15 years. Thats how long these sisters have been caring for their brother. Its been 15 years of heartache with complication after he was never the same. You could never be the same. Shawn norths life was forever changed on may 2001 he told police two men wanted to steal his truck when he denied they shot him in his driveway. The suspects then took off leaving the car but taking shawns independance. His sisters there every step of the way. Loved him. No one else would come in the middle of the night or holidays or weekends. So i did. Its been 15 years of complications and infections adding to his sisters heartaches. Thankfully he didnt die but then you question what was his quality of life. He was never the same. You could never be the same. Ultimately a complication from one of his gunshot wounds killed him. His sisters still coping with his loss. Carrying a pillow at 3 in the morning. 15 years of being there every day and night. They miss their brother. But he is in a better this as a
Stormtrack 7 weather team we have a mix of precip showing up on radar, but most of this isnt reaching the ground. What is, wont stick around too long. Temperatures are in the 30s and we have southeast winds already 1020 mph and they will stay strong all day long. The first round of precip will die out although we may end up with drizzle and mist much of the morning. Rain tracks in by this afternoon and will continue tonight and into tomorrow. Temps today will only climb into the mid 30s to mid chances all day. We should dry out for part of the day thursday. Ill let you knof coming up. A big story this morning the School Bus Driver in a deadly crash in tennessee has been arrested. At least five kids were killed. Police believe the driver was this morning. As families in chattanooga mourn and grapple for answers this scene mangled school bus on its side. Wrapped around a tree. The emergency call went out at about 3 30 monday afternoon it children. They believe there is kindergarten throu
But most of this isnt reaching the ground. What is, wont stick around too long. Temperatures are in the 30s and we have southeast winds already 1020 mph and they will stay strong ala first round of precip will die out although we may end up with drizzle and mist much of the tomorrow. Temps today will only climb into the mid 30s to mid 40s at most with day thursday. Ill let you know if that will affect your wish. An eastern iowa woman knew she was losing her battle to cancer. So she made a final wish. To help her students as they prepare to graduate college. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live in waverly. You can tell us more. Cindy carlson worked at Wartburg College for 17 years. And was the Administrative Assistant to the schools president. She was a leader in the community. And known for always dressing professionaly. Carlson knew she was losing her battle with cancer. So she started thinking about those she cared for. Thats when carlson decided to after her death. To thelp the studen
Hurricane, the first of the year, and while the storm system has lost a little of its kick, tonight, Tropical Storm barry continues to hammer the gulf coast. Barry is packing winds of up to 65 miles per hour. Torrential rains and flash flooding remain a major problem. States of emergency have been declared in louisiana and in mississippi. The storm came ashore just before 2 00 this afternoon eastern time near morgan city, louisiana, 85 miles west of new orleans. Less than an hour later, it was downgraded to a Tropical Storm, but this is still a fierce weather system. David begnaud begins our coverage tonight from morgan city. Reporter its been nonstop rain all day, jim, but the wind has become the story. The mayor says we all thought this was going to be water event so far, it has been a wind event. Downtown here in morgan city, it is a ghost town. But the mayor says 90 of people decided to stay here, refusing to leave. We are on the river wall. This protects the city from the atchafal