Parents. Outside. Sc reaming for help. As a mom of four kids i could not imagine having to worry about the cost o oa funeral let alone, losing my child, sasa misty rains. Misty rains. Didnt know nico personally. Or his parents but she did know his aunt. And after learning of the tragedy on facebook. She knew she had to hel instantly i mean, within minutes it just popped into my head, said rains the plan. Host a silent auction. Were just here to do what we can. Any little bit helps at this point. , said rains. Tina lopezs son is Close Friends with nicos older brother. I didnt know who it was until i saw it online and thats when my heart just broke. Because i knew nico, my son knew him. Said tina lopez. After seeing mistys silent auction event on facebook. She jumped onboard. So far, theyve recieved close to 44 thousand dollars in donations. Not only did they lose everything in this house but theyve lost something precious to them that they can never get back, and they really need this f
Thats where we find kcci 8s rose heaphy. She joins us live on the phone with more. Rose . Reporter im here. I spoke with the National Weather Service Official and he says this was a confirmed tornado that went through here. He says they are trying to assess the situation to see if it was an ef1 or ef2 tornado. According to radar in the fight there were 100 mileperhour winds here yesterday. We spoke with a homeowner. Im looking at the house right now. Half the roof is just ripped off. The carport is flattened and meeting across the cars. The drain bin is distended. Flattened by the storm and all the wind. Basement. He said he did not sound like a he came back up and he just said he saw the daylight coming to thought. On 70, which goes through melrose, that is closed at 280. Im told to the Emergency Management officials there are a couple of other homes that have been impacted by the storm. They will be out here serving the area for the rest of the day to see what the damage was. As far
Off its foundation. Ten years later. Today marked one decade since a destructive tornado tore through the town of stratford. How the community observed the anniversary and the progress its made in the years since. Pros and cons. The intensely controversial Bakken Oil Pipeline was the subject of a public hearing today in iowa. The arguments for and against it. And where it goes from here. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 pause for nats of tree chopping this was a common sound across iowa today. Clean up is underway following yesterdays storms. And this team. Is a group of volunteers. The workers from Valley Church tackled debris on des moines south side today. Good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us cleaning up from the storms. The National Weather service was out surveying damage. So far, they determined that five tornadoes touched down in iowa yesterday. The strongest, an ef2 in the lake rathbun area. Estimated pea
Teacher. The judge sided with the prosecution in issuing the verdict. But said changes to the law may be needed when it comes to non teachers who supervise students. Larry a northwest iowa teacher and coach is out of a job after he was found asleep in his classroom with a student. And the school board is also looking into the action of the superintendent who fired him. The Sibley Ocheydan school board voted 41 last night to terminate kyle ewingers contract. He was fired after the districts superintendent found him asleep in his classroom with the student. A student who has been staying with ewingers family. Ewinger says he wasnt able to leave the school until 3 a m because of his duties as the head football coach. Hed locked himself out of his house and had no other option than having the child sleep on an air mattress at the school. No charges are pending in the case. Diana a storm lake man convicted of forcing his wife to terminate two pregnancies is heading to prison. 55 year old to
Diana now a husband and wife who helped him leave town after the shooting are going to prison too. Our Jaclyn Driscoll has the story. A press conference was held after the sentencing, where assistant United States attorney Forde Fairchild recounted the horrific events leading up to jamal deans arrest. Then we have of course april 29, 2013. That is the day that officer Kevin Mccormick thinks hes about to make a traffic stop. Jamal dean, however, thinks the law has finally caught up to him for the federal and state crimes he has committed earlier. Jaclyn driscoll reporting. And also paid respects to his hero. Forde fairchild attorney Kevin Mccormick, who is my hero. I have watched this video repeatedly and i still as you can tell become very emotional and proud of his service to our community. Jaclyn driscoll reporting however, the hero himself, says he is anything but. I feel like what i did hopefully was not any different than what any other Police Officer in sioux city, in iowa, in th