Story. Its a case where the state governments rule makers. Were the rule breakers. Because of a whistle blowers tip, the state Auditors Office looked into the department of administrative services. Thats the state agency that manages government operations. What the audit found is that a former top attorney in the Branstad Administration was not qualified for the position that he was in. And was paid 22thousand dollars more than he should have been. Attorney ryan lamb left his job last year after a scandal involving secret settlements paid to former state employees. Essentially, hush money was given to employees with grievances. The auditors report shows lamb was paid for the nearly four months was serving in the Army Reserves as a lawyer. Even though he should have only been paid for 30days. There was no notice of a military leave in the persons employee file. That led to us questioning the rest of the time sheets for this particular individual. And lambs time sheets, according to the
Allowed to reconsider sentences within a year of the sentencing date, without notifying the county attorney attorney general or the victims family. Sioux county attorney Thomas Kunstle had this to say today. This is sort of an unprecedented move. Undermines any closure the victims may have had. Tim the family of autumn elgersma says they plan to attend all future parole hearings so the iowa parole board is aware of the impact sapps crimes had on them and their community in general. Jenna the elgersrs family is honoring the memory of autumn by helping start a center for children who have been abused. Autumns center, will be the newest addition to the Seasons Center for Behavioral Health located in spencer iowa. Theyve just recently received a grant for just over 35 thousand dollars from the Iowa Department of Public Health to recruit child and adolescent phychiatrists within the next few weeks, Seasons Center plans on begining renovations for autumns center. Nat walking jenna today advo
Who was shot 16 times by a Police Officer. Jessicicrae plus. Ill show you u w a siouxland soup kitchen is preparininto feed the homeless a traditional turkey dinner for thanksgiving. Jessica rae and. If youre not a fan of turkey. How about turkducken instead . Well show you how to make one. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae good morning and happy thanksgiving thank you for joining us. We begin this morning with protests in chicago. After dashcam video of a shooting at the hands of police was released tuesday. Reporter ryan young has more when Laquan Mcdonald was shot and killed more than a year ago his death went by with little notice. But the release of dash cam video showing how the 17 yearold was gunned down by a Police Officer has propelled his case into the national spotlight. shyrell hnson Laquan Mcdonalds uncle wgn my nephew was shot in the back and all them other places 16 times. nats 16 shots. The phrase protesters having been chanting as they call
I will look at the snowfall totals expected for the entire system, for the entire state, coming up in a few minutes. Kevin schools and business are obviously keeping a close eye on the forecast using them to make , their plans. Stacey so what goes into those snow predictions . Kccis Jason Rantala is live downtown with that. Jason r ask any meteorologist, it is far from easy forecasting snow because theres just so much to take into account. With upwards of 6 inches expected in central iowa friday high snowfall rate. Jason r people are bound to have questions. Its why meteorologist Jason Sydejko and zach sharpe of the Iowa Storm Chasing Network thursday. For meteorologists, forecasting snow can be especially , youre forecasting for temps both on the ground and high up in the air, that can change what snow we end up seeing. Meteorologists look at several forecast models mainly from the u. S. , europe, and canada, which can further complicate things. Its why finding trends between those mo
Reporter f. B. I. Director james comey tried to tamp down fear today. He said terrific task forces across the country have been ordered to step up their surveillance of potential suspects. Comey says the f. B. I. Is investigating dozens of people deemed high risks for carrying out a copycat paris attack. He vowed to cover them luke a blanket. U. S. Attorney general Loretta Lynch we take all threats seriously. Were acting aggressively to defuse threats as they emerge, and we are vigorously investigating and prosecuting those who seek to harm the american people. Reporter u. S. Officials remain concerned about lone wolf attacks inspired by those isis videos. Comey says the propaganda influences what he calls troubled souls. When two isisinspired extremists tried to attack a mohahaed cartoon contest in garland, texas back in may, it led to a flurry of terrorism arrests. Just weeks later, police confronted a terrorism suspect in boston. He charged the officers with a knife and was shot and