May not be. Jon crews will be closing out his 3rd run as mayor of cedar falls starting in 1973. And ending next month as he has decided not to run in the runoff on december 1st. In all of the 2year mayoral terms crews has won, hes survived three runoffs. I was not looking forward to another four weeks. I have done that in the past so its not undoable but its very difficult and its going to be a tough campaign. On thursday morning, crews spoke at city hall with challenger jim brown, who captured the most votes. Jon asked me into his office to have a discussion with him and he let me know that he was going to retire from the race. Mayor crews also said he encouraged his supporters to support brown in the december 1 runoff. That should end it, right . I entered the race august 21st, basically had two months to run and got 20 of the vote. Dave halterman is retired but did exactly that picking up 20 . As far as i understand, there is a law that says there has to be a runoff and there can be
Tonight. Making history. How iowa women are breaking new ground in the military. Where theyre going. That they havent been allowed to go before. A mothers love. Her son spent seven years as a prisoner of war in vietnam. And she chronicled as much as she could. An iowa womans historical collection. And how her son recounts his time as a pow. 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. A young des moines couple on the vacation of a lifetime was killed in a tragic car wreck. Tonight, the family of one of the victims is asking for your help. Aaron brilbeck has the story. This past weekend kristine buttermore did something no mother should ever have to do. She buried her daughter. 34year old Allison Backstrom of des moines was driving back from a las vegas vacation october 29th with her boyfriend, jeffrey christiansen, when the couples car crashed on rain slicked roads. Buttermore re
Feel, i believe. A family friend who also works with Mental Health patients was the first to make a recommendation for committal to a mental institution. Institution. He seemed to get along with everybody, he was just like everybody else having a good time, then in 2 15, it changed. His intensity became different. But it was luerkens best friend who says he almost made the call after an incident at the defendants apartment. Apartment. I told him i was gonna try and get him commited. Why did you think that was something that needed to be told to him . I was scared, thats my friend. I didnt want him to hurt myself. A forensic psychologist detailed luerkens medical history calling his diagnosis a major depressive disorder. But when he was asked whether luerkens knew right from wrong when he committed the murder, the answer didnt work for the prosecution. Prosecution. If we accept for arguments sake, that this statement and the other statement recites think about ways to kill lynnsey, also
Takereporter steffi lee has more in this cbs 2 news exclusive. Exclusive. Im like they called the police on my daughter . Mother Lakeisha Hayes says she immediately panicked after a phone call from a Police Officer at her daughters school. School. He was like yeah she wouldnt move out of her seat so i grabbed her and had to force her into the office. That prompted her to drop everything and check on her daughter. Daughter. When she comes her hair and tears crying so im like talia what happened to you . Her daughter taliya says she was attacked after a misunderstanding over lunchtime seating in the cafeteria of the johnson steam academy. Academy. I wouldnt move so he picked me up by my ponytail and dragged me to the office and he pushed me against the wall and he was talking and cursing at me. Lakeisha says she filed a complaint on the officer at the Cedar Rapids Police station and took her daughter to the hospital. Hospital. Im hurt im disgusted everything inside of me idk what to do.
Terry thanks. Right now, an investigation is underway at a cedar rapids school. School. District leaders tell fox 28 news a Police Officer was involved in what theyre calling a discipline incident with a student. But the mother of that student has a different take. Take. Reporter steffi lee has more in this fox 28 news exclusive. Exclusive. Z im like they called the police on my daughter . Mother Lakeisha Hayes says she immediately panicked after a phone call from a Police Officer at her daughters school. He was like yeah she wouldnt move out of her seat so i grabbed her and had to force her into the office. That prompted her to drop everything and check on her daughter. When she comes her hair and tears crying so im like taliya what happened to you . Her daughter taliya says she was attacked after a misunderstanding over lunchtime seating in the cafeteria of the johnson steam academy. I wouldnt move so he picked me up by my ponytail and he pushed me against the wall and he was talking