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matt breen wl be back tomorrow. the thanksgiving holiday may bring some bad weather for some parts of siouxland, including winter storm warnings and advisories. let's get right to it with chief meteorologis t ron demers. winter weather advisory in effect thanksgiving day from 4 am to 6 pm for much of siouxland, including sioux city winter storm warning in effect thanksgivivi day from 9 am to 9 9 pm for harrison & shelby counties the timing isn't great, but there is going to be a mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow that will cause travel problems for our thanksgiving day. travel will be okay this evening and early tonight so that is going to be the best time e be gegeing to your destinaaon. it's later tonight that drizzle and fog will start to turn to freezing rain and sleet as temperatures get colder (probably after 3 am in sioux city). much of the area will then see morning freezing rain and sleet

which will then turn to snow from north to south as the day goes along. today is the 30th anniversary of a tragic plane crash in des oines involving the iowa state university cross country team. "nats babapipe"

3 athletes 2 coaches.. an athletic trainer and the isu pilot were all killed while returning from a cross country meet in milwaukee. today, a group of runners and cyclone nation gathehed to remember the tete. they finished a surprising second in the nc-aa national meet. one victim was athletic trainer stephanie streit who was planning to go to medical school. streit was from hawarden, iowa. her close friend spoke to surviving members of the 1985 team. "to the iowa state cross country team, she loved serving you, she wanted you to be successful, she loved you, and you rocked it that day." after the ceremony people laid roses on the site of the crash. a permanent memorial is planned for the site to remember the victims. the cause of the crash was attributed to icing on the plane's wings. also, killed in the crash sheryl maahs from spirit lake, iowa. she was a runner on the team. sioux city fire rescue trying to

figure out the cause of a blaze that broro out this morning inin morningside.. when crews arrived on the scene near south rustin and vine they saw smoke coming from the home. it appears the fire started in the kitchen, went up to the ceiling, and into the attic. no one was home with the fire broke out, but there was a cat and a dog inside. crews were ablblto save the cat, but the family's dog died in n e fire. the mother of a young girl killed by her daycare provider in orange city, iowa is speaking out about a judge's recent ruling. the sioux county attorney says he won't appeal the decision to cut a 100-year prison sentence for rochelle sapp in half. last year, sapp pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment charges. three-year-old autumn elgersma died in 2013. at the time, a plea deal dropped a first-degree murder charge. sapp had agreed to back-to-back 50-year sentences. in october, a district judge cut down the sentence by allowing then to run at the same time. autumn's mother says she is upset about the judge's decision but there's

it's very unfortunate that judge jacobson took it upon himself to change what was very clearly written out in a plea agreement i don't think it's in his place at all to reconsider the sentence." said, jennifer elgersma, autumn's mother. jennifer elgersman says sharing autumn's story about the history and pattern of abuse she suffered has helped her family to heal. 3:04 "we'll do whatever we can to help people realize the gravity of the situation. we need toto stopophild abuse there is s reason for it and there's no excuse for it." elgersman says the board of parol should have been the one to change the sentence not the judge. but, she e reed with the siouxx county attorney not to file an appeal. an orange city man has filed a federal lawsuit over a traffic stop in northwest iowa. levi wilson -- who is of indian descent -- accuses police of racial profiling for pointing weapons at him and his young son dudung the stop last year.

investigators say they were looking for wilson's brother, who is a sex offender and was wanted on outstanding warrants. a northeast nebraska man's going to prison for stealing cattle. timothy ketelsen from bloomfield was sentenced to five to eight years. the 44-year-old pleaded guilty in september to charges of tax evasion, theft and illegal uale of livestock. ketelsen's former boss reported that 13 head of cattle had been stolen from his feedlot. besides the prisontime, ketelsen was ordered to pay more than $75,000 in restitution. a a nker from emmetsburg, iowa was sentenced in a banking scheme. 62-year-old richard jones received 14 months in federal prison. it was revealed during court proceedings defrauded iowa trust and savings bank. jones served as senior vice-president of the bank from 2003 to 2010. prosecutors say joneneforged signatures of unknowing bank customers. several others were also sentenced in the case for more go to our website, ktiv.com. a community gathered today to march in honor of native

american children. every year the "march to honor lost children" recocoizes children some tbal members say have been lost to adoption and foster care. the peaceful walk started at the war eagle monument in sioux city. "there's still disproportionate numbers of our children in foster care," said frank lamere, organizer of the march to honor lost children. "diroportionate numbers of our children are being adopted. and i think that we need to be vigilant." this is the 13th year for the annual event. thousands are gathering in new york for tomorrow's macy's thanksgiving day parade. as final work is underway security is on high alert. the stepped-up security will include.. what police call "hercvles teams." that's heavily armed tactical units ready to move in at the first sign of any threat. however, today even the president stressed there is no specific threat anywhere in the united states this thanksgiving holiday. you u n watch the 89th annnnl macy's thanksgiving day parade right here on ktiv tomorrow morning starting at 9 a.m.

because of the holiday tomorrow, there will no collection of garbage, yard waste or recylcing. thursday's regularly scheduled route will be picked up on friday. . and friday's will be picked up saturday. the citizen's convenience center on 28th street will also be closed tomorrow. turkey time: not everyone cooks at home for thanksgiving... some have their food made for them. see how a

winter weather advisory in effect thanksgiving day from 4 am to 6 pm for much of siouxland, cluding sioux city winter storm warning in effect thanksgiving day from 9 am to 9 pm for harrison & shelby counties the timing isn't great, but there is going to be a mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow that will cause travel problele for our thanksgivii day. travel will be okay this evening and early tonight so that is going to be the best time to be getting to your destination. it's later tonight that drizzle and fog will start

freezing rain and sleet as temperatures get colder (probably after 3 am in sioux city). much of the area will then see morning freezing rain and sleet which will then turn to snow from north to south as the day goes along. because the

freezing rain lingers longer in southern siouxland, the ice accumulationonwill be greater wi up to a quarter inch of ice expected and thus a winter storm warning for that area. central siouxland, including sioux city, is under a winter weather advisory for up to a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation followed by 1 to 2 inches of snow. this system moves out early thursday night leaving friday dry. still be careful on friday of some leftover slick areas though! we'll keep our weather quiet into the weekend with maybe a little more light snow by monday. still to come on news 4... see how veterans are getting help from man's best friend through a special program.

rehabilitate their lives we traveled to springfield, south dakota to show you prisoners doing hard time training dogs to help veterans in need.

adopted by a family. but, the thing about it you just know. the fact he got into this program is just wonderful," said kris halsey, trainer/partners for patriots. the program is called "partners for patriots". a non-profit group providinservice dogs for wounded and disabled veterans. (nat of rocky) through intense training rocky learns new tricks. he even turns on the lights. (good) 1:06 "the last time i was here he was so behahad he didn't want to o mp. and, so the fact he jumped for a light switch. that's a great moment there." (good to use) 2:24 "rocky came from an animal control shelter in sioux city, but who knows without this program where he would have ended up." :37 "the dogs we get are pretty much at the end of their rope as far as being adopted out which it great, plus it's very therapeutic for the inmates as well," said inmate jamie nicholson from branden, sd. jamie nicholson also works improving the dog's skills.

and, learns a lesson of his own. 1:06 "i had some problems back before i came here. i made a mistake. so, it makes you feel great working with the dogs. it makes you feel better about yourself." rocky also helps his other companion, bradford maneuver in and out of his wheelchair. nat? :24 "he is smart, he is smart. multiple sclerosis robbed him of hihi legs 17-years ago. t, rocky gives him a new mission. (great) 3:14 "this is giving me some chance to give back and that's a good thing." a furry friend with a new leash on life. (good, but can see reporter) end sot 3:52 "everybody should save a dog. isn't that right rocky." >> rocky has spent a couple of months at the prison. he will need 6 months to a year of training to be placed with a veteran. rocky was first taken in by noah's hope animal rescue in sioux city. every year they save 500 to 600 dogs that t uld normally be put down. they always need volunteers or donations of pedigree dog food.

you can find a link in this story to see where you can help out or even adopt one of their dogs by going to ktiv.com. "parners for patriots" isn't the onlylyanine training program at the mike durfee state prison in n springfield, south dakota. last week, we showed you "hounds of hope." nine inmates work with three dogs at a time. many of the animals need more training and help to ensure they end up getting adopted to forever families. still to come.... when do your thanksgiving leftovers stop being safe to eat? that story on tonight's s

the national restaurant association says four- million people last year ordered out for their entire thanksgiving meal. maybe, you're one of them! ktiv's sam curtiss got a look behind the scenes at a local hy-vee to see how much goes into getting dinner on the tabab. there's no lack of detail in getting these thanksgiving meals ready. "these days can be a little bit challenging," said al metz. "we have to multi-task many, many, many things," said al metz. "about 3,500 pounds of turkey, about a 1,000 pounds of potatos, couple hundred gallons of gravy and a couple hundred pounds of dressing," said al metztz using an army of people. "it's a a , go, go and we all make it happen," said al metz. "you better had your break when you walked in the door because your break is going to be when you go home," said al metz. and the mind of a man who's done this a few times. "i've seen many, many turkeys millions of pounds of turkeys ago," said al metz. "holidays take no break which means the cook takes no break," said al metz. assembling hundreds of dinners that'll be

"about a 150 so far," said cruz ochoa. "we started this like a week ago putting the regular boxes together," said cruz ochoa. "i think we're going on the 24th hour of putting packs together," said cruz ochoa. "three to five minutes for each package to put together," said cruz ochoa. which will feed a lot of mouths. "well we're doing it for like 200 families so you could imagine how that is if you've ever cooood one for one family," said d ylor jenness. "15 different sides," said taylor jenness. "six different types of meats." "oh your brain is fried after this," said taylor jenness. as orders pile-up... "there's a good amount of last- minute ones," said taylor jenness. "we're actually busier," said al metz. "i think people just like to take it easy." and space becomes limited "you couldn't even get into the coolerhatsoever for a while there," said taylor jenness. working to fill the next order. "to make sure everything's right before they walk out the door," said al metz. "that's our challenge."

sam curtiss, ktiv v ws four, sioux city. >> with thanksgiving comes plenty of leftovers. ..that can probably last for days. but when does it stop being safe to eat? a lot of commercially prepared items, such as sauces and condiments, have best-buy dates on the packaging to ensure flavor, not safety, according to the u.s. department of agriculture. packaged foods tend to last a big longer than those suggested dates. cooked food leftovers can usually stay in the fridge for only three or four days. and if you want to put food in the freezer, it will last indefinitely, but at some point it will start to lose flavor. of course, if something smells off or looks funny, you shouldn't eat it. brad's here -- iowa and nebraska will face off on friday. the visiting team has won the last three times in n is series. we'll hear from both sides. and, after beating north carolina last weekend -- northern iowa gets a battle from division iii dubuque.

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after your thanksgiving meal tomorow, you might be tempted to give your dog scraps from the table. we'll tell you why you shoulul avoid feeding them leftovers. and with increased holiday travel, the chances of losing your luggage after a flight goes up, we'll tell you what you can do if it does happen to you. huskers had only played iowa six times since world war ii. the conference manufactured a rivalry by making them meet in the last game of the season. when they play friday, a lot will be on the line. ththhawks have lost six of their last seven games against the huskers, including a 37-34 overtime loss last year in iowa city, after leading by 17. the hawkeyes are 11 and 0 this year and moved up to fourth in the playoff standings, which means if they win out -- they'll be a near-lock to be in the playoffs. a win would also give iowa their first undefeated regular season

"i know ever since i've been here, this is my fourth year now, the previous three years, every time we've played this team they've been good games," said iowa quarterback c.j. beathard. "i would expect the same with this game." "we didn't finish last year," said iowa safety jordan lomax. "we'v'vdone a good job of doing that so ffr this year. it's only right that we come out here and finish this game." "it's just another step," said iowa wide receiver matt vandeberg. "it's something we work on each week, is to go out there and win each game. so far we've been able to do that and again, we just got to go out and do our job." nebraska needs a win to become wl eligible. nebraska has won two in a row and had a bye last week. have been by a total of 13 points and they're just one-point underdogs to the hawkeyes. first year head coach mike riley says the close losses hurt, but he's not playing the 'what if' game. we can't redeem those games or get them back in any way, so what we try to do as coaches is continue to grow and play our best game," said "what the players need to do is do

the game kicks off at 2- 30 on friday. south dakota defensive end andrew van ginkel has been named the missouri valley football conference freshman of the year. the redshirt freshman from rock valley, iowa, finished second in the valley with nine sacks and 18 tackles-for-loss. van ginkel is the coyotes also ranks second nationally with three fumble recoveries. schedudung can be complicatete on saturday, northern iowa hosted north carolina and handed the top-ranked team in the nation their first loss. four days later, the panthers were hosting division-iii dubuque. the spartans -- coached by former panther robbie sieverding -- are the favorites to win the iowa conference. panthers try to pull away in the first half -- wes washpun with 2 of his 22 -- panthers s 9. moments later -- austin arias from downtown -- he had 12 -- panthers up only 7 at the break. spartans not going away in the second half -- jake weber -- that was a pass -- but the bucket cuts the lead to 4. then it's jeremy

koch for the slam -- ben jacobson's gets his 200th win at uni -- panthers win 83-63. the hawkeye men's basketball is also unbeaten. iowa takes a 3-0 record to take on dayton in the eight-team advocare invitational in orlando, florida on thanksgiving night, which also features three ranked teams. the hawks have won their first three games by an average of 26 points -- but dayton is also 3 and 0, and also played in the ncaa tournament last season. "this is another great opportunity," said iowa senior mike gesell. "there's a great field there. it's another chance to just get better to see where we're really at, at this point of the season. it's going to be a fun touuament." "we've come uu short a few imes in my career in championship games," said iowa senior adam woodbury. "we hope we're fortunate enough to get to the championship and finally bring home a title." one win would give coach fran mccaffery his 100th victory at iowa. gamemeime is 8 o'clock thursday night on espn 2. in des moines, four different musketeers score in a 4-1 win over the buccaneers. david trinkberger, matt steeves, eeli tolvanen and ian scheid all

the muskies are in sioux falls on saturday. tonight: fog and drizzle