according to reports the fire broke out overnight in the home in boxholm. a mother, and her three young children did not make it out of the fire. e victims have been identified as 27-year-old amber sorenson....9- sorenson....6- yearld autumn sorenson....and 4- year-old braydensorenson. the father, john sorenson was reportedly working at the time of thfire. due to frigid temperatures...fir e fighters had difficulty extinguishing the flames. tonight at ten, we'll have an update on the investigation into what sparked the fire. deborah a group of newell-fonda high school students spent their winter term on a very special project. the group created a film called "equality is reality" ... in it they are dealing with the issue of bullying and trying to raise awareness about the problem. they spent six and a half hours each weekday for two weeks on the film ... and for one of their advisors ... chosing film as their medium was the first step in trying to reach as many peoples possible. "our experience wasashat it has the greatest emotional impact. you can put the m

and crews couldn't get inside... 27 of boxholm gathering together this morning... this family home on beech street broke out in flames around one a-m yesterday. inside... was a mother and her three children.... nearly a dozen fire departments came together to rescue them from the flames... but below zero temperatures quickly turned water to ice... and crews couldn't get inside... 27 year old amber sorenson, her two daughters... and her son all died. officals say the flames were caused by a space heater. brenton skating plaza is back in business this morning... yesterday officials had to shut down the rink because of the subzero temperatures. it has reopened this morning... for the martin luther king junior holiday. and things are going to be busy from now until nine a-m... admission is free then for anyone who brings a donation of socks or gloves for the homeless. it is expected to remain open democratic hopefuls are fresh off the political spotlight this morning... last night... hillary clinton... bernie sanders and martin omalley took the stage in charleston, sou

todd: in nearby boxholm, a sunday fire kills a mother and her 3 young children. ones and the small community. our ames bureau and she explains how they're coping. vanessa: todd, i spoke to a close family friend and she tells me her life will never be the same now that amber sorenson and her three kids are gone. >> why in the world would this happen to anyone? vanessa the fire that took 4 : lives still smolders at this boxholm house, even with most of it covered in ice. >> i keep thinking that somebody's going to say they're wrong, that they weren't there. vanessa: frozen water from fire belonged to three young children. 9-year-old riley, 6-year-old autumn and 4-year-old brayden, their mom, amber sorenson was also lost in the fire. she was only 27. dad, john sorenson, was away working an overnight shift when it happened early sunday morning. when i think about the whole >>when i think about the whole thing, the one thing, the biggest thing about amber was the kind of mother that she was, sorry. whole lot in the world that meant as much as her kids did. vanessa fam

jacob nikki, it's a tragedy in the town of boxholm. in small communities like this, it's hard to find someone who didn't know the family or at least know of the sorensons. family and friends say it'll take a while to process this.. boxholm fire chief dave huffman says he'd never seen a fire like this one. dave huffman, boxholm fire chief: "we knew it was going to be trouble from the start. the amount of fire spread we had and with the weather conditions the way they were, we knew it was going to be a problem." the swirling winds, coupled with the sub- zero temperatures meant huffman's crew wouldn't be able to handle things on their own. so, he called for backup, bringing in nine other departments. dave huffman, boxholm fire chief: "we ended up freezing three pumpers and three tankers, two of the fire hydrants and when they searched the house initially, they weren't able to get into one room. but on the second sweep after they got more water, they found a shocking discovery. dave huffman, boxholm fire chief: "when they finally broke it

the boxholm fire chief tells us a space heater was found in an area where the fire started. amber sorenson and children riley, autumn and brayden were killed. firefighters say there is a major up-tick in fires this time of year because of space heaters and homes. elizabeth: kcci's laura terrell has some life saving tips to keep your home from catching on fire. >> what happened up in boxholm is a horrific tragedy. you can make something good happen out of that and that is make sure it doesn't happen to you. laura: fire experts say it can happen to you. the chances of your home catching on fire are much powerball. >> how many people looked at those odds and said i am still going to buy a ticket anyway jackal -- anyway? take fire safety to heart. you can start with these steps -- safety to heart. laura: you can start with these steps don't leave space heaters unattended or on at night. >> it is the difference between life and death. laura: number 2: keep it at least 3 feet from combustibles like drapes blankets or furniture. number 3: make sure your space heater has the cool to

the fire happened in boxholm , about an hour northwest of des moines. equipment. multiple pumps, trucks, tankers and fire hydrants froze while crews were trying to fight the fire. a go-fund-me page has been setup for the family. you can find a link on our website kcci.com. officials in union county are investigating a deadly weekend crash. it happened saturday on highway 34 between creston and afton. 61-year-old donna spare was driving a car that crossed the centerline striking 49-year-old , deanne hoffman's vehicle head on. hoffman died following the crash. spare was taken to methodist medical center in des moines no -- in des moines. no word on her condition this morning. still to come on kcci, the story behind sean penn's secret visit with the drug lord el chapo. what he revealed in an interview with "60 minutes." plus, a near record anniversary. how long this special couple has been together. and why it wasn't the only milestone they celebrated over metinka: prepare for another bitterly cold weather day, but warmer temperatures are in the forecast along with a

temperatures in boxholm at the time of the fire were 6-degrees below zero. as you can imagine an entire , community is in mourning kcci's vanessa peng live with this story. vanessa: yes, stacey, all 3 southeast webster grand elementary school. a crisis response team came together and they formed a plan to help students cope today. the mood at southeast webster grand elementary is somber monday, with 3 students permanently out of school. 9-year-old riley, 6-year-old autumn, and 4-year-old brayden taken too soon in an early sunday morning fire in their boxholm house. the fire also claimed the life of their mother, amber sorenson. brayden was in pre-k, autumn a kindergartner and riley a fourth , grader. in the wake of their deaths, the school has extra 14 adults on hand to help, including counselors, social workers, mental health counselors, former teachers, volunteers, and local pastors. they are meeting are meeting with staff and students. teachers read a statement to students about the deaths. principal dan grandfield says they will send out statements in th

an early morning house fire has taken the lives house fire has taken the lives of four people in boxholm... officials have young mother... amber sorenson and her three children... riley, autumn and brayden... around 1 a.m. boxholm firefighters fought the blaze at the home on beech street, with the help of nine nearby departments... crews searched the home, but were not able to get to the victims in time... the preliminary investigation found that a space heater may have caused the fire in the back of the house.... crews worked on scene for hours and say cold temperatures made extinguishing the flames difficult. dave huffman, boxholm fire chief: "it was an ordeal, freezing up, equipment failure, air packs were freezing up. it was a tough battle." nikki: firefighters tell us what happened is absolutely heartbreaking for them. fire crews are working on the scene as we speak. they say there are a number of hot spots still in the house, but they can't get to them at this point because of all of the ice. the victims husband and father was working, and not at home at the time of the fire... nik

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elias: a sunday house fire in boxholm claims the lives of four people... the victims, amber sorenson and her three young children. fire crews arrived at the home on beech street a aund one a-m sunday, with crews from nine area departments helping battle the blaze. a preliminary investigations says a space heater may have started the fire. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: out to hawaii, where search crews have expanded their search for 12 marines who went missing thursday after their two military helicopters crashed into each other during a training flight. the aircraft then went into the waters off the hawaiian island of oahu. a navy ship equipped with sonar joined the operation sunday. elias: number four... elias: the three democratic presidential candidates squared off for a fiery debate them before the iowa caucus. hillary clinton and bernies sanders sparred over gun control, healthcare, and wall street....as martin o'malley tried to breakthrough. expect to see them return to the campaign trail in iowa this

elias: in boxholm, a family mourns the loss of four sunday. elias: and the democratic presidential candidates come out swinging at each other, trying to make an impact just days ahead of the iowa caucus. elias: time now for another short break... but when we come back... a weekend competition that brough builders from across the state to ames. plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright" "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we i'm ???. 18th thanks for joining us!

in boxholm, jt channel 13 news. a go fund me account for john sorenson has already raised more find a link to the page on who tv dot com. fire also destroyed a strawberry point restaurant early yesterday morning. fire crews from three departments responded. they worked in shifts to prevent frostbite. crews also kept fire hoses on the entire time... fearing they would freeze if shut off. it still wasn't enough.. the restaurant is total loss. most people in iowa.. and people across the midwest avoided the outdoors this weekend. others got creative to keep the cold out. "definitely a lot of layering.. i'm wearing undergarments underneath all of my clothes...try to cut off the air so the air doesn't go in avoiding the cold might not be least this to work up a sweat... meteorologist brett mcintyre says some of us will have more others. temperatures are going to get highs eventually climb out of the teens and into the low 20s. another wave of snow will move across the state tomorrow, with 1-3" possible throughout central

a deadly house fire has the community of boxholm gathering together this morning... this family home on beech street broke out in flames around one a-m yesterday. inside... was a mother and her three children.... nearly a dozen fire departments came together to rescue them from the flames... but below zero temperatures quickly turned water to ice... and crews couldn't get inside... 27 year old amber sorenson, her two daughters... and her son all by a space heater. brenton skating plaza is back in business this morning... yesterday officials had to shut down the rink because of the subzero temperatures. it has reopened this morning... for the martin luther king junior holiday. and things are going to be busy from now until nine a-m... entrance to the rink is free. a donation of socks or gloves for the homeless is welcomed. the rink is expected to remain open until 9 tonight. democratic hopefuls are fresh off the political spotlight this morning... last night... hillary clinton... bernie sanders and martin omalley took the stage in charleston, south carolina last night

jack: we're following up on the weekend house fire that killed four in boxholm.. amber sorenson and her three children... riley, autumn and brayden were the victims. boxholm firefighters arrived around one a-m sunday.... with help from nine other departments. crews searched the home, but were not able to get to the victims in time. the preliminary investigation found that a space heater may have caused the fire in the back of the house. crews say cold temperatures made putting it out very difficult. jack: night after investigators say he threw a lighter attached to a simulated explosive device through someone's kitchen window. tyrone fudge was taken in after police say he threw it through a window at 368 ave. m-west. fudge is being charged with first degree harassment and a simulated explosive violation. jack: it's martin luther king day, and many events are happening all across central iowa to celebate dr. king's message. this morning at drake university, people gathered for a prayer breakfast. there was also a keynote address, and community leader recognitions.

fire the sorenson family are locals here in boxholm. john, the husband and father of ths family was at work at the time of the fire.... he is a member of the volunteer fire department. a go fund me page has been set up for the family... so far more than 13 - thousand dollars has be raise. we have all that information on this is the second deadly fire the town has seen in the last decade... in 2003, fire killed an elderly man and injured several other family members on christmas morning. investigators say a malfunctioning furnace was the cause of that fire a skating plaza needs cold temperatures...but it was too cold for the brenton skating plaza in des moines. officials shut down the plaza today because of the subzero temperatures. the skating plaza will reopen tomorrow. it'll actually open for longer tomorrow as schools are out for the martin luther king junior holiday. you can skate for free between 5 and 9am if you bring a donation of socks or gloves for the homeless. officials plan to stay open to 9 pm. dozens of area churches cance

s/ chief dave huffman/boxholm fire dept. :25 "we had a tough time. there then went out and hauled water from three miles south of town at the xenia ruraatower froze it up and ended up going to pilot mound six miles away and hauling water from there." john, the husbsbd and father of the sorenson family, was at work at the time of the fire, according to authorities. he is a jailer and 14 days until the cauauus.. the bernie sanders in their fight for the dememcratic presidential nomination. during the democratic debate this weekend, clinton confronted sanders for his preeious vote to give gun makers and sellers liability immunity in mid- 2000's law.. while sanders said he'd reconsider the vote - sanders also pointed to his d- minus n-r-a rating to show he's no friend of the gun lobby. and sanders fought back against clinton's charge that his support for a single-payer health care system will threaten programs like medicare or the children's health program - calling it "nonsense". s/ sen. bernie sanders / (d) presidential candidate :16 what her campaign

sabrina: a home in boxholm caught fire early sunday morning, claiming the lives of four people.. officials have identified the victims as a young mother... amber sorenson and her three children... riley, autumn and brayden... boxhold firefighters arrived around one a-m sunday....with assistance from nine nearby departments helping to battle the blaze. crews searched the home, but were not able to get to the victims in time... the preliminary found that a space heater may have caused the of the house.... temperatures the flames difficult. dave huffman, boxholm fire chief: "it was an ordeal, freezing up, equipment failure, air packs were freezing sabrina: crews spent most of sunday at the scene...as hot spots were still found around the home. the ice made it difficult to get them all out. the victims' husband and father was working, and not at home at the time of the fire... there is a go fund me page set up for the family, that has gained almost 28,000 dollars. and today, counselors and pastors from the surrounding community will be at dayton elementary to speak students and staff

s/ chief dave huffman, boxholm fire dept. :25 nine departments there. we froze up six trucks two fire hydrants drained the water tower then went out miles south of town at the xenia rural tower froze it up and ended up going to pilot mound six miles away and hauling water from there." fire officials say the family fire officials say the family wedged under the door to try and keep the smoke from coming into the room. a firefighter's helmet camera captures a dramatic fire rescue. it happened early saturday morning when firefighters in fresno, california were called to a two-story apartment complex. shortly after they arrived, they discovered a mother and her infant trapped inside a second story apartment filled with smoke. you can see on a firefighter's helmet cam as he climbs a ladder to the second story window, takes lowers the infant to another firefighter. the mom along with six other adults inside the complex were also rescued. iowa governor terry branstad has designated this week as hazardous materials awareness week. the governor's office says hou

and the key clue officials found in boxholm what may have sparked the fire that killed a mother and her 3 children. elizabeth: also this morning what a win. how iowa state pulled off a big upset beating number one oklahoma last night. shaina: and snow is headed our way. live super doppler hd showing you where it is along with this picture from council bluffs . we'll tell you what to expect and when here in central iowa ahead. good morning everyone, and thanks for waking up with kcci on this tuesday morning, january 19. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge. we want to get right over to metinka to see when we will be seeing snowflakes. metinka: it is still a couple of hours west. down to atlantic, creston, lamoni. it is going be snowing for much of the day. it will end around 5:00 p.m.. central iowa, i was no will continue to 7:00 or 8:00. it will be a snowy day. lighter totals here in the metro . slightly heavier over towards council bluffs. still going to be chilly today. eight degrees now in des moines. headed for 15 this afternoon. it warming trend is in your 8-day forecast. shaina: turnin

deborah a fire broke out overnight in boxholm iowa....claiming the lives of a mother and her three young children. fire fighters believe a space heater ignited the flames in the back of their home. dowsing the flames...due to the cold temperatures....an d were unable to reach the family in time. dave huffman, boxholm fire chief: "it was an ordeal, freezing up, equipment failure, air packs were freezing up. it was a tough battle." the victims have been identified as 27-year-old amber....9-year-old riley....6-year-old autumn....and 4- year-old brayden sorenson. a gofundme page has been set up to help the father..... john sorenson. if you're interested in donating, visit our website....siouxlan dmatters-dot- com....and click on the link within this story. deborah: students from the newell-fonon school have made it their mission to stop bullying ... and they're doing it through a very special project. lukas voss has more ... "nats teaser:" vo: this ... is only part of what a group of students at the newell fonda school have created ... a film, written, directed ... shot ... all together ...

and the key clue officials found in boxholm. what may have sparked the fire that killed a mother and her three children. elizabeth: also this morning, what a win. how iowa state pulled off a big upset, beating number one shaina: and snow is headed our way. live super doppler hd showing you where it is, along with this picture from council bluffs. we'll tell you what to expect and when here in central iowa, ahead. good morning and thank you for waking up with kcci. elizabeth: we are heading right over to metinka for details on the snow. metinka: it is just to the west of winterset inching its way off to the east. mainly moving to the southeast. we expect light snow despite snowing for several hours. we are only going to pick up one to three inches. in the des moines area it will be snowing by noontime lasting through the evening commute. roads are dry and eight degrees currently in des moines. the evening commute will be slow elizabeth: we want to give you a look at the road conditions to the west. they have been deteriorating. b

todd: in boone county, fire investigators learning more about a fire in boxholm that killed 4 people. today, they found a space heater in the house where a mother and her 3 young children died. tonight, friends of the family are still trying to deal with the horrific loss. >> i keep thinking that somebody's going to say they're todd: christa larsen still can't believe it. the fire that destroyed this boxholm house killed her best friend, 27-year-old amber sorenson, and amber's three children, 9-year-old riley, 6-year-old autumn, and 4-year-old brayden. fire crews found them together in one room of the home. >> when i think about the whole thing, the one thing, the biggest thing about amber was the kind of mother that she was, sorry. very protective. there wasn't a whole lot in the world that meant as much as her kids did. todd: the kids went to southeast webster grand elementary school. monday, the school brought in 14 extra adults. counselors, social workers, and clergy to meet with students and help them deal with the grief. >> there is a definite void. there's three holes in our, w

elizabeth: in boone county, fire investigators learning more about a fire in boxholm that killed four people. shaina: monday they found a space heater in the house where a mother and her three young children died. now friends of the family are horrific loss. >> i keep thinking that somebody's going to say they're wrong, that they were not there. >> christa larsen still can't believe it. the fire that destroyed this boxholm house killed her best friend 27-year-old amber sorenson and amber's three children, 9-year-old riley, 6-year-old autumn and 4-year-old brayden. fire crews found them together in one room of the home. >> when i think about the whole thing the one thing the biggest thing about amber was the kind of mother that she was. sorry. very protective. there wasn't a whole lot in the world that meant as much as her kids did. >> the kids went to southeast webster grand elementary school. monday the school brought in 14 extra adults. counselors, social workers and clergy to meet with students and help them deal with the grief. >> there's a definite void makes up our collective he

marcus: boxholm fire chief dave huffman says when he first saw the fire he knew it was going to cause problems. he called for mutual aid and 9 different cities answered. then the work began to find out if anyone was inside. >> went inside to do a house search and didn't find anything on the initial search but there was one room we couldn't get in because it was wedged we changed -- because the door was wedged. we changed crews and went back in and broke the door down and found the victims in there. marcus: mother amber sorenson and 3 children riley, autumn, and brayden were found inside the house. people who live in the small town of boxholm say the pain of children is going to be hard to put in the past. >> it's a small town. everyone knows everybody anyway . it's a small community things like this are tough. >> everyone is related to everyone else the great grandparents of the kids have been around here for 50 years . it's going to be hard on everyone. marcus: the weather also made things difficult on the firefighters and their equipment. >> froze up three pumper trucks, three tanke

when they were killed in a fire early yesterday in boxholm, about an hour northwest of des moines. the victims have been identified as 27-year-old amber sorenson, 9-year-old riley , 6-year-old autumn and 4-year-old brayden sorenson. their father was at work at the when boone county fire officials arrived on scene, the home was fully engulfed. they also had to battle frigid temperatures that made fighting the blaze exceptionally difficult. the cause of the fire is under investigation and the southeast webster grand school district has grief counselors on hand for classmates of the victims. there is a go-fund-me page setup for the family to help pay for funeral expenses, and thanks to the generosity of central iowans the page has already raised more than $26,000. if you'd like to help you can find a link to donate on our website kcci.com. in other news today, three of the five americans released by iran are going under medical their families. the exchange was just the precursor to world powers lifting sanctions against tehran for its nuclear program. craig boswell has more details fr

amber and her 3 children died last sunday in a house fire in boxholm. investigators believe a space heater may have sparked the fire. todd: right now, authorities need your help to find an inmate who escaped from the newton correctional release center. officials say edward shorter was not present during a routine count this afternoon. shorter is 28-years-old, with tattoos on the upper right and upper left arm. he's serving a 20 year sentence for possession of a controlled substance. if you have any information on his whereabouts call 911. in california, police are trying to track down 3 inmates who broke out of a maximum-security jail. officials in orange county discovered them missing last night. they were facing charges of murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, and torture. the sheriff's office says the escapees got to the roof by cutting through steel bars and plumbing tunnels. they used sheets to rappel to the ground and then took off. the sheriff's office says all of find the inmates. laura: taking a live look at times square. major cities like new

news at noon front door open the boxholm community is rallying around a husband and father who lost his family in a weekend fire. its the most devastating thing you go to work and you come home and youve lost everything and i mean everything flames engulfed the sorenson sunday morning. a mom and three children were inside at the time. nine fire departments battled below zero temperatures ... trying to rescue the family. but 27 year old amber sorenson, her two daughters - 9 year old riley and her four year old son...brayden... all were found huddled together in an upstairs bedroom... we had a tough time, there were nine fire departments, we froze up 6 trucks, 2 fire hydrants and drained a water tower and hauled water from 3 miles south of town at the xenia rural tower and froze it up, then ended up going 6 miles away and hauling water from there used to keep the family's pets warm caused the fire. a family friend of the sorenson's set up a go fund me page for john. so far the page has raised about 28- to donate...there's a our website. the marion county sheriffs office says a rape case f

firefighters were at a house in boxholm around one yesterday morning. that's a small community of about two hundred people people -- about 30 minutes south of fort dodge. the des moines register reports 27- year-old amber sorenson and her children- riley, autumn and brayden all died in the fire. " went in to do a house search and didn't find any on the initial search. but there's one room we couldn't get in because the e or was wedged. changed broke the door down and found the victims in there. " boone county emergency management reports some of the hydrants and pumps on the fire trucks froze, forcing firefighters to go out of town to get more water. a fire in waterloo destroyed a car and a garage. these photos from the waterloo-cedar falls curier show the damage behind this house at 14-07 vine street. firefighters were called out to the home around fire also damaged the one was hurt. remember, whenever you see news, give us a call on newsline nine. that number is 319-365-9999. you can also email pictures and video to newsroom at kcrg dot com wgverly is

a deadly house fire has the community of boxholm gathering together this morning... this family home on beech street broke out in flames around one a-m yesterday. inside... was a mother and her three children.... nearly a dozen fire departments came together to rescue them from the flames... but below zero temperatures quickly turned water to ice... and crews couldn't get inside... 27 year old amber sorenson, her two daughters... and her son all by a space heater. brenton skating plaza is back in business this morning... yesterday officials had to shut down the rink because of the subzero temperatures. it has reopened this morning... for the martin luther king junior holiday. and things are going to be busy from now until nine a-m... admission is free then for anyone who brings a donation of socks or gloves for the homeless. it is expected to remain open until 9 tonight. some lucky students are getting more doses of their favorite subject... recess. the new lesson plan has time set aside for four separate trips outside... nbc's janet shamlian has the story. this is r

a home fire in boxholm took the lives of a mother and her three children over the weekend. now, the community is rallying around sabrina: a major water scandal in flint, community members outside the governor's home. sabrina: ivanka trump and now pitted other on the presidential campaign trail. iowa" sabrina joining us for midday...i'm it sure is cold today, we're due let's take a quick look at our forecast with meterologist sam schreier. sam? sam/wxcenter: today we're looking at some snow and more cold air working back across the state, so basically pretty standard january weather in iowa. snow will fall heaviest in southwest iowa during the morning and through the afternoon with about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely see snow closer to the afternoon, but our accumulations will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. wednesday is going to be a fairly cloudy day, but we'll be dry and highs sh

the community of boxholm is mourning the loss of four people from one family. amber sorenson and her three children died in a house fire yesterday morning. and at school today, the youngest of victims were remembered... channel 13's jannay towne joins us with more... all three kids went to southeast webster grand elementary in dayton. riley was in 4th grade, autumn a kindergartner, and little brayden was in pre-k. all three were described as happy, helpful, and eager to learn. the school brought in a crisis team of about dozen counselors, pastors, and nurses. the group was on hand to talk to grieving students and teachers. school officials met with each class and answered any questions students had. while some classmates wanted to talk about their loss, others put elementary students made posters and wrote letters to the surviving member of the sorenson family, husband and father john. it's an emotional time for all of us. we lost three kids. it's like our collective elementary heart now has three holes in it that cannot be replaced fire officials believe a spa

jessica rae: a fire broke out early sunday morning in boxholm iowa.... claiming the lives of a mother and her three young ildren. fire fighters believe a space heater ignited the flames in the back of their home. fire officials had a hard time dowsing the flames... temperatures... and were unable family in time. dave huffman, boxholm fire chief: "it was an ordeal, freezing up, equipment failure, air packs were freezing up. it was a tough battle." jessica rae: the victims have been identified as 27-year-old amber.... 9-year-old riley....6-year-old autumn....and 4- year-old brayden sorenson. a go-fund-me page has been set up to john sorenson. if you're interested in donating, visit our website....siouxlan dmatters-dot- com.... and click the link on this story. jessica rae: an american soldier who was killed in afghanistan by a suicide bomber.... was honored by his hometown this weekend. people came from near and far to remember the life and sacrifice of joseph lemm... a new york city police officer and air national guardsman. the beemer school gym was fill

a house fire in boxholm killed 3 of its students over the weekend. year old riley, 6 year old autumn, and 4 year old brayden died. investigators think it was caused by a space heater warming their rabbits. the school district brought in a crisis team that included counselors, clergy and nurses they will meet with both students and staff today. the community is also doing whatever it can for the victims' family... it affects a lot of people. there's a lot of people. they had large families on both sides plus friends of the kids and their families who knew the kids. it hurts all the way through. a family friend also set up a "go fund me account" to help the family. so far, it's raised over 42 thousand dollars. you can find a link to it on our website "whotv dot com." hilton magic has struck again for the iowa state men... they toppled the top ranked team in america, oklahoma. it was a back and forth first half but iowa state headed into looking good. the second half turned out to be a game of runs... but with under a minute left, monte morris sunk a tw

the news of a deadly house fire in boxholm is hard for students at one elementary school. this morning marks the first day back to class for southeast webster students since a house fire that killed three students. amber sorenson... and her children... 9-year old riley.. 6-year old autumn.. and 4-year old brayden were killed. yesterday school leaders at the elementary school met with students to deliver the hard news. today the district plans to have a crisis team available for all students and staff. restaurant owners in strawberry point are getting support after went up in flames. here's a look at the aftermath. the restaurant has been in business for about seven years... one of the owners spent about 30 years in the restaurant business in florida -- but decided to come back to her hometown and open her own restaurant. her friends say it was a huge part of their town... "back home is such an intricate part of our lives, and you dont think about that until it's gone and everything you have there and share, you share with each other and the community and brenda and her fam

amber and her 3 children died boxholm. investigators believe a space heater may have sparked the fire. some iowa state university students camping out for a basketball game woke up to flames. around 3:30 a.m. friday morning, one of the student's man made tents was on fire at the hilton coliseum. the students have been camping out this week so they can get the best seats for monday's big game with kansas. >> it was really scary it was like three in the morning and all of a sudden we just heard like a big noise. so we ran outside and we looked and we started hearing people yell fire and then run away. so everyone was gathered all the way over there. alyx: student tickets are all general admission so it's a free-for-all the day of the game, which starts at 8:00 p.m. on monday. when winter weather hits, thewe will check back in the forecast. temperatures in the 30's this weekend and that's a warm-up that we will take it. pretty quiet around the midwest with clouds today. out to the east, what a mess. this area of low pressure

the news of a deadly house fire in boxholm is hard for students at one elementary school. this morning marks the first day back to class for southeast webster students since a house fire that killed three students. amber sorenson... and her children... 9-year old riley.. 6-year old autumn.. and 4-year old brayden were killed. investigators think it was caused by a space heater. yesterday school leaders at the elementary school met with students to deliver the hard news... 15:39:48 we were up front with them as far as the facts- there was a fire, they all died. we didn't sugar coat that. we wanted to let them know that they are safe and they will be ok while they are here 01 today, the district will have a crisis team on standby for all staff. it's made up of counselors, clergy and nurses. 5:46:46 we miss them very much. we can't explain a loss like that 56 many of the students are already expressing their grief... they've written messages on posters, things like "its ok to cry"... and "we'll miss you". the posters will be given to their friend's father. there is also a go-

jack: a home in boxholm caught fire early sunday morning, taking the lives of a mother and her three children. amber sorenson and her three children... riley, autumn and brayden... were caught in their home, after a fire started that may have been caused by a space heater. nine different fire stations were called in to help put it out. the dad from this family was working, and not at home at the time of the fire. a go fund me page has been set up for the sorenson family, it's raised almost 28,000 dollars, since it was set up on sunday. jack: a plea today from an accused double murderer. michael wanchanic was charged with two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of bryon howard and the couple was found shot to death in their bed at a home they shared with wanchanic. today -- wanchanic submitted a written arraignment, pleading not guilty and asking for a speedy trial. jack/1shot: a simulated explosive made its way into a webster county home sunday night. at around 6 pm last night, the webster county police received word that a simulated explosive with a lighter attached had been

nearly a dozen fire departments rushed to the town of boxholm to try and save the sorensen family... but heavy smoke and freeze temperatures made it difficult. much of iowa found itself below zero this weekend. dozens of churches canceled service. it was even too cold to safely ice skate at des moines' brenton skating plaza. we'll now go to meteorologist amber alexander for a look at the weather... it was another bone-chilling day in iowa, and we'll continue to see brutally cold temperatures nearly all of iowa is under a wind chill warning or wind chill advisory until 9am on monday which means wind chills will be between -20 and -40. we'll see another sunny day on monday with temperatures finally making it back into the double digits by the afternoon, although this is still about 20 below average for mid-january. another wave of snow will move in for tuesday, with 1-3" possible in the metro. temperatures will start to trend up by the middle of the week, with temperatures back into the lower 30s by the weekend. the democratic presidential candidates are debating tonight in debate befo

amber and her three children died last sunday in their home in boxholm. investigators believe a space heater may have sparked the fire. some iowa state university students camping out for a basketball game woke up to flames. around 3:30 friday morning one student's man made tent was on fire outside hilton coliseum. the students had been camping out this week so they can get the best seats for monday's big game with kansas. >> really scary. heard a big noise so we ran outside and looked and started hearing people yell fire and then run away so everyone gathered over there. >> a scary scene and situation. now, students' tickets are general admission so it is a free for all the day of the game, with tip off at 8:00 on monday. time now 8:05. frank, they have to stay pretty warm out there because even though this is warmer, still chilly. >> still below freezing, yeah. even though we think low 30's is a warmup, it's still pretty cold out there. we're covered in clouds right now. satellite and radar pretty quiet around the midwest. a big old storm, though, out t

firefighters were at a house in boxholm around 1 this morning. that's a small community of about 200 people is about 30 minutes south of fort dodge. the des moines register reports 27- year-old amber sorenson and her children- riley, autumn and brayden were all killed in the fire. " went in to do a house search and didn't find any on the initial search. but there's one room we couldn't get in because the door was wedged. changed crews and they went back in and broke the door down and found the victims in there. " boone county emergency management reports some of the hydrants and even pumps on the fire trucks froze, causing firefighters to go out of town to get more water. cedar rapids police rushed to a southwest side parking lot about 2 hours ago on a report of the parking lot along 6th street and 8th avenue sw in the taylor neighborhood where, at about 3:15 pm today, police told tv-9 what someone had assaulted an officer. the sergeant on scene said an ambulance took away the officer for treatment and that the injuries are not considered life th

the fire happened in boxholm , about an hour northwest of des moines. the weather made things difficult for firefighters and equipment. multiple pumps, trucks, tankers and fire hydrants froze while crews were trying to fight the fire. a go-fund-me page has been setup for the family. you can find a link on our website kcci.com. officials in union county are investigating a deadly weekend crash. it happened saturday on highway 34 between creston and afton. 61-year-old donna spare was driving a car that crossed the center line. hoffman's vehicle head on. hoffman died following the crash. spare was taken to methodist medical center in des moines no word on her condition this morning. elizabeth:in eastern iowa school districts , are seeing a benefit in replacing some diesel school buses with propane-fueled ones. not only is propane considered a cleaner burning fuel but districts say the buses are better in this bitter cold. >> cold weather issues with the propane has actually gone away. we have evidence of these things starting at 30 or 40 below up in northe

electrical short in the home's attic caused the fire.. 3 3 investigators in the central iowa town of boxholm think they know the cause of a fire that killed a woman and her three children this weekend. that fire broke out saturday night... and took the efforts of firefighters from 9 separate departments to extinguiui.while the state fire marshal continues to investigate the fire... the local fire chief says he believes a space heater is what sparked that deadly fire. 3 3 3 <.>3 3 3 we're two weeks away from the first-in-the-nation caucuses in iowa.they happen february first.since it's been at least four years since anyone's taken part in the process... siouxland news an

crews responded to the fire in boxholm shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday morning. they fought the flames in sub-zero temperatures, which caused some pumps and trucks to freeze. firefighters found the four bodies inside the home more than an hour later. the sheriff's office identified the victims as 27- year old amber sorenson and her three children - riley, autumn a decades-old warehouse in fort dodge is a total loss after this massive fire. it broke out shortly after noon today. crews say the fire was difficult to fight because of the burning rubber f fm the more than 6-thousand tires inside the building. one firefighter was hurt but is expected to be ok. remember, whenever you see news, give us a call on newsline nine. that numumr is 319-365-9999. you can also email pictures and video to newsroom at kcrg dot com. doctors and nurses in eastern iowa a a keeping an eye on a virus that causes infections that affects breathing. cases of r-s-v, typically peak in the wintertime. that's according to the centers for disease cocorol and preveeion. symptoms include a runny

early sunday sunday morning, a boxholm. investigators believe a space heater started a fire. family pets warm. 27 year old amber sorenson, nine year old riley, six year old autumn and four year old brayden were caught in an upstairs bathroom. their father, john, was not at home at the time of the fire. visitation is going on now until eight tonight, at southeast valley middle school in burnside. their funeral is tomorrow at 10-30, also at the school. a fire destroyed a tent outside hilton coliseum at iowa state university early this morning... students are camping out ahead kansas.. around 3-30 this morning, a blanket close to a propane heater caught fire. the three students inside the tent made it out safely... but everything inside it was destroyed. the iowa state university police are talking with campers about safety... but are not ready to ban camping outside hilton... 55:16-55:34 our concerns is an immediate reaction to something like this no more, i don't think we can do that without the conversation that i'm sure will happen soon. public safety officers say they plan

claimed four lives in boone county, iowa. 3 that fire broke out around 12:45 am today in the town of boxholm. boone county sheriff's office say the entire house was fully engulfed in flames. the fire so fatal, they requested help from surrounding fire departments in the area. when firefighters made it inside the home, they found the bodies of four victims: 27-year-old amber sorenson 9-year-old riley sorenson 6-year-old autumn sorenson and 4-year-old brayden sorenson. they were examiner's office in ankeny. state fire marshal says, the cause of the fire remains under investigation. 3 iowa's governor is asking the legislature and courts to come up with a more fair justice system for juveniles and minorities. 3 governor terry branstad is proposing a couple of changes. *major* offenses committed by juveniles would still be a matter of public record. but it would be up to the judge to decide whether information on *minor* offenses would be made public. 3 "and then the problem is once you get labeled a delinquent, then you have a criminal records. it's difficult to get into college, it's difficult

laura: funeral services were held today for a family killed in a house fire in boxholm. services for 27-year-old amber, nine-year-old riley, sexual autumn, and four-year-old bran todd: you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but so many families don't feel like their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 6:00, with technical, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. laura:: another live look from washington, d.c. you can barely see the white house, and major cities like washington, d.c., are shut down because of the storm, but some residents are having fun in this storm. take a look at this video from arlington, virginia. w o young children being pulled by a sled ride the family dog. todd: and the nati

just this past weekend in boxholm, iowa... a mother and her three children were killed in an overnight fire that officials say was sparked by a space heater. the devastating loss has rocked that small community and... jenna: we want to give you some important information to keep your family safe. deborah souverain tips to keep in mind if you pkg during the brutal winter months...space heaters are a common go to for extra warmth.. however, you may not be aware...they are also the leading cause of fatal fires "these are very safe because you do have the screen, but at the same time all bomgaars manager lisa nordstrom...says the key to safely using space heaters.. is knowing the proper protocals. "you have to use precaution, anytime you know , keep the heaters away from curtains or anything that is combustible, " said nordstrom. you should also avoid....using an extension chord or a power strip. plug your unit into a grounded outlet source...to avoid over heating or blowing a fuse. and make sure your heater is being used for the

amber and her 3 children died last sunday in a house fire in boxholm. investigators believe a space heater may have sparked the fire. some iowa state university students camping out for a basketball game woke up to flames. a fire was reported around 3:30 this morning at hilton coliseum in ames. tarps pushed together to make a were on fire. shelter the students have been camping out this week so they can get the best seats for monday's big game with kansas. three years, most of the big construction projects, like malls and movie theaters, had been built almost exclusively in the western suburbs. but now the eastside of the des moines metro is seeing a major business boom. a new italian restaurant owned by jethros and a movie theater are going to open in altoona in the next couple months. the biggest development area is off interstate near 80 adventureland and prairie meadows and it includes a new outlet mall that's expected to open in the fall of 2017. adventureland to be right in the middle of your steve: it is also opening a new sports bar called spect

just this past weekend in boxholm, iowa... a mother and her three children were killed in an overnight fire that officials say was sparked by a space heater. abc9 news reporter deborah souverain has more. pkg during the brutal winter months...space heaters are a common go to for extra warmth.... however, you may not be aware...they are also the leading cause of fatal fires "these are very safe because you do have the screen, but at the same time all bomgaars manager lisa nordstrom...says the key to safely using space heaters.. is knowing the proper protocals. "you have to use precaution, anytime you know , keep the heaters away from curtains or anything that is combustible, " said nordstrom. extension chord or a power strip. plug your unit into a grounded outlet source...to avoid over heating or blowing a fuse. and make sure your heater ibeing used for the right space... to warm an entire room...turn to ceramic heaters...they're energy efficient and safer. "ceramic heaters are designed with elements but there's also ceramic in

and her three kids in a house fire the loss of a mom and her house fire hitting many in the small boxholm. and the tragic story is now other central iowa stepping forward to help. : amber sorenson young children riley, autumn and brayden were they were their home and not able to get out in time. the dad, john sorenson, was at work at the time is the only family survived. this tragedy is leaving even strangers heartbroken... and wanting to help. local fives nikki davidson is here with the latest. nikki: right jack... a family member of the victims tells me.... that the husband and father, john sorenson is obviously very distraught at this time. they're only concern now is to get funeral arrangements made... but hundreds of people are coming forward to help give them some comfort in the future... and its not just about money... people are also donating their time. in the town of and anyone that passes through... has to face this icey... tragic reminder of the heartbreak thats happening here. the loss of a young mother and three children... trapped inside their home when it caught fire. 21:2