woman: made in georgia scott:good morning siouxland. we had some light mixed precipitation pass through the area from northwest to southeast. be on the lookout for some slick spots. temperatures are currently in the low to mid 30s. we have a strengthening wind from the northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. the dayplanner reveals temperatures holding in the lower to middle 30s today. your full forecast is coming up - your news starts now. "announcer: "now

sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " lukas good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. i'm lukas voss ... authorities in sac county are searching for a man wanted for attmpted murder after striking a man with his car lukas the sac county sheriff's office is looking for 36 year old jeremy allen werneburg of ida grove . authorities say he struck a glidden man with his car on sunday night in carnarvon. the victim in this case was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. werneburg is described as a white male 6'3" 205 lbs. anyone with information on the whereabouts of werneburg is asked to call 911 or the sac county sheriff's office at 712-662-7127. lukas the attorney for an emmet county teen accused of shooting another teen this past summer has decided not to seek a change of veunue the attoey for lee christensen filed a notice with the court that he does not seek to move the teen's murder trial out of emmet county at this time, but may do so if he feels that he cannot find an impartial jury. christensen is accused of killing 19-year-old thomas bortvit in

lukas: now to the race for the white house ... the next set of tests for presidential hopefuls is just around the corner. for the democrats, the nevada caucuses are just four days away --while republicans will be at the polls in south carolina on saturday... and the race is getting even hotter with former presidents getting involved ... here's abc's lana zak. " hillary clinton and bernie sanders are making their appeal to african american voters-- nats clinton nats sanders while two former presidents are hitting the stump for their families nats and both have something to say about the republican front- runner, donald trump: sot- george w. bush in my experience, the strongest person usually isn't the loudest one in the room. president george w bush, stumping for brother jeb in south

a bush out... sot- george w. bush i've been misunderestimated most of my life. and on the democratic side, an animated hillary clinton had a suggestion for how to handle the republicans.... sot - hillary clinton we need to get that dog and follow them around and every time they say these things, like, oh, you know, the great recession was caused by too much regulation - arf arf arf arf - you know?! while in florida an equally animated trump supporter interrupted president bill clinton. nats - you took his money! sot - bill clinton i took his money for my foundation, using it now," those donations to clinton, one of the reasons ted cruz says republicans cannot trust trump's conservative credentials. sot-ted cruz if you live 50 years of your life and you've never done or said or written anything to prove you're conservative.you ain't. lana zak tag: : trump continues to go hard after his republican opponents today. saying on gma that away from him and doubling down on his -quote- "serious" consideration of suing cruz over what he's calling campaign lies. lz abc n, w " lukas: the death of supreme court

the political way... prompting republicans to suggest president obama should wait to appoint a justice to the vacant spot. senator chuck grassley. against obama appointing a quote: "given the huge divide in the fact that this president, above all others, has about his goal to use the courts to circumvent congress and push through his quote grassley believes the pesident should defer the the remainder of his term critics of grassley have brought up the critics of grassley have brought up the last time this appointment of kennedy during regan's last term as president. lukas: and grassley's not the only siouxland senator potential scotus

fischehespent monday in south sioux city nebraska for a q-and-a. when asked about the potential appointment, like supreme court justices, we need to look the best decision replacement. the process and i the president confirmed supreme court justice at this point in his tenure in the white house. it has been a long long time since that has happened and there's a reason for it. so i probably that the president not have tha appointment confirmed." says senator fischer. fischer also spoke to nebraskans about other issues facing the nation such as free tuition and manufacturing in the u-s senator fischer also stopped by our studio for a chat with our own tim seaman. to hear more abouwhat the senator has to say about the current state of the nation a a the presidential race tune into this week in siouxland. that's this sunday at 9 a-m. lukas: lt. gov. kim

sioux city today as part of her series of of stem school visits across iowa to discuss the importance of giving students a world-class education in science ... technology ... engineering and mathematics. she stopped by loess hills and morningside elementary here in sioux city. we had the chance to follow the lieutenant governor around this morning and we'll have more on her upcoming visit coming up at 5 and 6. lukas: a former iowa governor is continueing to speak out against iowa's move to privitize medicaid. chet culver was on hand for a town hall meeting in sioux city for medicaid receipients. with the new medicaid program set to begin on march 1st former governer culver wanted medicaid patients to weigh in on the problems that the new plan brings. governor culver stated that the executive legislation really needs to take a look at how it's affecting iowa citizens and that he's here to be an advocate. "i'm taking all of this testimony, we just had 2 hours of it today, non-stop and i'm sharing it with policy makers both in des moines and in washington d.c.," says culver.

plan say they had go unanswered not know where culver is now a representative stands for iowa medicaid. the organization give iowa medicaid receipients a voice by highligting issues that patients currently face under the new plan. an anti concussion bill has passed a senate education subcommittee. the proposed bill would requira trainer at all iowa school athletic competitions in sports like football, soccer and wrestling. senators had plenty to say on the issue of funding those officials "mr. chair, the goal of this bill is to increase quality of injury assessment by using professionon medical providors to decrease the number of life long debilitating injuries. " the bill now heads to a full senate committee lukas: committee lukas: recent graduates of the nebraska

stationed in norfolk to bring the squad to full strengh ... paul hughes has this story and more ... "effective immediately, nebraska livestock sales of norfolk has suspended sales at the market. a spokesman for owner jim barta told news talk wjag that, "due to the declining number of cattle in the area, we are going to seasonal sales at the norfolk sale barn." the action will affect approximately 20 sales market employees. no sales are scheduled at this time and barta's spokesman gave no indication of when sales would resume. the norfolk city council approved two ordinances on second reading last night to provide a location for a downtown, drive-up ilbox. the councilvoteteto make iron hohoe drive one way and to prohibit parking on a portion of the strt to allow for the placement of a drive up mailbox. the ordinances need one more favorable vote to become final. five of the recent graduates of the nebraska state patrol academy will join troop b, headquartered in norfolk. the recruits will work with a field training officer for six months, and be considered probationary for six months after that. troop b captain paul hattan says the additional officers bring his squad to a

stories can be heard on news talklkjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix . " " lukas siouxlanders rocked out at the anthem this weekend at the second annual pete godee memorial a-l-s benefit concert... and we now know how much money was raised to battle the disease. the event drew another packed house raising more than 14 thousand dollars for a-l-s or lou gherig's disease awareness and support. dane godee ... pete's son, ...sang with his father's band, the establishment, in his honor. "all i wanted to do was help out other people with als and be anble to feel him up on stage and i think we got that. they told me i'd be doing it annually if possible and so i'll be ready, i'll see what what i can do, we'll make it fun," said dane goede. all of the money raised will remain right in northwest iowa to provide services to people battling a-l-s through the help of the a-l-s

lukas still to come..oward and the mr. food test kitchen are serving up a southern fried favorite. we'll have the details in just a bit. scott:

lukas scott: scott: good morning siououand. let's get a

some light mixed precipitation pass through the area from northwest to southeast. be on the lookout for some slick spots. temperatures are currently in the low to mid 30s. we have a strengthening wind from the northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour and gusts are likely t tpush over 30 f f a time. the stormcast hd shows us a quiet patte setting up for the next couple of days as it stays cloudy and cool. thursday we'll tap into a southerly flow which will push temperatures near 50. we'll have some great weather for the weekend! today's high is 37 and it'll be mostly cloudy and breezy. the low tonight is 21. tomorrow's high is 36 and should be

day forecast. lukas scott: lukas after the break... skycams. we had some light mixed precipitation pass through the area from northwest to southeast. be on the lookout for some slick spots. temperatures are currently in the low to mid 30s. we have a strengthening wind from the northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour and gusts are likely to push over 30 for a time. the stormcast hd shows

next couple of days as it stays cloudy and cool. thursday we'll tap into a utherly flow which will push temperatures near 50. we'll have some great weather for the weekend! today's high is 37 and it'll be mostly cloudy and breezy. the low tonight is 21. 36 and should be today. here's the 7 day forecast. lukas scott: lukas tonight is 21. tomorrow's high is 36 and should be today. here's the 7 day forecast.

lukas after the break... we'll have howard from the mr. food test kitchen showing us how to a whip up a hearty american treat. lukas: in need d a

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they come from a cut of beef called the "short plate". yoyosee, the short plate is located right next to the flank and the brisket so you know whatever you me with these is going to be good. let me show you how to make some amazing short ribs. we started by dredging these in some seasoned flour and browning them in a heavy soup pot. once they're browned, we add some cut up carrots, celery, and onions along with a can of condensed beef broth, (to add a nice rich h avor), some water, a bit of bay leaf. then all we itimmer for an until the meat is fall-off the-bone- tender. you see the meat gets super tender while it cooks, and all the flavors from the the broth create a sauce that is incredibly delicious. i do hope you'll go online and get the recipe for our, "braised country short ribs," so you family what we think is the best of the best. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "tender-

you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" " short ribs," so you can serve your family what we think is the best of the best. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "tender- as-can-be way" for you to say . "ooh it's so goo!" " if you would like a copy of that recipe you can send us a self addressed stamped envelope here to a-b-c 9 news. our address is 625 douglas street. the zip...51101. be sure to write "braised country short ribs" on your request. or you can visit our website...siouxlan d matters dot com. and click on the mr. food logo.... lukas coming up after the break... we'll have a special guest in studio to tell us more about an upcoming

take a trip back in time to 1927.

public library is here to talk about a roaring reception. - donna, this all ties back to one book one siouxland. can you tell us about that? - talk about the book, bill bryson's one summer: america, 1927 - what can people expect at the event? one book one - talk about the book, bill bryson's one summer: america, 1927 - what can people expect at the event? one book one siouxland celebrates the extraordinary events of 1927 with an opening reception at the orpheum theatre one book one siouxland kicks off its eleventh season with a roaring reception on thursday, february 18 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the sioux city orpheum theatre, 528 pierce st. the public is invited to

de'oeuvres and peruse local historical artifacts inspired by the 2016 one book selection, "one summer: america, 1927" by iowa native, bill bryson. attendees can mingle to music of the era, enjoy 45- minute all-access tours of the orpheum thtre-a slice of sioux city decadence originally built in 1927, and enter to win a copy of the book. this event is free and open to the public. one book one siouxland is a community-wide reading initiative that brings residents together through discussion of one great book. this year's partnerships and programs expand the reading

history, creative workshops, and book discussions. the summer of 1927 began with charles lindbergh crossing the atlantic. meanwhile, babe ruth was closing in on the home run record. in chicago, the gangster al capone was tightening his grip on bootlegging. the first true "talking picture," al jolson's the jazz singer, was filmed, forever changing the motion picture industry. vie palaces, including sioux city's orpheum, were popping up across the country, and construction on mount rushmore began. all this and more transpired in the year america attempted and accomplished outsized things. one book one siouxland programs reflect on sioux city's experience with the razzle-dazzle of 1927, including local prohibition struggles and visits from charles

on the show today. "coming up, a very special hour. we start with an extremely strong woman. you know her as 'big ang' from the hit reality show battle with cancer forever. she's allowed our cameras to follow her through treatment and gives an intimate look at all she's going

have to see to believe. you're going to meet a man who went in for surgery and came out with a 13 inch metal tool in his stomach. and we're going to tell you how to avoid becoming a victim of a medical mistake." lukas: again that's coming up today on dr. oz at 4 o'clock right here on abc9. lukas scott:. we'll have some great weather for the weekend! today's high is 37 and it'll be mostly cloudy and breezy. the low tonight is 21. tomorrow's high is 36 and should be pretty similar to today. here's the 7 day forecast.

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