Murder but for advances made towards him. Ryan they say the length of sentence is one of many criteria when determining placement of offenders after initial placement. The Iowa Department of corrections continues to evaluate each offenders placement. An kiev can be an appropriate location for offenders serving murders second offenses. Kurt paulsen is writing state and local officials trying to get the killer moved to fort madison, a facility with your freedoms and privileges for inmates. Kurt paulsen with the caliber of this, he should not be an inmate in security. He should not be in medium security. Elizabeth and five years, 41 of 43 convicts were placed in medium security facilities. Two were placed in maximum custody. Over october child affection case in newton. We told you about the case last week when three others were arrested. Mariah dawson is in custody on similar charges. The case began after a fouryearold child tested positive for methamphetamine. Investigators had found several children were exposed on a home on east 12th street. Police say the children are safe now and were not seriously injured. Eric New Hampshire voters spoke loud and clear tuesday night. Some candidates got the message. Steve karlin tells us not everyone will be heading to South Carolina, the site of the next primary. Steve donald trump told lorena and clem said that South Carolina is next on his march to the gop president ial nomination. Donald trump if we win here after New Hampshire, all these characters will give it up and we will run the table and make America Great again. Steve Carly Fiorina and Chris Christie dropped out after disappointing finishes in New Hampshire. Christie posted a message on facebook saying im so proud of the campaign weve fran. The people that ran it with me, and all those that gave us their support and confidence along the way. Senator ted cruz won the iowa caucus, but finished third in New Hampshire. He says he can still win the president ial nomination. Ted cruz one of the most important conclusions out of the states is that the only candidate second beat donald trump is made. That can beat donald trump is made. Everyone counted me out and all the sudden i rise up so ok, next week they will cut me out again. Steve he now becomes a leading candidate in the establishment crowd to take on donald trump and ted cruz. That means he has a target on his back from the other mainstream hopefuls. Jeb bush im a big John Kasich Steve senator marco rubio host hoping to fix what went wrong after his fifthplace finish. Eric the republican field would have its next debate in greenville, South Carolina on saturday. You can watch it here on kcci. Democrats take a day off and had to wisconsin for the next debate. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders will go headtohead in milwaukee in a debate sponsored by pbs. Elizabeth you want to check in with metinka. Metinka temperatures have fallen into the single digits. It is 10 degrees now in des moines so its a good thing the wind is really nothing strong. It is a ready wind chills below zero. The next system bringing us more snow is still near bismarck but that will be tracking toward us. It is probably going to affect the afternoon and evening commute. Elizabeth six weeks ago a kids Triathlon Company disappeared. Thieves stole a trailer park in south des moines, taking the equipment owned by one mans kids Sports Organization called rp sports rip roar sports. Mark on surveillance video, he watched these drive into the night. Inside was everything he purchased to start a triathlon series for kids. By cracks, cones, audio Equipment Yard all gone. Audio quit meant, all gone. He did not expect to see his trailer again. Certainly not with the equivalent he spent his life savings on inside. Equipment he spent his life the thieves took what they could sell. Generators that are gone. Looks like audio quit meant equipment is gone. Mark it was founded a scenic overlook. Where authorities would find it. Maybe they had a heart. Mark the owner of the milo towing company so our story about the theft and refused to take payment. Today was the case day tom bales agreed to return the trailer. Were looking forward to it and the bridge was getting close. I didnt know there will be a bridge but we ended up in the ditch. Mark the trailer survived the accident. As did zimmermans sense of humor. Always funny was the joke elizabeth the trailer was insured but the contents were not. Zimmerman received about 26,000 from donors. Many in the triathlon community. Wednesday afternoon, donors received an email that since the trailer was found, they can have their money back. As of last night, 60 donors had responded and none of them asked for the money back. Eric zika concerns. The virus is spreading. It are you at risk in iowa . Elizabeth the water problems in flint michigan. This is kcci 8 news this morning. Klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and rightnow coverage with shaina humphries. Metinka grab the warm coats and mittens. 10 degrees in des moines. A few clouds but no snow yet. The breezes coming into the northeast but it is enough wind chills below zero. Feels like three below zero. That will get back above zero by midmorning. Clouds will thicken by midday and temperatures stay cool. Arrive by mid to Late Afternoon through the overnight followed by another blast of cold air. Elizabeth new information about the zika virus. Leading medical experts warn it will likely spread to a significant number of cases in the United States. Experts testified before congress pressing for nearly 2 billion in emergency aid. The virus has been linked to rare birth defects and right now there are 66 confirmed cases in 17 states. The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes but how real is the danger to central iowans . vanessa peng has the answer. Vanessa and in Iowa State University lab they breed mosquitoes. Across the hallway a researcher hopes he will take a look at the born zika virus. Ryan smith this is such a new thing that everyone in the Research World is kind of clamoring at opportunities to look at. Vanessa ryan smith is the head of the lab. The kids are born with smaller than average heads. Ryan smith we have some reports that one of those species, aedes albopictus, has been found in iowa. Theres a possibility that if it spreads the United States a could make it to iowa. Vanessa he says that since it is winter, dont panic yet. Unless you are traveling to latin america, where the virus is actively transmitted. Ryan smith the biggest concern is for people in iowa is if they are traveling to some of these endemic areas just to be aware, especially if people are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. Vanessa smith tells us an isu program that has been around for 50 years has found the asian tiger mosquito in story, spot, and polk counties. Ryan smith we are trying to understand if these mosquitoes have taken hold, if they have elizabeth in ames company, newlink genetics is working to develop a zika vaccine. Should you be concerned about seeing the vaccine and iowa . Insert a insect expert ryan smith says of the two species that carries the virus, the found in the state. Ryan smith theyre actually trying to understand if these mosquitoes have taken hold, if they have created a sustainable habitat here in the state. Elizabeth smith says since it is still winter theres no need to panic yet. We have no confirmed cases in iowa. There is no vaccine yet. Personally it breaks my heart to see whats happening in my hometown, not just because of the struggle, the pain, the anxiety, the fear people have. But because this was unavoidable eric hes talking about the flint water crisis. The mimetic lawmakers say the white house is signaling support for an emergency bill. It would help flint replace the pipes. It would also provide health and Education Support for children poisoned by contaminated water. Could that crisis, like the one in flint, happen in central iowa . Kim st. Onge went to de moines water works for answers and found only a small fraction of homes still have led pipes. Kim its a disgusting dilemma hundreds of homeowners are dealing with. Brown Drinking Water in contaminated led pipes. If you cut corners on cost you are risking the Public Health of the customers. Something we will not do in des moines. Kim de moines water works ceo bill stowe says despite some homes having led pipes, the chances of this happening here are slim. Led pipes. Homes built later likely have copper, iron, or plastic. The water we played into homes is leadfree and things can happen in the private plumbing system that cause risks. Kim to minimize that risk, water from the des moines and Raccoon River is tested daily at the treatment plan. More than having the systems out there, it is the issue that has something change in the water that causes the led to leach into the pipe. Kim de moines water works spans thousands of dollars every year to put a chemical in the water that lines the pipes to prevent that from happening. Bill stowe is confident that even without the chemicals, water from the raccoon and des moines rivers is tested thoroughly enough that it would be safe. We are not going to change either the chemistry of our water or the source. In such a radical way that would make that an issue. Eric if you are concerned about elizabeth you are waking up to 10 degrees. A chilly morning so far. Heres a look at i235 and 2nd avenue. Weather is never more than five minutes away, only on kcci 8 news this morning. It is a really chilly start with wind chills and if you like temperature low zero a feelslike temperature below zero. This little guy doesnt seem to mind the cold and snow a weather. He has a big thick furry coat. This was captured in fort dodge. No new snow is falling and that will be great news for the morning commute. We have not so good news for later. This system across north dakota moving into south dakota will be bringing another round of light snow. Light snow already working in across northwest iowa near sioux city, storm lake. It will track to the southeast along the i35 corridor probably by about 5 00 p. M. Or 6 00 p. M. Through 9 00 or 10 00 before it finally pushes off across the eastern part of the state by 11 00 p. M. And a friday it is looking on saturday starts are quiet and by saturday evening, here comes more snow. That will be with us through saturday at 10 00 p. M. Followed by a break but then more snow will move through the day on sunday lasting into the lid mid afternoon hours. Similar to yesterday, some spots will pick up a halfinch and others close to an inch and a half. Light, fluffy snow is on the way making roads slippery by this afternoon for the evening. 10 degrees right now in des moines, not much wind coming from the northeast at nine Miles Per Hour but it is enough wind to drive the chill below zero. It will stay chilly, below average for highs today. We dont have much wind but we do have another round of snow moving in by later this afternoon. It will be followed by yet and another round late this evening into sunday. After that, the weather takes a turn for the better. Temperatures and great news, maybe getting with some of the snow. Elizabeth the sheffield teen overcomes major challenges. Eric Laura Terrell shows us the amazing moment that happened next. It was devastating. A premature baby, so we knew right from the beginning something was up. Kim laura a born with Cerebral Palsy , doctors told dakota reasons parents he wouldnt live past the age of five. One doctor told me to taken home and love him because he wouldnt do anything. Laura dakota always persevered. Now 18 years of, he cannot talk but he is very social. For four years hes been the manager of the west court war hawks Boys Basketball team in sheffield. Laura his coaches surprised him tuesday by telling him to take the court on senior night. You can look in the stands and everybody is on both sides giving him a standing ovation as he comes out on the court for the first time in his life. Laura thats just where i lost it. After a couple misses, dakota got his groove. Hes running up and down the court with the boys. Laura he scores not just one but several more baskets. More than a dream come true. Laura members of a playing team handing him the ball. They made sure that dakota had his moment. Laura dakota brought his team to victory. One huge step in dakotas life that im going to say he probably wont forget for quite a while. I know i wont. Eric dakota is becoming pretty famous. His parents say theyve been getting calls from National News outlets like usa today and people magazine. Metinka its a chilly start and then degrees in des moines. Wind chills below zero but not much. No more snow is falling, your morning commute will be a dry one. Most of the day will be quiet for by midtoLate Afternoon, more snow will move in that will affect the evening commute for a lot of folks. Highs near 23. Tomorrow will be a blustery day with even if you snow flurries early on. Saturday is downright cold. We started to climb out of the deep freeze on sunday but more snow moves through. Huge improvements for next week, quiet weather, and warm temperatures. Eric basketball is a challenging sport but even more so when you cannot use your legs. Elizabeth Marcus Mcintosh pay the village paid a visit found the sport is for everyone. Marcus im open. Steph curry . We are putting whoever signs up in a wheelchair or those that may be in wheelchairs are welcome to come and play. Marcus its the second year of spin and shoot. Benefits Courage League sports, a nonprofit adaptive facility. For kids and adults of special needs. Marcus the focus will be on wheelchair basketball. Scale does not matter, but bending the rules and trash talking are not encouraged. What is encouraged as having fun and learning. They hope people who walk in who participate take something away from someone whose life is confined. Youre having an opportunity to play and share with people i think it is important to raise awareness of what others might be going through. Marcus last year the tournament through 16. This year the goal is to double that number. Elizabeth up to six players and a mix of men and women. To join you can log onto Courage League sports. Com. 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