A centuryold church in Downtown Des Moines faces demolition after City Council Members voted earlier this week not to intervene. The owners of the property want to demolish the building so they can sell it to a developer. But historic preservationists want to save it. Channel 13s Reid Chandler is following this story and joins us live from outside the Historic Building with more. This building at 811 crocker street used to be the home of burns United Methodist church, the oldest africanamerican congregation in the years, its sat empty, collecting dust and serving as a home for bats and squatters, while the church tried to sell it. Theyve finally got a buyer. But some people in town dont like the idea theyre selling. Angela lewis pastor, burns United Methodist church 22 32 david barzen president , Des Moines Historical Society 43 52 100 years of history lives inside of this former church at 811 crocker street. We had to move because the building was. Obviously in disrepair. Some ceiling
Re. And the challenges they present. Gone cold. The investigation of the deadly hit and run of an isu student has come up empty. Why police say. Time is of the essence. Hitting the jackpot. Ok. Not that jackpot. An iowa man makes millions playing powerball. How he plans to spend his cash. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us tonight. Governor branstad outlined his Education Funding plan during tuesdays condition of the state address. But Des Moines Public School officials hope some big changes are made in order to address their diverse student population. Justin surrency explains the School Districts plan of action for 2016. Governor branstads condition of the state should have been music to a School Teachers ears. The budget provides schools and deserve. Today im proposing an increase in k12 funding of over 145 million dollars. But in 2016 the Des Moines Public School district is
Interfering in the u. S. President ial race. The Trump Campaign says it was blind sided, never knew the interview would air on russian tv. Will trump stand by his parade praise of putin. The fbi and the Justice Department now think there is enough evidence to name russia responsible for the Cyber Attacks on the United States. Why are they reluctant to call out the kremlin . This is cnn breaking news. Were following the breaking news, the Nuclear Threat from north korea surging with the testing of theyre largest to date. It is said to be double the strength of the last bomb tested by north korea. They say it indicates that he is pushing the Nuclear Program very rapidly and the capability is troubling. Also breaking this hour telling nn that officials believe there is enough evidence to publicly blame russia for Cyber Attacks on u. S. Troops including the democratic party, but theyre also saying that some officials are reluctant to calling out russia were covering all of that and more th
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