cause delays" says judge jeffrey neary. there have already been fighting words between candidates concerning who should fill scalia's vacant spot. local judge neary says the new appointment shouldn't be a political ploy. but rather an a-political process, saying judges take an oath, regardless of political party they align with "those people who can apply the law, and do a great job applying the law... the best in the land should be doing that job irrespective of political affiliations" says judge jeffrey neary. adding to the excitement and controversy, judge jane kelly, iowa native currently serving on the u.s. has been mentioned as a potential nominee. judge neary and judge kelly worked together before their time at the bench and says he's thrilled to see his colleague mentioned even as a potential candidate, saying he's honored at the thought of iowa being represented in the highest court in the land. "that would be just fabulous. it would be a real feather in our cap to be able to our niche to become justice... and she'd she got the chance" jenna: political almost immediately

say that takes away from the gravity of the situation," said angelica perez. judge jeffrey neary had a tough time making sense of why the girls carried out the plan. a plan, that didn't include up to five years in prison. "the reality is this one of of those lessons in life you're going to have to learn the hard way," said judge jeffrey neary. sam curtiss, ktiv news four. >> because up to five years in prison, the teens must repay $10,000 to the bank. an milford, iowa man is in jail after a 30-mile police chase. shortly after 12:30 p.m. police in clay county started chasing drove off after police turned to investigate his vehicle on highway 18. the chase went through clay, dickinson and emmet counties. hurd is charged with eluding, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle and reckless driving among other charges. omaha police say a person suspected of firing a gun in a southwest omaha bar has been taken into custody. the shooting happened around 2 this afternoon at the parliament pub. a police spokeswoman said she did not believe anyone had been hurt in the shooting. several omaha news

even better. attorney kyle irvin and judge jeffrey neary both got to witness him hearing cases on the supreme level and say it was an experience they won't forget. kyle irvin says, "just the power of his intellect and kind of the soundness of his questions were unmistakable" judge jeffrey neary says, "it's a pretty majestic experience, pretty fascinating. it's hard to describe. it's almost like one of those situations where you almost have to have been there" that it is his vacancy for the judicial system. at six we'll hear more local reaction on the political fight to fill his seat and an iowan to take that seat. studio, elisa raffa.. abc9 news. nebraska's senator says she would expect the a nomination for justice... but she doesn't plan to approve any appointments. u.s. senator deb fischer talked to constituents today at a stop in south sioux city. she hosted a community coffee q & a event at dakota perk. one man said he thinks the senator is doing a good job of relaying the needs of nebraskans to the folks in washington. "she listens to the people, she's not just going in there

opening can causus delays" says judge jeffrey neary. there have already been fighting words between candidates concerning who should fill scalia's vacant spot. local judge neary says the new appointment shouldn't be a political ploy. but rather an a-political process, saying judges take an oath, regardless of political party they align with "those people who can apply the law, and do a great job applying the law... the best in the landshould be doing thth job b respective of litical affiliationsns says judge jeffrey neary. adding to the excitement and controversy, judge jane kelly, iowa native currently serving on the u.s. court of appeals, has been mentioned as a potential nominee. judge neary and judge kelly worked their time at the bench and says he's thrilled to see his colleague mentioned even as a potentntl candidate, saying he's honored at the thought of iowa being represented in the highest court in the land. "that would be jusus fabulous. it w wld be a real feather in our cap to be able to have someone out of our niche to become a united states supreme court justice... and

," said angelica perez. judge jeffrey neary had a tough time making sense why the girls carried out the plan. a plan, that didn't include up to five years in prison. "the realityyis this one of of ththse lessons in life yyu're going to have learn the hardrdway," said judge jeffrey neary. sam curtiss, ktiv news four. >> the judge sentenced the pair to up to five years in prison. the bank. the man accused of shooting a sioux city police ofofcer is out of the hospital and now behind bars. 18-year-old isaiah mothershed was booked into the woodbury county jail. he was scheduled to maken initial appearance before a judge yesterday. that appearance was moved to this morning at 8. sioux city police say mothershed shot officer ryan moritz early sunday morning, as mothershed, and seven others, were being investigated for a robbery. mothershed is charged with two counts of attempted murder and five counts of first-degree robbery. nevada rancher cliven bundy was arrested late last night after flying into portland international airport. the 74-year-old faces federal charges related to a standoff

sentence from judge jeffrey neary. 3 natsafter being arrested in august and chchged with conspiring to rorothe security national bank inside the hy- vee store on hamilton boulevard where zevenbergen was an employee, perez and zevenbergen plead guilty to felony charges of second degree theft. at the sentencing on wednesday, both perez and zevenbergen apologized for their actions and asked the court for a minimal sentence of probation. "i am here today because of the crime i committed. i would like to start out by everything i've put it's employees anancustomers s through." "i want to prove to my friends and family, my employer and coworkers, my peers and role models that i am so much more than this horrible, stupid mistake that i wish every day that i could take back." perez's mother testified as a character witness for her daughter saying she committed this crime due to mental health issues. "about a year before this incident occurred, started struggling with severe depression and mood disorder, which her family, her father and i, got her started on antidepressants and seeing a therapi

desire to be a good and kind person." judge jeffrey neary is one of those people who says he couldn't understand the case which he says he hasn't seen anything like in 13 years. "i can't imagine what the motivation would have been," said neary. "there are kids in this world who would love to have half going for them of judge neary said this is one of those lessons in life that perez and zevenbergen have to learn the hard way. as sentencing began, an emotional room as family members of the defendants watched the teens being taken away. zevenbergen continued shouting "i love you" to her mother as she was taken out of the courtroom in handcuffs. a feeling that no parent would ever want to experience.>> the judge sentenced zevenbergen and perez to up to 5 years in prison. the judge said if he had given them probation, rather than prison time, it would have sent a bad message to others wanting to commit similar crimes. zevenbergen and perez also have to repay $10,000 to the bank. (matt) still to come... a presidential project. students at one local elementary school make the u.s. president