Im tim seaman jenna and im Jenna Rehnstrom the Sioux City Community School District held a press Conference Today to talk about the arrest of the former North High School band director, Lucas Sursely sirslee . Tim he faces a charge of Sexual Exploitation by a school employee. Even more concerning. This is not the first time the high school has delt with Something Like this. Lukas voss brings us more. Thank you tim and jenna. Indeed this is actually the third time i i just over two years that north high has had to deal with scandals sourrounding their educational staff. Earlier this year. A soccer coach s found guilty of Sexual Exploitation by a school employee. He was sentenced earlier this month then in 2013 the former band director resigned after he had admitted to selling school owned instruments to recover from gambling debt, and now. This. Nats marching band vo north highs 34year old band director arrested and chargegewith Sexual Exploitation by a schoololmployee. Textinina 15 yea
Snow, Christmas Day a light mix is possible. Both days in the mid 30s. After that, a mix lingers saturday, and were keeping an eye on monday, could bring porter is set to start on june 13 th. Porter is one of six officers facing charges in the death of freddie gray. His first trial ended with a hung jury and mistrial last week. A Court Spokeswoman says the new date has to be approved at a hearing today. Freddie gray suffered a fatal spinal injury while riding in a police van. He was shackled during the ride, but officers didnt put a seat belt on him. His death set off massive protests and violence in ltime earlier this year. Jessica rae from tragedy to triumph. To politics. Big events helped shape the world in 2015. Heres a look back at the year in news. Earthquake centered in nepal. David muir the death toll now surging terry moran this team has brought this young man out of this building, and he is alive. Marci gonzalez the epitome of chaos hit mt. Everest david kerley the airbus 320
A light mix is jessica rae coming up this morning on abc9 news. The latest on San Bernardino terror plot. Including new details about a planned attack on a los angeles highway in 2008 jessica rae city council has decided on how much the fines will be if you are caught on one of sioux citys interstate speed cameras. Jessica rae and. An iowa school mourns the sudden and unexpected loss of their beloved coach and friend. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae we begin this morning with news that broke late last night. A grand jury in the case of sandra bland has decided not to return any indictments. Bland was found dead in her jail cell in july. The 28yearold had been arrested three days earlier for allegedly assaulting an traffic stop. Officials in waller county, texas, said she hung herself with a plastic bag. Her family rejected that finding. The special prosecutor handling the case announced the grand jurys decision monday night. darrell Jordan Special prosecu
Camera . Soon, you wont be shelling out quite so much cash. Jenna thanks for joining us tonight im Jenna Rehnstrom tim seaman has the night off. We begin tonight with a grim discovery in pierce nebraska. The state patrol is now investigating the discovery of a body found burned in an abandoned pickup truck. A vecle was spotted in a field about 10 miles outside of town around three this afternoon. Investigators say they discovered the remains of a person in the cab of that charred pickup truck. The Nebraska State Patrol and the state Fire Marshals Office were called in to investigate. The state patrol says the vehicle was still smoldering and too hot to get inside. The state patrol along with teh state fire marshal and Pierce County Sheriffs Office are working to identify the body and the cause of more details as they come into us. Jenna fire officials in spencer say flamable materials too close to a space heater caused a house fire saturday. One person was found dead inside the mobile
Us. Im deborah uverain. A siouxlanan community is outraged. After their church was targeted by vandals. And tonight Church Members are speaking out about the crime. Our lukas voss brings us more. In thank you deborah. Just before christmas last year. Over 100year old ingemann church. Around four miles from moorehead, iowa was badly vandalized. The quiete building on a beautyful hill is now a mere mirror image of what it once was. And even if its not being used for regular worship. This building means so much to its community. Nats sot stainglass which was in the same shape as that but the framing was all rotted out. Vo roger hansen is sort of the handyman of ingemann church. A semi retired cabinet maker as he calls himself. He is trying to keep the Historic Building up. Especially because of his special connection to the building. Sot my fathers family and four generations of my cemetary and he is hardly the only one. Built in 1884 the church is on the National Register of historical p