Said this is too much. 08 34 5208 35 17 envision this for my son and his friends, they will have spent two years at maple grove school. Under the proposed plan, they will move to waukee elementary next year for two years, then on to vince meyer for another year, Waukee Middle School for one year, and then assuming things go as weve heard with the New Elementary School build, over to South Middle School for one year, then to timberline for two years and then to Waukee High School for three years, thats seven schools in 12 years kendra rice of emerson lane in waukee spoke on behalf of the entire glynn village neighborhood, and there were lots of people at the meeting from that neighborhood. Rice said she felt like the district is treating children as numbers instead of people. Parents from the walnut trace neighborhood in urbandale also spoke out and voiced their concerns. 08 38 3253 my son, whos currently in first grade, will be in three schools by the time hes in fourth grade and theres an overwhelming body of research, as the glen village talked about, that suggest s that making children switch schools is not good for their learning. It sets them back 68 months, 69 months, and it also has profound psychological effects that really arent fully understood. 08 44 5208 45 11 the answers we get arent really answers. I expected to hear we understand. We really feel for your students and were trying to do whats best and we want to work with you but what i get is its gonna be a nice building that theyre moving to, be thankful that youre in waukee. matt weber there challenging the Waukee School board to do better. He says his daughter having to go to three different Elementary Schools is a problem. And there were many other parents from other neighborhoods that spoke out as well tonight. Next month, the school board will vote on this proposal and a town hall meeting today. Gave veterans, their families and the public the opportunity to talk with leaders at the va hospital in des moines. The va system has been plagued by large backlogs and long delays for care. Just last week, the secretary of Veterans Affairs acknowledged the Massive Health care system is struggling to keep up with demand. However. Va leaders say. Progress is being made. Here in des moines. Officials say. Wait times have decreased. And the hospital continues to rank as one of the best va hospitals in the country. Today. One vietnam veteran, who suffers from post traumatic stress, thanked the va for its service. Dan gannon 28 25 my personal experience with the va hospital has been nothing but great. Saved my life about 11 years ago and i think they take care of veterans in a special, special way. 28 35 similar town hall events are being held at va facilities across the country this week. In honor of veterans day on wednesday. Gunshots were going off when polk county deputies responded to a night club sunday morning. But they still havent arrested any suspects. Deputies desctibe a chaotic scene at Evolution Night Club when they arrived to break up a fight in the parking lot. Deputies say 20 year old Dashawn Smith was one of the four people who was shot. He died at the hospital. The conditions of the other three victims are being witheld. Deputies say it was hard enough to find suspects, let alone witnesses. We want to make sure the scene is safe we dont want any more gunfire we dont want anybody additional getting hurt or shot so thats what was going on initially. While people were scrambling to get out of there, when you have a large group which is several hundred people involved everybody is scattering out of there, its almost impossible to and gather statements in situations like that. Anyone with information is asked to contact polk county crimestoppers at 5152231400. Police say witness cooperation helped investigators make a swift arrest in a friday night homicide. 17yearold josue socop. A Des Moines North High School student. Was arrested saturday and charged with 1st degree murder in the shooting death of 28yearold jose lopez of des moines. Police say an argument escalated between the two near the intersection of 13th and jefferson avenue. Leading socop to shoot lopez with a shotgun. The witnesses were critical with helping us, they gave us good guidance on who to look at and some information on what happened so that was real helpful. Socops bond is set at 500thousand dollars. He has a preliminary hearing november 18th. Friends and neighbors are trying to raise money to support the wife and four children of a home. 41yearold gino risola was shot carefree lane in waukee. It happened just after midnight when he and his wife had just arrived family acquaintance named brendan shots, then took off in her husbands vehicle. Friends set up a go fund me account. They are remembering risola for his larger than life personality. And his kind heart. 01 18 11 i just dont understand how you do that to someone who has a family and who is so kind and so loving 15 01 10 58 absolutely senseless and we live in such a nice neighborhood and a safe area. Great family next door. Its crazy 05 mcguinness is charged with first degree murder. Hes being held on a one Million Dollar cash only bond. He has a long criminal history out of state and in iowa. He is set to stand trial next month for a separate assault at a waukee bar that happened over the summer. A judge sentenced a des moines mother to the maximum. 40years in prison today. For her role in her five year old daughters death. Aaron brilbeck has the story. Consequences do you wish to plead guilty to the four counts that that, 25 year old tionne bloodsaw of des moines took a plea deal connected to the death of her five year old daughter. Last year, little jayda canada died after ingesting morphine at her mothers apartment. Police also found crack and guns in the home. Today bloodsaw admitted to a judge that she knew about the drugs. And the dangers they posed to her children. So there was drug dealing or drug manufacturing in the residence, is that correct . Yes. And by engaging in that drug activity in the residence do you agree that knowingly or recklessly exposed jayda to a hazard or a danger to which she could not protect herself . Yes. Bloodsaw pleaded guilty to child endangerment, manufacturing a controlled substance and two counts of neglect of a dependent person. In this case her one and five year old children. Had she been convicted during a trial. She could have faced life in prison. There was guns found which cause enhancements to drug sentences. So the number of years just kept ratcheting up and could have if she was convicted of all charges. Bloodsaw had planned to testify against her former boyfriend, deshaun trombone. He was sentenced to 65years in prison as part of a plea deal he reached last month related to jaydas death. Bloodsaw remained quiet through much of todays hearing. Is there anything you would like to say . After consulting with her attorney, bloodsaw simply said nothe judge did remind bloodsaw. This is not a life sentence. And she still has time to turn her life around. Youre a young woman and youve accepted responsibility which is very important for me when someone does that. And you still have opportunities ahead of you. Because youre not going to be in prison the rest of your life. In des moines Aaron Brilbeck channel 13 news although bloodsaw was sentenced to 40years in prison. Ten years for each of the four counts she plead guilty to. Under the terms of her plea deal she will be eligible for parole in just 18months. Polk county deputies have arrested two people in connection with a road rage incident. Authorities took 25yearold maria eshom and 32yearold dewayne cole into custody. They are accused of shooting at another car near goodes green house back in october. The victims then crashed into a fence. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident. Eshom is charged with robbery. Cole is charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Both face charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Des Moines Police department is getting new tasers. The city Council Voted tonight to spend 82thousanddollars to buy 60 tasers from a st. Louis company. That will equip about twothirds of the force. The departments current tasers are six to eight years old and can no longer be serviced. The chief says this isnt an expansion of the program. But a replacement of vital equipment. 07 58 2645 its important to the Police Department to equip our officers properly, particularly with that less lethal option, taser, in those situations where deadly force may not be the best option, to have that less lethal alternative, is very important for the safety of our officers and the community. The City Council Also approved plans to build a multiMillion Dollar hotel near the iowa events center. It follows the Polk County Board of supervisors seal of approval earlier this year. Polk county and a nonprofit will oversee the construction and operation of the hotel. Both the city and county claim the project wont cost you a dollar in taxes. Polk county will use gaming revenue from prairie meadows. While the city will spend an estimated 90 milliondollars in future tax revenue created by the hotel. This past saturday the Iowa State Football Team was steam rolled by the oklahoma sooners. This coming saturday theyll have to face undefeated Oklahoma State later in sports. How the cyclones are embracing one of the toughest schedules in the 363219 i thought we were gonna go to the doctor and get a quick pill or case what jeriann ritters son, luke, as a medical mystery. After the break how it changed the familys life and why there was no way they could have seen it 29pointone million americans have diabetes. But only 5percent of them have type one diabetes. November is national diatebetes awareness month. Doctors call typeone a medical mystery and they have yet to find a cure. Channel 13s Jodi Whitworth shows us the challenges of living with type one. And what a cure would mean to some members of our channel 13 family. 260205 this is big, this is our first big new obstacle jeriann its an exciting day for this familiar face but with excitement always come nerves 293314 inserting the censor into his skin, getting the needle out and then it pops off. I didnt think it was gonna look like this did you rob . jeriann this visit to blank childrens hosptial means peace of mind something channel 13 meteorologist Jerriann Ritter and her husband rob havent had since the diagnosis highs and lows but these unexpected highs and lows are adjusting to this new way of life. Hasnt been easy and its a reminder of how much learning lies ahead 113619 sometimes the younger the better, it just becomes a way of life and they dont know any different doctor dan sleiter a nurse practioner at blank Childrens Hospital says the number of children with type one diatbetes is growing. Diagnosing up to five kids a week. The scary part is. Its not genetic and the disease can literally come out of no where. 554116 is there something in our environment that is causing these triggers . Is there something in our diet that is causing these triggers. All auto immune dieases are on the rise and we dont know exactly why and there is no cure 551724 its a hard thing for us as providers to explain to a family, i know what you have but i dont know why you have it but with the help medical technology theres a Silver Lining 432710 you dont have to prick your finger as much. I know so i have to keep in on right now . Yep, your never gonna take it off its called dexcom 290016 these are the censors, they look more intimidating then they really are its a censor , implanted into lukes hip, that will montior his blood sugar levels every five minutes. And send the results via text message to jeriann and her husband. Its only a temporary fix. But jeriann says her familys stresses should serve as a reminder for others to tap into their parental instincts when they feel something is wrong. 260222 i want it to just be like when i was in kindergarten. I didnt have diabetes in kindergarten Jodi Whitworth channel 13 news after a few weeks of trying it out. Luke says he loves his new dexcom censor because he doesnt have to prick his finger as much. As for finding a cure, every Foundation Raises money during its walk. And last month the foundation raised more than 4 hundred do you think when you are president youll be paid as much as if you were a manmale. This is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. But there are so many examples where that doesnt happen. Im going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same. As the men who are doing that job. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. If you think theres no solution to the climate crisis, think again. In iowa, wind energy is already producing enough power for over a million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and supporting six thousand jobs. Im tom steyer. With bold leadership and an Endless Supply of wind and sun, we can do that across america. The goal is 50 clean energy by 2030. So, what are we waiting for . Us soccer announces new initiatives for youth soccer. It thinks the changes will reduce concussions the new rules follow 15 months of litigation. According to the case, nearly 50,000 High School Soccer players had concussions in 2010; more players than baseball, basketball, softball and wrestling combined. So that, brings on this kids ten and under are now banned from heading the ball during practice or games. Kids 1113 are allowed to head the ball in games only. Its the year of the schedule. We keep hearing iowas is too soft, and iowa states too hard. John final home game of the season saturday, cowboys and cyclones at 2 30 p. M. 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