To help them. Its overwhelming, the people who came to this and who have helped us. If youd like to help the christiansen family, you can find more information in this story on our website, siouxland news dot com. 3 meanwhile, there was another benefit this afternoon. To help marguerite and ralph cortez. The family of eleven, lost their house in a fire two weeks ago. That house is located in the 4hundred block of Market Street in the westside of sioux city. This afternoon, sioux city based zumba instructor lisa ryan, and about 50people hit the dance floor to raise money for the cortez family. 3 the holidays. The cortez family also received many Household Items and other donated goods. 3 3 the Betty Strong Encounter Center hosted their annual one smart cookie event in sioux city today. The gingerbread cookie decorating activity ran from 1 to 3 p. M, with Eileen Mccormick leading the decorating activity. Participants of all ages, including kids, parents and grandparents made a wide varie
Miller shelter manager somebodys sister or friend works at a Convenience Store and knows or sees that id can very easily let the abuser know. One domestic and sexual abuse survivor says the program will make a big difference for others like her. abuse survivor a lot of things are Public Record these days, and even though you try and hide where youre at and your identity you do what you can, if they really want to they can find where youre at. And this law stops that. Not only does safe at home keep survivors safe, it helps them feel at home too. kit miller shelter manager home is supposed to be your refuge, and so you need to feel like you have a safety net there and you have some comfort, and you have the ability to relax after all feeling safe, comfortable and relaxed is what being home is all about. 3 the new year arrived. In cities and capitals around the world under a more watchful eye. 2015 marked the rise of isis and a new terror threat. It was also the year that over a million
It violates a lot of the things we think about our country meanwhile the democratic race is also heating up vermont senator Bernie Sanders now topping secretary Hillary Clinton in a recent New Hampshire poll. And while he continues to draw policy distinctions with clinton, on saturday sanders saved his sharpest jabs. For the republican frontrunner. S Bernie Sanders d president ial candidate trump and other demagogues are trying to divide this country that is disgusting that is unacceptable and as a nation we must reject it. And in a recent nbc news wall street journal poll there are some changes near the top. Texas senator ted cruz has surged into second place, up 12points to 22percent. Florida senator marco rubio is in third place. Up four points to 15percent. And doctor ben carson has fourth place with 11 percent. The republican president ial candidates will faceoff in debate this tuesday night in las vegas. Cnn has just released the final lineup for the primetime event. Joining the
Friday, iowa dci investigators searched two homes in the small town of thayer in connection to the death. One home was the last known address of the 37yearold. Nikki inside the other home, police found skeletal remains. Investigators are still unsure whos remains those are. Following that discovery, Police Arrested this man. Jerry dillinger. Hes lorrettas exbrotherinaw. Union county officers arrested him during a routine traffic stop last night. Hes charged with two counts of first degree murder, one for lorretta. And one for the skeletal reamins. We had to use some eqeqpment and the use of a dog team to help us locate where the skeletal remains were located. The remains have been transported to the state medical Examiners Office in ankeny for identification and forensic examination nikki local 5s jacob peklo is down in thayer right now. Tonight at 10 hear from residents who y this incident is shocking to say the least. Grass of a fort dodge street has become a suspicious death investi
Flood waters has covered most of the trail. Walnut creek has reached the level of 6 feet at interstate 3580. The National Weather service says it could crest up to 10 point 5 feet. When the flood water recedes the city will reopen the trail. Weve had so much rain so fast. That its flooded out a popular des moines holiday tradition. Channel 13s Reid Chandler shows us how the rains meant lights out for a big metro fundraiser. Very different weather day from what we normally expect in middecember. Bill stowe Des Moines Water Works in the midst of december, iowans are preparing for a wet christmas, rather than a white one. 4 19 20 obviously, rain and electricity dont mix, so it has produced a little bit of a challenge for us. We did have to unfortunately have to close last night, due to that and a transformer going out. Because obviously, without electricity, its hard to have lights on. Chris voggesser president ceo, makeawish iowa Chris Voggesser with makeawish iowa is working around the