areas. well they ve cleared a lot of land back there, for these housings, and so i m guessing they re out of a place so you see quite a few down at parker , you know. shaina: a neighborhood like this is not a natural environment for coyotes so polk city police want residents to do their part, to keep those wandering coyotes from sticking around. we do ask you to haze them, which is to yell at them make noise, throw things at them, try to scare them away, try to change their behavior. once they find a good food source, it becomes habit to come back to that place. shaina: so make sure that any food for these animals is kept inside. adaptive, opportunistic. you know coyotes are extremely smart, and very adaptive, opportunistic. shaina: which means pet owners should be extra careful, to keep dogs like toby here safe, by keeping an eye on them outside, and immediately bringing them back in. in polk city, shaina humphries, kcci 8 news, iowa s news leader. stacey: to give
and kcci.com. live in north des moines, mark tauscheck, kcci 8 news, iowa s news leader. latest on our website and the kcci at. stacey: new at 10:00 marijuana , could soon be legal in parts of iowa. us how this could happen. she is in tama. vanessa: marijuana is not legal in iowa right now, but it could soon be growing in the state. might be home to a booming marijuana business. i think it can be beneficial. i really don t think we need to have a place where it s available. vanessa: a native american tribe based out of northeast nebraska with land in iowa has it s eyes on monona county. omaha tribal leaders approved referendums giving the tribal council authority to legalize marijuana for recreational and medicinal use, as well as to grow plants for hemp. closer to home, near tama, home to the sac and fox tribe, we asked people what they thought about the possibility of pot on the meskwaki settlement. the only thing i see is more people coming in to get high but they wi
this incident is one of nearly 900 shots fired calls in to the des moines police so far this year. that s up from last year s total of 848. and this year is not even over yet but police say calls for , service aren t true indicators of crime rates. police tell us they do use the calls to determine which neighborhoods need extra enforcement, especially during the summer months. we did hear police respond to another shots fired call overnight at 1217 fillmore street. that turned out to be shots fired at a home, one breaking a window. elizabeth: des moines police also respond to a lot of break-in and burglary calls. in fact every year there are , more than 2200 break-ins in des moines. in a special report last night on kcci 8 news at 10:00, our laura terrell found out it takes just 42 seconds for a burglar to get inside and get out with your valuables. but there are some ways to help keep yourself safe. conley security says it helps to have metal or solid wood doors on your home
54 degrees behind temperature but a beautiful fall afternoon. overnight, there may be a stray shower in southern iowa. tomorrow, highs into the low-50 s and back close to 60 rain on wednesday. eric: we ll start this morning with new information from a shooting last night in des moines. police say one person was shot at 3107 cambridge street, right across from findley elementary. the suspect ran from the scene shortly after the shooting. and there s no word if police have made any arrests at this point. the victim was shot in the arm and is expected to be ok. this incident is one of nearly 900 shots fired calls in to the des moines police so far this year. that s up from last year s total of 848. and the year s not over yet. but police say calls for service aren t true indicators of crime rates. police tell us they do use the calls to determine which neighborhoods need extra enforcement, especially during the summer months. we did hear police respond to another shots fired c
senator ted cruz, tonight at 10:00. live in studio, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowa s news leader. stacey: we want to know what you think. we re asking the question in our kcci now poll. do you agree with president obama s 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 97-year-old 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 fr