
Kayla James
Reporter at KCCI-TV (Des Moines, IA)
Coffee addict; food fanatic; Chicken Nugget Enthusiast; Florida Gator 🐊.
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5 days ago |
kcci.com | Kayla James
Officials say one person is dead and another is in custody following a stabbing in Greenfield.According to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Greenfield Police Department responded to a call around 12:45 a.m. Saturday for a stabbing. When officers arrived in the 200 block of NE 4th Street, they found the body of a man inside a home. A second person with non-life-threatening injuries was also found in the home. Officials have not yet released the names of the victims.
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6 days ago |
kcci.com | Kayla James
A central Iowa police chief says he is concerned about what could come of a teenager involved in a sex abuse case if it doesn’t go to trial. The teen is named as the defendant in court documents. Woodward Police Chief Jim Graham says he anticipates the Boone County Attorney dropping the charges. “It is eating me alive,” Graham said. Graham says he wants the Boone County attorney to continue pursuing charges in the case.
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1 week ago |
kcci.com | Kayla James
A nonpartisan Iowa nonprofit is working to raise money to aid Ukrainians here under a Biden administration humanitarian parole program who received an email from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent in error that’s caused some uncertainty. Nonprofit Iowa Nice, which stands for Iowa Newcomer Integration Community and Exchange, says it’s helped around 76 people come from Ukraine to the United States.
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1 week ago |
kesq.com | Kayla James
By Kayla JamesClick here for updates on this story AMES, Iowa ( KCCI) - A former Iowa high school wrestling coach faces several charges for allegedly recording female victims while they were changing in a Target store fitting room. Michael Leslie Jr., 45, of Maxwell, was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and three counts of invasion of privacy-nudity.
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1 week ago |
ketv.com | Kayla James
A former Iowa high school wrestling coach faces several charges for allegedly recording female victims while they were changing in a Target store fitting room. Michael Leslie Jr., 45, of Maxwell, was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and three counts of invasion of privacy—nudity.
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