Jenna a sioux city west high graduate is pushing back against donald trump. As the campaign gets ready to use his high school for a Campaign Stop next week. Tim abc9s bria bell tells us how that movement is gaining momentum. Bria Franciso Valadez started a petition against trumps visit to west high on wednesday that already has over 11hundred signatures. But its not just about the republican president al candidate, but, they say, the opportunity to get people involved in national politics. Bria bell donald trump is no stranger to controversy. But when it was announced that the republican candidate for president was coming to sioux city. Where he would be speaking didnt sit well with francisco valadaz hes influencing a lot of people to hate certain groups, certain groups of people, said valadez. Trump is scheduled for a Campaign Stop tuesday at west high school. Francisco and his family are concerned as to what kind of message that sends to students. They say trump is a bully and incite
Chance and opportunity to do so. I chose not to do that. So im perfectly happy and content with this decision. Ryan was elected House Speaker yesterday but he originally said hes not interested in that job either and he later changed his mind. Bria senator marco bria senator marco rubio was a crowd pleaser as he received a standing ovation at the gop rally this evening. He discussed his concerns on state taxes, social security, medicare and medicade all while jokingly stating that he was not for anything that would not benefit his mother. Whom which receives social security. In the latest gop debate, it seemed as if former Govenor Jeb Bush and senator marco rubio went headtohead. But rubio says hes not worried about the other republicans because his main task is to make sure its no easy ride into the white house for the democratic party. Ive never said anything negative about him and i wont. Im running for president , im not running against the other republicans, said rubio. An ongoing
Open t tthe general public in the near future. In studio, bria bell abc 9 news. Deborah a sioux city woman will face charges. For allegedy selling the synethenic marijuana drug. K2. That may have caused the death of a West High School senior. Deborah h 18 yearold rose autumn mouw. Is charged with involuntary manslaughter. An d delivery of a controlled substance. The charges stem from the death of 18 yearold high school senior. Austin mccloud. Mccloud died last april. After smoking the drug k2. That he allegedly purchased from mouw. Mouw has pleaded not guilty. Her trial is set to begin on april 26th. Abc9 spoke to the mother of mccloud, who says she has no hate in her heart for mouw. She says that nothing will bring her son back. But her new mission is to prevent other kids from making the same mistake that he made. Warning others of the severe dangers of synthetic marijuana. Deborah in a bizarre incident this afternoon. A South Sioux City gas pump was knocked over onto an suv. The inc
Steep fines under federal law if those alerts are not issued. In usds case however. Where that picture came from or if there was still a threat when the message was sent out. Is in question sot there was no additional danger to the public. In our view. Those photos were not part of our investigation and we didnt release them to anybody. Later we found out they were facebook photos. Vermillion police chief Matthew Betzen said. Vo according to information from the university the pictures were used by Campus Police as part of their own investigation. The problem . After it had been sent to the complete student body. The picture. Including a man that turned out to have no relation at all to the case. Quickly spread on social media. Sot if Sexual Assault is the worst thing that can happen to a women probably one of the worst things that can happen to a man is being accused of a crime that he didnt commit. Sot our intent was never to publish them broadly our intent was to inform our immediat
Departments efforts gets the ball rolling for others in the community to get engaged and become aware of the alcohol issues that the city faces as they look to get a handle on it. Live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news tim on cam a semi rig hauling hogs ended up on its side just north of merrill tonight thursday . Plymouth county Officials Say the semi was headed south on highway 75 when it tipped at about eight oclock. Officers are still investigating a cause for the mishap, but the truck tipped in the middle of a curve entering town. The driver was not injured and theres no word on the condition of the pigs on board. Southbound traffic was slowed to one lane while crews worked to get the rig back upright. Tim on cam governor branstad has a plan for outof state companies to take over iowas medicaid program. But its not going smoothly. The latest hiccup is this hearing. That involves a former state lawmaker. Renee schultee is on the one on trial. Shes defending herself against accusation