Police in omaha spent much of the afternoon in a standoff with a man who barricaded himself inside a west omaha home. Its unclear just how many people are in the home, however one person emerged from the residence unharmed. Initially a person in the house called police, saying hed been shot, and his girlfriend was being held hostage. Officers are attempting to negotiate with the suspect. Jenna an Iowa Senate Committee is taking on concussions head on, putting forward a bill on preventing these kinds of injuries and it has a lot of coaches and trainers talking. The bill focuses on preventing concussions and will be hitting the Senate Sub Committee floor monday. The proposed bill would make it mandatory for home teams to provide athletic trainers at every varsity level game for collision sports. Those include wrestling, football and both boys and girls soccer. The biggest hurdle the bill faces is that its not funded. Which means more costs for already struggling schools. Son, i have a se
Immediate action, 11 0612 Linn Mar High School principal Jeff Gustason doubts state officials will find anything more than the district did. He says linn mar spent a month and a half looking into the four december claims. He says officials interviewed dozens of staff and students, but in the end the district came up with nothing. When you have a situation when theres a whole lot of people there, and all of the individuals that are around that area, including the adults, and you cant find anybody that says that action took place, youre not going to act upon something,17 2743 while henrichs says at least 15 other families support the complaints against casebolt, the assistant coach has got his supporters too. Former player andy henry said he neve saw casebolt rbally or physically abuse a player. He told us in a statement quote i think these allegations are outrageous. My personal experience from coach casebolt is nothing but positive. He has pushed me the hardest i have ever been pushed
Complaint filed on september 2, 2015. The University Saysyshe ocr decided to investigate whether the University Provides equal athletic opportunities to men and women when it comes to several things, among them financial assistance, equipment and supplies, and travel and per diem expenses. The University Says it is cooperating with the investigation, and say it does not imply that the ocr has made a decision on whether the complaint is valid. In a written statement, athletics director gary barta said the Ui Athletics Department is committed to providing student athletes in all 24 sports a firstccss experience. In addition to the extensive written response, we look forward to sharing information about our programs and values. This is not the first time the Ui Athletics Department has come under fire for alleged gender discrimination. The university fired former field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum in 2014, citing abuse and pressure to play while injured. In turn, griesbaum filed a civil
After a shed fire in cedar rapids. Police and fire crews resesnded to 314 30th street drive se just after midnight for a report of a shed fire. No one was hurt. The Fire Department put out the fire and Police Arrested richard alatalo for arson and public intoxication. Officers found him shortly after the fire started. Alatalo was arrested for arson last october. After weeks of debate, this morning the Cedar Rapids School district has set a calendar. The discussion has focused onon which day of the week teachers would get professional development time. Last night, the school board approved an early dismissal for students every friday next year. Superintendent brad buck says Research Proves Weekly Professional Development for teachers leads to better 18 32 29 we are excited about that as a concept and ultimately to implement it. Well make friday afternoons work. Thehe will be a few thingng related to coachch for example that we may need to figure out some of those details. The district a
After spreading the word that this man, Kevin Edwards might be here in easternrniowa. D its billboards like this one off of University Avenue that help. U. S. Marshals say they are going through a ton of information coming from all parts of eastern iowa. I pushed for specifics. But was told info. Is coming from all areas of kwwls demographic. And they hope it continues so they can find edwards and bring justice for tyshawn lee. Its important to know this pass weekend, the search for edwards led authorities to a home in the 400 block of randall street in waterloo. Now. They did not find him there. However they did find and arrest a man wanted in texas for an unrelated theft charge there. And they say the search for edwards continues. Ss kwwl news. There is a 5,000 dollar reward for any information leading up to an arrest. If you have any information, please contact authorities. It wont be t shirts and shorts kind of weather yet but chief meteorologist markschnackenberg whos tracking it