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sheila has the night off. you may have heard of seasons center for behavioral health before. but, what you might not know is what it is doing for thousands of people around northwest iowa. for 50 years, the center has provided a safe, confidential setting where people can get assistance with social, emotional, behavioral and family issues. seasons helps people develop their own skills and confidence to meet life's challenges. their mission is to guide individuals and families toward a meaningful and fulfilling life by providing psychiatric and behavioral services. today, seasons took the first swing at their newest facility... literally. ktiv's tommie clark was there for the groudbreakin g ceremony. and tommie, how is this center going to help siouxland kids. well matt, it's called autumn's center and it's going to provide specialized therapeutic services for kids in northwest iowa. i spoke with the executive director of the center, and the family of its namesake, who told me just how special it is.
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injuries sustained while in the care of her babysitter in orange city, iowa. and now, seasons center for behavioral health is taking action. "for her memory to just live on and for kids to get help in a safe place that has her name on it is a wonderful feeling," said autumn's mother, jennifer elgersma. monday morning, seasons started their newest endeavor... hammering. ...gutting the building for a long-awaited facility, autumn's center. season's executive director has had the comprehensive children's center in the works for a decade. "god places certain things on people's hearts and he showed me a need and he placed it in my heart and said you know you need to go do this and i'm not a big cryer by any stretch of the mean, but when i pulled up here today just to see the flags and to see marking the building and to see all the construction guys here and the big equipment i got a little misty because...it's finally here," said executive director of seaons center for behavioral health, kim scorza. "the groundbreaking ceremony monday morning took seasons one step closer to
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autumn's center a reality." right around the time seasons started the campaign for the center, autumn passed away. that pulled at the heart strings of donors and, in turn, led to naming it after her. autumn's parents and siblings took the first swings during the demolition of the existing building. knocking down walls... knocking down walls. kicking in plaster... kicking in plaster. and beginning a symbolic renovation. "to have this day be here where we could knock out a huge wall and have our family here, it's awesome," said autumn's mother, jennifer elgersma. >> the center's executive director says to have the facility close to the families they serve is a big deal because then they don't have to send their kids away to get the help that they need. the 3-million-dollar center is set to be complete in september of 2016. matt? thanks tommie. we have some light snow moving into tonight. but how much can we expect?
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meteorologis t ron demers with the first look at our forecast. weather ad-lib winter weather advisory for southern siouxland tuesday it was cold again today but not quite as bad as what we saw on sunday. highs today reached the double digits in central and western siouxland and that warming trend will continue this week with a couple set backs here and there. but just as a slightly warmer air makes its return, so does a storm system that could bring siouxland some accumulating snow. the snow begins during the nighttime hours tonight. we could then see a steady light snow during the day on tuesday that will give the heaviest accumulation in southern siouxland with 2-4 inches possible in those areas. 1-3" will be likely in sioux city and central siouxland with closer to 1" accumulations in the far northern parts of the area. today we remember and celebrate
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said erin nelson, morningside elementary music teacher. and about the late dr. king. "he did something for people all around the world," said graciela nuno, morningside elementary second grader. "he was a great man," said darren most, morningside elementary second grader. michelle schoening, ktiv news four. >> next year, sioux city will acknowlege m-l-k day as a national holiday. council member rhonda capron said that will mean even bigger celebrations. while south dakota u-s senator john thune toured malloy electric in dakota dunes this afternoon, he shared a few words about martin luther king jr., a man he called a "great crusader." figure but in a way that really depended upon peaceful protest, was always very respectful," said thune. "but he led a accomplished significant change for our country." thune says those changes have transcended time and should be remembered and applied today. still to come... what it takes to pop the perfect piece of popcorn. a look inside
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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.
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marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa
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southern siouxland tuesday it was cold again today but not quite as bad as what we saw on sunday. highs today reached the double digits in central and western siouxland and that warming trend will continue this week with a couple set backs here and there. but just as a slightly warmer air makes its return, so does a storm system that could bring siouxland some accumulating snow. the snow begins during the nighttime hours tonight. we could then see a steady light snow during the day on tuesday that will give the heaviest accumulation in southern siouxland with 2-4 inches possible in those areas. 1-3" will be likely in sioux city and central siouxland with closer to 1" accumulations in the far northern parts of the area. a few more flakes may fly again tuesday night into early wednesday then maybe again by sunday. highs will still mostly be below average this week but much warmer than what we've seen the last few days with the
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the u.s. army corps of engineers says energy production from the six dams in the dakotas and montana totaled 8.5 billion kilowatts of electricity last year. that's down more than 1 billion kilowatts from the year before. a corps spokesman says more water was kept in upstream reservoirs last year to balance the river system. he says missouri river reservoirs are at ideal levels now. still to come... salty, crunchy and perfect when watching a movie. a look at how jolly time popcorn
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there is something about pop corn. the sound. the smell. yum. its quiote simple. pop corn makes us happy. what better name then for a pop corn company. than jolly time. 11;08;17;05 harry: what's your address? gs: 1 fun place (they laugh) photo of sign 11;08;21;27 harry: so is this 1 fun place or one fun place?! gs: yes! (they laugh) photos of grandfather gary smiths great grandfather no relation started jolly time 101 years ago. in sioux city iowa. gary knows the secrets of the corn. hs what's gonna make that single kernel of popcorn a successful kernel of popcorn? gs: the hard outer shell has to be completely tight so that there is no moisture leakage 11:08:57 hand holding kernals 11:23:53 large popcorn bags on a conveyer belt 11:24:20 - woman packing pags and that moisture needs to be at 13.5% because that's where the explosion is at it's peak... 450 degrees farenheit hs: science... gs: real tough science laughs 11:46:44 - truck pulls up 11:47:51 - driver pulls thing to release corn 11:49:50 - cu of corn pulling out every fall the big trucks roll into the yard at jolly time loaded with the kind of corn that's perfect to pop. then it goes into thisa gizmo that knocks out the substandard kernels . nats. then it gets really serious. hs: what do you call this? gs: optical scanner hs: you need an optical scanner for the popcorn business?
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here? gs: 60,000 pounds an hour hs: how does it select the bad stuff out? gs: ultraviolet light who knew? jolly time is a david competing against the giants in the pop corn field. orvile redenbacker and pop secret. still they turn out 60 million pounds of the stuff every year. the smiths are forever tasting and testing to make sure their pop corn has what it takes. and here's the inside skinny. the true measure of of pop corn prowess. expansion ratio. hs: what is the ideal expansion ratio. gs: good quality yellow popcorn will expand 44 to 45 times it's original volume. so, if you have an inch worth of popcorn it's gonna pop up 40
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vantage in - around 16:45 yesterday (old clip of jingle for intermission) so when you go to the moviesknow this. the bigger the popped kernel the fewer kernels are required to fill the box. which means more profit for the popper of course. which puts a lot of pressure on gary. he has a lot of history to uphold. gs: we are all very proud of that and it gives me a little pause, i'm not quite sure how to describe it. >> here to tell us more about jolly time popcorn is president of the american pop corn company, garry smith. one-hundred years is a milestone for any company. >> what's kept the american pop corn company
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will bring us a preview from ames, as the cyclones and sooners prepare for this massive big 12 rematch. plus, the iowa men have their best big ten start in 19 years. 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. marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it.
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to get back to .500 in ktiv sports director brad pautsch has a preview from ames. iowa state is just 1-17 all- time against number-1 teams. the only win was in 1957 against kansas and wilt chamberlain. the cyclones will try to knock off the top-ranked sooners, who's only loss was in triple overtime at kansas. in their first meeting on january 2nd in norman, georges niang led all scorers with 29 points as the cyclones led for almost 30 of the 40 minutes. oklahoma star buddy heild -- who leads the big 12 in scoring at 26 points a game -- had 22 points, but took 23 shots as the sooners took the lead late and won 87-83. iowa state lost their last game at hilton to baylor -- but are 8-1 at home and will try to avoid losing back to back home games for the first time in five years. the cyclones are trying to become the third team from the state of iowa to beat a number-1 team this season. northern iowa beat north
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early in the season and iowa knocked off top- ranked michigan state. iowa state and oklahoma tipoff at 8 o'clock and we'll have the highlights at ten. in ames, brad pautsch ktiv sports fource. last week, iowa beat a top-10 michigan state team for the second time this season - and followed that up with a home victory over michigan on sunday. that was enough to push the hawkeyes to number-9 in the ap poll - iowa's first top-10 ranking since 2002. the hawkeyes are 5-and-0 in the big ten for the first time in 19 years. since conference play started, iowa is first in the league in scoring, averaging almost 78 points per game. the hawks are shooting 43 percent from three - also tops in the big ten. the rest of the nation might see iowa as a team that's come out of nowhere - but not the hawks. "i wouldn't say surprised, because every night, we're expecting to win," said senior center adam woodbury. "that's the mindset you've got to have, playing against the big ten. obviously, some people are going to be surprised about the 5-0 start,
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we're confident in our abilities and what we're able to do." "i think we're going to keep level heads through this, and not pay attention to the rankings," said senior forward jarrod uthoff. "rankings don't mattererntil the end of the year. i think we'll fight through it and continue to win games." one of the reasons for iowa's success is junior guard peter jok. he's the big ten player of the week, the hawkeyes' second consecutive player of the week honor. jok averaged 19 and a half points and one and a half steals in last week'swo victories. that includes a game-high 23 points in the hawks' win over michigan state. iowa travels to rutgers on thursday. in the new iowa boys basketball poll -- sioux city east is no longer receiving votes in class 4a. cbal is the only missouri river conference team in the poll, ranked 5th. in 3a, spirit lake moves up 2 spots to 4th. heelan hops back in at number-8 - moc- floyd valley is 10th. spencer is rececving votes. weststn christian is stililthe top team in class 2a - thehe wolfpack havenen lost to any siouxland teams. pocahontas area,
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there are two mocratic 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.
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