good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm matt breen. (sheila) and i'm sheila brummer. sioux city leaders continue to tread water over which pools to close-- if any. (matt) today, the city council decided to delay a final decision on the pool committee's recommendati on. if that plan had been approved. leeds and cook pools would close after the 2016 season. both facilities would be replaced with a splash pad. riverside would stay the same. lewis pool would close after a new aquatic center is built in morningside. leif erikson would remain open until the pool is no longer operational. at that time it would be replaced with a splash pad. sioux city's parks and rec director says he understands the council's decision. "i wasn't surprised, the council wanted to take a look at where we're at in the cip process before a decision's been made," said sioux city parks and rec dir. matt salvatore. the capital improvement budget

january 23rd. the council plans to approve the budget on march 7th. the city of dakota city, nebraska is one step closer to building a estimated $6.6 million dollar waste water treatment plant. today, the planning and zoning board unanimously survey. that includes plans to acquire an 80-foot, permanent utility easement and a land. the next step is for the city council to approve the plans. the city of sioux city appointed three important new positions this morning. bob scott was sworn in as the mayor of sioux city. scott broke a record by becoming the longest serving mayor in city history. he has served the past 11 years and his four-year term began today after running unopposed for re-election. councilwoman rhonda capron began her second term with today's swearing in ceremony. she defeated her only challenger, thomas venesky, in the election. council member, dan moore, also

new mayor pro tempore. (sheila) woodbury county also gained some new leadership today. as the county supervisors' chairman, mark monson, stepped down, jeremy taylor stepped up. taylor officially took the seat of county chairman today, beginning his one-year term. (matt) it was a foggy and frosty monday and it looks like tomorrow won't be much different. (sheila) let's toss it over to chief meteorologist ron demers for the first look at our forecast. it was a foggy, frosty day across siouxland and it's not looking like things are going to change much tonight either. in fact, we may even add a bit of freezing drizzle into the mix tonight so beware of some slick spots across the region by tuesday morning. the wind will pick up tonight into tuesday and temperatures will start to come up some as well with highs on tuesday possibly getting into the low

(matt) the investigation continues into the death of a pilot whose plane crashed near pender, nebraska. (sheila) the plane was a single engine cessna, which looked just like this one. ktiv's tiffany lane has the details.

crews searched the area between pender and concord for the missing plane overnight. the pilot was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. the name of the pilot has not been released at this time. kenny thomsen, the owner of the farm says he didn't find out about the crash until hours after it happened. "you never know where it's at and this morning, vehicles kept going by the house and highway patrolmen went by," said kenny thomsen, the owner of the farm where the plane crashed. "and i seen- and i knew it had to be close and then when the fog lifted, i could see it." monday, the wayne county sheriff's office and federal aviation administration officials were on scene to investigate. nebraska state troopers were also there to safeguard the area. thomsen says he spoke with an faa official monday. "he said that as soon as talked to a mechanic in wayne, they'd come out with a flat bed and asked if i could help lift it up on there," said thomsen. "the board is leading the investigation and f-a-a officials say it will take between a year and 14 months to complete. outside pender, nebraska with chief photographer jordan ogren, tiffany lane, ktiv

the ntsb official is planned to arrive on scene tomorrow to begin its investigation. a car that caught fire around 7 p.m. temporarily blocked exit 141 near port neal on i-29. the driver was on his way to winnavegas to drop the passenger off at work. neither of the individuals suffered any injuries. the exit opened back up around 7:40. the woodbury county sheriff's office has identified two women who jumped from a second-story apartment window during a sloan, iowa fire last week. nineteen-year-old alanna gotto and 19-year-old alyssa boggs of both transported to mercy medical center for treatment and released on january 1st. woodbury county sheriff's deputy, todd peterson, was first on the scene and assisted gotto and boggs when they jumped from the apartment building. officials with the sloan fire department said the fire started because of cooking materials left alone.

rural norfolk man who died after falling through the ice on an atv in northeast nebraska. 57-year-old randall simpson reportedly drove an atv onto a rural pond just south of norfolk when the ice broke. it happened shortly after four saturday afternoon. fire officials deployed their ice rescue team. simpson was pronounced dead at a hospital in omaha. the incident remains under investigation. for the third day, armed protesters are occupying buildings on a federal wildlife refuge in rural oregon. law enforcement officials say they're trying to end the standoff quickly and peacefully. the federal wildlife refuge near burns, oregon is occupied by a group of purported militiamen who call themselves citizens for constitutiona l freedom the occupiers say they're supporting two local ranchers, dwight and steven hammond who own land adjacent to the refuge and were sentenced to federal prison for setting public land on fire. (s/ ammon bundy / group leader :37 - :45) "a ranching family has been put under duress by multiple federal

the hammond family has said the group does not speak on their behalf and they plan on reporting to prison. the occupiers say they're prepared to stay for months, even years, as the fbi, local and state authorities work to resolve the standoff. president barack obama is moving ahead on plans to require background checks for guns purchased from dealers... even if they're bought online, or at gun shows. the white house is coming out with a series of long-awaited executive steps aimed at curbing gun violence despite opposition in congress to new gun laws. the a-t-f is issuing updated guidance that says the government can consider someone a gun dealer regardless of where the guns are sold. the guidance aims to narrow the gun show loophole. right now, only federally licensed gun dealers must conduct background checks on buyers. (sot president barack obama / no super needed :10-:21) "it's not going to keep every gun out of the hands of criminals. it will potentially save lives." the white house says the fbi

examiners to process background checks. it's an attempt to speed up the process so buyers don't fall through the cracks. new jersey governor chris christie responded to president obama's executive order. the presidential hopeful called the president a "petulant child" and went on to say that his executive order was an overreach. "mr. president it's because they reject your ideas repeatedly and now you're going to try to impose them anyway? that's not democratic, small d. it's not constitutional, um, and i am confident the courts will reject his attempts to do that and if they don't reject them i'm sure that ultimately the next president will make sure that he abrogates those extra constitutional acts." christie is one of a handful of republican candidates that have spoken against the president's decision. at an event, in new hampshire, republican marco rubio criticized president obama's potential executive actions on

the presidential candidate told supporters that no executive action-- including further restrictions on the definition of a gun dealer-- would have have prevented any recent mass shootings. "the second point i would make is that as president of the unites states for example, on my very first day, i am going to repeal whatever unlawful or unconstitutional executive orders this president imposes to try to undermine the second amendment." rubio told the crowd he's a strong supporter of the second amendment... and always has been. still to come.... the iowa caucuses are less than a month away. see how both political parties are getting ready. and see how you can find out how to participate.

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siouxland and it's not looking like things are going to change much tonight either. in fact, we may even add a bit of freezing drizzle into the mix tonight so beware of some slick spots across the region by tuesday morning. the wind will pick up tonight into tuesday and temperatures will start to come up some as well with highs on tuesday possibly getting into the low 30s. the middle and latter part of the week could be a bit messy with a chance of a little light snow on wednesday and maybe a mix on thursday. our best chances of precipitation will be friday when some light snow is likely. that system pulls

weekend but it's looking like it's going to get very cold with highs by sunday and monday only getting

while the below-zero temperatures can be tough to work through, winter in minnesota is a thing of beauty. it was no more evident than this morning... when hoar frost glazed southeast minnesota. when people in the rochester area woke up, nearly everything looked like a winter wonderland painting. trees, fences, old corn stalks - all covered in frozen fog... providing a little frosty beauty to ring in the new year. still to come.... an easier way for iowans to register for vote. a look at how the state has tried to stream line the voting process.

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which means last minute campaign stops and phone calls to voters. ktiv's michelle schoening shows us how both sides are getting ready. with just days left until the 2016 iowa caucuses both parties are busy making preparations for february 1st. a way both parties are gearing up for the caucuses is emphasizing early registration. "if you get registered a couple weeks, like now, so that you are on our records that shows who are registered. it just backs up the process when you have a line when we have a line of 100 people trying to register," said kevin alons. chairman of woodbury county republican party. another big preparation...f inding your correct precinct number and location as it could be different than your normal voting one. we are trying to get the word out about our caucus locations and about where and when to go, " said rick mullin, former chairman of woodbury county democrats. candidates are busy making their final stops across the state before caucus night trying to reach as many iowans as they can. "the enviroment that we are in those visits certainly are important as peopple are still

torn between two or three candidates and meet that person another time or for the first time and think that's my guy or girl," said kevin alons, woodbury county republican party chairman. "it's the last ten days i think when you start to see real changes and you are going to see the final poll numbers shift and consolidate and solidify and that's a very interesting time. so right now everything is tossed in the air and who knows what's going to happen by caucus night," said rick mullin, former woodbury county democratic party chair. >> for more information on the caucuses and to find your precint location check out michelle's story at ktiv-dot-com. iowa officials have launched an online voter registration system, despite criticism it doesn't reach every potential voter. the iowa secretary of state says that the system is intended to compliment the options already available to residents. the new system is available through a website developed in part by the iowa department of transportatio n, and it's accessible to residents with a driver's license or dot-issued id. ted cruz has brought his campaign back to iowa. the republican texas senator kicked off a

iowa this morning in boone. tommorrow, cruz is set to speak at dordt college in sioux center. that's scheduled for six p-m at the de yager activity center. gop presidential candidate rand paul will be in council bluffs on thursday at 10:00 a.m. from there he heads to sioux city. he'll be at the sioux city public library. (sheila) hillary clinton brings her campaign back to sioux city tomorrow. she will have a townhall event at the orpheum theatre. it starts at 2:15 and is open to the public. still to come.... see why some doctors aren't pushing for their patients to get h-p-v that story on tonight's

many doctors aren't pushing for h-p-v shots for their preteen patients. a national survey found pediatricians often delay discussing the vaccine because they think their patients aren't sexually active ... or parents would object. but experts say the h-p-v vaccine works best if kids get it early ... and about one-third of young people have had sex by the time they're 16. only 60-percent of adolescent girls and 42- percent of boys ... have gotten at least one of the three dose vaccine for h-p-v. (matt) new research suggests people with anxiety may fare better during a crisis situation. a french study of 24 volunteers found more anxious people processed threats through the brain's motor cortex ... which triggered immediate action. but people who were more laid back processed danger in sensory circuits of the brain ... linked to face recognition.

basketball is back. some iowa teams playing for the first time in 20-16, including undefeated boys squads from mv-ao and ikm-manning. and, a retirement celebration for long-time sioux city journal sports editor terry hersom. sports fource is next.

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manning, who's also 7-0, and ranked fourth. this one was back and forth in the first half. ikm-manning got out to an early 7-point lead - but juan delagarza helps bring mvao back - with the three from the wing. the wolves led by 4 after a quarter - second quarter - kyle wagner - ikm's leading scorer - gets a breakaway - count the bucket - and the foul. but here come the rams - colby seuntjens - jab step and hits the jumper - mvao within 1. but later - jared vollstedt catches mvao napping - easy bucket for ben wegner - tied at 24 at the half - but ikm-manning pulls away late for the 54-46 road win. in sergeant bluff, the sb-l girls, 3- and-5, hosting 5-and-3 woodbury central. wildcats on the run in the first quarter - jacey stratton stops and pops - banking in the three - woodbury central with a 4-point lead. but sb-l was up 2 after a quarter - and the warriors extend that lead - abby nissen with the corner three - sergeant bluff-luton up 4. woodbury central gets back

- just a freshman - with the steal and the score. but sb-l would hang on - kylee christensen - off the inbound pass - just outside the paint - gets it to go - and the warriors hold on for the 61- 56 win. the dean of sioux city sports reporters has retired. sioux city journal sports editor terry hersom spent his last day at work on new year's eve. a reception was held in his honor at the journal this afternoon, with dozens of colleagues, coaches, family and friends. hersom spent more than 38 years at the journal -- and 46 years in the newspaper business. through all his work, hersom did a wonderful job of promoting siouxland athletes. "we've had so many accomplished people around here and it's been fun," said hersom. "i would like to think, in the midwest, this is an area that produces achievers and i think sioux city's done their fair share of that and i think we should be proud of

hersom may still write a column from time to time for the journal. the big ten season could not have started better for iowa. the hawkeyes beat then- number one ranked michigan state at home -- and then went on the road to top number-14 purdue. iowa only has one game this week, against nebraska. the hawkeyes are 11-3 overall and 2-0 in conference play. that's eight wins in their last nine games. nebraska is going the other way. the huskers have lost three of their last four and have lost their first two big ten games -- at home, to northwestern and indiana -- putting them at 8-7 overall. iowa is one of five teams that are 2-0 in the conference -- and every game will be a test. "they're a very good team. they can put points up," said senior mike gesell. "they're very good defensively, they're going to be in the gaps and back line. the coaches are putting together a great game plan for us and we'll be ready for them." iowa and nebraska tipoff at 8 o'clock tuesday on the big ten network. the hawkeyes are into the associated press poll at

iowa state drops two spots, to 13th, after losing at oklahoma on saturday. the cyclones host texas tech on wednesday. kansas replaces michigan state in the top spot. the jayhawks and second- ranked sooners are in overtime tonight. tonight: fog and freezing drizzle possible. low: 16 wind: se 10-20 mph

high: 31 wind: s 15-25 mph