this is leighton pullin. he is in stable, but serious condition tonight after the accident in waterloo last night here's video of that scene last night a big scene gathering there leighton's mother about the accident his injuries are serious. fractured skull, brain swelling, broken wrist, broken leg, just to name a few.. but this little boy's mother tells me her son is a fighter and he's not giving up. 7 year old leighton pullin was trying to cross the street when he was hit by a pickup. his mothr she was outside with him and his three year old sister when leighton ran ahead.. she says he was excited to get to a friend's house across the street. leighton had emergency brain surgery last night, putting a bolt in his brain to stop the bleeding. melissa says he's showing just how strong he is.. talk to him and he squeezes my hand when i try to talk to him. and what's that like? it gives me hope and it's amazing to energetic 7 year old..who loves being outside. she says he's a great big brother to his little siste

leighton pullin, of waterloo, suffering a fractured skull, brain swelling, broken wrist, this was the scene yesterday on west 11th street. leighton was trying to cross the street to go to a friend's house, when he was hit. he underwent emergency surgery last night which included putting a bolt in his brain to stop the bleeding. his mother says he's battling and won't give up. i go back there and i try to what's that like? it gives me she says leighton is an energetic seven-year old..who loves being outside and says he's a great brother to his little sister. the driver, meanwhile is not facing charges after sticking around to help yesterday. a woman is arrested after leading authorities on a high-speed chase across eastern iowa. deputies in grundy county jennie myers, of bloomington, wisconsin. the chase reaching speeds of more than 100 miles per hour in a construction zone. they were finally able to stop her on u-s 20 near manchester after using stop sticks. myers is facing multiple charges including owi and eluding --and remains in the hardin county jail without bond. on federal gun

leighton pullin, of waterloo, suffered a fractured skull, brain swelling, a broken wrist and a broken leg. this was the scene on west 11th tuesday night. leighton was trying to cross the street to go to a friend's house, when he was hit. his mother told police he most likely did not look both ways before crossing. he underwent emergency surgery tuesday night. i go back there and i try to know he can hear me. she says leighton is an energetic seven-year old who is a great brother to his little sister. lights and sirens are turned on -- in memory of a fallen officer. a 31-year-old deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty in california yesterday. he was called to investigate some kinf arrested a suspect. officers held a procession for the deputy through main street in one community last night. three children have died -- and their mother is fighting for her life this morning. a fire ripped through their home in oklahoma. two adults in the home were able to get out through a window. investigators say a woman fought to reach her children inside, but could not get to them in time. sta

a mother describing her leighton pullin, of waterloo, suffering a fractured skull, brain swelling, broken wrist, broken leg, and more. his mother told police he likely did not look both ways before crossing the street to get to a friend's house. the seven-year- bleeding... i go back there and i try to can hear me. he's still in critical condition. the driver is not facing charges after sticking around to help following the accident. while construction may be a common sight, a new report has iowa falling behind in highway conditions. the report compares spending and performance data from highway agencies. they use that to create cost- effectiveness rankings. between 20-11 and 20-13 iowa dropped almost thirty spots. decrease in per-mile spending .. families of more than a dozen iowa firefighters said goodbye... as they head to a new firehouse. the seventeen soldier firefighters have been deployed to europe. senator joni ernst joined the families in sending the troops off. while they have had time to prepare for the day...saying goodbye was still a difficult thing to do. so many different em

leighton pullin didn't look ways before crossing the street last night in waterloo he was hit on west 11th street intersection. the boy's mother told police her son was going to play at a the truck after it happened and tried helping the boy. they tell us the young boy suffered severe head trauma and is in critical condition. stay with kwwl and kwwl dot com for any updates. a leak of anhydrous ammonia along the nebraska-iowa border kills a farmer. 50 people had to leave their homes after the leak from a pipeline. investigators are still looking into what caused it -- as many families wait for the "all-clear" to go back off a boat ramp and into the water. d-n-r crews working for more than an hour to pull everything out of the water at george wyth state park in waterloo. diving crews secured a tow line to the truck, and the entire thing is pulled back up the ramp and on to dry land... "they were working to get it hooked up to pull it out and finally after a couple of hours they did, so kind of an exciting day." the driver of the truck was we've learned just hours before a man allegedly

leighton pullin, of waterloo, suffered a fractured skull, brain swelling, a broken wrist and a broken leg. this was the scene on west 11th tuesday night. leighton was trying to cross the street to go to a friend's house, when he was hit. his mother told police he most likely did not look both ways his mother says, he is battling and won't give up... she says leighton is an energetic seven-year-old who is a great brother to his little sister. lights and sirens are turned on -- in memory of a fallen officer. a 31-year-old deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty some kind of disturbance when he was shot. police say they have arrested a suspect. officers held a procession for the deputy through main street in one community last night. three children have died -- and their mother is fighting for her two adults in the home were able to get out through a window. investigators say a woman fought to reach her children inside, but could not get to them in time. an n and a toddler -- all died. investigators don't know what started the fire. a red flag warning is in place in los angeles th

leighton pullin, of waterloo, suffering a fractured skull, brain swelling, broken wrist, broken leg, and more. his mother told police he likely did not look both ways before crossing the street to get to a friend's house. the seven-year- old needed emergency surgery which included putting a bolt in his brain to i go back there and i try to condition. the driver is not facing charges after sticking around to help following the accident. three years in prison for a dubuque man after he pleads guilty to federal gun charges. demarcus timmons was not supposed to have any weapons after being convicted of domestic assault. he was arrested after shots were officers found a backpack near the scene with a handgun inside, which belonged to timmons. due to publicity -- an iowa relationship with a student -- wants her trial moved out of linn county. it's unclear when the court will rule on mary beth haglin's request. she plead not guilty to a charge of sexual exploitation by a school employee. authorities say she had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old boy who went to washington high school.

police say leighton pullin ran out on the house when the vehicle hit him tuesday. it happened in the 600 block of west 11th street. pullin went to the uihc, with life-threatening injuries. police have not cited the driver of the pick-up truck. 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. meteorologist britley ritz has partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies will be the story for the afternoon. temperatures will be much cooler now that the cold front worked its way in. expect temperatures in the 40s this morning, but only warm into the 50s for the afternoon. partly cloudy skies will be the story for the afternoon, winds will be out of the north at 5 to 15 making for a brisk day. temperatures into the evening will cool off significantly due to clearing skies. expect lows to drop into the middle 30s. with the clear skies and light winds patchy frost will become likely. remember to take those plants indoors or cover them up! today: partly sunny and cooler. wind: n 5-1