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'Lucky to be alive': Driver hit in deadly downtown Des Moines crash recovering from injuries
Category: News & Politics
New tonight. officials have identified a teen who died in this crash in downtown des moines. it happened a at seventh street and grand avenue early wednesday morning. iowa state patrol says 16 year old chad nicholson was killed after troopers were led on a chase of a stolen vehicle. nicholson was a... Read more
Iowa weather: Skies clear ahead of pleasant holiday weekend
Category: News & Politics
Yeah. needed it the past week. this weekend won't be as bad. it will be actually. nice pool weather, not whether where you like need to be in the pool to be outside. outside here. this morning, temperatures are still pretty mild. we're holding on to upper 60s to around the 70 degree mark in much of... Read more
Man charged after 29 cats rescued from van in Mason City during excessive heat
Category: News & Politics
Jobs. right now, the animal rescue league of iowa is caring for 29 cats rescued from a hot van. the arl says the cats and their owner were inside a van in mason city. temperatures outside reached over 90 degrees, making temperatures inside thee van lie threatening. when the team opened the van doors,... Read more
Editorial: Further thoughts on law governing first day of school
Category: News & Politics
This is *** kcc i editorial, *** recent viewer email caught our attention and we wanna share it with you and offer *** bit of clarification. last week, we opined on the start date for iowa schools falling on *** friday following the end of the iowa state fair. in our opinion, we recommended iowa legislators... Read more
Iowa weather: Mostly clear skies for big football weekend and Labor Day
Category: News & Politics
Just grab that life jacket before you head out and about, because it is going to be perfect weather wise. i mean, i know a lot of people on the water maybe want just a touch warmer than this, but that's your day saturday where you're going to be in the low to mid 80s. after that, we take a little bit... Read more
KCCI Investigates: Recent drownings reveal risks of swimming in open water
Category: News & Politics
Leader, kcci eight news at five. recent drownings this summer are raising questions about recreational safety in iowa's lakes, rivers and ponds. kcci jodi long finds who is most at risk and what you need to know before you head out to the water. the water can be hard to resist on a warm summer's day,... Read more
Family of teenager killed in car crash wants their son remembered for how he lived
Category: News & Politics
Kcci eight news at six starts now. well, it is a story you willl only see on kcci. the parents of a teenager killed in a crash this week say he was yelling at the driver to slow down. the car full of teens slammed into the ruan building in downtown des moines wednesday morning. right here at this location.... Read more
MercyOne announces upcoming pause of labor, delivery services in Newton
Category: News & Politics
'll be sentenced in october. the mercyone newton medical center is ending all labor and delivery services starting october 15th. they announced the decision this morning, citing staffing shortages. kcci amanda rooker is in newton with what the decision means for pregnant patients in the community. starting... Read more
KCCI previews the Wild Card Game of the Week
Category: News & Politics
I'm out here at winterset high school for your wild card game. the huskies are hosting creston. take a look behind me, though. i'm going to step back. these are all of the winterset seniors. that's because the huskies are celebrating senior night week one. how lucky is that for a matchup that's been... Read more
KCCI previews Week 1 of the 2024 Iowa high school football season
Category: News & Politics
That's west. congratulations, ben taylor. hey guys. scott ryser live out here and we have jeff dubrof live at ankeny. we have team coverage for two games of the week and we're going to start right here, though, at southeast polk high school. you see the rams warm it up behind me. here they are taking... Read more
KCCI recaps all the action from Week 1 of high school football
Category: News & Politics
Middle 70s by saturday. no. hey, hey. hey. hey. football friday night. yes, it is. welcome, everybody. another season of football friday night begins in. man, what a way to start things off. for the first time since as long as i've been here. 15 years, we're doing two games of the week because we just... Read more
Iowa weather: Dangerously hot Sunday-Tuesday with triple-digita heat index values
Category: News & Politics
'd be doing yourself a favor because it is going to be stifling outside. 105 to 110 is what we're looking at. we've got a heat advisory today that continues into the day tomorrow as well. we'll take a look at the heat index that climbs again close to 105 today. could see some spots in excess of that... Read more
Iowa weather: Late summer heat wave brings dangerous temperatures to central Iowa
Category: News & Politics
Iowa's news leader. well, we're back with jan reighard now and it's going to be a hot day to garden or just about do anything outside tomorrow. yeah, maybe the one thing you're really going to want to do in the garden is give those plants some extra water, because, yeah, it's going to be toasty out... Read more
Iowa weather: Monday will be the hottest day of the heat wave
Category: News & Politics
You got to say hi to stay cool. this is the hottest day of ththe heat wave, so plan accordingly. strong storm chances farther to the north, but even more so into the dakotas. even minnesota, a better chance for some stronger storms. and then relief from the heat. you're going to have to wait a little... Read more
Iowa weather: Heat advisory for much of Iowa on Monday
Category: News & Politics
It is a hot one at 756. we are weather impact day because of this extreme heat. how hot is it going to get? john. yeah very hot. feel-like temperatures are expected to be at 105 to 110 range this afternoon. heat advisories in the shade of pink. the excessive heat warnings will be going into o effect... Read more
Iowa weather: Monday will be the hottest day of the heat wave
Category: News & Politics
Not a bad idea for us, even here, john, because you don't want to be outside on a day like today. it is miserable out there. whether you can wear it today, for sure. yeah, exactly. yeah. you definitely don't want to be outside for any extended period of time. this heat wave ramping up today. this is... Read more
Iowa weather: Monday was the hottest day of the year
Category: News & Politics
It's hard to think about fall when it certainly feels like we are in the throes of summer, because it is dangerously hot outside. jason, like we've talked about, it doesn't seem like those temperatures are cooling down at all. no. not really. and i mean, it's crazy. it's the hottest day of the year.... Read more
Iowa weather: More dangerous heat on the way Tuesday along with isolated storm chances
Category: News & Politics
It's hard to think about fall when it certainly feels like we are in the throes of summer, because it is dangerously hot outside. jason, like we've talked about, it doesn't seem like those temperatures are cooling down at all. no. not really. and i mean, it's crazy. it's the hottest day of the year.... Read more
8-27 AM WEATHER
Category: News & Politics
Iowa's news leader. it is now 449. we experience the heat of yesterday. how does today compare with what we experienced yesterday? john, on this weather impact day for most of the state? eric it is going to be the temperatures are going to be a little bit lower. i can't quite call them cooler because... Read more
Iowa weather: Hot and humid with some storm chances later
Category: News & Politics
's not going away or giving us a break anytime soon. john. and you're also tracking some storms in addition to this heat? yeah, they go hand in hand. you know, the heat is energy for these storms. and we're still in the middle of the heat wave. it's on the that's leaving. it's on its way out. but we're... Read more