Jason r dan kelley of newton says the prison is currently understaffed and says the public was kept in the dark about this move. The Mount Pleasant facility will become a more minimum custody facility. This move will take between 8 to 12 months to complete. Live in studio, jason rantala, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Steve pete polson says he is sorry and he wishes he would have just shot himself that day, instead of hurting other people. Polson is the man who went on a shooting spree in Pleasant Hill last november, injuring 2 people. Kccis kim st. Onge is live at the polk county courthouse with an update on polsons trial. Kim polson admitted to the shootings for the first time today, but says he cant remember any of it because he was high on meth. He told jurors he had injected meth around midnight november 16, some 6 hours before he shot before that shooting in Pleasant Hill. Polson says he had a reaction to that particular meth injection hair on his neck standing up after he injec
He went on a shooting spree in Pleasant Hill last november, injuring two men. He says he is sorry, has been a drug addict for a long time, and remembers nothing about the shooting. Mark polson admitted to the shootings for the first time today, but says he cant remember any of it because he was high on meth. Polson says he injected meth six hours before he shot at three people apparently for no other reason than he saw them while he was driving through Pleasant Hill and claims he remembers none of it. From the bottom of my heart i apologize. It just isnt me. I wouldnt hurt anyone like that. I wish i would have just shot myself that day instead of hurting these people. Mark the prosecutor seemed exasperated with polsons excuse that he didnt remember shooting anyone that morning. Miraculously, your first recollection of anything is when police arrive, correct . Yes. You remember nothing from 6 30 to 7 00 yet when police show up at 7 00 you remember from there on, is that right . From whe
Into the president ial race. Youre watching kcci 8 news. Eric good morning, everyone. And welcome back on a chilly morning. I feel like i am mr. Rogers, zipping up a sweater. Im eric hanson. Elizabeth im elizabeth klinge. And eric has the right idea. You are going to need a jacket recess. Its chilly. Jason it is chilly this morning and will be chilly all day long. We usually see highs in the low to mid60s, we will be in the mid50s today and starting in the upper30s. 39 and we could see patchy frost through western portions of the state. Temperatures following suit. 36, upper32 over40s. Our cold start matches the rest of the day. We topped out in the middle50s and sunshine all day long. For the weekend, a lot more working in our favor, a cool start, likely cooler tomorrow, bottoming out in the low30s to start and topping out in the mid to upper, 67 on sunday with plenty of sunshine. Elizabeth in california a developing story, mudslides leave thousands of drivers stranded overnight. Shai
Im elizabeth klinge. Eric im eric hanson. Transition days. All week long. 61 degrees in des moines, no rain or fog to slow you down this afternoon this morning. This afternoon, we could have some thunderstorms with the primary threat eating heavy wind and hail. If we get a little bit of sunshine, our highs could go into the 70s. Tomorrow, back to reality with highs in the 50s. Eric big stories in central iowa this morning, five people are facing prostitution charges after a Human Trafficking sting in osceola. Investigators conducted operation trojan horse at an osceola motel tuesday over a 14hour period. Weve learned four of those people arrested for prostitution are from des moines and West Des Moines. Police chief Martin Duffus says this started when officers spotted local ads for sex acts craigslist and backpage. Com. Investigators then created their own ads which drew solicitors from the metro to small town osceola. We are well situated in highvolume traffic areas. I35 runs between
Polson was too intoxicated to form the intent to kill. Live at the polk county courthouse, kim st. Onge, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Kevin thanks, kim. Meanwhile former state senator , Kent Sorenson back in a federal courtroom today for a second day of testimony. Hes 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. Kccis rose heaphy was in court today. And shes 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 pay sorensons comp