Joining us tonight im tim seaman Jenna Rehnstrom has the night off. We are less than two days away from christmas, and siouxland churches are preparing for big crowds on christmas day. But in a time of declining faith, are numbers of church goers dwindling during the holiday celebrating the birth of christ . Tim according to a Pew Research Center poll, 41 percent of baby boomers and generation xers y they dont attend religious servises on either Christmas Eve or christmas day, just under half of millenials polled reported the same. Tim for others, the tradition of going to church on christmas is tradition. Even if folks might not make other services during the rest of the year. Celebrating the birth of the new born king just seems to be more important. But we wondered d why . Our lukas voss met with religous leaders today and has more. Lukas thanks tim. Somehow that walk to our local brisk winter night has something special. The christmaservice. Fomany its a time to bring the whole fam
Im tim seaman jenna and im Jenna Rehnstrom the Sioux City Community School District held a press Conference Today to talk about the arrest of the former North High School band director, Lucas Sursely sirslee . Tim he faces a charge of Sexual Exploitation by a school employee. Even more concerning. This is not the first time the high school has delt with Something Like this. Lukas voss brings us more. Thank you tim and jenna. Indeed this is actually the third time i i just over two years that north high has had to deal with scandals sourrounding their educational staff. Earlier this year. A soccer coach s found guilty of Sexual Exploitation by a school employee. He was sentenced earlier this month then in 2013 the former band director resigned after he had admitted to selling school owned instruments to recover from gambling debt, and now. This. Nats marching band vo north highs 34year old band director arrested and chargegewith Sexual Exploitation by a schoololmployee. Textinina 15 yea
Ride for hundreds of siouxland kids tim good evening and thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna and im Jenna Rehnstrom the Holiday Season is a time to show others you care. Siouxland did that tonight in a big y for our veterans. Tim support siouxland soldiers organized holiday for our heroes to say thank you to local service man and women. Elisa raffa was there and has more elisa there was so many people, music, food, and holiday cheer. Veterans expressed gratitude for events like these where their service is appreciated. People lined up outside at 4 oclock for the event that started at 5 30. By the time the event actually started, the director project they had served about 500 people dinner and she says, they show their appreciation. Their home lives have been disrupted. Its a whole different system for them, so we needed to honor what thth haha done for us. The times they have e given, many of t tm are injured, and they still come to these events just to have comradery
Morning on abc9 news. The jurors appear totoe deadlocked in the case against William Porter. The officer on trial for the death of freddie gray. Jessica rae according to the centers for disease control. Teenage pregnancis becoming less common across the country including here in iowa. Jessica rae plus. Support siouxland soldiers say thank you to and women. These stories and on abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae jury deliberations resume this morning in the case of the first of Six Baltimore Police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. On tuesday. The jury told the dge theyd been unable to reach a unanimous decision in the case against William Porter. Here is the very latest. The jury in the trial of officer William Porter told the judge they were deadlocked tuesday afternoon. They Barry Williams around 3 30 p. M. Williams called the jury back into the courtroom, instructed them again that their verdict would need to be unanimous and sent them back to continue deliberations. T
Northwest iowa. Earlier today, cruz made a stop in onawa, where he denounced efforts by president obama to implement stricter gun control laws saying as president , he will fight hard to defend Second Amendment rights. Cruz says hes a Firm Believer of taking the power out of washington. Cruz if you think things are going great in washington that we need to keep headed in the same basic direct just kind of fiddle aroundndhe edges then i aint yououguy. The cruzin to caucus bus tour will run through saturday stopping in 28 towns in 28 counties. Cruz says he hopes to visit all 99 counties by february first coming up later tonight at six our own tim seaman will be in sioux center at ted cruzs Campaign Stop scheduled ere. Jenna the president s ecutive action on gun control a hot topic on the campaign trail, today. Heres what the president hade to say about some of the reactin hes president obama contrary to the claims of some president ial candidates apparently before this meeting, this is n