Transactions through sites like craigslist. Can have a spot to receive them safely. They can either meet outside the department headquarters. Or go inside the lobby. Sergeant jay king says there is an important reason for what theyre calling project safe place. 3 we are out there to make sure people stay safe, we are out there to make sure that they are not becoming a victim of a crime and if we can put a place for them to come, have a place where they feel safe, i think its going to work. The department can also check to make sure the item someone has purchased is not illegal or stolen. 3 police in norfolk are looking for a man who robbed a hotel. A robbery that lead two schools to go on lockdown this morning. About 10 20 this morning. Police were called to the hampton inn on south 20th street in norfolk for an armed robbery. A man carrying a gun entered the hotel and left on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. A search of the area found clothes, shoes, gloves and a weapon believ
Getting messy very early sunday morning, with a chance of a rain or snow mix. What has us really intrigued is another winter storm set to arrive here monday night into tuesday. Stay tuned for details on that as the system develops. 3 3 3 tonights seventh g o p debate in des moines will go on as planned. Minus donald trump. C b s news correspondent marlie hall has the latest from des moines. Where the republican president ial frontrunner plans to hold his own event. 3 pkg natswith the debate just hours away. Donald trump is still refusing to attend. A point he made clear appearance on 3 fox news. sot fox news Oreilly Oreilly will you just consider, i want you to consider, think about it tougher being with you, because frankly youre than doing a debate with megyn kelly believe me. vo gilbert, sc event trump nat sot i from somebody, but we dont event in South Carolina earlier trump continued to take aim at the fox news host moderating the event. While in des moines chief rival ted cruz on
Rehnstrom. It has been two years since a homer Nebraska Family lost a loved one in a drunk driving accident. Tim today wednesday the man responsible for their loss, learned his punishment. Abc9s jess plue was in Dakota County District Court for the sentencing. Jess Russell Roberts junior was sentenced today to a minimum of 10 years in prison. This comes after roberts was found guilty of one count Motor Vehicle homicide of Tiffany Schmitt and two counts of driving while under the influence. Tiffanys family was at the court today. Anxiously awaiting to hear roberts sentencing. This happens to other families, this doesnt happen to our family said tami allison. Two years ago, everything changed for the family of Tiffany Schmidt after she passed away in a horrific car accident. The driver involved, Russell Roberts junior, was drunk driving and speeding which caused him to lose control. And overturn thevehicle. Roberts was sentedced to a minimum of ten years for tiffanys death as well as two
Save a truck driver on a pennsylvania turnpike. These stories and more coming up on abc9 news this morning good morning siouxland and thanks for joining us. I am lukas voss. Lukas selling and trading items online has become extremely popular through swap pages and tes like craigslist. But. If youre meeting up with strangers to swap goods. There are risks. Which is why local law officials in le mars are trying to keep people safe. Abc9s bria bell has the story this is just another piece of added security of keeping surroundings so that the bad guys arent coming to your home, said king. In the era of online swap meets and websites like craigslist people are increasingly becoming victims of scams and assualts after meeting in Public Places even like parknknlots, so. Le Mars Police Department is offering their location as a spot for residents to buy and sell items, also known as a transaction safe place, said bell. Been some Violence Associated with people that buys stuff off of the intern
Yoga classes at the detention center, teaching both juveniles in custody and staff once a week. Its been going so well, one undation awarded the county a 5 thousandndollar grant to train more instructors to expand the program. Those in custody say at fst they were skeptical, but now see the benefits of the class. It like calms me down if im frustrated and i get frustrated some times. Ive had kids tell me when theyre in their rooms at night they use this to fall asleep. Ive had kids with anger control issues use this to calm themselves down. Ordman teaches whats called trauma informed yoga, which emphasizes breathing control,l,tress relief, and emotional calminin lukas watch where your walking people coming out of a wisconsin coffee shop had a big surprise waiting for them. Check this out. An unusual sight in appleton caught drivers on a city street by surprise. They encountered a sinkhole. One car even had to be towed out of it. In a scene most people dont associate with northeast wisc