About if that would be money well spent. Abc 9s bria bell tells us why local police say they need a little more help on the streets. Bria jenna, during this weeks City Council Budget meeting, Sioux City Police chief doug young asked to add two additional positions to the departments traffic team. Council members will now have to decide if there is room in the budget for more officers to be on payroll. Officers are just getting pulled thinner and thinner and thinner, says sheehan. On wednesday, City Council Members deliberated how the citys budget will be spent. Sioux city police chief doug young took the opportunity to request two more positions for the departments traffic unit, causing a divide amongst Council Members. Officer sheehan says he supports the cheif because the current lack of officers is taking a toll on the boys in blue. There are alot of shifts that have to be back filled because theyre short shifted and so they have to hire back and pay someone for overtime to come in
The man who lives inside the home thats being surrounded has been living there for about 20 years and they tell me it is usually a quiet neighborhood. But they say that they hope the standoff ends peacefully. In west omaha shannon smith, siouxland news. Larry diana 3 police say a sioux city man is facing burglary charges after getting caught trying to steal a car this morning. 25 year old Sesar Martinez was arrested around 3 this morning. After Police Received a call from a man shopping at the floyd boulevard walmart. The man told them there was an unknown person in his car. When confronted. And ordered out of the car. The man was attempting to shove a piece of metal into the ignition. He ran before police arrived. But was tracked down by a k 9 officer to Trinity Heights and arrested. Martinez is charged with two counts of third degree burglary and one count of criminal trespass. Hes being held in the Woodbury County jail on 10 thousand dollars bond. 3 a year to the day after a deadly
Ololman with special needs while holding his mother at gunpoint. Then stealing game consoles and other electronics. 3 a School Board Member in northeast nebraska is one of four people facing charges in a case of animal cruelty. Kirk van pelt is charged with aiding 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 sheriffs deputy and at this time remains on the school board. 3 as far as the school is concerned. Its 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 vi
Confident the threat is a hoax, they say they take the responsibility of keeping their students safe very seriously. The argosy casino sailed away from sioux city over a year ago, but the floating casinos legal battles continue. The Iowa Supreme Court has referred an appeal, by the argosys owner Penn National gaming, to the iowa court of appeals. That appeal centers on the iowa racing and Gaming Commissions rejection of penns request to extend the riverboats gaming license. Instead, the irgc awarded that license to the Hard Rock Hotel and casino, and its nonprofit partner Missouri River historical development. Tuesday, iowas high court referred the case to the iowa court of appeals. Penn national has taken its case to the Iowa Supreme Court twice now. The first appeal was denied, but the second is ongoing. Theyre challenging two decisions entered by the Distrcit Court in polk county affirming the decisions of the racing Gaming Commission to folks as well as denying renewal of belles li
The Northeast Community College women’s basketball team returns a familiar three-player core from a 17-12 season a year ago for longtime coach Matt Svehla to build the 2023-24 Hawks team