that's right i looked in to nathan brocks record. he has an extensive criminal history including multiple assault charges in the past. it all started on sunday afternoon a domestic disturbance call at the soapy waters laundramat. we're told the officer was speaking with brocks when he punched him. that knocked him unconcious, causing him to fall and hit his the police scanner during the incident. "i'm out at soapy waters." (man screams) "215 can you start to soapy waters?" "code 2 ambulance for an officer." other officers had to tase brocks before taking him into custody, because he continued to put up a fight. we reached out to the cedar rapids police department, but we still do not know the name of the we've got you covered live, kristin rogers ...kwwl news. although nathan brocks has multiple charges against him for the incident, we're told additional charges are likely. the iowa caucuses are now just two weeks away- and repubican candidtates are flooding the state- making their final big day. and for some candidates, like marco r

police say 33-year-old nathan brocks was the man who hit vest. they say he fought with other officers on the scene and they had to use a taser to get himimnder control. brocks faces 8 charges, including 2 counts of assault with injury on a peace officer. a former city clerk from tama county pleaded guilty today to federal theft charges. former garwin city clerk anna leytham admitted in a plea agreement to stealing at least 70-thousand dollars from a program receiving public funds. prosecutors say improper pending happened over the course of more than a decade, from 2001 to 2013. police arrested leytham in june after a state audit revealed 562- thousand dolrs in improper spending within the city. ben carson is temporarily suspending his campaign after a crash in iowa involving it happenenetoday in i-80 west of atlantic. a van transporting three carson campaign student volunteers and a campaign employee t ice and flipped onto its side, thenanother vehicle hit the van. one of the student volunteer was "gravely wounded " and flown to an omaha hospita

police say that suspect, 33-year-old nathan brocks, fought with other responding officers as well. those officers used a taser to get him under control. brocks faces 8 charges, including 2 counts of assault with injury on a peace officer. the iowa division of criminal investigation has released the name of the man a sheriff's deputy shot last week in muscatine. investigators say the deputy shot 41-year-old timothy seefeldt. deputies say seefeldt stole a hummer on friday night. they later stopped him in a hotel parking lot in muscatine. investigators say seefeldt drove off, hitting a law enforcement vehicle, which is why the sheriff's deputy fired his weapon at the suv several times. seefeldt has a und to his torso. branch 30 years ago has died. the department of corrections says robert kern died saturday at the iowa state penitentiary. he was 69-years-old and died after battling skin cancer. kern was a former iowa city insurance agent and conspired to kill 39-year- old ady jensen of west branch in 1979. prosecutors said kern sold a 50 thousand dollar life insurance policy to jensen

police say this man -- nathan brocks -- allegedly hit the officer. the officer then fell and hit his head. the officer was taken to the hospital. brocks was tased before he was taken into custody. he's in the linn county jail -- and faces several charges. this was not the return they were hoping for. a space-x rocket launched a satellite -- but then -- the rocket's return was not a good one. it landed on a floating barge in the pacific -- but a support leg broke and it toppled over, bursting into flames. ice build up might have been the problem. a six-year-old wants his allowance. his father says no -- and gives the boy a formal rejection letter. jason aubry tells us that letter in st. louis is now being seen by thousands of people. meet six-year-old auren nanos. recently he found he wanted a new toy but didn't have loan from dad's savings and loan. it's safe to say you care deeply for your clientele. them in a financially precarious situation. so we strive to protect them from such to get as they once were. "we reviewed his portfolio and while he do

the officer has been identified as randy vest. 33-year-old nathan brocks faces multiple chargeein the sault. police were responding to a domestic disturbance call at the laundromat sunday afternoon.. they say officer vest was speaking with brocks when he punched him -- knocking him unconcious. vest feel and hit his head on a cement parking barrier. at last check -- he remains in the hospital. a third person originally charged in a brawl involving an iowa principal will not be prosecuted. authorities say the brawl in glenwood last september starteded involved glenwood high school principal richard hutchinson. charges are now dismissed against his step-son 42- year-old hurl beechum the third -- and two others involved in the fight. hutchinson was not charged in the incident. new aaten--one local animal shelter helping to ease the burden of overcrowded shelters in the south. the dubuque regional humane society is set to take on nearly 500 dogs this year through the petsmart charitiis rescue wagon progrrm. kwwl's brad hanson joins us live now from the t-h media newsroom brought in a numbe

nathan brocks faces charges. police were called to a domestic disturbance at a laundromat sunday afternoon.. they say the officer was speaking with brocks when he he fell and hit his head on a cemmt parking barrer. "i'm out at soapy waters." "code 2 ambulance for an officer." other officers tased brocks before taking him into custody, bebeuse they sayyhe fought back. as his former team gets ready to play in the a-f-c championship game -- aaron hernandez will be in court. hernandez -- who used to play for the patriots -- is accused of killllng two men in boston. last year, he was convicted of murder -- in the death of another distrubing story this morning. authorities say find 51 meth labs insidedea home -- a home that also had a baby inside. it happened in alabama. deputies say they are seeing more meth labsbsthere. the homeowners could face up to 20 years in prison if they're convicted. an update now on the case of a utah police officer shot to death. we've learned the officer had been working overtiie to pay fo

"code 2 ambulance for an police say an officer was talking to nathan brocks, when he was punched. (cg: kristin rogers) "after being punched the officer went unconcious and fell to the ground hitting his head on a "it will be for an officer that they tased him before taking him in to custody. rapids crime scene unit van can tasered a boy." for brocks and one for the officer. that officer... taken to a hospital...and seriously injured. "code 2 ambulance for an officer." "it will be for an officer that is injured." we've reached out to the cedar rapids police department, trying to find out which officer was injured or the conditon of that officer at this time. we have not heard back. we've got you covered live, kristin rogers...kwwl news. brocks was arrested and faces multiple charges. he is being held at the linn a teenager is accused of robbing a local store with a gun. tonight -- accused of robbing plato's closet in waterloo on sunday night. according to police, several employees and customers were in the store during the robbery. those witnesses say the teen had took off. a fire

police say this man -- 33-year-old nathan brocks - allegedly hit the officer. the assault caused the officer to fall to the gound and hit his head. the officer was taken to a nearby hospital -- and the the suspect he is being held in the linn county jail -- and faces several charges. an overnight hououe fire in boonn countnt kills a mother and her three children. it happened around one o-clock this morning. firefighters say the fire started in the back of the home from a space hhter the familyy was using to keep pets warm. crews say they had trouble fighting the fire -- because of the colder weather. the husband and father of this family was attwork during thh time of the fire. waterloo firefighters rescue four cats from a burning home . it happened in the 13-hundrerd block of hammond avenue. firefighters respondd around 11-40 today -- and worked through bitterly cold weather. witnesses say it appeared the home was damaged -- but not destroyed. a waterloo firefightee says a person was taken to the hospital -- and the cats were taken by animal control for tremen

it happened at soapy waters laundromat in cedar rapids. 33-year-old nathan brocks faces multiple charges in the assault. police were responding to a domestic disturbance call at the laundromat sunday afternoon.. they say the officer was speaking with brocks when he punched him -- knocking him unconcious. he fell and hit his head on a cement parking barrier. you can hear some of the incident on the police scanner audio... "i'm out at soapy waters." (man screams) "215 can you start to soapy waters?" "code 2 ambulance for an officer." other officers tased brocks before taking him into custody, because they say he fought back. this time. a community is rallying around local business owners after a large fire destroys their restaurant. here's video from the weekend fire that burned down "back home country cookin" in strawberry point. it took three departments more than two hours to contain it. here's a look at the aftermath. the restaurant has been in business for about seven years one of the owners spent about 30 years in the restaurant business in florida -- but decided to come back to her

police say that suspect, 33-year-old nathan brocks, fought with other responding police officers as well. those officers used a taser to get him under control. brocks is facing 8 separate charges, including 2 counts of assault with injury on a peace officer. the iowa division of criminal investigation has named the man a sheriff's deputy shot last week in muscatine. investigators say the deputy shot 41-year-old timothy seefeldt. deputies say seefeldt stole a hummer on friday night. they later stopped him in a hotel parking lot in muscatine. hitting a law enforcement vehicle, leading to the sheriff'deputy to shoot several times into the suv. seefelt has a wound to his torso. a man convicted in a notorious west branch murder more than 30 years ago died this weekend in prison. the department of corrections says robert kern died saturday at the iowa state penitentiary. he died at the age of 69 after battling skin cancer. kern was a former iowa city insurance agent who conspired to kill 39-year- old ady jensen of west branch in 1979. prosecutors said kern sold jensen a $50,000 life insurance

west.police say 33-year-old nathan brocks - - punched* the officer - whose name - is not being - released.the officer - was knocked - un-conscious.he hit his head - on a parking barrier. barriethe officer is in the hospital tonight - with serious injuries..police - had to use a stun gun - to finally arrest - brocks. he's in jail - facing a tragedy has struck a central iowa family after a mother and her three young children were killed in a house fire early this morning.it happened in boxholm--that's in boone county.officials say the four were huddled in a droom with a towel under to the d dr to keep the smoke out.crews had to call in help from nearby communities and were slowed by the cold temperatures.despite their efforts - the family did not survive. fire investigators have now been called in to find out what *caused the blaze. happening right now, now,democrats are squaring off - in their fourth* and final debate - before the iowa caucuses. caucuses.this time they're in south carolina.the latest national** poll - from n- b-c news and the wall street journal - shows hillary clinton - with

unconscious.right now, 33- year-old nathan brocks is in the linn county jail on a number of charges.the officer's injuries are described as serious. at the capitol in des moines tonight tonightthere are new doubts that governor branstad's new anti-bullying office will get the funding it needs. needs.the governor unveiled his budget plans for the coming year last week, but there was no money earmarked for the center for violence prevention. the office, which is located at the university of northern iowa, is tasked with tackling anti-bullying efforts.they wanted a quarter-of-a-million dollars to get that work done. the governor's office says that money wiill come from the 8- million set aside for the board of regents. but, the regents asked for more than twice that amount, separate from the bullying office. local educators tonight are concerned about a new report showing iowa ranked near the bottom of all states when it progress.fox 28 news first told you last week about the study by wallethub.tonight, fox 28 news reporter mellaney moore spoke with teachers teachersin iowa city, who are h

cedar rapids police say the officer was randy vest 33-year-old nathan brocks it happened at the soapy waters laundromat in cedar rapids. police say the officer was speaking with brocks when he punched him -- knocking him unconcious. you can hear some of the incident on the police scanner "i'm out at soapy waters." (man screams) "215 can you start to soapy waters?" "code 2 ambulance for an officer." other officers tased brocks before taking him into custody, because they say he fought back. the officer's name has not been receiving some backlash after telling his muslim employees they can't take extra breaks to pray. during normal day time working hours, three of a muslim's daily prayers could interfere with production time. the c-e-o of ariens is wisconsin made it clear that no one is losing their job, but the company could not afford to stop work to accommodate muslim rituals. after announcing the policy change, only a quarter of the company's muslim employees showed up to "we respect the fact that they decision we're not making an employment decision for them" ariens said the policy

police say that suspect, 33-year-old nathan brocks, fought with other responding officers as well. those control. brocks fes 8 charges, including 2 counts of assault with injury on a peace officer. investigation has released the name of the man a sheriff's muscatine. investigators say the deputy shot 41-year-old timothy seefeldt. deputies say seefeldt stole a hummer on friday night. they later stopped him in a hotel parking lot in muscatine. investigators say seefeldt drove off, hitting a law enforcement vehicle, which is why the sheriff's deputy fired his weapon at the s-u-v several times. seefeldt has a wound to his torso. new this midday, police in des moines are searching for an inmate who escaped. officials say 25-year-old karlos goldman, junior didn't return to the fort des moines work release facility after work. in 2008, goldman was sentenced to 26 years for assault while participating in a felony. celebrating the life and legacy of reverend martin luther king jr. today is the federal holiday recognizing the civil rights activist's birthday on january 15th. dr. king's leade

police say this man -- nathan brocks -- allegedly punched th officer. the assault caused the officer to fall to the gound and hit his head. the officer was taken to a nearby hospital -- and the suspect was tased linn county jail -- and facee several charges. we're continuing to follow this story, with more at 5 and 6. one person is taken to the hospital following a house fire. it happened along hammond avenue in waterloo. firefighters worked through bitterly cold weather. witnesses say it appeared the home was damaged -- but not destroyed. firefighters rescued four cats from the home...they're now with animal control being treatatd. keeping warm in this weather can be dangerous. in boone county, a mother and her three children died. firefighters say the fire started in the back of the home from a space heater the family was using to keep pets warm. crews say they had trouble fighting the fire -- because of "we had a tough time, there tower and froze it up. then (we) ended up going g x miles away and hauling water from there." the husband and father of t

police say 33-year-old nathan brocks was the man who hit vest. they say he fought with other officers on the scene and they had to use a taser to get him under control. brocks faces 8 charges, including 2 counts of assault with injury on a peace officer. police have a man in custody this morning for his connection with a house fire in cedar rapids. 33-year old shane keller of marion faces first- degree arson, second- degree burglary and manufacturing meth charges. responded to a house fire at 14-46 golfview drive northeast. fire in the garage of the home. frozen water pipes can cause a lot of problems. dangerous. professional plumbers use electric heatuns to thaw pipes, which are safer than flame. but they're not foolproof and can start fires. "unfortunately, they get a false sense of security when they see a heat gun because there's no open flame... but the problem is thoseeat guns put out heat up to 1200 degrgrs and ttt's hot enough to melt some types of glass even." one trick to using a heat gun is to keep moving it so it doesn't get too hot i

police say this man -- nathan brocks -- allegedly hit the officer. the officer then fell and hit his head. the officer was taken to the hospital. brocks was tased before he was taken into custody. he's in the linn county jail -- thisswas not the return they were hoping for. a space-x rocket launched a satellite -- but then -- the rocket's return was not a good the pacific -- but a support leg broke and it toppled over, bursting into flames. ice build up might have been the problem. six-year-old wants his allowance. his father says no -- and gives the boy a formal rejection letter. jason aubry tells us that letter in st. louis is now being seen by thousands of people. meet six-year-old auren nanos. recently he found he wanted new toy but didn't have us do - he sought a 20- dollar loan from dad's savings and loan. it's safe to say you care deeply for your clientele. em in a financially precarious situation. so we strive to to get as they once were. "we reviewed his portfolio and while he does have an income it simply wus not sufficie to sustain the lev

police say 33-year-old nathan brocks was the man fought with other officers on the scene and they had to use a taser to get him under control. brocks faces 8 charges, including 2 counts of officer. police have a man in custody this morning for his connection with a house fire in cedar rapids. 33-year old shane keller of marion faces first- degree arson, second- degree burglary and manufacturing meth charges. last thursday, authorities responded to a house fire at 14-46 golfview drive northeast. they say a meth lab caused the fire in the garage of the home. frozen water pipes can cause a lot of proroems. but thawing frozen pipes can be dangerous. professional plumbers use electric heat guns to thaw flame. but they're not foolproof and can start fires. "unfortunately, they get a false sense of security when they see a heat gun because there's no open flame... but the problem is those heat guns put out heat up to 1200 degrees and that's hot enough to melt some types of glass even." one trick to using a ht gun is to keep moving it so it doesn't get too hot in one place. a landlord in ceda

police say that suspect, 33-year-old nathan brocks, fought with other responding officers as well. those officers used a taser to get him under control. brocks faces 8 charges, including 2 counts of assault with injury on a peace officer. the iowa division of criminal investigation has released the name of the man a sheriff's deputy shot last week in muscatine. investigators say the deputy shot 41-year-old timothy seefeldt. deputies say seefeldt stole a hummer on friday night. they later stopped him in a hotel parking lot in muscatine. investigators say y efeldt drove enforcement vehicle, which is why the sheriff's deputy fired his weapon at the suv several times. seefeldt has a wound to his torso. a man who was in prison for a rder in west branch 30 years ago has died. the department of corrections says robert kern died saturday at the iowa state penitentiary. he was 69-years-ololand died after battling skin cancer. kern w a former iowa city insurance agent and conspired to kill 39-year- old ady jensen of west branch in 1979. prosecutors said kern sold a 50 thousand dollar life in

police say this man -- 33-year-old nathan brocks -- allegedly hit the officer, causing him to fall and hit his head. the suspect was tased before he was taken into custody. he is being held in the linn county jail an ohio police officer was shot and killed early this morning. policy say the suspect then drove off with the officer's squad car. two people have been taken into custody. one utah police officer is dead and another injured after an exchange of gunfire following a car crash south of salt lake city. investigators say officers responded to an accident when they saw two peplewalking away from the scene. as one officer approached them, a suspect firedd gun and killed the officer. another officer fired back and was hurt -- while killing the suspect. "there was an obvious exchange of gunfire, and when i round at officer barney, striking him in the head." the injured officer is listed in stable condition. in missouri -- police shoot and kill an armed robbery suspect at a fast food restaurant. officers say the suspect raised a gun officer to fire two shots. the officer was not hurt.

police say that suspect, 33-year-old nathan brocks, fought with other responding officers as well. those officers used a taser to get him under cotrol. brocks faces 8 charges, including 2 counts of assault with injury on a peace officer. a man who was in prison for a murder in west branch 30ears ago has died. the department of corrections says robert kern died saturday at the iowa state penitentiary. he was 69-years-old and died cancer. kern was a former iowa city insurance agent and conspired to kill 39-year- old ady jensen of west branch in 1979. prosecutors said kern sold a 50 thousand dollar life insurance policy to jensen's wife without jensen's knowledge. evidence at trial showed kern worked with his ex- wife and jensen's wife to kill jensen and then split the money. with these subzero teteeratures, you may have a little trouble starting your car this morning. mechanics in central iowa say they usually get dozens of calls from customers who can't start their car when temperatures are this low. some batteries just can'n'handle the extreme cold. experts say to check your tire p

this morning, we're hearing the chaos...as a police officer is punched by a suspect. 33-year-old nathan brocks faces multiple charges in the assault. it happened at the soapy waters laundromat in cedar rapids. police say the officer was speaking with brocks when he punched him -- knocking him unconcious. you can hear some of the "i'm out at soapy waters." (man screams) "215 can you start to soapy waters?" "code 2 ambulance for an other officers tased brocks before taking him into custody, because they say he fought back. the officer's name has not been released. as his former team gets ready to take on the denver broncos for the a- f-c championship, former new england patriot tight end aaron hernandez will be appearing in a massachusetts court. hernandez is accused of killing two men following an encounter at a boston nightclub. he pleaded not guilty. last year, hernandez was convicted of the murder of his friend and sentenced to life in prison. the iowa caucuses are 13 days away and candidates are working to get support. carly fiorina will be in waverly this morning and donald trump has multi

police say this man -- nathan brocks -- allegedly hit the officer, causing him to fall and hit his head. the suspect was tased before he county jail -- and faces several charges. now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. highs barely getting above zero and chills staying 15 to 30 below today, 10-20 below tonight into tuesday morning. light snow tracks in on tuesday afternoon and continues through tuesday night with a couple of low to mid 20s for the rest of the week. we'll be back in 30 minutes, be sure to check kwwl dot com for the latest news you're watching k- w-w-l, we've got you covered. if you want to bundle great tv with high-speed internet, then call centurylink at... ask for the directv entertainment package, bundled with centurylink internet. you get all the channels you love, plus hbo, starz, showtime, and cinemax at no extra cost for the first three months. and you also get up to 12 megs of internet. this deal sounds great, especially if you love sports. [ sports announcer voice ] get all the channels you love, plus up to 12 megs of internet for about $45 a month for 1

the officer police say 33-year-old nathan brocks, fought with other responding officers too. brocks faces 8 charges, including 2 counts of assault with injury on a peace officer. an s-u-v crashed into a nail salon in cedar falls. according to the waterloo cedar falls courier, it crashed through the front of top nails and spa at 618 brandilynn boulevard. it happened at about 4:15 yesterday afternoon. the business was open at the time but no one reported any ininries. cedar falls police are investigating. and now here's your first alert forecast. another very cold day is ahead of us, but at least we should climb back above zero today. wind chills, however, will stay below zero, around -10 to -20. we'll have a fairly sunny sky today although a band of clouds may graze our western towns. we'll dip below zero again tonight under a increasing toward dawn. light snow develops tomorrow afternoon and continues into tomorrow night. most of us will pick up a dusting up to two inches, although a bit more is possible well south of i-80. we'll finally warm a bit, too, with highs in the tee

police say this man -- nathan brocks -- allegedly hit the officer, causing him to fall and hit his head. the suspect was tased before he was taken into custody. he is being held in the linn county jail -- and faces several charges. now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. still bitterly cold today with highs barely getting above zero and chills staying 15 to 30 into tuesday morning. light snow night with a couple of inches possible in many areas. highs we'll be back in 30 minutes, be sure to check kwwl dot com for the person who lives here... has to solve problems as big as the world... and as small as your kitchen table. that's the job. everyday. and now, the first lady who helped get healthcare for eight million kids... the senator who helped a city rise again... the secretary of state who stood up for america, and stared down hostile leaders around the world... is the one candidate for president who has everything it takes to do every part of the job... she'll never let anyone privatize social security and medicare... or shut down planned parenthood... she'll take on the gun l

nathan brocks faces charges. police were called to a domestic disturbance at a laundromat sunday afternoon.. they say the officer was speaking with brocks when he punched him -- knocking him unconcious. he fell and hit his head on a cement parking barrier. morning -- after a fire at a storage center in central iowa. it happened at the goodyear tire storage in fort dodge. crews had a hard time putting it out because of the tires and propane tanks inside the building. another building next to it also caught fire. now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. still cold with a chance of light snow this afternoon and tonight. trace to 2" with the heaviest south of interstate 80. highs will warm into the low to mid 20s for day and some snow showers thursday night. otherwise, our next best chance of snow holds off until sunday and monday. we'll be back in 30 minutes, be sure to >>> this morning on "today's take," chris rock under pressure. should the oscar host boycott this year's awards? and then we'll catch up with

police say this man -- nathan brocks -- allegedly hit the officer, causing him to fall and hit his head. the suspect was tased before he was taken into custody.