is a great project for the kids-- there are some concerns as to where the money will come from to pay for it. a big proposal for a renovation project has come before the wayne school board that would give the community schools a long overdue facelift. the estimated cost-- 18-million dollars for expansion and improvements. in a board meeting wednesday-- there were some concerns to where that money will come from. "the way schools are funded in nebraska, in rural communittees, a lot of the reliance on the funding is our agriculture community. " board members-- who live in rural areas themselves-- say it's rural community-- splits up funding. percent of the uh rural areas are basically self funded, without help from lincoln." three main areas needing improvement-- the gym at the junior and senior high school which is th district'sost used several events each also-- a lecture currently used as a performing arts center-- more people attending shows and

can fit. and lastly--the district elementary school requires an expansion--seeing as it's almost at capacity. "i think the board, uh, understands the needs, uh understands that our school is growing our town is growing, that's a good thing and we like that, but we do need to make sure that we have the school facilities to support that growth. " although no decision was officially made-- lenihan still has confidence in the project and believes, in the end people will pull through-- for the kids. "we're very fortunate here as we do have outstanding support from our community for our school district." christina lenihan says that-- for now-- their working on developing a community facility committee-- to continue discussion on the expansion project-- and explore other funding options. reporting live in studio-- christina grijalva-- abc 9 news tim: court documents are revealing more about a fatal stabbing that occured in sioux city early wednesday morning. tim: 47 year old elias

murder in stabbing death of courd doucments say six separate stab wounds to mace tim: hitting him in the head. show the two had been arguing before the attack home. held in woodbury hundred thousand dollars bond. jenna: authorities in warning citizens trimming scam according to there have been this month in the morningside area where men doing tree trimming intimidation tactics to enter homes and steal the suspects are believed to be 2 to 4 white males of 20 and 40's. if you have any information, contact police or crime stoppers at 258-tips. jenna: iowa's former town talking to folks about changes with the plan. chet culber is traveling across the state opposing the

managed care. davenport, the says he believes will end up state... and the people who use medicaid. culver says the current system only uses 4 percent of medicaid dollars to run the program, system will up that to 14 percent. plan will leave them with fewer options and poorer care. (former gov. chet "there needs to be a for why we're system that's working....and we heard today story families that say the system is providing need and they're happy with it." jenna: the state senate has already passed a bill to stop the privatization. would have to take up the bill too. jenna: governor dennis dauggard says he will meet with an group about a piece of legislation that transgender tim: , if signed into

students from using the gender they identify with. stirring up plenty the state reports .. " sioux falls' center requested a face- governor daugaard transgender a little after noon this voicemail from the governor's office. (voicemail) "they did review the governor's calendar and unfortunately the governor's schedule does not allow him additional be able to visit with but the governor's office staffer said absent a meeting, the still take the group's concerns under advisement. "however the governor does have of him and he will comments in mind decision in regards to house bill 1008." a little before two- governor's office asking them for an interview about this a little before received a response saying the refusal was a mistake. and just minutes before, the governor's office had called the center for equality. (ashley joubert- equality) "she said that there's been a mistake and that the fact like to meet with us." the center for equality's ashley joubert-gaddis says

get this phone call and says she is hopeful about the opportunity to meet with the governor. (ashley joubert- gaddis/center for equality) "i think it's important for the governor to hear first hand from a person that these bills again are about people. these aren't just words on paper." " jenna: a local non profit got some help from papa murhpy's pizza to spread the mission of youth volunteering requested a face- to-face meeting with governor daugaard from papa spread the mission of youth volunteering members of the siouxland youth volunteer corps, a program sprung from the norm waitt sr. ymca, was at the pizza shop in sioux city. they're encouraging local kids them to give back to their communities. for organizers, like erik cha-va- ria, giving back is not only fulfilling but may also help for set up for success in the future.

i myself volunteered in high school, it's what helped me get to college and you meet a lot of people networking. you might open a door to a future job and there's many benefits like i said." 20 percent of proceeds of today's sales at papa murphy's will go to the youth volunteer corp. tim: hy-vee and the iowa state basketball program are teaming up, to give the gift of water to flint michigan... a community with a special need. the effort was kickstarted by michigan native and isu point guard monte morris. it was recently discovered that drinking water in flint contains high levels of lead and is unsafe to drink. hyvee stores are donating 11 semi full loads of bottled water......11 just happens to be monte's jersey number. tim: coming up blurring the lines between play time and art form. more on how legos are breaking into the artistic scene. after the break... (fred) friday will be warm, and we have a

masterpieces.... made out of legos. made large scale lego bricks for 15 years. you can see skyscrapers including the john hancock building and the empire state building. it takes a lot of time to create the 3-d exhibits. some of the buildings, taking up to 8 hours to construct. the sioux city art museum will be holding a similar exhibit, as well. "the art of the brick" opens this saturday. tim/jenna/fred (jenna) fred, even warmer tomorrow? (fred) yes! fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred)

skycam hd from the ho chunk centre. 50 was the high today and 34 the low. here's the storm lake skycam hd. highs over western iowa were in the 30s to 50s. eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota saw highs in the 40s to the 60s. 43 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures range from the 30s to the souteast at 5 to 15 miles per hour. a wind advisory will be in effect tomorrow for the northern two thirds of siouxland. that's from 3 am to 6 pm. even warmer temperatures are coming tomorrow. look at dodge city, ks--86! the satellite and radar shows partly cloudy skies. the stormcast hd shows windy conditions tomorrow, but it will be sunny and

low of 36 and partly cloudy skies with increasing wind. by sunrise, gusts will be reaching 50 mph. tomorrow, look for high of 59. winds will be as high as 45 mph. the 7-day shows 50s again saturday, then 40s sunday through wednesday and 39 thursday. no measurable rain or snow will be seen over the next week. jenna/tim/fred (tim) (fred) you bet.

here's the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre. 50 was the high today and 34 the low. here's the storm lake skycam hd. highs over western iowa were in the 30s to 50s. eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota saw highs in is our sioux city temperatures range from the 30s to the 50s. winds are souteast at 5 to 15 miles per hour. a in effect tomorrow for the northern two thirds of siouxland. that's

even warmer temperatures are coming tomorrow. look at dodge city, ks--86! the satellite and radar shows partly cloudy skies. the stormcast hd shows windy conditions tomorrow, but it will be sunny and warm. your forecast for tonight is for a low of 36 and partly cloudy skies with increasing wind. by sunrise, gusts will be reaching 50 mph. tomorrow, look for sunny skies and a high of 59. winds will be as high as 45 mph. the 7-day shows 50s again saturday, then 40s sunday through wednesday and 39 thursday. no measurable rain or snow will be seen over the next week. jenna/tim/fred (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. jenna: still to come... one

convenience stores could some day enjoy a few luxuries..... that's if a test project in des moines goes over well. jenna: amanda krenz stopped by the "up scale" store and

one-of-a kind experience. " if you're looking for a place to sit down and have a nice meal inside or outside on a patio, you can do that here. or maybe you'd like ot sample some fresh baked bread, or you could fill up a beer growler, again - at this gas station. it's giving back to the community. the brand new kum and go in johnston offers all of these features - it's the only marketplace convenience store in the state. (nats of growler station if we have them) opening day - showed the popularity of the growler station. 1:21 i've sold more growlers than cream-filled donuts which is an interesting twist. manger sean bremer boasts about the smaller things too, like the ambieie lighting, the e beat music, and the made- to-order 2:29 it's not a grab a your car and eat it. but really mre of a have lunch. bremer says it's an experience you won't find anywhere else... and part of the money you spend at any kum and go goes back to the community. an 4:25 the philanthropic side, 10% of profits go back t the communties that we're in. reporting in johnston, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. " tim:

charity has become an important event for both the sioux city musketeers and the boys and girls home and family services. jenna: last year, faceoff raised 72 thousand dollars for the home, putting the total over 600 thousand. abc9 sports director chris palmquist is live down at the tyson and joins us now with more, chris? chris: hey guys...as always what a great turnout for this event and why wouldn't there be? check out some of the auction items: ryder cup tickets, use of a st. louis cardinals suite, autographed jerseys of max pacioretty, patrick kane, and

autographed game worn mike keane jersey from the 96 stanley cup. that's barely scratching the surface, it's a great event and i'm joined now by one of the musketeers stars, goalie cam gornet. cam, you guys make a few trips to the boys and girls home throughout the season, how important is giving back to the community like this? cam gornet-- (cam answer)r) chris palmquist--"you and your teammates are serving meals right now...more nervewracking...s taring down a breakaway or trying not to spill food on these attendees? cam gornet--(cam answer) cam thanks for the time, good luck tonight and on the ice this weekend. the live auction starts here in just about 30 minutes with silent auction

throughout the weekend. chris: coming up after the break, we'll head to des moines and omaha for state wrestling action. please stay with

tournaments in nebraska. abc9 sports reporter alex moines and has

opening day action. alex walker--"chris...this is where it all goes down. day 1 of the iowa state wrestling tournament here in des moines. i have my sheets here...and it's loaded with the names of more than 65 siouxland grapplers gunning for state titles this weekend. the action got underway bright and early this morning and we start with class 1a. kicking things off at 106..seventh ranked kurtis krager of oa-bcig dominant in his ope ning round match. he notches the pin to advance. up to 120...westwowo's kody berg...ranked fifth nearly notches the fall at the end of round 3...the two back points send him to a 5-0 decision. kody berg--""i always go for the pin but sometimes they don't cooperate." alex walker--"138..:woodb ury central's cozy zellmer hammers down the pin. he's on to day 2 with his 41st win of the season. up to 145...fifth ranked dylan schuck of sibley ocheyedan needs just 49 seconds to pin his opponent. the general moves on. at 170...his teammate joins him in the quarterfinals. fifth ranked trent kruger polishes off the near fall. he wins an 11-3 major decision.

daniel bishop of hinton flexes his muscle in his opener. the blackhawk wins by tech fall. he advanced to day 2 daniel bishop--"it's really nice considering i have not yet before today to win a first round match in the state tournament. getting that first one is good. getting that confidence back in me." alex walker--"at 220...the number ones keep rolling. top- ranked rylan richardson of south central calhoun with the takedown. he wins by tech fall as well. to the heavyweights...mcao' s cole jensen ranked sixth. with a dispy of force. he advances by way of the 9-4 decision." touch day for siouxland in 3a. nine wrestlers were eliminated but 3 advanced... starting with second-ranked deion claybkrne of siouz city north. the senior star executes the single leg takedown and wins a 10-4 decision to advance. deion clayborne--""feels good to get that first win out of the way. last threre years i got beat in the first round. but i had to go out there and get to done." alex walker--"staying in the metro

jacob wiley of sioux city east advances to the 182 quarterfinals. he ismoving on with a 5-3 decision. jacob wiley--""i am ranked number two in the state and j deserve that ranking. i haven't lost to a 3a kid yet and i really think this is my tournament." alex walker--"finishing with 285...spencer's nic hoefling finishes off the first round with the pin fall. big win for the junior. nic hoefling--""it's a great feeling being able to achieve that. hopefully we can put on a show in day 2." alex walker--"congrats to the wrestlers that are moving on. in des moines alex walker abc9 sports chris palmquist--"and down i-80 in omaha, class b and c in action this morning at the century link center. at 106 in class c...caydon mccracken of battle creek, the top seed...he gets the fall in the second period, he's through to the semifinals. west point beemer's riley berg at 126 in class b...he's a two time state runner up as a junior...he takes it 7-2 and says it was a good way to start his tourney run. riley berg--"it gets you ready for the other matches coming. i don't t ow, i versed that kid earlier in the season and teched him, but t that was a waydifferent match thistime and it got me more warmed up." chris palmquist--"a handful of other grapplers won their opening match but fell in the quarter nals. at 170, cody thomas of wakefield,

winning by tech fall, 15-0. in class b at 195, schuyler schweers from wayne, the top seed in the class takes it 7-1. semifinals for all classes begin at 5 on friday evening. chris: we'll have more from both iowa and nebraska state wrestling coming up for you tonight and tomorrow as well. that will do it for me here at faceoff for charity down at the tyson...fred will have one last check of your forecast coming up after the break. " " it's time for our facebook fan

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thursday. no measurable rain or snow will be seen over the next week.

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