
Kayla James
Reporter at KCCI-TV (Des Moines, IA)
Coffee addict; food fanatic; Chicken Nugget Enthusiast; Florida Gator 🐊.
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6 days ago |
kcci.com | Kayla James
WELL, BACK HERE AT HOME, A WEST DES MOINES THREE YEAR OLD’S BIRTHDAY PARTY TURNED TERRIFYING IN A MATTER OF SECONDS LAST WEEKEND. THE FAMILY SAYS AN ACCIDENT AT THE HOME ENDED WITH FIRST RESPONDERS FILLING THEIR STREET. TONIGHT, THEY SHARE WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO TO AVOID SOMETHING SIMILAR. BIRTHDAY TO YOU. THE SOUND OF VOICES SINGING A CELEBRATORY SONG. TURNED TO CRIES FILLED WITH FEAR AS THE DECK AT THE LOFFREDO HOME CRASHED DOWN.
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6 days ago |
kcci.com | Kayla James
KAYLA, THANK YOU. PEPPER. WELL NEW AT SIX. AND THIS IS PRETTY COOL. A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD WAS BROKEN RIGHT HERE IN DES MOINES THIS AFTERNOON. U.S. CELLULAR NOW HOLDS THE TITLE FOR THE LONGEST TEMPORARY MINI GOLF HOLE AT 506FT. THAT BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 492FT. AN EVENT WAS HELD AT KOHL’S COMMONS THIS MORNING WHERE PEOPLE COULD PLAY THE RECORD BREAKING MINI GOLF HOLE. THERE WERE ALSO FAMILY FRIENDLY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
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1 week ago |
kcci.com | Kayla James
KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT TEN. JUNETEENTH EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA TODAY AND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AND MANY OF THOSE EVENTS ARE PLANNED BY COMMUNITY LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. KCCI’S KAYLA JAMES TAKES US TO OTTUMWA, WHERE THE PLANNING COMMITTEE TELLS US ABOUT THE WORK THEY PUT IN TO MAKE SURE THAT JUNETEENTH IS UNDERSTOOD. THIS IS WHAT JUNETEENTH IN OTTUMWA LOOKS LIKE.
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1 week ago |
kcci.com | Kayla James
Editorial Standards ⓘ As the nitrate removal facility at Des Moines Water Works continues to be in operation, Central Iowa Water Works (CIWW) is sharing its plan to build and expand operations in the future.
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1 week ago |
kcci.com | Kayla James
Editorial Standards ⓘ On Saturday, thousands of Iowans across several communities joined in on the nationwide "No Kings" protests.Organizers of the "No Kings" demonstrations, in opposition of President Donald Trump, said millions had marched in hundreds of events nationwide.
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