brandon ellingson drowned in handcuffs while in police custody at the lake of ozarks. more than a year after a special prosecutor cleared piercy of any wrong doing, a new prosecutor says he acted recklessly by putting the wrong life jacket on the college student. piercy now faces one count of involuntary manslaughter. his arraignment is set for today in missouri. if convicted piercy faces 7 years in prison. today we'll hear more about the threat of the zika virus. the director of the centers for disease control will appear before the senate human services. along with discussing the emerging health threat of the virus, they'll discuss president obama's request for 1 point 8 billion dollars in emergency funding to combat zika. while work on a zika vaccine is already under way, the disease continues to rapidly spread across south america, prompting many in the u-s to worry about the potential for travelers to bring zika to the united states. the presidential field is continues to shrink. yesterday, carly fiorina and chris christie announced they're out of the race for the

back in may 20-14, brandon ellingson of clive drowned while in handcuffs and in police custody at the lake of the ozarks. more than a year after a special prosecutor cleared piercy of any wrong doing, a new prosecutor says he acted recklessly by putting the wrong life jacket on the college student. if convicted piercy faces 7-years in a des moines man wanted on felony charges is accused of trying to run over a police officer during a high speed chase. it started when officers tried to pull over 25 year old austin allen.... instead of stopping they say he hit the gas... eventually topping 80-miles per hour down southwest 14th street. police say he eventually lost control... sliding off the road and parizek 12:02:48 the officer got out of his car to begin the arrest process, the suspect suddenly put the car back in gear, drove directly at the officer. the officer was concerned that his life was in danger and he fired three rounds 00 officer christopher brockert shot three rounds at the stolen car but missed allen. police later arrested him after he ditched the car and took off on foot.

he faces an involuntary manslaughter charge in the death of brandon ellingson.. piercy had arrested ellingson for driving drunk on fell overboard and drowned while handcuffed.. a jury trial will now be set. sabrina: elias: number four... elias: the iowa hawkeyes headed to indiana last night, facing the challenge of playing a dangerous hoosier team on their home court. despite solid numbers, the hawkeyes unable to get the victory....and indiana coming out on top 85 to 78... they are now in a three-way tie for first in the big ten. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this five... sabrina: the fight to stop managed care in iowa moves through the statehouse... the iowa senate passed a bill thursday to terminate the contracts the state has with three companies.....hopi ng to end governor branstad's plan for privatized medicaid. house republicans say they will not even consider the bill when it arrives, sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib we are looking at a mostly sunny and

been almost two years since the drowning it's been almost two years since the drowning death of brandon ellingson... sabrina: the young man died while in police custody in missouri...after an arrest for driving drunk on a boat ellingson was in handcuffs when boat...the arresting officer, anthony piercy, now facing manslaughter... thursday, piercy waived his arraignment on the charge. the officer had not originally charged in ellingson's death. but after a year of investigating, a special prosecutor formally charged him with involuntary manslaughter. a jury trial will be set. sabrina: : protestors outside the morgan county courthouse in missouri yesterday, say they want trial moved to a different county. they say piercy is too well known and well liked there, for a fair trial. elias: this morning, the search continues for a man wanted by des moines police.... randal caswell is wanted after several recent thefts and has two outstanding warrants. he's 46 years old and has a scar over his left eye. caswell is violent, police say, so don't approach him. he also has several aliases. police are asking a

he's now facing charges after brandon ellingson drowned while handcuffed. piercy appeared in a missouri court today for an arraignment - and protestors outside the courthouse called for a change in venue. they say piercy is well known around there and could get preferential treatment unless the trial is moved somewhere else. piercy was not originally charged for ellingson's investigating, a special proseuctor formally charged him. jack: a man who admitted to killing his ex wife and an acquaintence was found dead in his johnson county jail cell overnight from an apparent suicide. we first showed you the unusual story of jerry dillinger last month, when he appeared in front of a union county judge without a lawyer and pleaded guilty to first degree murder. he told the judge he did it, and that he didn't want to waste anyone's time or money with a trial. even though police say there's nothing about dillinger's death that shows anything other than suicide, they're still investigating. jack: coming up on local 5 news at six... another movie theater is opening in

prosecutors say piercy was reckless when he arrested brandon ellingson at lake of the ozarks in may of 20- 14. ellingson was handcuffed when he fell out of piercy's boat and drowned. his life jacket came off in the water because prosecutors say piercy used the wrong type. piercy claimed he was never taught how to use life jackets... and the jury cleared him. but recently, allegations of investigators have brought the case back up again. if convicted piercy faces 7-years in prison. we're learning more this morning about what led a des moines officer to fire bullets into a car. police say it started when 25-year-old austin allen sped off as they tried to pull him over yesterday. that kicked off a high speed chase down southwest 14th street... police say allen was going as fast as 80 miles per hour when he eventually lost control... sliding off the road and coming to a stop. but as the officer got out to arrest him, police say allen suddenly put the car back in gear and drove toward him. the officer fired three shots at the car... but missed allen. parizek 12:04:52 it was definitely a sca

back in may 20-14, investigators say brandon ellingson drowned while in handcuffs and in police custody at the lake of the ozarks. more than a year after a special prosecutor cleared piercy of any wrong doing, a new prosecutor says he life jacket on the college student. if convicted he faces up to 7 years in prison. the iowa utilities board could make a decision on the construction of the bakken pipeline today. the board is holding its fourth and final meeting this afternoon from one to four. they will discuss whether or not to build the pipeline that will pass through 18 iowa counties. the three point seven billion dollar project would carry north dakota crude oil to illinois if constructed. state regulators in north dakota, south dakota and illinois have already authorized permits for the pipeline. it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... let's head down to amber alexander at the science center. ad lib wx quick top health officials updated a morning. the directors of c-d-c and the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases both testified. they said they are work

brandon ellingson fell off a boat and drowned while in police custody at the lake of the ozarks in 20-14 prosecutors say ellingson's hands were cuffed behind his back and that piercy did not secure a proper life vest on him.. piercy waived his arraignment... if convicted he faces up to 7 years in prison. two sioux city teenagers who conspired to rob a local bank branch... where one of them was employed... were sentenced this week. an-helica perez and heaven zevenbergen both pleaded guilty to second-degree theft. a judge sentenced both of them to up to five years in prison. last august, perez, disguised as a man, demanded money from a teller at the security national bank branch inside a hy-vee store. zevenbergen, who was the teller, handed over the cash. the women were arrested a few days later and admitted to staging the angelica perez defendant "nothing i can say that will make everyone understand the shame i feel, guilt and regret that are going through my mind most of the time, especially when i think about this part of my life" heaven zevenbergen defendant not a day or even an hou

elias: also new this morning-- a young metro man brandon ellingson was taken into custody in 2014 by trooper anthony piercy on suspicion of boating while intoxicated. while handcuffed, he fell overboard and drowned. earlier this month a special prosecutor in the case filed involuntary manslaughter charges against piercy, who authorities. this morning, piercey had his first arraignment in court. we will be sure to bring you more information on this case as it develops. elias: and now to our top story iowa lawmakers weigh some potential changes to the speed on rural roads. elias: right now, the speed limits are 55 miles per hour for two lane country highways. highways. but a pair of proposals in the iowa house could bring the limits up to 60 or 65. a study done by the iowa department of transportation found that the average driver goes 62 miles an hour on those rural highways. some are in favor of the changes, but aren't sure if it would work everywhere. tim hughes, elkhart resident: "i don't think raising the speed limits would work in every area, but if you can pick and choose for wh

prosecutors say piercy was reckless when he arrested brandon ellingson at lake of the ozarks in may of 20- 14. fell out of piercy's boat and drowned. ellignson's life jacket came off in the water because prosecutors say piercy used the incorrect type. if convicted he faces 7-years in prison. a des moines man who was in court this morning racked up another charge ... police say 35-year old nicky beery made a mad dash out of the polk county courthouse after fearing he would face jail time. he was quickly caught and returned to the courtroom. now in addition to a charge of driving while barred... he's also charged with interference with official acts. investigator have identified the victim of a deadly des moines house fire... the home on 61st street caught fire just before seven last night. police say the home-owner... brian houston was killed in the fire. an autopsy was scheduled for today to determine the cause of death. firefighters in cedar falls this week... on monday firefighters responded to this.... heavy smoke and flames were pouring from the house... inside.. .a mother and her

anthony piercy was charged in december in the 2014 death of 20-year-old brandon ellingson of suburban des moines. piercy arrested ellingson for boating while intoxicated. witnesses say piercy placed an already buckled life vest over properly secure it. ellingson's life vest came off shortly aaer he went into the water - - later drowned. two women accused of staging a bank robbery are both sentenced to five years in prison. nineteen-year-old heaven zevenbergen and 18-year-old angelica perez were sentenced in separate hearings wednesday in sioux city. prosecutors say perez entered a bank branch at a hy-vee supermarket last august in a disguise, and warned zevenbergen that she was then a bank teller, knew ppez and gave her $10,000. an eastern iowa pastor uses her abilities to give back -- on the other she traveled to an island in greece to help refugees after she learned her sister-in-law was a refugee in the seventies. kwwl's amanda gilbert has the story tonight. "baby crying" that's a common sound on a greek island right now... "this is a photo album i put coble wise taveled to that is

a missouri state trooper will stand trail for the death of brandon ellingson. trooper anthony piercy has admitted to putting the wrong life jacket on ellingson after arresting him on the lake of the ozarks in may 20-14. elingson, from clive, was wearing hand-cuffs when he fell off of piercy's patrol boat and died.piercy is charged with involuntary years in jail if convicted. we are uncovering new details tonight in the fight over a private zoo in delaware county. county.a judge has ordered the owners of clicket hollow zoo, near manchester, to remove their trigers and lemurs. lemurs.this is video cbs 2 news shot of the zoo in 20-10. the judge issued the ruling today, saying the owners the judge issued the ruling today saying the owners failed to provide appropriate living conditions for the animals. they now have 90 days to comply. we have been filing a lawsuit filed by the animal legal defense fund which claims the zoo violates the endangered species act. >>> nuna baby essentials is recalling 5600 high chairs. the companies the chairs' arm bars can bend. where

the officer who arrested clive's brandon ellingson for driving drunk on a boat back in 2014 in missouri appeared in court today. anthony piercy waived his arraignment on an involuntary manslaughter charge. piercy was ellingson after ellingson drowned while in handcuffs. piercy was not originally charged in ellingson's death. but after a year of investigating, a special prosecutor formally charged him with involuntary manslaughter. a jury trial will be set. jack: : meantime, protestors outside the morgan county courthouse in missouri say they want anthony piercy's trial moved to a different county. they say piercy is too well known and well liked there, for a fair trial. jack/lam: the man who admitted to killing his ex wife and an acquaintence of hers was found dead in his johnson county jail cell overnight from an apparent suicide. we first showed you the unusual story of jerry dillinger last month, when he appeared in front of a union county judge without a lawyer and pleaded guilty to first degree murder. he told the judge he did it, and that it would only waste time and money for his

trooper anthony piercy is -- was scheduled to be arraigned today in the death of clive native brandon ellingson. he way that and pled not guilty. a trial date will be set month. ellingson died at lake of the ozarks in may of 2014 while in missouri state police custody after being arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated. piercy admitted that ellingson had the improper life jacket on when he was thrown from the piercy was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the case. here in des moines, police are asking for the publics help identifying two suspects in a fraud investigation. they say the suspects used a cloned credit card last month to make purchases from retail stores at merle hay mall , stealing more that $3,000 in merchandise. if you recognize any of the individuals, you're urged to call des moines police or polk county crimestoppers at 515-223-1400. it's another cold outside and one snow in western iowa. let's check in now with jason to see if it's heading our way. jason: it is. that wonderful bounty of winter is upon us yet again. some light stuff off to the west. we have som

steve: new information in the investigation of the drowning of clive-native brandon ellingson's . today a missouri state trooper appeared before a judge on manslaughter charges. 44-year-old anthony piercy appeared in court this morning. he is currently free on bond. prosecutors say, piercy didn't properly secure a life jacket on ellingson win a arresting him on a man who just pleaded guilty last month to 2 union county murders died last night in a coralville prison. the iowa department of corrections says 37-year-old jerry dillinger hung himself. just 3 weeks ago, dillinger made a surprise guilty plea to murdering 2 people in union county. his sister-in-law loretta dillinger, and a man, michael robinson. a judge sentenced dillinger to 2 consecutive life prison terms without the possibility of parole. stacey: funeral services will be held next week for former principal ceo david hurd. hurd died last saturday. visitation will be next tuesday from 5:00 until 8:00 in the p.m. capitol square atrium. services will held wednesday at 10:30 at the first unitarian church on 1800 bell avenue

anthony piercy was charged in december in the may 2014 death of brandon ellingson. steve: des moines police are asking for help finding a wanted man. 48-year-old randal jon caswell has active felony warrants for ongoing criminal conduct and a parole violation. he's also wanted in multiple theft cases. police say you should not anyone with any information should call crime stoppers of central iowa at 515-223-1400. des moines police also need help -- your help in identifying a man and woman caught on camera in merle hay mall. they may be connected to a fraud investigation. police say a cloned credit card was used last sunday to make purchases at the mall. the loss to the victim is more than $3000. if you have any information please call crime stoppers of central iowa. stacey: after four days of deliberations the iowa utilities , board has not made a decision on the controversial baaken pipeline. iowa regulators are meeting again to consider whether to let a texas company very three and 46 miles of crude oil pipe -- 346 miles of crude oil pipe under iowa farmland. the

he is accused of improperly placing a life vest on brandon ellingson during an arrest in may 2014. ellingson fell from piercy's boat and drowned. piercy is free on bond. no trial date has been set. another cold day ... and another round of snow today.. but some relief is on the way.. meteorologist brett mcintyre has details.. valentine's day is just three people gift. "i've got to get out and get a card. i better unless i can ones." jerry and jean killion have been married for 65 years. they tied the knot when they were 21 years old. they raised four boys and now live in deerfield retirement community in urbandale. they have advice for young couples. @54:00 "with raising a family, you don't sweat the small stuff, which you forget sometimes. and, then really after a while, it's not that important." @53:03 "you thank our lord for the blessings that you have. there's got to be some potholes, you know, and you just have to work your way through 'em. there's no utopia." the killions say they will likely go-out to dinner to there's still much more to come tonight.... coming up at 9-30 --

he accused of improperly placing a life vest on brandon ellingson during an arrest in may 2014. ellingson fell from piercy's boat and drowned. piercy is free on bond. no trial date has been set. a union county man who admitted to killing two people and hiding their bodies on his land has died from an apparent suicide in prison. jerry dillinger was found dead this morning in his prison cell at the iowa medical and classification center. take vo three weeks ago dillinger made a surprise admission at a court hearing that he'd killed his former boyfriend and disposed of their bodies on his land near thayer. he was immediately sentenced to two life sentences. the des moines police department says merle hay mall merchants were attacked by cloned credit cards and hope new information will lead them to the thieves. they are asking for the public's pictured right here before you. authorities believe the man and woman used cloned credit cards at a number of merle hay mall stores to make more than three-thousand dollars worth in fraudlent purchases. if you have any information about the tw

involuntary charge in the death of brandon ellingson.. arrested ellingson for driving drunk on a boat in 20- fell overboard and drowned handcuffed.. a jury trial will now be set. sabrina: managed care in through the the iowa senate passed a bill state has with three companies.....hopi ng to end governor branstad's plan for privatized medicaid. house republicans say they will not even consider the bill when it arrives, sabrina: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ weather adlib: we are looking at a mostly sunny and cold day with windy conditions lasting through the evening. our snow has stopped from last night leaving most of central iowa with about 1 to 1.5 inches, but even that little amount has left some roads in poor shape. the sun will be out today so even though our highs will be in the low 20s we may still melt a bit of that snow off some of the side walks. tonight we'll be mostly clear with very deep and arctic air slamming down over the metro. our lows tonight should bottom

missouri state trooper anthony piercy will be arraigned in the death of brandon ellingson of clive. he is due in court at 9:00 a.m. piercy is charged with involuntary manslaughter. ellingson drowned while in his custody in 2014 at lake of the ozarks. piercy was charged after a special prosecutor reviewed new information in the case. elizabeth: we'll also be watching what happens at the iowa utilities board today. they may be nearing a decision on the controversial bakken oil pipeline. today is the final public hearing. on wednesday the board went into closed session to discuss the project. a number of iowa landowners oppose and the company could use eminent domain to place the pipeline in 18 counties. shaina: the clock is ticking for the final four protestors at a wildlife refuge in oregon. they say they will turn themselves in at 8:00 this morning their time. the fbi has surrounded the refuge and they've been negotiating by phone all night long. in an unusual move, the protestors have livestreamed those conversations online. said they wouldn't turn themselves in unless all charges

three times a legend missouri state trooper anthony piercy will be arraigned in the death of brandon ellingson of clive. he is due in court at 9 am. piercy is charged with involuntary manslaughter - ellingson drowned while in his custody in 2014 at lake of the ozarks. piercy was charged after a special prosecutor reviewed new informaton in the case. we'll also be watching what happens at the iowa utilities board today - they may be nearing a decision on the controversial bakken oil pipeline. today is the final public hearing. on wednesday the board went into closed session to discuss the project. a number of iowa landowners oppose - and the company could use eminent domain to place the pipeline in 18 counties. and iowa law enforcement say they're committed to fighting the heroin epidemic in the state. police and community organizations gathered in cedar rapids to talk about solving the problem through prevention, treatment and prosecution. authorities say a lot of heroin is getting to iowa from illinois kcci 8 traffic! any accident locations are plotted on the map. your mobile speed unit locat

love the drowning case of brandon ellingson continues this morning. today the missouri state trooper who cuffed him will have to face a judge. anthony piercy is charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors say he was reckless when he arrested the college student back in 2014, which contributed to his death. piercy's arraignment is set for today. if convicted he i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for honeysuckle white . we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) honeysuckle white . no growth-promoting antibiotics,

brandon elelngson's death will now go in front of a jury. jury.trooper anothny piercy waived his arraignment for manslaughter yesterday. ellingson drowned in the lake of the ozarks in may 20-14 after piercy arrested and hand-cuffed him.witnesses say piercy did not put the proper life jacket on ellingson, the battle for the white house has now moved to nevada for the democrats.s. democrcrs.bernie sanders and hillary clinton have each won the support of a state so far, clinton in iowa and sanders in new hampshire. hampshire.right now - they're sanders and clinton have each won the support of one state so far. now they are neck in neck. according to a poll clinton has a small lead nationally. the two dualed head to head last night ob the debate stage in wisconsin. clinton challenged sanders. >> you need to level with people. the numbers don't add up. >> that is inaccurate. here i ithe reality, folks. there is one major country on earth that does not guarantee healthcare to all people. >> the nevada caucus for democrats will be held next saturday. >>> the republican candidates have their next turn tomorrow night on cbs 2. it starts