to roberts sentencing today. "i"ibrings a little closure knowing that we e n't have to worry about every event we go to, everywywre we go, places we do that we don't have to keepepunning into him," said tami allison, mother of tiffany schmitt. "it's hard when we see him all over town. he gets to keep living life. our life sentence started 738 days ago when we lost tiffany." again, roberts was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison with a max of 16 years. that ruling included a mandatory five of those years in prison. and having his license revoked for 15 years. no word if he plans to appeal his sentencing. shelia. police in norfolk, nebraska vestigating an armed robbery. investigators say the hampton inn was robbededt gunpoioi this morning. officers a a looking for an man n who ran away from the scene. some area schools decided to go on lockdown just to be safe.

school in addition to the junior high and middle schools. norfolk catholic schools and christ lutheran. " if we felt it was unsafe we would have kept the kids within our building. we would do whatever it takes to make sure they are safe."thompson says. so, far no arrests have been made. an inmate has been listed as escaped from the work release facility in sioux city. the department says 26-year-old jacob petty didn't return tuesday from an outpatient treatment program. tty has been in the work-releaseserogram since october. he began serving a 10- year prison sentence for robbery in woodbury county back in 2008. a legislative committee in south dakota has approved a plan protecting underage drinkers from facing some criminal penalties during medical emergencies. the committee passed the bill today to the house floor. it says that someone can't be prosecuted for crimes such as underage consumption if they help during an emergency and report it. the immunity would apply to

the panel approved a similar measure for drug overdoses that would protect against misdemeanor- level crimes. south sioux city has a new police chief. lieutenant ed mahohowill serve as the intntim south sioux city police chief. mahon takes the place of chief scot ford who recently retired after 42 years on the force. it's nice feeling the warmer weather move in. but will it stick around? chief meteorologis t ron demers has the answer for us. ron? weather ad-lib after a cool morning start with areas of fog, things really turned around by the afternoon as central and western siouxland made it into the 40s! we may take a small step back tomorrow, but only a few degrees which will still keep us above average. we'll see more 40s on friday and saturday and we could be close to 40 on

presidential candidates continue to campaign as we come closer to election time. ktiv's tiffany lane spoke to a siouxland professor on the platforms some of the candidates have established over the last few months. tiffany? sheila, here in iowa, many of the candidates have campaigigd at schools, restaurants ananother places ere community members could come and hear their hopes for the country first-hand. at these campaign stops, they have talked about foreign policy, health care, college tuition and other areas largely in debate nationwide. but how do they stand apart in their individual platforms? briar cliff university professor kyle irvin

"you have to think about how's that going to be paid for," "what does that do to the economy and things of like, things of that nature. a lot of college students like the idea of free college obviously or reducing the cost and those sorts of things. and we see on the republican side a lot of freeing the economy." coming up on n ns 4 at ten, i poke with students about their understandin g of multiple platforms for both republican and democratic candidates. we take a look into health care, foreign policy and tuition policies. sheila? just five days left until the iowa caucuses. and if you've never caucused before, it can get confusing. the party you belong to determines how you'll caucus. ktiv's tommie clark spoke with a democratic caucus expert. tommie, can you break down the process for us?

the democratic caucus process is pretty simple. anyone can pararcipate as long as t ty're eligible to vovo by election day in november and if you've neverer voted bebere, just show up earar to register on the spot. the expert i spoke with today says it's worth the process because it's an an iowan and an american.

the nominating papers for candidates who are running for office. you'll be able to pick usome literature and information about different campaigns. by 7pm we want everyone to be there and be signed in so we can start the caucus," said former chairman woodbury county democratic party, rick mullin. at that point announcement s will be made and democrats will group together depending on the candidate of their choice. if a group doesn't have enough people, they have to join another group... "or they can go to the largest group. for instance if bernie sanders had the most people you'd say hey bernie sanders folks we'll either join hillary's group and give them all ouou delegagas or you can give ususne or two and make us viable said former chairman woodbury county democratic party, rick mullin. there is a final hard count, and then it's reported to des moines. caucus-goers can stick around afterward for platform proposals and party committee elections...or they head home knowing their voice was heard and their vote was counted. >> the entire caucusing process usually lasts less than two hours.

ktiv.com and the link will be inside the story. sheila? an northwest iowa church is opening its doors each night this week so people can gather and pray for the upcoming caucuses andndhe nation. the e tional area leader f f the national day of prayer taskskorce, asked the living water community church in sheldon to host the nightly prayer sessions this week. the iowa caucuses are on monday. the prayer sessions go from 5 until 6 p.m. nebraska governor pete ricketts and his state trooper driver are ok after a traffic accident in lincoln. they were about eight blocks from the capitol this morning when a pickup truck struck their van. police say the other driver was at fault. nominations are being taken for this year's "south dakota governor's ag ambassador award." officials with the state agriculture department say nominees should be people who have worked hard to promote agriculture in south dakota. e award will be presented in june at the e vernor's ricultural summit in brookings.

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after a cool morning sdart with areas of fog, thingseally turned around by the afternoon as central and western siouxland made it into the 40s! we may take a small step back tomorrow, but only a few degrees which will still keep us above average. we'll see more 40s on friday and saturday and we could be close to 40 on sunday as well. we do see a small system move through over the weekend with a slight chance of a mix on saturday night. a more potent system looks to move in early next week giving us some decent snow chances by monday night and tuesday which could lead to decentntnow accumulations with a lot of wind. we'll l keeping a close eye on it anankeep you updated it nears.

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olympics iowa. the donation totaled over $2,000-dollars, with those funds coming from the recent "holiday nachos navidad" fundraiser. this is the sixth year the company with special olympics iowa. taco john's staff say it's been a great partnership and they enjoy making the donation every year. "it's important. it gives them extra equipment things to do for the money. they're good to our heart they come in here they susuort us we support them. it's the people of sioux city that come in and buy the super nachos that gives back that money," said taco johns operations department, jennifer solma. taco johns has donated over 10,500 dollars to special olympics iowa over the years.

morning at supporting siouxland soldiers in sioux city. the motive at today's breakfast ... to spark some great conversation with local veterans. the event was designed to thank them for all the service they have done through the years. organizers say this morning means a lot and it's a great way to have the veterans in the community's come together. "it's so important that the community of sioux city stand behind our veterans. they gave a lot for us and its time that we give back to them to say thank you for all they've done since world war 2 on," sam hacker, event coordinator, said. this is s e first waffle forr warriors and the hope is to have them on the last wednesdsd of everermonth near the va. brad's here -- it's been a great season for briar cliff. the chargers have already set a school record for consecutive wins and are ranked third in the country. we'll have a live interview with head coach nic nelson. and, doctors find more answers after the death of former hawkeye tyler sash last year. sports fource is next. briar cliff university is

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i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. monday -- their highest ranking during the tenure of head coach fran mccaffery. iowa faces a big challenge when they visit number-8 maryland on thursday. this is iowa's highest ranking since 1987. iowa won twice last week, beating rutgers on the road and topping purdue at home on sunday. the hawkeyes are 7-0 in

tied for first place with indiana. iowa is second in points scored in the big ten, while maryland is third in fewest points allowed. the terrapins are also 11-0 at home and winning on the road is never easy. "you really have to be together on the floor and you have to hold on to the game plan because there is so much noise and you've got to really -- it's hard to communicate sometimes, so you have to really communicate with each other and you have to pull each other over and you have to help and support one another on the floor," said head coach fran mccaffery." "it takes poise, poise under pressure," said senior adam woodbury. "every big ten place gets loud and you've got to be able to control yourself and control what you do on the court." iowa and maryland tipoff at 6 o'clock thursday on espn. briar cliff men third in new naia poll, morningside women are second. briar cliff university is celebrating their 50th season of men's basketball. the chargers have had a lot of great teams over the last five decades -- but this year's team might be one of their best. bc has won a school- record 17 straight games, going for 18 in a row tonight againt northwestern

sports fource is "on the road" at briar cliff university. head coach nic nelson joins us live from the newman-flanagan center. --you lost your gpac opener in november -- and haven't lost since. how fun has this 17-game winning streak been? ---you were the preseason favorites to win the gpac, when i talked to you before the season you said that how you guarded and rebounded would determine how far this team would go. i assume you're happy with those parts of the game. --briar cliff is ranked third this week in the naia poll -- as nice as the winning streak has been, is this a team that could ultimately win a national title? --you scored 104 on northwestern in your first meeting. the red raiders have now won three straight and this is a big rivalry game, so it shouldn't be hard to get fired up tonight. thanks nic. here is the latest naia men's poll, with briar cliff moving up a spot to third at 21 and 2. dakota wesleyan, at number-14, is the only other gpac men's team that's ranked, but dordt is receiving votes. davenport of michigan is number-1 for the third week in a row. after two weeks at number-1 -- the morningside women are second this week after being upset by mount marty. the mustangs did bounce back with a win over #10 hastings on saturday, and are playing at dordt tonight. briar cliff is number-12 -- they're on the floor against northwestern right now and we'll have those

three other gpac teams, concordia, hastings and dakota wesleyan, are also ranked. sash, who died last year at age 27, has been diagnosed with having c-t-e. that can only be diagnosed after death -- it's been found in the brains of dozens of former football players. it's linked to repeated brain trauma -- with symptoms such as memory loss, depression, eventually, dementia. sash, who won a super bowl during his rookie season with the giants after the 2011 season, was found dead at his home in oskaloosa, iowa, on september 8th. a medical examiner determined overdose after mixing two powerful pain medications. car repairs, home improvements, a family trip... it's not easy to afford them. what did marco rubio do? he put,000 in personal expenses on a republican party credit card. rubio's bad judgment caused a scandal and for five years rubio refused to release the credd records. marco rubio: skipping major votes... all over the place on immigration... bad judgment. marco rubio: just too many questions.

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