Evening news in central iowa. This is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news at 5 30. I dont expect this virus to get established in the continental united states. Todd but, the zika virus is in iowa right now with 3 confirmed , cases. Those cases are all women between the ages of 41 and 80. Laura kccis Marcus Mcintosh joins us live in the newsroom with a look at the situation. Marcus we know the unidentified women traveled to the caribbean or south america where the virus is spreading. Cases in the state is far from three an epidemic, pregnant women are told to carefully think before traveling travel to travel to puerto rico, virgin islands, carribean, central and parts of south america. Everyone traveling to those areas are being urged to wear long sleeves, pants use mosquito , repellant that contains deet. While the zika virus can be transmitted sexually, it is dr. Patricia quinlisk of the state department of Public Health says shes not surprised zika crept into iowa. We have people
Million pills last year. 20 were the painkiller hydrocodone, known as vicodin. While iowas amount of painkiller prescriptions is below the national average, some still find the numbers concerning. I spoke with a mother who lost her daughter to substance abuse. Her daughter first began abusing prescription pills before switching to heroin. Not be afraid to talk to your children, because its not just a street drug anymore. Its all of our problem. Everyone. Rose since this database started, doctorshopping has decreased in iowa. The program is working on expanding its database by sharing databases with more states to better track patients. Todd . Todd right now officials search , for 2 escaped inmates from the newton correctional center. Michael amodeo and jessy foley were discovered missing around 10 00 last night. Amodeo is serving a 10 year sentence on drug related charges. Foley is serving a 27 year sentence also for drug related if you see them, or know anything about their whereabout
Of the other side. It hurts at first. Ryan sonia wasnt proud of the public image after the report. I knew as soon as we saw it, we had to fix this, this is wrong. Ryan they organized a leader with athletic leaders from perry high school. The two groups met this morning. They wanted to own up to their mistake. They didnt want to make excuses, our kids did not want to go to perry and defend themselves. They wanted to say with we were wrong and we were going to get better because of it. Ryan shouting trump using the candidates controversial antiimmigration stance. It started a really good conversation about race and ethnicity. Ryan her composition teachers discussed the incident. How we can come together as a community and support one another and love each other no thats the important part. That is what needs to be learned here. Ryan at tonights district championship game this week the trump chant incident not dampening the spirit for the perry blue jays tonight. A number of student and S
Following this double murder all the way back since november. Last night, police were finally able to interview their top suspect, 47yearold barney frank in free again. Barney fraaken. He is recovering from selfinflicted gunshot wounds. Fraaken now faces two counts of firstdegree murder in the deaths of his wife amy and their 16yearold daughter amber. They were shot and killed inside their home on hull avenue after a reported domestic dispute. Fraakens stepson says amy had planned to leave her husband shortly before her death. Barney fraaken is now being held inside the polk county jail. We want you to stick with kcci on air and online for the latest on this case. We he may make an initial appearance today and court. Eric testimony continues today in the murder trial of alex fazzino. Fazzino is accused of killing on wednesday, prosecutors called police and paramedics to testify. One officer who responded to the fazzino home the night of emilys death told jurors alex would start sobbing
Crews arrived. The men had to be airlifted to iowa city to receive burn treatments. And a boil advisory for prairie city in jasper county. The city administrator says the water tower lost pressure overnight. That left some homes without water. City leaders say this is a precautionary measure. The advisory is in effect until testing is complete on tuesday. Elizabeth testimony continues today in the Alexander Fazzino murder trial. The former boone man is charged with first degree murder in his wife emilys 2012 death. Friday jurors learned more about emilys injuries. Fazzino told police he found his wife submerged in a bathtub. The doctor who performed emilys autopsy testified she had bruises on her forehead arm forehead, arm, by and neck. Arm thigh and neck. , the doctor also said she had bruising on the inside of her throat which could be from a from strangulation. The doctor didnt find definitive signs of drowning. Also today johnston and grimes residents should expect detours on a maj