"you need to have a clear understanding going in of what the rules are, " is your office powerball pool putting you at risk... " peopleleove it, it was time for us to get into this century" a techy way y pluggigi the meter is catching on in siox city tim: good evening and thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna: and im jenna rehnstrom. it... especially this tim: are warning you to think twice before you leave unattended. car thefts are up the city... and they wants folks to be more careful. jenna: abc 9's bria bell

reporter: "do you leave your car unlock when you station or to heat your car up?, asked the reporter. i do," said franklin. city police department, leaving your car running and unattended on public property could result in a fine. since august of 2015 sioux city has tnessed about 165 stolen vehicles that were repepted to the department. for a criminal citation under the sioux city municipal vehicle unattended said harstad. locking yourehicle to prevent car theft message law enforcements want "the sioux city police department is urging residents not to leave things in car such as your wallet or car titles, because that's an easy way for thieves to steal your identity," said bell. "correct, what's happening a lot is people are leaving personal identification, oror stuff that get's back to your personal infofoation and that ens yourself up to the potottial of identity theft," said harstad. reporter: "and now are you still going to take that risk?" bell asked. tammie franklin: "no, i'll turn it off," said franklin. and johnathan sexton says he had his car stolen about 2 weeks ago by accidentally leaving his keys in his car overnight.

exhaustion where i though i had the key in my pocket and didn't realize that i had accidentally left it in the vehicle...dissapointe d in myself on that aspect of it, but more frustrated about the stuff that's in the vehicle at this point than the vehicle itself," said sexton. as the police department continues to c cck down on the city's car thieves, harstad says.... "do not teave your keys in your vehicle," said harstad. in sioux city, bbia bell abc 9 news. jenna: a sioux city man wanted for three vehicle threfts was arrested today for shoplifting at the mall. police arrrrted 20 year old clinton grant whenene fled from scheels with $ $0 worth of merchandise. he was also wanted for robbery, forgery and multiple vehicle thefts. grant is currently being held on 35 thousand dollars bond. tim: an iowa teen in a stolen truck led police on a high speed chase in altoona. you can see the truck she was

police say the 15- year-old was a runaway. when police tried to pull her over, she took off, reaching speeds of 100 miles per ur. that ended in a crash, but the girl is okay. charges are pending. tim: an investigation is underway after a body was found in an early morning house fire. that happened in breda, iowa. the sac county sheriff's office and the auburn fire department responded to the fire, which had already destroyed the home. the person living there hadn't reported to work that morng and this afternoon a body was found inside. the state medical examiner and state fire marshall are investigating. jenna: a notorious mexican drug lord has been captured after nearly 7 months on the run. mexican officials confirmed earlier today that joaquin "el chapo (chaw-po)" guzman has been recaptured after escaping prison for the second time. guzman is the leader of a notorious drug cartel. at one point, the dea wanted the druglord here because he's been charged with

but no word if he'll be ansferred across the border. tim:: the u.s. army corps of engineers is increasing releases from gavins point dam to prepare for the upcoming runoff season the releases will be raised from 17 thousand to 24 thousand cubic feet per second. the corps expects to keep the flows high throuh february due to increased december runoff. the coprs says that based on current data they expect spring runoff to be average to slightly below average. jenna: fofothe first time, gop presidential candidatatted cruz is answering donald trumps claim that the not be eligable to be president because he was born in canada. cruz was asked about this weeks tweet by trump during a campaigns stop today in mason city. it was tuesday that trump brought attention to the fact that cruz was born in canada and is the son of an american born mother and a cuban born father. cruz told abc's jake tapper r e whole assumption isothihi more

swamp theory" " but the facts are simple: my mom was born in wilmington, delaware, she was an american citizen by birth, she's been an american citizen all 81 years of her life, she's never been a citizen of any other place."" cruz has been hounded by reproters over trumps tweet.... but today was the first time a supporter had questioned cruz on the issue. tim: the republican presidential front-runner is coming to siouxland this month. according to a release on the college's website, donald trump is expected to speak at dordt college in sioux center on january 23rd. his visit is set for 11am in the b.j. haan auditorium. a faculty members says this election cycle is a great learning says this election cycle is a great learning opportunity for their students. the college has extended an open invitation to all candidates leading up to the february first caucuses. there's no doubt the entirereation and iowans-are showing all of the symptoms. anyo's favor- at one in 292 million... but iowans can

claire powell brings us more from des moines. "5 of them 10 dollars worth?" there's no doubt. "only one to win $800 million dollars" all iowans want to hear is that sweet phrase "youre a winner whohoo!" "i'd pay off all my bills and help my family members out" "probably florida or carribean or some place to get out of this weather" the largest jackpot in history is calling everyonenenames. the 347.2 million you'd take home after taxexecould mean new everything. "house, car all that good stuff" "this is the bmwi8 plug in super car... between interior options 142-150.. 0-60 in four seconds.everythign you'd expect from the ultimate driving machine" "instead of getting a new car, you could give back. according to teh wall street journal, average student loan debt was more than 30,000 last year. that lotto people" "not winners, like 3 same ticket?" you won? "remember that money has to last the rest of your life" finanacial advisors say to have trusted attorneys, accountants and friends by your side. because in iowa- if you win, you can't woodwork, long lost relatives, everyone will be but the dream of getting rich quick broke. "9 figures i could

unless you know how to do it right "take a little bit of it to haev fun, keep in mind to qoute spiderman, great power comes great responsibility" jenna: the iowa lottery stated that office pools than everyone playing together- hoping to hit it big. tim: now, if you're going in with friends or co-

hold up? one good idea is to have who ever is in charge of the pool... send out a picture of the actual tickets. we got more advice today from a local attorney. "well having a a office lottery pool is very much like having any sort of business relationship. you need to have a clear understanding going in of what the rules are, so you need to know how much money each person is putting in, what their respective shares are. you probably want to have somebody who's actually in charge of buying the ticket, keeping track of the ticket." s attorney ane schneiderman. a few more things that angie people do is to check the back of the lottery ticket to see if a signature is required, so that way its easy to keep track of it. jenna: a new bpp to help pou plug your parking meter seems to be catching on in sioux city. this fall, sioux city started using the "parobil" app. it allows you to plug the meter remotely to avoid getting a ticket. so far there are over 300 users taking advantage of the app. the area that sees the most use of the app is around 4th and nebraska

and so far the app has brought in more that 3 thousand dololrs. "we're h hpy with it bebeuse of the convience it's made for customers. like i said you don't have to come out of a meeting, if you're have a lunch that's going a little extra longer. people love it, it was time for us to get into this century so we're happy with the results." say parking & skywalk supervisor monette harbeck. there is a 35 cent convenience fee when you use the app to add more time to your meter tim on cam an idea that started as a wayay to showcase vacant office space in sioux citit continues to grow. the sioux city growth organization is again looking for new business ideas for it's 6th annual innovation market competition. the contest is designed to grow local ideas into viable business projects. former winners include sprout stream food truck and jackson street brewing company. the event promotes entrepreneurship in the comnity and organizer says the project is important for young people looking to get their business off the ground.

it brings together people who have an idea that they necessarily can't get off the ground. so our big slogan for this year is "kickstart your ideas". it's for us to help you find a way to bring your business idea, your entrepreneurial spirit out and help you get your business off the ground." says scgo board member chris jackson. the event is scheduled for february 23rd here in sioux city. for more info you can head to our website at siouxlandmatters dot com. jenna: an eastern iowa schools district is bringing morere technology into the classroom. in the n nth cedar school district near cedar rapids, students as young as middle- school age are learning through 3-d virtual reality. students have what they call "z" spaces to work along with a teacher during the lesson. they wear special glasses, which make items pop out of the screen. the district says it wanted to invest tens of thousands of dollars into the equipment to stay competitive with bigger districts and to prepare students for thefuture. tim: a new place to work on those new year's resolutions has opened in sioux

planet fitness is now open in the old bomgaars building on east gordon drive. the 25-thousand square foot facility is one of the largest in the franchise. planet fitness says what they offer is something a bit different than a typical gym. " i think what we bring to the table here is providing people an environment to work in what we call a judgement free zone. they can come in, work out in a non-intimidating environment." say mike alberts; coo of planet fitness, omaha. the facility, which has been open now for about 8 days, already has over 1,000 members signed up. this is the sixth store to open in the region. others include 4 in omaha and one in council bluffs. jenna: the road to the super bowl begins right here on abc9! tomorrow... e n-f-l playoffs return to our station... where you'll see the afc wild-card game between the kansas city chiefs and the houston texans begins at 3:30 p.m., with pregame coverage beginning at 1 p.m. jenna: still to come... maine governor is in hlt comments from a press conference this afternoon, we'll

flurries ending and arctic air rushing in for a sioux-berian weekend... blustery and frigid forecast next. " " tim: main's governor is

this afternoon. there's a political

there's a political controversy brewing in the pine tree state -- and it could have an impact on gop presidential hopeful chris christie. maine governor paul lepage - a christie supporter -made racially charged comments about drug traffickers in his state, going as far as saying "they are impregnating young white girls" before heading back to new nd connecticut. this morning, lepage held a news conference to say he's not perfect anhe blamed the media. . "personally i don't really care what the press thinks about me. what i do care is i want the drug dealers to know i'm after them. and i want the maine people to know i may have a slip of the tongue, but my heart is to protect maine people." christie's fellow republicans are calling on him to denounce the comments snow is gone, here comes the cold! 2 lili super: fred h hom fhexom@kcautv.c om light flurries left on radar. our whole

already. arctic air moves in with blustery wind chills below 0. nnw wind in place behind our front, frigid air from canada pushes south and it gets blustery tonight and tomorrow. tomorrow, clouds wiwi clear but temperatures will stay around 10 degrees for a high quickly falling to single digits. saturday night, with clear skies and this arctic air mass in place, temperatures below 0, wind chills could go colder than 20 below. another cold sunday, temperatures in the single digits all day, a brief warm up monday before temperatures fall again on tuesday. just some safety reminders... limit time outdoors this weekend... wear layers, that's how your body stays warm... and bundle with hats, scarves, mittens. white and snowy on sky cams. 34 our high today. there is our cold arctic like air. now,

20s. winds are breezy. wind chills in teens and single digits. tonight, 10 degrees, clouds, few flakes, and cold... wind chills 15 below 0 with gusts to 30. tomorrow, gradual clearing and blustery again. wind chills 20 below, gusts to 30. 7-day is frigid. 10 below as an air temperature, not wind chill saturday night. a brief warm up monday to 20, thehe another reinforcing shot of cold air tuesday, bundle up! jenna: still to come after the break - top-ranked unity christian battled number fourteen west in a top- fifteen showdown. stay action.

bundle up! jenna: still to come after the break - top-ranked unity christian battled number fourteen west in a top- fifteen showdown. stay tuned for the action. tim plus....seventh- ranked bishop

tyson. alex has the highlights when we come

the bishop heelan boys are off to a 6-2 start this season. winners of three straight, the crusaders returned from holiday break to battle unity christian. heelan ranked seventh in the latest iowa ap poll...the knights hangngg around .500 at 5-4. mid-third quarter...deandre burnside takes it the length of the court for the bucket....heelan up 50-21..... next trip down the floor for the knights.....jonah vander kooi....with way too much space for a sharp shooter...he hits the triple.... then its adam viet following suit with a drive......and one! he would hit the free throw....knights

on the other end.....prepare for takeof......ryan moore tosses the alley-oop and jack beaver lays it in! hoop and the hack..... well done coach foster.....crusade rs win it 76-43.3. in thehe nightcap.....sioux city west battling south sioux city in a fun interstate matchup..... first quarter.....wolver ines strike first.....avery brun......from three-point land yes sir! 3-0 west..... and they would stretch that lead to five.....darius moore tough on the glass....fundament als paying offf.... a few minutes later....here come the cards......tanner christensen.......of f the great feed....rattles home the jumper.....south sioux down just one.... thth its christensen agaiai...so confident from short distance........south sioux pulls away to win it x------x, earlier in the day...fourth ranked pierce looking for its ninth win of the season against woodbury central. fourth quarter....jays up nine....but here come the 'cats.....tyler walker coast to coast and he lays it in....woodbury central within seven...

attacks the rack yet again....great last name......even better game......but the cats still down nine..... tyler walker down the stretch kept wc in this game......another pretty basket......but pier was too strong from the line to allow a comebacl./... mason buckendahl smooth from the stripe....pierce wins it 58-48. alex top-ranked unity christian is a perennial power in siouxland. the defending state champs are off to a 9-0 start with no signs of slowing down. today, the knights made the trip to sioux city for the cnos classic. and they had a challenge over a a the tyson....4a's fourteenth nked tete....sioux city west. first q uarter....anna kiel finds some open space under the hoop and makes the wolverines pay....11-2 knights..... and its kiel again in the second quarter....slashin g to the rack and finishing....unity up by 11....... but west would settle in......carly knutson- kobald.........gets the off balance runner to fall.......west still hanging around.... and they wouyld get physical on the low blocl....darrien ford.....power basketball for the deuce....... then its josie blankespoor on the other end...crashing the

west 58-30 to stay perfect. the sixth-ranked south sioux girls off to a 9-1 start.....taking on east... opening minutes....augusta tramer.........collec ts the steal and cashes it in for the east two....cards strike first on the scoreboard... tramer getting it done with her vision as well.....the assist to carissa powell......precisio n passing......4-0 south sioux..... and why not keep that connection alive.....tramer to powell...this time off glass.........the cardinals rolling over at the tyson..... all scorers getting involved in this one....kori fischer....the jumper hits the mark.....south sioux started this game on a 17-0 run..... bere east finally scored.....rylie zyzda........slicing through the paint and finishing......... but this one was all cardinals......tram er making it look too easy....south sioux wins big 62- 26. alex wednesday night, iowa state beat texas tech for its first conference win of the season. tomorrow, the cyclones turn to face baylor looking for big 12 win number two. the bears roll into ames with plenty of confidence at hilton coliseum. in fact, baylor handed iowa state its laststosat home....a79-70 setback last february. on the glass, the cyclones will

are the second- best rebounding team in the big 12....iowa state is seventh... it starts in the paint as isu guns for a little payback. " it's not going to be easy baylor is very good. they've played here they've won here before so they'll be confident but we're confident so you know we gotta do a great job of attacking the zone and we gotta do a great job of obviously defending the rebound." " but i've never beat baylor and that's something i think about. i played etty fairly well agagnst them when have played them. but we've never beat them so that's a lot of motivation for me personally and then protect the home court is a big thing too. saturday's tip between iowa state and baylor is set for 2:00 at hilton coliseum. troy davis is the only player in college football history to rush for 2,000 yards in consecutive seasons. good enough for the college football hall of fame? absolutely. it was announced this afternoon by the national football foundation and this one is a no- brainer. over 4300 career rushing yards. iowa state records for all- purpose yards and rushing touchdowns. well-deserved

finishing with

and cold... wind chills 15 below 0 with gusts to 30. tomorrow, gradual clearing and

gusts to 30. 7-day is frigid. 10 below as an air temperature, not wind chill saturday night. a brief warm uponday to 20, then another reinforcing shot of cold air