tommy spencer/halifax co. - "he was just doing some random shooting on his property. the houses were approximately 250 to 300 yards apart." the woman, whose name the sheriff's office refused to release today, was taken to duke university hospital in north carolina for treatment. major tommy spencer says the case will be presented to the commonwealth attorney and the commonwealth attorney will decide if any charges will be filed. but, major spencer said there's no telling how long it will be before the investigation is completed and the case turned over. he says this should be a randomly shooting a gun is not a good idea. maj. tommy spencer/halifax co. - "that's certainly something we would encourage people not to do. that's not the way we would like anyone handling firearms." if you are going to be shooting a gun on your property, major spencer says try to notify anyone near by that you'll be shooting. maj. tommy spencer/halifax co - "i think that'd be a courtesy thing to do and make sure you're shooting into a safe backdrop and make sure you've got plenty of yardage

tommy spencer/halifax especially this day and time with everything going on." new details on an accidental shooting that injured a woman in halifax county. the dangers from randomly shooting a gun.### good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on wsls 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. a few showers before we see sunshine. this is a live look at the roanoke blacksburg regional airport from our airport skycam. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? wednesday: few morning rain showers with flurries and a light icy mix possible.cleari ng for the late-morning & afternoon.tem peratures climb into the upper 30s and lower 40s thursday: sun & clouds with friday: sun & clouds with highs in the middle 40s saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 50s sunday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle to upper 50s monday: isolated rain showers possible with highs in the upper 50s time now for your timesaver traffic report. with precipitation moving into southwestern virginia overnight, virginia department of t

tommy spencer/halifax co. sheriff's office "we emphasize safety with firearms, especially in this day and time with everything that's going on." halifax county sheriff's office major tommy spencer says the sheriff's office believes a juvenile who lives on a randomly firing a .22 caliber rifle on sunday on his property when one of his rounds struck his neighbor in the abdomen. the neighbor, a woman who the sheriff's office would not identify today, was taken to duke univeristy hospital for treatment. she is expected to survive. maj. spencer says this is a perfect example of why it's not okay to shoot guns at random. "that's certainly something we would encourage people not to do. that's not the way we would like anyone handling firearms." if you are going to shot guns on your property, even if the homes near by are fairly spread out maj. spencer says you should always take precautions. in halifax county, colter anstaett, wsls 10. in news making national headlines... a 7-year-old boy was killed after police say

in spencer, iowa...tommie clark...ktiv news 4. > & people in 13 different counties will head to the polls on february 2nd to decide the fate of the bond issue. iowa lakes community college is working to update their campus farm in emmetsburg. students work with swine, cows, crop corn, soy beans, and hay ground. they develop plans for what crops will be planted each year and operate machinery. staff say it gives students a hands on learning experience to apply what they learn in the classroom. and, this spring a new beef barn will be built. "we pride ourselves on providing activities for students out here periodically when it connects with their classroom, that's the important part- that what's taught in the classroom is carried out out here," said iowa lakes community college director of agricultural technology, neal williamsen. iowa lakes hohos to finish construction on the barn in july. freezing drizzle, and blowing tricky travel in some parts of siouxland, today. chief meteorologis t ron demers joins us now with the first look at our forecast. winter weather advisory in effect for east

in spencer, iowa...tommie clark...ktiv news 4. knocking down a big piece of plaster. >> the center's executive director says to have the facility close to the families they serve is a big deal because then they don't have to send their kids away to get the help that they need. the 3-million-dollar center is set to be compmpte in september of 2016. rk freund is in with sports tonight - because brad pautsch is in ames coveringhe big game. (mark) iowa state look hosting number 1, oklahoma. cyclones looking to get back to .500 in big 12 play. we've got the highlights of this pivotal matchup coming up after the break. plus, a pair of girls metro matchups as east hosts west, and if you're travelling in 20-16 you're going to notice some new trends. we'll show you h hw millennials are changing the way we travel. and battling cancer at a young age is always difficult. we'll show you what one company is doing to make their battle a little easier. the season - but one of them probably should have been to iowa state. the cyclones led the soon

in spencer, iowa...tommie clark...ktiv news 4. knocking down a big piece of plaster. >> the center's executive director big deal because then they don't have to send their kids away to get the help that they need. the 3-million-dollar center is set to be finished in september. it's . time for a break. we're back with our fourth half hour of news 4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the ktiv-dot-com community calendar. announcer: 3 republican governors. but which governor won national praise for tough leadership handling nine hurricanes? which governor made his state number one in job creation? to stop obamacare expansion in his state? and which governor laid out a tough plan to destroy isis months before the paris attacks? jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make

. >> johnny and his son tommy talked to me about what we could do to maybe he's everybody's burden over here. and this was their idea. >> reporter: legislator william spencer says he's trying to get another grocery store into the old property. >> we're doing everything possible to try to have some sort of supermarket in that space. >> reporter: in the meantime, these seniors surely appreciate the next best thing. greenlawn, on long island, kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> instead of tossing christmas trees, one company during the summer the goats are used to clean up vegetation on properties. during the winter, they are of course -- there isn't much work. so the farmer who owns a company called ghosts on the go in iowa hatched the plan to feed them christmas trees. it's not just a creative way to get rid of the trees. it's actually good for the goats. >> it gives the goats some variety. and christmas trees actually have tannins and them that help the goats deal with internal parasites that they are susceptible to. >> that's a lot of information. what makes this even better is there is no charge to drop off a tree for the goats. the owner of t

tommie clark has the details. << on a mission to help kids in need of therapeutic care. that's what seasons center for behavioral health started with a new regional facility called autumn's center in spencer iowa. named after 3-year-old autumn elgersma who was killed by her babysitter in orange city, iowa back in 20-13. "out of that project we started to see certain types of services that we really needed to key in on and one that kept coming up over and over again is the need for respit care for which the kids we're serving and their families," for behavioral health executive director, kim scorza. as an extension of autumn's center, they're now working to create a therapeutic camp for children. they're seeking a more than half-a- million-dollar grant to purchase property in sutherland, iowa for the facility. and now, o'brien county supervisors are deciding if they want the camp in their county. "i think it's a good thing for the children and i understand the children she's talking about doing. the biggest thing is financial wise, we don't want to all of a sudden have this come back at us," said county supervisor, tom farnsworth. "this is where the therapeutic camp would be located with o