Death penalty case. Rusch told the committee this morning hes seen firsthand how costly and hard it was on jurors and court personnel. He says Death Penalty cases are unfairly taxing on county governments and he doesnt believe the punishment is an effective crime deterrent. Civil rights leaders gathered at the iowa capitol today to push for criminal justice reform. Members of local naacp chapters, and other groups, want to keep confidential juvenile records, and ban the box to expand Work Opportunities for people with criminal histories. But, those leaders admit getting real change could be a challenge. There was snow in some parts of siouxland. But can we expect more tonight . Here to tell us that is chief meteorologis t ron demers with the first look at our forecast. Weather adlib a little light snow made its way across parts of the area with central siouxland only seeing a dusting although one to two inches fell in the eastern parts of the region. Were not done with snow chances eit
Viewing area yesterday ranging from sunny in the 40s out west to snowy and barely making it to 20 to the east, well basically see a reversal of yesterdays weather in terms of the timing of light snow. Unlike yesterday, pretty much everyone will spend a fair amount of time under the clouds with occasional peeks of sun this morning before light snow starts to move into our western counties early this afternoon. Itll gradually spread eastward throughout the afternoon and evening and exit the viewing area by midnight leaving many with, much like yesterday, a dusting up to an inch or two ofofhe white stuff. High pressure will then make its way south into the viewing area fridayy which will translate to a day offdeceiving suushine with highs only making it into the teens. After dropping below zero friday night, well see another cold day saturday with the possibility of light snow from saturday into sunday as temperatures finally get a decent nudge back into the 30s and 40s late this weekend
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Second week of april. Where a consultant will conduct workshops and presentations on his findings. Reporting live in studio Deborah Souverain abc 9 news. Tim siouxland paramedics got major support from city council today. They not only secured a fiveyear deal with the city but also funding for a possible relocation to a permanent home the company that provides Ambulance Service to sioux city and the sorrounding area is currently looking at several locations in sioux city. Council members rhonda capron says the unanimous vote not only benefits the Ambulance Service but the city as a whole. We approved the subsidy for the Ambulance Services for 75000 if they dont use it we get it back so it works out the best for all of us. Said rhondada capron, City Council Member the company is currently focusing on 3300 gordon drive or Mercy Medical center as possible new base. Tim on cam a canton, sd judge today entered a not guilty plea on behalf of a teenager accused of shooting his High School Pri
Couple of minutes so dont go anywhere. 3 inches of rain. The race for president. Your voice, your vote and counting down to the next big Republican Debate tomorrow night. A new poll in iowa shows ben Carson Opening up a doubledigit lead on donald trump. While jeb bush trying to get back in the game with help from his family. Abcs tom llamas has all the latest. Good morning, tom. Reporter george, good morning to you. Lets take a look at these numbers. You can see dr. Ben carson with a commanding lead over trump, 32 to 18 . Not only that, carson is the first or second choice for 51 of likely voters in that critical state. New motivation for trump to highlight the difference between himself and carson at tomorrows debate. For months donald trump seemed unstoppable. But this morning, more proof his campaign is struggling in iowa. Now, three polls showing dr. Ben carson is the new frontrunner in the hawkeye state. Im number two in iowa. I said, i dont believe it. Ones bloomberg, they hate m