School activities were canceled because half of the staff got sick. In my time with the district i dont recall anything close to , this. Jason r phil roeder with Des Moines Public Schools says while this is unprecedented he says they may have narrowed down the culprit. The food was brought from outside the district so it wasnt the School Districts food and Nutrition Department that prepared it. Jason r he says when you have nearly 66 teachers nearly 60 six teachers you just cant provide enough substitutes. Waiting for my dad to pick me up. Jason r that meant parents like kathy new had to make an early pick up. Call football coach mike holland one of the fortunate ones. I actually ate on my own and didnt partake so i guess i lucked out. Jason r the district is now telling us this was food brought in from outside businesses. As for school tomorrow, that was never in the plan. Students were not going to be in the building, so they dont have to worry about finding substitutes. The Health D
Even more rain to the state. Well show you patricias path just ahead. Good morning, everyone. And welcome back. Its friday, october 23. Im elizabeth klinge. Eric i am eric hanson. It is friday and this bright we are waking up and having to pull out our umbrellas. How long will this last . Jason it will be with us all day long. If you have outdoor plans today, one gap i will talk about shortly. Settle in for a bit of rain. Mid50s to start. Windy and rainy. A breeze out of the southeast. The scattered nature of this rain from the metro northwestward to jefferson. Some of the heaviest stuff near the metro opted west. Down to greenfld. A wider look at this heavier stuff, omaha to spencer and we continue to pull moisture from the south. Metro, we will continue to see it fail in through the morning. Settle in for rain, 67 is what we topped out at. A mild day temperature wise, central portions of the state and southward. Cooler to the north as highs top out in the upper50s. Elizabeth breaking
For a 2015 silver toyota camry. The ice and split the license plate is an iowa one, dmk 905. They say the suspects should be considered armed and dangerous. Parents of children who go to Des Moines Roosevelt High School received this phone message thursday afternoon from the schools principal. Good afternoon, roosevelt families, this is mister biggs calling. As mant of you may have already learned a large number of our staff who attended a catered luncheon yesterday have become ill with that the Polk County Health department believes to be food poisoning. Eric in all 58 Staff Members became ill, forcing the school to send students home. Elizabeth so what caused the illness, and why was just the staff affected . Kccis Jason Rantala has more. Dozens of students, waiting outside Roosevelt High School thursday afternoon. As rumors swirled. Apparently the walking taco meat was poisoned or Something Like that. Students say they received the announcement after noon. They put in on the announc
Abuse allegations. A Roosevelt High School Girls Basketball coach was arrested this afternoon. The charges hes facing. And the School Districts response. Babysitter sentenced. Parents confront the woman who abused their children. The shocking video that led to the in home daycare providers arrest. And the length of time she will spend in prison. Controversial stance. President ial candidate donald trump says its needed to keep americans safe. Which one of trumps gop rivals isnt disagreeing with his call to ban muslims from the us. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 parents and students in the Des Moines School district. The Roosevelt High School Girls Basketball coach is facing criminal charges and placed on administrative leave. Good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us tonight. Gerald tig johnson has been charged with Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. He was booke
That are being made right now. the game must go on. And tonight the roosevelt Girls Varsity Basketball Team had a game at hoover high school, as the riders and the huskies faced off, even in the midst of all of the controversy surrounding their coach. I asked phil roeder, the director of communications for the School District about what impact the news might have on the team, school, and community. 18 19 5118 20 12 our high schools, all of them in des moines are pretty tight communities, and theyre going to support each other. The assistant coaches of course have stepped up to take over for the game tonight and of course at this point these are accusations being made, what comes next of course remains to be seen. the district says a teacher is assigned to assume johnsons classroom duties and assistant coaches will be leading the basketball team, as Police Report will be available tomorrow. A Pleasant Hill babysitter is headed to prison for abusing kids in her care. 00 47 4000 47 48 im