said rhonda capron. "i'd like to know what your resolution is," said capron. "well i just want to be more proactive and just enjoy every minute of the new year, be positive," said deborah souverain. "you know every moment is a good moment and that's what we have to make it" saiaicapron. "council member signing off. reporting from channel 9" jessica rae: if you're buying medical insurance marketplace... the deadline is the

said rhonda capron. "i'd like to know what your resolution is," said capron. "well i just want to be more proactive and just enjoy every minute of the new year, be positive," said deborah souverain. "you know every moment is a good moment and that's whate have to make it" said capron. "council member signing off. reporting from channel 9" jenna: the next time you see terry hersom at a sports event he won't be keeping stats or interviewing a coach for postgame commets. after guiding the sioux city journal sports department for 38 award winning years, hersom retired on january 1st and today (monday) family, fellow and area coaches gathered to give the cedar rapids, iowa native a special sendoff. over the years, terry was a major proponent of high school athletics and battled to make sure siouxland athletes were included on state-wide all- state teams. terry started working at the paper in november of 1977 and had his own special writing style. terry hersom, retiring sioux city journal sports editor says, "it wasn't necessarily being ernest hemingway or whatever,

said rhonda capron. "i'd like to know what your resolution is," said "well i just want to be more proactive and just enjoy every minute of the new year, be positive," said deborah souverain. "you know every moment is a good moment and that's what we have to make it" said capron. "council member signing off. reporting from channel 9" jessica rae: still to come... starbucks is releasing details about their hot new menu item. detals on this deliicous drink. after the break. scott: " " with the almanac where so far today we've reached a high of 26. let's check out conditions on the port neal welding company skycam hd. we still have some freezing fog in portions of northeast nebraska so be mindful of that as you drive out today. temperatures are cool in the 20s throughout most of the map. there's currently a breezy wind from the south and southeast which is making it feel like it's near 0! bundle up. the satellite and radar is pretty quiet with some clouds moving in.:let's pace through the stormcast hd where

said rhonda capron. "i'd like to know what your resolution is," said capron. "well i just want to be more proactive and just enjoy every minute of the new year, be positive," said deborah souverain. "you know every moment is a good moment and that's what we have to make it" said capron. "council member signing off. reporting from channel 9" " jessica rae: coming up.... your kids will have to memorize a few more elements on the periodic table. stay tuned to learn more " jessica rae: and.... the biggest tech show in the world is coming up tomorrow... after the break... i'll bring you a preview of some of the cool new gadgets in the works. date, that's because four new elements will soon be added to the periodic table. elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 have been formally recognized by the international applied chemistry. the organization's announcement means the seventh row of the periodic table is finally complete. the table was last updated in 20-11. jessica rae: you can expect to see plenty of new gadgets and gizmos at the biggest tech show in the world. self pro

said rhonda capron. "i'd like to know what your resolution is," said capron. "well i just want to be more proactive and just enjoy every minute of the new year, be positive," said deborah souverain. "you know every moment is a good moment and that's what we have to make it" saiaicapron. "council member signing off. reporting from channel 9" jessica rae: if you're buying medical insurance marketplace... the deadline is the 31st of this month. and, we want to help get your questions answered. later today from 4-7pm, abc9 is hosting a phone bank. we'll have experts in house to answer your calls about enrolling under the affordable care act. all you have to do is dial 712-277-2345. jessica rae: the next time you see terry hersom at a sports event... he won't be keeping stats or interviewing a coach for postgame comments. after guidininthe sioux city journal sports award winning hersom retired on january 1st. and yesterday... family, fellow workers, freinds and area coaches gathered tgive the cedar rapids, iowa native a special sendoff. over the years, terry was a

council member rhonda capron said that will mean even bigger celebrations and the celebrations for dr. king continued into tonight. a birthday concert was held at the mt. zion baptist church honoring dr. king. a staple of the annual event is celebration choir. the choir is compiled from members of the sioux city community. president of the sioux city naacp saysyst 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 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. morningside college students made blankets as part of their martin luther king week of service. the activities are inspired by the quote from from dr.

council member rhonda capron said that will mean even bigger celebrations. while south dakota u-s senator john thune toured malloy electric in dakota dunes this afternoon, he shared a few words about martin luther king jr., a man he called a "great crusader." figure but in a way that really depended upon peaceful protest, was always very respectful," said thune. "but he led a accomplished significant change for our country." thune says those changes have transcended time and should be remembered and applied today. still to come... what it takes to pop the perfect piece of popcorn. a look inside 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. marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amn

council member rhonda capron said that will mean even bigger celebrations. president barack obama and first of their day volunteering at an elementary school as part of a martin luther king day service event. the first couple visited an elementary school, and helped plant vegetable seeds in a garden bed. president obama gave some of the kids advice about the value of spinach in the diet while they were filling the bed with dirt and seeds. later on in the day they helped pack bags with books for those in need. siouxland is shivering through another arctic day. temperatures were below zero just about everywhere in the region this morning. several schools started classes later than normal this morning, presumably to give the buses a little time to warm up. things haven't warmed up much since the sun came up, but, it is milder than yesterday. a little. for more we go to chief meteorologist ron demers with our first look at the forecast at 5. winter weather advisory for southern siouxland tuesday it was cold again today but not quite as bad as what we saw on sund

capron handily won a second term. mayor scott says he has big plans for the city during the next four years. 3 "continue the trails. i want to continue taking a look at the whole river front and seeing what we can do there. i think that is wha will attract business to this comunity. obviously my whole career has been working on economic develpoment and i'm going to continue doing that."scott says his goal is to have sioux city lookking completely different when he leaves office. 3 3 there's a major change at the top of the woodbury county board of supervisors.at the board's first meeting this year... the members chose 2nd- year republican supervisor jeremy taylor to be its 2016 chairman. taylor was the board's vice- chair in 2015... and replaces democrat mark monson, who decided not to was 3-2 in favor of taylor... with democrats jackie smith and larry clausen in opposition. taylor says as chairman... he will keep putting taxpayers first. 3 "really it is coming together to do long term planning, increasing communicati

councilwoman rhonda capron began her second term with today's swearing in ceremony. she defeated her only challenger, thomas venesky, in the election. she says she wants to move the city forward by creating more jobs, housing and more. "what we do now is for the younger people so we want to make amenities go ahead, do trails, do things that will keep the younger people here and also bring younger people in," said sioux city councilwoman, rhonda capron. tonight at 6, hear from the new mayor pro tempore, also sworn in at this morning's ceremony. still to come on live at five.... gun control laws. they're a hot button issue these days. and president obama says he is going to use his powers to save lives. the full story... next. (sheila) and.... the first monday of the new year did not end well on the stock market. today that he's going to use his oval office powers to change gun laws. he didn't say exactly what he'll be doing - but said he'll be taking action within the next few days. and whatever that action might be ... his critics are already lining up to oppose it.

this is the scene in capron in take a look at claire in yorktown! her mom laura says she is super pumped about the snow. looks like she is ready for more! and here )s another one from our friend kalisha lee in downtown suffolk. looks like a bit of a dusting there for now. we )re posting your pictures and video on wtkr dot com. you can also check out live weather blog with constant updates on this winter storm. be sure to share your weather story with us -- just send it to pics at wtkr dot com. in the newsroom, jessica larche, our winter storm team coverage peninsula -- newschannel threes stefania okolie like at the newport news public works yard-- a public works yard as you can see becoming a winter wonderland. within the last 40 minutes we )ve seen light snow turn to these massive flakes. crews have been working throughout the morning to prepare for this. here a part of the 700 hundred thousand ton sand pile -- they ve already started pre treating the roads--getting ready for this snowfall. a snow fall that i found was a dream come true for many to

co-workers gathered at council chambers this afternoon as mayor bob scott and council member rhonda capron were sworn into office for another term. mayor scott also appointed dan moore as mayor pro tem. " i am honored that the mayor shows trust and confidence in my ability to fill in when i need to fill in for the mayor's job, and i'm looking forward to serving the citizens of sioux city and so i'm up for the challenge and looking forward to it." says newly appointed mayor pro tem dan moore. duties of pro tem are to fill in for the mayor if he is not able to make certain events due to scheduling conflicts. his term as pro tem will run for two years. jenna: president obama is taking action on gun control this new year. instead of waiting on congress to take action, he plans to use his executive powers to make changes to the way we vett potential gun owners. that decision has seen a mixed bag of reactions. from new york. " president obama meeting with attorney general loretta lynch at the white house.. this on the eve of his big announcement.. bypassing congress to take action on what he cal

capron won a second term over tom venesky. both renewed their oaths of office yesterday morning at city hall. mayor scott says he has big plans for the city during the next four years. 3 "continue the trails. i want to continue taking a look at the whole river front and seeing what we can do there. i think that is wha will attract business to this comunity. obviously my whole career has been working on economic develpoment and i'm going to continue doing that."scott says his goal is to have sioux city looking completely different when he leaves office. 3 and there's a major change at the top of the woodbury county board of supervisors.at the board's first meeting this year... the members chose 2nd - year republican supervisor jeremy taylor to be their chairman for 20 - 16. taylor was the board's vice - chair in 20 - 15... he replaces democrat to *not* go for a second year. the vote was 3 to 2 in favor of taylor... with democrats jackie smith and larry clausen in opposition. taylor says as chairman... he'll keep putting taxpaye

capron won a second term over tom venesky. both renewed their oaths of office yesterday morning at city hall. mayor scott says he has big plans for the city during the next four years. 3 "continue the trails. i want to continue taking a look at the whole river front and seeing what we can do there. i think that is wha will attract business to this comunity. obviously my whole career has been working on economic develpoment and i'm going to continue doing that."scott says his goal is to have sioux city looking completely different when he leaves office. 3 there's a major change at the top of the woodbury county board of supervisors.at the board's first meeting this year... the members chose 2nd - year republican supervisor jeremy taylor to be their chairman for 20 - 16. taylor was the board's vice - chair in 20 - 15... he replaces democrat mark monson... who decided to *not* go for a second year. favor of taylor... with democrats jackie smith and larry clausen in opposition. taylor says as chairman... he'll keep putting taxpaye

councilwoman rhonda capron began her second term with the swearing in ceremony. she defeated her challenger, thomas venesky, in the election. council member, dan moore, also took the oath of office as the new mayor pro tem. woodbury county also gained some new leadership yesterday. the county supervisors' chairman, mark monson, stepped down, and jeremy taylor taylor officially took the seat of county chairman yesterday, beginning his one-year term. the city of dakota city, nebraska is one step closer to building an estimated $6.6 million dollar waste water treatment plant. yesterday, the planning and zoning board unanimously approved finalizing a plat survey. that includes plans to acquire an 80-foot, permanent utility easement and a parcel of land. the next step is for the city council to approve the plans. yesterday, sioux city leaders decided to delay a final decision on the pool committee's recommendation to close certain pools. if that plan had been approved leeds and cook pools would close after the 2016 season. both facilities would be replaced with a spla

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councilwoman rhonda capron began her second term with today's swearing in ceremony. she defeated her only challenger, thomas woodbury county also gained some new leadership today. as the county supervisors' chairman, mark monson, stepped down, jeremy taylor stepped up. taylor officially took the seat of county chairman today, beginning his one-year term. he says he wants to focus on creative solutions for the future. and, says he's looking forward to rolling up his sleeves and getting to work. "really it's coming together to do long term planning, increasing communication among departments. we're spread out in the county and to provide excellent services for people as we budget and really keep the family budget at the heart of each decision that we make," said woodbury county supervisors chairman, jeremy taylor. taylor says his other priority is improving economic development that can spur a greater tax base, job opportunities and increase the quality of life in woodbury county. still to come... the dakota farm show kicks off tomorrow. see what you can expect from <<

co-workers gathered at council chambers this afternoon as mayor bob scott and council member rhonda capron were sworn in for another term in office. mayor scott also appointed dan " i am honored that the mayor shows trust and confidence in my ability to fill in when i need to fill in for the mayor's job, and i'm looking forward to serving the citizens of sioux city and so i'm up for e challenge and looking forward to it." says newly appointed mayor pro temp dan moore duties of pro tem are to fill in for the mayor if he is not able to make it to events. that term will run for two years. jenna: just 27 days out from the iowa caucuses republican candidate ted cruz was in the state today speaking to voters, and while in boone today one big topic cruz spoke on was gun rights in the light of the president's recent announcement. cruz saying obama is abusing his power and promising to protect constitutional rights. president obama is committed to continuing to abuse his executive power in every way shape and form. and, especially in going after our second amendment right to keep and bear arms. and

along with second term council member rhonda capron. mayor scott says he has big plans for the city during the next four years. 3 "continue the trails. i want to continue taking a look at the whole river front and seeing what we can do there. i think that is wha will attract business to thths comunity. obviously y whole career haha been working on economic develpoment and i'm going to continue doing that."that work began this afternoon... when the council gathered for their first meeting of the year. 3 at that meeting... the council deciding the future of the city's five swimming pools and a new, four million dollar park.the council will consider osing leeds and cook pools after the 2016 season and replace them with splash pads in 2017. leif erikson pool would remain open until it can no longer hold water. then it would be replaced with a northside pool. the council will also vote on whether to go ahead with the initial plans to build the nenefour million dollar cone park near the i-b-p ice center in morningside. the park would eventual

why they held a reflection ceremony at bishop heelan. 3 during the ceremony council member rhonda capron announced this day will become a city holiday starting next year for members of the city's largest workers union, cultural dancers and mime a ao performed.community members spoke about their lives as biracial persons and students spoke about what they are doing for others. mayor bob is important for remembering that everyone has rights and the ability to be something. 3 "so, i hope that they gain that we need to get along in this country something that seems to be lacking right now. but we need to get along and we need to understand each other and we need to work towards harmony. ."the celebrations of dr. king's life and legacy will continue later tonight... with a concert at the mount zion baptist church on west 7th street.that event 3 3 elsewhere in siouxland... students at morningside college getting involved in the service aspect of martin luther king day. 3 as part of the martin luther king "week of service"... students are taking part in projects to benefit the "support siouxlan

councilwoman rhonda capron began her second term with today's swearing in ceremony. she defeated her only challenger, thomas venesky, in the election. council member, dan moore, also new mayor pro tempore. (sheila) woodbury county also gained some new leadership today. as the county supervisors' chairman, mark monson, stepped down, jeremy taylor stepped up. taylor officially took the seat of county chairman today, beginning his one-year term. (matt) it was a foggy and frosty monday and it looks like tomorrow won't be much different. (sheila) let's toss it over to chief meteorologist ron demers for the first look at our forecast. it was a foggy, frosty day across siouxland and it's not looking like things are going to change much tonight either. in fact, we may even add a bit of freezing drizzle into the mix tonight so beware of some slick spots across the region by tuesday morning. the wind will pick up tonight into tuesday and temperatures will start to come up some as well with highs on tuesday possibly getting into the low (matt) the investigation continues into t

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capron handily won a second term over tom venesky. both renewed their oaths of office this morning at city hall.mayor scott says he has big plans for the city during the next four years. 3 "continue the trails. i want to continue taking a look at the whole river front and seeing what we can do there. i think that is wha will attract business to this comunity. obviously my whole career has been working on economic develpoment and i'm going to continue doing that."scott says his goal is to have sioux city looking completely different when he leaves office. 3 3 there's a major change at the top of the woodbury county board of supervisors.at the board's first meeting this year... the members chose 2nd- year republican supervisor jeremy taylor to be its 2016 chairman. taylor was the board's vice- chair in 2015... and replaces democrat mark k monson, who decided not to seek a secononyear. the vote with democrats jackie smith and larry clausen in opposition. taylor says as chairman... he will keep putting taxpayers first. 3 "really it is com

during the ceremony council member rhonda (cape - ron) capron announced the day will become a city holiday starting next year for members of the there were cultural dancers and a mime. community members talked about their lives as bi - racial persons... students talked about what they're doing for others. mayor bob scott says observeing this day is important for remembering that everyone has rights and the ability to be something. 3 "so, i hope that they gain that we need to get along in this country something that seems to be lacking right now. but we need to get along and we need to understand each other and we need to work towards harmony. ." 3 "i pray for you, you pray for me, i need you to survive " 3 the mount zion baptist church on west 7th street celebrated doctor king's birthday... too. the sioux city chapter of the n - double - a - c - p highlighted the "celebrating local community" project... and the "sculpture park" project at the downtown transportation center that's want to tie in the local heroes and pioneers in the civil rights movement. 3 "we always look out for a national

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, the sioux city community. the president of

co-workers gathered at the council chambers yesterday as mayor bob scott and council member rhonda capron were sworn in for another term in office. mayor scott also dppointed dan moore as mayor pro tem.& " i am honored that the mayor shows trust and confidence in my ability to fill in when i need to fill in for the mayor's job, and i'm looking forward to serving the citizens of sioux city and so i'm up for the challenge and looking forward to it." says newly appointed mayor pro temp dan moore jessica rae: and just to clarify the duties of pro tem are to fill in r the mayor ifife is not able to make it to events. that term will run for two years. jessica let's check in with for the weather. matt: we can expect a windy and warmer approach us tonight. this means that we'll have some drizzle and flurries around the area tomorrow. on thursday, we'll have a continuation of very light precipitation chances. then on friday we'll probably receive about 1 to 2 inches of snow. your forecast for thi tuesday calls for mostly cloudy skies and a light breeze as we make it to a high of 33. the overnight

councilwoman rhonda capron was also sworn in to a second term after being re-elected in november. and council member, dan moore, also took the oath of office as the new mayor pro tem. woodbury county also gained some new leadership. jeremy taylor took over as supervisors chairman for for one term. taylor says he wants to focus on creative solutions for the future. he says he's looking forward to rolling up his sleeves and getting to work. here's meterologist ben dorenbach with the forecast. << << the fog won't be nearly as thick this morning as it was yesterday, but some patchy freezing drizzle is half of the day, so watch out for a few slick spots on the roads. southerly winds and some limited afternoon sun will help temperatures reach the lower 30s before another chance of light freezing rain again tonight. a few snowflakes might mix in too, but better chances of snow showers will be during the day tomorrow that shouldn't result in anything huge accumulation-wise, but a coating is certainly a possibility. we'll see yet another small chance of an isolated mix on thursday with som

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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.