>> made in georgia siouxland. we have temperatures propped up in the 60s under cloud cover as we look outside on the timelapse from the port neal welding company skycam hd. the wind is strong from the south at 10 to 20 miles per hour with gusts over 30. here's the dayplanner where we'll reach a high of 72. your complete forecast is just minutes away - your news starts now. "announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " jessica rae: good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica rae. northwest iowa voters hit the polls yesterday to elect mayors and city council members to represent siouxland and although sioux city has about 47-thousand registered

thousand people cast a ballot in this election. but woodbury county auditor pat gill says, those numbers weren't suprising because he wasn't expecting a large turnout. mayor bob scott... was elected to another four year term after running un- opposed. he collected...two thousand...and 87 votes. scott...says he will not run for re-election.... so during his last term... he wants to focus on creating more opportunities for younger generations. "i think that'st the way we're going to attract and keep young people in this community and we've done a bad job of that for about 10 to 12 years around here. we need to do the things that young families find attract and we need to continue to work on economic development very hard.we need to have jobs in this community for young people," said bob scott, sioux city mayor. also, on the ballot was councilwoman...rh onda capron. she was re- elected to her seat on the city council .... with 77 percent of the vote. rhonda...roped in one thousand-889 votes... beating out thomas venesky who collected... 554 votes.

"the first four years were an honor and is going to be a privilege to continue doing what rhonda capron, city council member. "we have a lot of good sioux city and i am just happy to be a part of it." capron says term.... she wants to continue working on major recreational projects...like cone park... and the possible expansion of chris larson river- . jessica rae: moving now to an macy, nebraska yesterday... a majority of omaha tribe of favor of all three proposed questions on the ballot when it came to pursuing legalization of marijuana on the reservation. of the 650 voters, 59% say they support the recreational use of marijuana on tribal land. 78% say they support ituse for medical purposes. and 67% say they're all for allowing the omaha tre to grow industrial hemp to sell. though the vote does nothing to legalize marijuana now, it gives the tribal council the go- ahead to work

to legalize it in the future. jessica rae: voters in sioux center were asked to weigh in on a highway expansion project for highway 75 that's been in the works for sometime now... elisa raffa explains what changes were being voted on. the expansion of highway 75 between 7th and 9th streets in sioux center has been a controversial topic since the late 90s. on tuesday, residents got to vote on the four million dollar project. a 60 percent majority could have the city planning construction with the department of transportation or in another period of residents are highway. the city, which supports the project, says the improvements would enhance center lane traffic and attractiveness, efficiency of the roads, and safety of pedestrians. "there's always confusion with people, pedestrians, trying to cross our highway and we feel we can make it safer, and that's what this project is really about. the enhancements that an led lighting system that flashes

on the inside and the outside lanes. it also has some that it's embedded in the roadway, so when somebody approaches and gets into that crosswalk it's very obvious that somebody is in there" says paul clousing, city manager. while the city says safety are it's largest concerns, some residents think the expansion will serve other purproses, like pulling revenue through thei largest artery. "for traffic flow and all that, i think there's just better ways and other ways to do it than just one single artery through the middle of town" says randy widbin, resident along hwy 75. residents are also concerned about the livelihood of those who live along hwy 75. the city says they will work with residents whether they are willing to sell their property or rather be relocated.' "are we a community thatares for economic advancement but also for people who are a part of the community. and i think that seems to be more the issue than just the tax money issue, although that's certaintly part of it" says randy widbin, resident along hwy 75. jessica rae: voters in sioux center were not supportive of those plans to expand highway 75

in a ballot measure , 56% of the close to 1,600 voters said they would support the city moving foward with expansion plans. but, that fell short of the 60% needed to pass. jessica rae: here's a look at a few other issues decided at the polls. sheldon voters approved a 2 % increase in the hotel/motel tax. the money will be used for economic development. that tax is now at state limit of 7 percent voters in onawa approved the implimentation of a hotel-motel tax. the 7% tax just barely won voter support 235 to 212. both needed a simple majority to pass. county communities extended the use tax. rembrandt and an indefinate extension. jessica rae: elbow space at the state capitol people were concerns over branstad's plan state's medicaid program to organizations. lawmakers have been arranged to oversee the

privatization of medicaid. concerned citizens voiced their opinions yesterday... there are 560- thousand iowans on medicaid and the roll out date for the new privatized plan, is january first kelsey 1:04:33 we get a little nervous that when too much is transitioned too quickly, mistakes get made, errors get made, details get overlooked. enrollment packets for medicaid recipients have begun to be mailed medicaid recipients have begun to be mailed out... but so far provider networks aren't yet in place. there are only 39 between now and new year. jessica rae: temperatures haven't been too in fact, temperatures are near record highs for this time of year. and it's helping speed up construction projects in the area. because of the warmth...some construction projects around town are being fast tracked. a local construction manager told abc9 the high temperatures.... allow projects to continue during a time they would normally would be postponed. "it's a lot easier out there, you don't have to be as

bundled up," said concrete manager "things are a lot and with concrete work you don't have to cover it with a burlap and the blankets so things are just a lot easier and a lot more pleasant." due to heavy rain over the summer... construction was haulted in some areas. but the late fall heat is helping get track. jessica rae: still investigating what caused a tragic car crash, that left two people dead. car went airborne on 25th street in sioux city as it flew over a steep hill. this is what the car looked like when it finally stopped after hitting a tree. the red nissan altima... that was reported stollen last thursday... flipped on its top after striking two other cars. the accident happened near the corner of 25th and morgan streets on the northside. the -year-old driver and his 28- year-old female passager had to be cut out of the car and were rushed to the hospital. . sgt. scott hattig, scpd says, "there was no pursuit we did have witnesses who saw the vehicle come up over the

hill they went as far to say that it caught air, was airborn coming over the hill it was traveling that fast, so i can't even begin to estimate how fast they were going right now." jessica rae: the names of the man and woman who were killed have not yet been released. a woman and child in the s-u-v that was hit were not seriously injured. jessica rae: sioux city police say vehicle thefts are on the rise.... especially in the last few weeks. for the year, 207 cars and trucks have been reported stolen... thats 4 more than last year with two months still remaining in 2015. jessica rae: the thefts have been primarily occuring within the morningside area and northside of the city. police says they have a couple theories on why vehicles are such a hot target. "we have people who have been stealing vehicles for financial gain and then we're also having people stealing vehicles for joyriding purposes," said detective jeff harstad of sioux city police department. the six city police department is reminding citizens to lock car doors, park in well lit areas, and keep valuable

items hidden. jessica rae: officials in norfolk have recently approved several zoning changes. here's paul hughes with the details. " more than 125 people attended a hearing tuesday as the norfolk city planning commission considered a request to change zoning on 16 acres in southwest norfolk from light industrial to service commercial. after more than two-and- a-half hours of testimony, the commission voted six-to-one, with one abstention, to approve the change. lee weander, pastor of our savior lutheran church, said the zoning change would allow his church to purchase and eagle distributing about $5-million building a new facility. several residents of north 61st street west of norfolk attended the madison county commissioners' meeting tuesday to object to the proposal of a new truck route from highway 81, west to highway 275 via 61st street. twenty-six people signed a letter asking commissioners to exempt 61st street from any proposed truck route. the agenda item was for discussion only. oct, a seamless pipe plant that announced plans a plant in norfolk is asking the city to allow taxi-increment construct the

infrastructure. economic development director courtney dentlinger asked that would outline the community and city council those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, jessica rae: who were able to stay up late got quite the light show last night. we'll take a look at that after this. scott: " " jessica rae scott: scott: good morning siouxland. let's get a check outdoors on the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city and the king's

siouxland. let's get a check outdoors on the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city and the king's pointe skycam hd in siouxland. let's get a check outdoors on the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city and the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake, iowa. we have temperatures the rt neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city and the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake, iowa. we have temperatures propped up in the 60s throughout much of the region. the's some patchy fog which has developed, so give yourself some extra time to reach your destinations. fortunately the wind

the air and preventing any thick fog. we have some clouds travelling through on the satellite and radar imagery. here's the stormcast hd now where we've got a breezy south wind in place today. the humidity is going to keep a cap on our high temperatures though as we reach into the lower 70s for highs. tonight, we'll watch as an area of low pressure passes through and this will spread some showers across the map. we'll carry a 30% chance of rain for our thursday. friday, we'll have some leftover clouds and it'll be cooler with highs in the 50s. today, expect a high of 72 with patchy fog and a mix of sun and clouds. tonight, it'll be very warm with showers entering after midnight. tomorrow, we'll have a high in the middle 60s which will

temperatures slip downward with a breezy northwest wind and scattered showers too. here's your 7 day forecast where following tomorrow's cold front, we'll have highs in the 50s and 60s as we go through the weekend and into next week. jessica rae scott: satellite and radar imagery. here's the stormcast hd now where we've got a breezy south wind in place today. the humidity is going to keep a cap on our high temperatures though as we reach into the lower 70s for highs. tonight, we'll watch as an area of low pressure passes through and this will spread some showers across the map. we'll carry a 30% chance of rain for our thursday. friday, we'll have some leftover clouds and it'll be cooler with highs in the 50s. today, expect a high of 72 with patchy fog and a mix of sun and

clouds. tonight, it'll be very warm with showers entering tomorrow, we'll middle 60s which will then we'll have temperatures slip downward with a breezy northwest wind and scattered showers too. here's your 7 day forecast where following tomorrow's cold front, we'll have highs in the 50s and 60s as we go through the weekend and into next week. jessica rae scott: jessica rae: and check this out this is some gorgeous video

the skys dancing with color early this morning as the aurora borealis lit up the night jessica rae: coming up after the break... howard and the mr. food test kitchen are dipping into granny's cookbook for a tasty cake recipe ssica rae:

cookbook. and it's as sweet as she was. check it out. "i'd like you to take a second and think if

that your mom, grandmother or maybe an aunt made that you wish you had today? well if there are, make it your mission to get those recipes. maybe it's as simple as asking them to write them down, but if that's not possible, see if you can find their old recipe box or that over stuffed folder that's brimming with all those treasures. maybe make one or two a month, and rewrite them so you can still read them before they fade away. today i want to share the recipe for my grandmother's honey cake, which was passed down to my cousin from my aunt. all she did was mix together some eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar. once it was mixed, she added some brewed coffee, a bit of red wine and some flour along with a bunch of spices. then after mixing honey with baking powder, she slowly added it to the batter. she spooned this into a couple of loaf pans and into the oven it went for about an hour. let me tell you it was the longest hour in history. but when they came out of the oven, i can still remember the whole house smelling amazing. if you'd like

granother's honey cake," it's online now waiting those recipes that i've never forgotten. i'm howard with kelly in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "memorable way" for you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" jessica rae: after the break... we'll get a behind the scenes look at what it takes to put on country music's biggest at what it takes to put on country music's biggest award show. jessica rae:

stwe're down to the final preparations for country music's biggest night. later this evening country music's biggest stars will be honored at the annual cma awards. george pennacchio is in nashville and brings us more. " -----sot----- musicians playing at the airport ----- ----- --- (track) when you get to

greets you at the airport--before you ever reach baggage claim. when you reach the heart of nashville, there's music everywhere. and wednesday night here at the bridgestone arena, the oscars of music--if you will--the cma awards. country music's biggest stars are busy rehearsing for country music's biggest night. and putting on this show is no easy task. -----sot----- robert deaton, executive producer: 15 years ago... set design. ----- ----- --- (track) all that production, as you can see, requires a lot of equipment. a lot! and plenty of instruments for all the numbers. this year, the audience is being treated to some special duets. -----sot----- brad paisley: one of the opening numbers is john mellankamp and keith urban?and still somehow sound country. ----- ----- --- -----sot-----

john and keith rehearsing "ain't that america" duet ----- ----- --- (track) this arena will soon be full of major name in music. and the nashville streets are full of visitors who've come here to see the show of a lifetime. -----sot----- gidget welborn: i think everybody has a heart for nashville. this is a bucket list things. this is something you gotta do--just gotta do it. ----- ----- --- -----sot----- shawn deremer: growing up in the central valley of california... roots?dreamed of. ----- ----- --- -----sot----- mark nordstrom: to have this many talented?our 35th anniversary? come for it. ----- ----- --- '-----stand-up close----- george: you can see all of your favorties?.in nashville, tennessee , " jessica rae: scott's up next with a final check of our forecast.

on the show today. "just about everyone has a smartphone, and most of us put a case on it to protect the phone. but is the case protecting you from radiation? today, we go to our top lab and put popular cases to the test. see if your ca made the cut. which

ones may keep you safe and which ones may actually increase radiation exposure by 16 percent. " jessica rae: again that's coming up today on dr. oz at 4 o'clock right here on abc9. jessica rae