Ankenyl Bond Referendum Pushed Back to February

The Ankeny School District's scrubbed plans for a September bond referendum, saying they need more information before asking the community to support an $18.5-million plan to build a 10th elementary school. They're looking at a bond referendum next February. One factor is leadership changes: the board has hired a new superintendent, two assistant superintendents and a chief financial officer since June.

Investigation of Saylorville Lake Drowning Continues

The Polk County Sheriff's still trying to figure out how a man ans two children fell out of their boat on Saylorville Lake yesterday. 40-year old Eric Scott of Urbandale drowned, but a passing boater spotted the two children in the water. Both were wearing life vests. They believe the 10-year old boy and 6-year old girl, had been in the water for as long as 30-minutes when they were found.

Parents Charged in Death of Newton Child

Parents of an Iowa boy who died in January now face criminal charges. Newton Police say 24-year old Joseph Olea's been charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death. 24-year old Chelsea Miller's charged with child endangerment resulting in death. Authorities alleged the father used unreasonable force on his son. The mom's charged because she allowed Olea to be a caregiver, even though she knew of his violent tendencies.

New Mom from Grimes Has Double Mastectomy Surgery

Tracy Nesbitt-Wright of Grimes had a double mastectomy today at Methodist Medical Center She was 30-weeks pregnant with twin girls, when doctors informed her she had breast cancer. The girls were born July 19th. Her husband tells KCCI they found cancer in lymph nodes near a tumor, but they don't believe it's spread. They expect test results back Thursday, but think Nesbitt-Wright's cancer is Stage II.

Sales Tax Holiday in Iowa Friday and Saturday

This Friday and Saturday you can buy clothing and shoes, with no sales tax or local option sales tax in Iowa stores. KCCI reports the exemption applies to each item priced under $100 no matter how many you buy. The Sales tax holiday doesn't cover watches, watchbands, jewelry, umbrellas, handkerchiefs, or sports gear. There's more info at www.iowa.gov

License Plate Scanning Expanding in DM Metro

More Des Moines metro law enforcement agencies are adding automatic license plate scanning technology. It allows authorities to instantly process your plates to see if the tags are expired, if there's a warrant out for the owner's arrest, or if the owner's in a gang. Polk County Sheriff's started using it last year. Des Moines Police get it this fall.

Shaun LaDue New WDM PD Chief

West Des Moines has a new Police Chief. Shaun LaDue was introduced by city officials today. He comes to the job with 20-years of experience including time as a Commander for the Bloomington, MN Police and Chief of Police in Owatonna. He's most recently been head of compliance investigations for UnitedHealthcare in Minnesota.