in sioux city, bria bell abc 9 news bria: department's efforts gets the ball rolling for others in the community to get engaged and become aware of the alcohol issues that the city faces as they look to get a handle on it. live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news tim on cam a semi rig hauling hogs ended up on it's side just north of merrill tonight (thursday). plymouth county officials say the semi was headed south on highway 75 when it tipped at about eight oclock. officers are still investigating a cause for the mishap, but the truck tipped in the middle of a curve entering town. the driver was not injured and there's no word on the condition of the pigs on board. southbound traffic was slowed to one lane while crews worked to get the rig back upright. tim on cam governor branstad has a plan for out-of- state companies to take over iowa's medicaid program. but it's not going smoothly. the latest hiccup is this hearing.. that involves a former state lawmaker. renee schultee is on the one on trial. she's defending herself against accusations that she may have used inside, confidenditial in

live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. tim: the house g-o-p conference has made up it's mind about who should be the next speaker of the house. (rep. paul ryan) " i want to thank my colleagues for stowing onto me this great h hor." tim: paul ryan, who represents wisconsin gave his regards to outgoing speaker john boehner in a press conference today announcing the nomination. ryan says thursday marks a new day in the housof representatives. (rep. paul ryan) "we believe that the country is on the wrong track. we think the country is headed in the wrong direction. and we have an obligation here in the people's house to do the people's business to give this country a better way forward, to give this country an alternative. we are going to respect the people by representing the people the house is set to vote on electing a new speaker tomorrow morning jejea: while the rereblican presidential candidates prepare for tonight's debates in colorado democrcric frontrunner hillary clinton spent her day campaigning in new hampshire. an

vermillion, bria bell abc 9 news. tim:to date eagle creek services only able to create 30 jobs f f the incentive deal. abc 9 tried reaching out for a comment and a voicemail was not immediately returned. tim: nasa is giving us a new look at a moon around saturn. the spacecraft cassini took these photographs of the planet's moon enceladus wednesday. the icy moon has thin cracks across its north pole... as well as craters. mission controllers say the spacecraft will continue transmitting images and other data from the encounter for the next several days. tim: still to come... a community surprises a teacher batteling breast cancer with and cold again tonight, but warmer in time for the weekend! our midweek rain chance seems to be dwindling. your forecast is right if you think storm damage is the only cost of climate change, think again. from the rising price of food to higher insurance rates for homes and businesses, but with american-made clean energy, we can save money on electricity and spur innovation to create new

live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. tim: this morning the former governor of maryland stopped for a coffee and donuts reception in the u-p-s auditorium at morningside college. o'malley also made a stop in denison for a meet and greet early this afternoon. in between his busy day, the democratic candidate also got the opportunity to stop by in studio here at abc9 for a one on one interview "this is the way we make it happen and iowa is already doing it, 15 years ago you didnt see the sort of windmill across iowa that you do now. so i am the only candidate in this race to set a goal of moving america to a 100 percent clean electric energy and by 2050 here in iowa already at 30 percent because of wind and guess what? instead of it killing jobs you've created 4 thousand in our country without even trying too hard. there are more people employed in solar and wind then there are in coal throughout the united states of america. " you can see more of my one on one interview with the democratic presidental candidate this sunday

live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. deborah: as you just saw here on abc9... iowa improved to eight and-oh for the first time since 2009... alex walker joins us now with highlights. alex thanks deboroah....the hawkeyes are on a roll.....and with a favorable schedule ahead, each win brings them one step closer to punching their ticket to the big ten title game. iowa native zach johnson the honorable captain for the hawkeyes today....he won the open championship this year. firsst quarter...the hawkeyes strike first...leshun daniels is in for the easy one-yard score....7-0 iowa.... second quarter now...akrum wadley continues his two-weak tear with the 11 yard score.....14-0 hawkeyes..... and they would add on right before the half....derrik mitchell right up the gut....iowa stays undefeated...x-----x the final. alex the hawkeyes now 8-0 for the first time since 2009. they visit indiana next saturday. deborah back to you. deborah thanks alex. now to the latest on the race to the white house... ten g-o-p presidential candidates were in des moines today reaching out

live in the studio, bria bell abc 9 news. deborah: now turning to the campaign trail iowa is back on the mainstage this weekend with the iowa democratic party's jefferson- jackson dinner in des moines. deborah: hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley all took center stage tonight at hy-vee hall. it's the state's largest gathering of democrats with more than 6 thousand tickets sold. tonight more than 66-hundred democrats packed into hy-vee hall. each candidate had their own special sections of supporters with lights, and signage and their own chants... bernie sanders caused a huge commotion when he walked through the crowd on his way up to the stage for his speech. as of now....front- runner...hillary clinton hasn't hit the stage yet. perry hit the stage... former president bill clinton...warmed up the crowd. he jokingly told the crowd of 4- thousand....that he wants to break barriers...by becoming the first male presidential spouse. this was the first time bill clinton has appeared in iowa for the 2016 campaign s

live in the studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: another republican presidential candidate was in iowa today. former texas senator ted cruz stopped for a meet and greet in clarinda this morning. cruz also made stops in atlantic as well as council bluffs. he plans to hit marshalltown and waterloo tomorrow to finish his two day stint in the state. tim: jeb bush's faltering presidential campaign is scaling back on staff, salaries, travel and other costs. the bush camp says it will invest more cash in securing wins in early voting states. right now, the focus appears to staffers will reportedly face payroll cuts up to 40-percent. the move comes as bush finds himself lagging in polls and in fundraising presidential candidates donald trump and ben carson. bush, who is already visiting each of the four about twice a month, is planning to make more frequent and longer trips to despite the budget cuts, the campaign says bush is in the race for the long run. jenna: with the new year approaching... you could pay a hefty penalty if you d

live in the studio, bria bell abc 9 news. deborah: now to the fight against isis.. newly released video takes us inside last week's raid on the terror group in northern iraq... dozens of hostages were freed, and one american soldier was killed. "gun shots the camera captures the controlled chaos....as the elite u-s delta force raids an isis prison early thursday morning. it happened just hours ahead of what would have been a mass execution. it's a mission...u-s secretary of defense, ashton carter, says the special forces team was ready to face. sot - ashton carter / us secretary of defense "this is an example of a case where we alone could do something, and we alone had the capability to do that." deborah: the joint raid...was led by kurdish peshmerga special forces. this video was captured on a helmet camera. about 70 hostages were reportedly rescued in the mission. deborah: the driver that crashed into a crowd...at oklahoma state university's homecoming parade....killing 4 and injuring dozens of others...now faces second degree murder charges. police arrested the

live in the studio, bria bell abc 9 news. tim for many military veterans the fight doesn't end on the battle field, especially if they are dealing with war related injuries. but a new non- profit is hoping to make the transition to civilian life smoother for some wounded veterans...by remodeling their homes. "once they looked at the home though and heard a little bit about my husband's story and then they asked 'how is this house working out for your family, yoyo husband in particular?'" saidid aprel landen, home will be reredeled. aprel landen's husband....todd is a retired army master sergeant husband....todd is a retired army master sergeant who spent more than two decades in service. a decorated soldier...landen survived 13 i-e-d explosions... and now suffers from ptsd...and walking. after hearing his story...a group of contractors decided they would help remodel his home.. now that project...has blossomed into an even bigger one. "it's a great project to be a a part of this whole projects for patriots if we can pay this

reporting live the studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: speaker john boehner announced the house will vote for a new speaker by the end of next week but the question remains: who will that be. the leading candidate for the job has just decided that he would accept the gavel. but wisconsin congressman paul ryan has several conditions: he wants to make sure he won't have too much time away from his family, and he wants every republican in the house to back him. ryan: we need to do this as a team and it needs to include fixes that ensure we do not experience constant leadership challenges in crises. still, members of the freedom caucus which helped to push out speaker boehner say they helped to push out speaker boehner say they have reservations about some of ryan's conditions for taking the job. vice president joe biden has made his decision...he's out president game, still grieving the loss of his son...vice president joe biden says his time to jump into the 2016 race has passed. sot: biden what i have said time again to others that

live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. tim: a group that wants to legalize casino gambeling at nebraska race tracks is set to begin gathering signatures to place the issue on the 2016 ballot. keep the money in nebraska announced today that the plan is to as voters to sign three petitions. one of them is a proposed constitutional amendment to allow games of chance. another would let folks know where casions would be placed, and how they would be regulated. the third would impose a 20% tax on gross gambling revenues. 75% of that going to the state and the remaining 25% would go to local governments where the casinos are located. former state sen. scott lautenbaugh, a spokesman for the group, says the state has lost billions of dollars in recent years to neighboring iowa and south dakota, where gambling is legal. tim: the next time shoppers in orange city visit woudstra meat market for chops or steaks.... something will be missing from the meat case. after 72 years cutting meat at the market...al woudstra is retiring. al's fa

live in the studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: some siouxland landowners are angry following a judge's ruling, slowing their battle with developers of the bakken pipeline. "dakota access" plans to route it's pipeline across iowa including parts of siouxland.the landowners led suit against the company, claiming it's plan to use emminent domain to aquire their land is illegal, since the land is being used for private gain. today the judge told landowners that atleast for now, they don't have legal standing to fight dakota access. one landowner says it's still a fight worth having. "we think about it every day because ultimately, the land goes to my children, and this is my wife's family farm, andndt's sacred ground. i don't think people realize how near and dear the soil is to the farmer that farms is" says bill luetkeman, landowner." bill, who was listed in the suit, says the compensation he's been offered by dakota access is written vaguely and in favor of the company. it also doesn't include environmental insurance, which

in sioux city, bria bell abc 9 news. jessica rae: three state executives who compete against each other when trying to land new business have come together in the name of work force development. iowa governor terry branstad, nebraska governor pete ricketts and south dakota governor dennis daugaard headlined the 14th annual tri-state governors conference yesterday. all agree improving the pool of skilled workers in the region is critical to continued business growth. from construction to agriculture and manufacturing.... employers are battling a gap in skilled workers. something south dakota governor dennis daugaard says education can play a big part in fixing. "we need to work to help adults find newskills or complete new degrees that give them the skills. we need to encourage our young people to understand the career opportunities that are available right here in siouxland. training our own probably won be enough we need to recruit workers form other areas where job opportunities are not as good," said south dakota gove

in sioux city, bria bell abc 9 news. jessica rae: information from the attorney general's office and tips from the siouxland center for active generations can be found on our website at siouxlandmatters dot com. " mets fans are e still over the moon about theirteam reaching their first world series in over a decade... and if they want to see their team go for the championship... they'll have to pay. jessica rae: i'll introduce you to a devoted royals fan... her team in an i'll tell you what she did... in two minutes. jessica rae: the new york mets are in their first world series in 15-years ... and if you want to catch a home game it's going to cost you. ticket tracker seat-geek says many tickets for the three mets world series home games are already selling for more dollars each. and a re-sale the average asking price for is almost 17- that would make mets tickets the most expensive in world series history. won a world series since 19-86. the kansas city win away from reaching the a second straight year. and one kansas

in sioux city, bria bell abc 9 news jessica rae: chief doug young hopes the department's efforts gets the ball rolling for others in the community to get engaged and become aware of the alcohol issues the city faces as they look to get a handle on it. " jessica rae: coming up.... yesterday was national cat day... and i'll tell you how the car service "uber" brought kittens to the doors of iowans all over the state. " jessica rae: plus... you met louie yesterday... and after the break... you'll meet his owner. stay tuned to the dog that's way into our celebrate your baby's first birthday! here on abc9 news this morning we will be showing your baby's picture right here on our newscast.... everyone is invitedto send in a photo of your kiddo's first birthday.... you can email that picture to first-birthd-at- k-c-a-u-t-v-dot- com..... please be sure to include your child's first and last name along with a guide on how to pronounce their name.... along with their date of birth .... please email us all this information at least a week before their birthday! and we will air their picture righ

abc 9's bria bell has more information on the growing petition. bria: tim and jenna... this petition was created by francisco hernandez who graduated from west back in 2012 to send a message to dr. gausman, the superintendent of the sioux city school district. hernandez says that donald trump is a bully, incites violence for the latino residents in sioux city and across the country, and quit frankly they don't want him there. in a press conference with the superindent, he expressed that the school district is neutral and will accept any political figure's campaign as it serves as a learning experience for the students. "we recognize that there may be some you oppose or support any specific candidate, but this is a real opportunity to allow the educational process about the democratic process to continue," said gausman. political figures renting out spaces is nothing new to the school district. secretary of state john kerry, president barack obama, senator john mcain, and former governor sarah palin have all visited high schools in sioux city. tim: an early morning polic

abc 9's bria bell has more on the former ammunition specialist who is currently undergoing chemo therapy. bria: amanda rieckens served in the military for 4 years, has two young daughters, and volunteered with warrior point, an organization for veterans that assists those that have served during their time of need. last december , as amanda was headed in for gallbladder surgery...she feel ill, doctors ran more tests and discovered that she had stage 4 colon cancer. now, the same group that she spent countless hours working for, is helping her through this trying time and remains postive through it all.

not be as eco friendly as once believed and may be leading to water and soil problems jenna: abc 9's bria bell visted valero renewables in hartley today and has more details... bria: valero says that studies like this always comes along and that they make a special effort to communicate with farmers to ensure that the corn crops are of good use. though there are positives and negatives with anything...right now they say corn "is" the cream of the crop. " " "studeis like this always talk abouth things that could be, or what we should do in the future or here is a different alternative. were more concerned with whats happening right now and making sure that our customers can pull up to our stations and get filled up and get on the way", said day the study also found that the renewabel fuel standard a law put in place to monitor how much renewable resources are used, might not be helping at all...and valero seems to agree. as of now, the rfs allows 10 percent of renewable fuel to be combined in the mix " first of all that mandate should be based on a realistic number. it should be based on how mu

abc 9's bria bell has more with details... bria: tim and jenna, several months ago, another development project that promised an additional 200 jobs to norfolk fell through the holes, well charley havens, who is the ceo of o-c-t pipe says that he is a "bettingngman and is pososive this incentive deal wilil work as planned. a panel at the presesconference this morning said that the are no downsides to a project of this nature because the jobs will pay well and the product will bring in new dollars. "there's good things happening around all over the state of nebraska. today it's norfolk's turn, it's a great thing for norfolk," said scheer. oct pipe which is a company based out of texas is set to build a one million square foot manufacturing facility worth 125 million dollars in order to produce steel pipe for oil and gas companies, while boosting norfolk's economy. charley havens, the ceo says that it will also benefit the state of nebraska as the company will be exporting outside of the region. "we have a steel manufacturer tha