authorities say douglas hala is being held on ten- thousand dollars bond. according to court records -- he was arrested last year for allegedly threatening a nurse at the same hospital. recovering tonight after being shot in the leg. it happened saturday morning -- when officers were following up on a number of robberies and burglaires. in one of the stops -- inside an apartment-- an 18- year-old man shot and wounded a police officer. the man then also hurt himself. the officer was treated and released at a nearby hospital. the 18-year-old suspect remains behind bars. iowa city police are looking for a man involved in an armed robbery at a mexican bakery. it happened last night. the owner of acapulco tell us fifty-thousand dollars was taken at the time. kwwl's kristin rogers has the story. surveillence video from saturday night inside of be seen walking up to the cashier and leading her in to a cameras show the cashier being forced along with a gun to her back, as from a safe before he quickly the owner tells me $50 thousand nay surveillence cameras on doin

police say 42 year-old douglas hala, formerly of toledo, is a patient in the mental health unit at the hospital. according to the waterloo-cedar falls courier, he got bored around 5:30 this morning and hit a sprinkler nozzle with his knuckles. after the sprinkler went off, he punched two holes in the wall. police say water from the sprinkler head flooded his fifth floor room and leaked down to lower floors. according to court records, halalaleaded guilty last year to an assault charge for allegedly threatening a nurse at covenant. we want to remind you that when you see news, call newsline nine. that number is 319-365-9999. you can alsooend us pictures and videos to newsroom at kcrg dot com. documents show the iowa attorney general's about 100 criminal appeal cases. chief deputy attorney general eric tabor says this comes after a 2012 iowa supreme court rule change. i irequires more filing of appeal briefs, which means more office work. tabor asked for and received permission from the iowa executive council in january, to hire ththe temporary lawyers to handle the extra workload. the a

police say 42 year-old douglas hala, formerly of toledo, is a patient in the mental health unit at the hospital. according to the waterloo-cedar falls courier, he got bored around 5:30 yesterday morning and hit a sprinkler nozzle with his knuckles. after the sprinkler went off, he punched two holes in the wall. police say water from the sprinkler head flooded his fifth floor room and leaked down to lower floors. according to court records, hala pleaded guilty last year to an assault charge for allegedly threatening a nurse at covenant. 86 million people in the u-s have prediabites. that's according to the centers for disease and control. and the c-d-c says of that number, 10% don't realize it. now at the desk. brea, the y-m-c-a in cedar rapids has a plan to help those who are aware? that's right. prediabetes is what leads to type 2 diabetes. it's when an individual's blood glucose level is elevated, but not high enough for a full diabetes diagnosis. according to the c-d-c, prediabetes is on the rise in the u-s and linn county public health says the county is no exception. that's why th

damage.42-year-old douglas hala faces a charge of first degree criminal mischief. firefighters were called to the hospital arounun5-30 this morning and say the damaged sprinkler was on the mental health floor.about 40 patients were affected. staffing issues could be contributing to a large backlog of criminal appeal cases for the iowa attorney general's office.the office faces a backlog of about a hundred cases according to a document submitted seeking permission to hire temporary attorneys.the backlolomay also be due to an iowa supreme ago which requires more filings to be made. a hot topic on a lot of people's minds tonight is the big game being played out west. west.denver and carolina are playing for pro football's biggest bragging rights. fox 28 news reporter joe huisinga reports on what it means for local fans and business owners. e case. case.according to the nationon retail foundation only five and a half percent of people say they will be watching the big game at a bar or restaurant.about 17.6 percent of people plan to hostst party and 26 percent of people

douglas hala is facing criminal mischeif charges. he's accused of tampering with the sprinkler system at covenant medical center. other areas of the hospital. this all happened on the mental health floor... "our staff came in, we were in the middle of shift change, so we had extra staff and we called in more to help us with that room change" the damage is estimated at ten- thousand dollars. police say hala was a patient at the hospital. according to court records -- he was arrested last year for allegedly threatening a nurse at the same hospital. an iowa police officer is recovering after being shot in the leg. it happened saturday morning in sioux city. officers were following up on a number of robberies and burgrgries. inside an apartment-- an 18- year-old shot and injured a police officer. the officer was treated and released. one person was arrested. he remains behind bars this morning. police are looking for a man involved in an armed robbery at a mexican bakery. it happened saturday night in iowa city. as kwwl's kristin rogers

douglas hala is facing criminal mischief charges. he was arrested over the weekend. he's accused of system at covenant medical center. 40 patients had to be moved to other areas of the hospital. this all happened on the mental health floor... "our staff came in, we were in room change" the damage is estimated at ten- thousand dollars. police say hala was a patient at which tell us he was arrested last year for allegedly threatening a nurse at the same hospital. seven people are hurt and one person is dead following a shooting at a night club. it happened in rochester new york. the victims range from 21 to 30 years old. seven of the victims are male, one is female. investigators believe it started as a fight inside the nightclub. two people shot and killed when someone opens fire at a mardi gras parade in mississippi. four others were hurt... "it was very chaotic, because trying to sort out and find out fleeing the scene. and again, there were thousands of people on the streets leaving." no arrests have been made. decision 20-16 -- democratic presidential candidate hi

police say 42 year-old douglas hala, formerly of toledo, is a patient in the mental health unit at the hospital. according to the waterloo-cedar falls courier, he got bored around 5:30 yesterday morning and hit a sprinkler nozzle with his knuckles. after the sprinkler went off, he punched two holes in the wall. police say water from the sprinkler head flooded his fifth floor room and leaked floors. according to court records, hala pleaded guilty last year to an assault charge for allegedly threatening a nurse at covenant. presidential candidates just have one day left until the new hampshire primaries. some are chasing a victory tomorrow night -- while others are just trying to stay in contention. republicans debated in the state over the weekend, where the attacks were sharp. new jersey governor chris christie came out, almost from the start, targeting florida senator marco rubio. christie argued rubio isn't ready to face hillary clinton in a general election, or serve as president. he called out rubio for having "scripted responses," and being inexperienced. ""it's a fine job, i'm gl

douglas hala is facing criminal mischief charges. he's accused of tampering with the sprinkler system at covenant 40 patients had to be moved to other areas of the hospital. "our staff came in, we were in in more to help us with that room change" the damage is estimated at ten- thousand dollars. police say hala was a patient at the hospital. we dug into court records -- which tell us he was arrested last year for allegedly threatening a nurse at the same hospital. seven people are hurt and one person is dead following a shooting at a night club. it happened in rochester new york. the victims range from 21 to 30 years old. one is female. investigators believe it started as a fight inside the nightclub. two people shot and killed when someone opens fire at a mardi "it was very chaotic, because trying to sort out and find out we had officers yelling for help. there were reports of people fleeing the scene. and again, no arrests have been made at this time one person is dead and six others are hurt after a plant explosion in northwest ge

douglas hala is facing criminal mischief charges. he's accused of tampering with the sprinkler system at covenant medical center. 40 patients had to be moved to other areas of the hospital. this all happened on the mental healt floor. the damage is estimated at ten- thousand dollars. now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. few snow showers today but mostly blowing and drifting with strong winds today and even into tomorrow. cold low to mid teens tomorrow through saturday. wind chills will be around -20 tonight and -25 wednesday morning. we'll be back in 30 minutes, be check kwwl dot com for the latest news you're watching k- w-w-l, we've >> narrator: from nbc news, this