1) what's the biggest piece of advice you have to drivers on the road? 2) you've been doing this for a long time, how does this compare to the traditional first snowfall's of the season? 3) what in particular stands out from today? how serious have you seen a number of accidents already? 4) clearly, staying off the roads is the safest thing you can do, but if you have to travel tonight. how can one prepepor that? 5) the city obviously doing all they can to salt the roads and plow the roads, but why is it so important to drive slowly? ththks, jeremy,

conditions worsen we'll continue to bring you the very latest on news 4 at, but for now we'll send it back to the studio. (matt) robert thanks. as rob mentioned, city plows have been working hard to stay ahead of the storm, today. (sheila) they're working 24/7 to get the job done. ktiv's tommie clark spoke with those drivers today. tommie, schedules seem to go out the window when a big storm hits. matt and sheila, i spoke with drivers who say it's more than a job. they work 7 a-m to 7 p- m...or vise versa. there's almost 50 pieces of snow equipment in the sioux city streets department, with 18 of those being the spreader trucks. they drop salt and sand and have blades to plow those streets. they're the ones first on the streets and last on the streets. the sioux city streets superintendant says they're a special bunch and hard workers. "they're out there on the nights, they're out there on the weekends, they're out there on the holidays- time away from their family and friends and events so i think

highly of them," said sioux city streets superintendent, ed pickens. he says teamwork is big for their department. i rode around in one of those trucks and spoke with a driver. he's been plowing the streets of sioux city for the past five years. "the hardest part is just trying to make it where people can get around that's the hardest thing for me and everybody has such a big area. a day like today as soon as you make a pass, it's coated again," said sioux city operater one, jeremy groves. groves says he takes pride in his job because he gets to help siouxlanders out. he takes a great responsibility in his job. they will continue to plow the streets through the night and into tomorrow. matt and sheila? (sheila) thanks tommie. as city crews tend to the streets here in sioux city, plows are hard at work on the highways and interstates.

most roads in northwest iowa and northeast nebraska are listed as "completely covered" by snow at this hour. and, the south dakota dot isn't advising travel on any state highway,xor interstate, tonight. log onto ktiv-dot-com, and click on the "weather" tab to find links to the latest siouxland states. (matt) to get a closer look at those road conditions, the iowa dot offers a "plows-eye view". you can track the state's snowplow fleet. thanks to a webcam on some units,s,ou can see that the plow driver is seeing. check it out at iowa-d-o-t dot gov. (matt) we know how much snow has fallen, but how much more can we expect? (sheila) chief meteorologis t ron demers rejoins us... with an answer. weather ad-lib winter storm warning for majority of siouxland until midnight winter weather advisory for southwestern siouxland until midnight it has been a snowy day in siouxland with the heaviest snow falling to the north. just south of f sioux x lls, places like harrisburg, sd reported 17 inches of snow! !

northern siouxland will end up with over a foot with those amounts going down the farther south you move. the snow will be tapering off over the next few hours and come to an end early tonight.

cancellation of republican presidential candidate dr. ben carson's campaign stop, in spencer, iowa. the decision was made early this morning... when the snow had just started to fall. spencer has nearly a foot of snow on the ground, tonight. (matt) today, presidential candidate ted cruz weighed in on president barack obama's willingness to allow syrian refugees into the u-s... in light of last week's terrorist attacks in paris. (s(sila) ktiv's tiffany lane was a ahis wn hall meeting in sioux city to covevethe country divided.

somehow they pose a more significant threat than all the tourists who pour into the us every single day, just doesn't jive with reality, said president barack obama. thursday, presidential hopeful ted cruz voted against the american safe act. it's a republican backed house measure that would prevent any refugees from syria from entering the us until intelligence officials certify that none of them are dangerous. admits it cannot vet these refugees to determine if there are isis terrorists embedded among them. we know isis wants to embed their terrorists among them. we know they've already done so successfully." but gop candidates are taking different approaches toward fighting terrorism. su "senator cruz says h hdoesn't agree which donald trump called for "i'm not a fan of government registries of american amendment protects religious liberties and decades defending the religious liberty

a freedom he says he fights for among others as a strong supporter of the constitution. in sioux city, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> su "senator cruz says he doesn't agree with having a muslim registry which donald trump called for thursday." registries of american citizens," "the first amendment protects religious liberties and i've spent the past several decades defending the religious liberty of every american." what i do think is important si that the fed govt be far more vigorous going after radical islamic terrorists that there is a specific threat facing this country and we're not going to defeat radical islamic terrorism as long as we have a president who is unwilling to utter the words radical islamic terrorism. this past weekend, the democratic debate, hillary clinton could not bring herself to utter the words, radical islamic terrorism and we have- islamism is a theocratic and policitical philosophy that mandates jihad, that mandates the violent imposition of sharia law across the globe creating an islamic caliphate where the islamists want to murder or forcibly convert anyone they conssder an infidel,, anyone w wo doesn't embrace their radical or islamist views. aad yet president obama a ersists in being what is in affect an apologist for radical islamic terrorism. in fact he astonishingly insists the islamic state is not islamic which is a remarkable statement for anyone to make, that is a mistake. we need a president who directs our resources at the

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nortrn siouxland will end up with over a foot with those amounts going down the farther south you move. the snow will be tapering off over the next few hours and come to an end early tonight. we'll be left with cold conditions for saturday as highs will only go into the 20s. we'll try to get into the 30s by sunday and monday with 40s returning by mid-d-ek. we'll have to keep an eye e our thanksgiving forecast t it's looking like there couldlde a

mix of precipitation possible.

and we want to connect with you! if you grab a picture of the snow falling, send it to us! you can email it to connect-at ktivivot-com. but, make susu you are in a safe place before you snap t tt photo. a picture is worth a- thousand word but it's never worth your life (sheila) still to come... using humor to teach some hard

(sheilil an already agreed upon 90-million dollar expansion of a biodiesel plant is growing. (matt) ag processing inc., and woodbury county supervisors, amended the previous deal today. officials say the plan is to

expand their biodiesel operation, which adds more value to soybeans in the area. agp plans to invest $128- million in captial improvements. that's $38-million more than before. doing so will add a few more jobs than originally expected. nodland elementary had a special visitor this morning that taught them all about friendship. ronald mcdonald visited nodland to speak to the students about friendship to beat bullying. the program is called "a friendship adventure with ronald mcdonald." it works t tencourage students to be friends and shows them how to support each other.r. one quick reminder... tonight's denim to diamonds, which benefits the ronald mcdonald house, is still on! the fundraiser, at the marina inn conference center in south sioux city, started at 6 p.m. brad's here -- it's another big weekend for the hawkeyes. the undefeatd hawks play their last home game against purdue -- with a couple of big goals ahead. and, another explorer pitcher has been signed by a major league organization. sports

there's a lot on the line when the hawkeyes host purdue saturday in their home finale. iowa can finish undefeated at kinnick stadium for the first time in 11 years. the hawks can also clinch at least a share of the west division title. ioio is 10 and 0 and ranked fifth h the playoff standings. purdues just 2-8, and the hawkeyes are favored by three tochdowns. the hawkeyes are doing all the little things right. they're in the top ten nationally in time of possession, turnover margin and rush defense. iowa's also trying to send 21 seniors out with a

"they've been through it all," said junior rb lashun daniels. "they've been through up and they've been through the downs. they know what to expect. they know what it takes for us to be good and be successful. i really think they have the whole team behind them, supporting them." "they've done a great job," said iowa coach kirk ferentz. "they're a special group of guys. they've been a major part of us winning 25 games over the last three years. they've done a great job academically and citizenship wise so i don't know what else we could ask for as coaches." iowa and purdue kickoff at 11 am on espn 2. for just the second time in their last six games, iowa state is not playing a ranked team. the cyclones travel to struggling kansas state saturday. the wildcats are 0 a a 6 in the big 12 but are five point favorites over isu. the cyclones won't be going to a bowl game but with two games left, they want to finish the season on a high note. "basically we're playing for pride, for cyclone nation, the fans" said isu freshman brian peavy. "we can't just give up now, knowing that we still have games left. i feel we're playing for much more than

the cyclones and wildcats start at 11 am -- on fox sports 1. because of the snow, today's iowa high school championship games have been moved to monday. they'll still be at the same time. western christian will face iowa city regina at 11 am in the 1a final. in 2a, spirit lake and mount vernon play at 2. we'll be back in cedar falls on monday -- and in lincoln tuesday as norfolk catholic and oakland-craig play for nebraska titles. there is hockey tonight. the musketeers start a two-game homestand against green bay tonight. sioux city is trying to work out of a mini-slump. the muskies have lost three in a row and four of their last five. sioux city is now 7 and 8 on the young season. the gamblers are 9-5, good for second place in the eastern conference. game time is 7-05 at the tyson events center and we'll have the highlights at ten. dakota valley plays in the semifinals of the south dakota class a state volleyball tournament tonight in sioux falls. the third-seeded panthers swept mobridge-pollock last night, to improve to 27- 4. dv will take on sioux falls

ththsame team that swept the season. the match h arts at 7-45. after two seasons in sioux city -- x's pitcher patrick johnson has been signed by the pittsburgh pirates organization. johnson led the league with a 15-1 record last season and was the american year. those 15 wins and 132 strikeouts were x's team records -- he also had a 2- point-08 era. johnson, who's 27, was originally drafted by the rockies after playing at the

the litter". this weeks critter is a cuddly cat named "meow."

domestic longhair. she's a sweet girl who is playful and good with kids. "meow" is a well-behaved inside cat who loves to be held and cuddle. she can be shy at first, but she adapts well new situations and new people. being ararnd dogs makes her momo shy, but she's still a very friendly and loveable cat. to adopt "meow" or any other animal, stop bthe siouxland humane society or call the number on your screen. thanks for joining us tonight... et is up next... don't forget to go to ktiv-dot- com for all of your news, weather, and sports... see you back here at ten.

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life lessons from "e.t." icon garth brooks. >> i want to play and play until they putme away. >> now in our 355th ason, this is "entetetainment tonight." we're less than 48 hours away from one of the biggest celebrity weddings of the year, sofia vergara and joe manganiello. do you think they are so hot -- >> i think the altar will be okay. i don't know about the rest of us. they are tying the knot in style, private beach resort, huge guest list, all their famous friends. >> we're on location where the ceremony will take place with all the last-minute preparation. >> 6:00 last night joe and sofia righgh at the ft. lauderdale airpor sofia is casual in ripped boyfriend jeans and a white top. joe is carrying a garment bag, a little too thin for a tucks. what caught our eye, he's already got a band on his wedding ring finger. that brings up the question, did so jo have a private ceremony before the ceremony. we reached out but they did not get back totos before the deadline.

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