some citizens are upset because they're using tax dollars to fund the research. but city officials say the studies are necessary. we'll hear from those officials in just a little bit. and it's a small change, but it can mean the world to a new mother and her baby. why one siouxland hospital has changed the way mothers and babies are able to bond after a c- section delivery. and later, a group of children fighting life- threatening illnesses were treated to a special trip.

some have taken to social media to criticize local leaders for the way they have spent tax dollars. so, why spend money on studies? yesterday, ktiv's tiffany lane asked local leaders that question.

not one of the major markets in the country, doesn't mean we can't use ideas from some of those bigger arenas here." the tyson events center was awarded 68-thousand dollars for a study to look at physical improvements, as well as, a review of concessions and programming. the cone park project had the most expensive study for fiscal thousand dollars. parks and recreation director matt salvatore says that is because the study also included a preliminary design. "we would have basically put together a rough idea of what we thought this project would-how it would have been done and we would have hired somebody to design and it wouldn't have given us the info up front," said matt salvatore, sioux city parks & recreation director. salvatore says without the study and design, they would have been going in blind into the project. city leaders say another reason studiesbaren't afemake a neu news 4.>> other sioux city studies approved for fiscal year 2016 include: community assessment, a bridgeport

analysis, a trail study, the leeds/floyd corridor study and the neighborhood housing study. with plans for cone park underway, the city is looking for more grants to fund the multi-million dollar project. the parks and rec director says there is already two- point-eight million dollars in private funding for the park. there is also 850-thousand dollars from the city and county. on wednesday, the city's parks and rec director was in des moines to secure final funding for cone park. he says the committee would like to see more private financial contribution toward the project. sioux city officials are outlining plans for a 18th street viaduct over the rail yard off floyd boulevard. at an open house last night, city engineers gave a progress report. they're hoping february 2017 and be completed in 18 months. "we have 60 percent of the design plans completed. they have been reviewed. and we're just informing the public of the changes that will take place with the roadway network at steuben street and

potential closures of railroad track crossings in the area." said glenn ellis, city engineer, city of sioux city. the project could include construction of the new bridge, concrete pavement, curb and gutter, and storm sewer improvements. sioux city city council members are hoping to complete the city's recreational trail system according to the city's parks and rec director, it will take 10-and-a-half million dollars to complete all the trails. three-and-a-half million of that will pay for the three mile trail from chautauqua park to chris larsen park. "the siouxland region's extremely important," said dan moore, sioux city city councilmember. "we have a lot going for us. we compete with-we're in a tri- state area so we're competing with the other states, nebraska and south and we have to be very competitive." some of the future trail connection projects include the clark school to outer drive trail, the perry creek trail to outer drive and the riverside park trail to war eagle park. the city is also looking at

that would include trails to sergeant bluff, as well as, a 33 mile connection to le mars. employees from f&m bank made a donation to boys & girls home and family services. they presented a check for $1,200. employees from the bank in south sioux city raised the money by paying to wear jeans on the last friday of each month. the bank then matched their donation. the sioux city police department and woodbury county sheriff's office paid a special visit yesterday to the june e. nylen cancer center. they donated money their departments raised for men's health from movember and no shave november. the police department gave two-thousand 320 dollars. and the sheriff's office along with the treasurer's office and auditor-recoder's office gave 25-hundred dollars. "personally guys like it because they can not shave for a month," said dave drew, woodbury county sheriff. "and it goes to a great cause. so it's been a fun time to do it over the last few years." "at the popoce department, almost i would say probably atleast 60 percent 70 percent participated," said dan hutton, a detective for the sioux police department. "some of the guys really can't grow

the money will be used to help patients and their families defer costs while undergoing treatment. this was the sheriff's office's third year raising money for the cause. it was the first year for the police department. they say they will be doing it again next year. finding healthy food to eat isn't always easy. now one compananhas made an app that helps y y find locally grown food. we'll show you how it works,

to eat isn't always easy. now one company has made an app that helps you find locally grown food. we'll show you how it works, coming up. ben: and i'll have your complete forecast next! >

a start-up is guiding people toward healthy eating... with the touch of a button. foodwaze is a new smartphone app that sends foodies right to the source of where their food is produced. rachel menitoff shows us how the app works.

chicken, so poultry. and we also do 100% grass-fed beef and forest-fed pork." nats those sustainable efforts make free union a prime candidate to be included in a new smartphone app, "foodwaze". (sot: mike reilly, foodwaze co-f-fnder) "we essentially are listing restaurants and markets and any other food business that we feel meets certain criteria about where they're getting their food." ke reilly is the co- founder of the mobile food guide. reilly s ss - as he was traveling around - he had a hard time finding healthy food options. that's what inspired him to help others on the hunt for nutritious eats. (sot: mike reilly, foodwaze co-founder) "there's a lot of talk these days about where your food is coming from and we're trying to sort of walk that talk." reilly and his business partner visit places like free union -- as well as other farms, restaurants, and markets. then, they share what they've learned about those sustainable producers with consumers using the foodwaze app. (sot: erica helen, free

locally, but let's s s if they're actually like you knkn, doing g at." nats hellen says these days it's easy for restaurants to claim their food is locally sourced, but this app now holds them accountable. (sot: mike reilly, foodwaze co-founder) "we want to be that one source that people can rely on when they go out to eat." >> that was rachel menitoff reporting.g.oodwaze currently cocors much of virginia and is spreading out to cities throughout the east coast. reilly says his goal is to reach users nationwide. coming up on news 4 today.... women who have c- sections don't usually get to but, several siouxland hospitals want to preserve that important connection ms make with their babies right after

is an incredible expience. but women who have c- sections don't often get those first precious moments with their babies, until now. a few siouxland hospitals have put into practice a new procedure for baby and mom.

child, but hope's birth was different than her other kids. 20:30 "she didn't get wisked away out of the room right away she was skin to skin with me right after birth which was amazing," says reed. it's a new procedure during c-sections at cherokee regional medical center called skin to skin. :43 "we put baby right up on mom's chest, we pull down that with mom. they are chest to experience," says stephanie hill, the ob supervisor at cherokee regional medical center. the procedure is routinely donene for vaginal births, but baby hope is the first at the hospital to go through it for c- section babies. 11:16 "it helps that transition process from delivery to normalize baby's heart rate and temps and blood sugars as well and just an easier transition into life," says kelli hueser, an rn with cherokee regional medical center. it also encourages babies to breast feed. 8:06 "increases breast feeding rates and breast feed a lot longer and better if they have skin to skin within the first hour so our goal is to have uninterrupted skin to skin in that first hour and through that first breast feeding session," says hill. 8:19 before, nurses cleaned, warmed, and swadled c-sectioned babies, then put the wrapped up bundled of joy on mom's chest or into dad's arms. then mom and baby

up to an hour while doctors finished the surgery. but now, if mom and baby are doing ok, they get uninterrupted skin to skin cuddle time. 11:40 "it helps that bonding that you see with mom and baby you want that bond there right after delivery," says hueser. 23:15 "it felt absolutely amazing and it was great and if i had a chance to go back with my firrt thrr i would do skin to skin right way because it's an azing feeling," says reed. baby hope seems to agree. 25:17 "i hope she stays inmy arms for a longlong time," says reed. in cherokee, sarah te slaa, ktiv news 4. >> cherokee regional medical center began doing skin to skin about a month ago and it's one of the firststmaller hospitals in the region to do it. they had to address a few concerns before they could begin doing it. "mainly because of the sterility of the or, when you are doing a c-section, you want to keep everything sterile because you have an incision on the mother opened up, so there were thoughts of maintining sterile environments, and there have been some studies done on it and more comfort with it and kind of a slow progression, so we are starting to see it come into being now," says dr. chris vandelune, d.o., cherokee

cherokee isn't the only hospital in siouxland to do skin to skin. unitypoint health - st. luke's in sioux city started the procedure in october. nurses and doctors there say they promote skin to skin in the delivery room, operating room, recovery room, and throughout the family's stay at the hospital. yesterday was a windy one. tj's weekend looks like. and several children who are fighting deadly diseases took a special trip this week. we'll tell you where they went, after

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tuesday, giving us another chance of snow.

a group of new york area kids got a trip to the north pole to see santa claus. well, they didn't really go to the north pole -- but don't tell them that! their adventure was part of the "fantasy flight" program -- airline employees and retirees took children who are fighting or recovering from deadly diseases s a pretend vivit to the heart of christmas. meg baker went along on the flight out of new jersey.

we just took off from newark- and rita where are we headed? (rita) quick "to the north pole." (meg b ber/newark, nj) "and who are we going to see?" (rita) quick "santa." united airlines employee volunteers at newark liberty international airport hosted a fantasy flight, yes an actual flight, to the north pole for children from university hospital and newark beth israel medical center. (arthur anastasia/par ent) "my son santino has leukemia, and this is a wonderful situation they've presented for children." last year santino spent christmas in the hospital. his dad says he is doing much his smile. many of the children invited are living with a serious illness or smith/parent) "she has sickle cell disease so planned this for them. (no font provided) "my christmas wish is i want t be good and i want to be happy forever." with windows open they took off...and after about an hour in the air (no font provided) "it looks like we were really at the north pole." (no font provided) "i see santa clause bat man minions and mickey mouse

we arrived in the north pole-and santa it looks like all of these kids are on the nice list." (voice of "santa") "of course they are. all the kids on nice list having a great time- we have a lot of elves seeeell my helpers around great day for everything." (nats kids) spirits were certainly brightened.>> it's . time for a break. but we're back in just a moment with more news and weather for you on news-4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the

good morning and welcome back. coming up in this half hour of news 4 today. donald trump isn't backing g wn even after recenen controversy over his politics. he remains defiant despite criticism over his proposed ban on muslim immigration. but new poll numbers this morning show that public opinion is not on his side. we'll have the latest from washington in a momont. and three brothers who served in the vietnam war will be honored in niobrara. their names are not listed on the vietnam memorial in washington, d.c. so their town is taking matters into thehe own handnd we'll have the details, coming up. and later... one little boy's life is changed forever with the use of a 3-d printer. we'll share that story with you. but first, a new face at ktiv.... meet t-j springer, our new weekend meterologist who's

we've got mixed news about donald trump this morning. one poll shows he's gaining ground. another shows his idea to ban muslims is unpopular. we get the latest from nbc's tracie potts in washington.

(sot: ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate :37- :41) "ultimately the decision is who has the right judgment." but canne win? (sot: marco rubio/ (r) presidential candidate :44- :48) "i believe the republican nominee is going to be someone who can win the general election and i don't believe that donald can." last night trump got a major police endorsement and rolled out a new idea: (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate :52- :59) "anybody killing a police officer, death peealty isisgoing to haapen, ok, can't go - we can't let this go, we can't let this go." donald trump... gaining popularity... with ideas most voters oppose. and that's the thing with trump: p@ople like the issues he brings up, but not necessarily his solutions. i'm tracie potts in washington, w back to you. >> the deadline to avoid a federal government shutdown is today. congress must pass a spending bill that would fund the federal government in 2016. but officials say there is could miss the dedeline and speaker paul ryan could move a bill to extend the

the continuing appropriations act was passed in both chambers of congress at the end of september to avoid a government shutdown earlier this year. police say all four people on board a medical helicopter that crashed while flying to a california hospital last night are dead. the four victims were the pilot, a nurse, a paramedic and a patient. crews started searching for the missing chopper after there was no contact with the aircraft for 30 minutes. the helicopter was traveling from a fresno hospital to a hospital in bakersfield... just a 10- minute flight. bad weather ananrain hampered the efforts of s srchers. the cause of the crash is unknown. the family of a black chicago teen fatally shot by a white police officer last year will speak publicly for the first time. the family of laquan mcdonald will hold a press conference around 11:15 this morning. they are expected to thank the public for demanding justice in the case and change in the culture of the chicago police department. they're also expected to call for the reregnation of cook county state aorney anita

mcdonald was fatally shot 16 times by officer jason van dyke in october 2014, but video of the incident was not released until 13 months later. officer van dyke was charged for mcdonald's murder last month. protests continued in chicago last night in response to that shooting. hundreds of demonstrator s marched through downtown chicago... chanting and holdininsigns. protesters are calling for mayor rahm emanuel to resign about 100 members of the oromo community of siouxland marched for an hour and a half to the federal building, in sioux city, yetserday afternoon. the purpose was to protest the ethiopian government taking farmland in their home country of ethiopia. the marchers said the ethiopian government has taken land over the last few weeks without compensation. one of the marchers says that action led to student protests in ethiopia. he says the ethiopian government has shot and killed many of those protesters. "we born there," "there's no place to go for those people. that's why

protesting. we are sharing their pain," said protester, said the marchers, here in sioux city, say they will continue to protest until their voices are heard. they hope lawmakers will take theimessage to washington d-c. in 1969, three brothers from niobrara, nebraska, served in the navy during the vietntn war. gary, greg, and kelly sage dieded alongside 71 fellow sailors when their ship, the u.s.s. frank e. evans, sank off the coast of vietnam. their names aren't on the vietnam war memorial wall in washington d.c. despite the soldiers''acrifice. so, their hometown has put up a memorial in their honor. jim scott, commander of the niobrara american legion said, "it's because we have been trying to get these names on for a lot of years now, on the vietnam wall, and we are running into p pblems all of the time. so, we thought we would start our own and have our own little wall here. at least we won't forget the ones on there. we are still working to get them on the

scott and the niobrara american legion are honoring ththsages by memorial to include two more plaques with the 74 names of the men that died. the unveiling will be on memorial day and the ceremony shipwreck paying tribute to their fallen comrades. 3-d printing changes the life of a young boy. that's coming up in

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a six year old kentucky boy is experiencing life in a whole new way --- thanks to some university of louisville students and breakthrough 3-d technologygy connie leonard has the credible story about lucas abraham, who got -three- new hands

"i heard him say to his mom one day we were in the car, he said, 'mom when will i ever get a robo hand?' and it just gototo me." julie wrote a letter to university of louisville. bioengineering professor ga bertocci (bur-toch-ee ) and three teams of students designed and created prototypes for lucas with open source software on the internet, then used cutting edge 3-d printing facilities at u of l. they came up with 3 hands for lucas and during the first week of december he tried them out. s/ lucas abraham/six years old 1:11-1:15 "i'm happy that i have this hand a robo hand before and now i can pick up with this hand." it's the small things many of us take for granted.. a big deal s/ rachel abraham/moth er 1:21-1:25 "the most exciting part was seeing him catch that ball and throw it with that arm for the first time." s/ erik a minute ago he waved to me and he waved with the robo hand d ich he's never

s/ alyssa hoeper / u of l student 1:30-1:38 "the light up on his face with a smile and everything it was indescribable, it was amazing that actually influence somebody's life ." lucas can close the fingererwith a flex of his wrist. the bigger orange and black hand is great for throwing a ball or holding a cup...the red and black spiderman hand can pick up smaller things. the green hand glows in the dark and even has a flashlight. s/ lucas abraham/six years old no super "it was really cool when i walked in school and everybody was like 'whoa!' look at that hand it's super cool." let's just say the bowen elementary student got a lot of requests ...not for just handshakes. "they wanted to do a fist bump and high five. 'and you were able to do it all, right?' yep. today is a very special day. 'how come?' i've never been on tv." >> that was connie leonard reporting. technology continues to develop in the medical world. it's neat to see how they're using to help people in need. coming up next in news 4 today... fiat chrysler has to pay a hefty fifi.

and one internet shopping company stopped selling hoverboards over safety concerns.

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stocks closed modestly higher yesterday. investors took a chance on some beaten-down shares, helping lift the market to its first gain in four days. the dow climbed 82 points to 17,574. the nasdaq increased 22 points, and the s&p rose more than four points. the federal government has imposed a multi- million dollar fine against fiat chrysler. the automaker must pay 70 million dollars for failing to report safety data. the company admitted it failed to provide early warning data to federal gulators dating backo 2003. fiat chrysler says it accepts the penalty and is revising its processes so that the company

online retailer overstock dot com has stopped selling so- called h her boards. the company says growing safety concerns about the self-balancing electric scooters overstock dot com has contacted customers who have purchased a "hover board" and offered them a full refund. when we come back on this friday morning, we'll give you the top headlines in siouxland. and will ferrel took to the streets to spread some christmas cheer. it's coming up next in

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18th street viaduct over the rail yard off floyd boulevard. at an open house last night, city engineers gave a progress reportrtthe project could include construction of the new bridge, concrete pavement, curb and gutter, and storm sewer improvements. they're hoping construction could begin in february 2017 and be completed in 18 months. niobrara, nebraska is honoring the memory of three brothers who died while serving in the u.s. navy during the vietnam war. plaques are being added to the town's existing memorial bearing the names of 74 sailors who died when the u.s.s. frank e. evans sank off the coast of vietnam in 1969. gary, greg, and kelly sage of niobrara were among the victims, though their names have never been added to the vietnam memorial in washington. the new niobrara memorial will be unveiled next memorial day. what's regular practice for vaginal births, is now standard procedure for c-section deliveries at cherokee regional medical center. doctors and nurses there started the procedure

month ago. immediately after delivery, nurses put the baby directly on mom's chest, instead of being separated, like before. if both are doing well, they will stay that way for as long as possible, even while doctors finish the surgery. skin to skin helps regulate the baby's temperature, breating and blood sugar, and it helps lessen post partum depression in moms. will ferrell k kws a thing or two about the holidays. his movie elf -- is a contemporary christmas classic. how much do you know about the popular holiday movie? the funnyman is testing people on their elf knowledge. mary moloney explains in today's hollywood minute.

about college for college humor. michelle obama. flotus took her turn on the mic to encourage students to think about higher ed. (nats) for hollywood minute -- i'm mary

ststl to come in our third half hour.... we're on day four of our 12 days holiday trivia this morning. don't miss today's questions. also... sioux city officials talk about plans for the city's trail system. and the basketball version of the cy-hawks series took place last night. we'll have the details in the sports fource

good morning. thanks for joining us on this friday december coming up in this half hour of news 4 today the city of sioux city seems to be doing a lot of

some citizens are upset because they're using tax dollars to fund the research. but city officials say the studies are necessary. we'll hear from those officials in just a little bit. and it's a small change, but it can mean the world to a new mother and her baby. why one siouxland hospital has changed the way mothers and babies are able to bond after a c- section delivery. and later, the hawkeyes and cyclones went head on the hardwood in what some call one of the best college basketball rivalales. iowa state was down in the e rst half, but could they make a comeback to win it? we've got the highlights ithe sports fource morning wrap.

sioux city leaders have approved nearly 300- thousand dollars to pay for studies of various projects in the fiscal year that started five montnt ago. some have taken to social media to criticize local leaders for the way they've spent tax dollars. so, why spend money on studies? yesterday, ktiv's tiffany lane asked local leaders that question.

through studies approved by the city, city leaders say. "a lot of people often question why the city enters into these agreements for consultant studies and in large part because we don't have the expertise in house to perform the studies," said bob padmore, sioux city city manager. some consultants are local. others come all across the country. su "the consultant being used for the tyson events center study is from out-of-state. and tyson representatives say this gives them a look at similar facilities not only around the region, but around the country as well." "sioux city is not a huge market, but we can still get ideas from markets that are bigger than sioux city," said erika newton, said sioux city events & facilities executive director. "just because we're not one of the major markets in the country, doesn't mean we can't use ideas from some of those bigger arenas here." the tyson events center was awarded 68-thousand dollars for a study to look at physical improvements, as well as, a review of concessions and programming. the cone park project had the most expensive study for fiscal year 2016 at more than 102- thousand dollars. parks and recreation director matt salvatore says that is because the study also included a preliminary design. "we would have basically put together a rough idea of what we thought this project would-how it would have been done and we would

and it wouldn't have given us salvatore, sioux city parks & recreation salvatore says without the study and design, they would have been going in blind into the project. city leaders say another reason studies are allow parties, that aren't affiliated with city, to make a neutral observation. in sioux city, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> other sioux city studies 2016 include: community assessment, a bridgeport traffic study, campground site analysis, a trail study, the leeds/floyd corridor study and the neighborhood housing study. with plans for cone park underway, the city is looking for more grants to fund the multi-million dollar project. the parks and rec director says there is already two- point-eight million dollars in private funding for the park. there's also 850-thousand dollars from the city and county. on wednesday, the city's parks and rec director was in des moines to secure final funding for cone park. he says the committee would like to see more

toward the project. sioux city officials are outlining plans for a 18th street viaduct over the rail yard off floyd boulevard. at an open house last night, city engineers gave a progress report. they're hoping construction could begin in february 2017 and be completed in 18 months. "we have 60 percent of the design plans completed. they have been reviewed. and we're just informing the public of the changes that will take place with the roadway network at steuben street and floyd boulevard, and the potential closures of railroad track crossings in the area." said glenn ellis, city engineer, city of sioux city. the project could include construction of the new bridge, concrete pavement, curb and gutter, and storm sewer improvements. sioux city city council members are hoping to complete the city's recreational trail system soon. according to the city's parks and rec director, it will take 10-and-a-half million dollars to complete all the trails. three-and-a-half million of that will pay for the three mile trail from chautauqua park to chris

"the siouxland region's extremely important," said dan moore, sioux city city councilmember. "we have a lot going for us. we compete with-we're in a tri- state area so we're competing with the other states, nebraska and south dakota and their communities. and we have to be very competitive." some of the future trail connection projects include the clark school to outer drive trail, the perry creek trail to outer drive trail connection, and the riverside park trail to war eagle park. the city is also looking at regional trail connections. that would include trails to sergeant bluff, as well as, a 33 mile connection to le mars. employees from f&m bank made a donation to boys & girls home and family services. they presented a check for $1,200. employees from the bank in south sioux city raised the money by paying to wear jeans on the last friday of each month. the bank then matched their donation. the sioux city police department and woodbury county sheriff's office paid a special visit yesterday to the june e. nylen cancer center. they donated money their departments raised for

no shave november. the police department gave two-thousand 320 dollars. and the sheriff's office along with the treasurer's office and auditor-recoder's office gave 25-hundred dollars. "personally guys like it because they can not shave for a monthth said davavdrew, woodbury county sheriff.f.and it goes to a great cause. so it's been a fun time to do it over the last few years." "at the police department, almost i would say probably atleast 60 percent 70 percent participated," said dan hutton, a detective for the sioux police department. "some of the guys really can't grow very good beardss" the money will be used to help patients and their families defer costs while undedeoing treatment. thisisas the sheriff's office's third year raising money for the cause. it was the first year for the police department. they say they will be doing it again next year. women who have c- sections don't usually get to hold their babies right away.

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is an incredible experience. but women who have c- sections don't often get those first precious moments with their babies, until now. a few siouxland hospitals have put into practice a new procedure for baby and mom.

called skin to skin. :43 "we put baby right up on mom's chest, we pull down that gown so baby is skin to skin with mom. they are chest to chest so they have that bononng experience," says stephanan hill, , e ob supervisor at cherokee regional medical center. the procedure is routinely done for vaginal births, but baby hope is the first at the hospital to go through it for c- section babies. 11:16 "it helps that transition process from delivery to normalize baby's heart t te and d mps and blood sugars as well and just an easier transition into life says kelli hueser, an rn with cherokee regional medical center. it also encourages babies to breast feed. 8:06 "increases breast feeding rates and breast feed a lot longer and better if they have skin to skin within the first hour so our goal is to have uninterrupted skin to skin in that first hour and through that firsrsbreast feeding session," says hill. 8:19 before, nurses cleaned, warmed, and swadled c-sectioned babies, then put the wrapped up bundled of joy on mom's chest or into dad's arms. then mom and baby y were separated for up to an hour while doctors finished the surgery. but now, if mom and baby are doing ok, they get uninterrupted skin to skin cuddle time. 11:40 "it helps that bonding that you see with mom and baby you want that bond

23:15 "it felt absolutely amazing and it was great and if i had a chance to go back with my first three i would do skin to skin right away because it's an amazing feeling," says reed. baby hope seems totogree. 25:17 "i hope she stays in my arms for a long, long time," says reed. in cherokee, sarah te slaa, ktiv news 4. >> cherokee regional medical center began doing skin to skin about a month ago and it's one of the first smaller hospitals in the region to do it. they had to address a few concerns before they could begin doing it. "mainly because of the sterility of the or, when you are doing a c-section, you want to keep everything sterile because you have an incision o o the mother opened up, so there were thoughts of maintining sterile environments, and there have been some studies done on it and more comfort with it and kind of a slow progression, so we are

being now," says dr. chris vandelune, d.o., cherokee regional medical center. cherokee isn't the only hospital in siouxland to do skin to skin. unitypoint health - ststluke's in sioux ty started the procedure in octer. nurses and doctors there say they promote skin to skin in the delivery room, operating room, recovery room, and throughout the family's stay at the hospital. iowa state and iowa university faced off on the court last night. who came out on top? and a siouxland metro rivalry. north sioux city hosted south sioux last night. we'll have the highlights from the basketball

the cy-hawk series -- in basketball -- has swung in iowa state's favor over the last decade. ktiv's brad pautsch has more in the sports fource morning wrap.

gesell - to the rack - putting iowa up by 8 with 2 and a half minutes left. the cyclones punch right back - matt thomas in the corner - thomas had a career-high 19 points. and then down one - the cyclones save it for the last shot - and give it to monte morris - 20 points - none bigger than these - isu up by one. iowa has one last chance -- but the shot is short - and the court storm begins - iowa state finishes the game on a 9-0 run - and wins in dramatic fashion, 83-82. "it's one of my shots i always work on, my floater," said guard monte morris. "i thought it was going in when i let it go, you know, god-willing at the end of the day. i was happy for myself and my teammates for getting the win." "i think this one stole the show for my career right now." "that's get the ball to the point guard and go make a play," said head coach steve prohm. "monte was really good off the ball screen in the seconon half." "they do a really good jjb of, you take a bad shot, or if you turn it over, they score," said iowa head coach fran mccaffery. "that's to their credit." iowa state is home again sunday to play arkansas-pine bluff. iowa is off until december 19th against drake. higigschool hoops -- 3 and 1 north hosting 1-1 south sioux city. urth quarter -- cardinals down by 3 -- but tanner christensen hits the runner and south sioux is only down one. and the cards take the lead. good passing -- brad hartnett finds jose maldonado for the layin -- cards go in front 45-44. the see-saw goes back in favor of north -- jailen billings to trenton

north closes on a 6-nothing run -- billings sinks 3 free throws in the final minute and north takes it, 50 to 45. for more go to ktiv.com. i'm brad pautsch with the sports

we've been spoiled this week with beautiful weather. t.j.'s in next to tell us what the weekend looks like. and it's day 4 of holiday trivia. we'll have today's question, coming up after the break.

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be with us to kick off our work week with cooler temperatures before another system moves in for tuesday, giving us another chance of snow. >> it's time for today's 12 days of holiday trivia question. today is the fourth of 12 questions, and i'm in the lead with 3 points. ben and sarah are both tied at 2. each day we play for a player at home. here's who we're playing for today. i'm playing for sherry caba from mccook lake, south dakota. i'm playing for renee hanks of onawa, iowa. d because ben isn't t re, i'm taking his spot. and i'll be playing for susan stevens from sioux city. so let's get to it... here's our morning show producer kaitlyn kinney with today's question. thanks guys. if you g g the question correct, your players win a 20 dollar gift card to a step in thyme florals. but even if you get the question wrong, your at home players are still winners. they'll get a 10 gift

alright..., here is today's question... rockefeller center is the home for nbc's headquarters and the home to the annual rockefeller center christmas tree. what year was the first tree installed at rockefeller center? (a) 1933 (b) 1945 (c) 1963 (d) 1987 and you can play from home. give us your answers on the facebook page. al and sarah?

it's . time for a break. we'll be back with our fourth half hour of newsn we'll head into the break with a look at some of the events on the ktiv-dot-com community

coming up in this half hour of news 4 today. donald trump isn't backing down even after recent controversy over his politics. he remains defiant d dpite criticism over his proposed ban on muslim immigration. but new poll numbers this morning show that public opinion is not on his side. we'll have the latest from washington in a moment. and three brothers who served in the vietnam war wiwi be honored in niobrara. their names are not listed on the vietnam memorial in washington, d.c. so their town is taking matters into their own hands. we'll have the details, coming up. and later, we'll have a special guest in studio withth us to talk about the "christmas in the sioux too" c-d that he's involved with.

done this project that benefits siouxland charities. we'll tell you how you can purchase the christmas album. but first t.j.....

we've got mixed news about donald trump this morning. one poll shows he's gaining ground. another shows his idea to ban muslims is unpopular. we get the latest from nbc's washington.

trump 35 percent support - more than double ted cruz. (sot: ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate :37- :41) "ultimately the decision is who has the right judgment." but can he win? (sot: marco rubio/ (r) presidential candidate :44- :48) "i believe the republican nominee is going to be someone who can win the general election andnd don't believe that donald can." last night trump got a major police endorsement and rolled out a new idea: (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate :52- :59) "anybody killing a police officer, death penalty is going to happen, ok, can't go - we can't let this go, we can't let this go." nald trump... gaining popularity... with ideas most voters oppose. and that's the thing with trump: people like the issues he brings up, but not necessarily his solutions. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. >> the deadline to avoid a federal government shutdown is today. congress must pass a spending bill that would fund the federal government in 2016. but officials say there is a possibility congress

speaker paul ryan could move a bill to extend the deadline a few more days. the continuing appropriations act was passed in both chambers of congress at the end of september to avoid a government shutdown earlier this year. police say all four people on board a memecal helicopter that crashed while flying to a california hospital last night are dead. the four victims were the pilot, a nurse, a paramedic and a patient. crews started searching for the missing chopper, after there was no contact with the aircraft for 30 minutes. the helicopter was traveling from a fresno hospital to a hospital in bakersfield... just a 10- minute flight. bad weather and rain hampered searchers. the cause of the crash is unknown. the family of a black chicago teen fatally shot by a white police officer last year will speak publicly for the first time. the family of laquan mcdonald will hold a press conference they are expected to thank the public for demanding justice in culture of the chicago police department.

for the resignation of cook county state attorney anita alvarez. mcdonald was fatally shot 16 times by officer jason van dyke in october 2020, but video of the incident was not released until 13 months later. officer van dyke was charged for mcdonald's murder last month. protests continued in chicago last night in response to that shooting. hundreds of demonstrator s marched through downtown chicago... chanting and holding signs. protesters are calling for mayor rahm emanuel to resign about 100 members of the oromo community of siouxland marched for an hour and a half to the yetserday afternoon. the purpose was to protest the ethiopian government taking farmland in their home country of ethiopia. the marchers said the ethiopian government has taken land over the last few weeks without compensation. one of the marchers says that action led to says the ethiopian government has shot and killed many of those protesters.

go for those people. that's why these kids they come out are protesting. we are sharing their pain," said protester, said zemen. the marchers, here in sioux city, say they will continue to protest until their voices are heard. they hope lawmakers will take their message to washington d-c. in 1969, three brothers from niobrara, nebraska, served in the navy during the vietnam war. gary, greg, and kelly sage died alongside 71 fellow sailors when their ship, the u.s.s. frank e. evans, sank off the coast of vietnam. their names aren't on the vietnam war memorial wall in washington d.c. despite the soldiers' sacrifice. so, their hometown has put up a memorial in their honor. jim scott, commander of the niobrara american legion said, "it's because we have been trying to get these names on for a lot of years now, on the vietnam wall, and we are running into problems all of the time. so, we thought we would start our own and have our own little wall here. at least we won't forget the ones on there. we are still working to get them on the vietnam wall." scott and the niobrara american

honoring the sages by expanding the town's current memorial to include two more plaques with the 74 names of the men that died. the dedication will be on memorial day and the ceremony will include survivors of the shipwreck paying tribute to their fallen comrades. an internationall y acclaimed singer is performing in sioux city this weekend. bass-baritone simon estes will perform with the mount zion baptist choir as part of the christmas spectacular at the orpheum tomorrow. estes has performed with opera companies all over the world. he is a centerville, iowa, native and says he always relishes the chance to come back and perform in his home state. "whenever i come back to iowa, it's like coming back home. my roots are here, and i've sung with the des moines symphony orchestra many, many times. but i love the midwest, i love iowa, and i'm really thrilled to be back in sioux city again." said simon estes. estes also currently holds teaching positions at iowa state university and wartburg college.

tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. up next, there's a new christmas cd out, all by local artists, and it benefits siouxland charities. we'll tell you how you can get your hands on one.

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just one more day. temperatures will climb into the 50's once again across siouxland under a mix of clouds and sun. a disturbance coming in the form of a cold front is progressing towards the region and is expected to arrive later in the day on saturday. this will usher in a cooler air mass for the weekend along with a chance of some light rain. the rain will be with us through the overnight hours on saturday and may mix with and begin to change over to a more mixed bag of precipatation during the day on sunday. the wintry weather will be with us to kick off our work week with cooler temperatures before another system moves in for tuesday, giving us another

a new christmas cd is out just in time for the holidays... but you won't hear your ordinary carols on this one. here to tell us more about it this morning is one of the organizer of the c-d, "christmas in the sioux too," travis barnes. travis, thank you for coming in this morning. how did you get started with this project?

how many cd's have you done in the past? who can we hear on this cd? what songs will we hear? how w ch does the cd cost?t?s this cd available for purchase? how can we purchase it? you're having a releaea party

don't forget to take a guess at this morning's 12 days of holiday trivia question. rockefeller center is the home for nbc's headquarters and the home to the annual rockefeller center christmas tree. what year was the first tree installed at rockefeller center? (a) 1933 (b) 1945 (c) 1963 (d) 1987 and be sure to weigh on what you think the answer is on the facebook page. coming up... janis joplin's famous porsche was just

if you didn't catch the tonight

on the show tonight, will smith, kirsten dunst, and clavin harris. you can catch the tonight show with jimmy fallon right here on ktiv at 10:35 after news 4. the porsche that janis joplin bought as a used car

it went for a whoppjng one-point-76-million- dollars in new york city. joplin had it painted candy apple red with a colorful mural on top. the car has been in the rock and roll hall of f fe in cleveland for the past twenty years. the joplins are hoping to use proceeds from the sale to support social programs in their sister's memory. friday sarah- actress hailee steinfeld is 19 al- actor rider strong is 36 sarah- rapper-actor mos d%f is 42 al- actress-comedian mo'nique is 48 sarah- rock musician nikki sixx (motley crue) is 57 al- actress teri garr is 68 sarah- singer brenda lee is 71 al- u.s. secretary of state john

sarah- actress rita moreno is 84 our first 4 on 4 birthday of the week is kendal. she celebrated her birthday on sunday, november 22nd. kendal is from sgt. bluff, iowa. she wants to be a superhero when she grows up. and she likes riding horses, singing, and watching movies. and last 4 on 4 birthday of the weekeks tommy. he's from sioux city. his birthday is tomorrow, saturday, december 12th. tommy loves to be outse and he loves to play with his brother and sister. do you have a siouxland kid celebrating a fourth birthday? send us their picture about a week ahead of time, some fun facts about them and we'll pupu it on friday 4 on 4's.

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here's a rundown of some of the morning in siouxland. sioux city officials arr outlininng plans for an 18th street viaduct over the rail yard off floyd boulevard. at an open house last night, city engineers gave a progress report. the project could include construction of the new bridge, concrete pavement, curb and gutter, and storm sewer construction could begin in in 18 months. niobrara, nebraska is honoring the memory of three brothers who died while serving in the u.s. navy during the vietnam war. plaques are being added to the town's existing memorial bearing the names of 74 sailors who died when the u.s.s. frank e. evans sank off the coast of vietnam in 1969. gary, greg, and kelly sage of niobrara were among the victims, though their names have never been added to the vietnam memorial in washington. the new niobrara memorial will be dedicated next memorial day. what's regular practtce for vaginal births, is now standard procedure for c-section deliveries at cherokee regional medical center. doctors and nurses there started the procedure called skin to skin about a month ago. immediately after delivery, nurses put the baby directly on mom's chest, instead of being separated, like before. if both are doing wethat wfinish the surgesbaby's teblood hpost pa simon estes will perform in

the internationall y acclaimed bass- baritone singer will perform with the mount zion baptist choir as part of the christmas spectacular at the orpheum theatre tomorrow night at 7:30. estes has performed with opera companies around the world. he's a native of centerville, iowa and says he always relishes the chance to come back and perform in his home state.

peope took part in "building" the largest human christmas tree in the world. various lights of different colors were handed out - red for christmas balls, white for the tree and yellow for the star. there will have to be a certification process that will be sent to the guinness world records authorities to prove that the record was achieved. it's time to answer today's 12 days of holiday trivia question. and just to remind everyone, i'm in the lead with 3 points. ben and sarah are both tied at 2. let's go to our morning show producer kaitlyn kinney. ok, kaiilyn, read us the question one moreetime. rockefeller center is the home for nbc's headquarters and the home to the annual rockefeller center christmas tree. what year was the first tree installed at rockefeller center? (a) 1933 (b) 1945 (c) 1963 (d) 1987 and the answer for today's

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