But referred us to a recent article in the register. 6 24. In that article, it said that des moines had reached out to waterloo and a principal and a teacher had given a positive reference. But in the article, Waterloo School leaders say they never received a formal reference request from des moines. At the time, districts were not required to conduct criminal background checks of new hires. That changed in 2014. But the iowa board of educational examiners which licenses teachers in the state cant legally share criminal backgrounds with districts. And the board only revokes s aching licenses for certain criminal convictions, which is why madson was able to still teach after pleading guilty to trespassing. Thats why referevce checks are so vital. Waterloo schools provided kcrgtv9 with its twopage document for how administrator s screen potential candidates. But few districts are willing to talk about such a sensitive topic. I thinkhwhere weve seen problems, in education in general and,
President ial candidate 1 011 04 were going to keep working literally until the last vote is cast sanders was confident enough to relax sot Bernie Sanders d president ial candidate 1 071 12 i like to take nice quiet walks apparently not today if the vermont socialist senator wins big he will rock the democratic establishment nats sanders, i feel great insert ends two second pause audio outcue im steve handelsman, nbc news, manchester president barack obama has made his first Public Comments about his proposed 4point3 trillion dollar budget proposal. The budget includes funding for a new war on cancer, ways to fight global warming, and dealing with growing threats from isis. The budget will face opposition from republicans, but president obama believes it will help lead to prosperity for many years to come. These are proposals reflected in the budget that work for us and not against us. It errs to last years bipartisan agreement, it drives down the deficit, it includes smart savings on
An ida grove, iowa, man, whos wanted for attempted murder, remains at large, today. Ktivs Michelle Schoening has the latest on the investigation. The surrounding area, and sac county sheriff ken mcclure says its difficult to know just where he could be. Somebody knows where he is. Somebody is hiding him. We just hope that someone comes forward, said sac county sheriff ken mcclure. The owner of the carnarvon inn hopes they find him soon. Cindy lawler witnessed the incident. Lawler claims werneburg got out of his car, with a hammer in hand, and approached lawler, her granddaughter kaylee, a friend of kaylees, and kyle freese. Then, for some reason, werneburg got back into his car. I thought he was going to leave but he didnt. He backed up and then came full force at us. First he hit my truck, said cindy lawler, owner of carnarvon inn. Thats when, lawler says, werneburg backed up again and struck freese injuring his leg. You can still see the track and tire marks where the suspect jermey
Interviewed by police. Morales Attorney Says after his client was read his miranda rights, he barely nodded his head. Attorney peter tenny claims his client made no verbal statement, and was completely silent. Tenny says that is insufficient to satisfy the burden of a valid, voluntary miranda waiver. An estherville, iowa, man says he wont seek a change of venue in his murder trial. Lee christensen is charged with 1st degree murder in thomas bortvits death back in june. Bortvits family reported him missing on june 6th. The 19yearolds body was found the next day in a rural part of emmet county. The day after that, christensen was arrested at the minneapolis airport. Christensens trial was orginally set for today. That trial was delayed over concerns about a potential conflict of interest regarding the attorney representing christensen and members of his family. Transportation Security Administration Officials Say they found a loaded firearm at the sioux gateway airport. The weapon was fo
Struggling schools in our area by creating partnerships between the school and other Community Resources, resources that all benefit local families. Por ejemplo, the schools, along with Neighborhood Community organizations, train parents to serve as mentors. Well tell you more about this Great Initiative a little later in our show. Right now, though, we elect a new president this year, and Immigration Reform is one of the most controversial issues of the campaign season. In parts of our country and, believe it or not, in parts of our area, there are still pockets of antiimmigrant sentiment. This week, abc7 partners again with citizenship now , a hotline campaign to guide people through the often complex citizenship process. Dozens of hotline providers will be on hand all week to offer free information to thousands of callers. Here to talk more about this annual event, attorney andres perches lemons and sofia carreno from the City University of new york. Cuny is also a big part of the c