At times, obama became emotional speaking about the Sandy Hook School shooting victims. A white house advisor told tv9 today that for the president , this is personal. I have never seen the president more frustrated by the inability of congress to take reasonable steps to protect people from having to go through what those families went through. Iowa senator Chuck Grassley says Barack Obamas executive order is under the jurisdiction of the Senate Judiciary committee, which he chairs. Radio iowa reports grassley and his panel plan to review the details of obamas proposal to ensure the Second Amendment is upheld. Grassley says hes also working on a bill to prevent people in the us illegally from buying guns. Lets look now at weather conditions from our coralville city cam. You can see the sun just starting to set as our meteorologist joe winters joins us now. Joe, some clouds are rolling in with some precipitation . Sunshine helped push todays highs near 30 across eastern iowa and is a s
That decision without the knowledge of the county Attorneys Office or the victims family. Just beating the one year deadline iowa allows judges to change their mind. He says the decision erodes Public Confidence in the judicial system. 3 the man accused of robbing a Near Northside gas station has entered his plea. 21 year old Leander Tyndall of omaha entered his written plea of not guilty to charges of 1st degree robbery, possession of marijuana w intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police say he robbed the kum go store at 14th and pierce early in the morning of november 12th. He was arrested four days later at an apartment in morningside. Tyndall remains in the Woodbury County jail on a 25 thousand dollar bond. A trial date has not yet been set in his case. 3 3 police in denison have arrested a man they say is behind an Armed Robbery there earlier this week. Police say 29 year old manyang thee ong thiong is charged with first degree robbery. Hes the man believed to
Oneyearold yamir banks from the department of human services. Their father 32yearold scott banks and their grandmother 50yearold dionne pamon both face kidnapping charges. Investigators believe the children might be traveling to chicago and could be in danger. If you know where to find the children call the Storm Lake Police department at 712 7328010 or 911. The sentencing of a northeast iowa teenager charged in the traffic deaths of two siouxland girls last yearhas been pushed back. 18yearold Trevor Feauto of clarksville was supposed to be sentenced today. He pleaded gulity last month to two counts of felony vehicular homicide. Prosecutors say feauto was driving drunk in august of last year when his pickup truck crashed into a car near breda, iowa. Bailey jacobsen and lindsey quirk, both 16 and both of wall lake, iowa, were killed in the collision. The judge says he has some things to take into consideration before sentencing. Feautos Attorney Says after review of the pre impact state
Branstads time at terrace hill, making him the longest serving governor in our nations history. George clinton served as governor of new york for 21 years, said iowa gov. Terry branstad. Today, i surpass his days in office. No, this is surreal, i never imagined it would happen. Creating a field of opportunities for those living in the Hawkeye State all started in the small Northern Iowa town of leland. Well, i grew up on a small farm in Winnebago County and learned to work hard at an early age, said branstad. Roots that resonate with iowans from sioux city to dubuque. With an overall election record of 190, making history isnt new to the head of the Hawkeye State. Only 35 years old at the time, branstad won his first Gubernatorial Race in 1982, becoming the youngest serving governor in state history. More than 33 years later, 21 spent working in the office of the governor, branstad says theres more work to be done well continue to bring more good jobs to iowa and diversyfying the econo
Western cutoff of moisture due to High Pressure holding strong. This will yield around 24 inches for western siouxland. Some light snow may linger into Tuesday Morning as well. We also have a slight chance for snow on wednesday as a little disturbance moves through. As this system exits siouxland we can expect cold temperatures through new years day with highs barely making it to the 20 degree mark. Wx timer 40 search, rescue and recovery crews spent yesterday picking through demolished homes around dallas counting up the toll of a tragedy on a massive scale. More than two dozen People Killed by tornadoes in five states since wednesday. Part of a mixed bag of deadly weather in the heartland. And the threat isnt over. Brian mooar has the story. Residents are struggling to pick up the pieces. Survivors but still victims of a monster storm and the massive tornadoes it unleashed. sot ashley bolin tornado victim 18 23 my parents we built the house, 28 years. crying sorry i dont know what el