dr. tom molstad has been organizing this event for many years. he joins me now. jenna: for now im going to toss it back to you in studio tim, tim: thanks jenna, well see you back tim: thanks jenna, well see you back here in a bit. tim: and still to come tonihght the count down of shopping days before christmas is getting smaller and it can be a stressful time coming up well have some tricks on makeing it easier (fred) sunshine is coming over the next week. but there could be some drizzle saturday. see you after the break for the forecast! " " tim/jenna/fred fred, today's (fred) 's going to get city. the high today was 28 at the for the low! if you thought it felt a lot warmer than 28 today, you're had a high of 39 over western iowa were in the 20s to 40s. eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota were in the 20s to the 40s! in sioux city, 22 is the temperature. local temperatures are in the teens and 20s and 30s. wind chills are in the single at around 5 miles per hour. visibility is fine right now, but dense fog may be seen later tonight, especially after m

dr. tom molstad. "we've got trees that are dresses this year. we've got a blue tree that was done by ho-chunk inc. i mean, all of these trees are just beautiful." a record 24-thousand dollars was raised. that money will benefit the siouxland autism support group. this was the 23rd year for the festiviv of trees. the holiday spirit was evident in downtown storm lake, iowa last night. the miracle on lake avenue parade was one of many events kicking off the christmas season. storm lake united puts on the parade. hundreds of kids lined the streets to take in the sights and the sounds. many told us its a great event to spend time with their families. "seeing santa and the other trucks," said aubree maldonado. "what was it like getting to here at the parade?" asked a reporter. "i really liked it because i love them," said abby wunschel. last night's parade also marks the opening of santa's castle. stocks are heading higher on today's good jobs report... and a court date is set for a lawsuit involving ten siouxland drainage districts and the des moines

dr. tom molstad. "we've got trees that are dresses this year. we've got a blue tree that was done by ho-chunk inc. i mean, all of these trees are just beautiful." one bidder had his eyes on a very special tree donated by the winnavegas casino. "we have some family that are big star wars people, that's part of it, tree and of course it's a great cause." said auction bidder, phil karpuk. this year, the event raised over 24 thousand dollars, which set a new festival record. that money will benefit the siouxland autism support group. in the season of giving, one organization is asking for those iconic salvation army red kettles are in need of bell ringers. ktiv's sam curtiss explains. bell ringers like don baumgardner are a rare breed. "i love to see the smile on peoples face," said donald baumgardner. it's hard to miss him outside this grocery store...five days a week...eight and half hours a day. "they had a deal down there that said sign up to ring the bell so i signed up to ring the bell," said donald baumgardner. few can probably rival his enth

dr. tom molstad. "we've got trees that are dresses this year. we've got a blue tree that was done by ho-chunk inc. i mean, all of these trees are just beautiful." one bidder had his eyes on a very special tree donated by winnavegas casino resort. "we have some family that are big star wars people, that's part of it, but we think it's a really neat tree and of course it's a great cause." said auction bidder, phil karpuk. this year, the event raised more than 24 thousand dollars, which set a new festival record. that money will benefit the siouxland autism support group. our annual "12 days of holiday week. each year, sarah, ben, and i play live on the air, but you have a chance to win at home... but if you want to first. to do that, go to our website, ktiv-dot-com and you'll find the registration for our "12 days of holiday trivia." prize from a step in thyme florals by filling out the registration under the news 4 today tab, contest tab, or at the bottom of the home page on the only on ktiv section. playing sports has always been thought of as a

dr. tom molstad. "we've got trees that are dresses this year. we've got a blue tree that was done by ho-chunk inc. i mean, all of these trees are just beautiful." a record 24-thousand dollars was raised. that money will benefit the siouxland autism support group. this was the 23rd year for the festival of trees. here's meterologist ben dorenbach with weather. << << << we'll have a very similar start the lookout for low visibilities and a few slick spots on the roads. once we burn that off by mid-morning, a stronger southerly wind (10-15 mph) will bring more warm air temperatures reach the 30s and 40s with sunshine. those southerly winds strong tonight as we bring in more cloud cover which will help 30s. clouds will stick around on saturday with a few areas of patchy drizzle which will certainly make it look a bit gloomy, but temperatures will still reach the low 40s. we'll also face the small possibility of a shower or two saturday night before sunshine returns on sunday. more of it next week will help warm us up into the 40s to near 50! see gra

dr. tom molstad. "we've got trees that are dresses this year. we've got a blue tree that