prosecutors say anthony piercy put the wrong life jacket on brandon ellingson before he drowned in handcuffs at the lake of ozarks. piercy now faces one count of involuntary manslaughter. his arraignment is set for today in missouri. if convicted piercy faces 7 years in prison. workers are putting the final touches on the metro's newest place to watch a movie. the new cinemark altoona and x-d opens today. channel 13's inside to see what's different about this theater. from the outside.... @32:38 "i'm really excited by the way it looks, and just the atmosphere. it looks really amazing." in... @8:47 "the experience, immediately when you walk in, you can just kind of tell we've turned it up a notch." the first thing you see when you walk in the cinemark altoona and x-d is the lobby bar cantina. @9:05 "this is where you're going to get your wine, beer and frozen margarita." you'll also find a starbucks, ice cream stand, and place to pick up pizza and hotdogs. that's in addition to the traditional popcorn, candy and soda, which are all self serve. @11:30 "the idea behind that is so the flow actua

anthony piercy faces one count of involuntary manslaughter. piercy's arraignment is set for today in morgan county, missouri. 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 acted recklessly by putting the wrong life jacket on the college student. if convicted he faces up to 7 years in prison. their goodbyes to a prominent des moines community leader next week. the funeral for former principal financial c-e-o david hurd is set for next wednesday. it will take place at first unitarian church, in des moines at 10:30 a-m. a community visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p-m on tuesday at the capital square atrium. the 86 year old died on saturday after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condominiums in downtown des moines. we could learn the fate of a multi-state oil project soon... today, the iowa utilities board holds its fourth and final hearing of the wee

sabrina: missouri officer anthony piercy waived his arraignment thursday... 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 ac

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 case to be even though police say there's nothing about dillinger's death that shows anything other than suicide, it's still under investigation. jack: have you seen this wanted felon? 48 year old randal caswell, has active felony warrants and also is a suspect in several theft cases in des moines. des moines police say he's violent and warn not to approach him. if you have any information of caswell's where-a-bouts, call des moines police at the number on your

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 faces 7-years in prison. cannabis supporters are facing an uphill battle at the state house. lawmakers made medical cannabis oil legal for iowans with chronic epilepsy in 20-14... but the law doesn't allow for the oil to be produced or sold in the state... leaving many iowans without the drug... now a bill would make it easier for medical patients to get it. supporters say it's a move to resolve conflicting laws. the bill does not allow for marijuana to be smoked or for the oil. homeowners may want to pay extra attention to their furnace this morning. that's because cold temperatures outside make them work overtime just to keep you warm inside. now it's creating a boom in business for companies that fix furnaces... workers say it's because some parts may already be weak, and they crack under the additional pressure. bu

anthony piercy faces one count of involuntary manslaughter. piercy's arraignment was this morning in morgan county, missouri. 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 q

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 anyone with information to call crime stoppers. and in sports this morning...the iowa hawkeyes faced a test in indiana last night... while not dealing with a ranked opponent....they did have

trooper anthony piercy will be arraigned on one count of involuntary manslaughter. 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

anthony piercy faces involuntary manslaughter charges... 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, esp

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 earlier this month a special prosecutor in the case filed involuntary manslaughter charges against piercy, who turned himself over to 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: there was a pedestrian accident this morning in ames. it happened at 10:30 am on the corner of beach and lincoln way near the iowa state campus. the driver and mutliple witnesses immediately stopped to help. a female victim was taken to mary greeley medical center by ambulance. her injuries are still unconfirmed. elias: unconfirmed. elias: turning to your national headlines now-- a lawsuit has been filed against the city of ferguson missouri elias: the u-s justice department filed a 56-page lawsuit wednesday against the city.. the suit claims ferguson continues to rights of african americans --- even after the shooting death

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

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 chairs have fallen with children strapped inside of them. owners should immediately stop new tonig

jack:: anthony piercy is the trooper who arrested brandon ellingson of clive when he thought he was driving a boat drunk in 2014 in missouri. 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

also new at noon, missouri state 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. 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. steve: the des moines police are looking for this man 48-year-old randal caswell. he is wanted on several

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

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trooper accused of manslaughter in the death of an iowa man on the lake of the ozarks was trooper anthony piercy waived his arraignment on a manslaughter charge today in morgan county, missouri. 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 w

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

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. >>> once, twice, 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. y

missouri officer anthony piercy waived his thursday... 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 slam

for a boat ellingson was in he fell off the boat...the arresting officer, anthony facing involuntary manslaughter... thursday, piercy the charge. the officer had not originally been charged in death. prosecutor charged him with manslaughter. be set. amanda: protestors morgan county courthouse in missouri they want trial moved to a county. too well known and well liked trial. amanda: this morning, the search continues for a man wanted by des moines police.... is wanted after thefts and has two outstanding warrants. he's 46 years old caswell is violent, police he also has several aliases. police are asking anyone with information to call crime stoppers. amanda: and in sports this morning...the iowa hawkeyes faced a test in indiana last night... while not dealing with a ranked opponent....they did have to face a dangerous hoosier team at the historic assembly hall. jarrod uthoff led iowa with 24 points, but it wasn't enough to get the win... the hawkeyes now in a three- way tie with maryland for first in the big ten. coming up on midday... the democratic to the debate in milwaukee. back at what they had to say and each