the bakken pipeline get the chance to go "on the record" with thier opinions this week. tim: the iowa utilities board is allowing about 300 people to speak on the issue beginning thursday in one, iowa. abc 9's briaiaell has more.... bria: tim and jenna, a quick check of the list of people being allowed to testify before the utilities board, shows just how massive interest the project is. folks will travel from as far away as kentucky and texas... as well as place in iowa like sioux city and wall lake to make thier case to the utilities board. "people protesting bakken pipeleles." for a year and a half, iowans have had d problem voicing their opinions on the dakota access oil pipeline project. come thursday those voices will officially be heard in a public hearing in front of the iowa utilities board. "people protesting bakken pipelines." announced back in june of 2014..... the project runs across 4 states including iowa, covering 343 miles. about a half a million barrels of crude oil would be

transfered each day. the pipeline path includes 18 iowa counties. woodbury count may not be included... but that esn't mean people like electrician craig g vine aren't papang attention. infact he's one of 134 who will speak in favor of the project on thursday. "i just think that it would be good for the state of iowa, it's a lot of good jobs and dakota access has done a very good job of keeping high safety records. it's a lot safer than the railcars that which are currently used and it is good for iowa," said levine. the utilities board has identified abother 143 people speaking against the project.... including rosemary partridge of wall lake. third-party firm hasas statatpasses the energy transfer has projected $50 million thousand jobs for iowans during construction. if needed, the

december second. the iowa utilites board is expected to vote no later than early january. on thursday, a livestream video link of the hearing will be avaialble on our website ... siouxlandmatters dot com. live in the ststio, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: invesigators are looking over evidence in an early morning shooting that killed one man in the town of pomeroy. jenna: according to iowa d-c-i, the calhoun county sheriff's office responded to a call around two a-m and discovered the body of a male victim when they responded to the scene. so far no arrests have been made in this case and authorities don't believe there is any danger to the public. the identity of the victim is being

a sioux x ty man after police say fondling a 13- the waiting room hospital. according to alex anderson met up with a 13 year hospital's waiting room. authorities say anderson kissed the girl multiple times, before making sexual contact with her. anderson is charged with 3rd degree sexual abuse, and is out on 10 thousand dollar bond. a court date is set for november 18th. tim: e avian flu caused e e prices to skykyocket this summer, and now turkey prices are about 30 to 40 percent higher, just in time for thanksgiving. with turkeys in short supply, prices are going up and for the needy, that may mean cutting something else off the dinner list. with the number of turkeys donated each year variable, the food bank of siouxland is worried that higher prices may hit close to home for some. "families in need really feel the impact of those price increases first. then, of course, through

prices go up, it's the same thing... we aren't able to buy as much of something or maybe we choose not to buy it at all" says linda scheid, executive director, food bank of siouxland. local butchers are feeling an effect as well steve hein, manager of braunger's steak company, says just like gasoline, a price hike won't deter customers from buying a turkey for thanksgiving. the bigger problem is... not enough turkeys to go around. "some of the oduct i'm trying to o get... i'm having a real ha time with. like i said, price is a little higher but the biggest problem is not having the product" says steve hein, manager, braunger's steak company. although we tend to think of it more around the holiday season, the food bank says it's important to keep the hungry in mind year round. jenna: for the fourth time republican presidential candidates debated the issues. but this debate looked different than the others s with fewer candidates on the stage. in the main debate the top eight

candidates -- instead of 10 participated. ben carson and marco rubio seeking to keep up their momentum in the polls while donald trump spole about how he feels that we as a country don't win anymore " we are a country that is being beaten on every front economically, militarily. there is nothing that we do now to win. we don't win anymore."" in an earlier debate -- chris christst -- who'd been debating in the top tier -- continually directed his attacks across the aisle: at democratic front runner hillary clinton tim: this morning sioux city fire rescue honored those firefighters who have also served in our military past or present. 25 percent of sioux city fire rescue has served our nation, amounting to over 300 hours of service. sarah orwig and captain gordrd wilson are two of ththe firefighters who th have decades of service with the air national guard. they say service is rewarding. "teaching thyoung

guys, seeing gratification from knowing that you help people" says gordon wilson, captain, sioux xity fire rescue. "it's protecting our country, and freedoms and all the things that we love kids come up and they tell you thanks the smiles on sarah orwig, sioux city fire rescue recording secretary. many local service men and women are also part of the sioux department a a paramedidi. veterans and members across the country are through an organization that gets them outside and into nature... giving them the chance to open up about common struggles many military members deal with. it's called "patriot outdoors adventures" - a chance for adventure, but also friendship and understanding. "alright, you guys ready to go?" before the sun comes up... "we got three deer yesterday and d 're going out this rning for a couple more." a group of hunters take to the fields in northeast nebraska. but these surroundings are tame compared to what many of these guys have experienced. chad jensen, u.s. air

force, wichita, ks says, "being with veterans, it's always good to hear the experiences they had overseas and the things that they've done." these men have all served our country - some are still serving. they're part of a group called patriot outdoors adventures, whose mission is to give service members an experience where they can relax and re-connect. nathan mcclure, patriot outdoors, says, "when strangers come together at first, they're trying to size each other up, figure out who's who, especially if we have different branches, different eras." the non-profit charity sponso hunts like this in 10 states, including nebraska and south dakota. it was founded on the premise of getting service members away from the rank and structure of the militaryryo they can open up about challenges they're facing in civilian life. nathan mcclure says, "as we breakdown those barrrrrs, we really get into the networking and mentoring. when we have the trust and friendship, people are more willing to accept that 'i'll go with you to counseling,' or 'i'll go with you to budget classes'; it allows us to get into the heart of what we do. mark wieseler,

patriot outdoors ne state rep. says, "we find out what issues they're having, you know, problems, whatever it may be- stress at home, not being able to find a job, not being able to get a resume done, financial problems." mama wieseler, a veveran from hartington, is hosting thisisunt. through patriot outdoors, he's been able to turn his love for hunting into a way to help others. mark says, "the event is just the art. we try to go past just the event and make sure these guys are getting the help they need." joseph torriero, an army veteran living in georgia says, "people aren't getting the help they need. maybe they don't know how to get it or maybe there's a problem with the army or the military or the va, i don't know, but what i do know is that vets help vets and that's the key. there's people out there that feel the same way. and if you need us, we're there." here in the fields... just like on the frontlines. jenna: patriot outdoors took out 450 veterans and service members last year. and, these trips aren't just for the guys. they organize hunting trips for women and spouses, even kids can come along sometimes. and, they're at no cost or very

little cost to the veterans themselves. jenna: still to come... a police captian in ohio is makingng waves as he cameme a police captian i ohio is making waves as he came out in support of the legalization of marijuana (fred) tonight's ask fred quqution is "what is the definition of a hard freeze?" the answer, and a look at tomorrow's powerful storm, after the break. " " tim: he's paid by tax

but now w police captain is in big troublblfor openly supporting the legalization of marijuana in ohio while on the job. and as joe pagonakis shows

media stir. eileen bulan/ vermilion mayor) "i was very surprised very very surprised." vermilion mayor eileen bulan says she was left stunned after seeing this picture posted on the legalize ohio 2016 facebook page. the picture showing reinheimer's vermilion police badge with i support legalization button right above it. the photo generating hundreds of f mments and both in and against hispublic stance. but it was a button he wore while on the job. (eileen bulan/ vermilion mayor) he did it while he was running a police auction, we had a police auction on saturday and it's not allowed by the rules and regulations of the police department or the city to wear any kind of political activity button or shirt or anything like that. reinheimer was immediately suspended however even after it was placed on leave reinheimer publicly commented on facebook quote "i stand tall behind my beliefs s d my support is unconditional." " t this isn'treinheimer's only y suspension. he was suspended several weeks ago after he was caught operating his police cruiser with a suspended license. vermilion's police chief says reinheimer isn't setting a good

example to his junior officers. (chief chris hartung/ vermilion police) i was surprised that he wasn't seeing what i was seeing as far as yes it's ok to advocate the position one way but don't do it this way because again you're a captain in charge with overseeing the operation of the department. (jenna) fred, what can we expect tomorrow? (fred) quite a lot! 2 line super: fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) let's start withthhe high wind warning. this will be in effect tomomoow evening and early thursday morning. winds will be very strong all day, but will gust up to 5mph during the evening. second is the severe weather threat. a marginal risk exists for southern and eastern siouxland tomorrow of severe storms. large hail, damaging wind, and

table. a greater risk for severe storms will be over southeast iowa tomorrow. here's a review of what to expect: up to 1" of rain, with snow mixing in during the afternoon and evening in some, but not all, locations. we will have to cool temperatures considerably to get snow. some of us will be able to dothat, , d some won't. up to 1-2" of wet, slushy snow will be possible for those that get the changeover. isolated severe storms in the south and east may bring large hail, damaging wind, and an isolated tornado. outside of thunderstorms, winds will gust to 55 mph. here's the port neal welding company skycam hd shows the scene from the ho chunk centre. 59 was the high today and 34 the low. here's the king's pointe skycam hd from storm lake. 48 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures are in the 30s and 40s. winds are light right now, but that will change quickly tomorrow morningng our weather locally isisuiet, but look west of denver, co--that's where tomorrow's storm is coming from. we see a mix of rain and sn there. here's a wintry picture from idaho today--lots ofsnow. the stormcast hd shows rain moving in after 7 am tomorrow, reaching the sioux city metro by about 10 am. then cooler air in the afternoon and evening will change some of the rain over to snow. winds will be very strong. the rain and snow will move away

thursday, but it will remain windy. a half inch to an inch of rain will be seen. 39 will be the low tonight with partly cloudy skies. tomorrow, expect falling temperatures, rain, , wind, thundersrsrms, and possibly snow mixing in during the afternoon and evening. the 7-day shows windy conditions thursday, then sunny and cool on friday. the weekend looks gorgeous, but more rain is possible monday and tuesday. tonight's ask fred question is "what is the definition of a hard freeze?" the answer is that a hard freeze is considered a temperature of 28 or colder. larry hoekstra from hull, ia is our winner tonight! larry wins 2 world tour buffets at hard rock casino. (tim) thanks, fred.

coming up in sports...wynot hit the road for the class d-2 football quarteteinals. find oututf the blue devils could continue their roll to the semis. tim plus heelan kicked o&f the state volleyball tournament. find out if the crusaders could wia game in cedar rapids for the first time since 2012.

born, only once in their lifetime have the crusaders not qualified for the state tournament. tonight they opened up another tournament run in search of their first state title since 2007. the 8th ranked crusaders taking on number three waverly shell rock. 1st set heelan's allie cooke starts things off with an ace! later on it's cooke again, this time a brick wall at the net coming up with the block. crusaders fall in set 1, 25-18. set 2, heelan going to its youth. nicole jacobson, the frosh spiking at an upperclassman level. then it's s m mccabe with h e great dig. ace hanno with the spike, it gets returned and then she slam dunks it. zach mccabe not impressed. set point for heelan. maddie uhl serving up an ace! crusaders win set 2 25-20. they'd take the third as well and we head to the

mccabe with the e kill, then jacobsbs comes up with the block. heelan a a they take it! 25-8 heelan wins its first game at state since 20-12 with the 3-1 win. taylor ferguson--"after last year i just knew that if we made it not losing the first set or the first game, let alone any i'm here to get the trophy. no more of those little plaque things, state finalists or whatever, we're ready to do it this year." weren't satisfied outcome was last year. we wanted to get further, like most teams do everer year, but i ththk it definitelylyotivated us lasasyear to get better throughout the season and really put it away." the crusaders will play number 2 harlan thursday at noon in the quarterfinals. the dv student section out in full force as the panthers look for a trip to state. in the first...taylor hauger...too hot to handle from the line...panthths

go up 15-10. en meredith lammers with the big swing...dakota valley took the first 25-16. we jump ahead to set point in the second...elizabeth lammers works the give and go...dv just 25 points from state. in the third annie mccabe, gets up for the block and the point, panthers in control. then the back set goes to elizabeth lammers...she smashes it home f the block to ke it 20-10. weweet to match point and everybody's fired up... the serve, goes out of bounds and for the fourth straight year, dv is heading to state, 3-0. anne mccabe-z-"it feels awesome. we worked really hard for this. over the past four years we built a really awesome program. i just can't wait to go down to sioux falls and hopefully get that state championship back." rick pruett--"it's awesome for those two seniors for sure. you know, to send them out that way. not many seniors in any state can say they've been to the state tournament four years in a row. you know, hopefully we can go down there and perform well and do our best. but it means a lot for those younger players to get this experience as those seniors leave and just keep building this program to one

of the state's best." the first round of the state tournament for the panthers is thursday tournament for the panthers is thursday november 19. chris: so far this postseason, wynot has run past their first two opponents by a combined score of 104 to 20. but today the blue devils hit the road for the first time, for their biggest challenge yet. third seed wynot, taking on the second seed exeter milligan this afternoon. on the very first play from scrimmage...cody stratman...we've said his name a lot this year...he gets a nice block and he gone...8-0 wynot after the 54 yard scamper. the twolves respond though...on fourth down, sam zeleny hits jack dinneen...he's all alone...that knots it up at 8 on the defensive breakdown. after e-m took the lead, stratman, makes magic happen...75 yard house call on the kick r rurn. the blue devils ararinto the semis, 62-32. in d-1, creighton on the road taking on high plains community

this afternoon. rst drive for high plains...ball is faked to josh demers...but its really tyson fate carrying the ball...he slides through a hole in the middle...breaks away and takes it to the house for the storm touchdown...6-0 high plains... the bulldogs now close to the goal lili...ryan emann hands it off to lane walton...he plowowthrough high plains d for the tohdown...afte r a two point conversion its 8-6 creighton... high plains would answer right away, but creighton would be far too much...they roll by 40, 72-32. elsewhere in d-1, guardian angels central catholic suffers its first loss of the season, 36-16 to top seeded bds tonight. the bluejays see their season come to an end with a 10-1 mark. chris: after making

with cleto and the cletones. announcer: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight, anthony anderson. from "the hunger games," jena malone. and music from chris cornell, with cleto and the cletones. and now, for the most part,