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Iowa Department of Natural Resource officials said Thursday that an internal investigation clears two officers involved in a Des Moines incident.

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Remember those 2 Iowa Department of Natural Resources officers - who broke up a fight in downtown Des Moines last month? We have some important new details tonight. KCCI's Max Diekneite is here now. And Max - what these guys did was totally legal. Steve -- that's what the department is saying. The two officers have not only been reinstated... but we also now know why they were downtown, in the first place. <LET GO! LET GO!... POLICE!> This video -- taken, on September 19th -- shows an officer with the Department of Natural Resources repeatedly elbowing a woman in the face -- as he and his partner try to break-up a fight. It happened on Court Avenue, in downtown Des Moines. Thursday night... KCCI learned the officers were headed to the Des Moines River, to check fishing licenses... when they came-upon the fight. The video sparked some outrage online... because of how one of the officers, handled one of the suspects -- a black woman. <YOU JUST LITERALLY LET HER GO! THE WHITE GIRL CAUSED THE FIGHT, THOUGH!> The DNR officers were put on administrative leave for nearly three weeks... at the time saying there were, quote, "many questions left to be answered." The officers have since been reinstated. A DNR spokesman told us they are still reviewing their policies after this confrontation... but would not elaborate on which specific policies, they're looking at. Stacey

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Iowa Department of Natural Resource officials said Thursday that an internal investigation clears two officers involved in a Des Moines incident. The investigation determined no violation of current DNR policies.Two Department of Natural Resources officers were placed on paid leave after the officers broke up a fight September 20th near Court Avenue and Second Street.“The two officers, Travis Graves and Derrick Slutts, were in Des Moines September 19-20 attending a training and when they were performing job related duties, they drove upon an ongoing fight between two women on Court Avenue. The officers intervened and broke up the fight. Both women were arrested and charged,” said DNR Director of Communications Alex Murphy.In a video posted on Facebook, two women were seen fighting. The DNR officers tackle, mace and restrained a woman. Des Moines police said at the time they don't know why the DNR officers were patrolling downtown.Due to concerns raised during the investigation, the Iowa DNR plans to review our policies to ensure they fully reflect the expectations of conservation officers.” Both women, identified as Latisha Johnson and Kathryn Kesler, were arrested and have been released.Johnson was charged with disorderly conduct, interference with official acts and public intoxication. Kesler was charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication.Due to concerns raised during the investigation, "the Iowa DNR plans to review our policies to ensure they fully reflect the expectations of conservation officers.” Watch: Iowa DNR officers on leave after macing, tackling, arresting women fighting