More charges once they complete the investigation. Covering the corridor in benton county. Steffi lee,bs news live at five. An iowa teen is safe tonight after an amber alert prompted a massive search. An alert was issued this weekend for 13yearold Paige Johnstone of ottumwa poli telllls 19yeaearold kevin tooala ramirez wanted to take her to florida but authorities in georgia spotted him first and took him into custody. Ramirez now faces charges of stealing and enticing a minor. The governor is creating a new division after the fbi admitted to serious mistakes in some of its testimony. The cases involved hair comparison analysis. Now the Wrongful Conviction division will partner with state organizations to find out whether similar errors were used in iowa cases. If i turns out they were, the new team will explore Legal Options such as post conviction relief for prisoners. Into a crowd of people at Oklahoma State university on saturday is being held on a one Million Dollar bond. Adacia c
They dont like that a alace thats been there each year for 700thousand of them didnt have voters show up for it. I wish more people had been aware and gotten out and voted and been prouder of their library. It may be didiicult for people to understand what the need means, until they feel that impact impact what really drives me nuts is theyre renovating the square, where it really didnt nene to be renovatete how much money are we spending on that renovation . They dont quite know yet how the next story unfolds but they say they do know hoit ends. Were going to find a way to keep working with the community y d be the resource weve always been. Weve been here for a really long time, were not going anywhere Staff Members say itll take a few months before we start seeing some of the changes. In the meantimemetheyre working with the city and the board of trustees to determine just what and where those cuts will be. Covering the corridor turning to the weather, another fantastic day, but it
Mental capacity to understand that he was committing a crime. The Surveillance Video and the notebook that had luerkens allegedly plotting to kill donald was shown to the jury again. But the defense fired back, saying that not the full stoto. Ststy. They act as if all you need is a video and a journal and that is not the case in this situation, thats not your job. Your job is t consider all the evidence. Evidence. In this case, the defendant Nicholas Luerkens has proved to you by his own actions and his own words thatat he i iguilty and that he is guilty of the crime of murder in the first degree. Degree. The defense has asked the jury to consider Second Degree murder charges instead of firstdegree for luerkens, that would acknowledge that he committed the crime but also that he had a mental disorder at the time. Well see what they decide on monday. Dora miller fox 28 news. Cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with more of the corridors top stories. Stories. The university of iowa is en
We begin tonight with the knowledge that can keep everyone safe on halloween. In order to maintain a safe environment, rules are in place for everyonce including registered sex offenders. Offenders. Cbs 2 News Reporter dora miller is live in cedar rapids with the expectations, dora . Karen, offenders do have to stay at their home during peak trickortreating hours or stay at a place approved by their agent. But there are other rules in place to keep the community and offenders safaf safefe little goblins, witches and fairies will be taking over neighborhood streets tomorrow night. And while fun is mandatory, safety is too. Too. When i was a kid, we used to walk around all the time, grab a pillow sack and ran door to door as much as we could. Its the same idea for kids today, but while parents are keeping an eye on their kids, the court system is keeping an eye on another group. Group. We always want to ensure that everything we do here is to create no more victims for the state of iowa,
New tonight at six, six,cbs 2 news has learned a firefighter had to be treated for injuries suffered while fighting a large blaze in iowa city last night. Night. It happened around 515 at a home on east college street, thats near College Green park. Everyone made it out safely, but crews had to call in help from surrounding areas. The building was heavily damaged. Crews think it may have been caused by a lightning strike. In Black Hawk County one man is facing several charges for allegedly leading police on a highspeed chase with his motorcycle. Police say the chase, involving 38yearold allan tucker, reached speeds of 90miles per hour on highway two18. It eventually ended at a gas station on logan avenue. Tuckers charges include driving with a suspended license. Taking a look outside right now. It was a beautiful morning to start the day before some rain fell on parts of the area. Its clearning off once again now and shaping up to be a nice evening. Us, shes in for terry swails. And ma