circuit court of appeals upheld a life sentence issued to 24- year-old jamal dean. term for his older brother, levon dean jr. in a separate case, jamal dean has also received a 25- year prison sentence after pleadingnguilty to attempted murder in the april 2013 shooting of a sioux city police officer. the brothers traveled together from nebraska to iowa and conspired to rob local drug dealers on two occasions in april 2013. after each attack, the brothers returned to nebraska. the so-called "affluenza teen" and his mother are still in jail in mexico...and texas authorities aren't sure when they'll be brought back to the u-s. nbc's chris clackum has more. << natsoundnd wiwi his blond hair dyed black...18-year-old ethan couch was taken into custody in mexico monday... ... along with his mother...48 year old tonya couch. texas authorities confirmed tuesday they had leads the two had fled there nearly three weeks ago... after ethan's apparent probation violation. (sot/ sheriff dee anderson / "we've followed those leads and eventually led to puerto vallarta mexico where

in a separate case, jamal dean also received a 25-year sentence when he plead guilty to attempted murder for shooting a sioux city police officer. authorities says the brothers conspired to rob locadrug dealers on two occasions in 2013. jenna: with the iowa caucuses just over a month away... really hitting iowa hard. marco rubio has some ground to make up in the state as he trails trump and cruz. rubio is in towntonight and our lukas voss is live at his event ... lukas thanks jenna ... yes ... rubio was on quite a trip today starting off in clinton this morning than making his way to waterloo and now about to start his event here at the holiday inn in sioux city. with him ... is republican congressman from south carolina, trey gowdy who just recently announced d s endorsement for rubio. he has stretched d e importance of national security and that's why he's made his decsion. "national security , public safety, are the most important issues to me and there is nobody better on these two issues than marco rubio." and rubio is about 10 minutes out from getting on stage here ... this is goin

in a separate case, jamal dean also received a 25-year sentence when he plead guilty to attempted murder for shooting a sioux city police officece authorities sasa local drug dealers on two occasions in 2013. jenna: the new hornick city clerk uncovered thousands of city clerk uncovered thousands of dollars of misspent funds dating back more than a decade. an audit of the city o ohornick identified more e than 130 thousanan dollars of unsupported expeditures since 2003. 18-thousand of that money was improperly used, about half went to two city clerks serving during that time. the report stated that the city did not document spending costs such as employee wages, phone charges, equipment and office supplies. "the report is complete at this int so we will not be doing any further investigation into the 115,000 dollars. we'll simply say that that is the amount during this 11 year period of timehat was spent that had no documentation." the report has been forwarded on to local authorites to see if any charges may apply. if any charges may apply. jenna: pasadena police are getting assistance f

jenna: earlier today the court upheld a life sentence issued to 24- year-old jamal dean. the court also upheld a 30- year term for his older brother, in a separate case, jamal dean has also received a 25-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to attempted murder in the april 2013 shooting of a sioux city police officer. the brothers traveled together from nebraska to iowa and conspired to rob local drug dealers on two occasions in april 2013. jenna: a cherokee woman is being charged with attempted murder after police say she was drunk and drove into the path of an oncoming vehicle on purpose. the crash happened in plymouth county back in september. melissa ebert was driving on county road c-38 with a passenger in the car, when she collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle. ebert, her passenger and the driver of the other vehicle were all seriously injured. ebert is charged with two counts of attempt to commit murder and 2nd offense o-w-i. jenna: america's most wanted teenager, ethan couch, the so-called he and and his mother are now in custody in mexico after weeks on

circuit court of appeals upheld a life sentence issued to 24- year-old jamal dean. the court also upheld a 30-year term for his older brother, levon dean jr. in a separate case, jamal dean has also received a 25- year prison sentence after pleading guilty to attemptetemurder in the april 2013 shooting of a sioux city police officer. the brothers traveled together from nebraska to iowa and conspired to rob local drug dealers on two occasions in april 2013. after each attack, the brothers returned to nebraska. without a place to stay after a fire yesterdrd morning in sloan, iowa. smoke filled the air as the sloan fire department made their way to prairie apartments. two women jumped from a second-story window. both were transported to mercy medical center with non-life threatening injuries. sloan's fire chief says everyone else made it out with no injuries. "volunteer departments man power is always an issue you never know whose g gna be around when you need the help. if you're available when the pager goes off you come. initially when sloan pulled up here to this fir

in a separate case, jamal dean also received a 25-year sentence when he plead guilty to attempted murder for shooting a sioux city police officer. authorities says the brothers conspired to rob local drug dealers on two occasions in 20-13. jessica rae: turning now to a disturbing discovery in western iowa. the guthrie county sheriff's office says multiple people are behind the shooting and illegal butchering of a cow. the sheriff's office was robbery at the time of the discovery. they believe the two incints are connected. reporter clair powell has the story. on christmas morning, keith partlow was doing chores & getting ready for fami christmas. until his phone rang. " we got a call from the sheriffs office christmas morning saying they found a gate open" the guthrie county sheriff had been investigating a nearby robbery when- off the road- they noticed an open gate, a blood trail, then this. one of partlows cows... shot, beheaded, sawed in half... "ive never seen this" with only the front half left behind. " struck by lightening and pasture oculdnt find. this is the first time for a bu

in a separate case, jamal dean also received a 25-year sentence when he plead guilty to attempted murder for shooting a sioux city police officer. authorities says the brothers conspired to rob local drug dealers on two occasions in 2013. " jessica rae: coming up.... i'll bring you the latest on donald trump's attack on the clinton's... including speaking out about bill clinton's past.... stay tuned for the story. scott: we'll have... "you're watching morning... jessica rae... and scott larson.... this is abc9 news this morning. " "" jessica racarried away and by noon today it'll be completely wrapped up. it'll be chilly for both new year's eve and new year's day. as the week goes on, we can expect some warmer air to come back and we'll have 30s for the weekend. today's high is 24 with light snow this morning followed by mostly cloudy skies. tonight, clouds diminish with a low of 5! tomorrow, and it'll be chilly with a high of 23. jessica rae: up. it'll be chilly for both new year's eve and new year's day. as the week goes on, we can expect some warmer air to come back and we'll have 30s

in a separate case, jamal dean year prison sentence after pleading guilty to attempted murder in the april 2013 shooting of a sioux city police officer. the brothers traveled together from nebraska to iowa and conspired to rob local drug dealers on two occasions in april 2013. after each attack, the brothers returned to nebraska. a northwest, iowa man who took a pleaeaeal after having sex with a 14- year-old girl was sentenced this week in lyon county district court. twenty-year-old jesse visser from inwood, pleaded guilty to three counts, including third-degree sexual assault. he received one year in jail and five years probation. but, part of the s sntence could be spent at a treatment facility in sioux cici. visser will also have to register as a sex offender. three ople from sioux city, iowa, have been arrested in a prostitution sting in sioux falls. twenty-eight-year-old amanda meyer was charged twenty-six-year-old rashad lee charged with pimping. police found an ad online and agreed to meet two women at a hotel last night. all three drove to sioux falls from sioux city. twenty-

drug dealers have had their sentences upheld on appeal.the 8th circuit court sentence given to jamal dean and the 30- year sentence given to his brother levon dean junior were proper and appropriate.the judges rejected the brothers' request for a new trial in the case. they were convicted of traveling from south sioux city to sioux city in april of 2013 to assault and rob two drug dealers. 3 a major railroad company is helping feed hungry people in siouxland.union pacific presented a 10- thousand dollar check to the food bank of siouxland this afternoon. this donation comes just after the holiday season... a time when donations typically drop off... but demand for the food bank's services remain steady. 3 "so it just makes all the difference in the work that we are doing to know that poeple want to step up; want to show how they care; and to do so in a really significant way. ten thousand dollars check doesnt happen here very often, so thats really terrific news. "the 10- thousand dollar donation will let the food bank purchase 13- thousand pounds of food to help feed the last year... the

their sentences upheld on appeal.the 8th circuit court of appeals says the life sentence given to jamal dean and the 30- year sentence given to his brother levon dean junior were proper and appropriate.the judges rejected the brothers' request for a new trial in the case. they were convicted of traveling from south sioux city to sioux city in april of 2013 to assault and rob two drug dealers. 3 3 3 we saw a few flurries throughtout the day.. so does that mean more snow is on the 3 <

their sentences upheld on appeal.the 8th circuit court of appeals says the life sentence given to jamal dean and the 30- year sentence given to his brother levon deananunior were proper and rejected the brothers' request for a new trial in the case. they were convicted of traveling from south sioux city to sioux city in april of 2013 to assault and rob two drug dealers. 3 a major railroad company isis helping feed hungry people in siouxland.union pacific presented a 10- thousand dollar check to the food bank of siouxland this afternoon. this donation comes just after the holiday season... a time when donations typically drop off... but demand for the food bank's services remain steady. 3 "so it just makes all the difference in the work that we are doing know that poeple want to step up; want to show how they care; and too so in a really significant way. ten thousand dollars check doesnt happen here very often, so thats really terrific news. "the 10- thousand dollar donation will let the food bank purchase 13- thousand pounds of food to help feed the hungry in sisixland.over the last year...

their sentences upheld on appeal.the 8th circuit court of appeals says the life sentence given to jamal dean and the 30 - year - sentence given to his brother levon dean junior were proper and appropriate. the judges rejected the brothers' request for a new trial in the case. traveling from south sioux city to sioux city in april 20 - 13 to assault and rob two drug dealers. 3 burned breakfast is to blame for some terryfing moments in sloan yesterday morning... as two people had to jump from their apartment complex window to escape a fire. our own siouxland news reporter (yet - ska) jetske (wah - ron) wauran show's us what's being done to help those affected by the fire. 3 15 people are without a home after that firbroke out atat the prairie apartments right behind. and the sloan fire chief tells, the cause of the fire: unattended cooking materials.(richard moore, pastor at evangelical covenant church): "we saw flames coming out of the second story apartments."firefighters battled the blaze that broke out at this apartment building, shortly before 10 am tuesday, in the 300th block of buckley

their sentences upheld on appeal.the 8th circuit court of appeals says the life sentence given to jamal dean and the 30 - year - sentence given to his brother levon dean junior were proper and appropriate. the judges rejected the brothers' request they were convicted of traveling from south sioux city to sioux cici in april 20 - 13 to assault and rob two drug dedeers.that's all for now...

their sentences upheld on appeal.the 8th circuit court of appeals says the life sentence given to jamal dean and the 30 - year - sentence given to his brother levon dean junior were proper and appropriate. the judges rejected the brothers' request for a new trial in the case. they were convicted of traveling from south sioux city to sioux city in april 20 - 13 to assault and rob two