arraignment is set for december 22nd for van pelt and the juveniles. board member, van pelt is also the former chief deputy of the stanton county sheriff's department. an afternoon fire has damaged a machine shed on a farm southeast of le mars, iowa. firefighters from lelears, and several surrounding towns, responded to the blaze, which started shortly before two p-m. we don't know what sparked the fire. but, relatives of the homeowner told news 4 that no one was hurt in the fire. authorities have identified the pilot who was killed in a plane crash on interstate 29 in western iowa. the pottawattami e county sheriff's office says 65-year-old john rogers of omaha, nebraska, died when his single-engine plane crashed into the interstate median just north of council bluffs, iowa. authorities say rogers experienced problems shortly after taking off from omaha's eppley airfield, and was trying to turn around. witnesses told investigators the plane struck power lines, cartwheeled and crashed nose first. it c ce to rest on its top. rogers was alone in the plan

arraignment is set for december 22nd for van pelt and the juveniles. in addition to being a school board member, van pelt is also the former chief deputy of the stanton county sheriff's department. talk about getting hit when you're down. strong winds have destroyed a pilger, nebraska church that was being rebuilt after last year's devastating tornado. st. john's lutheran church was hit by 60 mile an hour winds wednesday evening, bringing down the building's north and south walls, its rafters and interior walls. building at the time, but fortunately, nobody was hurt. the church was under construction after being destroyed in june of 2014. pastor terry makelin / st. john's lutheran church "we've worked long and hard to get the building designed and we broke ground last october and it was good to see stuff going up as fast as it was, so this is a hiccup, but it brings back memories of the first time it blew away." the project superintenden t says trusses have already been reordered, and they're waiting on approval from the insurance company to start rebu

in animal cruelty and four counts of contributing to the delinquincy of a child.authorories say van pelt was involved in the torture of a cat and a possum by 4 stanton teens, which was filmed and shared online.van pelt ia former stanton county sheriff's deputy and at this time remains on the school board. 3 "as far as the school is concerned. it's really business as normal. we have to move foward and we have to continue with our goals."the four teens charged in the case will be prosecuted as juveniles... despite pressure from animal rights groups.van pelt faces up to 6 years in prison if convicted. 3 critics of the way iowa law officers seiei cash and materiris from people... some who are nener charged with a crime... have won a victory in the iowa supreme court. 3 the court's 5-2 ruling will restrict the ability of state troopers and deputies to do warrantless vehicle searches that have led to the seizure of millions of dollars. oppents have argued that factors like whether a car is dirty or smells like air fresheher... can't be used as justification to detain a driver and conduct a sea

van pelt could face up to six years in prison if convicted on all six counts. an afternoon fire has damaged a machine shed iowa. firefighters from le mars, and severarasurrounding towns, responded to the blaze, which started shortly before two p-m. we don't know what sparked the fire. but, relatives of the homeowner told news 4 that no one was hurt in the fire. weather change is beginning. what does that mean for the weekend? for that we'll toss it over to chief meteorologis t ron demers. weather ad-lib it turned into a week of melting as sioux city has now seen five straight days with highs in the 50s. now the changes start to move in. colder air will arrive for the weekend with highs saturday ending up about 10 degrees cooler than we saw today. clouds also move in and we'll see chances of the gift of giving. that's the mission of a number of siouxland mcdonald's restaurants. for the past few weeks, 20 restaurants had a "giving tree" set up at their store. both customers, and employees, could grab a tag off the tree that included items the ronald mcdonald hous

in animal cruelty and four counts of contributing to the delinquincy of a child.authorities say van pelt was involved in the torture of a cat and a possum by 4 stanton teens, which was filmed and shared online.van pelt is a former stanton county sheriff's deputy and at this time remains on the school board. 3 "as far as the school is concerned. it's really business as normal. we have to move foward and we have to continue with our goals."3 the four teens charged in the case will be prosecuted as juveniles... despite pressure groups.van pelt faces up to 6 years in prison if convicted. 3 a machine shed in rural plymouth county is in ruins after a fire.fire crews from 4 plymouth county departments were called to a farm 8 miles southeast of le mars. when they arrived... flames more than 20 feet high were coming from the roof. that roof later collapsed.no injuries were reported. the cause of this massive fire is under investigation. 3 3 a famous artist's work is making its way back to sioux city... but this time in a different way.the sioux city art center is presenting a documentary about am

in animal cruelty and four counts of contributing to the delinquincy of a child.authorities say van pelt a cat and a possum by 4 stanton teens, which was filmed and shared online.van pelt is a former stanton county sheriff's deputy and at this time remains on the school board. 3 "as far as the school is concerned. it's really business as normal. we have to move foward and we have to continue with our goals."the four teens charged in the case will be prosecuted as juveniles... despite pressure from animal rights groups.van pelt faces up to 6 years in prison if convicted. 3 a machine shed in rural plymouth county is in ruins after a fire.fire crews from 4 plymouth county departments were called to a farm 8 miles southeast of le mars. when they arrived... flames more than 20 feet high were coming from the roof. that roof later collapsed.no injuries were reported. the cause of this massive fire is under investigation. 3 making its way back to sioux city... but this time in a different form.the sioux city art center is presenting a documentary about american artist and former iowan jackson po

kirk van pelt sought to have legal representation provided to him at taxpayer expense. he's been charged with two counts of cruel mistreatment of an animal and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child for his alleged role in the cruel mistreatment and death of a cat and opossum that occurred sometime between oct. 20 and nov. 3. nebraska's population grew modestly again this year, but it might not be enough to protect all three of the state's u.s. house seats after the 2020 census. the new u.s. census estimates released tuesday show that nebraska's population grew by 0.7 percent to 1.896 million by july 1st. the national population grew 0.8 percent to 321.4 million this year. nebraska deer hunters are having better luck this year than last. th nebraska game and parks commission has announced that as of dec.8, the deer harvest is up 11 percent from 2014. archery and muzzleloader 31st. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix . " still to come...the oldest pilot in america happens to be from right here in iowa...we'

"eyewitness news" what the at the the van pelt library as student played a pet therapy dog during study break. they say relaxation helps big team. therapy dogs international, provided the k-9's. i am a firm believer in that. >> that is nice. >> indeed. >> kate joins with us a forecast. we have army nave, eagles, shopping, shorts. >> a whole lot happening. >> long walks this weekend. >> indeed. >> just so excited to be able to have a weekend in december to get outside, take the kid to the playground and not get in a slushy pile of snow outside. it will feel great. i'm breaking out flip-flops, i said it earlier in the week i will do it just to say i did it. >> december 13th. >> flip-flops will be on. >> and we do, you said it, we have a lot going on in the city of philadelphia this weekend. let's plan it out, lets look at is what happening outside. first and information mess to the time lapse video from the palmyra cove nature park in new jersey a lot of fog around. barely see buildings. sky line of philadelphia across the river. sun did break out mid a afternoon and cloud came back in ju

coming up, the postgame report, joined by ray lewis and trent "sportscenter" at night, scott van pelt. immediately following the game. >> mike: thanks. and the giants, will they run the ball in this situation or throw it? a first down will close the business. miami is out of time-outs. a run takes 45 seconds guaranteed off the clock. third and three, they will throw. with manning, it's ruled complete for beckham for a game-ending first down. >> jon: well, gutty call by tom coughlin. throwing the football, looks like a clear catch. >> mike: they're going to look at it upstairs. >> referee: the previous play is under review. >> mike: dan campbell unhappy they'll review it. if it's a first down, the giants can end the game.or our cocktail bitters was huge. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn't need a loan. we needed short-term funding. fast. our amex helped us fill the orders. just like that. you can't predict it, but you can be ready. another step on the journey. will you be ready when growth presents itself. realize your buying power at open.com. this is iphone 6s. no

"eyewitness news" at the van pelt library as student played and petted therapy dogs during their study breaks. they say the relaxation actually helps. therapy dogs international provided the k9's. i love that idea. because i think it does really -- >> absolutely, i would love to have a therm any here when we're doing like snow coverage. >> cowage. >> you want to rip your hair out when you are doing that. >> just crazy stuff. >> we're out, i should say, without me during a hurricane, we would rather them in the studio, but yes, anything. >> so true, though. the stress, just the touch after pet, amazing, real i let's talk about this forecast, also amazing. >> i was helping you transition there. >> oh, amazing. so, so nice. you said t talking record breaking warmth today and tomorrow. >> wow. >> we stay warm monday. that's when the next storm comes along. so there is couple of side note we want to discuss. main weather headline definitely the warmth. let's go outside first and for most, "skycam 3", beautiful view overlooking center city off in the distance we face south. no worries of vis

vans were vandalized. >> there was a barrage of at least 30 to 40 stones that were all over the ground. they were pelting, throwing. they grabbed some pieces of metal and parts from a car that was taken apart and threw those at it. >> reporter: they are being repaired at a local auto body shop. >> probably five, $6,000. yeah. a lot of work. >> reporter: it's a lot of work that will put the vans out of commission for a while. leaving the district looking for other ways to transport students. >> those vans are used widely for field trips that are put on by the school and also sporting events. away games. >> it's more than just an assault on the vehicles. it's an assault on our school culture. >> reporter: so for now the district will do without while the vans are being repaired. school officials tell me that they are updating the surveillance system on campus to prevent another incident like this one. if you have any information, you are asked to call the police department. >> thank you. >>> a disturbing discovery at a park today. a man found shot to death. it happened at martin luther king regional shorel

they were pelting, throwing, even grabbed some pieces of metal and parts from a car that was taken apart and threw those at it. whatever they could find that was -- that could damage the vans, they threw them. >> 9 of the 10 school district vans were vandalized and are now out of commission. >> those vans are used widely for field trips that are put on by the school. schools, and also sporting events. so away games. >> and so while the vans are being repaired, the district will simply do without. school officials tell me that they are now updating their surveillance cameras on campus to hopefully prevent another incident. in the meebt, if you have any information, you're asking to contact the police department. live tonight, nbc bay area news. >> that is a blow for that school district. >> part of a well known oakland park was closed earlier today. our chopper was overhead. an active murder investigation. this happened after someone spotting a man's body at martin lu luther king regional shoreline. the victim apparently was shot to death. the body was found near the parking lot next to the damon slew. that's right across the freeway from the oakland coliseum. >> now, to th

vans were vandalized. >> there was a barrage of o at least 30 to 40 stones that were all over the ground. so they were pelting, throwing, they even grabbed some pieces of metal and parts from a car, took apart and threw those at it. whatever they could find. >> reporter: they are now being repaired at a local autobody shop. >> probably going to be $5,000, $6,000, yeah, it's a lot of work. >> reporter: it's a lot of work that will put the vans out of commission for a while, leaving the district looking for other ways to transport students. >> because those vans are used widely for field trips that are put on by the school -- schools and also sporting events. so away games. essentially it's more than just an assault on the vehicles. it's an assault on, you know, our school culture. >> reporter: and so for now the district will do without while these vans are being repaired. school officials tell me that they are now updating the surveillance system on campus to prevent another incident like this one. if you have any information, you're asked to call the benicia police department. elyce nbc bay area news. >>> it