Is justice served. A father speaks out against the man who claimed the life of his son. Tragic accident. A farm accident in Clarke County claims a life today. How it happened. And the efforts to save him. Missing teen. The search continues for a missing 17yearold boy. What the teenager was doing before his disappearance. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us tonight. The family of a murder victim is speaking out tonight. Saying they believe justice has not been served. In september. 50 year old Stephen Jonas was sentenced to 50 years in prison for stabbing and killing 21 year old zach paulsen in august of 2014. At the time. The victims family thought the punishment fit the crime. That is until a few weeks ago. Justin surrency has more. The memory remains fresh. I found him, my sons body laying against the fence, this is where he was murdered. In september, a jury made 50 year old s
There will be several debate watch parties across siouxland tonight clinton supporters will gather at the hillary for iowa organizing office. Thats at 401 south lewis boulvard a watch party for Martin Omalley supporters will be at 1408 nebraska street in sioux city starting at 6 30. And senator Bernie Sanderss suporters can watch the debate at 1918 pierce st. In sioux city speaking of sanders supporters, a few Campaign Backers greeted people outside a theater today. And they did so to the theme of star wars. This was outside the promenade theater in downtown sioux city. You can see big bernie dressed up as a jedi. Volunteers approached movie goers talking about the upcoming caucuses. I personally think that boots on the ground is s re effective than phone calling, especially lately, said dustin ferguson. The phone calling hasnt been as effective cause weve been getting a lot of disconnects and wrong numbers but here we can talk to people and they cant hang up on us. They were also lett
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It happened just before nine this morning in rural Clarke County. Two men were working to remove grain from a bin near murray when one of them. 39year old eric reasland. Disappeared. Authorities couldnt spot reasland in the bin. So they began cutting holes in it. To release the corn. It took them three hours to find him. But by that time it was too late. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Authorities say the grain in the bin had apparently crusted over reasland was walking on the grain to break it up. Which is not recommended. 49164927 i think he was busting it up with some kind of do it. It does not appear reasland was walking on the corn. We do know the name of the victim of a fatal crash last night on hubbell avenue in des moines. 61year old James Pascasio was hit hand killed was he was crossing hubbell avenue at east 42nd street around 5 30 last night. Police say he was hit by a 19year old driver who didnt leave the scene. Neither speed nor impairment appear to be factors in t
We begin today with a Major New Development in the investigation into the death of an iowa man on the lake of the ozarks last year. A Missouri State trooper is now manslaughter in the drowning of Brandon Ellingson. This is the last photo of ellingson alive. In may of 2014. He was arrested for alleged drunken boating. Witnesses say Missouri State trooper Anthony Piercy put the wrong life jacket on ellingson while he was handcuffed in the police boat. Ellingson fell out of the boat and drowned. Trooper piercy said he was never told how to use the life vests and a jury ruled the death accidental. The investigation was also plagued with conspiracy of a cover up by the state patrol. That prompted the original special investigator to step down. Today prosecutors said they are charging piercy because theres enough evidence to prove he put ellingsons life in danger that day. I have charged him with wrecklessly causing death. It relates to unjustifiable risk being taken. Ellingsons family has n