polson was too intoxicated to form the intent to kill. live at the polk county courthouse, kim st. onge, kcci 8 news, iowa s news leader. kevin: thanks, kim. meanwhile former state senator , kent sorenson back in a federal courtroom today for a second day of testimony. he s testifying in the case of two former ron paul 2012 aides. jesse benton and dmitri kesari are accused of making secret payments to sorenson, who switched from the michelle bachmann campaign to ron paul before the iowa caucuses four years ago. kcci s rose heaphy was in court today. and she s live in studio right now. rose? rose: prosecutors continue to find more evidence how he kept his name off the books. our cameras were not allowed in the courtroom, but our cameraman caught this video of him walking in. sorenson explained kesari had given his wife a check for $25,000 in december, which he later told sorenson not to cash. he said kesari told him to bill a company called ict for payment, which would then pa
chief kelley: we protect other people, and it seems like it s us that have to keep helping each other. vanessa: the state fire marshal s office says there s nothing to connect the fires right now. but they re not ruling anything out. in burnside, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa s news leader. kevin: this actually is the third fire within the lehigh fire department this year. in april, another firefighter s house burned to the ground in an electrical fire. by the way, vanessa tells us this morning s fire is the second house fire the kelley family has dealt with. four years ago, they lost everything in a fire at their old house. stacey: the jury has gone home for the weekend without a verdict in the pete polson attempted murder trial. but before they got the case, the jury heard sometimes contradictory testimony on the stand. kcci s kim st. onge is live at the polk county courthouse. kim: polson testified again today in his own defense, sticking by his story that he shooting fr
des moines. city leaders there passed restrictions that make it harder for homeowners to rent their properties for short periods. michelle: your neighbors, you get to know. and they help protect you and keep your neighborhood safe. and bringing in different people that you don t know would deminish that. ryan: homeowners who rent their space for fewer than 31 days must be at home during the rental period. dick: it kind of affords stability. and it makes sure that somebody that at least has some ties to the neighborhood is monitoring the situation. ryan: airbnb conducts background checks and screens potential guests. although the new ordinance doesn t impact kessler, he doesn t see why any city needs to intervene on the travel trend. hype for it, honestly. we ve never had a problem. who violate the ordinance face a $750 fine. turns out, west des moines isn t the only metro community clamping down on online rental services. waukee is reviewing a similar measure. they vote on th
tomorrow, warmer, back up to 70. alyx: a des moines suburb cracks down on a popular travel trend. airbnb helps homeowners rent out their space to complete strangers. iowa is des moines is enforcing rules. homeowners who rent their home for fewer than 31 days must be at home during the rental. , and face a fine of up to $750. they kind of afford stability and at least somebody in the neighborhood that is monitoring the situation. i do not understand the hype because honestly, we have never had a problem. alyx: waukee is reviewing a similar measure and planning to it has withstood blizzards and has been around for about 20 years but next week, the indoor golf level in iowa will s bubble in iowa will succumb to progress. it stands eight stories high. the owner says she and her to a real estate developer. the deal has not been finalized made public. a lot of golfers will miss the indoor driving range this winter. the middle of january and you are thinking about the warm
it is going to be a beautiful day. by noon, temps be in the low 50 s, headed for a high of 59. alyx: a des moines suburban is cracking down on a popular travel trend. airbnb helps homeowners rent out their homes to complete strangers and des moines is enforcing roles against short-term rentals. anyone who rents their home for less than 31 days must be at home, and violators face a fine of $750. it kind of affords stability and make sure there is someone that at least has some kind of a neighborhood that is monitoring the situation. i do not understand the hype for it because honestly we have never had a problem. alyx: now waukee is reviewing a similar measure and plan to discuss that next month. it has withstood blizzards and windstorms for two decades but next week, the only indoor golf bubble in iowa will succumb to progress. the longview golf center is as long as a football center field and stands eight stories high. the owners are selling the 85 acres to a real esta