Future of space travel. Welcome back everyone, and thanks for choosing kcci. Im eric hanson. Elizabeth im elizabeth klinge. Its tuesday, december 22nd. You will definitely want a code but things could be worse. Frank temperatures waking up this morning around our average high. I think we will take that. A live shot from winterset, notice some fog in the air. Especially down to the south and wests acute that in mind if you are heading in. You see the lights on top of the buildings, winterset down there and Madison County decorated so nice this time of year. 28 in ames, 27 and fort dodge. We could see fog around toward lamoni. He that in mind if you are in from the south and west. Mainly cloudy, 32 by nine. The low 40s. 3 00 has some sunshine and temperatures in the mid40s. Elizabeth we start with new information this morning, eddie tiptons alleged lottery fraud goes beyond just iowa. Emmy victor is here with what Kansas Lottery officials are saying he did. Emmy . Emmy elizabeth, this in
Donation to the cause. The spirit of christmas is all about giving back and being thankful for what you have spreading love so i think this is a great way to do it. Rose an outpouring of support Jolly Holiday lights volunteers never expected. Were going to be able to put smiles on kids faces that originally we thought wed have a hard time granting wishes this year. Rose ending it all on a happy note. So tender and mild elizabeth the carolers raised 430 sunday night. Eric in spencer, iowa, the community is mourning the loss of a beloved student and wellknown athlete. Austin roberts passed away after competing at the spencer invitational wrestling tournament saturday night. Spencer Community School Officials Say the High School Senior collapsed on the wrestling mat and was then taken to Spencer Hospital where he died. Austins school mates friends mates, friends and family are coming together to help his family cover any medical bills and funeral expenses. A go fund me account has already
We could be in the teens, even colder than that. You factor in a little bit of wind. Low 20s, fort dodge. Decent day planner. It will be cloud today. Temperatures seem pretty mild this time of year. A breezy day today. You will notice the winds out of the southeast. Some piece of sunshine. And 8day forecast, taking you through christmas and beyond coming up. Elizabeth we start with new information this morning eddie tiptons alleged lottery fraud goes beyond just iowa. Emmy victor is here with what Kansas Lottery officials are saying he did. Emmy . Emmy elizabeth, we received this information overnight from the Kansas Lottery. They say eddie tipton fixed two jackpots there both worth thousands of dollars. Tipton is the former multistate lottery Security Director. He was convicted earlier this year of fixing the 16. 5 million in 2010. Now the Iowa Attorney Generals Office has filed a criminal case update notifying the Kansas Lottery that tipton also fixed a game there in 2010. Kansas Off
Ottumwa is waking up to a gorgeous 49 degrees. Youre getting those kiddos all dressed up for school today, they are going to need coats. They will need an umbrella early this morning. Headed fororighs close to 40. Eric breaking news right now. A missing person search underway in West Des Moines. Police tell us 20yearold Erica Johnson was discovered missing early this morning from 4600 she is four feet 10 she is four foot 10 and 100 pounds. If you see her call West Des Moines police at 5152223321. Elizabeth happening right now, students in nashua, New Hampshire, are being told to stay home from class today after the district received threats of violence specifically at the two public high schools. Police are working to determine if the threats are credible and district schools today. The closure will affect 17 city schools and more than 11,000 students. And in Las Vegas Police are investigating a deadly car crash that happened on one of the busiest parts of the strip. It looked like she
First on 13. Recent violence along court avenue has lead to calls for more security in the area. But Des Moines Police say their funding for an increased officer presence has run dry. Channel 13s Justin Surrency spoke with a woman whos urging the city to take action. Out of sight out of mind, if people dont see us often times they think we are not around. That concern is amplified now that the well of offDuty Officers working the court avenue district has gone dry. The funding for the offDuty Officers has been exhausted, weve always had officers assigned to those beats, friday and saturday they step up patrols and thats not going to change. The lack of an extra presence now worries a mother who wishes to remain anonymous. We cant ignore it, kids need friend were brutally beaten near court avenue in february. His physical wounds have healed but mentally, i think its something that will be with him the rest of his life. And just days after thanksgiving one man was shot and killed, anothe