i told spencer.ncer immediately started running over to him, started performing first aid on him. just held down the artery. at that point i took the ak 47 and went back to check the other train cars, to make sure there was no other shooter or anything like that. i told the other passengers just to keep everybody in the car where they were and don't let anybody to come up front. then i came back. the terrorist was already tied up. chris did a good job there spencer was still working on mark. i made sure he didn't need anything else. we just got some first aid kits like that. i checked mark, to make sure he wasn't -- didn't have any other gunshot wounds. i cut him -- cut his shirt off with the box cut canner, the terrorist was stabbing spencer with and from there we pretty much just rode the rest of the train out until it got to our stop. >> what was going on in the train? were people screaming? and were any of the conductors or anyone in the train helping you or was it just basically the three of you

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austin collapsed during his match at the spencer invitational. medics took him to the hospital...but austin died. the school canceled a youth wrestling tournament today. instead grief counselors came in to help those struggling with austin's death. hundreds of students and staff came to the high school to share memories of austin. the school's superintendent says the community is doing what it can to help austin's classmates and family. "this morning there were a lot of tears, a lot of hugs and those type of things, but there were also some laughs talking about stories about austin. austin was a student that was a student bigger than life in many ways, a large young man 220-pound student, with a laugh as big as any room you can put him in...good kid," friends have set up a go fund me site to help austin's family with medical and funeral expenses. donors have raised nearly 20-thousand dollars so far. des moines police continue to shot a private investigator this weekend. michael narin of ankeny says he was following an individual into prospect par

he was wrestling in a tournament at his school in spencer saturday morning. but by nightfall...he was dead. austin collapsed during his match at the spencer invitational. officials still aren't sure why. medics took him to the hospital...but austin died. the school canceled a youth wrestling tournament today. instead grief counselors came in to help those struggling with austin's death. hundreds of students and staff came to the high school to share memories of austin. the school's superintendent says the community is doing what it can to help austin's classmates and "this morning there were a lot of tears, a lot of hugs and those type of things, but there were also some laughs talking about stories about austin. austin was a student that was a student bigger than life in many ways, a large young man 220-pound student, with a laugh as big as any room you can put him in...good kid," friends have set up a go fund me site to help austin's family with medical and funeral expenses. donors have raised nearly 17-thousand dollars so far. des moines police continue to

the community of spencer, iowa together to deal with tragedy. high school senior austin roberts collapsed while competing in a wrestling match on saturday and later died at the spencer hospital. counselors were on hand at spencer high school yesterday to help a stunned community deal with grief. hundreds of students and staff came together. superintendent terry hemann says austin was bigger than life in many ways and a good kid. a crisis team will be on hand today and tomorrow before christmas break begins on wednesday. cops and kids team up to go christmas shopping. at the two local walmart stores, 40 children were partnered with officers from the sioux city police department and woodbury county sheriffs office to buy gifts for their families and friend, the annual "shop with a cop" outing has been going on ten years. walmart donated one- hundred dollars per child to make it happen. each child also got a bicycle and helmet donated by the variety club. fresh off saturday night's democratic debate, bernie sanders brings his presidential campaign

died at spencer hospipial. berts placed eigth in the 2a state wrestling tournament last season. the athlete is also listed on the school's football roster. following the death, a youth wrestling tournament was cancelled in spencer today due a go fund me page is now set up to support the family... we talked about the outpour of support... the go fund me page set up for the family had recieveddore than 15 thouand dollars as of an hour ago.... we've got you covered, kristin rogers ...kwl news. we are unsure of the exact cause of austin roberts death, we have reached out the spencer hospital, but have not heard back at this time. an eastern iowa community gathered to remember the life of a young man gone too soon the visitation for waterloo west student moe sed was this afternoon at the first united methodist church in waterloo... you're seeing video of a gathering in sed's honor earlier the teen's body was found in the cedar river a little more than a week ago. his funeral will be tomorrow at 10:30 in the morning

deborah: spencer high school senior austin roberts...passed away at spencer hospital over night. according to school officials....robert s, a 220-pound wrestler, was rushed to the emergency room after collasping on the mat... during spencer high's invitational wrestling tournament. the school's superintendent says the community is in grief over the tragic situation. "not only was austin an accomplished athlete, austin was a good kid and a good classmate and the type of student that wouldn't hurt a flea but was a fierce competitor as well. we are all hurting for austin and his family and for his classmates and for the staff that had an oppounity to work with him and we are just doing what we through this tough time," said terry hemann, spencer community schools superintendent. deborah: hemann says the cause of death is not yet known.... and the school district is unaware of any pre-existing conditions that may have contributed to austin's death. a go-fund me account was set up to help the roberts family....and already has rasied over 13 thousand dollars. if you would like to help,

ktiv's tommie clark is with live link 4 in spencer, iowa. tommie what can you tell us about how the community is coming together? robert, here at spencer high school balloons and flowers are already being set out for austin roberts. this close-knit community spent last night and today mourning together. this morning grief counseling was held at the spencer high school for students. hundreds of students and staff filled this high school to talk and share memories they shared with roberts. a crisis team will be handling the next couple of days before their christmas break begins on wednesday. i spoke with spencer school's superintenden t, terry hemann, who says the community is doing everything they can to help each other get through this difficult time. "this morning there were a lot of tears, a lot of hugs and those type of things, but there were also some about austin. austin was a student that was a student bigger than life in many ways, a large young man 220- pound student, with a laugh as big as any room you can put him in...good kid," s

-spencer: morning. -lemonis: how are you? -i'm marcus. -spencer: spencer. -lemonis: hey, nice to meet you. -spencer: you too. -lemonis: i'm marcus. -paul: how you doing, marcus? -i'm paul. -lemonis: nice to meet you. -paul: good to meet you. -lemonis: wow. you got a lot of good stuff. paul: yeah, we're working on it. man: how you doing? do you have 2 pounds of red snapper? spencer: no reds today. -man: no reds? -spencer: no. man: well, i'm gonna try some grouper today. 2 pounds. spencer: okay. lemonis: what else are you out of? paul: i believe we are out of tuna. lemonis: tuna's kind of a popular fish to be out of. is gary, the owner, around? spencer: yes. i'll go get him. he's in the office. lemonis: okay. the place is definitely underutilized. i look to the left, and there's this big counter with nothing on it, nothing merchandised on it. it definitely has room for improvement. paul: i mean, this is a great place. i love the job and everything. it's just that sometimes it gets a little bit stressful when you don't know what's going on. lemonis: what kinds

austin roberts passed away at spencer hospital over night. according to school officials....robert s, a 220-pound wrestler, was rushed to the emergency room...after collasping on the mat during spencer high's invitational tragic news out of spencer, iowa, where a high school wrestler who collapsed on the mat last night has died. austin roberts passed away at spencer hospital over night. according to school officials....robert s, a 220-pound wrestler, was rushed to the emergency room...after collasping on the mat during spencer high's invitational wrestling tournament. the school's community is in grief over roberts' sudden passing. "not only was austin accomplished hlete, austin was a a good kid and a good clasase and the type of student that wouldn't hurt a flea but was a fierce eompetitor as well. we are a hurting for austin and his family and for his classmates a for the staff that had an opportunity to work with him and we are just doing what we can to help everybody got through this tough time," said terry hemann, spencer community schoo

medical personnel rushed him to spencer community hospital, where he died. "here at spencer high school, the front steps are already filling up with flowererand balloons all fofo austin roberts. this close-knit community is now coming together to mourn." "this morning there were a lot of tears, things, but there were also some laughs talking about stories about austin. austin was a student that was a student bigger than life in many ways," said spencer community schools superintendent, terry hemann. while students awaited the news of austin's condition, they called a local church for help. sacred heart stepped up. "plus adults, counselors from the school, mr. hemann the superintendent, the wrestling coaches. i mean everyone was here just kind of giving eachother support," said sacred heart catholic church pastor, father bill schreiber. and that support continued sunday morning - despite the pain... "i'm just proud of them. this is a heartache for them. this was devestating. this was a young man that was loved by all and austin will live on. the stories will

he's the spencer high school student, who collapsed during the championship round of saturday's spencer invitational. roberts never got back uafter he collapsed. this is video of a prior match, and not the one in which roberts collapsed today, the state medical examiner conducted an autopsy on roberts' body. results are pending further investigation. a visitation for roberts begins at 3:00pm on sunday, december 27th, at the spencer high school gym. funeral services are set for 10:30am, on momoay, december 28th, at the spencer high school gym. a soldier, with ties to suicide attack near bagram airfield in afghanistan. joseph lemm was originally from beemer, nebraska, the son of shirley lemm from wisner. he was a 15-year veteran of the new york city police department and a member of the national guard. lemm was one of six u.s. troops killed monday when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle raraed into their patrol in a village near the airfield. during his time with the nypd, lemm was deployed twice to afghanistan and once to iraq. two years ago, he suprised his family with an unexpected homec

two the spencer fire department is investigating a deadly fire over the weekend. firefighters responded to a a trailer home at 317 w. 18th, lot 9 around 1:30 saturday afternoon. after putting out the fire, once inside the home, firefighters found the person who lived there dead. investigators say, it appears the fire started accidentally, but they aren't releasing any other details or the victim's name until they've finished their investigation. meanwhile, people in spencer are leaning on each other to deal with a struck over the weekend. roberts collapsed during a wrestling tournament saturday and later died at a local hospital. clay county medical examiner dr. david robinson says preliminary investigation points to a natural cause of death. the case has been turned over to the state medical examiner. a youth wrestling tournament for sunday was cancelled and grief counselors came to the school. ktiv's tommie clark has more. << "i really don't know what happened. it looked like things were going ok and then all of a sudden he was on the floor like there was nothin

spencer-- that's when the windows will come to life. there will also be hot chocolate and a tuba christmas performance that evening. the second most practiced sport in the world came to sioux city today. the annual iowa judo state championships brought competitors from all over the state to siouxland. ktiv's tommie clark was there and has more about today's tournament. tommie? robert, today the sioux city judo club hosted the championship. i spoke with instructors and students from around the state who told me why they love the sport. the championship included categories for boys and girls, adult competitors, and open rank competition. judo is a sport involving throws and pins for children and chokes and joint locks for adults. the competition took place in technique, ground fighting and standard fighting. instructors say it's more than the competition though-- it's the character building skills that really matter. kids we have they're confident they have leadership skills they listen to their parents. we stress homework so they make su

bria: funeral for austin, visitation will be held spencer high school's gymnasium... that will be on sunday from 3 to 5 pm. the funeral will be held on the following day at 10:30 in the morning, that will also be held in the same gymnasium. bria: the pizza hut in spencer is also donating 20 percent of it's proceeds to the roberts.s. family and a ao fund me page has been created in austin's honor to help his family pay for neral arrangements. a link to that can be found on our website at siouxland matters dot com. live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: an update on a story we brought to you last night out of pierce nebraska... where authorities now say two bodies were found in a burning pick-up truck in rural pierce. jenna: investigators say they discovered the remains of two people in the cab of the charred pick-up truck ten miles from town. that happened yesterday afternoon, when someone rererted the truck engulfed in flames. and details surrounding the situation lead investigators to believe the situion may be a nebraska state patrol and pierce county sheriff'

mat and later died at the spencer community hospital. i was at the funeral today and obviously with respect to the family did not bring a camera inside. i'll do my best to describe and do justice to what was an absolutely beautiful ceremony today. 3 as we take a look at video of family and friends entering a packed field house in spencer the song hall of fame by the script played as we all entered. from my vantage point it looked like most any attempt to maintain a dry eye was absolutely futile. austin's wrestling coaches and his football coach eulagized the young man knicknamed jaws loved for his goofy antics and gentle disposition. his wrestling teammates today were his sket bearers. his athletic director david brown talked about what it meant to bring the spencer community together today. 3 "it's tough when you get in there and the roberts family all pulled together and came to the event as a group. our students were there in another section in the group and the other wrestlers were there and the staff was there. it's just kind of nic

he was a senior at spencer high school, and also played on the offensive and defensive lines of the spencer tigers football team. held tomorrow at 10-30 a.m. at spencer high school fieldhouse. 3 tornadoes ripped through parts of the south yesterday..and in their wake.. damages to hundreds of structures, homes... claiming the lives of at least 11 people. reid binion reports. 3 a devastating scene in texas sunday..aerial views of destruction where homes once stood.. now reduced to nothing. "our key focas is this, and that is the first rescue and recovery. second, aiding and assisting those who need to get to shelter. third is, helping families in communities."late saturday, severe storms 3 and tornadoes tore through parts of dallas... with winds traveling between 150-200 miles per hour.. according to the national weather service. the storm blew off roofs, mangled vehicles, downed power lines, toppled trees...nat pop - "oh it's a big tornado. big, big, strong tornado." areas the brunt of the unrelenting weather..nat pop - "oh! there's stuff flying in the air."at least 11 people were killed --

the northeast is an exception, where it feels much cooler in spencer and estherville. the satellite and radar shows tomorrow's weather system now developing in western nebraska where we see snow. low pressure will be developing over colorado tonight, and by 5 am tomorrow morning, we will see rain mix with and perhaps change over to snow. then, our active weather pattern continues thursday, as another disturbance brings us a chance of light snow. another disturbance will have snow in western nebraska by friday morning, and this piece of energy will provide siouxland a chance of rain and snow friday. your snow forecast is for up to 0.5" to 1.5" of snow tomorrow, but with temperatures above freezing, a lot of this will melt. your forecast for tonight is for a low of 35 with rain late. breezy winds. the high will be 38. the 7-day shows yet another chance of mixed precipitation saturday, before we get a break sunday. monday, we have another chance of snow. this system may be more substantial, with the potential for accumulating snow. cooler temperatures will arrive next wee

saturday afternoon at 317 west th street in spencer. 3 the fire was quickly put out... but the body of 44- year-old julie bennett was found inside. 3 police say foul play is not suspected in the fire. 3 it appears a fundraising drive for a family of seven children in tilden, nebraska... may be linked to a murder-suicide discovered near pierce on monday. 3 the antelope county news newspaper says donations are being accepted at the tilden bank and online to help the children affected by the incident. 3 neither authorities or the newspaper are releasing the names of the victims or the family. 3 but they do say the five children range in age from a 17 year old girl...to a a year -old boy. 3 if you'd like to make a donation... we've put that information in this story on our website at siouxland news dot com. 3 3 sioux city has said its final farewell to a groundbreaking firefighter.jeanne vakulskas became sioux city fire rescue's first female firefighter in 1985 after stararg her career as a nurse. she served for 22 years until her retirement in 2007. she died this weekend a

a tournament and later died at spencer hospital. the unexpected death left a close community to grieve hundreds of students and staff filled the school greif ounceling roberts placed eigth in the 2a stateewrestling tournamentntlast season. the athlete is also listed on the school's football roster. following the death, a youth wrestling tournament was cancelled in spencer today due to quote "a medical emergency." we spoke to some who knew austin, they were too shaken up to talk at this time. the spencer school superintendent had this to say... (cg: terry hemann/ spencer community schools superintendent) "this morning there were a lot of tears, a lot of hugs and ththse type of thiigs, but thehee student bigger than life in many ways, a large young man 220- pound student, with a laugh as a go fund me page is now set up to support the family... we've got you covered, kristin rogers, kwwl news. we are unsure of the exact cause of austin roberts death, we have reached out the spencer this time. now to a k-w-w-l follow up: waterloo police

in spencer, iowa bria bell abc 9 news. funeral arrangements have been made for austin, visitation will be held at spencer high school's gymnasium on sunday from 3 to 5 pm. the funeral will be held on the following day at 10:30 in the morning, that will also be held at deborah the pizza hut in spencer will donate 20 percent of it's proceeds to the roberts family...and a go fund me page has been created in austin's honor to hehe his family pay for funeral ararngements. a link to that informatatn can be found on our website at siouxland mamaers dot com. deborah: sioux city's first female fire fighter has passed away at the age of 63 jeannevakulskas...died in her home sundada she served on with the sioux city fire and rescue from 19-85 until 20-07 visitation is this evening at myer brothers morningside chapel. her funeral will be held tomorrow at 10:30 am ...at st. joseph's catholic church. " deborah when we come back... i'll show you an exhibit filled with hundreds of star wars figurines... made completely out of legos. stay

he was in spencer... before heading to storm lake onto orange city and capping of his day off in sioux city. the apperance at northwestern college was espeally important town hall style citizens to a chance the candidate. "h e was very comfortable and appreciated the interact with the "it personal it wasn't like a big gymnasium something." it's also dr. carson's favorite. "it gives a closeness and people can really get a feeling for who you are and get an opportunity to actually asked some questions." nats: christmas carols. while singing christmas carols with carson's wife was also on the program ... the candidate placed special importance on where he came from and what he has done in his life ... especially important because he feels the need to explain ... "i have to dispell the rumors and the myth that i don't know anything about anyhting except medicine which is obviously a bunch of garbage." and it seemed to have worked creating very position feedback from the crowd. "i am even more of a fan now see

today's youth wrestling tournament in spencer has been canceled. the holiday season- while merry and bright- can bring financial stress to some iowans looking for a fresh start. that's where the soaring hearts foundation has stepped in to help. survived domestic violence. one woman in need is working two jobs to provide for her kids, but is still falling on hard times. soaring hearts is asking for the community's help. 17:43:12--21 'we really want to make sure survivors can stay independent, we dont ever want their to be a financial hardship where they would have to return to their abuser" soaring hearts has raised more half of what the victim needs to cover her 18-hundred rent. if you would like to help -- we have a link on our website, w-h-o tv dot com. iowans are doing their part to make sure this time of year lives up to the season of giving. "it's such a great experience. it really makes christmas and thanksgiving a lot nicer when you have the ability to give something before you have your own meal." saint anthony's church in students to deliv

spencer led 23-13 in the second quarter. top ranked wolfpack in a dog fight - josh vanlingen down low - count it and the foul - western christian earns a tough win 69-57 at home. thanks, sam. the george-little rock girls central lyon coming to town tonight. summer struckman gets into the lane and gets the good bounce to get the scoring started - 2-0 early on. mustang fans have seen this connection a lot - mia graham to mariah terhark she lays it. that started a quick run for glr - taylor jumbeck inside - gets fouled storng finish. mustangs led 11-5. one more mustnag bucket from kaley arends but central lyon on the road downs glr, 55-47. still to come, two more basketball games from nebraska, including a top-10 battle in emerson. and, the musketeers try for their third straight win please stay with us. "this is the emerson-hubbard marching band. up next is sportsfource extra. (cheering)" said members of the to find. we'll show you some perfect stocking-sized gadgets. and living with a terminal illness is not easy. but we'll s

this morning... 3 spencer police say someone broke a window near the entrance of the south park mall and entered the building.once inside... the thief or thieves broke into the a- t- m near thahaentrance and removed an undetermined amount of cash.anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the spencer police department. 3 a head on collision near newell has killed two people and killed two newell has killed two people and sent two others to the hospital.it happened early this afternoon near the newell. the buena vista county sheriff's office says two adultstsied in the crash. and two other people were taken to buena vista regional medical center with non-life threatening injuries. at this the names of the victims and the injured are not being released. 3 investigators believe combustibles left too close to a space heater c csed a deadly trailer fire in spencer this past weekend. 3 that fire broke out early saturday afternoon at 317 west 18th street in spencer. 3 the fire was quickly put out... but the body of 44- year-old julie bennett was found inside. 3 police say fou

spencer holds a grand meander and holiday open house every year. the shops of downtown spencer put together live window displays. the event will be monday starting at 4 p-m in downtown spencer-- that's when the windows will come to life. there will also be hot chocolate and a tuba christmas performance that evening. mark's in with an update on the hawkeyes. (mark) we'll give you a score update on the other end of this break. and we'll also take you to olsen stadium, where morningside looked to advance to the naia national championship. plus, metro action from west and north high. sportsfource is next. wake up in your first home. wake up in a home you've made a bit bigger. wake up in a home with a new address. wake up in a home that doesn't even have an address. as your life evolves, your dream home evolves too, and protecting it takes committed support. at american family insurance we support your dreams. see how you can save with nearing its end. a spot in the college football playoff on the line between iowa and michigan state. the hawkeyes - pla

donation to the coats for kids program. 3 we now know the preliminary cause of death for spencer, iowa wrestler austin roberts... who passed away suddenly on saturday.thanks for joining us tonight, i'm larry wentz, diana castillo is off. 3 the clay county coroner says roberts died of natural causes... and his body is being sent to the state medical examiner for more testing.we begin with siouxland sports director chris neyenhouse live in spencer, this evening...he spoke with austin's teammates this afternoon to learn how they're reacting to their friend's sudden death. 3 that's right larry... i spoke with austin's fellow seniors on the spencer high wrestling team.they say they're remembering a friend, and teammate... whose life ended 3 less than 48 hours after the sudden death of their teammate, spencer senior wrestler austin roberts, his fellow tigers came to the place they always do after school, their practice facility. and while they're still not sure why he collapsed during a meet and later died. they're here to talk about how he lived.hunter hurst spencer senior"i can't really de

senior austin roberts went to spencer high school in spencer, iowa. according to the spencer high school facebook page, roberts collapsed on the mat and later at the hospital. multiple community members say they're rallying together during this difficult time... "i'm just proud of them. this is man that was loved by all and austin will live on. the storie will live on," no word yet on whaa caused his collapse. a go fund me page is now set up to support the family. 3 people are dead after a fiery head- on collision in california. a driver took a u-turn while crossing the border into mexico... and sped off going the driver crashed into another vehicle... flipping over one car... the wreckage burst into flames. investigators are still trying to identify the people involved in the crash. two commeeial jets bumpmpwings -- and hundreds of passengers have to be re-booked on new flights. this happenedin burbank yesterday -- both planes belong to southwest aiiines and wee pupued out of service for inspection. no one was hurt. required registration of drones be

in spencer, the high school sabrina:: in spencer, the high school wrestling team there is still dealing with a teammate who tragically passed away last weekend. austin roberts collapsed during a wrestling tournament and died at a hospital. some of austin's teammates took time to share their memories and to celebrate a young man who they describe as their brother. coaches say it hasn't been easy for the boys emotionally, but they're depending on one another to help get through it. sabrina: seniors from spencer high's wrestling team said austin roberts knew how to use his size to his advantage on the wrestling mat, the day was a giant teddy bear with an enormous heart. local 5's bria bell has more. "a lot of little kids and middle school kids looked up to him," said hurst. "he was kind of the center of the whole team," said mclaury. "he would stick out in a crowd that's for sure...big guy. everybody else said that he was really nice, but that's because they meant it. he was probably the nicest guy i've ever known," said bartley. austin roberts was a 220 pound, two-sport athlete for spence

then taken to spencer hospital where he died. austin's school mates friends -- mates, friends and family are coming together to help his family cover any medical bills and funeral expenses. a go fund me account has already raised over $26,000. the superintendent of spencer school district says roberts was >> he was a place winner in the state wrestling tournament last year and was highly ranked again this year and doing well. liked by his classmates. when austin was in a room and laughed you heard it wherever you were in that room. eric: officials say they still don't know what caused roberts to collapse. elizabeth: two iowa men are recovering after falling through the ice this weekend. it happened at the mills county willow slough wildlife area near henderson, iowa. dispatchers say the two men fell through the ice and into water. officials pulled both men out. they were taken to the hospital . no word on how they are doing this morning. iowa state university freshman emilee jacobs was laid to rest saturday. ames police are still

crossfit spencer in spencer, iowa held a special workout program this morning. it's called the "the beastmode" hero workout and it's honoring the memory of wrestler, austin roberts. roberts died last week while competing in the championship match of the spencer tigers home wrestling invitational. the workout began with a prayer and then the lifting began. austin wrestled at the 220-pound weight class so they completed 220 reps per round. around 30 people showed up and each person made a donation to the roberts family. crossfit spencer raised over $750 for the family. . trainers say they wanted to open their gym to anyone in the area who needed to relieve some stress during this difficult time. switching gears, sam curtiss joining us now. iowa gearing up for the rose bowl but not without some fun first. that's the fun part for these a lot of bowl games are in touristy areas. and the hawkeyes spent some time at the happiest place on earth. mark woodley from our sister station kwwl is live in los angeles. he'll be with the team all week. as was the case today, hey

today to honor the memory of a spencer, iowa wrestler. more than 1200 people packed the spencer high school to attend funeral services for senior austin roberts. during the championship round the 18-year-old collapsed and never got back up. a gofundme account was put together by the spencer tailtwisters to help austin's family with medical and funeral expenses. the account has almost $50,000. if you would like to donate there's a link in this story if you go to ktiv.com. a northwest iowa day care operator has been charged with child endangerment involving a toddler in her care. deputies with the sioux county sheriff's office arrested 32- year-old dianna winder last thursday at her home in maurice. authorities say her arrest stems from an investigation in november after a health care provider reported suspicious injuries to boy in her care. the boy had non-life threatening head injuries. winder is charged with child causing bodily injury and serious assault. dakota has been arrested in nebraska. authorities say 19-year- old zachary frye of

spencer community hospital. i was at the funeral today and obviously with respect to the family did not bring a camera inside. i'll do my best to describe and do justice to what was an absolutely beautiful ceremony today. 3 as we take a look at video of family and friends entering a packed field house in spencer the song hall of fame by the script played as we all entered. from my vantage point it looked like most any attempt to maintain a dry eye was absolutely futile. austin's wrestling coaches and his football coach eulagized the young man knicknamed jaws for his strength. and who was loved for his goofy antics and gentle disposition. his wrestling teammates today were his casket bearers. his athletic director david brown talked about what it meant to bring the spencer community together today. 3 "it's tough when you get in there and the roberts family all pulled together and came to the event as a group. our students were there in another other wrestlers were there and the staff was there. it's just kind of

spencer christian is live outside right now. no umbrella in sight for now. >> i had it just a moment ago. i walked through a brief shower or spritz alert. that's how wide lly scattered. as you pointed out, there are areas of green representing moisture in the atmosphere. we don't have any heavy precipitation or at least not widespread. some showers down around gilroy. over in the area of mt. hamilton, just a few little spots of dust falling. there's not enough moisture to support a lot of snow. over in the sierra foothills, a pretty powerful thund r storm posting this tornado warning. this is the pattern. has been the last few hours. it's going to be cold tonight. we have a winter weather advisory to our north. winter storm warning in the si,rra. mid night temperatures, it's going to be cold. >>. >> a bit of good news if you're driving through the sierra. caltrans made a full closure. you can see the white out condition. chp says it's slow going for drivers on highway 80 and highway 50 and you should expect those long delays. >>

jessica rae: tragic news out of spencer, iowa. the high school wrestler who collapsed on the mat saturday night... has died. austin roberts passed away at spencer hospital. according to school officials.... roberts, a 220- pound wrestler, was rushed to the emergency room... after collasping on theat during spencer high's invitational wrestling tournament. the school's superintendent says the community is in grief over roberts' sudden passing. "not only was austin an accomplished athlete, austin was a good kid and a good classmate and the type of student that wouldn't hurt a flea but was a fierce competitor as well. we are all hurting for austin and his family and for his classmates and for the staff that had an opportunity to work with him and we are just doing what we can to help everybody got through this tough time," said terry hemann, spencer community schools superintendent. jessica rae: not yet known.... and the school district is unaware of any pre-existing conditions that may have contributed to austin's death. a go-fund m

sabrina: the pizza hut in spencer is donating 20 percent of it's proceeds to the roberts family. a go fund me page has been created in austin's honor to help his family pay for funeral arrangements. a link to that can be found on our website at we are iowa dot com. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: the forecast is going to be wet and likely a bit snowy today, but it all depends on where you are in iowa. we are in for a cloudy and gloomy day with highs climbing into the mid 40s following our mild morning. rain will be moving through iowa during the morning hours and into the afternoon, but a cold front following the and turn that rain into snow. we will likely see a rain/snow mix to some snow showers mainly in western to central iowa during the afternoon with about 1 to 2" possible mainly in western iowa, but some snow could fall in des moines. we will be dry this evening but falling very cold and windy with lows falling to the 20s and near 30 here in the metro. thursday there is still a small chance for a few flurries and

spencer christian will have the accu-weather forecast. >>> lasers and robots. we'll track the technology the u.s. postal service uses to get your packages delivered on time for christmas. >>> we're getting video of multiple funnel clouds being spotted across northern california. this frightening video is just in from fulsome. >> look at how ominous it looked as it rose above these cars and homes. we can't tell at this point if it's a different angle of the same tornado or perhaps another one. >>> the national weather service tweet tweeted these photographs. >> and a tornado in the sierra foothills east of sacramento. dramatic. good evening, and thank you for joining us this christmas eve. >> let's get straight to abc 7 weather anchor, spencer christian. it is cold out there. >> it is cold. making it even more unusual that we had tornado reports. not in the immediate bay area. we've got clouds around and spots of scattered shower activity. over in the foothills of the sierra, we have two confirmed tornado reports. the early one at modesto at 2:24 this afternoon.

the waves spencer talked about have been moving through. mostly along the lines of flurries tonight as we speak. not sticking as much as we'd like to see it. still, it's better up here than it is down in trucky. >> it was a little too warm in trucky overnight. not that many inches of snow that some had predicted. >> i thought it was going to be a huge storm today. it was 40 mile an hour winds this morning and then it kind of died off. >> still, business owners here know how to weather the highs and lows of a high seerra winter. kerry wilson has lived and worked here for more than 30 years. while the holidays are important to her business, it's not make or break. >> i think there's still dark clouds, so there's still potential. >> after all, several yearings of drought have taught folks one thing. it's how to keep the faith. >> we have a lot more snow now than we did last year any way. so i think it's just been coming every week, we've had a snowstorm. i'm not worried that it rained. >> and a live look at eastbound i-80 here. no rain up here

he's the spencer high school student, who collapsed during the championship round of saturday's spencer invitational. roberts never got back up after he collapsed. this is video of a prior match, and not the one in which roberts collapsed today, the state medical examiner conducted an autopsy on roberts' body. results are pending further investigation. a visitatiti for roberts begins at 3:00pm on sunday, december 27th, at the spencer high school gym. funeral services are set for 10:30am, on monday, december 28th, at the spencer high school gym. visitation is underway for jeanne vakulskas, sioux city's first female firefighter. vakulskas died sunday at her home. visitation is tonight from 4 to 8 at meyer brothers morningside chapel. there will be a vigil service held at 7:00 this evening. her funeral is tomorrow at st. joseph's church in sioux city. that begins at 10:30 a-m. vakulskas served from 1985 to 2007. she was 63-years-old. candidate rick santorum will round out 2015 with a visit to northwest iowa. the former pennsylvania senator will make two stops on december 30th. the first st

he was a senior at spencer high school. the case has been turned over to the state medical examiner. austin's father told nbc news that his son had never collapsed before and they don't understand what happened. one minute he was competing for the championship and was doing fine. the third period started and he just went down and never got back up. the high school was open yesterday for grief roberts placed eighth at the class 2a state tournament last year. he planned on wrestling and playing football at iowa central community college in fort dodge. we'll let you know when funeral arraignment have been a wichita man has been sentenced in sioux county, iowa 37-year-old roberto martinez-marcial received two, sentences and two years of probation for assault, burglary and going armed with intent. earlier this month, officials significant other with another man, the victim, inside the significant other's home. martinez-marcial stabbed the victim with a knife and then fled the scene. he was also sentenced to 180 days in the sioux

thank you everyone in spencer for being so gracious. have a listen. sudden death of their teammate, spencer senior wrestler austin roberts, his fellow tigers came to the place they always do after school, their practice facility. and while they're still not sure why he collapsed during a meet and later died. they're here to talk about how he lived.hunter hurst spencer senior"i can't really describe the gap in my heart that i have. there's not a lot of guys that can make me laugh like he did. or push me the way he did. he'll always be my practice partner. he'll always be my workout buddy. and i know he'll be at every one of our meets cheering us on."the memorial here on the steps outside the high school is growing. each item tells a story about their friend. the chiseled 18-year-old who somehow found room in his diet for pepsi."the kid would drink pepsi regardless. there was never a time of the day when he didn't have a pepsi in his hand. whether it was before weigh-ins or after. he was his pre-match meal?nate mclaury "we get on the bus and sit down an

the spencer fire department responded to a trailer house on fire at 1:30 p.m. after the fire was extinguished, the person living in the mobile home was found dead. be be an accident, but is still being investigated. the victim has not been released. jenna: the driver who police say swerved into a large crowd on the las vegas strip last night... is now facing a murder charge. one person was killed and dozens more injured after police say 24 year old lakeisha holloway veered onto the side walk... up to three times last night... accelerating into the crowd just outside the paris hotel and casino. today it was revealed that halloway's 3 year old child was with her at the time. investigators don't believe this was an act of terrorism... but admit they know very little about holloway... or a possible motive "joe lombardo, las vegas metropolitan police dept. investigators don't believe alcohol was involved... but they're testing whether holloway was under the influence of drugs. if you bought one the 400-thouound drones expected totoe sold this holiday season -- don't

match in the 220 weight class at the spencer invitational. roberts and his opponent walked back to the center of the mat when he collapsed. roberts died at a hospital. he placed 8th in the class 2a state wrestling tournament last spring. counselors are at spencer high school today, offering support for those close to the young man. an eastern iowa group invited military veterans to participate in a deer hunt this week. the canvas all weekend...was ... johnson county..., where organizers say veterans had the time - and space - to share their stories and heal. kcrg-tv9's brady smith explains how this event helps veterans "plug back in" to civilian life after deployment. the serene quiet of the outdoors is where healing happens for many veterans.organizers with healing at english river outfitters - or hero - say not only with each other, but with their families and friends. "we have found that by connecting through nature, that a great deal of healing happens. the calming that comes over them after they've spent some time in the woods really let

one spencer, iowa tradition will soon get folks into the holiday spirit spencer holds a grand meander and holiday open house every year. the shops of downtown spencer put together live window displays. the event will be monday starting at 4 p-m in downtown spencer-- that's when the windows will come to life. there will also be hot chocolate and a tuba christmas performance that evening. the national menorah lights up the night sky in washington, dc. as tonight marks the first night of hannukah. white house chief of staff denis mcdonough helped light the first candle of the menorah on the ellipse this evening- the jewish holiday, also know as the festival of lights, marks the ancient victory of the jewish maccabees over the occupation of jerusalem. the maccabees only had enough lamp oil for one the second most practiced sport in the world came to sioux city today. the annual iowa judo state championships brought competitors from all over the state to siouxland. the championship included categories for boys and girls, adult competitors, and open rank competition. judo is a sport involvi

he was a senior at spencer high school. the case has been turned over to the state medical examiner. austin's father told nbc news that his son had never collapsed before and they don't understand what happened. one minute he was competing for the championship and was doing fine. the third period started and he just went down and never got back up. the high school was open yesterday for grief counseling. roberts placed eighth at the class 2a state tournament last year. he planned on wrestling and playing football at iowa central community college in fort dodge. we'll let you know when funeral arraignment have been set. the cause of a deadly fire in spencer has been determined. investigators determined that the fire was caused by combustibles located too close to a space heater. firefighters responded to a a trailer home at 317 w. 18th around 1:30 saturday afternoon, just off of highway 71. after putting out the flames, firefighters found the person who lived there dead. investigators say, it appears the fire started acciden

the spencer community in mourning following the sudden death of austin roberts. grief counselors were on hand sunday at the school, as students and family remembered the teen. there's still no word on what caused roberts to collapse. sabrina: number four... sabrina: a popular gift this christmas will be drones, and those planning to fly them will need to register with the u-s government. starting today new f-a-a guidelines go into effect regarding the use and piloting of drones. the flying machines have become a headache for law enforcement. all drones will be given a tracking number that will help the f-a-a keep tabs in a database. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: from questions about a recent data breach.... to the hot topic of national security... the candidates for the democratic presidential nomination faced off in their third debate of the 20-16 race saturday night. the debate comes as the increasingly shifts toward national security and terrorism they have one more debate befor ethe iowa caucus. sabrina: this morning west des moines police

we dispatched george spencer. he just arrived. >> reporter: the good news is at this point the flames have been put down but you can see a very active scene. among the fire crews out here on oakland street, we're watching as probably three or four fire engines are still cleaning up a lot of water out here in the roadway. early indications are that this may have sparked off in a home that is vacant here on oakland street about three quarters of the way down this block. residents did notice heavy fire conditions. crews encountered that. we are hearing that this was a vacant property but there is a possibility there may have been squatters in it at the time. we do not have word about injuries. it seems any one who may have been on the property has been removed. ems responded to this scene and has been working out here but again, no word on injuries. we can tell you that the active fire at this point has been put under control. we're working to figure out how long that took and to confirm what is the status of the hou

it's been a wet and cold kayla. 3 flood warnings along little sioux river at linn grove and spencer and in sac and crawford countymostly cloudy night as we get a break from the rain and temperatures drop into the lower 30s. tomorrow will start cloudy but we will see a wintry mix by the afternoon which will make the switch to snow by tomorrow night. 3 a sioux city hospital is doing what it can to protect people from the elements this winter.mercy medical center has set up a hat and mitten tree in the lobby of its downtown hospital.anyone in need of a warm winter hat or a pair of mittens can come in and take some from the tree... no questions asked. 3 "we feel that it's a way to give to the community and allow for those.. since we have a lot of people that walk through the skywalk here in the downtown area, a lot of people are coming in here .. a lot of people see them. i think it's perfectly located downtown for people to come and pick it up"mercy is also a drop- off location for siouxland news' 2015 coats for kids campaign. you can drop of a new or gently- used winter coat for kids in n

crossfit spencer in spencer, iowa held a special workout program this morning. it's called the "the beastmode" hero workout and it's honoring the memory of wrestler, austin roberts. roberts died last week while competing in the championship match in the 220-pound weight division of the spencer tigers home wrestling invitational. the workout began with a prayer and then the lifting began. around 30 people showed up and each person made a donation to the robertsts family. crossfit spencer raised over $750 for the family. what you need to know about how to surivive if you get stranded in the snow. that story is ahead on news 4 at 6. my mom's name is irene, and she has alzheimer's. adult daycare costs so much, i have to take my mom to work with me. eventually she'll require around-the-clock care. i worry about what the next step is. my mom deserves e best care she can n t. so i met hillary clinton. i could tell that she was moved by my story... because she teared up. being able to pay for daycare... to know that my mom is safe while i work so that i can continue to