once you enter downtown sioux city on i-29...things start to get a little congested. natpop - segment one will be finished, like i said earlier, this year and our focus is segment two. segment two..the downtown area...is being expanded from 4 lanes into six. the on, off ramps are also getting upgrades. it was part of a 10 year project that would end in 2018...but iowa d-o-t transportation planner dakin schultz says that's no longer the case. "because of some constructibility issues last year with the bridges along bacon creek southbound and floyd boulevard southbound we ended up having to extend our completion into the end of 2019. and whwhe the d-o-t ususlly re-opens closed lanes on i-29 during the winter...thihi year...things are just getetng flipped around. "there expectation is to switch traffic this year. so move that interstate traffic into those new southbound lanes and then they will close the north bound lanes over winter. " said dakin schultz, iowa dot district transportation planner. news of the expansion, didn't set well with one driver i spoke to who works near the southbound floyd blvd exit. "it stops right at the end of our building. they extended it another year so we can't do much with our lot anymore," said daniel stephens, works near i-29 construction. as crews continue to lay fresh pavement...to wrap up the last portion of the 400 million dollar project. drivers will have to be patient...and hope things move according to the

another change aware of.. on monday..the southbound...floy d boulevard off ramp will be temporarily closed. that's happening from 9 a-m until 3 p-m. live in studio deborah souverain abc 9 news tim: the river front area.....located just off i-29 in downtown sioux city is going to be e getting a makeover of its own. for now, city leaders are looking ways to liven the area up...by adding new attractions at the site of the

former argosy casino river boat. construction could some day be home to a for all ages... "we're looking at overlooks, trailhead, fishing piers, sports courts, water play pad...we have lots of ideas but we want to get public input and we want to get it professionally designed," said matt salvatore, sioux city parks & recreations director. the parks and recreation department hopes to conduct a study that will whwh type of cacabest accomodatete city council could apprpre that plan onononday. tim: injury in a fire. sioux city fire to a structure fire o morningside in a detached garage. crews were able to put the fire out while nearby residence again five people without any injuries. the cause of the fire was an electrical circuit

failure in the garage. tim: a sioux city man is guilty of sexual exploitation by a school employee. the verdict against 30 year old erick deleon came back today, after evidence showed deleon started an innappropriate relatitiship with a 16 year old female student at north high school. deleion was the educational spspialist who ran a school program and was also an assistant boys' soccer coach at west high school. phone numbers of the students and the program direor were exchanged as part of the program. sentencing is set for december 1st tim: meanwhile a storm lake man gets 15 years behind bars for forcing his wife to terminate two pregnancies. 55 year old tony lee was found guilty of two counts of forced consent to termination of human pregnancy and two counts of assault. according to court documents, lee forced his wife to take pills that ended her pregnancy on two separate occacaons he also seseally

assaulted his wife after threatening her with a machete. tim: a recent move to take pork out of federal prison menus is receiving some scrutiny from iowa senator chuck grassley. yesterday senator grassley sent a letter to the federal bureau of prisions director, charles samuels, expressing concern about the lack of transparency used in the decision and tax payor dollars used to conduct surveys of the food wishes of prisoners. grassley says he's food wishes of prisoners. grassley says he's looking forward to a response to his letteron the matter. tim: be sure to join me sunday for another edition of "this week in siouxlxld" i'll be sittttg down with senanar grassley for a one on one discussion on several topicsincluding gun control and his s decisiono run for a 7th term in the u-s seante.. that's sunday morning at 9 right here on abc9. tim: a davenport high school junior is changing the face of his cro country team.... by adding a four legged running

buddy. it took a long but hugo was eventually cleared to join as ashley explains.... country with a service dog is something never been done before in iowa. " " tyler] step by step, mile by tyler gerdts races toward the finish line. [more cheering nats] tyler is a fast, determined runner, just like his the only difference? that's why his family dog. thth's hugo. hugo helps ease tyler's stress with touch therapy and emotional l pport. he's evevetrained to the running was an added benefit as long as hugo isn't distracted. tyler gerdts"if he sees a squirrel he will chase it down." marty leal helps them chase down the finish line. marty is tyler's cross country coach. he says hugo has been a blessing. marty leal, dav. west varsity cross country coach: "at first i was unsure and then i just approached it like, you know what, i'm just going to coach him like he's part of the team. he was in our team picture. it calms tyler down at meets, where before he was just a little antsy. he's more focused when he runs and it's just been really, really good." kelly gerdts: "the two are like kindred spirits, i'm not kidding. they are like soulmates." tyler's mom says she's amazed by the support tyler and hugo get from their teammates. she credits marty for creating an atmosphere that accepts them. and although hugo draws a lot of

attention, kelly say he's not necessarily their main focus. kelly gerdts, tyler's mother: "we don't even see hugo when he's running, we're just watching tyler, and that's the way it should be. so to see tyler finish a race is awesomombecause he's accomplished something." because of hugo, tyler has to start after the other runners. but, that doesn't take anything away when they cross the finish line. [nats -- cheering] and, after the race, no better place to rest than next to zour best friend. tim: tyler and hugo have run eight races this year. tyler says he plans to run again next year with hugo by his

side. tim: coming up after the break... there's a new technique that could treat a-d- h-d and anxiety... and it's non- invasive and doesn't use drugs. we've got the details coming up ld again tonight, but warmer in time for the weekend! our midweek rain chance seems to be dwindling. your forecast is right after the break! " "

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tonight. beautiful blue, sunny skies outside both the kings pointe storm lake and the port neal welding company sky cams hd. cold morning at freezing, many were below that, and a cool afternoon where some struggled for 50! temperatures are in the low to mid 50s, those in the east had issues getting to 50! that is about 10 degrees cooler than it was this time yesterday! north wind keeping us cool, shifting south overnight as high pressure pushes east. is headed to the woodhouse gamemef the week, a cool start of 50degrees. but temperatures will get chilil throughout the game, dropping to 40 by the 4th quarter, so take gloves and a blanket! theheest of the nighghwill stay with just a few clouds, but temperatures take another dive, getting down to 33. freeze warning and frost advisory are in effect tonight for eastern siouxland, protect vegetation from frost! stormcast hd has our high pressure system that kept us sunny today. it shifts east switching us to a south wind overnight. south wind kicks in with a breeze tomorrow and more seasonal temperatures in the mid 60s with lots of sunshine. another clear night, before winds pack a punch on sunday, which help us warm even more into the 70s. warm pattern with a south wind sticks around through monday. tonight, cold! patchy frost and mostly clear skies with a calm wind. low 33. tomorrow, a very fall like day. sunshine, a bit breezy, and seasonal warmth with a high of 64. 7-day has warmer temperatures kicking in for sunday with some windy conditions. getting close to 80 on monday with that south wind. rain chances look to be better tuesday night into wednesday, and are dwindling during the afternoon. jenna/titifred

jenna/tim/fred looking forward to the warm weekend! tim:

has been around for a long time. now, new technology and for a long time. now, new technology and research on its effectiveness have created new interest in the field. patients are using neurofeedback--in stead of medications-- to help with a variety of conditions from migraines and stress---to severe anxiety. linda ciampa explains how it works in today's health minute " " anita kite r rers to heheelf as a "brain trainer". she uses a a computer program that helps clients-- like vikik--shift their thinking into more

functional patterns. (anita kite, phd/brain trainer) "can we show the brain a mirror of itself and provide it with feedback that gives it subtle cues either visually or auditorially or both that allows it to essentially sort of self correct."pediatrician naomi steiner uses attention trainingneurofeedb ack to help children focus. dr. steiner explains when electrodes in this helmet sense concentrating brainwaves, the computer rewards the child by moving a dolphin to the bottom of the screen. that positive feedback--she says-- trains the brain to focus--something that's not easy for everyone. (dr. naomi steiner, pediatrician, boston medical center)"it's the difference between just flipping on the switch in your brainand having a lever that you really have to push down on--it's not automatic c d it's really y fficult. a study published in the journal pediatrics , steiner showed neurofeedback helps children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-- or adhd-- increase attention, decrease activity level, decrease impulsivity and increase executive function. (dr. naomi steiner, pediatrician, boston medical center) "executive funciton is how you plan things, how you get yourself organized, your time management, making sure that what has to be done basically

is done." still to come...we go live to sioux center for our woodhouse game of the week. abc9 sports director chris palmquist is standing by with a live report after

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underway as our local football teams fight to make the postseason cut. tonight's woodhouse game of the week is a matchup between sioux center and central lyon- george little rock, two teams with hopes of making the playoffs. and that's where we find abc9 sports director chris palmquist. chris, how's'st going out ththe in sioux center? chris: m, this is my first t time up here at open space park in sioux center since they laid down field turf, and it is an absolutely beautiful facility and a fantastic spot for our game of the week between central lyon george little rock and sioux center. and i'm lucky enough to be joined by the head coaches of both programs, toby lorenzen and tim van regenmorter. toby....we'll start with you. your team took some lumps earlier this year with four straight losses,but have rebounded with

back to back winin heading into tonight...what's been the difference here down the stretch? toby lorenzen (toby response) chris: tim, a similar

u...your guys have won 3 of 4 and in that loss went toe to toe with o of the top teams in the state...has the difference been getting your very inexperienced team, that crucial experience? tim van regenmorter (tim response) chris: toby, the playoff situation in this district is about as simple to understand as black holes. how do you approach these last two ges with that uncertainty? toby lorenzen (toby response) chris: tim, when you watch the lions on film, what is it they do that will present a challenge for you tonight? chris: toby, tim, thank you so much for chatting with me and best of luck to you tonight. you heard form the coaches....now its time to hear from the players. earlier this week, abc9 sports reporter alex walker sat down with cl/g-lr's cj roths and sioux center's marcus winterfeld and put them on the hot seat. "my name is marcus winterfeld and i play wide receiver for sioux center." my name is cj roths and i play running back for central lyon/george-little rock. the vegetable that i had to eat when i was little was carrots. the orarae

kind of freaked me out a little bit. what vegeatble d di hate? i i te broccolo andnd still hate it. what is s e desert that reflects my personality? i would say chocolate because i sweet. apple pie. cant go wrong with apple pie. it looks good. if i could nominate anybody for president, i would nomiate my mom. she seems to be in to politics, and i always trust my mom./ coach schmidt. i think he is a fun guy and he would make some fun laws. if i could ride any animal to school, it would be a cheetah. because that would be the fastest and i could sleep longer. ride a cheetah, because i am late for school almost every day, any thing that gets me there quick. that is the only thing that matters. anybdoy that i could draft on fantasy football....i would draft ko. because he puts up big numbers in the passing game. if there any player i could take in siouxland for fantasy football, number 7. i am marcus winterfeld, lets go warriors. go clglr. taking a look at some of tonight's go clglr. taking a look at some of tonight's

n-bronson visits akron westfield....the winner all but locks up home field in the first round of the playoffs. both teams are 5-2, with the westerners winning last year's matchup 28-26. out in nebraska, hartington cedar catholic is set to host crofton in a huge cornhusker state showdown. both teams need to win their final two games plus get some help to make the postseason. the trojans are 4-3. while the warriors hold a 5-2 mark heading into tonight's matchup. chris: back out here in sioux center..... weweill have all ththaction for you u night at 10:30 on the sportszone half hour show. live in sioux center...i'm chrisis palmquist...tim,m, let's send it back to you in the studio. " " it's time for our

submit a facebook page. at ten.... woodbury county has an expensiveve price tag... bututhe jail strugglgl with over- crowding. hear what one woodbury county board d supervisors member is suggesting the county should do... again that's ming up tonight at ten. jenna/tim/chris/fred: & submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook page. comes from... if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook page. tim: coming up tonight at ten....

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