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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 travelin...

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...

We cant give their loved one back. But we can stand by them, and hold their hand, and get them through the rough patches. Rose rough patches felt already by about a dozen families this year. Most recently, in colorado, where an officer was shot this week. So far, in 2016, there have been 10 firearmrelated deaths. Last year, in the same time frame . Just 1. Toni its concerning to everybody. Because the trend thats going on in the United States is not good. And when you have a loved one that is out there every day putting their life at risk, its very scary. Rose a risk, buenting says, she knows ...

3 00 and temperatures drop in the upper 50s. Bigger changes on the way and we will tell you when coming up. Alyx make it two in a row for Hillary Clinton. With overwhelming support from black voters, the former secretary of state won the South Carolina democratic president ial primary, beating vermont senator Bernie Sanders. Craig boswell has the story from washington, d. C. Craig Hillary Clinton ran away with the South Carolina president ial primary. Cbs news projects clinton beat vermont senator Bernie Sanders by a wide margin. Hillary clinton thank you, South Carolina. Hillary, hillary, hil...

The fastmoving storm system unleashed torrential rains along the heartland today. A suspected tornado was spotted this evening in powersville, iowa. Another twister was spotted in the southern iowa town of avoca. An 18 wheeler was blown off the road there by 77mileperhour winds. That same severe storm system created blizzard conditions across the Rocky Mountains and western plains. The blinding snow made driving dangerous near denver. Eric fisher is chief meteorologist at our cbs station in boston, wbz. Eric, how bad is it . Charlie, weve been watching these damaging storms move across iowa th...