Big chunk of that was lost on dillinger using the citys credit card to buy personal items. Meanwhile an understaffed Des Moines Fire Department just learned it was denied a federal grant. It would have added more than a dozen firefighters. Channel 13s Jodi Whitworth has been following this issue for many months. And this could have alleviated some problems. As we know the local Firefighters Union has been very vocal about the departments leadership and staffing issue. And des moines fire chief says all that attention may have swayed femas decision making. 5 58 there is an element politically that can impact the grant. Its not a part of the merit of the applications process and i wouldnt be able to point to anything there. I think thats the reality of these processes. Just as we are aware of politics so are those that are giving the awards phoner john tekippe besides the chiefs speculation. The fema grant did require the departments to make clear how the grant would have impacted them.
Leigh lepon shot and killed 2013. During the first three months of the investigation. Police considered it an accident. In february of 2014 new evidence led to murder charges. And today lepon learned how long hell spend in towne was in the courtroom when the victims killer. Mom 14 58 57 my name is linda smith and i had a son named devlin a son she buried two christmases ago. Yet, the pain of losing him hasnt lessened with time. Mom 15 01 28 i feel as though someone has torn the heart and soul out of me. I can only imagine the devastation that the children must feel. The father of three. 38 year old devlin lockman. Died from a single gun shot to the head at his ames home in 20 13. His friend, leigh lepon, was charged with pulling the trigger and a story county jury found him guilty of Second Degree murder. Today, lockmans oldest son, his namesake, faced his fathers killer. Devlin 14 57 18 he was probably my him now, i cant find much of a reason to keep on keeping on, although ive been t
Police fighting back. Nats gunshots thats the sound of police raiding an apartment building. Polcie say they were immediately met with gunfire as they moved in. And that a woman set off a suicide bomb during the raid. One other suspect was killed by police. Eight people were taken into custody. Investigators are still trying to confirm if the suspect killed in the raid is the ringleader of the paris attack. The french government says Abdelhamid Abaaoud planned and helped carry out the attack. Abaaoud has routinely boasted about how easy it is for him to move between syria and france in order to coordinate terror attacks. Another terror raid today looked a little more like of a photo op. Both a crowd of people. And the media were waiting as French Riot Police marched down the street towards a paris church. About ten officers stood outside the church while they tried and failed to kick in the door. They then used an ax to chop a hole in it. The raid was based on a tip that weapons were s
First on 13. President obama is debuting a controversial new years resolution today. The president telling americans this morning. Its time to get serious about gun control. 22 30 my new years resolution is to move forward on our Unfinished Business as much as i can. Thats especially true for one piece of Unfinished Business, thats our epidemic of gun violence. Today hell meet with attorney general Loretta Lynch to discuss options for tightening gun laws. At the top of his list. Expanding background checks. Hell then conduct a three month review of other steps to help reduce gun violence. To make his ideas a reality. Hes expected to skip congress approval. And take executive action. But some republican president ial candidates are already promising to reverse any action obama takes if they win the presidency. President ial candidate 50 59 so he is going to sign another executive order having to do with the second amendment, having to do with guns. I will veto that. I will unsign that s
Right now as to what happenediowa state troopers say around 12 30 pm tuesday 14 year old Bryneisha Watkins with an instructional permit driving with mother sabrina and her two sisters 13 year old natasha and 11 year old nataija attempted to pass a semi heading west along i80 near newton, lost control sending the vehicle into the north ditch where both nataija and natasha were ejected. Under iowa law you can be 14 years old as long as you have an instructional permit and you have a Family Member over the age of 21. Iowa law also states a permittee shall not operate a Motor Vehicle if the number of passengers exceeds the number of safety belts which the family fell in line with. But the injuries to natasha and the death of nataija could have been lessened. We believe at this they were not wearing seatbelts in the back seat and under the age of 18 you have to be wearing your seltbelt. The tragedy was one of 5 fatalities yesterday. Those two, one by pella and two by webster city that all h