Victory of a lifetime. A local College Coach is in the fight for his life. Why the Des Moines Fire Department is stepping in to help. Transition time. Iowa is about to make a move that will impact thousands of people. Find out if those in charge of privatizing medicaid think the system is ready for it. Water rescue. An indianola mans prayers were answered when two men rescued him from an icy lake. How he is doing tonight. And what he has to say to the men who rescued him. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 hes used to battling for wins and losses but a Community Colleges new coach has an even bigger opponent a lung condition thats killing him. Good evening. Im lynning. Thank you for joining us tonight. This spring, current ankeny centennial will also suit up for marshaltown Community College. But its his career in another uniform thats slowly killing him. Justin surrency explains how hes battling to live longer and the help he is get
Ththsuspect, elias wanatat, has an extensive criminal record. Wanatee served more than 20years in prison for the murder of a man outside of a sioux city bar in 1990 in 2014, wanatee was wanted by the u. S. Marshal service for violating his parole for a 2nddegree murder conviction. Then in october of last year, wantatee was charard with assualt whilele dilaying a dangerous wpon. He was accused of pulling out a machetetype knife during a disturbance at the Super Walmart on floyd boulevard in sioux city. A group of protesters walked the streets of denison, iowa today. At the center of the protest, lewd images allegedly created on a computer by the citys police chief. The controversy surrounds what some may consider racist and pornographic pictures that a former Police Officer claims john emswiler. This is video of chief emswiler from a story ktiv covered in august. The City Attorney says mayor Daniel Leinen investigated the allegations, and determined that disciplinary leinen said he cann
Members have to file a lawsuit if they suspect their loved ones death was caused by negligence or some other wrongful action by a doctor. Iowas statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims is two years. At the time of grays death his wife was three months pregnant with their daughter. Four years later, in february of 2014, mr. Grays estate, his wife, and child filed a lawsuit against grays doctor daniel baldi. That lawsuit sought to recover financial damages for what they claim is the wrongful death of mrs. Grays husband and her childs father. But a district judge dismissed the case because he said it was past the statute of limitations. The judge saying the suit was filed two years too late. This appeal before the Supreme Court is about whether that was the right call. 23 45 5023 46 14 what happened in this case was that mr. Gray had various drug addiction problems. He was seeking medical help and had sought medical help for some period of time. He ended up dying, and the que
Debate the wrongful death case of a former iowa rocker. Hear why the focus is on his daughter this morning. And how their decision could change iowa law forever. Flags remain at half staff for a fallen Supreme Court justice. Well tell you why justices here say we shouldnt worry about the political feud surrounding his replacement. Its wednesday february 17th, today first on 13. The wrongful death case of a former iowa rocker is getting a second look this morning. The question is should paul grays daughter, who wasnt alive at the time of his death, be entitled to damages . The slipknot bassist died back in 2010 of a drug overdose. At the time. His wife was three months pregnant with their daughter. Four years later, the two filed a lawsuit against grays doctor saying he should pay for giving gray the drugs that killed him. Now the Court Must Decide whether his daughter is in the death of a father she never met. Meanwhile grays attorney remains focused on what doctors may have done wrong
First on 13. The death of a famous musician with ties to iowa could redefine a state law. In may 2010, the bassist of the band slipknot, paul gray, died of a drug heard arguments in a special evening session reviewing the wrongful death case brought by grays estate. At the time of his death, his wife, brenna gray was three months pregnant with their daughter. Four years later, grays estate, wife and daughter filed a lawsuit against grays doctor daniel baldi claiming he overprescribed pain medication to the rock star. A district judge dismissed the case saying iowa law says medical malpractice lawsuits generally need to be filed within two years of a death and the family had filed two years too late. Now the familys lawyer is asking the state Supreme Court reconsider that decision. 23 45 5023 46 14 what happened in this case was that mr. Gray had various drug addiction problems. He was seeking medical help and had sought medical help for some period of time. He ended up dying, and the q