jessica rae: a new sioux city kum & go is going up along gordon drive. the convience store will be at the intersection of gordon and virginia, which has been undergoing major renovations to make way for changes to i-29 in that area. a couple years ago, the train depot was torn down on that corner. there's only one other gas station in that area of the downtown. no word yet on when kum & go will open. jessica rae: norfolk is preparing for a benefit to help one of their police captain in his time of need. here's paul hughes with the details. " the nebraska state auditor's office is continuing its review of the relationship barnstormers restaurant and the norfolk airport authority board. at monday night's meeting of the airport authority, city attorney clint schukei talked about a request from the auditor for more information. schukei says an e-mail from audit manager cindy janssen asked if provisions in the lease amounted to providing public funds for the benefit of a private entity. a hearing will be held tomorrow night at 7:30 in the lifelong learning ce

jenna: a brand new sioux city organization is getting local men involved in community. tonight was the new group called 100+ men who care. the group will just meet once a quarter to nominate worthy non-profit groups to be their beneficiary. after b charity is chosen, all the participants write a check for $100 to that group. the result is a sizable donation without a huge time committment. "we're really excited to get this first meeting going. we started off with this project hoping to make a big difference i siouxland and judging by the crowd here tonight and the folks that we have involved with this. we got no doubt, we're gonna make a difference for non-profits in the area." says chris liberto. the oup chosen this round was the warming short-term housing option for people going times. the next 100+ men who care meeting january. tim martin kleinschmit... known as a small town nebraska farmer, leader, recieved an incredible honor... an award from the white house. he was one of twelve farmers named a "champion of change" an award honoring men and women for occupational s

tim: a new sioux city kum & go is going up along gordon drive. the convience store is at the interection of gordon and virginia, which has been undergoing major renovations to make way for changes to i-29 in that area. a couple years ago, the train depot was torn down on that corner. there's only one other gas station in that area of the downtown. no word yet on when kum & go will open. jenna: a local breast cancer non-profit hopes their new location will let more people know they're here to help. susan g. komen for the cure siouxland held a ribbon cutting this morning for its new office on nebraska street in downtown sioux city. they moved back in january, but waited until now to mark the occassion in honor of national breast cancer awareness month. executive director kristi quinn hopes this more visible location will encourage more people to use their resources. "what are real hope is that more people who have questions and more people who have concerns about breast cancer will stop by, they'll call, they'll learn to look to us for someone who

news. >> sioux city police continue to investigate a weekend shooting that sent two people to the hospital. late saturday night, officers were called to this home in the 14-hundred block of isabella disturbance. police say 35 year-old nadia broady and 23 year-old mykale johnson were fighting and during the struggle, a handgun went off. the bullet hit johnson in the hand and third person, an unnamed woman, in the chest. their wounds were described as not life- threatening. brody and johnson both face weapons charges, plus aggravated domestic assault. an autopsy confirms that a man who's body was found on a missouri river boat ramp drowned. the body of 32-year-old robert galvin was found friday morning on the homer boat ramp. he had been reported missing five days earlier. galvin grew up in siouxland but had been living in omaha. his death remains under investigation. a strong earthquake in northern afghanistan shook buildings from kabul to delhi, and caused dozens of deaths, mainly in afghanistan and pakistan. nbc's ron mott has more from london. << a powerful seven-point- five magnitude ea

this new ordinance for rental inspections was created under the leadership of a diverse group of south sioux city citizens including the mayor, well as attorneys and paralegals, giving a voice for every group affected by the new law. coming up tonight at six, ill have more about the property owners affected and their thoughts on the new law . reporting live in the studio, abc9 news, im rachel ramos. jenna: general motors is recalling one- point-four million cars due to fears they might catch fire. jenna: g-m says more than 13-hundred of those vehicles caught fire after a previous fix... prompting this new recall. g-m says the fires are the result of oil leaking onto a hot manifold. most of the fires occurred while the cars were off. those affected by the recall can go to a g-m dealer to get their vehicles fixed for free. jenna: one retailer based in new york is raising some eyebrows. that's because r- e-i , the nation's largest consumer co-op and specialty outdoor retailer, has announced its plans to close its doors on black friday this year. at all 143 of its retail locations, starting today, th

tom llamas, abc news, sioux city, iowa. >>> the democratic front-runner was on a different stage. "the late show with stephen colbert." >> she talked about her favorite television shows, political and legal dramas not surprisingly, but colbert pressed her on presidential politics. >> who would you rather run against, donald trump or ben carson? [ laughter ] >> i'm going to leave that to the republicans. >> but you can picture either one of them in the office, right? you can picture either one of those guys in the office. [ laughter ] >> well, i can picture them in some office. >> clinton also talked finance and the economy. she said the minimum wage is not enough to bring people out of poverty and if there were another recession clinton says she'd let the big banks fail this time. >>> there's growing uproar over the violent classroom arrest in columbia, south carolina. the officer who flipped the female student out of her chair and dragged her across the room now at the center of an fbi investigation. the confrontation escalated when the girl refused to turn over her phone. the sh

tim: a new south sioux city law has some city leaders butting heads with propery owrs.. south sioux city has passed a new ordinance for rental inspections that will take effect in march. with the n ordinance, property owners must follow a checklist of maintence codes. the rental inspection board emphasizes the importance of safety and health in living environments. "we're concerned about the health and safety of the occupants," said randy meyer, chairman of the rental inspection board. "and we're goininto go in and make sure there are no violations". . members of the ordinance board feel the updated dwelling law will create a safer environment for occupants. this new ordinance for rental inspections was created under the leadership of a diverse group of south sioux city citizens including the mayor, landowners, a homeowner, as well as attorneys and paralegals, giving a voice for every group affected by the new law. jenna: whether you u nt or own, you may be able to look forward to lower heating bills this winter. that's thanks to predictions of warmer weather in t eastern

sioux city today ist without controversy... at least one group's planning a protest. siouxland news reporter jaclyn driscoll was at last night's meeting of sioux city's school board. 3 presidential 3 school board. 3 presidential candidate presidential candidate donald trump 3 when trump visits west high today peaceful protesters plan to march silently outside the school. we'll have full *and* the protests... tonight on siouxland news. "siouxland news at sunrise starts now" 3 the sioux city school board hears protests and objections to donald trump campaig stop at a high school. a new pork plant bringing a thousand jobs to sioux city could be getting a tax break. and work on i - 29 through sioux city means another road closing.good morning, and welcome to siouxld news at sunrise!it's 5 o'clock.i'm jacob heller.i'm cat taylor. thanks for waking up with us on@this xxx morning. 3 for tuesday look for mostly cloudy skies as a cold front will sit out west. by the late may be psible to see a few showers, especially to the east. afternoon highs will top out right around 60. rain chances con

jessica rae: sioux city fire rescue reacted to the news via their twitter account saying quote "our thoughts and prayers are with kansas city fire department, the families, and friends of their two fallen brothers. jessica rae: a sioux city teen is facing felony arson charges after lighting a dumpster fire behind a sioux city business earlier this week. authorities say 18 year old jeremiah behind the dollar tree store on hamilton boulevard. that fire quickly got out of control due to high winds causing over 6 thousand dollars in damage to the dumpster and an adjacent building. verbeski is being held in the woodbury county jail on a 10 thousand dollar bond jessica rae: opening statements in the trial of a man accused of going on a random shooting spree in pleasant hill iowa began yesterday. pete polson is charged with three counts of attempted murder among other charges. police say he drove through pleasant hill last november and randomly shot at three people, hitting two of them. reporter claire powell was in the courtroom all day long... and has a recap. it was just another day for mark mit

this new ordinance will affect over 40% of housing units. the south sioux city law hopes to have positive feedback from landowners and hopes create a healthier living environment for citizens. jessica rae: the new rental inspection law will take effect starting in march. jessica rae: whether you rent or own, you may be able to look forward to lower heating bills this winter. that's thanks to predictions of warmer weather in the eastern u-s in the coming weeks ... courtesy of the weather phenomenon known as "el nio". that warmer weather is expected to lower demand for fuel during the winter, resulting in an above-average stock-pile. monday, natural gas prices tumbled nine- percent to a more than three-year low. prices have fallen 20-percent this month alone. " " jessica rae: when we come back... i'll show you the heartwarming story of an n-b-a rookie... who gave his mother the ultimate birthday gift! stay tuned to find out what the gift is. " jessica rae: plus... millions of people use facebook a day... but what effects can it have on our most intimate relationsh

jessica rae: a brand new sioux city organization is getting local men involved in helping the community. the first event for a new group called 100 men who care, took place last night. the group will just meet once a quarter to nominate worthy non-profit groups to be their beneficiary. after a charity is chosen, all the a check for one hunred dollars to that group. the result is a sizable donation without a huge time committment. "we're really excited to get this first meeting going. we started off with this project hoping to make a big difference in siouxland and judging by the crowd here tonight and the folks that we have involved with this. we got no doubt, we're gonna make a difference for non-profits in the area." says chris liberto. jessica rae: the group chosen this round was the warming shelter, a new short-term housing option for people going through hard times. they'll be getting a check for over five-thousand dollars. the next "100 men who care" meeting will be in january. jessica rae: a family had to cancel a wedding in omaha recently after the groom reportedly got cold feet

new rules. rachel ramos has more from live in studio. rachel south sioux city has passed a new ordinance for rental inspections that will take effect in 2016, but one man says they're not fair rules for every situation. south sioux city just passed an ordinance requiring inspections to all units that are leased by occupants. families who have members dwelling in tir property are not expt, and some s sth siouxlanders are upset. " the e mily exemption standard throughout the united states, andwhy they do not want t thave a family emption within this community like other cities. dodon't make any sense," said property ownerer arlyn n lson. cities like sioux city and ames s ve similar requirememts, but are not enforced the same way. the inspsptions will require tenants to meet minimum housing health standards in order to keep residents safe. "we're concernrn about the healththnd safety of the occupants, and we're going to go in and make sure that thererare no violations," said chairman randy meyer. using that has minor violations will be inspected in two years. hous

jessica rae: a brand new sioux city organization is getting local men involved in community. the first event r a new group who care took place last night. the group will quarter to nominate worthy non-prit groups beneficiary. after a charity is participants write to that group. the result is a without a huge time committment. "we're really excited meeting going. we started off with this project hoping to make a big difference in judging by the crowd here tonight and the folks that we have involved doubt, we're gonna make a difference liberto. jessica rae: this round was the warming shelter, a new short-term housing option for people going through hard times. they'll be getting a check for over five-thousand the next 100+ men o care meeting will be the end of january. a family had to in omaha recently after the groom reportedly got cold feet... ...but they decided to have the reception anyway... with a whole new roster of guests. the food was and e family didn't want it to go to waste. so, they turned a negative into a positive, by donating it to a local mission. " (tara batenh

this is abc news sioux city iowa. >>> hillary clinton unveil new television add in iowa and new hampshirepublican debate. the ad are all narrated by clinton and center on themes like equal pay for women and up lifting middle class. back in the bay area next week for 2 fund raisers. >> 18 house republicans now moving time peach the head of the irs. utah republican congressman jason tell chat says irs commissioner john cost failed to comply with congressional subpena, allow documents to be destroyed and myself led the public. he sets im poochlt well send a clear signal that the irs is under repair. >>> apple just announce the bi biggest annual profit in corporate history. record sales of the i-phone helped to it make 53.4 billion dollars in the last 12 months. fueled by i-phone sales in china. profit exceed the 45 billion dollars exxon mobile report entered 2008. apple warned that growth is likely to slow over the christmas holidays. tempering expectation. >> twitter stock fell more than 12 percent after hours trading after slow user growth and disappointing revenue forecast. it was twitter

sioux city. the city council is considering approving a tax exemption for the new seaboard- triumph pork plant. that plant will be the biggest employer in sioux city when it opens in january of 2017... adding 12- hundred new jobs. details on the possible exemption aren't available right now... but could come up at the hearing on the issue that was unanimously approved tonight by the council. mayor bob scott is excited about the possibilities the plant is 3 "this is part of a huge...huge developement for us. probably the biggest in sioux city history at this point. " the city council also approved a 75 thousand dollar subsidy for siouxland paramedics... to cover emergency ambulance services and other possible fees, including moving expenses. the council also approved a 5 year lease for the paramedics' new home... which they're set to move into in a few weeks. if the subsidy is not used in full, the city will get the left over money back. 3 <

city think they can be a waste of money. abc9 news souverain tells us why waste of money," said keith radig that's councilman voting against a new give sioux city more ideas on how to market itself. money could be spent towards other things and we could use local creativity and talent to get the answewe that we need," said keith rarag, sioux city c cncil member radig....along with mayor bob scott....were the only one's to disapprove of the 25-thousand dollar study monday. the reason i voted no is because we just had a downtown study if you remember about two years ago and it was funded by several local entities and i'm just wonderingow many studies we can do before we figure out what we're supposed to do with downtown," said mayor bob scott. the study that passed 3 to 2..... consultant to promote the city and councilmember the studies are worth the investment. "the last ststy was two years and sioux lot in two yearsrs the city has now vested more than 125-thousand dollars in surveys during the past 5 weeks. including a 72- thousand dollar feasibilty study for an r-v park ...as well as, a 45-thousand dollar site assessement for the former s

getting grant were... the city of correctionville which received 125 thousand for its swimming pool... camp high hopes got 150- thousand to build a new cabin... the city of sioux x ty got 200- thousand to help build the new cone park.... and heelan high school got a 100- thousand to re- build the track at memorial field. this round of grants brings the total amount of money mrhd has million dollars. kayla>> . freeze warning,and watches in effect for most of the area between 3:00am and 9:00am tomorrow. as winds calm down this evening, temperatures will cool down into the lower 30s. friday temperatures will stick in the upper 50s with clear skies and lows near freezing. thisiseekend temperatures will wa back up into the 60s and breezy conditions will return sunday evening. our next chance of rain will be monday night into tuesday. larry>> high school students from across the tri- state region gathered in sioux city for a leadership summit. morningside college hosted this year's pursuing victory with honor summit. that program is hosted by the robert and billie ray center at drake university. itit targeted towards ststent- athletes, student leadads and coaches...

the city council's spending money to new developments for sioux city. stay tuned to hear from city council over the issue. scott: we'll have... abc9 news this morning... with ... jessica rae... and meteorologist scott larson.. this is abc9 news this morning. " "" okay, so leave it out. soon plane passengers wl be asked to leave something dangerous out of their checked bags. >> and caught on camera.. a school police officer flowing a student out of her chair. neweaction overnight. >>> plu a house filled with fireworks suddenly goes up in flames creating quite an obstacle for firefighters. man's voice: there's no one that i'd rather... share with. woman's voice: no one i'd rather have dinner and a movie with. man's voice: no one i'd rather lean on. being in le is an amazing thing. being in love with your best friend... ...is everything. introducing the ever us two-stone ring. one diamond for your best friend... one for your true love. ever us. new this holiday at kay, jared and zale's. ooh, i think i saw dessert!... hey! steven stay strong! what's that? yo

every /- "siouxland news at sunrise startu now" 3 the sioux city school board hears protests and objections to donald trump campaig stop at a high school. a new pork planx bringing a thousand jobs to sioux city could be getting a tax break. and work on i - 29 through sioux city means another road closing.good morning, and welcome to siouxland news at sunrise!it's 5 o'clock.i'm jacob heller.i'm meteorologist up with us on this xxx morning.3 3 for tuesday look for mostly cloudy skies as a cold front

news stories this tuesday morning. the city council approves spending 45- thousand dollars to study possible new uses of the former argosy casino site on sioux city's missouri riverfront. parks and rec director matt salvatore says the area should count on green space, possibly some fishing piers and overlooks. mayor bob scott says it's important to have something the city can be proud of for years to come, and critical that the public be a big part of the decision. this past weekend marked 20 years since an infant boy was found dead in a vacant mobile home in storm lake, iowa. no arrests have ever been made, but police say they won't stop until they have answers. baby john doe had been wrapped in a sweatshirt and left to die in a closet. an autopsy revealed he died of neglect or exposure. the community came together and paid for a funeral and proper burial for the child. police still don't know who baby doe's parents are or who is responsible for his death. teaching children about the dangers of drugs at a young age. that's the goal behind the week-long red ribbon campaign. night, siouxlanders, local law enforcement and the mayor's youth com

in sioux city, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4. >> the exhibition is open at the sioux city public museum through november 6th. still to come... see how students at one local school raise awareness for a cause...by dancing. << jeb bush was a very strong governor, probably the strongest governor in the history of the state of florida. he was a young guy and i think there were some folks in the legislature that thought they might be able to run over him. that didn't happen. one tax cut wasn't enough- he had to do more. it wasn't enough to have 15,000 kids with school choice in florida, he wanted to have 100,000 kids. if he didn't like a project, it was going to be vetoed. it didn't matter if you were a republican. it didn't matter if you were his best friend. he said: 'this is where we're going, this is how we're going to reform state government...' every politician comes in talking about making change, and generally there's not much change. but governor bush made a lot of changes. he got the nickname veto corleone. if he saw something in the budget that he thought violated his conservative princip

the money will come from the city's capital siding, pay for a new hvac system and address the plumbing issues. sioux city policicchief doug young says he's pleased with today's decision. "i'm loooong forward and making the workrkg environment in thaha building a lot better than it has been for quite a while," said sioux city police chief doug young. mayor bob scott says the project will take around 18 months to complete. more than two years after being red-tagged by the city of sioux city, today, the council awarded a demolition contract for 15-29 grandview bouldevard. the historic rose hill district mansion was built t re than a century ago. o or the past few years, owner jim gengler, tried to fix the property, but city leaders say not enough changes were made to meet minimum housing code requirements. the demolition will cost 60-thousand dollars. gengler is on the hook for that cost. nebraska landowners who oppose the keystone xl oil pipeline are still trying to overturn a law that allowed the governor to approve the project... even though pipelele developer is no longer relying on it. pipeline op

i'll tell you about the city council's debate over spending money to fund studies for new developments for sioux city. stay tuned to hear from members of the city council over the issue. scott: " " scott good morning. let's have a look outside welding company skycam hd in sioux city. the pollen levels are low with weeds registering low. we have mostly cloudy skies in place this morning as two areas of low pressure are spinning moisture into the region. temperatures have managed to stay fairly warm in the 40s. the wind speeds are very light in the 5 to 10 mile per hour range from the east and southeast. the dayplanner reveals high temperatures rising near 60 this afternoon. here's a look at your stormcast hd where the remnants of hurricane patricia are going to move northward today. this will spill about a tenth to a quarter of an inch of rain in northwest iowa communities. then we'll have strong winds from the northwest take over tonight. the wind will gust near 40 miles per hour tomorrow. temperatures will be cooler in the low to mid 50s moving forward. today your high temperature is 59 with mo

sioux city. the city council is considering approving a tax exemption for the new seaboard- triumph pork plant. that plant will be the biggest employer in sioux city when it opens in january of 2017... adding 12- hundred new jobs. details on the possible exemption aren't available right now... but could come up at the hearing on the issue that was unanimously approved tonight by the council. council member rhonda capron is excited about the possibilities the plant is bringing. 3 "this is part of a huge...huge developement for us. probably the biggest in sioux city history at this point. " the city council also approved a 75 thousand dollar subsidy for siouxland paramedics... to cover emergency ambulance services and other possible fees, including moving expenses. the council also approved a 5 year lease for the paramedics' new home... which they're set to move into in a few weeks. if the subsidy is not used in full, the city will get the left over money back. 3 <

reporting live in studio, elisa raffa, abc9 news, tim: the sioux city police department is asking for your help to find a man wanted for murder authorities say jonathan (berry- oh) berrio is wanted in connection with a murder that happened in miami florida. berrio is believed to be in the sioux city area. police say to not approach or attempt to apprehend the man as he is considered armed and dangerous. the suspect has killed one person and shot at six others. anyone with information as to berrio's whereabouts is contact the sioux department or contact crime 258-tips. tim: its been a long now federal officials explained to congress how it secretly tracks americans' phones. two officials from the justice department of homeland security testified on capitol hill and about "sting-ray" machines. the devices mimic an actual company cell phone tower and tricks your phone into connecting with it. police officers nationwide have been using them for years. the officials testified the devices are programmed to track cell phone locations.. but they do not gather calls or messages. jenna: hillary

new york. larry>> the diabetics who took part in the study generally did not drink alcohol... and ate a mediterranean diet. diana>> sioux city's chapter of the susan g komen foundation has a new home. the organization actually moved into thehe new nebraska streetet facility back in january... but held the ribibn cutting this morning for breast cancer awareness month. the organization is behind activities like the annual "race for the cure" held each summer. "we also try to raise a lot of money so that we can grant it to area organizations who do services or have education about breast cancer awareness. 75 percent of what we raise stata east cancer researchch the new office space is bigger and gives them more breathing room and they are able to display some of the merchandise for sasa. weather headlines. larry, diana, chad>> larry, diana and chad talk about today's s ather and the upcoming forerest. chad>> . larry, diana, chad>> larry, diana and chad talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. chad>> . larry, diana, chad> rra d adalabt ay wth a t uomg ect. ad . rr dnac>>a, nandhata autas atr d e cong rest ec t'gog bah

sioux city... jaclyn driscoll, siouxland news. 33 3 the "great pupukin sale" is over at south sioux city's lewis and clark elementary school. and we now know how much money the students raised for the food bank of siouxland.this morning the school presented the food bank with a check for 650 dollars that money will go to the food bank's backpack program for hungry kids. the sale and donation were part of lewis and clark elementary's "citizen of the month assembly"... with the students learning about "cooperation" this month. 3 "......." 3 hundreds of singers from siouxland- area high schools lifted up their voices this

back she said shut up and dance with m is ooh shut up and dance with me jessica rae: a brand new sioux city organization is getting local men involved in helping the community. the first evt for a negroup called 1 100+ men o care took placlast night. the group will just meet once a quarter to nominate worthy non-profit groups to be thei beneficiary. after a charity is chosen, all the participants write a check for $100 to that group. the result is a sizable donation without a huge timeommittment. "we're really excited to get this first meeting going. we started off with this project hoping to make a big difference in siouxld and judging by the crowd here tonight and the folks that we have involved with this. we got no doubt, we're gonna make a difference for non-profitits in the area." says chs liberto. jessica rae: the group chosen this round was the warming shelter, aew short-rm housing option for ople going through hard times. they'll be getting a check for over five-thousand dollars. the next 100+ men who care meeting will be the end of january. jessica let's chk in with for the weather

and the sioux city school district buys the final house needed for the new bryant school project. but first, here's ben. sioux city police continue to investigate a shooting that sent two people to the hospital saturday night. the couple involved in the late night shooting have a history of domestic disputes. ktiv's tiffany lane has the details. << this isn't the first criminal case involving johnson and broady in a domestic dispute. on september 29th of this year, authorities say johnson punched broady in the face during a verbal argument inside a store at the southern hills mall in sioux city. johnson was charged with domestic abuse-assault. he has a pretrial conference scheduled for november 20th. broady was also convicted for felony forgery in wisconsin twice in 2005. the suspect accused of running over several people during oklahoma state university's homecoming parade made her first court appearance yesterday. adacia chambers appeared in court on a video monitor, but her family and friends were present. a judge set chambers' bond at 1 million dollars. her attorney told report

looks next week.3 3 good morning siouxland, i'm jacob heller.here's a look at your morning news. 3 sioux city students are getting a warning about the dangers of drugs this week.as part of red ribbon week... the sioux city elk's club brought ray (low - zon - o) lozano to town to talk about how teenage alcohol and marijuana use can affect the brain. (low - zon - o) lozano is the elk's club national spokesman on drug and alcohol abuse. besides his talk yesterday afternoon at the elk's club... (low - zon - o) lozano also talked at three sioux city schools about why students shouldn't drink or smoke pot. 3 3 some men in siouxland got in touch with their feminine side yesterday... trying to take a stand against domestic violence. yesterday in the library at western iowa tech community college... some ment got *one* of their fingernails painted pink. the one nail represents the 1 in 5 children who are abused. it's called the "polished man event"... it's part of domestic violence awareness month. 3 " it means a lot it means we have people supporting us and i have seen lots of quotes and lots of thin

in the lower 50's. 3 good morning siouxland, i'm jacob heller.here's a look at your morning news. 3 sioux city police have released some surveillance video ofof person they need your h hp identifying. he's nted in connectctn with an ongoing investigigion into the spread of counterfeit money in sioux city. anyone with information on the e rson in this video is asked totoall crime stoppers at 258 - tips. 3 the third cacaidate in the democratic race... former maryland governor martrt o'malley... wiwi also be in northwest iowa this weekend. o'mallelewill speak at morningside college's u - p - s auditorium friday at 9 a - m... after that he'll have a memeing with the sioux city journal's editorial board at 10... and a meet and greet in denison at 2 - 30 friday afternoon. 3 and iowa congressman steve king will host quite a few republican presidential candidates this weekend for his annual pheasant hunt. ted cruz... mike huckabee... bobby jindal... and rick santorum will join king and quite a few other guests at the hole in the wall lodge the annaul hunt on the first weekend of pheasant season is a t

kayla novak, siouxland news. 3 3 sioux city students are getting a warning about the dangers of drugs this week.as part of red ribbon week... the sioux city elk's club brought ray lozano (low- zon-o) to town to t tk about how w en alcohol and marijuana lozano is the elk's club national spokesman on drug and alcohol abuse. in addition to a talk this afternoon at the elk's club... lozano spoke at three sioux city schools about why students shouldn't drink or smoke pot. 3 3 some local men got in touch with their feminine side today... as part of an effort to take a stand against domestic violence. today in the library at western iowa tech community college...they had one of ththr fingernails painted pink. the one nail represents the 1 in 5 children who are abused. it's called the "polished man event"... and it's part of domestic awareness month. if you already have your nails painted... you can show your support by making one nail a different color. 3 <

news starts now. "announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " jessica rae: good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. i'm jessica rae. this morning president obama announced his plan to amend withdrawal plans from afghanistan. karen travers has more from washington, dc. " it's a significant reversal for president obama. tbd potus sot there are about 98- hundred us troops in afghanistan?and nearly all were supposed to be home by the end of 2016. but the president - on the recommendations of his top commanders - will now leave as many as 55-hundred troops on the ground. it will be a two-fold mission - similar to the current one - counterterrorism operations and training and assisting afghan forces. tbd potus sot so why the shift in policy? top pentagon officials believed afghan forces werent ready to operate on their own....and there's been a recent surge in violence by the taliban and now isis. last month taliban fighters took control of a key northern city. afghan forces battled back in kunduz, with

in south sioux city, nebraska, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. the city used a grant to pay for most of the project. they hope to have it up and running before christmas. valero renewables operates 11 ethanol plants in the midwest. four of them are in iowa, including this one in hahaley. this morning, ththe plants kicked off their annual united way campaign. employees learned about the importance of giving back by donating to the united way, and completing community service with different organizations. while valero takes pride in its community service efforts, a spokesman says it also takes pride in how well the plants are doing, especially the one in hartley. "ethanol margins which is basically like the profit t tt you get from making ethanol are down compared to last year," said day. "last year was an excellent, excellent year for ethanol. this year is a good year. it's just not as gigantic as last year was." valero has 11 ethanol plants in the midwest. four are in iowa. it also has 13 petroleum refineries in the midwest as well. city leaders i

sioux city, its crew, their special ties to sioux city, and the meaning of their mission. catch "building the u.s.s. sioux city"... in november, on ktiv, siouxland's news chann won't last forever. here to tell us more is chief meteorologis t ron demers with the first look at our forecast. weather ad-lib freeze watch for western siouxland friday from 3 am until 9 am it's easy to get used to this mild weather that we once again got to enjoy today. but changes are still coming. the wind will kick up on thursday and this will be a colder wind that may keep us in the upper 60s for highs but cause temps to start falling quickly by the evening. by friday morning there could be areas of frost showing up in siouxland and for that reason, parts of northeast nebraska are under a freeze watch on friday from 3 am hoping to gain students' support. that's the plan for presidential hopeful and kentucky senator rand paul. ktiv's robert lowe joins us live in the newsroom. robert, you attended a rally at morningside college today. what was his message? sheila, from the get-go it was about privacy. while in office rand paul blasted the patriot act and continued to echo hi

this new ordinance for rental inspections was created under the leadership of a diverse group of south sioux city citizens including the mayor, landowners, a homeowner, as well as attorneys and paralegals, giving a voice for every group affected by the new law. jessica rae: a donut shop in west des moines shut down five weeks ago because the owner-- lou king, broke his hip. he's the one who gets up in the middle of the night to make all the donuts. so with him sidelined, the business couldn't continue. but it was time to get back in business! all the regulars were there, including some people who've been customers of lou's for 20- plus years. " as you're aware, i'm here and today's his first day, so i feel good. i hope he feels the same was i feel. we're just exuberant that it's open. they're just the friendliest people inside and we really missed him while they were closed . the customer's loyalty that i've had over the years has been tremendous. this kind of proves it. " jessica rae: lou king bought the store back in 1975. lou's pretty tough.... he's had a broken hip before. and he lost part of

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 good morning siouxland, i'm jacob heller.here's a look at your morning news. 3 sioux city's school board is taking the last step before construction can start on a new elementary school on the northside. the school district t d the last of eight homemeners in the way of t t new bryant elementary schoho have agreed on a purchase price for the last house. seven other homeowners had already agreed to sell their homes... the district plans to demolish them this spring. this last homeowner was holding out... saying the price the district offered him for his home was too low. now the district has agreed to his counter - offer... settling on a price of 214 - thousand dollars. 3 "this is in the neighborhood of the 35th home that we've purchased in the last number of years, almost 8 years since i've been in the district. every one of them we've been able to come to an agreement with the homeowner and not use eminent domain." now that the settlement's finished... demolition on those eight homes will happen in the spring... the new school is scheduled to open in 20 - 17. 3 it's about t

that's something mercy air care in sioux city is taking to new heights. bria: tim. regular training, testing and inspection are required of every air care provider. saftey protocols and guidelines for mercy, "air care"... are now set to an even higher standards, following the operations recent approval by the commision on accreditation of medical transport systems. " mercy air care crew members dedicate themselves to providing top tier service to patients in sioux city and surrounding areas by training all crew members under the camts program, the highest ranking accreditation available." "it allows the program the opportunity to set standards that are recognized by all organizations in the country for how you manage the quality in your program, how you manage the education in your program, aviation management in the program. it sets a lot of reoccuring education that has to take place for the crews, at the same time the crews make an extra commitment to their education," said sauser. "the accreditation is renewed every three years, though crew members say that trai

jake>> new life for a bit of sioux city's riverfront... historic north side home. those are two of the biggest decisions from last night's siououcity city council the council unanimously approved a contractcto do 2 point 2 milllln dollar repair to the police and fire headquarters building downtown. the building was only built in` the late 1980s... but it's had a lot of mold issues... plumbing and electrical problems... and foundational cracks. work on renovations to fix some building more energy efficient will start right away. city officials expect the project to take about a year and a half to finish. ththcouncil also agreed d spend 45 - thousand dollarartotudy e future developmentntf the city's riverfront... like where the argosy casino was docked. the consultant doing the study will come up with a master pla for chris larsen park and the surrounding area... which'll be submitted to the public to think about. mayor b scott says it's important the public has a say in the future of the riverfront. be that the citizens have input first and

new york. larry>> the diabetics who took part in the study generally did not drink alcohol... and ate a mediterranean diet. diana>> sioux city's chapter of the susan g komen foundation has a new home. the organization actually moved into their new nebraska street facility back in january... but held the ribbon cutting this morning for breast cancer awareness month. the organization is behind for the cure" held each summer. the new office space is bigger and gives them more breathing room and they are able to display some of the merchandise for sale. diana>> sergeant bluff luton and bishop heelan face off in a battle of two of the most potent volleyball teams in siouxland. and the muskies give up three straight goals in sioux falls. see if they got their offense going in time to mount a comeback. we are less than 2 weeks away from the start of regional volleyball playoffs in iowa. 5th ranked bishop heelan will have a bye in 4a. sergeant bluff luton hosts moc floyd valley in the first round. the two scquaring off in sergeant bluff tonight. 1)arly first set we are tied at 4! anna yo-cum to lexi sneller and sidney scholz is there

plans for sioux city's new bryant elementary are moving forward. approved the purchase of the eight, and final, home in the new school's footprint. total cost is $214,500. that includes the purchase price, plus what the school board calls "incidental expense", and all miscellaneous expenses. the district will begin removing the home in april. bryant elementary is will open in august of 2019. we saw plenty of clouds today, but no rain. but will there be showers overnight? chief meteorologis t ron demers joins us now with the first look at our forecast. clouds moved into siouxland today but temperatures were still able to go above average e th most of us getting into the 60s again. a few showers could move into the area tomorrow although the better chances will be in eastern siouxland with the possibility of staying dry to the west. a cold front will move in tuesday night meaning wednesday starts sioux city police continue to investigate a shooting that sent two people to the hospital friday night. the couple involved in the late night shooting have

in south sioux city, nebraska, sam curtiss, ktiv news four.>> the city used a grant to pay for most of the project. and they say they're hoping to have it up and running before christmas. valero renewables operates 11 ethanol plants in the midwest. four of them are in iowa, including this one in hartley. yesterday, those plants kicked off their annual united way campaign. employees learned about the importance of giving back by donating to the united way, and completing community service with different organizations. while valero takes pride in its community service efforts, a spokesman says it also takes pride in how well the plants are doing, especially the one in hartley. "ethanol margins which is basically like the profit that you get from making ethanol are down compared to last year," said day. "last year was an excellent, excellent year for ethanol. this year is a good year. it's just not as gigantic as last year was." valero has 11 ethanol plants in the midwest. four are in iowa. it also has 13 petroleum refineries in the midwest as well. yesterday mexico's government announced

new york. jake>> sioux city's chapter ofof the susan g komen foundation has a new home. the organization moved into its new nebraska street facility back in january... but held the ribbon cutting yesterday morning since october is breast cancer awareness month. the organization is behind activities like the annual "race for the cure" each summer. "we also try to raise a lot of money so that we can grant it to area organizations who do services or have educati about breast cancer awareness. 75 percent of what we r rse stays breast cancer research." the new office space is bigger... gives the group more breathing room... like more space to show off some of the stuff that's for sale. jake>> the oldest maker of girl scout cookies in the country is adding more workers. the e terbake foods plant in north sioux city recently got morerehan 11 million dollars in upgrades and additionsns now... the company is hiring at least 60 new workers. interbake says there's increasing demand for its products. the jobs start at 12 - dollars an hour... with the opportunity to earn up to 16 - d

simply show up at lewis and clark park any time between 1 and 9 p-m next friday. 3 3 sioux city schools are launching a new initiative to help low- income students get into college.it's called "bright futures"... and is part of a nation-wide group launched in 2010. the district held a kick-off breakfast for the initiative this morning at the convnvtion center. bright futures allows the school district to serve as a liason between community organizations and needy students... and uses social media to connect those families with groups that can help them. 3 ".facebook is huge, so we would, so the school district would maybe would put that need out on facebook. and then having the goal of several people and see that and hopefully being able to feel the need that way. ."sioux city is the first district in iowa to host a chapter of "bright futures.s. 3 students s riverside elementary school got into the halloween spirit earlier this afternoon.the school hosted its annual "halloween parade" at the end of classes today. students dressed up in their costumes paraded through the halls. halloween isn't until tomorro

new look. as expected, sioux city has taken some time to adjust to a new team - getting off to a 3-4 start to the season. another unfamilar sight this afternoon - sunday hockey at the tyson. musketeers looking to even that record at 4-4, hosting waterloo. 27 seconds in - sioux city is on the board - and the musketeers stake an early 1-0 lead. 3 minutes later - muskies have numbers off the turnover - and the blackhawks have no chance - it's teemu pulkkinen - his first of two goals. sioux city up 2-nothing but waterloo strikes back - nick swaney - the goal would be reviewed but would stand - muskies up 2-1 after 1. but sioux city has a power play to open the second period - matt steeves redirects the shot from mitch fossier - steeves also had two 7-5. that's really important, it's the first goal of the game," said musketeers head coach jay varady. "we were able to get that done 30 seconds in, and then the quickest two goals is always a momentum changer, so i that as well to give us a little bit of a lead to start the game." goals where they would come down and score, and then we were able to answer

news starts now. "announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " jessica rae: good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. we begin with the latest on the presidential race. two republican candidates, donald trump andben carson, are threatening to boycott the next g-o-p debate, until terms of the publicly televised event are changed. and on the democratic side of the race, hillary clinton is talking about running mates, meanwhile joe biden keeps america guessing about his plans abc's tom llamas " this morning a near republican revolt over the next debate. both donald trump and dr ben carson threatening not to show up if host cnbc tries to change the format the two leading gop candidates writing in a joint letter to cnbc - they "do not, and will not, agree to appear at a debate that is more than 120 minutes long including commercials brbrks...also demanding the debate include opening and closing statements from all ththcandidates. sot-trump on fox "i think i is unfair to the viewers because it's too much,