the hottest issues in this election. robert, with just over two weeks until iowa's first in the nation caucus...there' s alot to be decided.. reporting live in sioux center, iowa, michelle schoening, ktiv news 4. campaign stops continue this weekend in siouxland republican presidential candidate chris christie will be in siouxland this weekend. the new jersey gov. is hosting a town hall event a buffalo alice's in sioux city tomorrow doors open at 3:30 p.m. already into the single digits, meaning another frigid day in siouxland for r re on the dangerous chill.... we'll tosssst over to meterologist t.j,springer windchill advisory in effect for parts of northern/northeas tern siouxland from this evening

we have begun our arctic blast all across siouxland today! temperatures struggled to get out of the single digits along with dangerously cold wind chills. values are expected to drop anywhere from 25 to close to 40 below zero. urge caution and bundle up if you have to travel tonight! clouds will also be on the increase this evening as we move into our saturday night. this cold front will give us our strongest blast of cold air along with another chance for snow. the snow will be of the dry and fluffy nature due to the temperatures being so cold. with that in mind it looks like the best bet for siouxland is anywhere from 1-2" f the white stuff through sunday morningyour 7-day foreast is coming up in 10 minutes and you've got some tips on what to do to stay warm out there? wind chills will be the worst saturday night and sunday night with values dropping as lows 40 below zero! temperatures will also be dropping well below zero, getting close to that -10 degree mark. winds chills will be colder off towards ne siouxland. some tips to stay safe tonight! please make sure you bundle up and layer your clothing. stay

be cautious about your travel and be prepared. and due to the cold weather, we've already recieved a few cancellations for chruch services and other events around siouxland so, before you head out, just make sure to call ahead, to see if your event is still on. the last remaining poultry farm hit by the deadly avian influenza virus, in south dakota has begun production again. they plan to start selling the eggs shortly. officials at dakota layers said yesterday that their eggs will be on local store shelves within a week. the ceo says it was a "tough year" for the company it's employees and customers, but they've undergone an "extensive" process of cleaning and disinfecting their entire

you can now book your flight to dallas, because starting in may, people will have two options of where to fly from sioux gateway airport. sioux city leaders announced that american airlines will add daily flights to dallas. they say this is something that's been discussed since the airline started serving the airport four years ago. "one, it's a great destination for siouxlanders that's in our top few, you know just in our destination," said barbara sloniker, executive vice president for the siouxland chamber of commerce. "everybody wants to go to dallas. it's a great city. but even more importantly and because it's the largest hub for american. the connections are phenomenal out at dallas. with the dallas addition, there will be 20 flights from sioux gateway a week. a three-vehicle accident in buena vista county killed on person last night. the incident happened on highway 71 and 615 st. shortly after 11 p.m. a northdbound vehicle collided with a southbound semi-truck and trailer.

vehicle---anthony bruhl was pronouced dead at the scence. the driver of the semi truck was not injured a third vehicle collided with debris from the accident. that driver suffered minor injuries the accident remains under investigation. a rollover crash killed a siouxland teenager this week. it happened yesterday around 7:30 on e54 outside of moorhead. the driver who was 15- years-old said she lost control on black ice and went into the ditch. two passengers weren't wearing seat belts and were thrown from the vehicle. 16-year-old shelby montage was pronounced dead at the scene. the monona county sheriff's office says shelby attended school at west harrison. the driver and a 12-year- old passenger went to a hospital in onawa for treatment. authorities are still investigating the accident. a northwest, iowa man faces several felony charges surrounding a income tax case. the pocahontas county sheriff says 51-year-old robert butler from laurens was arrested last night..

four counts of fraudulent practice in the first degree and ongoing criminal conduct. his bond was set at $65,000. the sheriff says the investigation took a year- and-a-half and even involved the iowa division of criminal investigation. some of the most mouth- watering desserts were on display in south sioux city, nebraska last night. the delectable dessert auction took place at the marina inn conference center. it's all part of a fundraiser for the south sioux city chamber of commerce. "it's fun to see everyone get into the desserts--it really is. last year we raised 11,000 dollars off the desserts and we do 15 desserts. so when you think about it that's about $800 per dessert. people really pay a lot to have it. we don't offer dessert other than that so their table doesn't buy a dessert than the table doesn't have a dessert," said lori warner, south sioux city chamber president. the chamber raised more than 91-hundred dollars off friday night's dessert auction.

arguements wednesday in the case of nebraska versus parker. the case questions if pender is on lpart of the omaha indian reservation. and if reservation boundaries can be proven to have diminsihed. that case sparked this spiritual ride bewteen macy and pender today. the ride was organized by the omaha tribe. those part of this convoy traveled about 21 miles by horseback or car. "it's important to remember our spirituality and embrace it because that's who we are and that's what defines us people and indigenous people," said vernon miller, omaha tribal chairman. "we come together and use prayer. there are many forms of spirituality. for us it's a way of life, it's not a religion and so today is an expression of that." oral arguements are set for january 20th. coming up on news 4 at 6 it was a top-5 matchup in hull, iowa, as the unity christian girls took on western christian. we've got the highlights - and we'll see action from buena vista - later on in

there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. announcer: 3 republican governors. but which governor won national praise for tough leadership handling nine hurricanes? which governor made his state number one in job creation? which governor led the fight to stop obamacare expansion in his state? and which governor laid out a tough plan to destroy isis months before the paris attacks? jeb bush.

windchill advisory in effect for parts of northern/northeas tern siouxland from this evening until noon sunday we have begun our arctic blast all across siouxland today! temperatures struggled to get out of the single digits along with dangerously cold wind chills. values are expected to drop anywhere from 25 to close to 40 below zero. urge caution and bundle up if you have to travel tonight! clouds will also be on the increbse this evening as we move into our saturday night. this cold front will give us our strongest blast of cold air along with another chance for snow. the snow will be of the dry and fluffy nature due to the temperatures being so cold. with

best bet for siouxland is anywhere from 1-2" of the white stuff through sunday morning. highs will stay below zero during the day on sunday along with dangerously cold wind chills. this will be the coldest air of the season so far with low temperatures heading into monday morning plummeting close to -20 degrees. we will start a bit of a moderating trend as we kick off the work week with temperatures getting close to 20 come tuesday, with yet another

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still to come for us on a saturday night we'll head to freemong, nebrasas, where students are thankful to learn with a dog inin the classroom. we'll explain after the break.

of learning. some do better with hands-on instruction -- others may likto learn it themselves. brian mastre takes us to fremont, nebraska -- where the youngsters are being introduced to something brand new.

i'm free." sit in a circle -- and give thanks. "i'm thankful to winston because it's a lot of fun having a dog in school." winston -- "he's such a nice dog." is the new kid of the class. "what's one thing you like about winston?" the conversation quickly shifts. "i like winston because he always licks m mface every time he comes over to see me." "he's a nice dog. "i'm thankful for winston because he is so playful and cute." while having a dog in school is still new in fremont - it's easy to see how he wins over a room. breeona teneyck: "i'm thankful to winston because he gets to help people in need...and he's a very nice stress reliever for most of us." breeona teneyck (ten-ike) admits - she was an early doubter. super: breeona teneyck, fremont 7th grader fremont 7th grader breeona teneyck: "at first i thought it would take away from our learning - that it would juju be about the dog. but i've realized it t lps some of the kids get back on track. it's nonojust about school but about what we are and decided to create a wall of winston sightings. bree: "i wanted to do something so they would know winston is brian mastre reporting job. actually - only his second. exhausted - he took a sick day. stressful. winston lives with resource anne eck-tin-awe. super: anne echtinaw, fremont schools - resource teacher

"everyone needs an unconditional ear - a hug - a pet. and when i seen other kids with dogs, i knew this is what needed to be here in thiss building - at this time." aftt all - couldn't most of us have used an unconditional friend in middle school. teacher: "i've seen some kids who don't talk or smile come and hug the dog and then start talking to him." if fremont middle school were to hold a popularity contest now - any guesses who would be the winner? bree: "i don't look at winston like a dog - i look at him like a friend. i feel he's someone to help us. he's here for a purpose and meaning." in fremont with photographer jim hinchik, - "winston - winston - winston..."

research has shown that animals can help children develop better self- esteem and responsibility. ..among other things. mark's in now with sports - and a huge game for iowa state. (mark) the cyclones haven't been 1-and-4 in conference play since 2010-2011... i-s-u was on the road at kansas state. highlights coming up in a few minutes. plus - the buena vista men and women take on wartburg at home

iowa state's 1-and-3 big 12 start is surprising, but having lost three of its last four games, the cyclones can no longer worry about anything but picking up a win. i-s-u was in for another touou road test against kansas state. the cyclones have allowed 94 points in each of their last two contests. head coach steve prohm and the clones - playing their second-

first half - iowa state already with a 9-point edge - georges niang flips it up and in - niang had 15, one of four double figure scorers for the cyclones. time winding down in the half - morris - driving g showing off the e ll- handling skill and knocking down ththjumper - isu up 9 at the break. second half - iowa state runming again - morris to jameel mckay on the alley oop. isu, playing with just 7 players today - the cyclones still shoot over 50 percent - morris led the cycloens with 19 points as iowa state gets back on track with a 76-63 win. nebraska, taking a two-game win streak on the road to illinois. the fighting illini have some talent - malcolm hill entered the day as the second-leading scorer in the big ten - he had 17 today. but it's nebraska that builds a 9-point halftime lead - shavon shields on the drive - the huskers shot 55 percent in the first half. to the second half - that's when andrew white took over - first with the strong drive to the

of his 21 points in the second half - white leads nebraska to their 3rd straight win, 78-67. the buena vista men are 2-and-1 in the early stages of iowa conference play - and one of 5 teams over .500 in conference. the beavers came into saturdadas game against wartburg as the top- scoring team in the i-i-a-c, putting up almost 87 points per game. buena vista, coming into this game with a 7 overall record. half - nick clark steal - great lay-in - game high 27 points. steals - and better teamwork - bobby ivey jams it with authority. bvu trailed 38-34 at the half - clark lobs it up for kennedy drey - 20 points and seven rebounds for him. beavers pushed this to overtime - but would fall short - bvu's

outscored 24-6. wartburg wins it 83-80. the beaver women, hosting number-13 wartburg in the early game. fourth quarter - bvu up 65-63 - lacey vokt drives - fantastic move between two defenders. beavers stayed on the gas pedal - beccas pennington no - jordan tynes yes - 15 points for her. bvu up 76-70 - wartburg was pesky and hung around - krsitie sommer is fouled on a three and it counts - can't do that if you want to beat a ranked team. but jasmyn flynn-graves came through down the stretch - 22 points and fouled there. bvu wins it 83-80. to the high school courts - top-ranked unity christian on the road at number-5 western christian. first quarter - knights get it inside to anna kiel - unity's leading scorer notched another double-double today, with 20 poiois and 11

working out on the perimeter - nice step-back three - harmsen had 14. to the second quarter now - wolfpack up 2 - chanda zomermaand - stop and pop - three is good - unity goes up 1. but western would take control - inside to kaira moss - the wolfpack pull away in the second half. unity's 40-game win ststak is over - western christian wins at home, 59-48. let's hit the mats - 11 teams competing at the le mars invitational. at 145 - south sioux city's jacob schroyer - he's ranked 6th in nebraska's class a - quick pin. he would meet sibley-ocheyedan's dylan schuck in the final - schuck gets a pin here and would take home the title with a 6-2 decision over schroyer. to 170 - north high's deion clayborne, ranked 3rd in the state, with the nice pinning combination in the quarters - he took home the title at 170. 182 pounds - sibley-ocheyedan's hunter dejong with a quick pin - he'd go to the final. but hinton's daniel bishop was

seconds in the quarters - bishop, number one in the state, beat dejong in the final, 10-2. to the heavyweights - sioux center's elijah van't hof notched 3 pins to win the 285-pound title.. sibley-ocheyedan wins the team championship. we'll have the results up on our

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