Indictment against a small town iowa city clerk. How much shes accused of embezzling. And how she tried to cover it up. Refugee crisis. They fled wartorn bosnia. Finding safety and a new life in iowa. Where refugees from bosnia stand on the debate over whether to allow sryian refugees into the state. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 a former casey city clerk now faces federal charges. Accused of torching city hall to hide thement of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us. The indictment is the result of a joint investigation by the fbi, the Iowa Department of public safety, the Guthrie County Sheriffs Office and a number of other agencies. It all started with a complaint from one woman. Aaron brilbeck has the story. I mean i feel like its over, we have the answers and we waited so longcasey hairstylist Judi Zimmerline proves you can take on city hall and win. For years, she had been trying to get the books audited in town. But she says city hall fought her the whole time. Even after she got a petition in 2013. Every step of the way, you know . Every month we would go to the Council Meetings and say what about the audit and there was always an excuse. It was like they just didnt want it to happen. And this could be the reason. The day before the state was supposed to audit the city. On august 21st 2014, many of the citys records were destroyed in a fire that leveled city hall. A state audit later determined former city clerk Dorothy Dillinger allegedly stole about 300thousand dollars from the city. Spending much of it on shopping sprees. Today, dillinger was indicted on five federal mail fraud charges for allegedly using the citys for personal purchases. And one federal count of malicious use of fire. For allegedly torching city hall to cover up the embezzlement. Zimmerline says since she came forward demanding the audit. Residents in this Small Community have treated her differently. They flip their head and wont speak. And just this afternoon i got a phone call and people are upset around town, theyre upset because i get my mug tv. Zimmerline says thats the price of doing the right thing. Still, she says, the indictment is bittersweet. Sad because there are no winners. But happy that this much is over with. Dillinger is scheduled to appear in federal court november 30th. Last year she issued a written statement apologizing for her actions. Police are looking for a man who they say. Tried to rob someone while walking their dog. The victim was robbed near brownies cafe in fort dodge around 330 this morning. Police say. The suspect showed the victim a handgun and demanded money. No one was hurt in the incident, but police are asking for your help in finding him. He is described as a slender white male in his 20s. Approximately 5 foot 7. Wearing a black hooded coat. The suspect was last seen on foot in the 14hundred block of first avenue. If you have any information you are asked to call fort dodge police. The man accused of murdering a waukee man earlier this month. Waived his preliminary hearing today. Brendan mcguinness is accused of shooting gino risola. Police say the shooting happened as risola and his wife returned to their home on carefree lane. Mcguinness is scheduled to enter a plea on november 25th. A winter storm watch has been issued for central iowa. The first one of the season. Meteorologist Brett Mcintyre joins us now. As the weather gets colder, golf courses in central iowa are starting to close up for the season. Waveland and grandview golf courses in des moines will close tomorrow. Blank stays open yearround and will welcome golfers when temperatures and wind chill are above 40degrees. Waveland and grandview will be open for sledding when theres at least four inches of snow on the ground. The recent terrorist attack in paris will not prevent students at Drake University from studying abroad. 23 29 1122 for the upcoming january trips that we have for students going abroad, we have a rigorous Risk Assessment process. A preliminary review process that we do almost a year in advance, and then we do a final review process. 23 30 4923 31 02 at this point, using our rubric and using our standard Risk Assessment processes, we have no changes in place for the upcoming trips that were sending students on more than 450 drake students travel abroad each year. Two of them are currently studying in paris. They were not harmed by the recent attack. The director of the Study Abroad Program says the university follows guidelines from the state department and is confident in the processes already in place. The university can suspend any trip up until the minute it departs. Should the safety situation change. There are also protocols in place for evacuating students if necessary. This week. More than 30 governors across the country said Syrian Refugees should not be allowed to resettle in their states because of security concerns. Today. We spoke with some local refugees from bosnia. Who have successfully resettled here in iowa. To get their perspective. Mike dasilva has the story. 23 38 1523 youre looking at my promotion ceremony last monday, this is my youngest son , hes nine, hes putting chevrons on my collar. after working for the department for a decade. Samir has been promoted to sgt. In addition to being a success. Samir is also lucky. He was able to escape war in bosnia. 23 39 13 my father took the family to the bus station in april of 1992, and he borrowed money to put us on the bus and send us to an uncle in germany, 23 39 2838 sadly, after that event, he stayed behind and was killed a few months later, in july of 1992, along with 6 other family members. had samir stayed behind, he doesn t think hed be alive. Because of his job, hes not able to give his personal opinion on the syrian refugee situation. 23 40 36 its a touchy subject, i think its a subject that got politicized. All i can say is that, im grateful that i was given an opportunity to come to the United States and make a positive impact but theres another local bosnian refugee we talked with who is able to speak freely and he has strong feelings on this topic. 23 52 52 the United States of america, were a beacon of democracy, a beacon of opportunity and freedom, so for us now to close our doors to people seeking refugee, to people running away from terrorists, its absurd. Elvir says refugees play a key role in society by contributing to our economy. 23 55 0110 go to a number of different restaurants, you know businesses, throughout iowa, throughout the whole country, all owned by refugees. W e are a nation that is bu ilt by immigrants and refugees. 00 08 1119 this restaurant, burek, on merle hay in des moines was created by bosnian refugees. They say it was their way of following the american dream. elvir says the attack in paris wasnt only an attack on france but on all of humanity. And america should lead the way forward. 23 55 48 mdash;23 56 02 were a leader of the free world. Were the largest and the most powerful nation in the world. People want to come to this nation because of the opportunities that we give them because we make them part of our history and our future and thats the kind of we should be sending to the whole world. both men say its frustrating to watch people commit violence in the name of islam and try to use religion to justify terrorism. They say islam is a religion of peace and the koran does not condone killing innocent people. The debate over syrian refugee resettlements is hitting a boiling point in washington. Coming up at 930 veto threat. The bill currently in the works in the us house. And why president obama vows to kill it if it reaches his desk. But first. Theres a new way to decompress from the hustle and bustle of life in in Holistic Health called sound baths. Soothing way to surrender. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. Youre Southern California has long culture. Now theres a new trend in Holistic Health. Sound baths. Lu parker is taking a dip into a husband, father, grandfather. Hes taking on wall street and a corrupt political system that keeps in place a rigged economy. Bernies campaign is funded byover a million contributions people like you, who see the middle class disappearing and want a future to believe in. Im bernie sanders, and i approve this message. Americas never been a country of quitters. Its not who we are. We dont ignore threats like climate change. We face our problems headon. With americanmade clean energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil. Spark new innovation. And create millions of new jobs. Solving our Climate Crisis starts with 50 clean energy by 2030. Ad lib weather toss back coming up pitching in. How businesses are stepping in. To help out. Following the attacks on versity. And you ought to be able to refinance student debt. And i dont believe the federal government should be making a profit off of lending to young people who are borrowing to be able to get their education. We have got to make college affordable. Stocks on wall street rose sharply on wednesday. The s p 500 closed 33 points higher. The dow climbed 247 points. The nasdaq ended the day up 89 points. The media has been awash this week with stories of paris heroism during the terror attacks. Neighbors welcoming displaced strangers into their homes. The International Community lighting up monuments in support. Businesses have also been stepping up in the wake of the attacks. In todays consumer watch, mary moloney talks about the Ways Companies are trying to pitch in. As parisians opened their homes to those who had been displaced by the terror attacks in paris. Airbnb took note. The online Vacation Rental service set up a page providing urgent paris accommodation in the days following the attacks. The site waived all service fees to those affected. Several Cellular Services followed suit. Tmobile and verizon both offered free calling and texting from the us to france. And sprint waived longdistance fees on calls and texts for all sprint, boost and Virgin Mobile customers. Online service skype made its phone and video calls to france free of charge for an undisclosed amount of time. Google also tweeted that calls to france would be free via its hangout application. Facebook launched several features in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, the social media giant activated safety check. Enabling people in the vicinity to notify friends and family they were ok. It was the first time safety check had been activated during a situation other than a natural disaster. Facebook also introduced a function allowing users to overlay a french flag on their profile picture. Other Companies Made symbolic gestures amazon changed the top half of its website to a banner displaying the french flag. Proclaiming solidarite. Groupon. Reddit. And apples french site all incorporated the flag into their logos. And google posted a black ribbon on its homepage. For consumer watch, im mary moloney. Theres still much more to come in the next halfhour. Just ahead terror investigation. Where police in paris are in their efforts to find the veto threat. The bill currently in the works in the us house. And why president obama vows to kill it if it reaches his desk. Police shooting. A man in florida is dead after being shot by a police officer. What he did leading up to the shooting. And the surprising number of Police Involved shootings that county has had in the last week. Young love. Its never too early to find true love. Why thats especially true for this boy battling cancer and a girl in tissues ready. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the French Police say. A wednesday raid on a french apartment came right on time because, they say, suspects were about to move on some kind of operation. Instead, eight people were detained, two suspected terrorists were killed, and authorities are working to see if any of those killed were related to the suspected ringleader of fridays terrorist attacks. Erin mclaughlin has more from paris. French president Francois Hollande says his country is forced into battle with isis. We are at war. Wednesday the country went on the offensive. Belgian and French Police and security agencies picked up on a telephone wiretap leading them to an apartment in saintdenis a northern paris suburb not far from where the deadly stadium attack happened friday. The wiretap suggested a relative of Abdelhamid Abaaoud the suspected belgian isis ringleader of fridays attacks could be in the apartment. Heavily armed officers went in by the truckload for an hourslong operation. Inside a woman in another apartment hid with her baby. They said to stay laid down on the floor, dont move, and turn off all the lights, and thats what i did and i hid. She says gunfire and explosions shook the building until officials announced the raid was over. A Police Operation that was particularly dangerous and heavy has just ended. Two people died including a woman by explosives. Officials say they will use dna analysis to determine who was killed. President hollande says he will ask to extend frances state of emergency for three more months giving authorities more powers in conducting searches and detentions. In paris im Erin Mclaughlin reporting a police dog was among the casualties in todays raids in paris. Police say. Diesel, a sevenyearold belgian shepherd dog. Killed by terrorists in the ongoing operation. The dog was the first to go into the apartment where it was believed terrorist suspects were hiding out. Honoring the fallen k9, thousands of people have taken to twiter using the hashtag that, in french means, i am dog. President obama says he will veto a bill that would stop the flow of syrian and iraqi refugees coming into the us. Gop leaders have drafted a bill that suspends the Refugee Program until National Security agencies can certify that refugees dont pose a security risk. Chaffetz says if we have no paperwork or no databases to vet these people then i dont think we shouldnt be bringing them into the United States of america. I dont think thats terribly reasonable. republicans have criticized the president s plan to accept ten thousand refugees next year. After last weeks terrorist attacks in paris. 31governors oppose letting refugees into their states. Democrats, defending the president s proposed refugee plan, contend our screening process is already tight enough. Engel says our government has the time to thoroughly screen refugees before they are admitted. the house will hear the bill calling for a pause in the refugee process tomorrow. Thirtytwo people are dead after a bomb blast in nigeria. The attack happening tuesday in the city of yola. In addition to those killed, eighty more suffered injuries. No one is claiming responsibility, but, the attack is similar to ones carried out in the past by militant group boko haram. Suspected members of the group have killed around one thousand people since may. Since being pushed back by the Nigerian Army earlier this year, the militant group is focusing attacks on civilian areas, including markets, bus stations and places of worship. One man is dead after a Police Involved shooting early this morning in florida. The incident happened in the city of opalocka. Officials say officers were trying to stop a man who broke the windshield of a patrol car. A city Spokesman Says the officers first used a stun gun to try and control the suspect before opening fire. It is two officers that fired the shots. One is definitely a veteran that has one of the officers was hospitalized with a nonlifethreatening injury. Police in Miamidade County are investigating the shooting. The incident is the seventh Police Involved shooting in Miamidade County since last friday. As the Investigation Continues into the Fatal Shooting of an unarmed black man by minneapolis police. Protesters have set up tents around the fourth precinct station, near where the shooting took place. Demonstrators saying they wont leave until authorities release any video they have of the incident. Many shouting at officers who began taking down the tents. The move comes after Police Received calls from people who were unable to get into the precinct to make reports. Twentyfour year old jamar clark died monday after being shot once in the head. Police say clark scuffled with officers who were called to the scene of a suspected Domestic Assault sunday. Nearly one in ten americans has some type of lifelong drug use disorder new surveys. By the National Institutes of health. Found 75 percent of them were not getting treatment. Study authors say surveys like these are needed to show the prevalence of addiction. An 8yearold virginia boy has cancer but that hasnt stopped him from finding the love of his life. Marissa jasek learned it is never too soon to share that special bond. 18 25 07 ok that hurts. Really that really hurts. I love you. Ok seriously that hurts right nowyou might think these two are too young to know about love. 18 27 22 he would walk on water for her. But for 8yearold david 18 09 27 how do you know you love her . Its a once in a lifetime kind of love. My heart. His heart tells him. The heart knows. Mine does tooand for his girlfriend 7yearold ayla the heart knows. Mine does too18 37 47 she knows whats coming and she just wants him to be happy and wants him to smile as long as possible. David has leukemia 18 20 14 i have this button and it flushes pain medication into my body. Hes been living with cancer on and off since he was two. 18 27 57 we label them by number so were on cancer number four as of march. He was given just weeks to live so thats what his parents decided to do let david live. 18 18 23 just trying to hope that i dont die. Thats what. Ok stop hitting me with the banana. 18 30 53 shes definitely had an impact on his spirit and i havent een this side of him in a long time. They met their first day of second grade but it wasnt long until david had to stop going. 18 07 078 my legs started hurting, i couldnt stand anymore. He couldnt walk. But that didnt stop him from seeing ayla. 18 31 38 he forced himself out, not only did hstood up and bowled and she was right beside him the whole time and the whole time today she never left his side. 18 33 46 mommy can i go to bed . Lay down on the pillow right here. In the middle of our interview david started to feel sick. 18 44 15 their story is definitely something everyone can learn from. As he sat in the other room ayla was right there. 44 20 just to love. Because thats whats important. At the end of everyday thats whats important. Who loves you and who you love back a love perhaps we should all wish for. Next week. Here in des moines. You can help support an organization that helps children battling life threatening illnesses. Festival of trees and lights is a five day event that is the main fundraiser for blank childrens hospital. It happens at vets auditorium starting wednesday, the 25th, at 11 am. The event runs through sunday, the 29th. For more information. Visit unity point dot org, backslash blankchildrens. British heartthrob David Beckham is people magazines sexiest man alive for 2015. The 40yearold exsoccer star and father of four calls it a huge honor. But says hes not sure that he is deserving of the titleand doesnt think of himself as sexy. Beckham takes the crown from actor this is the channel 13 news at talk to a nurse, find a doctor, or coordinate appointments with bewell 24 7. One of the Many Services provided exclusively to wellmark members. The cubs have the National League rookie of the year, and manager of the year. Do they also have the cy young winner . Yes. Jake arrieta, another former i cub, wins the cy young after his remarkable season,especially the second half. Zach greinke finished second. Womens basketball from wisconsin, drake buldogs 89 badgers 70. The dogs are good. The dowling maroons are one win away from a modern dynasty. Dowling has won back to back state titles. No 4a team has ever won three in a row. Dowling practiced in the cold, the familiar Climate Control of the unidome friday night. Dowling has lost one game in three years, and now a win away from a threepeat. Once you get going, you still have to make plays to win the game. Dowling and cedar rapids kennedy, friday night at the unidome. Tomorrow night, pella and norwalk decide the class 3a championship. Its a rematch. Pella handed the warriors their only loss of the season in september. Pella ran its way to a 21nothing win. Some norwalk fans wanted the dutch again, and they got em. Iowas desmond king would seem a lock for allamerica, and hes been added to the walter camp player of the year watch list. King, a junior cornerback, leads the nation with 11 interceptions. Iowa speedway president jimmy small just turned 30. Maybe jimmys having an early midlife crisis. Small just tried out for the iowa barnstormers. Yes, you heard that right. Hes 64, 66 with the hair. Small showed up barnstoers trout cp in plla, and gave it a rehis 54 he texcuve the oneofakind, creamy blend of sweet and tangy. Miracle whip and proud of it. At kraft we start with quality ingredients. So you can take whatever youre making ckincbi with americanmade clean energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil. Spark new innovation. And create millions of new jobs. Solving our Climate Crisis starts with 50 clean energy by 2030
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