elizabeth: the death of former principal executive david hurd who fell to from a downtown left people wondering why? des moines police are investigating the case as suicide. eric: hurd had reportedly been dealing with a serious illness. kcci's mark tauscheck has more on the end of life issues are being discussed at the statehouse. mark: the death with dignity bill was introduced and co-sponsored by senate democrats including dick dearden who remembers talking to his terminally ill friend last year. >> i remember him saying to me please take me to oregon so i can get the pill. mark: dearden says the death of david hurd and others show the importance of death with dignity legislation. >> apparently he thought this was the time for him and he did not want to be a burden. mark: death with dignity legislation currently exists in four states, the west coast and vermont. the medical director for unity point hospice helps patients and their loved ones navigate the tough decisions from diagnosis to death. >> it's giving patients all the possible choices they have and the death with dignity act

the funeral for former principal financial c-e-o david hurd is set for wednesday. it will be at first unitarian church in des moines at 10:30. a community visitation will be held on tuesday at the capitol square atrium. the 86 year old died on saturday after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condominiums downtown. the missouri state trooper charged in the death of a clive man faced a judge this morning. 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 t

moines police have confirmed the body found saturday afternoon downtown is former principal ceo david hurd. hurd died after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condos downtown near cowles commons. police say it appears to be a suicide. no one on the ground was hurt. hurd joined barkers life back in 1954. that company later became principal. he was first named president in hurd remained there until his retirement in 1994. he then focused his attention to community projects. like the des moines development corporation, the downtown festival and chamber of commerce. hurd was 86 years old. a man convicted of a polk county murder has died in prison. the iowa department of corrections says 66-year-old david freeman died of pancreatic cancer. freeman was serving a life prison sentence for the 1978 murder of steven hill. right now. officials say they have rescued 171 people from a residential high-rise that collapsed in taiwan. following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake. at least 23 people were killed. rescuers are working to find victims who may alive and buried in the rubble. japan and south kore

eric: a visitation will be held today for former principal ceo david hurd. hurd died earlier this month after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condominiums. the visitation will be in the capital square atrium tonight from 5:00 to 8:00. funeral services are planed for tomorrow at 10:30 at first unitarian church. the iowa dot will hold a public meeting tonight on some proposed changes to the busy i-35 highway 30 interchange in ames. the dot wants to make the interchange safer by creating a flyover ramp. it would be a bridge over the current ramp. you can give your feedback on the project tonight from 5:00 to church in ames. elizabeth: more studies show seemingly everyone is on board with being better. foods that are better for you and for the environment. kcci's alyx sacks looking at how this trend impacts local growers. alyx, you have some examples for us this morning? alyx: i do. we're used to seeing "organic" labels at the grocery store. now we're seeing "sustainably grown labels." what's the difference, and how does that change local farming? matt c

former principal financial ceo david hurd died saturday afternoon. the 86 year old died after falling from the plaza condominiums complex at 300 walnut street hurd had lived there with his wife. in a statement sent to us yesterday, the police department said...quote... "with respect to his close friends and family, we will reserve further comment until the investigation is complete. the police dept joins the rest of the community with mourning the loss of a respected community leader." the cy-ride bus driver charged in a deadly hit and run is set to appear in court today. 23 year old benjamin clague is accused of killing i-s-u freshman emmalee jacobs near campus last december. police arrested him more than a month later... based on evidence that includes video from inside the hit. clague is out on bond. his preliminary hearing is set for later this afternoon. an arraignment will take place a community members in bussey are fighting to keep a corner store open. people would have to drive 30 minutes to the nearest town to get a gallon of milk, a loaf o

of a well known metro business leader...who fell from a downtown former principal financial ceo david hurd died yesterday afternoon. hurd was 86 and died after falling from the plaza condominiums complex at 300 walnut street... he lived there with his wife. in a statement sent to us today, the police department said...quote... "with respect to his close friends and family, we will reserve further comment until the investigation joins the rest of the community with mourning the loss of a respected community leader." katy-did's general store is a mainstay in the small town of bussey.. coming up after the break... why the state says the store may have to close... and what customers are doing to make sure it doesn't for nearly two decades a corner with the future of that store now in question...jodi whitworth shows supporters have set up a go fund me page to raise money for the store. they're also holding a fundraising concert at gym's bar on february 19 - th rteptuesd i g nroacsgn brak ut th uerten.his will be the trend over the next week, mostly dry with below average temperatures. stay warm

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 week on the bakken pipeline proposal. the 3 point 7 billion project would connect north dakota oil fields to an oil pipeline in illinois. members are considering allowing the developer to use private land that belongs to owners who don't want them digging on their property. north dakota, south dakota and illinois officials have already approved it. a decision could come at the end promising that. officials say the whole project could be lost without iowa's approval. movie fans will have a new place to see the latest flicks on the big screen. the cinemark altoona and x-d ope

suicide of a well - known local business man according to the des moines register.... 86 - year old david hurd fell from the plaza condominiums complex at third and walnut this afternoon. hurd was the former principal financial group c-e-o several witnesses say hurd fall from the high rise around 1 o'clock this afternoon. hurd is credited with helping transform principal financial into a multibillion-dollar company he held the position of c-e-o from 1989 until 1994. turning to weather. it was a beautiful day outside in the metro. but some more cold weather is on the way... meteorologist amber alexander joins us now with a first look at the forecast. the weather in san francisco for those with a ticket to super bowl 50... the denver broncos will take on the carolina panthers tomorrow at 5:30... for those not in california for the game... they have already carefully planned what to eat and where they will watch the big game 16:32:11 "i havent been with family since christmas so im going to go and be with my grandkids and my daughters and so and just have a good time up there and enjoy the super

moore big stories now des moines police continue to , investigate the death of former principal ceo david hurd. city leaders say he was a brilliant businessman who loved people. >> he loved this community. he loved the people, and he will truly be missed. elizabeth: hurd died saturday after witnesses saw him fall from the 22nd floor of the plaza building downtown. they are now investigating his death as a suicide. friends tell kcci that hurd was suffering from health issues which may have contributed to , his death. hurd's family has asked for privacy. utilities board is holding public meetings to discuss whether or not an oil pipeline should be allowed through the state of iowa. kcci's alyx sacks is in downtown des moines where the hearings will take place. alyx, how soon could there be a decision? alyx: the board announced on friday that they may or may not make a decision during these deliberations, and they are going to last next four days, each three days -- three hours long and open to the public to discuss the issues with dakota access. the company wants to transport about 570,000 barre

moines police are investigating the death of a prominent des moines businessman... 86 - year old david hurd fell from the plaza condominiums complex at third and walnut yesterday afternoon. hurd was the former principal time, police are investigating his death as a possible suicide. and a local church reached out to the community to help the city of flint, michigan... due to dangerously high levels of lead in its tap water...residents there are in need of drinking water... iowans dropped off water and cash yesterday to help relief efforts several states away. the church will drive the donations to michigan next month. north korea conducted a missile launch that critics say is a cloaked attempt to test banned technology for a long-range but pentatgon officials says this latest test posed no threat to the u-s or its allies. barry ahrendt reports. south korean media reported the missile launch sunday morning local time and south korea's defense ministry said the north was in defiance of united nations sanctions barring it from using ballistic missile technology. north korea last launched a lon

former principal financial ceo david hurd died saturday afternoon when he fell from a downtown high rise. it happened at the plaza condominiums at 300 walnut street. hurd had lived there with his wife. police say they are still investigating, but don't suspect anything criminal. people in marion county are gathering their funds to save a small town staple.... 281229 - i know them, i know their kids and i know their parents. and i know what kind of cigerettes they smoke if they smoke .... laughs... - candy evans candy evans took over her mom's bussey corner store -- katy did's -- after katy lost her battle with cancer. now evans is fighting doors open as she battles mounting medical bills. luckily, the community has stepped in to help... they've raised about 50 thousand dollars so far. evans will need another 50-grand before march to stay open. the store is the only convenience store in the area for 20 miles. people are still talking this morning about the most watched event in the history of american television.... that would be the one and only super bowl 50. 1st quarter. denver's von m

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former principal financial c-e-o david hurd will be laid to rest next week at unitarian church here in des moines. hurd died saturday after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condominiums in downtown des moines. he was 86 years old. a week of meetings over a controversial oil pipeline come to an end in des moines today... all this week the iowa utilities deliberations to weigh pros and cons of the proposed bakken pipeline. they're deciding whether to use developer dig into private land where land the pipeline would carry oil through four midwest states... including iowa. we are the only state that has not approved it. if approved, installation would begin this spring. preparations are underway this morning for the next presidential debate here in the midwest... tonight the democrats take the stage for their sixth face-off this election season. the debate will be held at the university of wisconsin in milwaukee. bernie sanders enters fresh off a landslide primary victory in new hampshire... the debate starts tonight at nine on p-b-s. on the republican side... the ring is growing s

a visitation will be held tomorrow for former principal financial group ceo david hurd. after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condominiums cowles commons. the visitation will be in the capitol square atrium from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. funeral services are planned for wednesday at 10:30 at the first unitarian church, at 1800 bell avenue. stacey: new at 10:00 a , life-saving day at a local lake. heroes for rescuing an indianola man from near-freezing waters. kcci's ryan smith is live in the unfolded. ryan: with no time to spare the ice fisherman risked their own lives, helping prevent a drowning in warren county. a day of ice fishing on lake ahquabi. >> i got to give a shout out to our wives for letting us go ice fishing on valentine's day. ryan: quickly turned into a daring rescue for damian bell and jesse bannor. >> we're not 100% sure when we were running into thin ice or open water. >> it's a panic moment. ryan: the two heard a cry for help from across the lake. richard rauzi was taking wild life pictures when the ice underneath him broke. where he went under and t

tonight about the death today of former principal ceo david hurd. todd: hurd died this afternoon, from a fall from the 22nd floor of the plaza condos downtown, near cowels commons. des moines police say it appears to be a suicide. no one on the ground was hurt. residents at the plaza were informed of what happened by e-mail this evening. news of hurd's death spread through the business and civic world very quickly. laura: hurd joined barkers life back in 1954. that company later become principal. and hurd was first named president in 1987. and then ceo in 1989, where he remained until 1994, when he retired. hurd then focused his attention to community projects. like the des moines development corporation, the downtown partnership, the des moines arts festival, and the des moines chamber of commerce. frank: those kinds of people are rare, that actually get stuff done, and he was one of those and we will truly miss that, miss his thinking, miss his processing, miss his leadership. laura: hurd was 86 years old. todd: our other big story tonight, blizza

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 felony warrants. police say caswell is a also suspect in several theft cases in des moines. if you've seen him, or know where he may be, contact 515223 1400. stacey: des moines police also need your help to find 2 people who have been using cloned credit cards at local department stores. a security camera took these pictures of the suspects. police say the couple bought $3000 worth of merchandise with the cloned credit card. thieves copy a victim's credit card information onto a another card then use the cloned information to make purchases. if you can identify either person in these pictures, call crimestoppers. steve: is a notice -- the home -- listen to this -- the home of the io

friends of des moines businessman david hurd said goodbye tonight. his family hosted a special visitation in the capitol square atrium. the rotunda was filled with pictures and other memories of the former principal financial ceo. the 86-year-old took his own life february 6, after falling from his 22nd floor plaza condo. hurd was suffering from a long time illness. his funeral is tomorrow at 10:30, at the first unitarian church on bell avenue. steve: kum & go, casey's, and quick trip. iowa convenience store chains are all now renovating to keep up with competition. kcci's ryan smith is live in johnston tonight to unveil the ryan: kum & go gave kcci a first look inside its brand-new, redesigned marketplace store on 86th street. you may be surprised by what's inside. kum & go officials getting their first look inside the company's brand-new marketplace store. the most eye-catching feature -- >> we know that our customers are looking for choice in craft beer. ryan: collett an unexpected hot -- call it an unexpected hot spot for craft beer connoisseurs.

former principal financial c-e-o david hurd will be laid to rest next week the funeral will be held at the first unitarian church, in des moines at 10:30 wednesday morning. a community visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p-m on tuesday at the capital square atrium. hurd was c-e-o of principal from 19-89 to 19-94. he died on saturday after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condominiums in downtown des moines. he was 86 years old. a bill introduced in the iowa house today faces an up-hill battle as it tries to make it easier for medical patients to get cannabis oil.... 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... . house republican peter cownie is breaking from some members of his "we have a law on the books that allows you to possess it, but you can't get it. so, we have a conflict. and my hope is that this can solve that. and yeah, it's a bipartisan matter; this issue - whether it's epilepsy, or any other number of ailment

officials say david hurd passed away saturday.... from 19-89 until 19-94, hurd served as c-e-o of prinicipal he was 86 years old. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break with lots more good morning iowa still ahead.. sabrina: coming up, local five continues the celebration of black history month...with a look at a small florida town that played a key role in the civil rights movement. elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...42- the ...42-hundred block of northeast 94th street in elkhart. so take care on the roads today... sabrina let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." elias: wisconsin authorities went ice-fishing over the weekend....reelin g in so

today is the funeral for former principal ceo david heard -- david hurd. brody middle school will be 700 students can meet with vendors as they consider options for the future. eric: what president obama said about the potential of a president donald trump is making waves on the campaign trail. plus the perfect pooch. why the top dog at this year's westminster dog show has winning and his blood. and an incredible act of selflessness. this is kcci 8 news this morning. with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning. we are waking up to flurries this morning. one batch through creston and a couple near a ottumwa. the second batches through clarion and carol. it won't amount to much so we don't expect it simulations and they will be out by noon. clouds will linger into the afternoon so make sure you grab the warm coats. high temperatures will only be in the 30's so it will still be pretty cool. then tomorrow is when the big warm-up begins with highs jumping into the 50's acros

officials say former prinicipal ceo david hurd passed away yesterday.... he was 86 years old. he was the prinicipal ceo from 1989 to 1994 des moines police say his death is not suspicious. nikki/lam: iowa state vets say they're seeing more cases of the seneca valley virus. usually there are only a handful of cases every year. but since july of 2015, there have been nearly 10 cases per week in seven states, including iowa. they don't want producers to panic- but instead are reminding all farmers of pigs- local 5's claire powell has more in this week's farm to family. in the past forty or fifty years randy hilleman has seen all kinds of pig illnesses. "in the hog business you never know. when teg or prrs any other disease, it goes good then all of the sudden there's something new" now isu veterinarian's are watching a spike in the uncommon senecavirus-a. the virus rarely causes death and usually heals on its own. but its eery similarity to foreign deadly diseases is what has researchers spooked. "clinical signs are blisters around nose and feet, lameness, those clin

confirm that the body found saturday afternoon downtown is former principal financial group ceo david hurd. hurd died after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condos downtown near cowles commons. police say it appears to be a suicide. friends tell kcci that hurd was suffering from health issues... which may have contributed to his death. hurd's family has asked for privacy. and in council bluffs.. authorities are working to home destroyed by fire. fire crews found the body after extinguishing the flamam saturday night. they say the body was found in the bedroom... the same place the fire started. officials have not determined a cause of the fire. taking a look at statewide road conditions right now .... a lot of changes throughout the night and even morning. the big trouble spots... northern iowa just south of minnesota - travel is not advised across much of that area... that's the purple. pink means completely covered roads... and blue means partially road. so a lot of the state being affected this morning. good morning. strong winds and light snow are creating whiteout and blizzard

former principal financial ceo david hurd died saturday afternoon. the 86 year old died after falling from the plaza condominiums complex at 300 walnut street hurd had lived there with his wife. in a statement sent to us yesterday, the police department said...quote... "with respect to his close friends and family, we will reserve further comment until the investigation is complete. the police dept joins the rest of the community with community lea >>> taking a look at the headlines. president obama is asking congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funds to combat the zika virus. the money would go toward vaccine research, mosquito control and health services for low-income, pregnant women. the mosquito-borne virus has been linked to birth defects. >>> chipotle will be opening late today to hold a company-wide meeting on food safety. restaurants will be opening at 3:00 p.m. instead of 11:00 a.m. it comes amid slumping sales outbreak that sickened about 500 people. a acceptseparate norovirus outbreak. >>> a cruise ship off the coast of north

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stacey: the death of former principal executive david hurd, who fell to from a downtown building over the weekend, has des moines police are investigating the case as suicide. hurd had reportedly been dealing with a serious illness. kcci's mark tauscheck is in studio. mark, end of life issues are being discussed at the statehouse. mark: the death with dignity bill would allow a competent adult, determined to have a terminal disease, the choice of requesting medication to end their life. the death with dignity bill was introduced and co-sponsored by senate democrats, including dick dearden, who remembers talking to his terminally ill friend last year. >> i remember him saying to me please take me to oregon so i , can get the pill. mark: dearden says the death of david hurd and others show the importance of death with dignity legislation. >> apparently he thought this , was the time for him and he didn't want to be a burden. mark: death with dignity legislation currently exists in four states, the west coast and vermont. the medical director for unity point hospice helps patients and th