His mother. Shirley lemm of wisner. Tells the omaha worldherald that after graduating from beemer in 1989. Lemm joined the air force. Then eventually became a new York City Police officer. After the september 11th terrorist attacks. Lemm joined the air force reserves. He was servininhis secoco deployment to afghanistan. 3 3 a high speed chase crossed the border from nebraska into iowa this morning. Just after 11am. Police in dakota county, nebraska began chasing a reckless driver in a black s u v. That chase eventually wound through south sioux city. Across the vets bridge. And onto wesley parkway before ending with vehicle stopping at west 3rd and perry. The occupant ran. At this time. He has not been located. 3 3 sioux city fire rescue is honoring the memory of the citys first female firefighter. Jeanne jeanee vakulskas vuhkulskus joined the department in 1985. And retired on her 55th birthday in 2007. She passed away sunday at her home. Her fellow firefighters remember her as one of
The fog wont be nearly as thick this morning as it was yesterday, but some patchy freezing drizzle is a possibility during the first half of the day, so watch out for a few slick spots on the roads. Southerly winds and some limited afternoon sun will help temperatures reach the lower 30s before another chance of light freezing rain again tonight. A few snowflakes might mix in too, but better chances of snow showers will be during the day tomorrow that shouldnt result in anything huge accumulationwise, but a coating is certainly a possibility. Well see yet another small chance of an isolated mix on thursday with some light snow possible on friday before our next big shot of cold air arrives this weekend. See graphics. Wx timer 40 an investigation is underway in the crash of a small plane near pender, nebraska that killed the the plane had been diverted from landing in sioux city because of bad weather. Ktivs tiffany lane has more. Administration officials were on scene to investigate. N
The woman accused of plowing her car into pedestrians in las vegas was a poster child from turning her life around. Purpose, but theyre not sure why. As Stephanie Elam reports, shes now facing murder charges. Portland opportunities industrializati on center where she helped at risk youth. In 2012, holloway was honored for her achievements and even spoke about overcoming the odds. lakeisha holloway, crash suspect today, i am not the same scared girl i used to be, im a mature young woman whos broken many generational cycle that those before me hadnt. Being homeless and on my own taught me how to stand on my own two feet. But Police Believe holloway and her 3 yearold daughter were living out of her car since arriving in las vegas about a week before the hit and run. A test for alcohol came back negative but police say she may have been on a stimulant. michal jackson, witness at first we thought she was drunk because she was going slowly like on the curve but then when she accelerated its
Was just mom. You know she wasnt this figure that i you know that i realized what she accomplished later in life. Vakulskas funeral is tomorrow at st. Josephs Catholic Church in sioux city. That begins at 10 30 am. Vakulskas served with the Sioux City Fire Department from 1985 to 2007. Jeanne vakulskas was 63yearsold. Services are now set for a spencer, iowa wrestler, who collapsed during a meet over the weekend. A visitation for 18year old Austin Roberts begins at 3 00pm on sunday, december 27th, at the Spencer High School gym. Funeral services are set for 10 30am, on monday, december 28th, at the Spencer High School gym. It was during the championship round of saturdays spencer invitational that roberts collapsed, and never got back up. This is video of a prior match, today, the state medical examiner conducted an autopsy on roberts body. Results are pending further investigation. A soldier, with ties to siouxland, is one of six american troops killed in a Suicide Attack near Bagram
January 23rd. The Council Plans to approve the budget on march 7th. The city of dakota city, nebraska is one step closer to building a estimated 6. 6 Million Dollar waste Water Treatment plant. Today, the planning and zoning board unanimously survey. That includes plans to acquire an 80foot, permanent utility easement and a land. The next step is for the city council to approve the plans. The city of sioux city appointed three important new positions this morning. Bob scott was sworn in as the mayor of sioux city. Scott broke a record by becoming the longest serving mayor in city history. He has served the past 11 years and his fouryear term began today after running unopposed for reelection. Councilwoman rhonda capron began her second term with todays swearing in ceremony. She defeated her only challenger, thomas venesky, in the election. Council member, dan moore, also new mayor pro tempore. sheila Woodbury County also gained some new leadership today. As the county supervisors chair