basketball season but people are you looking ahead to College Football. Tony any reason to talk about 2 diabetes, you may know what its like to deal with high. Januvia sitagliptin is a oncedaily pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar. Januvia works when your blood sugar is high and works less when your blood sugar is low, because it works by enhancing your bodys own ability to lower blood sugar. Plus januvia, by itself, is not likely to cause weight gain or low blood sugar hypoglycemia . Januvia should not be used in patients with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Tell your doctor if you have a history of pancreatitis. Serious side effects can happen, including pancreatitis which may be severe and lead to death. Stop taking januvia and call your doctor right away if you have severe pain in your stomach area which may be pancreatitis. Tell your doctor right away and stop taking januvia if you have an allergic reaction that causes swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, or affects your breathing or causes rash or hives. Kidney problems sometimes requiring dialysis have been reported. Some people may develop severe joint pain. Call your doctor if this happens. Using januvia with a sulfonylurea or insulin prescribe a lower dose of the sulfonylurea or insulin. Your doctor may do blood tests before and during treatment to check your kidneys. If you have kidney problems a lower dose may be prescribed. Side effects may include upper respiratory tract infection, stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, and headache. For help lowering your blood sugar talk to your doctor about januvia. Announcer from iowas sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. Tony is it too early to talk about College Football . Steve no. Tony never. Steve has got it. Today was the annual signing day. High school kids from across the nation threw their hat into the collegiate football rain. The hawkeyes have plenty to be excited about heading into 2016. 24 players are heading to among the new recruits people are exicted about is tight end tj hockison. The chariton native broke the state record for touchdown receptions his senior season. He is just one small piece to the hawkeye puzzle over in iowa city. I excited about our prospects, the guys that signed on with the, the various trades and attributes. When we are recruiting, we try to learn from our players yearbyyear, learn from the guys that have had success in the program. One of the commonalities what are the commonalities of players who have been successful, that is what we look for. Tony Matt Campbell really just landed the isu coaching job but has wasted no time. The new head of the clones has landed a recruting class listed in the top 50 nationally. A handful of these players are considered 4 star recruits. They come from 19 different states. Even after a 39 season, isu has nabbed one of their best recruiting classes in history. He is a real good guy and he kept it honest with me about the recruiting process. I build a Good Relationship with them and what they came here, a pretty much transferred over. Tony cannot wait until football season. Win at home, steal a few on the road. Falling to the mountaineers at hilton coliseum. Isu had a 4 point elad at half and were ahead down the stretch. But the mountaineers clawed their way back and got it done from the foul line. A tough pill to swall but the season must go on. We fought. Sometimes, it is just the role of the ball. Tonight was west virginias night. We just have to prepare for the next game. Played really well. I was glad to be up 4. In the second half, it was just back and forth. Tony next up, isu hits the road steve it is getting chilly. Kurtis 32 tomorrow. Friday, flurries. 37 saturday. Sunday colder next week. Stacey we will be back at 10 00.

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