mary winnefeld is the ship's sponsor, and now considered an honorary crew member. it was up to her to send the sioux city on its way... with one swing. nats of launch now in the water, work will begin to finish the ship, which is about 80-percent complete. the sioux city's executive officer, ken lieberman, says the crew can't wait to get aboard. "to be here since the beginning, since it was born, and see it being built the last year-and-half, and to now see it go into the water sitting in its natural habitat to start its trials is truly and honor and an amazing experience," said cdr ken over the next 10 to 12 months the uss sioux city will undergo what are called "builder's trials" at marinette marine. the first step is to get inside, and check the hull to make sure it's secure. after the "builder's trials come "acceptance trials." if all goes according to plan, the uss sioux city should be sold off the to navy in 2017. (robert) matt, i know you've been going non-stop the past few days..alot of fun in wisconsin, but, try and get some rest because we've got a big tw

mary winnefeld is the ship's sponsor, and now considered an honorary crew member. it was up to her to send the sioux city on its way... with one swing. nats of launch now in the water, work will begin to finish the ship, which is about 80-percent complete. the sioux city's executive officer, ken lieberman, says the crew can't wait to get aboard. "to be here since the beginning, since it was born, and see it being built the last year-and-half, and to now see it go into the water sitting in its natural habitat to start its trials is truly and honor and an amazing experience," said cdr ken lieberman, uss sioux city. >> if all goes according to plan, should be sold o o the to navy in 20101 after a warm winter streak. the cold weather is back for more, we'll toss it over to meterologist tj springer winter storm watches in effect for shelby, harrison, monona, thurston, burt, cuming, and stanton counties through 12 am wed. our january warmth across siouxland continued and made for a really great saturday all around the region. temperatures climbed into the 40s in lots of