bridgeport area." in fact, the 264-million dollar plant will employ more than 11-hundred people when it opens in two years. something, mayor bob scott says is vital to the growth of the community. "we need to go up in numbers. we need to grow this community, and that's what happened 10 years ago," said sioux city mayor bob scott. back in 2010, approximately 1,400 jobs were lost when john morrell closed its sioux city plant. sioux city leaders hopes this project fills that void. but, construction can't begin until the dot approves the grant. a decision from the state should come tomorrow tonight, a major sign the cone park project is moving full speed ahead. the sioux city city council awarded a consulting agreement contract with a mason city, iowa firm to help design cone park. the agreement won't exceed $357,200. the park, , ich will be built inin morningside, is estimated to coststotal cost

start this spring. december 2016 is the target time to open the park. it's been talked about for tonight, the sioux city school board approved a land donation to the city of sioux city. if you look a little to the west of lincoln elementary, you'll see dearborn bridge. sioux city of land leading up to that bridge. the school board decided to donate that piece of land to the city so that they can reconstruct the bridge. they say this is a common practice between the school district and the city. and this is not the first and for sure not the last time they will go through with something like it. "this will be great for the community as a whole because during the reconstruction process of the bridge this will help realign things, it will keep everything a little bit more at bay in the neighborhood, it will actually make the project line up and look right and it's good for us because we are a neighbor as well to that project," said sioux city community schools director of operations and maintenance, brian fahrendholz. construction he bridge is slated to begin in late spring of next year. a housing project in northeast nebraska is being built faster than expected. hartington security bank branch

president branann baller says plans are proroessing rapidly totouild more available housing in the area. baller says that not only does this project address the need for more housing, but it also helps a lot of local businesses. "when you look at all of the businesses and local contractors that are impacted when a house is built they say that those dollars get circulated seven times on average in the community. so we are very fortunate in hartington to have a number of local contractors that we can use." hartington has found a bigger need in housing than they have expected. instead of two and a half houses, 4 homes a year are being completed, putting phase two on the table earlier than anticipated. this expansion brings interest to an area where rural housing past. of missouri system abruptly resigned today following weeks of protests over his handling of allegations of celebration after weeks of

of missouri as president tim wolfe steps down. news of the resignation spread quickly across the campus. students and faculty were angry after they said wolfe failed to react quickly or strongly enough to alleged acts of racism on campus. the school's football am threatened to boycott saturday's game, student's staged sit-ins and a graduate student was one the eighth day of a hunger strike demanding wofle's resignation. (sot / stephanie shonekan - chair, dept. of black studies, university of missouri 1:02 - 1:14) "a lot of people have been shocked and surprised that this is still going on and i don't think it is for us or anybody to question what these students say they are going through. (sot / tim wolfe - resigning university of missouri system president 1:15 - 1:24) "we need , please, please, use this resignation to heal, not to hate. and let's move forward together and for a brighter tomorrow. a divided campus now searching for a way to heal. a south dakota american indian tribe trying to open the nation's first marijuana resort burned its crop after a potential raid

by federal agents. the flandreau santee sioux tribe's also decided to temporarily suspend operations until it can get clarification from the federal government. they tribe says it had weeks of discussions with federal authorities. the main holdup is whether they can sell marijuana to non-indians. there were also questions about the origin of the seeds used for its crop. the tribe says a raid was possible if the government's concerns weren't addressed. state representativ e scott parsley toured the marijuana facility just a couple of weeks ago.

south african and a jordanian before being shot dead. u.s. officials say the americans were civilians who were part of a state department police training program. president barack obama says it's "no secret" that the security situation in the mideast has deteriorated -- and he says he wants to work with israel to "get back on a path towards peace." mr. obama spoke at the start of a meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in the oval office today. it was their first face-to- face meeting in more than a year. their meeting comes as the u.s. and israel work to move past tensions over the u.s.- backed nuclear deal with iran. engineers in mississippi still trying to figure out what caused a parking lot to collapse over the weekend. drone video showing 12 cars swallowed outside the restaurant on saturday. no one was injured when the pavement gave way leaving the huge gash in the ground witness heard a series of booms before the cave in. it measured about 50 feet wide

it was a nice day out in siouxland today, but there might be some showers in our near future. joining us now is chief meteorologist ron demers with the first look at our forecast. we followed up our beautiful weekend of weather with much of the same today, and we'll see another one just like it tomorrow. major changes arrive on wednesday when a powerful storm system makes its way across the middle of the country. see graphics. weatherman al roker is trying to set the fastest time ever for reporting the weather from all 50 states going coast-to-coast and everywhere else in between in just one week. today, i met up with roker in

feeding america, they help feed the hungry especially coming around the holidays. nobody in america should be hungry so if you go to today.com and look under #rokerthon you can find out more information, you can track our itinerary. and see where you can donate. for every dollar they raise they can feed 11 people. it's all for a worthy cause. we're really excited to be part it. ron: when it's all said and done will the 34 hours straight or these 7 days be harder do you think? al: well, we haven't finished it yet so i don't know. we're having a good time so far. ron: best of luck on your trip. al: thank you. 6:30

(ad libbing about rokerthon) still to come.... siouxland students get the chance to take part in the presidential debate process. see how these students got that once-in- a-lifetime chance.

of weather with much of the same today, and we'll see another one

like it tomorrow. major changes arrive on wednesday when a powerful storm system makes its way across the middle of the country. what this means for siouxland is that we'll see a fair amount of rain that day with a few thunderstorms in which we have a very low-end severe threat. there is also the small possibility of mixing in a few wet snowflakes, but it looks as if the push of cold air will happen after the precipitation exits, so we should for the most part be in the clear the rest of the week will bring highs

near 50, lows near 30 and sunshine.

still to come.... as gop presidential hopefuls prepare for another debate, a group of siouxland college republicans are preparing to travel to milwaukee to see it all happen.

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presidential politics puts iowa on the national map every four years. (sheila) ktiv's tiffany lane has the story of ten students from a northwest iowa college, who will be in the political spotlight tomorrow.

the students have already met several of the candidates who have camapigned on campus. they say this will be a great way to see them on a different platform. su "one of the main goals of volunteering at the debate is to have a better understanding before voting time rolls around." and, to better understand the differences between the candidates that are often highlighted during debates. "your policy is going to fail," said caeden tinklenberg, dordt college republicans vice chair. "my policy will succeed. here's why. it's good to have that conflict because if everyone agreed and conflict was ignored, no progress would ever be made." the debate will focus on jobs and the economy, as well as domestic and foreign policy issues. and, while the students won't know what their tasks will be until they arrive, there's one thing they'll know for sure. "looking back, they'll probably say hey i was able to go to a republican presidential debate," said kelly. "everyone in the country is watching. everyone is listening to what these people are saying and we get to be a part of that." in sioux center, iowa, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> the students will attend a carly fiorina event the day after the debate before returning to sioux center. fiorina will be in onawa, iowa this thursday. she'll be at the onama public library at noon.

this will be the first stop of her swing through iowa before the republican debate in milwaukee tomorrow night. still to come.... some people don't get their caffeine fix through coffee but through peanut butter. but see why the governor of new york is calling for a

calling for a crackdown on caffeinated peanut butter. (sheila)

the senator wants the food and drug administration to review the peanut butter marketed as steem. senator schumer wants the e-p-a to evaluate the product to determine if the peanut butter should carry a warning label. york :20) should spur the agency to address the issue of caffeine. they should put particularly in snack food and foods that are not ingested for they should certainly require labels... do not feed this peanut butter to your child." the peanut butter combines protein with the energy boost of caffeine and is sold as a fitness booster. schumer says he's concerned because steem delivers five times more caffeine than a single can of soda. the maker of steem says they welcome the review of the product because he says it's perfectly safe when used as directed. a new study reveals meat -- and how it's cooked -- could increase the risk of kidney cancer. researchers at m-d anderson cancer center compared the diets of newly diagnosed kidney cancer

patients with a group of healthy adults. the cancer patients ate more meat than than their peers -- as produced when meats are fried or they also discovered some people were genetically more susceptible to the effects of these chemicals. (sheila) a new study finds an increasing number of commercials for children's food and drinks are being aimed at parents ... often portraying sugary products as being healthy. researchers found almost three-quarters of ads for children's cereals, drinks and snacks featured parental themes ... like family bonding. but all of the parent- directed ads for sugary drinks emphasized nutrition and health benefits -- despite evidence they're linked to tooth decay and obesity. brad's here -- only a few northwest iowa football teams are still playing. the semi-finals in the uni-dome start on thursday. sgt. bluff-luton is getting ready for their first ever game in the dome. we'll have a preview. and, iowa state gets another ranked team for their home finale on saturday. sports

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a gift that continues to grow in popularity is still going through big changes. what you need to know before you purchase any of them. and a new study is trying to find the link between firefighters and cancer. for the first time in school history, the sgt. bluff- luton football team will play in the uni-dome. the warriors play in the class 3a semifinals against norwalk on thursday. sbl is ranked eighth, while norwalk is seventh -- both teams are 11-1. the warriors were out on the practice field this afternoon. this is sgt. bluff-luton's seventh trip to the playoffs -- but they've never made it this far. their three playoff wins improves their overall postseason record to 7 and 6. head coach justin smith won two state titles in nebraska, at wakefield, and he says the bigger the games get, the more the preparation stays the same.

game," said sbl head coach justin smith. "i know that sounds strange and everybody says it but it's the truth. you try to win every game, you prepare the same way. i guess if you try to prepare differently for this game, you're doing a disservice to the other games you're preparing for so it's really the same for me." we'll have more with the warrior players on tuesday at 6. sbl and norwalk play at 5-30 on thursday. the 8-man semi's are also thursday. at 9 am, newell-fonda faces don bosco -- at noon, mmc faces glidden- ralston. on friday, akron-westfield meets mount ayr in class a at 1 o'clock. then, saturday at 1, western chrsitian and van meter play in 1-a. in 2-a, spirit lake and north fayette will square off at 4 on saturday. sports fource will be in cedar falls for all the action. south dakota defensive end andrew van ginkel has been named missouri valley football conference player of the week. the redshirt freshman from rock valley, iowa, had a sack, forced a fumble, and recovered two fumbles in saturday's 34-31 win against southern illinois. van ginkel's nine sacks rank seventh nationally and are the sixth-most in program

7-2 south dakota state at 1 o'clock saturday in vermillion. morningside has moved to number-1 in the naia football poll. the mustangs take the top spot after southern oregon lost. morningside will host #4 doane saturday, with the gpac title on the line. northwestern, who was 22nd last week, fell out after a loss. when iowa state plays oklahoma state saturday -- it will be the sixth time the cyclones have played a team that's been in the rankings at some point this season. the cowboys jumped to fifth in the ap poll this week, after handing tcu their first loss on saturday. okie state is 9 and 0, while the cyclones are 3 and 6. the sagarin ratings say iowa state has the toughest schedule in the country. the cyclones six losses are to teams with a combined record of 45 and 8. it's senior day for 17 cyclones, so they would love to win their last game at jack trice stadium. "not too many people out there believe in us and that's fine," said senior defensive end dale pierson. "that just gives us that chip on our shoulder and that edge to go out there and give it our all just because nobody else thinks that we can do it." "we need three wins to get to the postseason and this is the first of those three," said head coach paul

team in the process." that's a 2-30 game on espn. iowa state senior georges niang has been named an associated press preseason all-american. as a junior, niang averaged 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game. his 1,510 career points are fifth among active division i players. the cyclones open the regular season friday against colorado in sioux falls. he's isu's first preseason all- american since jamaal tinsley in

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