rehnstrom. it has been two years since a homer nebraska family lost a loved one in a drunk driving accident. tim today (wednesday) the man responsible for their loss, learned his punishment. abc9 s jess plue was in dakota county district court for the sentencing. jess: russell roberts junior was sentenced today to a minimum of 10 years in prison .. this comes after roberts was found guilty of one count motor vehicle homicide of tiffany schmitt and two counts of driving while under the influence. tiffany s family was at the court today.anxiously awaiting to hear robert s sentencing. this happens to other families, this doesn t happen to our family said tami allison. two years ago, everything changed for the family of tiffany schmidt after she passed away in a horrific car accident. the driver involved, russell roberts junior, was drunk driving and speeding which caused him to lose control.. and overturn thevehicle. roberts was sentedced to a minimum of ten years for tiffany
save a truck driver on a pennsylvania turnpike . these stories and more coming up on abc9 news this morning good morning siouxland and thanks for joining us . i am lukas voss . lukas: selling and trading items online has become extremely popular through swap pages and tes like craigslist. but . if you re meeting up with strangers to swap goods. there are risks. which is why local law officials in le mars are trying to keep people safe. abc9 s bria bell has the story this is just another piece of added security of keeping surroundings so that the bad guys aren t coming to your home, said king. in the era of online swap meets and websites like craigslist people are increasingly becoming victims of scams and assualts after meeting in public places even like parknknlots, so. le mars police department is offering their location as a spot for residents to buy and sell items, also known as a transaction safe place, said bell. been some violence associated with people that buys s
yoga classes at the detention center, teaching both juveniles in custody and staff once a week. it s been going so well, one undation awarded the county a 5 thousandndollar grant to train more instructors to expand the program. those in custody say at fst they were skeptical, but now see the benefits of the class. it like calms me down if i m frustrated and i get frustrated some times. i ve had kids tell me when they re in their rooms at night they use this to fall asleep. i ve had kids with anger control issues use this to calm themselves down. > ordman teaches what s called trauma informed yoga, which emphasizes breathing control,l,tress relief, and emotional calminin lukas: watch where your walking!! people coming out of a wisconsin coffee shop had a big surprise waiting for them. check this out. an unusual sight in appleton caught drivers on a city street by surprise. they encountered a sinkhole. one car even had to be towed out of it. in a scene most people don t asso
tim: good evening and thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna: and im jenna rehnstrom. a newell family of eight is in the hospital from carbon monoxide posioning. tim: the family s condition is currently unknown. but the fatal gas can be linked to bad weather conditions, especially in times when we receive several inches of snow. abc 9 s bria bell has more info on safety measures to help monitor your home s carbon monoxide levels bria: tim and jenna, every year hundreds of people die from carbon monoxide posioning, but there are tools to help detect how much of the gas is lingering in your home. it is a silent killer and people are sickened and die from it every year, said kistner. [carbon monoxide detecter beeps] carbon monoxide is a deadly, odorless, colorless gas that kills about 170 people per year, according to the u.s. consumer product safety commission. the gas is emitted through your in home appliances like a furnace, hot water heaters, and fire places.
plus. the billzard cleanup continues as siouxland digs out . these stories and more. on abc9 news this morning. lukas: good morning siouxland and thanks for joining us. i m lukas voss. we begin this morning with the case ainst iconic comedian bill cosby. a pennsylvania judge ruled cosby will have to face a sexual assau charge . and the case against him will move forward. reporter mary moloney brings us the very latest. the case dates back more than a decade. and it involves andrea constand who claims bill cosby drugged and assaulted her in 2004. initially constand kept quiet. but a year after the alleged assault constand went to police. the prosecutor at the time did not file charges saying there wasn t enough credible and admissible evidence. cosby s lawyers say the prosecutor made a promise never to criminally charge the comedian . if cosby agreed to testify in constand s civil case. he did. and in sworn testimony cosby admitted to giving drugs to some women he