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good morning. thanks for joining us on this tuesday, january 19th. coming up in this half hour of news 4 today... three of the american prisoners released by iran over the weekend in a controversial swap have reunited with their families. but a last-minute complication with iran came close to derailing the deal to free them. and it's been three weeks now that protesters have occupied a wildlife refuge in oregon. those armed protesters are clashing with environmentalists and others are demanding a meeting with county leaders. and the ground is broken and work begins on a new mental health center to help siouxland kids in need. the center has special meaning for the family of a siouxland girl. and a special american girl doll is giving comfort to young girls who've lost their hair while going through cancer treatments. that story is on the
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for using an affluenza defense after killing four people in a drunken wreck. couch and his mom tonya later fled to mexico as prosecutors were investigating whether the teen violated his probation. the two were later arrested and tonya has since been extradited back to the u-s and is out on bond. the judge is expected to make a decision once the arguments are made. eleven people were killed today when a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle struck a crowded police checkpoint on the outskirts of the pakistani city of peshawar. another 21 people were wounded in the blast. officials said the dead include four police officers and seven civilians, including two children and a local journalist. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. militant violence has declined since pakistan launched a wide-ranging military offensive along its border with afghanistan in the summer of 2014. an armed group of protesters says they now have more reinforcemen ts as they occupy a national wildlife refuge in burns, oregon
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(vanessa leathers-king, resident ) "we are wanting our voices she's undecided about the takeover but organized this protest in burns against the county for prohibiting average buildings. (vanessa leathers-king, resident) "the committee and safety said ammon bundy said he wanted to be at the meeting to discuss his exit plan. now we are fine with that not right to have a meeting." back at the refuge, henderson said she believes in getting rid of mandatory minimums that sent the hammond's back to prison but argues: (vanessa leathers-king, resident) "but this is not the way to do this." and dialogue broke down again. (unidentified mos) "you are intimidating and threatening." (unidentified mos) "i'm intimidating and threatening, then maybe you shouldn't come here then." >> dozens of protesters brought traffic to a halt yesterday on the bay bridge in san francisco. the "black lives matter" group lined up along the
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they appeared to chain-link their vehicles together as they held signs and marched. traffic was backed up for several miles, and the bridge was closed for several minutes. utility workers and police officers finally came to cut the chains and tow the vehicles, and the protesters were placed in handcuffs. the search continues for 12 marines who were on board two helicopters that collided off the hawaiian coast. more than 60 marines combed oahu's north shore yesterday while other agencies searched by helicopter, boat, and divers. the two marine corps choppers collided during a routine late- night training mission on thursday. the coast guard says it found debris over the weekend, but high surf has scattered it far and wide. they say the search continues to be hampered by large swells and low visibility. investigators have determined the cause of a fire that destroyed a home in norfolk, nebraska on sunday night. the blaze was reported just before eleven p-m at 26-30 west benjamin avenue. firefighters found flames coming from the rear of the house when
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fire was brought under control in about an hour, but fire officials stayed on scene for several hours in the sub-zero cold checking for hidden hot spots. the cause of the fire was a failure of an electrical circuit in the attic. community leaders from northeast nebraska came together last night for the 39th annual joint city, county and school meeting. the evening aims to present leaders with a yearly progress update, along with partnership updates. ho-chunk ceo lance morgan spoke about the major flatwater crossing development. located on the missouri river, it'll include 600 apartment units and 400 single family homes. "this is an attempt to sort of think big and take a bigger bite," said ho-chunk ceo lance morgan. "that's the kind of thing that changes a whole community. morgan says they hope to start construction in the spring. what started as a dream, is now a reality for one siouxland tutor. new horizon, a tutoring business located in the dakota dunes, south dakota held a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday. the company has grown from one student to
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siouxland students. in addition to helping grade schoolers with their class work, they also offer act and sat prep. "so, i decided to take this on myself. to help the kids from the 3rd grade onward, so by the time they head to college they are successful right away," said new horizon owner manoj patil. he says the sooner your kids begin to prepare, the better. after a century of producing popcorn, there's no sign that sioux city's american pop corn company is slowing down. company president garry smith's great grandfather started the company in 1914, in sioux city. and, every fall for 100- years the big trucks roll into the yard loaded with the kind of corn that's perfect to pop. the company's jolly time brand competes with the giants of the popcorn field... orville redenbacher and pop secret. still, they turn out 60 million pounds of the stuff every year. "i think it's commitment. it's the smith family commitment to the company. our commitment to the employees, our commitment to
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commitment to being innovated and coming out with consumer relevant products," garry smith said. the smiths are forever tasting and testing to make sure their pop corn has what it takes. it puts a lot of pressure on garry, who has a lot of history to uphold. if you're travelling in 2016 you're going to notice some new trends. and that's largely due to millennials. we'll show you some ways that they've changed they way we've travel. ben: and i'll have your complete
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the person who lives here... has to solve problems as big as the world... and as small as your kitchen table. that's the job. everyday. and now, the first lady who helped get healthcare for eight million kids... the senator who helped a city rise again... the secretary of state who stood up for america, and stared down hostile leaders around the world... is the one candidate for president who has everything it takes to do every part of the job... she'll never let anyone privatize social security and medicare... or shut down planned parenthood... she'll take on the gun lobby... finally get equal pay for women...
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>> a siouxland mental health center is opening a new facility in spencer, iowa to ensure children who need help get the services they need. it's called autumn's center, named after a little girl who died at daycare. ktiv's tommie clark was there for the groudbreakin g ceremony and spoke with the executive director of the center, and the family of its namesake about why it's a special place.
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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 making 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,
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clark...ktiv news 4. knocking down a big piece of plaster. >> 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. more snow is on the way for us today. ben's in next to tell us when it will start and how much we could get. and battling cancer at any age is difficult, but especially for kids. but some special dolls are bringing a little joy to girls going through cancer
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anything like that, but some light snow will spread across the viewing area from south to north throughout the morning and begin to taper off this afternoon. areas south of sioux city under a winter weather advisory could see anywhere from 2-4 inches while areas farther north get anywhere from a coating of the white stuff to a couple inches by the end of the day. tonight and wednesday will be snow-free before another small chance of intermittent snow showers wednesday night through thursday night. temperatures meanwhile will be much milder in the coming days with highs in the 20s and lows in the teens above zero with a mix of clouds and sunshine. we'll even get a little taste of the 30s this weekend with another slight chance of light snow on sunday. see graphics. >>
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donated 5 dolls. the money raised by melissa will go toward more dolls in the future. (sot: melissa hanstein, organized donation) "it's a special way to make the journey a little easier" when elsa goes into remission .. she will able to take her doll to american girl and pick out a hairstyle. (nats) "get some hair for her" and she has a message for everyone who's donated.. and helped make her hospital stay ... a little brighter. (nats) "thank you" >> 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
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good morning and welcome back to news 4 today. some of the stories we're working on for you... cruz versus trump, and clinton versus sanders. those rivalries are boiling over today as the poll numbers tighten in iowa. they and the other presidential hopefuls are tailoring their messages to voters in the hawkeye state, as they fight for survival on the campaign trail. and as the iowa caucuses draw closer... now less than two weeks away... local election officials are getting ready. we have everything you need to know about the iowa caucuses coming up. and later in healthbeat 4... the power of sound. sounds have been used in cultures around the world for centuries to help promote healing. how it still has a place in modern medicine. but first ben....
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from south to north throughout the morning and begin to taper off this afternoon. areas south of sioux city under a winter weather advisory could see anywhere from 2-4 inches while areas farther north get anywhere from a coating of the white stuff to a couple inches by the end of the day. tonight and wednesday will be snow-free before another small chance of intermittent snow showers wednesday night through thursday night. temperatures meanwhile will be much milder in the coming days with highs in the 20s and lows in the teens above zero with a mix of clouds and sunshine. we'll even get a little taste of the 30s this weekend with another slight chance of light snow on sunday. see graphics. >> in politics this morning: race to the finish! new poll numbers are out this morning as presidential candidates
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results for people." our poll shows more democrats value experience over change. that could benefit hillary clinton. bernie sanders greets voters in iowa today: (sot: bernie sanders/ (d) presidential candidate :59- 1:02) "they want real change in the way we do business." the poll finds more than half of democrats unfazed by the tone of their party's campaigns. and who do voters like? clinton has the highest positive numbers in our poll, followed by sanders, cruz and rubio tied, carson - then trump. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. >> less than two weeks from now, iowans will gather with their friends and neighbors, and take the nation's first, public step toward electing a president for the iowa caucuses. ktiv's tiffany lane has what you need to know before february 1st.
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county republicans. it's an important process, but there are a few steps you need to follow to take part. to caucus, you have to be a registered voter. you can register at your county auditor's office, or at the caucus site on caucus night. all you need is a valid id to prove residency. the caucus starts at 7:00pm, but you should get there early. to begin, representativ es from each campaign will address the caucus-goers. that's where the similarities-- between a republican and democratic caucus-- end. for republicans... "each candidate has a representative who can speak on their behalf for two, up to two minutes, to the entire group," said stewart. once republican speeches are over, you make your way to your precinct room if you are at a location with multiple precincts. that's when you hand in your ballot. "then the caucus chair whom they'll elect will run the caucus and that group will elect people to the precinct central committee, from the precinct to the central committee," said stewart. "they will elect delegates to the county convention that's going to be held on march 12th." democrats on the other hand, have what's called
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campaign makes its pitch, democrats split up into groups, which support a particular candidate. if a candidate's support group doesn't meet a "viability" threshold, which is set at the beginning of the caucus, that "preference group" isn't "viable." those supporters must then re- align with another candidate that's still "viable." volunteers who will be counting votes from the presidential ballots. once those numbers are ready, they are sent to des moines for the final count. "now on caucus night, participants can wear clothing representing the candidates they are supporting. they are even allowed to provide things like brochures and stickers to promote as long as nothing is placed on the walls. tiffany lane, ktiv news 4." >> it will be a busy week for presidential candidates as they criss-cross iowa with just 12 days to go until the iowa caucuses.
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host a rally at sioux city's orpheum theatre, at seven o'clock, tomorrow night. then tomorrow, republican mike huckabee starts a two day swing through northwest iowa. he'll host his "huckabee huddles" in cherokee on wednesday afternoon, and in sioux city, le mars, sioux center, rock valley and sheldon on thursday. republican rick santorum will be in spirit lake today. then he will host town hall meetings in sibley, rock rapids, sheldon and cherokee, on wednesday. and, on saturday, donald trump will host a rally on the dordt college campus at 11 a-m. we have times and location for all of these events inside this story at ktiv- dot-com. yesterday, we remembered and celebrated the works of dr. martin luther king junior. king was celebrated across sioux city, in many different ways. ktiv's michelle schoening has more on how siouxland celebrated the day.
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community can fight racism together. "if it wasn't for him we wouldn't be who we are today. we're coming forward, we are engaging all of our people together and that's what it's all about," said rhonda capron, sioux city councilmember. another celebration took place at morningside elementary. second graders sang songs, rapped and read poetry...all with messages from those who fought for civil rights. "he could make a difference without violence. that was one of the really important things that he learned form ghandi. we've been talking to our kids about how we can stand up and make a change without violence," said erin nelson, morningside elementary music teacher. and the kids have learned a lot 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. >> and the celebrations for dr. king continued last night. a birthday concert was held at the mt. zion baptist church to honor the civil rights leader. a staple of the annual event is the dr. martin luther king,
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the sioux city community. the president of the sioux city n-doublea- c-p says it isn't just a celebration of dr. king, but a celebration of our country as a whole. "it brings people together. it helps us remember that we have come a long way but we still have a long way to go," said flora lee, sioux city naacp president. the concert also honored past members of the siouxland community who continue to make an impact. "we had rabbi gordon who was an organizer. he founded the sioux city humane rights committee which is still in existence today," said flora lee, president of the sioux city chapter of naacp. the concert ended with a happy birthday song for dr. king. coming up next, sound has been utilized in various cultures for thousands of years. we'll show you some easy ways to relieve your stress through sound.
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intermittent snow showers wednesday night through thursday night. temperatures meanwhile will be much milder in the coming days with highs in the 20s and lows in the teens above zero with a mix of clouds and sunshine. we'll even get a little taste of the 30s this weekend with another slight chance of light snow on sunday. see graphics. >> sound has been used in various cultures for thousands of years as a tool for healing. in our busy lives, we often forget to take time to slow down and just breathe. janet zappala introduces us to some natural healing methods ...in healthbeat four.
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breathing out... relax and connect to sound") (sot: michele garcia, spiritual psychologist) "it allows us to get grounded" (nats: chimes) sound healing is defined as the therapeutic application of sound frequencies to the the body and mind of a person. (nats: chimes) ... with the intention of bringing them into a state of harmony and health (nats: chimes) and that's the intention of michele garcia, certified in spiritual psychology and dedicated to helping people dig deeper within themselves. she's holding a spiritual retreat in sky valley. (sot: michele garcia, spiritual psychologist) "this is an opportunity to have a spiritual experience and see things with new eyes." garcia says the weekend retreat will offer people a chance to quiet the mind (nats: "you ready") and dr. doug lehrer a naturopath
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medicine will be teaching the three keys to heal and transform your life. (sot: dr. doug lehrer, naturopathic doctor) "to really be able to look within and see what they haven't been able to see before. an expansion of self to be more who you are. most people have barely scratched the surface of the amazing being that they are" during this hectic season of constant running working and caring for everyone else... this is a time to put you first if only for a day or two. garcia says it really comes down to (sot: michele garcia, spiritual psychologist) "celebrating life" (nats: gong) >> that was janet zappala reporting. just ahead... kfc is doing something it's only done three times before in the 86-year history of the chain... and netflix is trying to focus more on the family this year.
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south dakota u.s. senator john thune is praising a dakota dunes business. the republican toured malloy electric. malloy is an industrial service repair center that serves the mining, oil, wind and ethanol industries among others. thune says malloy is an example of a business that is growing and employs many people. "it's always nice for me to have an opportunity to get across our state, see different types of businesses, kind of find out what their needs are, if there are things we could be doing differently," said u.s. senator john thune of south dakota. thune says he would like to promote economic growth and development in douth dakota and across the region. malloy has customers in ten states. before his visit to malloy, thune spoke to students in yankton high school's government class.
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emphasis to family shows. with more on that story and other business news, here's ktiv's kaitlyn kinney.... thanks guys. netflix says it'll make a special effort to produce programming for children and families this year. the streaming service will offer 20 new programs in the category... which will be led by next month's premiere remake of the popular "full house." netflix's chief content officer says there's not enough programming for children and families on traditional t-v right now. the streaming service is in its fourth season of making original content. 'let me call my uber' may soon take on another meaning. uber is said to be partnering with airbus on a test program to provide helicopter rides on demand. according to mashable dot com, an uber spokesperson has confirmed the partnership and says a trial run will take place at the sundance film festival later this month. prices and rollout plans were not revealed. you can add the postal service to the list of companies raising its shipping
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starting sunday, the prices of priority mail and priority mail express go up. priority mail increases 9- point-8-percent while the faster priority mail express jumps on average 14-point-4-percent. the new prices represent the first price increase in more than three years for either mail service. apple's itunes radio service will no longer be free as of january 28-th. the company broke the news to customers in an e-mail late last week. "beats 1" will be the only free radio service provided by apple. all other stations, based on artists or genres will require a paid apple music subscription of 9-99 a month. there's a new item on kfc's menu. yesterday, the kentucky-based fast food chain rolled out its "nashville hot chicken" at all of its 43-hundred u-s restaurants. the new item is billed as a combination of spicy, smoky and crispy chicken and pays homage to a popular local specialty of nashville.
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wx timer @ :45 it'll be a little snowy today! not a full fledged winter storm or anything like that, but some light snow will spread across the viewing area from south to north throughout the morning and begin to taper off this afternoon. areas south of sioux city under a winter weather advisory could see anywhere from 2-4 inches while areas farther north get anywhere from a coating of the white stuff to a couple inches by the end of the day. tonight and wednesday will be snow-free before another small chance of intermittent snow showers wednesday night through thursday night. temperatures meanwhile will be much milder in the coming days with highs in the 20s and lows in the teens above zero with a mix of clouds and sunshine. we'll even get a little taste of the 30s this weekend with another slight chance of light snow on sunday. see graphics. >> > here are the stories making headlines this morning in siouxland this tuesday morning. work begins on a new facility in spencer, iowa that will provide comprehensive children's services. autumn's center is the newest endeavour of seasons center for behavioral health. it's named after autumn elgersma, a 3-year old girl
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in the care of her daycare provider in orange city. autumn's parents and siblings took the first swings of demolition to the existing building. autumn's center is a three-million dollar project scheduled to be completed in september. community leaders from northeast nebraska came together for the 39th annual joint city, county and school meeting last night in south sioux city. the evening aims to present leaders with a yearly progress report, along with partnership updates. ho-chunk ceo lance morgan spoke about the flatwater crossing development, which will include 600 apartment units and 400 single family homes. they hope to start construction in the spring. south dakota senator john thune is praising a dakota dunes business. on monday, he toured malloy electric, an industrial service repair center that serves the mining, oil, wind and ethanol industries, among others. thune says malloy is an example of a business that is growing and employs many people. it has customers in ten states. before visiting malloy, thune spoke to students in the yankton high school government class. siouxlanders celebrate the legacy of martin luther king, junior. a birthday concert was held at mt. zion baptist
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sioux city n double a c-p president flora lee says this is not just a celebration of dr. king, but a celebration of our country as a whole. she says the federal holiday helps bring people together and reminds us that we've come a long way, but still have a long way to go. another famous music icon has died. rick damigella has that and more in the hollywood minute.
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in the world's second largest movie market for "violence, nudity and graphic language". in the u-s, the film received an r-rating from the m-p-a-a for "strong violence and language throughout, sexual content and graphic nudity." marvel's "merc with a mouth" opens in the u-s february 12th. (nat) the blu-ray edition of "everest" hits store shelves today. the release includes behind-the- scenes videos and a segment featuring interviews with individuals who were on the mountain when the events of may 10th, 19-96 occurred, the basis for the film. for hollywood minute, i'm rick damigella. >> coming up in our next half hour this morning.... one company is trying to make battling cancer a little easier. we'll show you what they're doing to help little girls overcome the disease. plus, iowa state hosting newly-crowned number 1, oklahoma. cyclones looking to get back to 5-hundred in big 12 play. we've got the highlights of this
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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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good morning. thanks for joining us on this tuesday, january 19th. coming up in this half hour of news 4 today... three of the american prisoners released by iran over the weekend in a controversial swap have reunited with their families. but a last-minute complication with iran came close to derailing the deal to free them. and it's been three weeks now that protesters have occupied a wildlife refuge in oregon. those armed protesters are clashing with environmentalists and neighbors are demanding a meeting with county leaders. and the ground is broken and work begins on a new mental health center to help siouxland kids in need. the center has special meaning for the family of a siouxland girl. and a special american girl doll is giving comfort to young girls who've lost their hair while going through cancer treatments. that story is on the way.
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(heck-mati) and pastor saeed abedini (aah-ba-dini) are at a u-s military hospital in germany undergoing medical checks. (ali rezaian/ jason's brother) he seemed in good spirits. he's together, he really can't wait to get out there and see people and meet people, but right now he's got to focus on getting himself better and getting out there. it's unclear how long the medical evaluations will take... but a representative for rezaian says the men won't be on u-s soil for a few days. a fourth prisoner released chose to stay in iran. (ambassador john limbert/ held hostage in iran) "if he has assurances that are satisfactory to him, that he'll be allowed to -live freely in iran, he has family or business and chooses to stay there, it's understandab le." on the same day the americans left iran, the u-s shed some sanctions as the iran nuclear deal took effect kerry has said the nuclear agreement accelerated the prisoner exchange (john kerry/ secretary of state) that could not have happened th with respect to the nuclear program." along with the images of joy and relief -- there's renewed heartbreak.
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was not among the americans released. he vanished in 2007. iranians deny holding levinson... but us officials are promising to try to help find him. (dan levinson/ son) "any kind of comments about locating him is nonsense to us because the us government believes, we all believe. i think it's very obvious that the iranian government knows exactly where he is. i'm melisa raney reporting. >> there's a hearing today to determine whether or not the case against affluenza teen ethan couch will remain in juvenile court. members of the national advocacy group mother against drunk driving are planning to be in attendance during today's hearing in tarrant county, texas. they want to see couch's case moved to adult court to ensure his probation extends beyond his 19- th birthday. couch made national headlines for using an affluenza defense after killing four people in a drunken wreck. couch and his mom tonya later fled to mexico as prosecutors were investigating whether the
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tonya has since been extradited back to the u-s and is out on bond. the judge is expected to make a decision once the arguments are made. eleven people were killed today when a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle struck a crowded police checkpoint on the outskirts of the pakistani city of peshawar. another 21 people were wounded in the blast. officials said the dead include four police officers and seven civilians, including two children and a local journalist. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. militant violence has declined since pakistan launched a wide-ranging military offensive along its border with afghanistan in the summer of 2014. an armed group of protesters says they now have more reinforcemen ts as they occupy a national wildlife refuge in burns, oregon for a third week. concerned neighbors want to hold a public meeting on the issue but so far, county officials denied their request. jennifer dowling has the latest from oregon.
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another heated day at the refuge as environmental ists protested militants there. (unidentified mos) "if i threatened somebody would be behind bars." candy henderson came to state her case for keeping the refuge in federal hands. (candy henderson, environmentalist) "i want to go to see mt. rushmore again, i want to go to the national forests and the national parklands." while lavoy finicum reiterated his group's wishes. (lavoy finicum) "it returns to harney county when it goes back." finicum also confirmed that the pacific patriot network another armed group is camping nearby. he dismissed reports that the n asked them to leave. (lavoy finicum, protester) "no, no" (jennifer dowling, reporting) "did they give you an articles of resolution?" (lavoy finicum, protester) "not that i know of no. they have been very supportive, we appreciate their support. it's their presence on the back side that makes us feel safe." meanwhile, vanessa leathers-king says county residents would like a meeting of their own. (vanessa leathers-king, resident ) "we are wanting our voices heard" she's undecided about the takeover but organized this protest in burns against the
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citizens from using county buildings. (vanessa leathers-king, resident) "the committee and safety said ammon bundy said he wanted to be at the meeting to discuss his exit plan. now we are fine with that not happening, but we still have the right to have a meeting." back at the refuge, henderson said she believes in getting rid of mandatory minimums that sent the hammond's back to prison but argues: (vanessa leathers-king, resident) "but this is not the way to do this." and dialogue broke down again. (unidentified mos) "you are intimidating and threatening." (unidentified mos) "i'm intimidating and threatening, then maybe you shouldn't come here then." >> dozens of protesters brought traffic to a halt yesterday on the bay bridge in san francisco. the "black lives matter" group lined up along the westbound lanes of the bridge. they appeared to chain-link their vehicles together as they held signs and marched. traffic was backed up for several miles, and the bridge was closed for several minutes. utility workers and police
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chains and tow the vehicles, and the protesters were placed in handcuffs. the search continues for 12 marines who were on board two helicopters that collided off the hawaiian coast. more than 60 marines combed oahu's north shore yesterday while other agencies searched by helicopter, boat, and divers. the two marine corps choppers collided during a routine late- night training mission on thursday. the coast guard says it found debris over the weekend, but high surf has scattered it far and wide. they say the search continues to be hampered by large swells and low visibility. investigators have determined the cause of a fire that destroyed a home in norfolk, nebraska on sunday night. the blaze was reported just before eleven p-m at 26-30 west benjamin avenue. firefighters found flames coming from the rear of the house when they arrived on the scene. the fire was brought under control in about an hour, but fire officials stayed on scene for several hours in the sub-zero cold checking for hidden hot spots. the cause of the fire was a failure of an electrical
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community leaders from northeast nebraska came together last night for the 39th annual joint city, county and school meeting. the evening aims to present leaders with a yearly progress update, along with partnership updates. ho-chunk ceo lance morgan spoke about the major flatwater crossing development. located on the missouri river, it'll include 600 apartment units and 400 single family homes. "this is an attempt to sort of think big and take a bigger bite," said ho-chunk ceo lance morgan. "that's the kind of thing that changes a whole community. morgan says they hope to start construction in the spring. what started as a dream, is now a reality for one siouxland tutor. new horizon, a tutoring business located in the dakota dunes, south dakota held a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday. the company has grown from one student to helping around 2- thousand siouxland students. in addition to helping grade schoolers with their class work, they also offer act and sat prep. "so, i decided to take this on myself. to help the kids from the 3rd grade onward, so by the time they head to college they are
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horizon owner manoj patil. he says the sooner your kids begin to prepare for their college entrance exams, the better off they'll be. after a century of producing popcorn, there's no sign that sioux city's american pop corn company is slowing down. company president garry smith's great grandfather started the company in 1914, in sioux city. and, every fall for 100- years the big trucks roll into the yard loaded with the kind of corn that's perfect to pop. the company's jolly time brand competes with the giants of the popcorn field... orville redenbacher and pop secret. still, they turn out 60 million pounds of the stuff every year. "i think it's commitment. it's the smith family commitment to the company. our commitment to the employees, our commitment to making quality products, our commitment to being innovated and coming out with consumer relevant products," garry smith said. the smiths are forever tasting and testing to
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strangers. (sot: adrienne wiemerslage, mother) "she's being thought of for special things. it gives her a little bit of the childhood she's missing" (reporter standup: marianne martinez) "getting the dolls to the patients all started with a simple post on social media" this is melissa hanstein, who works for a local cancer organization she and a co-worker started a personal gofundme page to raise money for dolls. (sot: melissa hanstein, organized donation) "i had not idea in 24 hours we raised more than double our goal" then, american girl heard about the effort on social media and donated 5 dolls. the money raised by melissa will go toward more dolls in the future. (sot: melissa hanstein, organized donation) "it's a special way to make the journey a little easier" when elsa goes into remission .. she will able to take her doll to american girl and pick out a hairstyle. (nats) "get some hair for her" and she has a message for everyone who's donated.. and helped make her hospital stay ... a little brighter. (nats) "thank you" >> it was a pair of girls metro matchups as east hosts west, and heelan travels to north. highlights from those games are coming up. and iowa state hosted
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isu trailed for most of the first 10 minutes -- but monte morris drives and scores to cut the sooner lead to 3. isu gets the lead midway through the half. matt thomas drops in the corner 3 -- it's 17-16 iowa state. later, cyclones down 4 - off the miss -- jameel mckay stuffs it back - mckay had 8 points and 13 boards. cyclones finishes the half strong -- morris has it swatted but georges niang nails the 3. iowa state led 41-35 at the break. second half - iowa state gets out to a 9 point lead - niang for three - niang had 22 points to lead the cyclones. oklahoma comes back to tie things up - but monte morris nails the three to put iowa state back on top. morris added 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting - hits the clutch "j" with 24 seconds to go - and the court storm begins - iowa state hangs on, 82-77 win, their first over a number one team since 1957. west jumped all over the black raiders early in this one. second quarter - it's 23-to-4 - but east goes on a short run - the kick out to brooklyn malchow - she hits from the short corner. then east keeps it going - on the break - nice passing to kennedy franko in stride for the layup - east makes it 23-to-8. but west stifled that run real quickly - darien ford - so tough to defend in the paint - she's there for the rebound and the putback. then, with time winding down in the half - alize goodwin - at the buzzer - drills the three. west - no trouble with east, 72-28. for more sports head on over to our website, ktiv.com. i'm mark freund with the sportsfource morning wrap, have a great day." >>
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seasons one step closer to making 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. in spencer, iowa...tommie clark...ktiv news 4. knocking down a big piece of plaster. >> the center's executive director
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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 finished in september. it's . time for a break. we're back with our fourth half hour of news 4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the ktiv-dot-com community calendar. 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?
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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. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. 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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good morning and welcome back to news 4 today. some of the stories we're working on for you... cruz versus trump, and clinton versus sanders. those rivalries are boiling over today as the poll numbers tighten in iowa. they and the other presidential hopefuls are tailoring their messages to voters in the hawkeye state, as they fight for survival on the campaign trail. and as the iowa caucuses draw closer... now less than two weeks away... local election officials are getting ready. we have everything you need to know about the iowa caucuses coming up. and later.... nasa has grown its first flowers in space. but they're not just for looks. they will help scientists understand more about microgravity. we'll show them to you in what's trending.
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bernie sanders greets voters in iowa today: (sot: bernie sanders/ (d) 1:02) "they want real change in the way we do business." the poll finds more than half of democrats unfazed by the tone of their party's campaigns. and who do voters like? clinton has the highest positive numbers in our poll, followed by sanders, cruz and rubio tied, carson - then trump. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. >> less than two weeks from now, iowans will gather with their friends and neighbors, and take the nation's first, public step toward electing a president for the iowa caucuses. ktiv's tiffany lane has what you need to know before february 1st.
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where you get to see the candidates and then you actually get to vote for them, and your vote is so much more important thank it is really in any other state when there is a primary vote, a later primary vote in particular," said suzan stewart, the parliamentarian for the woodbury county republicans. it's an important process, but there are a few steps you need to follow to take part. to caucus, you have to be a registered voter. you can register at your county auditor's office, or at the caucus site on caucus night. all you need is a valid id to prove residency. the caucus starts at 7:00pm, but you should get there early. to begin, representativ es from each campaign will address the caucus-goers. that's where the similarities-- between a republican and democratic caucus-- end. for republicans... "each candidate has a representative who can speak on
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two, up to two minutes, to the entire group," said stewart. once republican speeches are over, you make your way to your precinct room if you are at a location with multiple precincts. that's when you hand in your ballot. "then the caucus chair whom they'll elect will run the caucus and that group will elect people to the precinct central committee, from the precinct to the central committee," said stewart. "they will elect delegates to the county convention that's going to be held on march 12th." democrats on the other hand, have what's called a "call vote." after each campaign makes its pitch, democrats split up into groups, which support a particular candidate. if a candidate's support group doesn't meet a "viability" threshold, which is set at the beginning of the caucus, that "preference group" isn't "viable." those supporters must then re- align with another candidate that's still "viable." volunteers who will be counting votes from the presidential ballots. once those numbers are ready, they are sent to des moines for the final count. "now on caucus night, participants can wear clothing representing the candidates they are supporting. they are even allowed to provide things like brochures and stickers to promote as long as nothing is placed on the walls.
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it will be a busy week for presidential candidates as they criss-cross iowa with just two weeks left until the iowa caucuses. democrat bernie sanders will host a rally at sioux city's orpheum theatre, at seven o'clock, tonight. then tomorrow, republican mike huckabee starts a two day swing through northwest iowa. he'll host his "huckabee huddles" in cherokee on wednesday afternoon, and in sioux city, le mars, sioux center, rock valley and sheldon on thursday. republican rick santorum will be in spirit lake today. then he will host town hall meetings in sibley, rock rapids, sheldon and cherokee, on wednesday. and, on saturday, donald trump will host a rally on the dordt college campus at 11 a-m. we have times and location for all of these events inside this story at ktiv- dot-com. yesterday, we remembered and celebrated the works of dr. martin luther king junior. king was celebrated across sioux city, in many different ways.
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king continued last night. a birthday concert was held at the mt. zion baptist church to honor the civil rights leader. a staple of the annual event is the dr. martin luther king, junior celebration choir. the choir is made up of members from the sioux city community. the president of the sioux city n-doublea- c-p says it isn't just a celebration of dr. king, but a celebration of our country as a whole. "it brings people together. it helps us remember that we have come a long way but we still have a long way to go," said flora lee, sioux city naacp president. the concert also honored past members of the siouxland community who continue to make an impact. a couple from california just celebrated their 82nd anniversary. we'll take you to the celebration, next in what's trending. and i'll have your complete
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be snow-free before another small chance of intermittent snow showers wednesday night through thursday night. temperatures meanwhile will be much milder in the coming days with highs in the 20s and lows in the teens above zero with a mix of clouds and sunshine. we'll even get a little taste of the 30s this weekend with another slight chance of light snow on sunday. see graphics. >> here's what's trending this morning... nasa's knowledge of flowers blooms aboard the international space station. the science score stems from this- a crop of zinnia flowers. the first flowers grown in space. astronaut scott kelly tweeted the pictures to his twitter account. he's helped nurture the crop on board the i-s-s, giving scientists much-needed insight into how plants
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watch the tonight show with jimmy fallon here on ktiv, right after after news 4 at ten. the all-white race for hollywood's golden boy prompts a discourse over diversity, and now a boycott. director spike lee announced on his instagram feed he will boycott this year's academy awards. saying he "cannot support" the "lily white" oscars, after a second year of acting nominations going to only white actors. actress jada pinkett smith is also boycotting the awards ceremony this year. the man, who sang the song "american pie" is in trouble with the law. singer-songwriter don mclean is charged with domestic violence assault following a 9-1-1 call from his home in maine, early this morning. mclean was released after a few hours later on 10-thousand- dollars bail. police aren't releasing the name of the alleged victim, nor any other details on what happened in the house. but, he reportedly lives with his wife, patrisha. tuesday sarah- olympic gold medal
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al- actress jodie sweetin is 34 sarah- comedian- impressionist frank caliendo is 42 al- actor shawn wayans is 45 sarah- comedian paul rodriguez is 61 al- actress katey sagal is 62 sarah- tv chef paula deen is 69 al- country singer dolly parton is 70 sarah- actress shelley fabares is 72 al- actress tippi hedren is 86 >
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the white stuff to a couple inches by the end of the day. tonight and wednesday will be snow-free before another small chance of intermittent snow showers wednesday night through thursday night. temperatures meanwhile will be much milder in the coming days with highs in the 20s and lows in the teens above zero with a mix of clouds and sunshine. we'll even get a little taste of the 30s this weekend with another slight chance of light snow on sunday. see graphics. >> we're wrapping things up this
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here are the stories making headlines this morning in siouxland this tuedsay morning. work begins on a new facility in spencer, iowa that will provide comprehensive children's services. autumn's center is the newest endeavour of seasons center for behavioral health. it's named after autumn elgersma, a 3-year old girl who died of head injuries while
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provider in orange city. autumn's parents and siblings took the first swings of demolition to the existing building. autumn's center is a three-million dollar project scheduled to be completed in september. community leaders from northeast nebraska came together tonight for the 39th annual joint city, county and school meeting last night in south sioux city. the evening aims to present leaders with a yearly progress update, along with partnership updates. ho-chunk ceo lance morgan spoke about the flatwater crossing development, which will include 600 apartment units and 400 single family homes. they hope to start construction in the spring. south dakota senator john thune is praising a dakota dunes business. yesterday, he toured malloy electric, an industrial service repair center that serves the mining, oil, wind and ethanol industries, among others. thune says malloy is an example of a business that is growing and employs many people. it has customers in ten states. before visiting malloy, thune spoke to students in the yankton high school government class.
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legacy of martin luther king, junior. a birthday concert was held at mt. zion baptist church last night. sioux city naacp president flora lee says this is not just a celebration of dr. king, but a celebration of our country as a whole. she says the federal holiday helps bring people together and reminds us that we've come a long way, but still have a long way to go.
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jack frost was nipping at more than the noses of some people in northeast minneapolis. temperatures have been hovering around zero degrees over the last 40 hours there, so one man decided to have a little frigid fun. he froze a pair of his pants and put them in his lawn. he posted the picture to facebook and the idea went viral. some people froze jeans, corduroys, and sweatpants. the man says he got the original idea from his brother and has been doing it as "self-amusement" for a few
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