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His victims father says the punishment doesnt fit the crime. Kurt paulsen lost his son. Zachary. In august of last year. Police say he was stabbed over greenbelt trail. Of Second Degree murder in september. Jonas was sentenced to 50 years in prison. And sent to the newton correctional facility. Easy. It just shocked us, i read about newton and its a place to rehabilitate people. Hell have cell mates and 45 hours of free time but Officials Say it isnt uncommon to house an offender in a facility l...

First on 13. Security wont be as tight this new years eve at one of the busiest places in downtown des moines. Were talking about court avenue in des moines. Where police say they dont have the resources to keep officers patroling one area. We know that thats an area where we need to pay extra attention to and we usually do. It happens that way. Its just right now, with using on duty officers, were kind of in a position where we have to do it as the calls for service would allow. Service would a...

How much it costs and when the training will start in iowa. Mass shooting. More than a dozen are dead. And even more hurt. After a killing spree in california. What we know about the suspects this morning and why authorities still havent ruled out terrorism. Its thursday, december 3rd. First on 13. Police are still processing the scene in california. Where two heavily armed shooters opened fire on employees at a Holiday Party. Officials say one male and one female suspect were killed in a shooto...

Volleyball nets. See how its helping leaders prepare for the sports spotlight next year. I235 63 and i80 35 at merle hay first on 13. A des moines extend the citys Tax Abatement Program. But now. Council members are accusing her of putting developers ahead of taxpayers. Well, she handles financing, tax syndicator for three out of the five projects that we voted on, not to mention probably some of the other projects in the past shes voted on, since 2013, since shes worked there. Christine hensley...

Iowa community. And how much more rain is still on the way here. Caucus prep. The Iowa Caucuses are now 25 days away. The new app that aims at getting the right results as they come in. Town hall. After announcing new executive orders on gun control earlier this week. Tonight. President obama talks guns in a nationally televised town hall meeting. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 winter rain has already caused heavy damage for homeowners in ...

The last couple days with sunday and monday we came in with a lot of frozen water lines. Freezing season. Plumbers say the calls roll in along with the cold weather. Hear how to handle abouttoburst pipes. Its thursday, january 14th. Today in iowa starts now. I235 42nd first on 13. This morning, were waiting to find out jackpot. But do we know there are at least 3 powerball winners, in 3 different states. Each had a ticket bearing these the powerball, 10. Hills one of the winners bought the ticke...

Butterflies like its the night before the prom Jeff Kaufmann the Republican Party says after the 2012 results snafu its aware of the skeptics. But are hoping to prove them wrong 104318 i hope that the rest of county sees that we are taking this seriously and what we are taking seriously. Quite frankly its leading of the search for the next commander in chief. So what if this technology fails. Both parties have a back up plan in place by using getting the results on paper the Old Fashioned way th...

Showers may mix in with the rain showers before things wind down will be falling all day on saturday, with sunday seeing very cold of the state. Highs there on sunday will be in the single digits, with low teens around the des moines area. The Iowa Caucuses are less than there on sunday will be in the single digits, with low teens des moines area. A month away, and businesses across the metro are expecting to do from hotels to restaurants. Reid chandler explains the benefit of being firstinthena...

First on 13. The dreams are getting bigger, as the Powerball Jackpot is getting larger. It now stands at a whopping 675 Million Dollars after last nights drawing. Powerball number being 17. Officials say no one bought the winning ticket, so its all rolling over to saturday. It will be the largest jackpot in us history. That means we can expect more of this. Id go on vacation, buy a house buy my parents a house a lot of stuff. Id sit on it for a while take care of family and have fun and see if i...

The bus driver was fired for failing to intervene. Des moines schools released this statement. Saying in part, cases involving mistreatment of a student are a clear violation of the trust and expectation the district has that all of its employees work in the best interests of the students we serve. But apparently, the childs mother had a change of heart. The unemployment appeal documents include a letter from the mother, saying she didnt want to press charges. And that she thinks taylor did what...