"i don't like it, i don't like it at all, " says clara otto, a concerned morningside resident. the addition of a cell tower in thier backrd clara otto, a concerned morningside resident. the addition of a cell tower in thier backyard has mornignside neighbors speaking out.. but is it too late ? "this is not ready by any stretch of the imagination. " changes to iowa's medicaid system are less than a month away, and some lawmakers arent happy about that. "our family was very touched throughout this process and all of our hardships with al" a son carry's on his father's memory through music... to help others affected by a rare disease. tim: good evening and thank you for

im tim seaman jenna: and im jenna rehnstrom the battle between concerned mornignside residents and the city officials continues to flare as a proposed cell tower is set to be built in the residential neighborhood. tim: abc9's jess plue spoke to a some of those residents to find out what they have to say after the city board of adjustment ruled to move ahead in the process, at tuesday's public meeting at city hall, despite of the outcry from the community. jess: residents are still fired up for sure and want their position on the building of the cell tower ..to be known. even though the cell tower is set to move into its final stages before construction starts, citizen say they're not going down without a fight. " i went around with petitions from the neighbors. they don't want it, but it didn't do a dang bit of good," says pat ramirez, a concerned morningside resident. residents attended the city council meeting on tuesday to present their argument in opposition to the building of the new verison cellular tower. to their dismay, the

refused to hear all their concerns. residents like pat ramirez are upset by the city council's refusing to listen to her and finds the building of the tower to bring more negative than good. "there are kids that have turned up with tumors from these dang towers. not only that but if it's going to depreciate the value of my home..psh...it ain't worth it," says ramirez. according to real estate professionals, if the tower is built, homes could take a property value hit as high as two thousand dollars. clara otto, another concerned resident is less concerned with the money and more about the neighborhood. "it's just a peaceful place and they're just going to take it away it feels like and it's just sad," says clara otto, a concerned morningside resident. residents assured me they will continue to fight against the tower being built and they hold high hopes that the city council will propose a new location after hearing their concerns,... whether that be in a council meeting, or in a courtroom. "i don't really think it's fair. we didn't really get a choice," says otto. "somthing's got to be done. we can't let our neighborhood go down like that," says ramirez. jess: we reached out to the city council board members for a comment today

not be reached tuesday's boar of adjustments meeting was the last chance residents had to present evidence to prevent a permit for the construction of the cell tower their only option now to fight against the tower now is through district court. reporting live in the studio, jess plue...abc9 news tim: a disease commonly found in south and central america is raising some questions here in the u-s cases have been reported in 19 states across the nation, including two cases in nebraska in sarpy and dolas counties. the virus is concernng for pregnant women particulary, who are being told to avoid travelling abroad in order to prevent complications with their unborn babies. the recent outbreak has resonated with expecting mothers in siouxland as well. a local specialist says although the virus is alarming it shouldnt get out of hand in the winter months. "the main thing is for mosquito control, uh if yoconrol the mosquito, then the risk for wide spread infection is going to be limited. and at

particular case, the likelyhood of a wide spread outbreak in this country is prettty low." common symptons of zika virus include fever rash joint pain and pink eye. and the center for disease control has issued a travel notice for those looking to take trips to affected regions. jenna: two sioux city teens were sentenced for staging a bank robbery last year. jenna: 19 year old heaven zevenbergen and 18 year old angelica perez were given five years in prison. they also much pay back the 10 thousand dollars they took from the security national bank branch on hamilton boulevard. the judge in the case considered suspending the prison term but wanted to send a message to others. " i hope you understand i just don't understand this at all. doesn't make a bit of sense to me whatsoever. i can't imagine what the motivationwhould have been. there are kids in this world whwould love to have half of what you have going for them what you have going for you." jenna:

degree theft in connection to the robbery which was carried out last year. tim: iowa felons are looking to get their voting rights back. the iowa supreme court is considering a case that would decide which of thousands of former offenders sould someday again be able to vote. the state constitution says anyone who commits an infamous crime loses their right to vote. meaning anyone who's convicted of a felony. it's something one former felon says needs to change legrand wayne logsdon, former offender "it's kind of frustrating to not be able to voice your opinion about the how the city and the country is ran. all you can do is sit back and watch." groups have been urging the iowa supreme court to change the rules. the naacp says the voting ban disproportionatel y affects blacks. jenna: there's major confusion over healthcare at the iowa state hous. right now .. one in six iowans still doesn't know for sure where their

will come from. governor terry branstad's plan to change the state's medicaid program to a managed care system is still in limbo... with the clock ticking. reporter amanda krenz has more. "amanda intro: 28:59 while the battle continues over whether iowa should move f orward with its plans to privatize medicaid, there are some lawmakers who are moving forward with their plans to stop it. packets in the mail went out months ago, showing iowans on medicaid their options for managed care companies. but deadlines have come and gone - with no clear picture about how medicaid will transition into managed care. some state lawmakers have now taken it upon themselves to try and stop it. 9:48 our job is to be responsible to the people we represent. if we are, we hav eto start listening to what's being siad, what's really happening on the ground, this is not ready by any stretch of the imagination. senator pam jochum has a daughter with intellectual disabilities and isn't sure where she'll be able to receive some of the services she needs. she's going to introduce a bill to

contracts with the three managed care companies. 4:53 last i heard, 45% of all providers had signed with all 3 mco's. governor branstad is still championing his efforts to change to managed care. his office said, (fs) "through managed care, iowans' health care delivery will improve by offering preventive services above and beyond what currently is available... and eliminating unnecessary or duplicative services." f amanda tag: 29:20 with just two and a half weeks left before the march 1st deadline, the federal agency that has to give it's approval, still has not. at the statehouse, amanda krenz, " tim: a talented young man from sioux city can't drive a car yet, but he's already taking to the skies behind the controls of an airplane. 14-year old kevin (far-ee-us) farias attends bishop heelan, but when

fly and today was a little bit of a surprise. (far-ee-us) received an award that will cut the cost of getting his pilot's license in half. "i feeencouraged so that maybe in the future i can get my pilot's license and then maybe one day i can apply for the naval llege in annapolis and hopefully be accepted." says farias tim: kevin says he's looking to follow in his father's footsteps and someday enter the naval academy. meanwhile he plans to start those flying lessons as soon as the weather permits. jenna: it's a rare disease that doesn't get a lot of recognition. and, each case of a-l-s, or "lou gehrig's disease", is as different as each person affected by it. tonight, in your health matters, more about why abc9 is raising awareness in our community about the condition... and hoping you'll help support families affected by als, as well. in 2008, the establishment was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. years later, the band, with siouxland roots, performed for the last time

pete goede. als took his life just last year. dane goede says, "it was a lot of fun for him to be able to do this. he knew at some point he would barely be able to speak and actually shortly after, he voice nearly completely went and he could only speak at a whisper, so this was kind of the last opportunity that he had to really be able to sing in front of people and be able to do what he's always done." and just like a love for rock and roll united the group back in 1969, a new mission will bring the band back together sunday. this time, with pete's son, dane, on lead vocals. dane will perform as part of abc9's pete goede memorial als benefit concert. it's effort started last year, to raise awareness for this disease that doesn't get a lot of attention... although it can be devistating for families. als, also known as lou gehrig's disease, is a progressive condition of the brain and spinal cord. eventually, the brain loses the ability to control muscle movement, so people affected by als see a wide range of symptoms as different areas of

dane says, "it quickly progressed through his arms to the point where he lost all ability to move his arms. we had one physican refer to that as 'man in a barrel' type als, but essentially it got to the point where his arms were nearly useless." it was during that time that the goede family got help from the alsa. the money raised during sunday's benefit will support northwest iowa families through the als association iowa. they cnect people with services to maintain the best quality of life possible after an als diagnosis. josh nuss, als association of iowa says, "from our equipment loan program to our home visit program. we also have a quality of life grant that we provide financial assistance to folks that we serve. it really does provide that care that our als folks need." dane goede says, "this is part of our way of giving back is just to try to raise awareness and raise as much funding as possible for people to try to improve their quality of life as they go through this disease just like we had help." jenna: we hope you'll joins us sunday at the pete goede

benefit. it runs from 2-8pmin anthem at the hard rock hotel & casino. it's free to get in, but there is a $10 suggested donation. there are are some great auction items with all the money going to the als association of iowa. by the way, the establishment, featuring dane goede, takes the stage at 5:30pm. still to come... some students are taking the state budget deliberations into their own hands. their story after the break. (fred) a cold pattern is going to continue, and we have more snow chances to tell you about. but, it still looks warmer next week. your forecast is coming up after the break!

school district are in des moines today lobbying lawmakers for more money for schools. state lawmakers are trying to figure out how much funding school districts will get next school year. jenna: the republican- controlled house proposed a two percent increasein state aid to

the democrat- controlled senate says that's not enough and wants a four percent increase. our cedar rapids affiliate has more from the concerned students looking to lobby for their education funds. a message she and her peers brought to legislators today." the group of around 75 prepared over the last few days. this morning, they hopped on a bus and arrived in des moines at about 10:30. almost immediately the lobbying began. students had been told to look up their legislators ahead of time, then find them in the capitol and encourage support for at least that 3.72 percent funding increase to maintain staff and services. did it work? here's what one metro sophomore had to say. the district says it hasn't made any decisions on cuts, if the school funding increase isn't large enough. (jenna) fred, when is that snow coming? (fred)

we have a chance in the afternoon and evening tomorrow, but it will be light snow. 2 line super: fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om

the hd radar shows quiet weather. earlier today, we had light snow across eastern siouxland. peterson, ia had 1.0", worthington, mn had 1.0", sioux falls, sd saw 0.9", sheldon, ia saw 0.7", everly, ia had 0.5", rock valley, ia saw 0.5". road conditions are stillpartially snow covered in the north and east. here is the port neal weldg company skycam hd in storm lake. 31 was the high today and 16 the low. here is the storm lake skycam hd. in sioux city, we have 20 degrees. do you think it's been a cold february? actually, it hasn't really been that cold. we've had periods of cold and warm weather, but there has been a lot

things feel colder. local temperatures range from the teens east to the 20s west. wind chills are below zero in parts of the northeast, with better conditions in the west. it's been fairly breezy yet again today, with winds of greater than 10 mph throughout. the satellite and radar shows this morning's snow moving away, and tomorrow's system moving through montana. the jet stream has us stuck in a cold pattern, and that will not change anytime soon. thth stomrcast hd shows a chance of snow

especially in the east. we could pick up 0.5" to 1.0" in the northeast, with less than 0.5" elsewhere. eastern nebraska likely will see little to no measurable snow. tonight, look for a low of 8 and cloudy skies. tomorrow's high will be 23 with cloudy skies and snow likely in the north and east in the afternooand evening. the 7-day forecast shows another chance of light snow late saturday and early sunday. it's going to stay cold for a while. wind chills could be as cold as -20 friday night, and

get to 31 sunday, and then warming to 45 by wednesday. (tim) thanks, fred (fred) you bet. coming up in sports...iowa state played its

state played its second straight game without jameel mckay. find out if they could avoid an upset at texas tech. tim us the mustang women were a game away from winning the gpac outright. we'll he out to morningside for

the morningside women had already clinched at least a share of the gpac regular season championship for the 9th time in coach jamie sale's 15 seasons. with a win against dakota wesleyan though, they could clinch the crown outright. the mustangs routed the tigers by 38 in the corn palace a month ago...this one much closer. in the third...brandan tighe--still the best soundbite of my career when she was at homer...knocks down the three...stangs up 52-39. on the other end...this will fire up the

e! swats that one all the way back to rock rapids. but in the 4th we have a game...erica herrold knocks down the three pointer, we're all tied up at 54. nobody could stop jessica tietz tonight though...nice footwork here for two of her game-high 32 as the stangs retake the lead. then late in the game...ackerman seals it...she gets through the paint and to the rack for the basket and the bonus...morningsi de wins the gpac outright, 80-74. jessica tietz--"yeah, we won the conference and everything, we have it, we're going to nationals. but that doesn't stop us. we still have more games to win. we're not going to quit, we're going to win it all the way." jamie sale--"i'm very proud of them, especially the seniors. you know this is a great conference and to win this conference isn't easy and they've done it four times in a ronow. and to do it with three games left, i'm very happy for them." the mustangs travel to doane on saturday. the mustang men, currently on the outside looking in of the gpac tourney, looking for an upset. early on...brody

ginkel...hesitates and gets to the rack...he finishes through the contact and the bonus...stangs up 11-7. but the tigers surge back in front...trae vandeberg money on the triple, they lead it 15-11. morningside responds...the inside out game...jared kolbush to ryan tegtmeier...that knots things up. then check out the feed from tegtmeier to nate glisar on the cut. it goes down to the wire again, but the mustangs drop a heartbreaker, 93- 90. in other gpac action...south sioux alum morgan hansen scored 18 points for bcu as they beat dordt 67-45. then check out that final in the men's game...a barn burner as the chargers outscore the defenders, 114-103. and in orange city...kassidy de jong, former unity christian star scored 32 points for northwestern tonight but it wasn't enough...they fall 101-92 in overtime to mount marty. the men though....they

who are winless in conference...red raiders roll 94-50. chris: for the second straight game, iowa state took the court without jameel mckay. the cyclones were able to rally for a win on saturday without their anchor inside and tonight they took the court against a struggling texas tech team. the red raiders have lost 8 of ten. abdel nader finds george niang down low-- niang the finish isu up 5. niang at it some more-- with a floater in the lane-- he eclipsed 1000 career points in conference play. lead only 1 now-- matt thomas gets the shooters roll and he's got a three clones up 4. now check out the freshy-- simeon carter the two handed flush. but back comes texas tech devonte williams with a three to cut the lead in half then another to knot it at 30 a piece. georges niang though putting his team on his back-- the kiss off the window and in. the red raiders though not going away-- so hallice cooke takes

three pointer isu back up by 2. tied at 37 at half. and for the second straight season, texas tech upsets a ranked isu team...the red raiders take it in ot, 85-82. in the big ten, nebraska without shavon shieldsdsn the road at wisconsin tonight. they come out gunning...jack mcveigh...dials it up from distance...the huskers have the 13-7 lead. but wionsin would jump on top as we head to the second...bronson koenig...answers with a three of his own...badgers go up double digits. nebraska, trying to find some offense...andrew white, pokes it away, he gets it back and the old fashioned three point ay to get within 11. the badgers though, too much at home tonight...they down nebraska,

north and east in the afternoon and evening. the 7-day forecast shows another chance of light snow late saturday and early sunday. it's going to stay cold for a while. wind chills could be as cold as -20 friday night, and saturday's high will be only 13! but we'll get to 31 sunday, and then warming to 45 by wednesday.