fundraisers to help alleviate the torres family's tragic loss. a facebook page has been put together that features the different activities going on for the family. there's a silent auction that well be held on november 14th at st. michaels church from noon to 6. there's also a go fund me page where there's a goal of raising $3,000 for the family. there's also a fund set up at siouxland federal credit union. anyone can go to any branch office in sioux city and donate under nico torres. if you want to donate you can visit ktiv dot com and the link to the facebook page will be inside this story. matt and sheila? thanks tommie. two people suffered life-threatening injures in a crash involving a stolen vehicle. it happened around one this afternoon near 25th and morgan on the north side of sioux city. sioux city police say a stolen car was speeding down the street and hit an suv backing out of a driveway. the car hit a tree and flipped over. first responders used the

jaws of life to remove at least one of the two people from the stolen vehicle. they went to mercy medical center. the driver of the suv is pregnant and told ktiv news she was going to the hospital after experiencing stomach pains. her one-year-old son wasn't hurt. it's warm and windy but how long will that last? here to tell us more is chief meteorologis t ron demers with the first look at our forecast. weather ad-lib the wind picked up as temps stayed up for us again today with most of our highs getting into the 70s. these winds will usher in some low level moisture into northwest iowa tonight which will provide a bit more cloud cover and perhaps some patchy fog which will keep lows in the 50s. once the clouds break up a bit tomorrow we'll see another mild and breezy day with highs in the low 70s.

voters in several siouxland communities are casting ballots in several city elections today. (sheila) in sioux city, mayor bob scott is running unopposed for another term. council member rhonda capron is also up for re-election. she's being challenged for her seat by thomas venesky. polls in iowa are open until eight 'o clock tonight except for rural woodbury county. voters that are voting for the house district 5 seat will have until 9 p-m to cast their ballot. the seat was held by representative chuck soderberg, who resigned from office. the only person running for his seat is charles holz. agian, voters in pierson, correctionville, moville, lawton and climbing hill have until 9 pm tonight to vote. there are also some ballot issues of interest. in sioux center, voters will decide whether the city should use debt funds to expand highway 75 to four lanes, plus a turn lane through town.

saying the 4-million dollar commitment would show the d-o-t they're serious about the project. there is opposition, though from people who worry about increased traffic and property that would have to be taken. in crawford county, iowa they're deciding the future of a local dialysis center with bond issue worth more than two- and-a-half million dollars. two northwest, iowa community voting on a hotel/motel tax. in onawa, they're trying to decide the fate of a 7% tax that if approved would kick in the first of the year. in sheldon in o'brien county they're looking at increasing their hotel and motel tax by two percent. if approved the new rate of seven percent would kick in on january 1st. people in larchwood, iowa in lyon county trying to decide if they'll start a local gas utility. also, in lyon county people in lester, iowa are also voting on whether or not to add a city gas utility. (matt) we have an update, tonight, to the story about todd landen (sheila) he's the army veteran who was injured serving in iraq. most recently, landen served

with the 101st airborne division, known as the "no slack battalion," and led 150 military men and women. in 2005, he was part of the raid to capture and kill saddam hussein's sons. tomorrow there will be a groundbreaki ng, in sioux city, for landen's home that will be renovated. ktiv's tiffany lane has the story on how the changes will help make life easier for him and his family.

"he was injured while he was over there fighting for our freedom, and so this is the way that we can service and give back to them," said breezy struthers drake, a board member for projects for patriots. "and he's a wounded local veteran. so that's what's so cool about this is the fact that we're keeping it local." landen made his way to sioux city in december 2013, after medically retiring and spending years going from hospital to hospital around the country. he has endured more than 20 surgeries and counting. landen lives with his wife aprel and daughter brianna who are both excited for the opportunities through the project. "it will allow my husband to be able to move around the house so much easier," said aprel landen, todd landen's wife. "and you know coming from the er you know, we won't have to worry about him having to walk up the stairs and seeing him in pain everyday going up and down the stairs and that's what most this project is really about." and along with renovations, the landen family will also have the addition of a service dog. "when jake comes, he's gonna like open doors," said brianna, todd landen's daughter. "and if he's having a

flip the light switch on." just another way for landen to feel right at home. in sioux city, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> project leaders say the renovations to the landens' home should be completed by february 1st. projects for patriots board members say 70 percent product and labor has been donated for the house. there will be a fundraiser for the landen project on november 5th to raise money for the rest. it will be at the orpheum theatre in downtown sioux city. there is a social at 5:30 p-m. starting at seven, there will be a special screening of "the hornet's nest," an in-depth documentary on landen's 101st airborne division. "this movie will give the exposure, you know," said aprel landen, todd landen's wife. "so i hope that it also brings healing for veterans to be able to start talking. i think talking about being in war that brings healing." todd landen will be doing a question and answer session with

the public after the screening. the event is free but will be open to donations. still to come... we'll take a look at some student-built robots that will be battling it out at morningside elementary. that's where ktiv's sam curtiss joins us live. matt and sheila... students at morningside elementary are having a robotics scrimmage as part of their stem program. > the wind picked up as temps stayed up for us again today with most of our highs getting into the 70s.

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these winds will usher in some low level moisture into northwest iowa tonight which will provide a bit more cloud cover and perhaps some patchy fog which will keep lows in the 50s. once the clouds break up a bit tomorrow we'll see another mild and breezy day with highs in the low 70s. then we'll see some changes as showers, and maybe a thunderstorm, move in for thursday with temperatures starting to head

expected to get into the low 50s. a little warmer air moves back in by late

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discovered the cause of a disease that makes baby pigs involuntary shake. it's confused hog farmers for years. they teamed up with scientists to use new dna sequencing techniques to trace the piglet tremors to a virus. infected piglets can die from starvation if the tremors are severe enough. now that the researchers have identified the virus, work can begin to develop a vaccine. (matt) still to come... students at one nebraska school are in need of new instruments. see how you can help keep the spirit of music alive.

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robots are usually the stuff of science fiction. tonight, they're science "fact" as local students test out their homemade robots. (sheila)

by at morningside elementary. he's live and ready to tell us more, sam? students are having a robot scrimmage. it goes along with the stem curriculum. that's an acronym for science, technology, engineering and math. there's three groups here from north, west and east middle school. elementary students are also showing off their stem projects as well. i'm here now with april tidwell... i'll have more

the plainview music boosters are holding a "play it forward instrument drive." the nebraska school asks that you help keep music education alive by donating gently used instruments to the plainview band program. the school's band equipment is 20 to 30 years old. the band room has a closet full of instruments that need at least $8,000 in repair. the students are unable to compete in music competitions because their instruments are considered faulty. "i have been having problems with the third button, it sticks a lot but i enjoy playing it. this baritone is pretty old, but i've gotten to know it. i wouldn't mind getting a new one." for those who want to donate, they can drop off their old instruments at plainview public high school, or by contacting the music booster president.

the school also accepts monetary donations. typically, off-year elections don't garner a lot of community involvement. but, we do have some contested races and important measures throughout siouxland today. ktiv's robert lowe is with live link four at the woodbury county courthouse in downtown sioux city. robert, you're with someone who knows a thing or two about voter turnout. matt and sheila, that's right. i'm with the man who heads voter turnout efforts and knows who wins before we do. that, of course, is woodbury county auditor, pat gill. pat, thanks for joining us. 1) i know results are still coming in, but how does a year like this compare to last year, or next year in a presidential election. 2) what efforts has the county made to increase voter turnout this year? alright, pat thanks for your time. now, matt and sheila we'll have those results from today's races and measures

brad's here -- with a special super bowl story. super bowl champions are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the big game, by donating special football's to their high school. ex-49'er john harty had his day at bishop heelan. and, the undefeated hawkeyes are playing an indiana team that's winless in the big ten. so why are they worried?

40 years ago john harty won the 1975 state championship with bishop heelan's football team. just over six years later, he was a super bowl champion. today, an nfl initiative let him honor his roots. harty was a member of the 49'ers super bowl 16 win in 1982, after a standout career with the hawkeyes. he shared life experiences and personal advice with heelan students and delivered a golden football to the school. it's part of an nfl program commemorating schools that had a positive impact on players. every super bowl player, or coach, can do this at their high school. harty says he hopes his words resonate with students. "it's great to comeback," said john harty. "if i can kind of inspire a couple of kids somehow and motivating them to develop a really good attitude, a winning attitude, take pride in the whole pride concept that heelan's about, then that's time well spent to

said phil karpuk. "i wasn't sure if it was the player that made the coach, or coach that made the player, but in th eend it worked out very well anyway." harty emphasized the importance of developing a winning attitude. the quarterfinal pairings are out for the iowa football playoffs on friday. in 3a, sgt. bluff-luton is home against number-4 webster city. in 2a, spirit lake stays home to take on central lyon, george-little rock. to 1a, hinton goes to western christian -- the wolfpack won the regular season meeting, 42-17. south central calhoun hosts van meter. another rematch in class a, as undefeated west sioux hosts akron- westfield -- the falcons won the first matchup -- 42- 14. in 8-man football, the defending champs from newell-fonda are home against unranked colo-nesco. undefeated m-m-c will be home against west bend- mallard. the hawkeyes hope to continue their perfect season at indiana on saturday. iowa is 8 and 0, while the hoosiers are 4 and 4, and 0-4 in the big ten, but iowa is only favored by 7. indiana leads the big ten in

total offense, but the hawkeyes are third in total defense. the hoosiers score a lot of points, but they give up a lot -- they're last in the big ten, giving up 37 points per game. iowa doesn't play a team with a winning record over their last four games, but winning a road game would help pad their resume. "we haven't been perfect this year," said coach kirk ferentz. "our record is, but we haven't been perfect. but the good news is we're playing like a football team in that if one area is dropping a little bit, somebody else compensates and picks it up." "every team that we've played so far has brought something to the table we didn't expect going into the week," said quarterback c.j. beathard. "that's just kind of how games are and different games present different challenges." iowa is 9th in first playoff rankings. that's a 2-30 game saturday on espn. trips to the iowa state volleyball tourney are up for grabs tonight in 3 classes. in 5a, east goes to ankeny centennial. in 4a, bishop heelan faces carroll, in schaller. and in 3a, sgt. bluff-luton and spirit lake square off in sheldon.