south dakota cuts it to age 18 and below. the only state that borders nebraska that has aull-cover helmet law like nebraska has is missouri, and both housesf their legislature have passed removal of it. but they haven't got there yet either. >> so we'll keep our eyes on that as the session gs started. >> you will hear about it again. >> see if something happens there. anothetopic know we'll be hearing about from lincoln is the death penalty this year. it really was on the forefront of last year's session, uh, that discussion continues. there seems to be at least ann inkling that maybe it won't be quite as t this session. >> well, as you're all wl aware, the ledge legislature did away with the death penalty last year. the people of the ste rose up it on the ballot and people have the final say on it. i don't thk we'll have to dedeal with it a lot thisear. i'm sure it will be brought up from time to time but there's nothing ally to be done until after the november elections when. >> when people are back to the polls and you'll

north dakota is now producing more than a million barrels of oil a day. ten years ago there were fewer than 200 oil-producing wells in the bakken. now there are more than 8,000. >> they call it boomtown usa this is where all the money is. it's crazy the amount of money you can make here. >> this rapid pace of development and the flood of workers coming here, has given north dakota the lowest unemployment rate in the us. but it's also raised questions over the dangers of working in the oil fields. >> the more jobs you complete, the more money you make. the faster you complete them, the faster you can get to the next job. let's say i mean you take your time. if you be safe, you are not i bet you could cut your pay in half. >> fault lines spent six months investigating some of the risks in north dakota's oil fields and uncovered a dark side to the boom. >> a lot of these workers come to north dakota, get chewed up and go home to recover. i get calls from attorneys in other states all asking the same question. what in the hell is going on up there? >> thousan

dakota as it carries north dakota oil to illinois. the public utilities commission voted 2-1 to approve the state's portion of the 11-hundred mile dakota access pipeline. opponents are concerned about possible harm to the environment. the panel granted the permit with conditions. two people are dead following an early-morning crash near yankton, south dakota. it happened on south dakota highway 50, east of yankton, at about 5:30am monday. invesigators say a car was travelling west on highway 50 on the wrong side of the road. in that area, traffic travelling in opposite directions is divided by a median. that car collided head-on with a car headed east. the impact caused the first car to burst into flames. the drivers of both cars died. their names haven't been released. two other cars, which came upon after the initial impact, also hit the cars involved. theyeyeren't hurt. prosecutors have reached a plea deal with an inwood, iowa, man facing eleven criminal counts, including 3rd-degree sexual abuse. 20-year-old jesse visser has agreed

it starts in north dakota and goes through south dakota, iowa, then parts of illinois. then parts of illinois. it goes to i think it's patoka, illinois is where the terminal is. then from there it goes other places. it's my understandin g, rob, that it's been approved in south dakota and illinois already. iowa is utility board has to rule on it. pete welch: okay now, as i understood, these are the shale oil fields that are in north dakota and possibly montana so it's a new construction from up in the fields all the way to where it hooks up to system in illinois. is that correct? bill gerrhard: exactly. pete welch: that would be the economic footprint of the building from montana to illinois? bill gerrhard: north dakota to illinois. pete welch: north dakota. bill gerrhard: yes. pete welch: cheryl, how do you feel on this as a topic? is iowa, should we fall in line with the other states? is there anything we're missing? cheryl valenta: well, i gained my information about the pipeline from attending the community hearings that were held in the 18 different counties. i atte

south dakota regulators have granted a construction permit for a south dakota as it carries north dakota oil to illinois. the public utilities commission voted 2-1 to approve the state's portion of the 11-hundred mile dakota access pipeline. opponents are concerned about possible harm to the environment. the panel granted the permit with conditions. republican presidential candidate donald trump will campaign in northwest iowa this weekend. trump will hold a rally in spencer, iowa, on december 5th, at the clay county regional events center. the doors will open at 9 a-m and the event begins at 11 a-m. presidential candidate ted cruz continued an intense campaign schedule in iowa with a town hall this morning. and his relationship with front-runner donald trump may changing. cruz and trump have spoken positively of each other throughout the campaign... and even appeared together on- stage at a capitol rally opposing the iran nuclear deal. but the texas senator is surging in iowa, and is now more directly saying he doesn't think trump will win the republican nomination. i do think, let me b

"dakota 303." and in south sioux city, 220 acres of residential and commercial addition. ktiv's tiffany lane is on this story and will have much more tonight on news four. ten shooting victims are being treated at two hospitals following yesterday's massacre in san bernardino, california, that left 14 people dead. today, there are still more questions than answers. questions like was it workplace nbc's jay gray in san bernardino with the latest. << overnight... police and federal agents searched for clues about a possible motive that lead to the killing spree.. chief jarrod burguan / san bernardino police "there had to be some degree of planning that went into this, i don't think they just ran home put on these types of tactical clothing grabbed guns and went out on some type of spur of the moment thing." police say 28-year-old syed farook, an environmental specialist with san bernadino county for 5- years.. was at a holiday gathering with co- workers.. when he left suddenly.. then according to pol

in your c - net 3 good morning, (dakota dunes)... it's (33 degrees) outside at (time). 3 rumors are flying about what next year's new phones will be like. here's your c - net tech update. 3 "let's take a bite out of some iphone and samsung galaxy rumors. i'm bridget carey, this is your cnet update.***" "what big features will be in next year's smartphones? there is already buzz about the iphone 7 and samsung galaxy s7. ** bloomberg is reporting that apple has opened a secret laboratory in taiwan where engineeers are focused on developing new screen technology for iphones and ipads. of course apple isn't commmmting on this, but thth report says apple began operating the lalathis year to make the next iphones even thinner, lighter, brighter and use less battery. there's reportedly a push to move toward organic led's, which don't require backlight. but if apple can make its own display tech, the company may not have to rely so much on samsung and other companies for parts. ***""now it's still waaaay too early to talk about what iphone c

including the university of south dakota in vermillion. however, the board is setting up a special task force to continue studying and exploring the sessions. tim: the u-s military is opening all combat posts to women. u-s defense secretary ash carter made that historic announcement today. he says women will be able to fill all jobs currently limited to men, including infantry and some special operations units the decision comes after years-long reviews and public push-back from some within the military. the marine corp had sought exceptions to the new rule -- at one point releasing a study suggesting all-male squads are more effective in combat than integrated groups. tim: u.s. labor secretary tom perez is endorsing hillary clinton. the endorsement is seen as a sting to clinton opponent, martin o'malley. tim: the former maryland governor helped launch perez's career by appointing him as secretary of the maryland department of labor, licensing and regulation in 2007. in a statement perez said he's endorsing clinton because she will fight t

in our state of north dakota, we continue to produce oil. in fact, our state increased production in october with almost 1.17 million barrels a day. that's up a little bit from last month where we produced about 1.16. but we're already down from our peak earlier this year of 1.2 million barrels a day. and this goes back to what i'm saying. we're in a fight to determine who's going to produce oil and gas globally. do we want that to be america or would we prefer that to be opec, russia, venezuela and some of our other adversaries? our producers are resilient, innovative and highly competitive. they're developing new technologies and techniques to become more cost-effective and more efficient all the time. allowing them to compete in a global market will not only make us more inventive, more creative, deploy better technologies, it will grow our economy and grow our domestic oil and gas industry. of course, that means high-paying jobs for our people. according to a study by i.h.s., a global provider of industry data and analysis, lifting the b

and hailee rae flores of parkston, south dakota. the only person arrested in connection with a home invasion, in sioux city, will be arraigned on new year's eve. 21-year-old austin cummings of sioux city faces four charges connected to the robbery and assault that terrorized a sioux city woman, and her sons, back on december 7th. police say cummings was one of two men who entered the home of jodi blackwell in the 26- hundred block of south alice street about three a-m monday. the men asked for drugs and money. police say the victims believe they had the wrong house. blackwell's 19-year-old son was tied up and beaten with a crowbar while blackwell was held at gunpoint. the thieves took multiple video game systems, a tv and cell phone. others are in the hospital, after an afternoon car crash in buena vista county, iowa. the buena vista cocoty sheriff says the two vehicles collided head-on on highway 7 near the raccoon river bridge, which is west of newell. two adults were pronounced dead at the scene, but authorities haven't released

and "303 dakota", in dakota dunes, south dakota. in the season of giving, one organization is asking for donations of your time. those iconic salvation army red kettles are in need of bell ringers. organizers of the kettle campaign say the salvation army needs 100 more bell ringers. weekdays. the campaign is one of the salvation army's biggest fundraisers of the year. and... the annual "festival of trees" has set a new fundraising record. the event, which culminated with tonight's auction, inside the ho-chunk centre, in downtown sioux city, raised over $24,000 to set a new festival record. the money will benefit the siouxland autism support group. back, now, to our top story, tonight... the mass shooting in california. tonight, the f-b-i is trying to determine whether it was terror-related... or a workplace grievance. 14 are dead, 21 others were hurt. we're learning more about the syed farook. << mass shooting... authorities in san bernardino are tasked with figuring out what was behind wednesday's massacre. investigators have spent

i'll bring you the heart warming story of a north dakota boy... who wanted to give back in a very special way this holiday season. a deep-sea fishing trip...or the super bowl. but 9 year-old keaton nelson of west fargo... requested his "make a wish", be closer to home....and more meaningful to him and thousands of others. luckily, he got his "a simple, quick trip to the mall.... "your wish is coming true today." turned 9-year old keaton nelson "ready to be santa???" from a precocious west fargo 4th grader, into a holiday dream come true. "santa is in the building." with tight security, make a wish and macy's outfitted keaton with his very own santa suit. which he proudly wore for his entire class "hey guys !!" that showed up at the mall. their classmate was the hero of the world today. santa claus. "merry christmas you guys." keaton, who battles and lives with cystic fibrosis every day, then reveived a law enforcement escort to downtown fargo, where the young santa would board his sleigh, for the trip north on broadway. "i think it is gong to be p

from there you can click on nebraska, or south dakota. two people are dead following an early-morning crash near yankton, south dakota. it happened on south dakota highway 50, east of yankton, at about 5:30am. invesigators say a car was travelling west on highway 50 on the wrong side of the road. in that area, traffic travelling in opposite directions is divided by a median. that car collided head-on with a east. the impact caused the first car to burst into flames. e drivers of both cars died. their names haven't been released. two other cars, which came upon the crash site after the initial impact, also hit the cars involved. they weren't hurt. (matt) it's the second big snow of the season. and those flurries just keep coming down. (sheila) ktiv's tommie clark met up with one driver who takes on the snow-filled streets all day. tommie? matt and sheila, i rode along with a sioux city bus driver. he told me how many inches of his passenger's entire day. << bus noises. "winter r ather impacts all siouxlandersrsbut especially those that dri

on the ladies side, what a night it was for south dakota freshman jaycee bradley. the norfolk high alum scored a career-high 17 points for the 'yotes as usd upset illinois in champaign. bradlet shot 5 of 7 from three point land in the win, leading south dakota to its 9th victory in 10 games. back in iowa city.....the iowa football team continues preparation for the rose bowl. the hawkeyes held media availability on tuesday as they get set to battle stanford on new years day. kickoff in pasadena is just nine days away and this group knows just how important this game really is. saying its the grandaddy of them all. it will be an amazing experience for all of us and just a great opportunity." "it's exciting. we have been preparing these last two weeks...and just playing in the rose bowl is a huge accomplishment for us. its going to present a great challenge in playing a great team in stanford." we will haveve continued coverage of the road to the rose bowl just about every day leading up to january 1st. on new years eve, we will have a 30- minute rose bowl special ca

senator john thune said "it's uncongested in south dakota. the access to training which we have access to really good training ranges, the length of the airstrip, the technology that's out there that's capable of not only having f-16s, but f-35s land there, the infrastructure on the base.""this last year, we're recognized with h e distinguished flying unit awawa, as well as the air force outstanding unit award," col. walz said. many hope it's the hard work at the 114th fighter wing which pays off and brings the f-35 home to south dakota. " jenna: president obama has signed "no child left behind" education initiative. "no child left behind" was first approved in 2002 during george w. bush's presidency. critics on both sides of the aisle have long argued that the initiative gave too much power to washington controlling state education . teachers and parents also argued "no child left behind" focused too much on testing. the president says the overhaul is long overdue. (president obama) "for years, i have called on congress to come together and

south dakota is the first state to make a decision about the pipeline. it must also be approved in iowa, where three landowners, including two from siouxland, have filed a lawsuit to stop eminent domain from being used to take their land for the project. rren buffett plans to hit the campaign trara stumping for hillary clinton. the billionaire investor is set to appear with clinton at a campaign stop in nebraska next month. it will be the democratic presidential candidate's first campaign stop in omaha before the nebraska caucus in march. a clinton campaign source says the two will talk abououthe need inequality. buffett has long been a fan of clinton, contributing to both her campaign and super pac in recent months. billionaire businessman donald trump plans to bring his campaign back to siouxland this weekend. the republican presidential hopeful will hold a rally in spencer, iowa on saturday at the clay c cnty regional events center. doors open at 9 a-m. the event begins at 11. how much more snow will fall today? stay tuned for the forecast from metero

in springfield, south dakota, prisoners in springfield, south dakota also refurbish bikes for kids. the program started 10 years ago. back then, the inmates worked on 35 to 40 bicycles. they tear them apart, sandblast the parts, put them back totother, then paint them. this year, a dozen guys redid about 1,300 bicycles. :48 we get a lot of letters back from kids and family from people who appreciate them." 1:15: the inmates get a sense of worth putting these bikes out for the kids. they really do. they really enjoy it" the bikes go to non- profits, churches and police departments. pretty much anyone who asks with a need. and, the parts the inmates can't usus also get recycled. some inmates actually turn to knitting. this year, they partnered with goodwill of the great plains to help with the annual shoe and mitten drive. yarn is donated from local churches and goodwill, and the inmates knit hundreds of hats and scarves. still to come.... football practice without helmets...and how it might actually be a good thing. that s sry on tonight's healthbeat 4. it's been her fight for twenty

in south dakota alerting the public. glen walker is set to be released next week. in the 1990's he received two concurrent 25 year sentences for kidnapping and attempted kidnapping after helping his friend robert lee anderson kidnap and kill two women. minnehaha county sheriff mike milstead says there's uncertainty about where walker will go after he's released. " there's always that uncertainty what do, once they've served their time, and they're released corerctions deals with that on a daily basis " reduced sentence and he's due to be christmas eve without supervision. jenna: police are investigating a was involved in a accent earlier today according to the sioux city p-d, this white van was stolen from south sioux city nebraska morning hit another white vehicle on outer drive just across school, the suspect then fled the scene, apprehended by police, are available at this time tim: yankton will again archery championships. the indoor event 20-18 with the field championships in 20-20 the world archery executive board

yankton, south dakota will be in the world spotlight for archery. it has been selected to host the 2018 world archery indoor championships and the 2020 world archery field championships. a big boost expected in meat production in the u.s. in 2016. beef production in is projected to be more than 24 and a half billion pounds. pork is projected at just under 25 billion pounds. turkey - 6 billion pounds. that's all record production for beef, pork and turkey. iowa secretary of agriculture bill northey will be visiting two iowa counties tomorrow. northey will visit emmet and pocahontas counties. he will be in estherville at 11 a.m. he'll tour iowa lakes community college's sustainable energy resources and then he'll visit pocahontas high school at 2:30. still to come... meet a retired nurse who fills her sioux city home with an amazing christmas collection. she goes nuts for nutcrackers! << >> << staff sgt. shawn ross. from burleson, texas. i'd like to wish my family in iowa a merry christmas, and my family in texas genevieve and gavin, a merry christmas

dakota valley's john prochello clears some space and makes the layup.. dakota valley down twelve to nine at this point but they go on to the fifty-five to fifty- three victory over tea area. 3 that's not all tonight... we've also got highlights from nebraska.including norfolk's boys and girls taking on lincoln southeast. that's next 3 norfolk's 3 norfolk's girls basketball team fell one win short of a state title last year. tonight they hosted lincoln southeastlooking to build towards what they hope is another shot at a title this year.1)panther tier wilson for two points2)knights 3)knights ella flamig for 2 points4)knights karsin underwood for 2 points5) panthers jenna jochum for 3 points at the buzzer end of first quarter.lincoln southeast wins 48-37 3 the boys are also looking to get back to the playoffs agains this season. they hosted lincoln southeast tonight.1. panthers brandon villalpando for 3 points2. panthers christian eisenhauer passes to villalpando again for another 3 points3. panthers richard dove for 2 points4. knights sam morris for 2 poi

and "303 dakota", in dakota dunes, south dakota. the lion's share of the development money will go it's a project that is so big, it will be done in several phases. ktiv's tiffany lane spoke with south sioux city officials on how it will affect their economy moving forward. << flatwater crossing may not be more than a chunk of bare land right now. but over the next decade, it's expected to bring in significant growth to south sioux city, nebraska. "we want to get jobs into south sioux," said rod koch, mayor of south sioux city, nebraska. "we want to attract people. we have to have housing, affordable housing. we have to have housing that the young professionals can live in and nice neighborhoods, trails, bike trails." this new development is set to do just that. flatwater crossing will have 600 apartment units and 400 single family homes. there will also be a 67- thousand foot village center. the center will include businesses and townhomes. and they will be on a mile long stretch along the "nebraska means flatwater in the oto langu

panthers big quarterfinal matchup with the north dakota state bison. this is a rematch of the october matchup--north dakota state edged out the panthers 31-28. both teams rely heavily on their run game. quarterback aaron bailey set the u-n-i rushing record in a season for a qb last week, and has more than 13 hundred yards this year. tyvis smith also has more than a thousand yards this year--it marks the first time in school history the team has had two thousand yard rushers. the bison also have been potent on the ground this year--they're averaging 300 yards on the ground over the past six games. kick off is tomorrow morning at 11 on espn. meanwhile, it's the women's turn in the second--ally disterhoff drives in for the lay-up--2 of her 26 points, pushes iowa's lead to 9. they would go up by ten, but iowa state looking for more hilton magic--shawna johnson hits the layup to tie it up at 55. then, good passing finds jayda buckley for the three pointer, iowa state takes the lead. disterhoff with the chance to tie it with seven seconds left--misses the fr

chad sandwell has the latest on your forecast. 3 (pipeline approval)south dakota gives the go ahead to a controversial oil pipeline. will it succeed in crossing into northwest iowa? 3 (not enough)the government forces refiners to make more ethanol next year. but it's not enough according to many midwest politicians. 3 (new device)a new device is changing the way doctors treat local patients with congestive heart failure. 3 (siouxland's most wanted) and... u-s marshals need your help tracking down an accused sex trafficker. 3 3 south dakota has become the first state to give the go ahead to building the controversial bakken oil pipeline.this comes despite objections from landowners in its path. 3 3 the south dakota public utilities commission voted 2 to 1 to approve the construction permit. but that permit comes with conditions... conditions that are unknown at this time.plans call for the pipeline to originate in bakken oil field of north dakota... then through south dakota...six counties in northwest iowa on its way to illinois.many landowners in iowa are fighting to get the iowa util

dakota. date weather information at your fingertips, you can dowload our free storm team 4 weather app on your phone or tablet for free. there's interactive radar along with hourly and daily forecasts. it's under the weather tab at ktiv-dot-com. and if you have some pictures of the snow storm you want to share, you can email it to us at ktivnews@ktiv .com or you can post it to our facebook page. while we expect snow and blizzards this time of year... we don't always expect floods and tornadoes in december. today... parts of the country are dealing with all three. ththdeath toll from the texas rnadoes stands at 11. hundreds of homes destroyed... and the dangerous conditions are far from over. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest on the extreme weather. << this morning...weat her whiplash. from tornadoes...to floods...to blizzards. devastating the southwest...and midwest. sot: (ashley rolin) (crying) "sorry i don't know what else to say i'm sorry." at least 9 tornadoes...to uching destruction...

plans for the third building are built in 2017. 303 dakota is a master planned dakota dunes, south dakota that will cost seven point five million dollars. the third most expensive project in ho-chunk's developments, is along the missouri river. it will be a three-story apartment complex with 47 units. those units will have an indoor pool, fitness area and other amenities. they are hoping to have it completed by june 2016. the least expensive project being developed at one-point-two million dollars is called pearl street. it is also in sioux city. 607 and 615 pearl street are historic buildings downtown. "we have so much to offer and we have so much more coming up to offer," said rhonda capron, sioux city city councilmember. "so just in sioux city we we're working on right now, which it's going to benefit the whole tristate area." the project will include at least four residential units. there will also be five- for retail. ho-chunk says those will be ready to open in february 2016. new housing is also being developed in spirit lake, iowa. steve schwaller from our news partner, kuoo radio,

he was taken to the dakota county jail for warrants in iowa and south dakota. frye faces several charges including eluding, reckless driving and several alcohol and drug charges. frye's passenger was released as deputies say he was telling frye to stop and pulled the vehicle'e'emergency break to stop the car. a northwest iowa day care operator has been charged with child endangerment involving a toddler in her care. deputies with the sioux county sheriff's office arrested 32- year-old dianna winder last thursday at her home in maurice. authorities say her arrest stems from an investigation in november after a health care provider reported suspicious injuries to a 15-month-old boy in her care. the boy had non-life threatening head injuries. winder is charged with child endangerment causing bodily injury and serious assault. past week after a long slide downward. the december cattle on feed report said that november placements were down 10.8% to the lowest level for the month since usda began the current data series in 1996. there are two prime causes for the low

matchup with the north dakota state bison. this is a rematch of the october matchup--north dakota state edged out the panthers 31-28. both teams rell heavily on theiei run game. quarterback aaron bailey set the u-n-i rushing record in a season for a qb last week, and has more than tyvis smith also has re than a thousand yards this year--it marks the first time in school history the team has had two thousand yard rushers. the bison al_o have been potent on the ground this year--they're averaging 300 yards on the ground over the past six games. kick off is tomorrow morning at 11 on espn. a couple of area naties are being cognized for r heir stellar years on the football field. iowa state's mike warren and alabama's ross pierschbacher from cedar falls, both named to the freshman alal america team. warree rushed for 1,339 yards--fifth most in team history and added five touchdowns. pierschbacher was a starting guard for the crimson tide--helping block the way for if you're a hawkeye fan, there's a good chance you're still upset ab

see accumulations ranging between 1 to 2 inches with totals increasing as you move towards south dakota. we are going to be dry but cold through the rest of the week as temperatures fall into the lower 30s and upper 20s. next week there will be a few rain chances early in the week and we will likely warm back into the 40s, so as of now still no white christmas in the forecast. sabrina: let's get into the top five this let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: the rains over the past few days have lead to flooding in the metro... rising waters forced parts of george flagg parkway, fleur drive, and southeast hartford to be closed to flooding at water works park even forced jolly holiday lights to cancel the rest of its season, a first in its 20- year history. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: a hit an run investigation on the iowa state campus. just after seven monday morning, isu police found emmalee jacobs at the intersection of ash avenues and lincoln way. she was taken to the hospital where she later died. ames police are now assisting in the investi

including the university of south dakota in vermillion. however, the board is setting up a special task force to continue studying and exploring the sessions. tim: the u-s military is opening all combat posts to women. u-s defense secretary ash carter made that historic announcement today.

best chance for wintry precipitation will be further central nebraska and south central south dakota. highs on sunday should be right around 40. we will get a bit of a break on monday before another system comes in tuesday bringing us a chance for snow max, your boyfriend is naked and waving from the dumpster he calls his apartment. make sure it's deke. last time you said that, i went over, and it was just a naked meth head in a normal dumpster. i mean, we had a blast, but still. i mean, he thought they were alive,

because i'm going to north dakota on tuesday. >> okay.et ready for some chilly weather on -- north dakota, huh? >> we'll talk about it. >> we'll find out why but you're going to enjoy some chilly weather out there. and then the record warmth returns to the northeast later on next week for christmas week. but right now we've got a major storm that we're tracking across the northwest. expect travel delays again. very heavy rain along the coast, and very heavy mountain snows. it's been the pattern we've been locked in from this el nino and that will be the trend next week, as well. it's going to cool down this weekend in the northeast. in fact the coldest weather of the season so far. we haven't fallen below 32 degrees in central park. that's going to change. saturday night it's requesting to be quite chilly. but then look what happens next week. the jet stream buckles up again. cooler out west in the dakotas, as well for you, jonathan. record high temperatures as you're heading into your christmas travel time right through christmas eve. we

south h dakota serial l killer is set totoe released next week. glen walker received two concurrent 25 year sentences for kidnapping and attempted kidnapping -- along with a consecutive five year sentence for being an accomplice to murder back in the 90's when he was convicted of helping his friend robert lee anderson kidnap and killtwo women. minnehaha county sheriff mike milstead had just joined the department when the incidents occured, and now says there's uncertainty about where walker will go after this. " there's always that uncertainty of what somebody is going to do, once they've served their time, and they're released the department of corrections deals with that on a daily basis." walker received a redudud sentence for r od behavior and he's due to be released o o christmas eve without supervision such as parole or probation. tim: woodbury county emergency services picked up a big piece of christmas cheer today. cf industries presented a check of over thirty- seven thousand dollars to the local agency. the county will use the money to s

he wasn't a rock star. >> lori kay produced the six-hour interview. >> so you arrive at the dakota. >> where did he sit but right on the love seat next to me. so for the next couple hours it's like that's john lennon and he's sitting next to me looking at me through his john lennon glasses. >> then came the home kay says she will never forget. >> when we were talking about him and yoko and he said, "i hope to god that i die before yoko because i don't know what i would do if she left before i did." in other words, he couldn't continue without her. and -- >> after an emotional afternoon, lennon headed to the recording studio for the last time, and mark david chapman waited outside. >> chapman had the double fantasy album with him and asked lennon to sign it. i said, mark, how did that feel? he said, "i was just so excited to see him." he was just a fan. >> but also a killer. lennon jumped into a limo. lori kay stayed behind. mark caught her off guard? >> he said did you talk to him, did you get an you a graph? it was beyond fandom. it was creepy. >> did you think he could be dangerou

in springfield, south dakota, sheila brummer, ktiv news 4. >> prisoners in springfield, south dakota also the program started 10 years ago. back then, the inmates worked on 35 to 40 bicycles. they tear them apartrtsandblast the parts, put them back together, then paint them. this year, a dozen guys redid about 13-hundred bikes. :48 we get a lot of letters back from kids and family from people who appreciate them." 1:15: the inmates get a sense of worth putting these bikes out for the kids. . ey really do. they really enjoy it" the bikes go to non- profits, churches and police departments. pretty much anyone who asks with a need. and, the parts the inmates can't use, also get recycled. some inmates actually turn to knitting. this year, they partnered with goodwill of the great plains to help with and mitten drive. yarn is donated from local churches and goodwill, and the inmates knit hundreds of hats and scarves. drones are flying off the shelves this holiday season. coming up next, we'll show you how some businesses are benefitting from the new complete << >> << wx timer @ 2:45 we co

in fact, he comes from western south dakota, rapid city. i'm a western south dakota product. in fact, in south dakota, you're either east river or west river. we both come from west river, but through his time on the commerce committee, he's never forgotten about the needs of south dakota families, farmers and businesses. it's always been forefront in his mind. i'm grateful for that. i know there are a lot of south dakotans who are grateful for the bills that he's helped pass. dave's work will have a tremendously positive impact on south dakota for many years to come. mr. president, while it's difficult to overstate how much dave will be missed around here, i'm happy to know he has found a new opportunity. it's said that lightning never strikes the same place twice, but as in so many other things, dave breaks the mold on this one as well. in fact, he was struck by lightning not once, not twice, but three times while on a rock climbing trip, but that hasn't discouraged him, and i for one am grateful for that commitment and tenacity. my thanks also go out to dave's wife sandra,

in springfield, south dakota, sheila brummer, ktiv news 4. >> prisoners in springfield, south dakota also refurbish bikes for kids. the program started 10 years worked on 35 to 40 bicycles. they tear them apart, sandblast the parts, put them back together, then paint them. this year, a dozen guys redid about 13-hundred bikes. :48 we get a lot of letters back from kids and family from people who appreciate them." 1:15: the inmates get a sense of worth putting these bikes out for the kids. they really do. they really enjoy it" the bikes go to non- profits, churches and police departments... pretty much anyone who asks with a need. and, the parts the inmates can't use, also get recycled. and some inmates have turned to knitting to help out. this year, they partnered with goodwill of the great plains to help with the annunu shoe ananmitten drive. yarn is donated from l lal churches and goodwill, and the inmates knit hundreds of hats and scarves. we're tracking santa after the break. where is the man of season right now as he heads to siouxland? and stay tuned for the forecast coming up n

construction has already started in sioux city and dakota dune. south sioux city's flatwater crossing will begin construction in spring of 2016. updating quality life is one of ho chunk's goals according to morgan, as he says they plan on helping to answer to the demands of residents' active lifestyles with the new communities. another major goal according to morgan is to keep brains and talent here in siouxland, meaning that once stents from the area return after college, the company wants to have built an enviorment attractive enough from them to stay long term. reporting live in studio. bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: turning now to san bernadino investigators are searchchg for a motive behind the deadly shooting rampage that left 14 people dead yesterday. police say the more than 16 hundred bullets with them when they were gunned down in their s-u-v and even more ammunition was found at the suspect's home. burguan: here at the regional center we believe the entered fired somewhere between from their rifles at the scene. we did locate the one pipe

he was taken to the dakota county jail for warrants in iowa and south dakota. frye faces several charges including eluding, reckless driving and several alcohol and drug charges. frye's passenger was released as say he was telling frye to stop and pulled the vehicle's emergency break to stop the car. authorities say two women died when their vehicle ran off a nebraska. the accident happened afternoon on u.s. highway 75 thurston county near pender. e nebraska state patrol says embankment. they died at the scene. the patrol identified them as 30-year-old britney mccauley, of walthill, and 24-year-old brianna wolfe, of macy. suspect alcohol use was a factor in the crash. an ohio grand jury will not charge any officers in the 20-14 police shooting death of 12-year-old tamir rice in cleveland. rice was shot while playing at a recreation center near his home. the 12-year-old was holding a pellet gun when he was a shot, and the two officers involved in the shooting said it looked real. the lead prosecutor says i iwas reasonable to believe the officer who fired the fat

people who on tuesdays should still put it out for normal pickup. 3 south dakota has become the first state to give the go ahead to building the controversial bakken oil pipeline.the south dakota public utilities commission voted 2 to 1 to approve the construction permit. but that permit comes with conditions... conditions that are unknown at this time.plans call for the pipeline to originate in bakken oil field of north dakota... then through south dakota...six counties in northwest iowa on its way to illinois.many landowners in iowa are fighting to get the iowa utilities board to reject the pipeline.that board is currently holding hearings on the project.it isn't expected to make a decision until february. 3 3 it *sounds* like good news for the etetnol industry. 3 the obama a ministration is requiring more renewable fuels be used in the nation's supply of gasoline next year. refiners will be required to blend more than 18 billion gallons. that's compared to about 17 and a half billion this year.but it's far short congress set when it enacted the renewable fufu standard in 2007. 3 3

they were up against north dakota state today. sam's got the highlilits in paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big monon. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock. temperatures are finally starting to fefe like december across siouxland and some raran is even possible. i'll break it all down <<>> the mild weather has since left us and now we start to dive back into a more wintry weather pattern with cooler temperatures to kick off the weekend as well as overcast conditions. along with the clouds a storm system is continuing to move it's way out of the four corners region and is now moving towards the mid-west. this will give siouxland the chance

most of the rain will stay across south dakota into minnesota. it will be clipped by a few light rain showers. most of it will not even reach the ground. the radar might look a little more impressive this afternoon and what is actually happening out there. and we cold front will be shifting off to the west. clear skies and very quiet weather. thursday looks beautiful. we will have a strong supplement draghi in near record high temperatures, followed by another we cold front to cold down slightly for friday. a better chance for rainfall. ahead of it, temperatures will be nice. 50's for the southern half of the state. 60's continue to spread to the north as we go through tomorrow. once again five thursday, some of the 60's will move into the southwestern part of the state. 35 in des moines with a few clouds and a light supplement. 53 this afternoon. despite the clouds, it will become trouble with a few raindrops shortly after noontime today. 54 tomorrow with sunshine that will feel wonderful. it will feel wonderful thursday if you do not mind the w

dakota state edged out the panthers 31-28... uni lost that one on a last-minute touchdown... but the panthers have never looked better than they do right now - riding a seven-gamm win streak... quarterback aaron bailey set the u-n-i rushing recordin a season for a quarterback last week -- and has more than 13- hundred yards this year... but it won't be easy today.. north dakota state also relies on a strong ground game --they're averaging 3- hundred yards rushing over the past six games....and they're also the four-time defending natinal champions... panthers coach mark farley spoke earlier this week about returning to fargo... "theres no easy thing to prep even though its north dakota state it prbably makes the prep more difficult even though we think it makes it anyeasier playing them." uni and north dakota state have the past few years... it's not just the team getting found out, panther faithful also have some pre game rituals of their own.. kwwl's jessica hartman caught up with some big u-n-i fans last night -- and has more

northwest iowa will likely see accumulations ranging with totals increasing south dakota. we are cold through the rest temperatures fall into upper 20s. next week there will be a few rain chances early in the week and we will likely warm back into the 40s, so as of now still no white christmas in the forecast. sabrina: there was definitely an air of celebration and admiration at the iowa state fairgrounds last night. the longest serving governor in the nation's history made his rounds greeting supporters throughout the night, branstad first took office in 1983. giving him a 19 and oh record no mattter what office he sought. to give you an idea of the place governor branstad carved out in history... the previous longest serving governor was george clinton from new york, who served seven three-year terms starting in 1777. at the event honoring the governor some high profile republicans and democrats congratulated mr. branstad on making history. grassley - you've earned your place in history by willingness to serve and to lead. boswell - i don't care if you're independent, re

today, he brought that tour to dakota c cy... along g th the milies of some patients who could benefit from legal cannabis. 3 "telling them to move out of the state, that's not an option. telling them to break the law and to self-medicate, that's not an option either. there are a lot of people who are self-medicating, and that's not right we're forcing them to break the law just so they can have some quality of life."garret says the issue is important because some sick nebraskans don't really have any other opopons. 3 3 have you ever considered that how fast you *walk* could be a 3 coming up after the break in tonight's healthwatch... we'll tell you about a new study that says there's a link *between* your walking speed and your risk of alzheimer's. 3 hello. i'm mark hyman.last year, chicago police responded to a report of attempted car break-ins. 17-year old laquan mcdonald was fatally shot. there are no reports that officer jason van dyke -- who allegedly shot mcdonald 16 times -- was ever disciplined. seven police officers wit

south dakota is the first state to make a decision about the pipeline. it must also be approved in iowa, where ree landowners, including two from siouxland, have filed a lawsuit to stop eminent domain from being used to take their land for the project. governor terry branstad says there is no reason to delay plans to shift ioio's medicaid operation to private management, evenhough a judge has recommended the state throw out one of four contracts awarded to companies to run the program. branstad says the state always planned to have between two and four companies running the program. he says ever if the state takes the judge's recommendation, it can continue with three private firms. gov. terry branstad/r-iowa "those of us that are in health systems, like those of us that have the state employee health plan, it's a managed care system. and it's worked, i think, very effectively reason why in iowa we can't work it effectively." governor branstad stressed the state has not decided how to proceed. iowa is set to shift the 4- point-2 billion dollar medicaid p

the two men are identified as university of south dakota students. they first told staff they were at yankton high school to kill time before an exam, but later changed their story, saying they knew school-- but couldn't come up with a name. after being asked to leave, police were contacted and because of the suspicious behavior, authorities pulled the two teenagers over. that's when yankton police found two unloaded weapons in the trunk. m "i think for anybody that's unsettling, but the way it was handled and as quickly as it was handle din the school i don't know that we could have done that any better. we don't want two oindividuals coming into our school unannounced efining how our school is all about and our community and i feel very strongly about that. i would not have had kids in our school today if i felt they should not be there," said yankton school district superintendent, brian paulsen. the two individuals are now identified as 18-year-old joseph vanbuskirk and 19-year-old adam gerard. tonight at 6 i will tell you what the two men were c