adding the two new positions will mean city council will have to reevaluate the city's budget, but the department says they're in need and could use the extra man power if the request is approved. "as officers we support the chief in going to the city council and asking for more officers so that we can have additonal help. there are a lot of times when it seems that we don't have all the help that we would like to have to be able to serve the community as efficiently as we would like to," says sheehan. bria: officer sheehan also stated that regardless of city council's decision, the police department will still protect and serve to it's best abilities. bria: city council will have another budget meeting on febuary 18th and will vote on the additional positions in early march. coming up at 10, hear from two council members and what they think of the chief young's request. reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news.

police in omaha spent much of the afternoon in a standoff with a man who barricaded himself inside a west omaha home. it's unclear just how many people are in the home, however one person emerged from the residence unharmed. initially a person in the house called police, saying he'd been shot, and his girlfriend was being held hostage. officers are attempting to negotiate with the suspect. jenna: an iowa senate committee is taking on concussions head on, putting forward a bill on preventing these kinds of injuries and it has a lot of coaches and trainers talking. the bill focuses on preventing concussions and will be hitting the senate sub- committee floor monday. the proposed bill would make it mandatory for home teams to provide athletic trainers at every varsity level game for collision sports. those include wrestling, football and both boys and girls soccer. the biggest hurdle the bill faces is that it's not funded... which means more costs for already struggling schools.

son, i have a seven year old daughter. me to decide how much contact i want them to have very involved in this and i don't see this as a problem to when you limit the number of sports." the bill strongly suggests- but is not mandating- that covers "contact sports" as well. if a concussion occurs the trainer has 48 hours to notify schools athletic directors. jenna: a house sub comittee passed a bill yesterday to repeal iowa's public intox law. however not everyone is on board with the proposal. police in cities like iowa city say it could potentially impact the way they do their jobs. mark carlson has this one. " iowa city police chief sam hargadine says he's very

keep jail populations down -- and avoiding public intoxication arrests may be one of the ways. but for now, his hands are tied -- because he says officers can't just let people walk home drunk if they're being combative or if they appear to be a threat to themselves after a night of drinking. hargadine says his department is exploring other options along with other local law enforcement agencies -- but a solution is a little

intoxication arrests. as for other members of the iowa city community -- they seem to agree. " jenna: the nation's next democratic presidential contest is just over a week out, but last night, the two democrats took the stage in milwaukee wisconsin bernie sanders and hillary clinton went head to head coming off the new hampshire primary. during the debate, clinton, suggesting she should be the successor to obama's administration, accusing sanders current record and leadership. hillary clinton, (d) presidential candidate: "the kind of criticism that we've heard from sen. sanders about our president, i expect from republicans. i do not expect it from someone running for the democratic nomination to succeed president obama." bernie sanders (d) presidential candidate: "madam secretary that is a low blow." with south carolina primaries right around the corner, both campaigns are trying to attract minority voters to their cause. jenna: with all of the politcal ads and memes you've probably seen as

cake. a des moines woman named maddi epping poked fun at hillary clinton's recent email to her. the emailed asked maddi to donated just a dollar... asking quote: "i'm not kidding maddi, i'm asking you to give one dollar right this second. could you chip in? the internet exploded in memes and viral images using the hashtag "im not kidding maddi". jenna: today was the last work for day many, until valentine's day. and some folks decided to take advantage and send their valentine's gesture a little bit early. "singing" members of the siouxland discovery chorus surprised some lucky folks with a valentine's song. they've been singing for loved ones for almost 20 years now, and members of the chorus say the valentine's day surpris is much more thabn a fundraiser for the chorus. " we get a whole range of emotions, some folks are very excited and we like to make the girls cry if we get the chance to make the girls cry but there's alot of satisfaction in it and we look

jim malek. jenna: they'll be out all weekend giving gifts of songs, chocolate , a rose and candy. you can call the number on your screen if you want to set up a special surprise for your loved one this weekend. proceeds also go back to other community organizations as well. jenna: floral shops like a step in thyme here in sioux city have also seen an uptick in business, ahead of valentine's day weekend. on average, drivers are making anywhere from 20 to 30 stops a day to deliver flowers. owner kathy bogenrief says everyone works their hardest leading up to the holiday. " it gets pretty hectic, we have to have more drivers of course but we also even have to have more people making the flowers up for us. so i got more designers on staff right now too." says owner kathy bogenrief. kathy says that the shop will be open sunday from 9am to around 4pm. but they won't get to relax afterwards, they will prepare for easter and mother's day.

you only have a couple more days to take advantage of a "sweetheart" of a deal. komen siouxland is opening registrations for this year's race for the cure for $15. but, the deal only runs through sunday. you can visit komen siouxland dot org to register, or find the link on our website, siouxland matters dot com. just enter the code "sweetheart" when you register. the race will be held on mother's day. coming up a relatively new siouxland witer time tradition is back details how you can get involved in all the fun. after the break... (fred) it will be very cold tonight, and we have some weekend s on the way. but

now open. the ibp ice center will be holding

favorite sport starting march 18th. a special night clinic and practice session will also be held e night before the big event. entry costs 125 dollars per team with a maxium of six players per team. the deadline to register is friday march 4th. prizes will be awarded for best team and best team uniform. tim/jenna/fred (jenna) fred, it's going to get really cold tonight. (fred) yes, wind chills will be colder than -20 in the eastern parts of siouxland! fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c

will be in effect for eastern siouxland in the light blue shaded areas until 9 am tomorrow morning. wind chills of -20 to -30 will be seen in these areas. and, it will be very cold elsewhere, too. another threat will be slick roads. you can see slick spots remaining. here is the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city. 22 was the high today and 13 the low. the storm lake skycam hd shows the scene in storm lake. we're down to 13 in sioux city. single digits are seen northeast. wind chills are as cold as -16 in estherville, and they are about to get colder tonight. winds are north at 10 to 20 miles per hour. zooming out, we can see our next round of snow out west. we've been tracking the jet stream all week, and it appears that the big dig over the eastern us will flatten out a bit. that will allow temperatures to finally warm up a bit. regional temperatures show much warmer weather to our west. the warm front separating us from those warm temps will slide east tomorrow, and along that warm front we have a chance of snow late saturday, saturday night, and early sunday. warmer

sunday and monday. the snow forecast shows around 1" for sioux city but as much as 5" toward estherville. tonight, look for a low of -2 and increasing clouds. tomorrow's high will only be 16 with a chance of snow in the afternoon and evening. the 7-day forecast shows much warmer weather next week, with highs in the 30s and 40s. jenna/tim/fred (jenna) thanks, fred. still to come... an illinois man a wind chill advisory will be in effect for eastern siouxland in the light blue shaded areas until 9 am tomorrow morning. wind chills of -20 to -30 will be seen in these areas. and, it will be very cold elsewhere, too. another threat will be slick roads. you can see slick spots

welding company skycam hd in sioux city. 22 was the high today and 13 the low. the storm lake skycam hd shows the scene in storm lake. we're down to 13 in sioux city. single digits are seen northeast. wind chills are as cold as -16 in estherville, and they are about to get colder tonight. winds are north at 10 to 20 miles per hour. zooming out, we can see our next round of snow out west. we've been tracking the jet stream all week, and it appears that the big dig over the eastern us will flatten out a bit. that will allow temperatures to finally warm up a bit. regional temperatures show much warmer weather to our west. the warm front separating us from those warm temps will slide east tomorrow, and along that warm front we have a chance of snow late saturday, saturday

weather will build in sunday and monday. the snow forecast shows around 1" for sioux city but as much as 5" toward estherville. tonight, look for a low of -2 and increasing clouds. tomorrow's high will only be 16 with a chance of afternoon and evening. the 7-day weather next week, and 40s. thanks, fred. an illinois man from a brain injury is finding some help closer

medical marijuana dispensery opens near his home. his story after

illinois is opening its first medical marijuana dispensary . we get more tonight from our affiliate in the quad cities. ""[nats: door opening] dalton kettering walks through the doors of nature's treatment of illinois in milan. he is the first patient to buy product from the brand new medical marijuana dispenary in the quad cities. [nats: thank you dalton. we will be with you in a moment. alright sounds good] dalton suffers from an brain injury he got during a wrestling match. "i hit my head on the map and everything just kind of went -- lights started flashing because my eyes couldn't stop moving." 5 surgeries later, dalton still suffers from nerve damage in the back of his head. this causes constant headaches and seizures daily. "if i take a hit of

dalton is one of the youngest in illinois to be given permission to buy medical marijuana. "the medicines and the pills and everything i've tried either made me feel like a zombie or just like really wired up." "it works a lot better than any medicine i've every taken." [nats: this kind is a pure cbb stand. that's what they're using for kids with seizures." legally, dalton can buy 2-point-5 ounzes every two weeks. "you don't have to fully support it, but understand that it's more of a medicine than anything." during our visit could only go back so far today, but before opening owner matt stern gave us an exclusive tour. "i really didn't think anything of it." "i hit my head on the map and everything just kind of went -- lights started flashing because my eyes couldn't stop moving." "if i take a hit of marijuana it goes away instantly." "the medicines and the pills and everything i've tried either made me feel like a zombie or just like really wired up." "it works a lot better than any medicine i've every taken." "it's finally being recognized as a medicine and being treated as such so it's great to see the people can actually get the help they can with this program." "when brought it up to them they thought it was crazy." "now, their whole perception of marijuana has changed." "you don't have to more of a medicine [nats: this kind is a pure cbb stand. that's what they're using for kids with dalton. we will be good] "very excited, a go." extend beyond it's 20-17 expiration date. "once the governor and state see the benefit that people that they program course i'm sure they

sports... u-s-d hasn't won in brookings since y-2-k! hear from the yotes on the challenge of playing their in- state rivals up ahead. plus...iowa state is looking for a better result when they face their second straight opponent from texas.

after the breabasketball in the state of iowa. last night the hawkeyes lost on the road to an unranked indiana squad, one day after the cyclones did the same in lubbock against texas tech. iowa state had a six point lead with two and a half minutes to go in regulation but didn't score again before falling in overtime without jameel mckay. now the cyclones have had a couple of days to regroup and focus on the next challenge, a visit from texas on saturday. the longhorns beat isu in overtime last month, but they haven't won in ames since 2010.

be back from his two game suspension, giving the cyclones some needed depth inside. monte morris--"it's actually been positive. he's ready to embrace his role and he's just ready to have fun again and i'm happy for him and i've had talks with him about going on with this point with his life and how you gotta be and he's taking it all in." steve prohm--"we obviously need him. but i don't just wanna help jameel for this next four weeks, i wanna help jameel for when he leaves here and so he's successful and can play for 10-12 years." this game, huge for the cyclones in the big xii standings. iowa sta currently in sixth place in the conference, the final slot that doesn't have to play on opening day in the big twelve tournament. the longhorns are a game ahead of isu while oklahoma, kansas, and west virginia are all tied at 8-3. last night the

just their second big ten game of the year, dropping an 85-78 decision to indiana. all five iowa starters scored in double figures including 17 from points and 15 rebounds from adam woodbury. but the hawkeye out while the hoosiers reserves chipped in 28, making the big ten much tighter. identical 10-2 marks in conference course the hawkeyes' two losses have come to the terrapins and hoosiers. iowa hosts minnesota, who's winless in conference play, on sunday. nebraska has dropped four of its last five and currently sit 9th in the standings. they host penn state tomorrow. chris: since winning five straight games in late november and early december, e south dakota men have struggled to find a rhythm, dropping 11 of their last 17 games. but the yotes have won two straight as they head into their rushmore rivalry with sdsu. last night, usd led wire to wire, taking down ndsu in the dakota dome but now the attention turns to the summit leading

the last time these two rivals met three weeks ago, the coyotes jumped out to a 30-19 lead, but sdsu responded th a 25-6 run on their way to a 79-75 win. now the coyotes will try to return the favor in brookings, where they haven't won since 2000. tyler flack--"i feel like we can play a lot better than we did last time we played them. we just gotta finish the game and play together like we have been the last two games. i know that we can beat them if we play like that." d.j. davis--"these two wins will give us a lot of momentum going into this game, a lot of confidence which is definitely what we need going in because it's a tough environment. craig smith--"it's just such a great game for the state and for all the fans involved. it's healthy, both sides, whether it's football, basketball, volleybal, whatever it is. and they have a tremendous homecourt. they haven't lost there in over two years, i think 27 or 28 in a row or something like that. and we haven't won there for--i think i had a full head of hair the last time we won there, so it's been a while." i'd love to see a picture of coach

tip off between the yotes and jacks is at 4:30 tomorrow at frost arena.

today's picture comes from... west high school. they held a pep assembly today.... which included a boys/girls bball players vs. faculty game. if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook page. jenna: we're unshelling some new details about a wayward lobster who was saved from a hy- vee tank in des moines the unique lobster, later named r-c after hy-vee's responsible choice seafood program was saved from the tank after someone noticed it was a rare orange lobster, which is about 1 in

and today, r-c found a new home at the missouri at the mississippi river museum and aquarium in dubuque. and it's no crustacean vacation, but a permanent home. jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) tonight, look for a low of -2 and increasing clouds. tomorrow's high will only be 16 with a chance of snow in the afternoon and evening. the 7-day forecast shows much warmer weather next week, with highs in the 30s

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