Relative. 47yearold Elias Wanatee is currently charged with 2nd degree murder in connection to the death of 50year old vernon mace, his nieces husband. Hes currently being held in the Woodbury County jail on an 800 thousand dollar bond. The stabbing took morning at a home on the westside. Court documents say mace suffered six stab wounds. He died at a local hospital. Tim we now know the cause of an Early Morning fire in sioux city. According to sioux city fire rescue a malfunctioning Electrical Appliance in the basement of the home is to blame. Fire crews responded to a structure fire at 3503 lafayette street just after 4 this mroning. Smoke was visiable on arrival but flames were quickly extinguish. The home suffered moderate smoke and water damage and the home is red tagged. Everyone made it out of the home safely, they were alerted by working smoke dectors sioux city fire rescue would like to remind residents to alarms to ensure they work in case of an emergency. Any sioux City Resi
A dream the family couldnt wake up from. Forced to celebrate life, and grieve death, at the same time. We would have to ask a nurse to go and get our daughters body from the morgue, or wherever they were keeping her cooled, Jeremy Cotter said. Precious time for a grieving family. But, that grief led to an act of generosity. Last month, the cotters started fundraising for whats called a cuddle cot. Made in the uk, the device allows a childs body to be cooled, at a mothers bedside, preserving the body so it wont decompose. Her back to the morgue. Every time we were visiting with her, lisa cotter said. The cotters hope they can help other families, dealing with a loss, by donating lukes, in sioux city. We would have been able to have her with us whenever we wanted to see her, Jeremy Cotter said. Mercy Medical Center already has one. And, the cotters hope, one day, theyll be available to every grieving family in their time of need. The cotters will donate the cuddle cot to st. Lukes, in el
Mothershed kept his head down during todays court proceeding. He was released from a hospital and booked into the Woodbury County jail yesterday. Mothersheds bond has been set at 300thousand dollars. Hes scheduled to appear in court again next friday. Coming up on ktiv news 4 at six, more details in the mothershed investigation. A Police Officer has died after an overnight shooting in fargo, north dakota. The suspected shooter was later found dead in his home. The shooting happened when officers responded to a dometic disturbance. After the officers shooting there was a standoff with the suspected shooter. Its not clear yet if the suspect killed himself or died from police gunfire. The incident has shocked the community, a city that rarely sees such violence. It has been more than 100 years since a fargo Police Officer has died in the line of duty. The armed occupation of a National Wildlife refuge, in eastern oregon, is over the four remaining occupiers surrendered peacefully today. N
Are preparing for an annual tradition that will provide cold weather gear to more than onethousand kids. These stories and d more. On abc9 news this moing. Jessica rae happy friday scott and i will be rocking ugly christmas sweaters on the show this morning and every friday in december its all in support of crossroads homeless shelter here in sioux x ty. 100 perrnt of the money raised through sweater sales goes directly to the shelter join us by helping the homeless this Holiday Season and turning now to our top story this morning. We are learning more about the couple who went on a shooting rampage earlier this week. Were also hearing from the families of the victims of this tragedy. Abcs Lauren Lister has the latest. Sot the sights and sounds of grieving on display in this Southern California community. Grapplin g with the loss of 14 lives. Nats to transition from vigil or Something Else about the suspects who abruptly took them in wednesdays shooting rampage. From Ross Nightline scr
Hillary clinton is making another sweep through iowa. Im at the Carpenters Training center in sioux city. Its no coincidence that the Clinton Campaign picked this location. Labor secretary tom perez is joining clinton today to make his official endorsment for the former secretary of state. In a statement yesterday perez touted clintons progressive record and fighter. He said clinton is understands the parents are talking about around the dinner table. Lukas now, it hasnt been all good news for clinton. A Quinnipiac University poll week showed those taking the poll found senator Bernie Sanders more electable than clinton against several Top Republican candidates. Good news for the sanders campaign, but in president ial candidate in siouxland republican rand paul will be in iowa as well. Making stops at fort dodge and mason city. His Campaign Stop in fort dodge will be held at the Public Library at 2 30pm pauls mason city event will be held at 6 that night at North Iowa Area Community Co