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before you travel, " record snowfall fills sioux city streets.... when will it stop ? "let's go play in the snow" its a winter like no other for this california volleyball team getting ready for the naia national tourney, "i see no reason why work it effectively ." says there is no reason to delay states medicaid systenm. thank you for im tim seaman, jenna rehnstrom is off. im tim seaman, jenna rehnstrom is off. the weather in siouxland today was one for the books. record snowfall of more than 6 inches has filled streets... and more is expected over night. fred will have those details coming up. but it all adds up to poor overnight driving conditions. tim: this latest storm produced very wet snow..... and with temps dropping to the mid 20's roads

tonight an overnight tow ban is posted for woodbury county.... and sioux city police ask that folks not drive unless you have to.. and even then driver beware. "always have a plan before you travel, let people know when you're leaving when you're going to arrive, have a cellphone charged up and carry some emergency stuff in your cars; shovels, kitty litters and salts. some blankets to keep warm in case you get stranded in your car and then if your able to get out or if someone has to come pick you up you'll just have to come back the next day to get your car a long as it's not blocking traffic." says sgt. jeremy mcclure of the sioux city police. tomorrow morning could add another obstacle for drivers.... low visabilities and obstacle for drivers.... low visabilities and blowing snow could add to an already tricky morning commute. tim: while todays snow event is a nuisance for locals.... it produced plenty of fun for some. like school kids not in class.....and that includes college students. 24 college volleyball teams are in town for the naia women's championships.... sioux city is hosting for the 8th straight year....

tournament play tomorrow. and despite the snow ... the festivies began tonight with the banquet of champions at the sioux city convention center. tim on cam : the banquet is a traditional part of the tournament.... as our lukas voss found out today.... two california teams are enjoying a more non-traditional start to the six day event. . thanks tim both vanguard and biola university are within 40 minutes driving distance from the beach. needless to say ... temparatures rarely drop below 70. so the storm that hit us this morning brought them the feel of a real holiday christmas and most importantly a whole lot of fun. "nats: we love snoooowww ! vo: while some locals complain about the snow. some players in town for the naia volleyball championship are doing the opposite ... for them ... the white coating is something special and exciting. sot: "at home we never get snow on christmas so we were like ... oh my gosh it's actually snowing. this amazing and the fact that we get to play volleyball and play

needless to say ... players were quick to get out in the snow and try to finish their teammates in a good snowball fight. nats: snowball fight "it's just great having the fresh pouder and the girls being able to have a snowball fight. it's just different conditions to what we see at hom e. i mean it was 70 degrees on thanksgiving. and speaking of different conditions ... while many can't wait until the snow is gone. these californians eagerly awaited the white suprise. " we were looking at the wheather forcaste for the past week in anticipation for monday and tuesday because the little snowflake showed up on the app." "as soon as me and my roommate woke up we were like ... there is snow !!! .... so we ran to the window took videos and posted it on snapchat. it's so iowa, i love sioux city, i love snow. it was truly a winter california .... and if it would've been for volleyball practice ... they would have hadad nats: screaminin snow day ! and while officials are

not effect tournament play ... a volleyball clinic that was scheduled for earlier today had to be canceled. they are... however hopeful that that clinic could be on for wednesday. live in studio ... lukas voss ... abc9 news. tim: today, snow was falling so fast, plows were hard pressed to keep roadways cleared. with cars sliding into ditches on slippery roads... employees at siouxland towing tell us they've been busy since even before the snow started.... towing about twenty cars in the early hours towing ban was put into place. once the ban was and wait" for tow truck drivers. "the snow plows are trying to catch up with the snow, o o conditions a a so bad that people will slide off in the ditch. us halfway in the road trying to pull somebody out of the ditch and cause another accident" says george quint, siouxland towing. look for those two trucks to hit

tuesday some drivers said that the weather adding that it's the other drivers worreid about. continue to respond to not serious and our last big of november 20th prepare some for difficult driving conditions. "it's kind of rough out there, driving with all the other vehicles on the road. you don't know if you're going to have an accident," said sachjen. "i have a 4-wheel drive so...and they're keeping the roads clean, so i haven't had any problems," said "i go home because it's too hard to drive and difficult," said reminder if you do have to drive.. be extra aware of both city and state plows that continue to clear a path through extra a are of both cititand state plowowthat continue to clear a path through the night. tim on cam with light snow still expected to continue through the night, sioux city community schools and bishop heelan catholic will

tomorrow. and to check to see if your school is delayed or postponed, just head to siouxland matters dot com to view a full list of schools businesses and activities that are being affected by this storm. tim: iowa's governor says there is no reason to delay plans to shift iowa's medicaid operation n private nagement-- even though a judge has recommended the state throw out one of four contracts awarded to companies to run the program. governor terry branstad said monday the state always planned to have between two and four companies running the program. he says if the state takes the judge's recommendation, it can continue with three private firms. " those of us that are in health systems, like those of us that have the state employee health plan, it's a managed care system. and it's worked, i think, very effectively and it's worked effectively in other statas, and i see no reason why in iowa we can't work it effectively ." vernor branstad stressed the state has not decided how to

proceed. iowa is set to shift the 4-point-2 billion dollar medicaid program to private management january. tim: governor branstad is also getting ready for the budget battle of 2016 he's at several budget hearings this week to get information for next year's proposal. promised once his budget reccomendatitis as soon as t t sessssn starts. he's listening to state departments give how much money after that, he'll wait for december revenue estimates then start crunching numbers. "24:27 even though the law doesn't require it unti lthe end of january it's alway sbeen my philosophy to give my recommendations on the second day of the session so they can go to work on it right away. " tim: the governor made his recommendation on education funding last session, very early on. but it took the legislator until the final hours of the session to make a decision... many school districts were

the 1.25 percent funding increase they received. the director of the iowa department of education was at the budget hearings today and says once again you can expect education funding to get a lot of attention. "...success for all kids. " tim:m: the e-p-a is expanding when it comes to renewable fuel standard the environmental protection agency released their target goal for 2015-2016 under the renewable fuel standard. the agency has nearly doubled the expected usage of cellulosic biofuel upping it from 123 million gallons used in 2015, projecting next year to yield over 230 million gallons s but for some around the state, they are saying the push is coming too late.

grassely of iowa was amgst one of those, displeased with the epa's renewable fuel revisions. he released a statement today saying quote: "this rule is a slight improvement but it still sells biofuels short. the epa just doesn't appreciate that farmers and biofuels producers can generate enough renewable fuels to meet the goals set by congress. the epa doesn't seem to appreciate that the law on the books requires strong b bfuels targets and that consumers like the chance to use alternate fuels. grassley went on to call the epa's approach to the problem "flawed" and suggested it buys into "big oil's rhetoric. the senator says this new rule should have came two years ago. tim: turning now to the dakota access pipeline, an important decision made today to further the construction of the proposed pipeline tim: south dakota public utilities commissiou voted two to one after a two and a half hour meeting in pierre south dakota today state regulator sissued a

pippeline that will run diagnolly aross south dakota carrying oil to illinois. the pipeline has been hotley contested, but supporters of the proposed project say it will create jobs across the state, the pipeline is slated to pump over 450 thousand barrels of crude oil to its destination a day. still to come...well take a look at whwh its time for truckers to delay theyre routes (fred) a winter storm warning remains in effect. trends will include lighter snow and stronger winds. highs will be in the 30s. your forecast is next! " " jenna:

snow or all three, are causing big headaches for drivers. especially those truck drivers who are trying to go cross country on a tight deadline. claire powell from our des moines stataon saw how they decide to keep

""223 to avoca from west liberty" " when the rain turns to ice... turns to snow... ""sometimes its a hard call to make"" its the time of winter when truck drivers like jerry redding- of decker truck line- has to make those tough deadline decisions "lot of change to sleet to snow and it did it quick today, those snowflakes were big" more than 700 drivers,with trucks full of perishable foods and you name it, cutting paths across the country. keeping focused during this bad weather is key. "we keep them with whats going on where theyre at or where they're going, if you dont feel safe, park your truck. we'll have two drives one will go one wont" and keeping in touch back here < nat>--- even more important. "roads just use your best judgement if you need to shut down let us know" "get the load there a little bit late rather than not at all" at the end of the day, it's the drivers call. "for now just stay safe out there ok, alright" and everyone could use some of jerry's simple advice... "if its not safe, you dont feel safe, you dont need to be out" from fort dodge claire powell local 5 news we are iowa (tim) fred, how much more

2 line super: fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) a winter storm warning remains in effect in yellow through tomorrow, while a winter weather advisory is for those in light blue. the hd radar shows light snow over most of siouxland. sio city saw 5.4" of snow today, which breaks the record for november 29. norfolk's 3.7" also breaks a record. elsewhere, sioux city had 6.7" downtown and 9.0" on the north side of the metro, while 8.0" was reported in sergeant bluff, vermillion, and sioux

city had 7".".or a full liststf snow totals from around siouxland, visit our abc9 news facebook page. road conditions are partially snow covered, so drive with care. here's the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk center in downtown sioux city. 34 was the high today and 31 the low. the king's pointe skycam hd shows a snowy scene in storm lake. we have 31 degrees in sioux city. local temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. wind chills are in the teens west and 20s central and st. winds are just 5-10 miles per hour from the southwest, but will be much stronger tomorrow. visibility is low across the area, especially in sioux falls at just 1 mile. radar shows system spinning across the upper

that this system will be slow to leave. in fact, we could see lighghsnow through early wednesday morning! an additional 0.5" to 1.0" of snow can be expected for most of the abc9 viewing area on top of what we have already received. so tomorrow's snow will be lighter, but winds will be stronger...so blowing snow may reduce visibility, especially in rural/open areas. your forecast for tonight is for a low of 25 and light snow. tomorrow, look for a high of 32 and light snow plus breezy winds and blowing snow. the 7-day forecast shows breezy winds wednesday as the snow ends. then, we'll see a period of dry, quiet weather...with highs in the 30s. tomorrow's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith

(tim) thanks, fred.

sports...matt campbell met the media and his new players for the campbell met the media and his new players for the first time today. we'll have a report from ames

tim plus dordt and briar cliff are among the 24 schools at the n- a-i-a volleyball tournament. we'll hear from the chargers and

begin tomorrow down at the tyson. 24 teams from around the country will take the courts in search of a national championship, including two from right here in siouxland. briar clififhas qualified d r the tournament in each of head coach trevor schirman's three seasons at the helm. two years ago the

school history, winning their first ever game at the tournament. this year, despite a pool featuring the numberone, eleven, and 14 teams in the country, the chargers are optimistic heading into pool play. katelin langel--"this is kind of a hope and dream for everyone to come to the national tournament. so you know, making it this year again, is just a privilege for us and it gives us hopefully a way to send the seniors out on a good note. and i know that being in the gpac conference will help us out a little bit with the competition." trevor schihian--"it's always a goal of ours to make it t this tournamenen representing sioux city, ananbeing a part ofn incredibly stng gpac this year. we're excited, the girls are excited, we drew a tough pool again, like every year, but we'll give it our best shot." breanna nogelmeier--"as a senior i'm really just excited to go back on the court and be in this good atmosphere. i mean, everyone is so excited to be here at the national tournament. it just reminds you of why you love volleyball in the first place and i'm really just excited to end my career on this note." bcu takes on top- ranked lindsey wilson of kentucky tomorrow at 5:45.

absence, dordt is back at the final site of the national tournament for the 10th time in school history. despite a 23-5 mark after the gpac tournament, the defenders had to play their way to sioux city, beating mount mercy in the opening round a week and a half ago. between that game and a regular season schedule that saw dordt claim the gpac crown, the defenders are battle-tested and ready for the challenge this week. jenna horstman--"we've had extrtrely talented teams in our conference and it's a huge compliment to us to be here and be able to win the conference and we just come in with a lot of confidence." chad hanson--"we feel very very good coming ihto this tournament. we're in a very challenging pool. we hope that the teams are looking at us in the pool and saying it's also a challenging pool because dordt's there. but we know that the work we've done over the last several weeks and really the body ofwork through our season, we feel confident that it's prepared us for this moment." dordt begins pool play at 8:30

ranked georgetown of kentucky. chris: over the weekend, iowa state announced matt campbell as the 32nd football coach in cyclone history. the 36 year old, now the youngest power five coach in the country, racked up a 35-15 record in four plus years with toledo. today, campbell was introduced in ames, and he stressed faith, football and family. so what do the cyclones think of their new head coach? jordan furbee has more from ames. just listening to matt campbell, you know right away where his priorities lie. "it's all about the players. it's not about matt campbell, it's about our players. kids don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care about them." "thahawas something out of coach rhoads, he was a players' coach and he genuinely cared about his players and as you can see coach campbell wants you to know he's a players coach." "very selfless, that positive attitude, i think that's the biggest thing players will like about him." "in fe change is inevitable, change happens, but greatness is a choice." "it's always good to have change and you know he's had a good track record and he's obviously doing the right things at these other programs and getting them to winning records and bowl seasons and the playoffs and that's what you like to hear." "since he does have that track record everyone is going to gravitate towards him and just believe what he can do." "we just gotta have full faith in him and have a good, healthy relationship from team to coach

and hit the ground running, we e n do special l ings next year." i reached out to couple young men last night on on the phone. i'd like to keep that private for a later date." but that request went over the head of levi peters. "i got a chance to talk to him a little bit last night. you're telling us he gave you a call? ya i remmber him saying that he might want to punch me for telling you guys that, but to know that he looks at me as a leader and he felt that i was one of the guys to contact, that means a lot to me and i think that's a boost into this transition for me." finally, the big twelve announced its all conference that, but to know that he looks at me