in real estate in north dakota. we are looking for somebody who wants to be in north dakota and can simulate their business and people and be productive and effective. to do due diligence on both sides. exciting, that this lead, let's talk about it. then bring decision makers together and say it does not work, it does not make sense. >> i just want to add one thing to everything that leslie and donovan said, and i agree wholeheartedly. a company like magnum comes in and hires the employees a higher. that is the greatest feeling in the world. someone has got a job. on the flipside of that though, what we see a lot of times is those middle, red flags that go up occasionally when a company comes to us and all they care about is an incentive package. just to throw it back of the private sector, that raises flags for any state. anyone that is in this line of business, even if it is a consultants, because quite frankly, it goes to what donovan had mentioned, it is that commitment. we don't want a company to come in, set u

dakota. we were 51st in teacher pay and they were 49th. montana was 47th. nebraska was 42nd. today we're still closest to north dakota among our surroundings states but the gap is not $2,000 it's $8,000. we still rank 51st. north dakota has moved to 36th. montana to 28th. nebraska, 32nd. and even when you adjust for cost of living, south dakota still falls behind our surrounding states. we're closest to north dakota but nearly $6,000 behind. after adjusting for cost of living, south dakota's nearly $10,000 behind minnesota. if south dakota wants to maintain high student achievement we need a new generation of high quality teachers. and we're not going to get them unless we become more competitive with the surrounding states. and when you delve into the numbers, you reach the conclusion that the only way to become more competitive is to increase our state's average teacher salary. we need to add more money into the system. much like other problems we've confronted together, south dakota faces

in real estate in north dakota. whore looking for somebody wants to be in north dakota and can simulate their business and people and be productive and effective. to do due diligence on both sides. exciting, that this lead, let's talk about it. then bring decision makers together and say it does not work, it does not make sense. >> i just want to add one thing to everything that leslie and donovan said, and i agree wholeheartedly. a company like magnum comes in and hires the employees a higher. that is the greatest feeling in the world. someone has got a job. on the flipside of that though, what we see a lot of times is flags that gored up occasionally when a company comes to us and all they care about is an incentive package. of the throw it back private sector, that raises flags for any state. anyone that is in this line of business, even if it is a consultants, because quite frankly, it goes to what donovan had mentioned, it is that commitment. we don't want a company to come in, set up shop, then all of a sudden

and start it, came to north dakota.went to a local bank, new company, we don't feel comfortable, doesn't meet their criteria, et cetera, bank of north dakota got involved. they call me asking what do you know about this, so i gave them my information, met the people and had been involved with them. said here's what i know about them, but like anything else you have to do your due diligence. but because it's unique, the local lenders weren't willing to give a loan to the start-up from norway, bank of north dakota steps in and says we can make that happen. we can do something like that. so that gives us a real edge. >> wonderful. and, donovan, lastly i would love to hear from you what's worked well and in particular what hasn't worked well in the past in your relationships with companies? and i'd love for jim and frank to actually comment on that in terms of from their perspective how they see this. any examples or past experiences, or scars even around what's particularly worked well or hasn't particularly worked well in

south dakota lawmakers have killed a bill that would have repealed south dakota's death penalty. the bill's main sponsor is republican senator arthur rusch of vermillion. on wednesday, the south dakota senate state affairs committee met to review the proposal. rush is a former judge who has prosecuted a death penalty case. rusch told the committee wednesday that he's seen first-hand how costly and hard it was on jurors and court personnel. "the thing that i find so interesting is the parallel that we're in a republican state that's predominantly pro-life," said chelsea gilbertson of vermillion, south dakota. "and so the second that you bring up the idea of the death penalty, people are no longer pro-life. they're willing to take away the sanctity of life because somebody committed a crime." "however, i think there are extreme situations such as maybe mass murder, like terrorism, where you know the person and without a reasonable doubt did it." the bill was voted down six to (matt) the weather will also make headlines over the weekend. (sheila) that starts with sub-zero temps, ton

south dakota lawmakers have killed a bill that would have repealed south dakota's death penalty. the bill's main sponsor is republican senator arthur rusch of vermillion. on w wnesday, the south dadata senate state affairs committee met to review the proposal. rusch is a former judge who has prosecuted a death penalty case. rusch told the committee wednesday that he's seen first-hand how costly and hard it was on jurors and court personnel. interesting is the parallel that we're a republican state that's predominantly pro-life," said chelsea gilbertson of vermillion, south dakota. "and so the second that you bring up the idea of the death penalty, people are no longer pro-life. they're willing to take away the sanctity of life because somebody committed a crime." "however, i think there are extreme situations such as maybe mass murder, like terrorism, where you know the person and without a reasonable doubt did it." the bill was voted down six to three. (sheila) even though the sun was out earlier today, the winds brought (matt) and, we'll be dealing with sub-zero temps, and wind

now 18-years-old, dakota can't talk but he is very social. for 4 years, he's been the manager of the west fork warhawks boys basketball team in sheffield. >> i keep telling dakota he's got an awesome family right there.

i'm less concerned about opinion outside of south dakota." "i have until tuesday, and i'll get it done before tuesday -- or by tuesday, i should say -- but i'm not sure how quickly i'll get there. i want to do it well. certainly want to

this system across north dakota moving into south dakota will be bringing another round of light snow. light snow already working in across northwest iowa near sioux city, storm lake. it will track to the southeast along the i-35 corridor probably by about 5:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. through 9:00 or 10:00 before it finally pushes off across the eastern part of the state by 11:00 p.m. and a friday it is looking on saturday starts are quiet and by saturday evening, here comes more snow. that will be with us through saturday at 10:00 p.m. followed by a break but then more snow will move through the day on sunday lasting into the lid -- mid afternoon hours. similar to yesterday, some spots will pick up a half-inch and others close to an inch and a half. light, fluffy snow is on the way making roads slippery by this afternoon for the evening. 10 degrees right now in des moines, not much wind coming from the northeast at nine miles per hour but it is enough wind to drive the chill below zero. it will stay chilly, below average for highs today. we don't have much wind but we do have another round

democrats in south dakota say they won't let u.s. senator john thune run unopposed for the second consecutive election. the south dakota democratic candidate for u.s. senate by the end of the week. south dakota democratic party spokesman michael ewald said the party is excited to field a competitive candidate. ewald says the candidate is a man with experience in both private and public sectors. thune didn't face an opponent in the 2010 campaign for his second term. still to come... a disease that's putting pregnant cattle in danger. what veterinarians are doing and welcome to subway, what can i make for you? how 'bout crunching into flavor with a pulled chicken in enchilada sauce, melty monterey cheddar, fresh veggies and fritos corn chips! hurry in today! much of siouxland was able to break into some sunshine leading to a warmer day as sioux city got into the 40s for the first time in the past eight days. northeastern siouxland was stuck in pretty thick fog and as you may guess it stayed cooler up that way. a system now moves in ton

they made sure that dakota had his moment. laura: scoring 8 points total, dakota brought his team to victory. >> he just felt like he really belonged last night. >> one huge step in dakota's life that i am going to say he probably won't forget for quite a wild. i know i am not. laura: dakota is actually becoming pretty famous. his parents say they have been getting calls all day from national news outlets like "usa today" and "people" magazine because everyone to do a story on this inspirational kid. steve: we do have an update now on that stolen trailer with kids triathlon equipment inside. thieves stole the trailer in december, taking all the equipment owned by a kid's sports organization, called rip roar events. to the surprise of the company's owner and law enforcement, the trailer, with most of its contents, has now been found, it was parked at a scenic overlook near swan in warren county. unfortunately, as the tow truck was returning the trailer to des moines today, it slid off the road and into a ditch. >> it is kind of

1) dakota valley is up 2 to 0 after a couple of free throws. vermillion's haleigh melstad misses the 3 but maddie regnerus is there for the rebound and the put back. game tied at 2.2) next dakota valley's peyton wingert from the top of the key... hits the 3. 5-2 panthers.3) later its 5 to 4 dv still up, madisen martinez gets the steal and goes all the way for the layup, the tanagers take the lead.4) next possesion, kasey jensen passes it to melstad and shes has the open shot. 8 to 5 vermillion.5) next play, wingert drives in and as she falls, she makes it! 8 to 7 vermillionand the tanagers win! 51-44 the final! 3 west lyon looking to get back to 500 against an moc team whose won 8 in a row!1. pick up action in the third quarter.. karsten marker with up sixteen.2. moments later.. levi jansen with the move inside.. dutch up eighteen.3. later in the third.. marker again inside.. m-o-c rolling in this game.. up twenty.4. levi jansen with the three.. dutch 3 up fifty to twenty-seven at that point and... 3 sioux center received votes in the latest ap

what does it mean if she goes to school in south dakota? they going to check her genitals to make sure she goes into the right restroom? we're going to have very little certainty about someone's genitals, someone's chromosomes. if we're going to open the door to state lawmakers trying to sort out people based on private medical information and their bodies, we are going -- authorized intrusions into deeply personal information with our kids. amy: during his weekly legislative press briefing last governorth dakota dennis daugaard fielded questions from reporters about the bill on transgender accommodations. one reporter asked the governor if he had ever met a transgender person and what affect that may have had on his decision. >> i have not met a transgender person that i am aware of. bill -- is on the have just looked at it briefly. it is, as i mentioned, a very highly personal thing. i don't pretend to understand the emotions and the motivations of those who choose to change their gender identifier other self identification with one gende

north sioux city, south dakota. zero visibility making roads impassible. there's also a "no travel advisory" for many state highways in the area as well. even before the interstate closed, most motorists were smart enough to stay off the roads. scott vanbrunt, a driver for k and b transportation out of south sioux city, came to pick up a load in sioux falls this morning. he says it's supposed to go to texas, but his company called him and told him it's best if he doesn't go anywhere. vanbrunt says he'll probably spend all day and night at the truck stop, and hopefully be able to pull out of here tomorrow. "you're sitting up pretty high and the thing weighs up to 80,000 pounds at times and it's hard to stop and when conditions get like this it's even harder," said k&b transportation driver scott vanbrunt.>[duratio n:0:11] vanbrunt says now that he'll be parked for hours, he'll get in a nap, a shower, some dinner, and even a little tv in the truck. sioux city buses not running today. bus driver, rick stewart, says he'

dakota is not happy with traditional status quo." williams says he has quite a challenge ahead of him, as thune has already raised 11-million dollars in campaign funds. williams says he has no campaign money yet, and is relying on social media to get his message out. he lost bids for a state house seat in 2010 and 2014. a sioux falls, south dakota student is petitioning to have the governor veto the transgender bathroom bill. governor dennis daugaard is mulling the issue over, and many are hoping to reach out to him and ask him not to sign the so-called "bathroom bill." thomas lewis is a high school student and a transgender activist. he's using the online petition voice heard in an emotional plea to the governor. with nearly 15-hundred his petition will show governor daugaard that the bill is not what's best for students. s/ thomas lewis, transgender advocate:10 "we're all human beings. we're all human, and we all deserve the same human kindness, the same human respect,. and that includes being allowed to use the bathroom." lewis sa

students from the university of south dakota provide pedal power for a good cause. the pi kappa alpha fraternity held the 6th annual taylor trudeau cycle for life on thursday. the ride raises funds and awareness of blood cancers. the event was started after the fraternity lost one of its brothers, taylor trudeau, to 2008. more than 130 pi kappa alpha chapters across the country take part "cycle for the "art of the brick." a new exhibit opens at the sioux city art center tomorrow featuring sculptures made of lego. these unique works were created by nathan sawaya of oregon. some of them are life-six and can take nearly a a nth to complete. "the art of the brick" will be on display through may 8th. what's happening in hollywood? shaking and quaking, swinging and missing, and some "dancing" news. david daniel has the hollywood minute. << "are you saying the whole san andreas fault might go off?" "everybody down!" (nat) brace yourself for a "san andreas" sequel! the hollywood reporter says dwayne johnson, who played a helicopter search-and- rescue pilot in last year's bl

jenna on cam also from south dakota... a bill that would have raised the state's sales tax to boost teacher pay, stalled on the state house floor this afternoon. the measure proposing a half of a percent hike failed 46-23, just one vote shy of majority needed. the bill also aimed to help lower property taxes. the bill is expected to be brought up for reconsideration would allow it to be brought back for debate next week. jenna: in crunch time in the iowa capital as funnel week comes to a close. tim: some familiar faces have returned to des moines, to voice their support for legislation... including one mother fighting protection for domestic jenna: nikki davidson brings us more. " "shes with us sunshine, happiness when shelia lynch days with her daughter, tereseann... she she looked with her young son... and how she made everyone else feel.. 13:18 she had a smile that lit up a room. but what she can't forget... no matter how much time passes... is how tereseann felt in the days before she died. 8:32 she was pertified... sh

senator mike rounds, of south dakota, agrees with the high court's decision. the republican thinks we should continue to pursue renewable energy throughout thth country. "we should be pursuing every type of energy out there. we should be pursuing wind energy. we also be pursuing more hydro- electric energy. we ought to be making coal as clean as we possibly can, but there's nothing wrong with looking at nuclear power as well," said senator mike rounds, south dakota senator. in a statement, the white house press secretary saididquote "we disagree" " th the court's action. iowa ulities regulators met for the fourth day to try and make a decisioon the bakken oil pipeline. a texas company wants to bury 346 miles of crude oil pipe under iowa farmland. the iowa utilities board is also considering whether to give the company, dakota access, the authority to force landowners to sign easements using eminent domain. the three-mememr board is also deciding on a hazardous pipeline permit for the bakken pipeline. environmental and property rights groups oppose it. supporte

it was a day of rememberance for the community of lennox, south dakota. authorities say sioux falls truck driver jeffrey dezeeuw got into an argument with a supervisor and fatally shot jon richter. two fifteen year old females were shot and killed at a phoenix area high school this morning. independence high school in glendale remained on lockdown late into the afternoon. both and a gun was found between them police do not believe there are outstanding suspects and... a piece of machinery is to blame for a fire inside a local business the fire occured at 5- 22 floyd boulevard inside select parts. officials say metals shavings from inside the unit combined with dust particles and ignited the fire. that's a look at your just home headlines. chief meteorologis t ron demers joins us with the forecast. wind chill advisory in effect for northeastern siouxland from 6 pm friday through 9 am while the sun was a site to behold for many today, it did nothing to help temperatures as highs were 10 to 15 degrees below average for this time of year. that chill continues

4) dakota valley seemed to come out stronger. they go down low to jays kittler off the inbounds. 5) and in transition who's open for three! he hits it!dakota valley goes on to win 64-44. 3 sioux city north is 8-8 visiting sbl who is 8-7. espn was broadcasting from the sbl student section! what a big game!!1) early on kris kroll gave em something to talk about. in transition he lays it in. 2) north was feeling it in this one early though. jalen billings feeds kenan najdawi who lays it in.3) back come the warriors. connor prescott finds jacob schults who's open from downtown! that's good! 4) then to close out the quarter billings looks down low again. this time he finds trent wilson and the fightin' cody fishers are up 13-12 after one.5) to start off the seocnd quarter this time jalen billings just takes it himself. he's fouled and hits the free throw.sbl comes back to win it though 55-52. 3 west looking for the 4th win against 10-7 bishop heelan in the pit!1) in the second quarter now, west is up 18 to low and lays it in. 19 to 18

plus...south dakota hosted south dakota state in the final game at the dakota-dome. alex has the highlights from vermillion after alex today marks the era.....for a building and a player.... the dakotadome has been the home of south dakota hoops for 30-plus seasons...but its time has come to a close.... the same can be said about senior nicole seekamp..the senior playing in her final home ga....a curtain call for her and the dome. seekamp and the yotes with hopes of closing this chapter with a sweep of south dakota state.... the jacks start us off. gabrielle boever goes coast-to-coast draws the foul. rabbits trail by three early. the coyotes build on their lead. kelly stewart thinks about it and then fires away. nothing but net. yotes up six... then its abigail fogg with a spark off the bench. she'll shoot the three. splash. u- s-d leads 25-18. not to be outdone. here are the jacks. madison guebert wants three from the corner. rabbits trail by five. nicole seekamp with a big game on her big day....reverse layup for two. she finished with 21 points and 10 asssits. sou

coming up in sports...south dakota visited omaha a search sports...south dakota visited omaha in search of its ninth straight win....stay tuned from baxter arena. iowa visited illinois.....alex has the highlights from champaign back. stands as the only team in the big ten with one conference loss. today, the hawkeyes visited champaign to battle the fighting illini of illinois.... a road win today would give iowa victories at illinois for the years. woodbury down low.....the senior notched his sixth double double of the season...10 and four assists! coleman- lands.....for three! the illini take the 6-4 lead...... peter jok responds on the r end with a three of his own! the junior sred a game-high 23 points to lead the hawkeyes.... how about jok again! iowa 7-0 in games when he scores 20 plus points..... hawks up nine at the break....in the second...lead up clemmons smooth poured in ten points.... jarrod another day at the office...18 points 12 boards on the day....iowa wins its third straight.....77-65 the final. the iowa ladies hosting number seventeen michigan state back in iowa city..

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>> dakota. >> look at dakota. >> dakota. here. >> look how quick they move. is he declawed at all or-- >> no. he has all his claws. and they're sheathed. and if he wants to capture his prey, which is mostly snowshoe hare, then he uses those, uh, claws to grasp them. 'cause they're also very quick. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> he's looking around. >> notice how he goes right for it. >> we have some lights down there on that-- the lights may be bothering him a little bit. >> now their population is directly related to lots of snowshoe hare, their population rises because there's lots of game. >> yeah. >> and then, as they knock off the population-- >> that's not an endangered species, is it? >> he is not. >> oh. >> but in europe he is, where he's been hunted excessively for their beautiful fur for coats. >> this is not something you have for a house pet, is it? >> i would not suggest it, no. they're very active. >> can you see a mouse come out at night seeing this? [ laughter ] >> wow. >> very active. and they would destroy your furniture-- >> yeah. >> because they

i'm less concerned about opinion outside of south dakota." "i have until tuesday, and i'll get it done before tuesday -- or by tuesday, i should say -- but i'm not sure how quickly i'll get there. i want to do it well. certainly want to do it as quickly as possible, but it's more important to do it well." if the governor does nothing, the bill will become law without we have a winner! the annual "swimming with the sharks" competition wrapped up last night. it's part of briar cliff week. last night seven finalists had 5 minutes to present their business plan to a panel of judges. the winner gets a grant to get their business up and running. entrepreneurial spirit here in sioux city," said jim braunschweig. "this was just a fantastic opportunity to just talk to more people about it, get more feedback from other business professionals and the turnout was fantastic." this year's winner: a business called "leinwaivers." the 59th annual siouxland home show is underway at the sioux city convention center. from new doors, to kitchen sinks and even up

north dakota, south dakota and illinois officials have already approved it. a decision could come at the end promising that. officials say the whole project could be lost without iowa's approval. movie fans will have a new place to see the latest flicks on the big screen. the cinemark altoona and x-d opens today. the theater offers twelve auditoriums with wall to wall screens. every seat is a lounging recliner. concessions are self-serve, so you can get to your seat quicker. the facility also offers a starbucks, ice cream and a bar. a spokesperson says they're excited to open in a growing community. "we're just excited to be a part of the growth. they have a lot of things going on in this community. it's a hot spot. it's becoming a hot spot, and we're excited to be in on the front end of that." the grand opening is today. the theater is reserve seating, so you must pick your seat online or at a kiosk or box office when you get to the theater. for those of us who have kids, we know how difficult it can be to get them to with disabilities have that same issues

it would carry north dakota oil to a terminal in illinois. the chairwoman of the iowa utilities board says the three-mememr board plans to meeeemarch 9th to consider the permit application. some environmental and property rights groups oppose the project. the argosy casino sailed away from sioux city over a year ago. but, the floating casino's legal battles continue. the iowa supreme court referred an appeal, by the belle of sioux city, a penn national gaming subsidiary that operated the argosy, to the iowa court of appeals in december. that appeal centers on the iowa racingngnd gamingngommission's rejectioioof penn's request to extend the riverboat's gaming license. instead, the i-r-g-c awarded that license to the hard rock hotel and casino, and its non-profit partner missouri river historical development. the argosy riverboat were removed from the missouri riverfront and sold to an illinois shipyard. (matt) today's the day the belle is heard before the court of appeals. (sheilil the appepeants and appellees m m the iowa judicial branch buil

returns home for a talk w wh young entrepenours. 3 3 the university of south the university of south dakota is investigating some vandalism that took place early sunday morning. 3 the words are mostly gone now... but members of one u- s- d fraternity woke up to a horrifying message spray- painted on theieihome yeststday. 3 the phi delta theta fraternity house had the words "we date rape" spray painted on the side in bright yellow paint.siouxland news reporter jaclyn driscoll was on campus today. she joins us now with the latest on the investigation.jaclyn? 3 diana, larry... the fraternity and usd are both working with the vermillili policece partment to try to t tck downho did this and why. 3 "the fraternity has since removed the paint from the side of their house to the best of their ability."a faint stain of yellow paint can still be seen where the words "we date rape" were spray painted on the side of the phi delta theta frat house. dakota and clark street, this on camams."greek life hehe at usd is a values-based greek life. we speak with our students quite frequently about living their

fred deutsch/(r) south dakota state house "it's not meant to harm. it's meant to protect. people ask me .. protect from what? i say protect the eyes, protect the heart, protect the mind. these are our children and they don't need to be exposed to anatomy of the opposite sex when they're in high school. my 13-year-old grandchildren ... i don't need them to be exposed to that. hundreds and hundreds of south dakotans have said we agree." a similar fight is going on in north carolina. the charlotte city council approved a controversial measure this week to allow transgender people to use the bathroooms of their choice. but the governor says he'll take legislative action to stop it. brittney johnson has that. << leaders made it against the law for businesses and taxis to discriminate against members of the lgbt community and to allow them to use the bathrooms of their choice. they also went against the governor. (brittney johnson, reporting) "they approved this, despite your warning letter, what are you going to do now?" gov. pat mccrory, (r) north carolina) "well as i warned a

if someone outside of south dakota can give me solid information." davgaard says he has until tuesday to decide whether he'll veto or sign the bill if it goes unsigned the bill will go into law without asignature. jenna: the obama administration has settled a nearly 1 billion dollars over claims coming from native american tribes across the nation. the lawsuit was cleaiming the u-s government never paid tribes part of federal contracts for things like housing and other social services. today in mexico the two sides settled to terms which will allow eligible 699 tribes across the part of the including several tribes from nebraska and south dakota. tim: sioux city is revisting an that already has 8 million dollars in state support. the iowa economic development authority is looking to re- distribute funds awarded to a davenport project after the development was shut down. now the i-e-d-a is giving other participants including sioux city a second chance to gain additional fundinin sioux city's economic directct marty dougherty says the 14 million dollar

but none in iowa or south dakota. still, siouxland health officials say we should be concerned. 3 3 siouxland news reporter jaclyn driscoll spoke with the public health department to find out just how concerned we should be. jaclyn? 3 diana, larry... although none of those zika virus cases were contracted locally, meaning they were all associated with travel... the health department says we do need to worry because many people are traveling to warmer climates this time of year... where the 3 (nats)it's a virus thats been around for over 50 years... yet, a disease health professionals seem to have little answers for. "we don't know what makes these things just kind of take off."thought to be a mosquito-borne virus, scientists are now learning that zika virus could be passed through bodily fluids. "this virus can actually be in other types of body fluids in humans and therefore potentially transmissable through other humans that we didn't know right away."most of the time, symptoms are mild... a fever, maybe a rash... a

democrats in south dakota say they won't let u.s. senator john thune run unopposed for the second consecutive election. the south dakota democratic party is expected to announce a candidate for u.s. senate by the end of the week. a spokesman said the candidate is a man with experience in both private and public sectors. thune didn't face an opponent in the 2010 campaign for his second term in the senate. chelsea clinton will campaign for her mother in nebraska ahead of the state's march 5th democratic presidential caucuses. she will speak at 4 p.m. wednesday at a public campaign event at the four sisters boutique in omaha. as washington prepares to say farewell to supreme court justice antonin scalia, it's at war over his replacement... and whether it's president obama's choice to make. democrats are outraged by senate majojoty leader mitch mcconnell's declaration he won't consider a nomination until the next and, the battle has spread from congress to the campaign trail. (sot hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate :31-:39) "th

the 15-5 dakota valley girls, opening south dakota district play against 5-15 canton. second half, senior claire johnson drives for 12. then, anne mccabe gets good post position and scores -- but dv could not shake canton -- the lead is only 8. the dv offense looked sharp. peyton wingert drives, spins and scores -- but this wouldn't be decided until late. haaley hoffman gets the bucket and bonus. dakota valley advances, 77 to 70 over canton. let's go back to iowa for boys district action in classes 1a and 2a. ktiv's mark freund is here with more. sioux center andndock valley met twice in the regular season. the rockets won both games -- both times by three points. -- the winner would be one game away from the state tourney. the warriors spent a good part of the season receiving votes in the class 2a poll. one of the reasons why - their bruisers inside - off the miss - matthew van gen with the board and putback - he had a double-double with 21 points, 11 boards. but myles van maanen put on a show early - the slam on the break. van maanen scored the first 6 points for ro

south dakota has closed interstate 29 between exit 2 in north sioux city and exit 73 in tea. the state of iowa says travel is not advised on that road between sioux city and sloan.a tow ban is in effect at this hour in most of nthwest iowa. we have a link to the state road condition websites for iowa, nebrask and south dakota online at siouxland news dot com. 3 travel advisories are out in all three siouxland states tonight... and that's causing all sorts of problems.our jetske wauran shows us how this storm's affecting many people who drive for a living. 3 huge mounds of snow, piled all over the roadscausing treachorous conditions and forcing the south dakota department of transportation, to shut down i-29 toward sioux i-29 from tea exit 73 to the iowa border."the wind and the snow right now it's not safe to be driving."south dakota public safety officials say, the heavy snow and high winds are creating white-out conditions with zero to near zero visibility and making roads in the area impassible. monday's blizzard that hit the midwest, has left drivers in a standstill."it's

e dakota valley girls start districts -- agaiait canton. we'll sort out the winners and tonight on k-t-i-v and n-b-c, hollywood game night starts at 7 followed by chicago med at 8 and chicago fire at 9. then tonight on news four at ten.... nevada republicans hold their caucuses tonight, and donald trump is warning his supporters to keep an eyeyout for "dishonest stuff." at a rally in sparks, trump says "if you see something going on that's fishy with the paper ballots, report em to the police." tonight: partly cloudy. low: 24 wind: n 10-15 mph tomorrow: late day mix? high: 40 wind: n 10-20 mph et is up next... don't forget to go to ktiv-dot- com for all of your news, weather, and sports... see you >>> tonight ins an erin andrews court ca >> her most private moments recorded through a peephole. >> why she's now bringing the hotel forhe stalking scandal. >>> then inside charlie sheen's legal battle with denise richards. >> $55,0 a month tax free. >> her allegations of disturbing texts. >> kloe kardashian getting

north dakota to illinois crossing both wa and south dakota. still to come... a pay increase for teachers that will also increase south dakota. winter weather advisory for eastern siouxland until the blizzard warning that has been in n fect for eastern siouxland is expiring this evening as snow showers move east and our wind will ease a little bit anyway. we'll keep a steady breeze tonight at about 15-25 miles per hour but all those 50 mph wind gusts will fade away. tomorrow will be chilly with highs only in the low 20s although it will feel cooler with a steady north wind. a few snow showers could move back in by wednesday, especialal in eastern siouxlanan flurries on thursday night. other than those couple of light snow chances, we'll keep a quieter but cooler forecast right on into the first half of the weekend. better warming should finally move in from still to come... every chipotle in the country was closed for lunch today. a look at why the resturant a pay increase for teachers that will also increase taxes is being considered in south

connecting illinois refineries to the bakken oil fields in north dakota. lukas: the south dakota house has s ssed a prprosal that wouldldelp pay the half cent tax bill would help support the south dakota governor's plan to raise teacher's cent sales tax. a large portion of the tax would also go towards property tax relief. lukas: march is colorectal cancer awareness month. and since the disease is preventable.... we're getting in the fight. by getting a colonoscopy bebenning at the agagof 50 ...; most men n d women can alalbut gaurantete they'll never have to fight the disease. abc9 news anchor tim seaman has more in this special report " tim seaman: i'd recied the reminder letters and answered the followup calls before. dr. bryce robison: "this is a really great time for you to do it. just get a screen to make sure you're allright," said dr. bryce robison. "hey good morning tim" tim seaman: like alot of men, trips to see my family doc, bryce robison are only when required. so getting a colonoscopy, wasn't something i put in my planner. dr. bryce robison:

in south dakota support the bill," said south dakota representative, jim bolin. schools must provide "reasonable accommodatio ns" for transgender students under the bill, including a one-person bathroom among other accommodations. wayne community schools is proposing a new gym and performing arts center at both the junior and senior high. the plan also includes a new building for kindergagaen and preschool studentsts last night, community members were able to hear the vision and give their feedback on the proposal. if the school board moves forward with the plan, it would become a bond-issue. it's projected to be an $18- million dollar project. wayne schools added a preschool program this year. that program is currently in a leased building. the superintenden t says getting a building for those students and kindergarten would be the next step. "our elementnty enrollment is reallylyear capacity at that building so a preschool/kinderga rten facility will certainly help alleviate some of the students that go to school there," said mark lenihan, wayne community schoo

yotes with 14.......this triple starts a south dakota rally. but it wasn't enough... usd falls 76- 71....they will more than likely have to win one of eifinal two gameto make the tournament field. alex in saturday's home finale, the south dakota ladies beat sdsu...completing the season sweep. that win was their final game at the dakotadome....unle ss the 'yotes host a postseason tournament. and man did they go out the right way.....with their 13th straight win. senini nicole seekamamnotched her ninth career double- double....the final home chapter in her storied career in vermillion. with the win, the coyotes are in sole possession of first place in the summit league with two games to play. amy williams also became the second- winningest coach in school history with her 86th victory. what a program. "just really proud relied really heaviliy on the experience that we had on our roer today to pull find a way to close out the e me with a win just proud of e way we found a way to close it out." and that's exactly going to learn what our mistakes were in thatame and then w

five of which are located in north dakota. thank you to the more than 20 bipartisan senators, including indian affairs committee chairman barrasso and vice chairman tester who join me in introducing a senate resolution designating this week as national tribal college and universities week. this resolution received unanimous support in the senate last week, as it should. it shows that native american issues and support for education are part of this country's treaty and trust responsibilities, and it continues to be a bipartisan issue. while we too often hear about the hardships native communities face due to the geographic isolation and insufficient access to resources, we should also highlight those who are doing great work to build future leaders and a future generation of leaders across indian country. we see so much of that happening today at tribal colleges and universities. tribal colleges act as unique community institutions that work to strengthen tribal nations and make lasting differences in the lives of american ind

south dakota governor dennis daugaard's office says he will meet with members from a sioux falls non profit who want to introduce him to some transgender south dakotans. a spokes person says the governor plans to meet the group sometime in the next week. on tuesday, the state senate papsed a bill that would require south dakota locker rooms that correspond to their sex at birth. if daugaard approves it, south dakota would become the first state in the nation to pass such a law. the governor has not said whether he would sign the measure. in the race for the white house, there are two eye popping polls for donald trump. steve handelsman has the latest. << is donald trump headed up or down? cruz 28 trump 26 percent. they're followed by marco rubio at 17 percent, john kasich at 11 percent, ben carson at 10 percent and jeb bush at 4 percent. for the first time today, the nbc news/ wall street journal poll, trump trails ted cruz 26-28 in the national gop horserace even though trump is 20 points on top in today's quinnipiac poll ... with marco rubio second and cruz third with three days 't

governor ofsouth dakota i 2006. most recently elected to the u.s.enate in 2014 with committee assignments including armed services, banking,er house, urban affairs as well as environment, and publicc works.again, i want to take time to welcome u.s. senor mike rounds to the program. thanks for being with us. >> thank you very much. appreciate the opportunity to visit with you. >> you bet. anti-establishment candidates won lopded primary racaces in i'm curious, are youou hearing similalar sentiments in south dakota and is there a sense in washingto that the status quo is no longer going to serve the purpose? >> we haveve to remember a lot of this, most of us got elect in 2014 ran on exactly the same stand. we said washington, d.c. was dysfunctional. we said itit was broken. and i can tell you that it is. and that i it needs a lot of wk up here. there is a groroup of us tt t have already run on that and done it successfully. i i think th's exactly what the candidates have tapped into here. they're tired of what's going