(sheila) last night, we gave you a rare, behind the scenes look at the construction of the u.s.s. sioux city. the littoral combat ship is under construction at a shipyard in wisconsin. (matt) when it's deployed, the u.s.s. sioux city will l crew of 95 on board. tonight, we continue my special series of reports, from northern wisconsin, by talking with some of those crew members as they train for the day they'll sail aboard the sioux city. << nats the crew of the lcs-11 will have two missions when they're deployed: serve their country, and represent the city of sioux city well. "they know our standards are high," said thompson. "we want to do right by the city, and that we are the best out there representing sioux city, and giving them everything the city deserves, and what they want." senior chief petty officer ian thompson was one of a dozen crew members, who travelled to sioux city, in september, to unveil the ship's crest. nats of applause (and mcgowan sot) the reception was overwhelming. "the amount of pride and respect thay have for the military, and just in their day-to-day lives, it w

sioux city. "just the connection that i've of sioux city that i've gotten to do on the two visits i ie made has been awesome," said ralston. among the men and wowon of the u.s.s. nebraska-native. "i work with radar," said os2 cole lesiak, u.s.s. sioux city. operations specialist cole lesiak was born and raised in columbus, nebraska. the navy is in his blood. "my grandpa, my dad... he was in the navy," said lesiak. "his brother was in the navy, so it's like a family tradition. a nine-year navy man, lesiak is proud to serve his country, and serve aboard the u.s.s. sioux city. "best thing i ever did," lesiak said. for chief engineer kevin rhyne, the u.s.s. sioux city is the fourth ship he's served on in his 18-year naval career. "whenever you commission a ship, or you go to a ship, you learn a little bit about the namesake," said lt kevin rhyne, u.s.s. sioux city. "you sort of carry that with you. and, you don't forget it." rhyne says ship's mission is just as important as the name on her stern. "as we bring her to life, it's going to mean a lot," rhyne said. it means a lot to the crew, and to the community with its name all over the navy's newest ship. "we're j

the sioux city "home." it's the second part of my special series of reports, "building the u.s.s. sioux city." over the last few weeks, we've helped you get to know todd landen. he's an iraq war veteran, who was injured in 2008. landen is a retired army first sergeant who served for 21 years. in late 2013, landen and his family moved to sioux city. most recently, landen served with the 101st airborne division, known as the "no slack ttalion". a traumatic brain ininry ended his s litary career. landen's community is helping make his house io a "home." landen's injuries required more than 20 surgeries. and, he needs some special additions to his house. "projects for patriots", a new non-profit, launched the "landen project" to help renovate landen's home to help him get around easier. "it'll be interesting," said todd landen, a retired armrm first sergrgnt. "i think with the service d d coming and a lot of the new features that all these upgrades will provide, i'm kind of getting anxious to see how much more independent i can be." the renovations will include a 440 square foot addition to the bac

sioux center. then tonight on news four at ten.... for the last 18 months workers at a wisconsin ship yard have worked hard to assemble the u.s.s sioux city. it's the latest in a new breed of ship in the naval fleet. i got t up close look at the ship building prpress. "building the u.s.s. sioux city"... tonight on news 4 at ten. tonight: isolated thundershower?

the shipbuilding process and got to see the sioux city, up close. << nats "you know it's just a matter of time before the ship is over here sitting in the water," said cdr kevin ralston, u.s.s. sioux city. after years of work... nats of welding ...only weeks remain until the u.s.s. sioux city comes out of dry dock at marinette marine, in northeastern wisconsin, and into o e menominee river. that day can't come soon enough for commander kevin ralston. "we're able to get over there and walk around and see how the workers are doing, and how the work is coming along on a regular basis," ralston said. meantime, ralston, and his crew, are busy training. "we're training on the future u.s.s. milwaukee in all facets," ralston sasa. the milwaukee is identical to the sioux city. so, right now, the crew can simulatee real-life situations... "they're not going to let us take the ship underway if we're not ready," ralston said. ...like navigation and propulsion. four water jet engines push the sioux city through the water like a jet ski. "one of the most challenging things to learn is the very complicated engineering plant," ralston said. "we want to be able to operate that as safely and

sioux city. "just the connection that i've gotten to make with the citizens of sioux city that i've gotten to do on the two visits i've ralston. among the men and women of the u.s.s. sioux city is one nebraska-native. "i work with radar," said os2 cole lesiak, u.s.s. sioux city. operations specialist cole lesiak was born and raised in columbus, nebraska. the navy is in his blood. "my grandpa, my dad... he was in the navy," said lesiak. "his brother was in the navy, so it's like a family tradition. a nine-year navy man, lesiak is proud to serve his country, and serve aboard the u.s.s. sioux city. "best thing i ever did," lesiak said. for chief engineer kevin rhyne, the u.s.s. sioux city is the fourth ship he's served on in his 18-year naval career. "whenever you commission a ship, or you go to a ship, you learn a little bit about the namesake," said lt kevin rhyne, u.s.s. sioux city. "you sort of carry that with you. and, you don't forget it." rhyne says ship's mission is just as important as the name on her stern. "as we bring her to life, it's going to mean a lot," rhyne said. it means a lot to the crew, and to the community with its name all oveethe navy's newe

the sioux city through the water like a jet ski. "one of the most challenging things to learn is the very complicated the u.s.s. sioux city is nearly 400-feet long. the ship weighs 35- hundred metric tons, that's nearly 8-million pounds! the sioux city can still reach a top speed of 45- knots, or 52 miles per hour. she will carry a crew of 95. tonight, on "news 4", we'll get to know the ship's crew, including a nebraska-native who will call the sioux city "home." it's the second part of matt breen's special series of reports, "building the u.s.s. sioux city." volleyball playoffs continue throughout the state. and, as many as four more northwest iowa volleyball teams could qualify for state, including number one western christian and number 2 unity christian. << >> only the best siouxland high school football and volleyball teams are still playing. ktiv's brad pautsch has more in the sports fource morning wrap. << western christian and unity christian have been 1-2 in the class 2a volleyball rankings all season. they were sent to seperate regionals and both had a chance to qualify for the state tournament. wester