forecast in just a few minutes. now, it's time for local news that matters! "to have it done is a terrible satisfaction. " investigators and prosecutors officially close the books on the jamal dean case. "nats from watch party / or sot from debate " democrats get thier turn on the debate stage and siouxland voters take in every word. " nats canning beer" would a proposed brewery merger water down options for beer drinkers ? we'll take a look "all of this team effort resulted in the successful capture of jamal dean, his confederates with whom he robbed two people violently and everyone who made the sad mistake of trying to assist him "all of this team

capture of jamal dean, his confederates with whom he robbed two people violently and everyone who made the sad mistake of trying to assist him after he shot officer kevin mccormick." tim: after years of tracking, investigating and prosecuting... the case against jamal dean and his accomplices is finally closed. tim: good eveing and thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna: and im jenna rehnstrom it's been more than two and a half years since jamal dean ramped up his gang activity in sioux city, eventually leading to him shooting a sioux city police officer.. then running from authorities. tim: since then, dean, along with more than a dozen people who helped him with his crimes have been tracked down, arrested and now, brought to justice. earlier this afternoon, the case officially wrapped up. abc9's rachael krause joins us now with the latest. rachael after more than two years, dozens of arrests and countless hours of work, the final two co- conspirators

involved with jamal dean have been sentenced... officially bringing a close to a case that nearly took the life of a sioux city police officer. federal prosecutor forde fairchild says the trouble with jamal dean started with gang violence back in march of 20- 13... continuing and eventually leading to the shooting of sioux city police officer kevin mccormick that april. it fueled the manhunt that eventually brought dean to justice. more than two years later, the case officially closed tuesday with the sentencing of dean's last two co- conspirators. "being a small part of the team that brought jamal dean to justice and convinced everyone who helped him that it was a mistake and a criminal mistake to help him, that's as good a thing as i'll probably ever accomplish professionally," said forde fairchild, federal prosecutor. thirteen in all were charged in connection to dean's crimes, but the final two co- conspirators... evette morris- hernandez and estebanhernandez were both sentenced tuesday, given prison time for their role in the case. but instead of remembering the bad, investigators and prosors are honoring the bravery of one sioux city officer. "i would also like to mention kevin mccormick, who is my hero. i have watched this video repeatedly and i still become very emotional, and very

proud of his service to our community," mccormick said. more than two years after being shot in the face by dean, mccormick says he still loves being with the police, but he's glad to put this all behind him. "relieved in many ways, but i suppose that just to know that 'this was it', that we can now move on and begin focusing on the other bad guys and bad gals out there," said kevin mccormick, sioux city police officer shot by jamal dean. others echoed that sentiment, saying they fsioux city is now safer because the dean case is finally closed. rachael everyone involved in the case said today they felt very relieved to know this case was officially closed... and glad to know anyone helping jamal

two years ago has finally been brought to justice. reporting live... tim: tonight what happens in vegas, certainly won't stay in vegas. for the first time, democratic candidates for president debated the issues at length. the 5 candidates gathered at the wynn casino in vegas. hillary clinton entered the night leading bernie sanders by a sizeable margin in most national polls ... with lincoln chaffe, jim webb and martin o'malley far behind. unlike previous republican debates that featured plenty of personal attacks... tonight's session stayed close to the issues including talk on gun control.... a subject that sparked a heated exchange. "hillary clinton says " everybody else has to be accountable but not the gun manufactors. we need to stand up and say enough of that were not going to let it continue. bernie sanders says " i come from a rural state the views on gun control are differnt in rural states than in urban states weather we like it or not.

its time to stand up and pass comprehensive gun legislation as a nation. the next democratic debate takes place in des moines november 14th. tim: albright will be in sioux city stumping for hillary clinton tomorrow morning. the first female secretary of state is hosting an event for clinton at the peirce mansion. the event, which takes place tomorrow between 8:45 to 10 am, requires you to r-s-v-p. jenna: to sign up for the event just click on our story about albright's visit at siouxlandmatters dot com. tim: sen. rand paul is campaigning in sioux city tomorrow morning. he will be attending 'morningside college students for rand rally' begining at 8:45 am. the event will take place at morningside college in the ups auditorium. the presidental candidate will then make his way to storm lake to attend a rally at buena vista university. this is all part of his iowa 10 thousand college tour. tim:

hillary clinton and martin o'malley supporters hosted watch parties this evening. jenna: clinton supporters stated that they looked forward to hearing her stance on social and economic issues. while o'malley supporters believe that he has a proven track record to become the nominee. supporters at hillary's watch party were energetic, cheering on the former secretary of state from afar. and while o'malley is farther behind in the polls, his watch party was making noise... pushing for their candidate to see a boost in numbers, thanks to snappy answers in the debate. "we are watching the debate, we are "we are watching the debate, we are capturing alot of the excitement we have for hillary clinton and just for the democratic cacusus we have here in iowa," said dubbs. jenna: both sides say they're comfortable with how their candidate is performing... and can't wait to see how things progress. tim: a new sioux city

kum & go is going up along gordon drive. the convience store is at the interection of gordon and virginia, which has been undergoing major renovations to make way for changes to i-29 in that area. a couple years ago, the train depot was torn down on that corner. there's only one other gas station in that area of the downtown. no word yet on when kum & go will open. jenna: a local breast cancer non-profit hopes their new location will let more people know they're here to help. susan g. komen for the cure siouxland held a ribbon cutting this morning for its new office on nebraska street in downtown sioux city. they moved back in january, but waited until now to mark the occassion in honor of national breast cancer awareness month. executive director kristi quinn hopes this more visible location will encourage more people to use their resources. "what are real hope is that more people who have questions and more people who have concerns about breast cancer will stop by, they'll call, they'll learn to look to us for someone who can help." says kristi quinn,executive director of the susan g. komen of

siouxland. susan g. komen siouxland is open monday through friday from 9am to 4pm. monday through friday from 9am to 4pm. tim: haunted houses usually contain props such as chainsaws, zombies, or skeletons, but west middle school has added a new element... technology. sixth through eigth graders are working on a project called haunted hallways. it showcases their technical skills in areas like graphic design, editing and more. "the haunted hallways is a rear screen projection project where the kids take videos and then add green screen effects to them. to basically add special effects to a video such as smoke, lighting, explosions, all kinds of different things," said borrall. the way he's gng to do it is he's going to put them up on projects and we're going to show our projects in the haunted hallways," said huls. viewing of the projection project is open to the public and

runs october 23rd and 24th at west middle school from six to eight p.m. admission is one dollar ahead of time and two dollars on the day of the event. jenna: inmates at the south dakota state penitentiary in yankton are gaving back to the community with a fall tradition. nat sound: children shouting: "thank you!", inmates respond: "your welcome, guys!" the inmates grew and harvested pumpkins and now, they're delivering them to elementary school students. in a season when pumpkin numbers are down, the donation comes at a great time.... helping to ensure kids have pumpkins to carve for halloween. the inmates say the best part is seeing huge smiles on the kids faces. "to see the excitement on their face, and to know that it's going to make their day... to know that i was part of something that made their day, it's a blessing" says ryan klave, inmate at the mike durfee state prison in yankton, sd. the inmates "green thumbs" go further than pumpkins..... they grow and donate fruits and vegetables to area non profits who inturn give to those in need. coming up tonight at six hear more

from the inmates about making today's special deliveries. tim: tim: still to come... when two of the top beer producers llide does it rattle small town breweries? well have details when we return (fred) tonight's ask fred question is, "when do we typically get our first freeze in the fall?" the answer, and a look at a sub- freezing temperature in the 7-day forecast, is coming your way after the break. stay with us! " "

toasting one of the biggest merger plans in history. the maker of budweiser - is buying miller -. millaine wells reports on how that could impact the smaller beer makers. " "((package here)) sueanne heiden, green bay 57:12 i prefer local small breweries. you've got a little more style to it. 57:17 it is that boom in craft beer - driving big breweries like

miller and bud - to consider joining forces and defend their market share. nats canning beer in the u.s., overall beer sales rose just half a percent last year - however - craft beers climbed almost 18 percent. andrew fabry badger state brewing company 26:45 it is like any industry, if you just get in it to make a buck, not because you have a passion for it or because you are obsessed withthhat you are doing, then n u are in it fofothe wrong reasons. 26:56 the bud-miller portfolio would include 18 of the world's 40 most popular beers by volume. local craft brewers are not worried about the superbrewery. brad stillmank owner, stillmank brewing company 3:41 being independent and small and part of the community, is really at the forefront for us. 3:47 without community we don't exist. 3:49 wisconsin lawmakers are concerned about the impact on jobs - if the merger is approved. sen. tammy baldwin "what i care most deeply about is that we're still brewing a lot of beer in the state of wisconsin, that miller remains, that leinenkugal's remains, and that we create also a vibrate atmosphere for all of our craft breweries that are popping up all over the state." sab miller and anheuser-busch inbev employ nearly 225-thousand people in 25 countries. millaine wells local five news. the deal still needs regulatory approval. (tim) fred, what a beautiful day.

and tomorrow will be just as nice! 2 line super: fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) a look at the port neal welding company skycam hd shows clear skies from the ho chunk centre. 78 was our high today after last night's low of 38. a quiet night is seen on the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. pollen levels are medium once again today. sioux city's temperature is 56, with very dry air in place again today. 53% is the relative humidity, so that air is really dry! that's one reason we heated up so quickly today. temperatures around siouxlandnd are in the 50s for the most part, with 40s in

the east. dew w ints are in the 30s, showing dry air in place once again. with clear skies and fairly light winds, we will have no problem cooling back into the 30s tonight. the local wind map shows 5-10 mile per hour speeds for most. overall, winds will scale back to around 5 mph area- wide tonight. only a few clouds passed through northern and eastern siouxland earlier today, on the back of a low pressure systst over the great lakes, but we are clear now and will remain so overnight. the stormcast hd shows clear skies and smooth sailing tonight. tomorrow's weather will be great--a lot like today's. a cold front will drop in on thursday, but it will arrive late enough for us to still enjoy highs in the 70s before the cool air pours in on friday morning. that's when we will see frost. your forecast for tonight is for clear skies and a low of 38. tomorrow, what a nice day! sunny skies can be e eected along with a high of 73. the 7-day y forecast shows 71 thursday but a low of just 31 friday morning. friday will be cool, with a high of just 57, and

enough for patchy frost. next week will bring breezy winds and warm october temperatues. our dry pattern may come to an end next tuesday, when we have a chance of showers. tonight's ask fred question is "when do we typically get our first freeze in the fall? the answer is thth the earliest we have seen a freeze is september 11-20, and that time frame is also when we have a 10% chance of seeing a freeze. we have a 50-50 shot of seeing a freeze by the september 21-30 time frame. there is a 90% chance of a freeze by october 11-20, and the latest we have ever gone before seeing a freeze is october 21-31. our winner is julie humbert of sioux city. tonight's ask fred prize is 2 world tour buffets at the hard rock casino. to enter, send a weather question to

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fhexom@kcautv.c om or visit abc9 news on facebook. i'll answer the winning question on abc9 news at 10. (jenna) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. tim: fred: now im sure you guys have heard that darius rucker is going to be at the tyson events center this saturday, and we here at abc9 want to send you to the concert were giving a way two sets of vip tickets to the concert. jenna: well be asking viewers trivia questions wednesday and thursday during our 5 and 6 newscasts the answers have to be submited to contest-at-kcau- tv-dot-com and the winner will be randomly selected and announced during the 10 pm shows! jenna: coming up in sports... s-b-l and heelan

time in four days. find out who got a leg up in the conference race up ahead. tim plus central lyon hosted sioux center in a battle of top five teams. we'll head to rock rapids for all the highlights after the break.

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to spend theironey. what we need is leadership to fix a few big things... so that this country takes off and soars where people can dream the biggest possible dreams... and pursue them with a vengeance. sfx: applause jeb. proven conservative. real results. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. two of the b bt vollyeball t tms in iowa. the warriors are ranked third in class 3a with a 25-3 record. the lions, at 28-4, are 2nd in class 1a. tonight they met with the siouxland conference title on the line. lions anan warriors, alsoso preview of our game of the week on friday night. opening set.....amryn cleveringa gets

things started for the warriors....sioux center takes the early lead... a few points later...jessica herald lays down the hammer.....massive swing...5-3 warriors... but central lyon responds...faith henrichs elevates over two blockers...lions tie the set at eight... and then its hope rasmussen delivering.....cent ral lyon within one.... but sioux center too strong tonight....herald relentess at the net....the rriors sweep 3-0. how about this, last week the sb-l students wore krispy kreme hats and i joked that i was upset i didn't get any donuts. well tonight they didn't disappoint...thank you warriors! sb-l hosting heelan. in the first...taylor ferguson...heelan glad to have her back from injury. that knots it up at 10. but a couple of points later, anna jochum, slams one home to re-tie it. heelan goes on a run though...grace hanno...serves one up that's too hot to handle...it's 16-11. back comes sb- l...kylee christensen--watc c h out below...big

time swing gives the warriors the 18-17 lead. then brittni olson...that kill finds the line and opens vp a 4 point lead. heelan, tries to fight...hanno, trying to put the team on her back. but sb-l was too much on their home floor...sydney scholz with the kill here...warriors take it in 4. in the college ranks...morningsid e hosting number 11 northwestern here in n oux city. first set...gabi french...at the line....nd she'll stay there...the ace puts the stands up 2-0. later on, ashley vande stowe...comes up huge with the block, and jayde bergmann loves it, 7-6 stangs. next pnt though...lauryn hilger with a massive kill to tie the game up. later in the set...caitlyn van es...from the middle...red raiders lead it 22- 18. then a few points later, karlie schut off the back

set...northwestete n gets the sweep, 3-0. chris: we see it in nearly every sport atevery level... it's easier to get to the top of the mountain than to stay there. but if there's one team that--on paper--could shatter that trend, it's the morningside women's basketball team. the mustangs are coming off their fourth national championship after a 37-1 campaign and the amount of talent they have returning has other coaches concerned. all five starters from the national championship game are back including tournament most outstanding player jessica tietz. while expectations are sky-high for the stangs, they say it's something thth're used to. jessica tietz--"every year our expectations have been high. we are a team that's almost expected to be in the national tournament and it's no different than any other year." lexi ackerman--"it all comes down to our focus and practice really and how we're all going to work together and come together as a team because you can see teams fall apart from that, from being at the top and then not being able to get back there the next year. but if we can stick together, we'll be pretty hard to beat." jamie sale--"we

talked to them about not worrying about being defending champions. we want to go out and get another one, andyou u n't look at it what you've done in the past because we can't change that whether it's for the good or for the bad, you know? so you know, we really want them to stay hungry and just enjoy playing basketball and i think if we have enough talent and as long as we stay focused we'll have a chance for success." the mustangs open up the season on ctober 30th with a road trip to season on october 30th with a road trip to william penn. chris: after scoring 12 goals in their first three games, the musketeers' offense slowed over the weekend, lighting the lamp just once in a pair of losses to bloomington. tonight they made the short trip to sioux falls. this is already the third matchup between the muskies and stampede this season. the muskskeers get off to a good start...matt steeve with the goal out in front, good guys up 1-0. shortly after...stampede on a power play, but it doesn't matter...josh wilkens, with the great move and the shorty...2-0. late in the first though...eric macadams on the breakaway...he lights t lamp and that was just the beginning...sioux

field goal. finally, the cubs trying to close out the cardinals tonight. top of the first...stephen piscotty...gets the red birds off f to a great start.... run shot puts s . lolos up. but in t second...jier baez...in the game because addison russell is gimpy...that's a solid replacement...the northsiders go up 4-2. northsiders go up 4-2. after st. louis knotted it up in the sixth...anthony rizzo breaks the tie with one swing of the stick...solo shot gives chicago the lead. and then hector rondon ...had issues thoughout the year, but gets it done here...cubs are into the nlcs for the first time

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