sheila - greeting from memorial field in norfolk, where the norfolk catholic knights opened their class c-1 playoff run by beating falls city 42-0 in a rematch of last year's first round. catholic is the top- ranked team in c-1, and they looked like it today. but memorial field - not done for the day just yet - norfolk high is also in action tonight, but comign up later in sports - reaction from norfolk catholic as the knights beat falls city 42-0. thanks, mark. siouxland sleepout made some big s today about the annual sleepout the sleepout was only supposed to go for 10 years-- but the issue of homelessness continues-- so the misson goes on. every year siouxlanders spend the night outside sleeping in makeshift tents on the field of explorer stadium. the event not only raises money, but also awareness about homelessness. "the problem hasn't gone away. we have to deal with that. we and the number of volunteers i have and the different organizations just have a compassion for the problem out there and this is our way of making it go away as best we can," said siouxland sleepout event coor

i'm chris neyenhouse live from norfolk catholic high school the site of tonight's norfolk catholic and pierce matchup... metrocam chad closed captioning es here. i'm m ris neyenhouse live from norfolk catholic high school the site of tonight's nonoolk catholic and pierce mamahup... voted the best rivalry in the state of nebraska. knights ad coachjeff bellar stay with us. i'm chris neyenhouse live here at norfolk catholic high school. it's the site of tonight's huge mahup pitting class c-1's number nine pierce against number one and undefeated norfolk catholic. pierce's coaching staff is in team meetings right now so they couldn't be here. that just means more time for coach jeff bellar of the undefeated top ranked norfolk catholic knights who joins me now. cocoh usa today calls thth the st rivalry in the state of nebraska, and one of the best in the country. ?but what makes it so special to you? (ad-lib) coach your three year state championship run began in 2010 beating pierce in the title game. then pierce was the only team that was able to beat you guys during that three year span. s

norfolk, norfolk catholic and battle creek all had home games. we'll see who advances into round two. and, the musketeers try to plus regional volleyball action. sports fource is next. many fitness trackers can monitor your sleep... if you can remember to wear it to bed. we'll show you some new ways that you can track your sleep. and if you're looking for a new kind of workout... paddleboarding might be the and 2, but were not in the top ten. still, the panthers got a home game to open the class a playoyos -- against ninth-ranked millard south, who went 5-4 with a tough scdule. norfolk's last playoff win was in 2-thousand-9. a rainy evening in norfolk - panthers up 3-0 in the second. 4 minutes until halftime - gunner fuelberth under pressure - but he finds a lane - does a good job avoiding contact - and scampers ahead for a 14 yard gain. that would lead to a 38 yard field goal from lane mccallum - as norfolk extends the lead to 6-0. but millard south goes on a nice drive - adam estergaard gets a nice gain on the reverse - it would lead to a field

chris: back out here in norfolk, who's rights tonight? we'll find out tonight at ten...in norfolk for abc9 sports, i'm chris palmquist...tim back over to you. hundreds of tiems across siouxland these datys,.,.. corn be gone befoe long if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just >>> lamar odom 911. >> i need you to hurry, please.

only one team has been within 28 points of norfolk catholic this season. "i think it will be a very good football game," said norfolk catholic head coach jeff bellar."they're very good. we're similar in some ways. offensively we've both been able to move the football quite a bit. defensively they run a little bit different defense than us but again, they've done awful well. it's not a do or die game but obviously it's a big football game and hit has turned into a good rivalry. they were the state champs last year. two or three years ago we played them in a close game and beat them in the state championship game. we've had some big, big games against each other and it's been good for both schools." kickoff is at 7 o'clock. we'll have the highlights at ten. that's just one of five games we'll show you at ten. also in nebraska, fourth-ranked creighton tries to stay unbeaten at hartington, newcastle. 6 and 1 wynot is home against 5 sioux city west tries to close the season with a win against 5-3 des moines hoover. dakota valley hosts wagner -- each of those te

jim scheer of norfolk said wednesday that this is the type of project that is perfect for norfolk. "i like to say that we deserve what we get," the senator said. "we work hard. we provide what we need to provide and we have the right people to attract the right businesses." oct pipe will be investing over $11111illion in the project, which qualifies them for financing through the nebraska advantage program. havens says he is hopeful ground can be broken next month at the plant's future site. ayars and ayars of lincoln and omaha is the general contractor for the project, with construction continuing through 2016 and the plant set to be flly operational by july 2017. reporting in norfolk, chris whitney news channel nebraska...ktiv news four. >> just last week we told you that iowa's unemployment rate ranks among the lowest in the country at 3-point-6 percent. state officials say there are still jobs out there for those who don't have one, but many those available workers don't have the skills to do those jobs. sioux city is among 47 other iowa cities that are working hard to train th

and head coach coming up after the 3 3 chris neyenhouse is live in norfolk from the site of norfolk catholic's playoff match this afternoon versus city.1) rfolk catholic representing the number two seed taking on the 15th seed falls city. both teams featuring a strong running attack.2) late first quarter it's 7-0 knights. where is the football? fooled the cameraman ... fooled the defense! dylan koutz emerges aroundndhe left end and he is off to the races! 54 yards to the house! 13-0 norfolk catholic!3) early second quarter just listen ... that's the sound of big david englehaupf scoring a 3 yard td 21-0.4) next knight drive myles verbka quick drop! he hits michale stinson on the quick hitter. and stinson is gone! 24 yards to the house! it's 28-0.5) next posession. five minutes to go in the half. its englehaupf again. that's why hes headed to division one wyoming to play ball next year. 35-0.6) and then two minutes and change to go in the first half. it's kautz again. this time from just a few yards out. 42-0 at the half. they called off the dogs at that 3 now we're joined by norfolk

norfolk trailed 6-0 early - but then really poured it on. panthers up 7-6 in the second - one of the only miscues of the night - gunner fuelberth's pass is tipped and intercepted by kearney. but norfolk gets it right back - and go on the offensive - kayden simmons - fighting for the extra yards - simmons goes 11 yards for a first down. then fuelberth airs it out to lane mccallum - great one-handed grab and gets the panthers to the kearney 10. mccallum finishes off the drive with a 1 yard touchdown - mccallum scored 3 times as norfolk pounds kearney 42- to-6. "were from battle creek and we're trying to stay undefeated against lutheran high battle creek - looking for an undefeated regular season against lutheran high northeast. the braves like to run - but the eagles seth knapp sniffing one out early for a nice tackle. but you can only keep battle creek on the mend for so long - mason mettler in at fullback - and he almost breaks a big gainer - still goes for a first down. then it's derek renner - for 19 yards - renner ran for 126 yards and tw

jim scheer of norfolk said wednesday that this is the type project that is pepefect for norfolk. like to say that we deserve what we get," the senator said. "we work hard. we provide what we need tprovide and we have the right people to attract the right businesses." oct pipe will be investing over $111 million in the project, which qualifies them for financing through the nebraska advantage program. havens says he is hopeful ground can be broken next month at the plant's future site. ayars and ayars of lincoln and omaha is the general contractor for the project, with construction continuing through 2016 and theeplant set to be fully operational by july 2017. reporting in norfolk, chris whitney news channel nebraska...ktiv news four. >> south dakota attorney general marty jackley says his office has recovered the original south dakota state flag that has been missing since january. jackley says the division of criminal investigation conducted a probe and recovered the flag from a former secretary of state emppoyee on oct. 8. jackley saas criminal charges are anticipated. the flag

the city of norfolk's director of public works, dennis smith says a norfolk city council subcommittee has to from the nebraska into considedetion. won't know if those awarded until early bids for the work contractors would require higher rates. officials with t elkhorn valley museum invite e u to do your trick-or- treating thursday night in verges park. museum director ryan leikenhauer says the free event runs from 5 to 7. leikenhauer says they'll have what he calls "friendlier" trick-or-treating in the school and cabin, while those brave enough can make their way to the cave. it's free, but donations will be accepted. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, kix. jessica rae: plans for a new manufacturing facility in norfolk nebraska have been announced the proposed facility, headed by o-c-t pipe of rockwall texas, will cover about a million square feet just south of norfolk area chamber of commerce announced the 125 million investment it will create at least 180 jobs in the area. the company manufactures oil pipes, such as the ones used for projects like the dakota acc

norfolk up six to three.. millard south's matt armetta drops back and norfolk's alexander thompson blitzes and sacks armetta ending the patriots drive.2. on the ensuing norfolk drive.. aaron wilken makes a great catch along the sideline fofoa panther first down.3. a few plays later.. wilken again on the reverse takes it down to the patriot's ten yard line.4. a few plays later.. gunner 3 fuelberth hits logan strom r the touchdown. extra point nono good. norfolk up twelve to quarter and 3 1. in the first quarter.. battle creek's koke lade battle creek's koke lade takes the punt and almost breaks it for a touchdown. takes it back to knights ten yard line.2. a few plays later.. derek 3 renner takes the handoff.f. breaks a aew tackles and powers his way into the endzone. extra point good. seven to nothing battle creek. 3. battle creek's next drive.. renner again takes the handoff at the knights twenty five yardline and scores the touchdown. extra point good. battle creek up nothing at that point and...they win 53-0

catholic, the blue jays and top ranked knights square off tomorrow night in norfolk. last year was a rare blowout in norfolk catholic but of course part of that from the blue jays rallying in the fourth and winning it by a single point the season before. whatever the playing in this circled on their calendars for a while. david engelhaupt--"it's a really fun game. i love it. it's something i look year because pierce miles away--and it's drive, but they come ready to go." taggart bailey--"there's nothing better than that atmosphere, playing against norfolk catholic. whether it's here, whether it's there, just everything. that's probably one of the biggest rivalries in nebraska, just, there's nothing better than playing in that game." austin freeman--"it's something else. i think it's like the championship game. if i'd ever play in it, i don't think that would beat it. i mean, pierce and norfolk catholic, that's a big game for us. it's one that i'll never forget." aidan burroughs--"it's everything, you know. every senior class, if they can't have a state championship, t

here's chris with a prevevw of pierce and norfolk catholic. chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. there are some great rivalries in siouxland, but only one...pierce norfolk catholic, is among the best in the country. the blue jays and top ranked knights square off tonight in norfolk. last year was a rare blowout in the series as norfolk catholic won it 56-20. bubuof course part that frustration came from the blue jaja rallying in the fourth and winning it by a single point the season before. whatever the history, the kids playing it this game have had it circled on their calendars for a while. david engelhaupt--"it's a love it. it's forward to every year because pierce miles away--and it's always a lovely here this year and i'm taggart nothing better than plpling against whwhher it's here, whether it's there, just everything. that's probably one of the biggest rivalries in nebraska, just, there's nothin better than playing in that game." austin freeman--"it's something else. i think it's like th championship game. don't think that pierce a

norfolk catholic will host bishop neumann next friday night. a top-ten showdown in the first round of the class a playoffs....norfol k hosting millard south. 3-0 norfolk in the second... gunner fuelberth...shows off his scrambling ability, picking up 15...but the drive would stall in the red zone. lane mccallum...comes in and boots the field goal...panthers go up 6-0...it would be 6-3 at the half. but then the norfolk offense wakes up...fuelberth fires an absolute strike to aaron wilken who somehow stays in bounds. later on the drive...fuelberth floats it up to big logan strom who hauls it in...panther lead 12-3 after 3. and they hold on for the 12-10 win...norfolk's first playoff win since 2009... to the ice we go....the musketeers....winn ers of four straight...hosting lincoln. second period...game knotted at one.....teemu pulkinnen is all by himself....but his shot is off the mark....tough break.... a few minutes later...matt steeves has an opportunity at the doorstep but the stars netminder standing tall... missed opportunities the theme in

sunday at trinity episcopal church, 111 s. 9th street in norfolk. those and more stories can be heard lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix." jessica rae: inmates at the south dakota state penitentiary in yankton are gaving back to the community with a fall tradition. nat sound: children shouting: "thank you!", inmates respond: "your welcome, guys!" jessica rae: the inmates grew and harvested pumpkins and now, they're delivering them to elementary school students. in a season when pumpkin numbers are down, the donation comes at a great time.... helping to ensure kids have pumpkins to carve for halloween. the inmates say the best part is seeing huge smiles on the kids faces. "to see the excitement on their face, and to know that it's going to make their day... to know that i was part of something that made their day, it's a blessing" says ryan klave, inmate at the mike durfee state prison in yankton, sd. jessica rae: the inmas "green thumbs" go further than pumpkins..... they grow and donate fruits and vegetables to area nonrofits who in turn give to those in n

last year was a rara blowout in the series as norfolk catholicwon it 56-20. but of course part of that frustration came from the blue jays fourth and winning it by a single point the whatever the playing it this game hhad it circled on their calendars for a while. david engelhaupt--"it's a really fun game. i love it. it's something i look forward to every year because pierce is 14 miles away--14, 15 miles away--and it's always a lovely drive, but they come here this year and i'm ready to go." taggart bailey--"there's nothing better than that atmosphere, playing against norfolk catholic. whether it's here, whether it's there, just everything. that's probably one of the biggest rivalries in nebraska, just, there's nothing better than playing in that game."austin freeman--"it's something else. i think it's like the championship game. if i'd ever play in it, i don't think that would beat it. i mean, pierce and norfolk catholic, that's a big game for us. it's one that i'll never forget." aidan burroughs--"it's everything, you know. every senior class, if they can'

as david mentioiod, norfolk catholic will host the bishop neumann/ogallala winner next friday night. alex iowa remains unbebeen with a 7-0 record. one of the reasons why? the golden leg of marshall koehn. our hawkeyes headquarters reporter alex giaimo sat down with koehn.....and even learned how to kick a field goal... they might not be the center of attention, but the role of a kicker on a football team is very important. "a good kicker is someone the team can rely on week in and week out. wether its kicking a kickoff through the endzone or placing it where it needs to be, making pats, making field goals, " how much as a little kid growing up did you dream about kicking that big kick? koehn-"you watch it growing up and you see those guys making them all the time and you just think its so crazy. and you dont think guess its always been something i have dreamed of doing ever since i became a hawkeye." i have always wanted to kick a football. althought i never have, think you can show me how? lets do it. before i make a fool out of myself, show me how i is done. alright, so i have a co

norfolk catholic then goes right down the field - miles vrbka to matt miller - 9 yard touchdown. then the knights pour it on - engelhaupt getting loose again - 52 yards on a draw down to the 1 - they punch it in on the next play for a 20-0 lead. and then the exclamation mark - trickery in the final minute of the half - engelhaupt passing to andy bettenhausen - 28-nothing at half and norfolk catholic stays perfect, 42- 14. creighton trying to stay undefeated against hartington- newcastle. first quarter - bulldogs start their scoring walton from six-yards out - some damage - he had 12 carries 159 yards - you saw his first touchdown and here's his second - 50-yards on that one - 18-0 - brook baller takes the handoff and he's ballin out - hits the edge and is gone - 58-yards for baller. creighton routs hartington newcastle 66-6. a good d2 matchup -- 6-1 wynot hosting 5-2 lyons-decatur northeast. late second quarter - bluedevils up 44-6 and that lead is extending - cael sudbeck goes a few yards - wynot led 52-6 at the break. third quarter - jalen wiesler drops back to pass - skies it

today it's norfolk's turn, it's a eat thing for norfolk," said scheer. of texas is set to build a one million square foot manufacturing facility worth 125 million dollars in order to produce steel pipe for oil and gas companies, while boosting norfolk's econony. charley haveve, the ceo says that it will also benefit the state of nebraska as the company will be exporting outside of the region. e have a steel manufacturer that will almost provide it for us freight free. that makes us very competitve because that's what we want to do, we want to bring this business back to the united states," said havens. the buildidi will be at no o st for tax payers because it is a tier 6 incentive package by the way of the nebraska advantage act. nearly 50 jobs are to be created and the average salary is around $70,000. "other than we're ready to go and dig some dirt, i don't have a whole lot more to say except i'm glad to be here and i think we can make this community grow!" said havens. "w"wve already compmpted an $80 million expansion of our mimi shop...we just comple

jessica rae: norfolk's tree advisory committee is handing out a couple of awards. here's paul hughes with the details. "an erroroin the publicatioioprocess for tuesday morning's meeting of the norfolk planning commission meant that no official action could be taken. the meeting was incorrectly listed by the city for october 21st. several actions were continued until a special meeting on tuesday, october 27th. the city of norfolk tree advisory committee has presented two green leaf awards for landscaping excellence. at monday night's meeting of the norfolk city council, chairman jim lange announced that bobobnd nancy boe were the first ever recipieies of the green leaf award for a private home. northeast community college was named as the recipient for a business or organization. you've heard of a jack-o-lantern; how about a sherlock holmes-o-lantern? the norfolk public library invites you to take part in its literary pumpkin decorating contest, by using a pumpkin or gourd to create your favorite literary character. entries will be accepted throughout the day wednes

work begins in november on a new that will bring 180 new jobs to the norfolk area. oct pipe of rockwall, texas announced yesterday, that it will build a one- million-square-foot facility to manufacture steel pipe for its customers all over the united states. the plant will be located on the southwest corner of victory road and eisenhower ave. the norfolk planning commission has given the okay for helena chemical to operate a retail fertilizer business on the corner of 1st street and eisenhower avenue. at a special meeting of the commission earlier this week, city prevention manger trent howard assured those concerned about safety issues that that many of the items in the cup were emergency- management related. downtown norfolk will be buzzing tonight as local businesses invite young ghosts and goblins to their stores for downtown trick-or- treating from 4:30 to 6:30. then you're invited to grab your blankets and lawn chairs for the third annual zombie walk, from 7 to 9 on norfolk avenue between 5th and 1st streets. zombies a asked to gather on the corner of 5th and

top-ranked norfolk catholic will face one of their arch-rivals. ktiv's sam curtiss is live with more the knights are 7 and 0 -- with town with a 5-2 record. we'll hear from blue jays head coach mark brahmer -- in just a minute. and, despite being a top ten preseason team, iowa state is not the favorite in the big 12. sports fource is next. a lot of football teams would who's toughest on spending? fox news did the analysis and jeb bush had the best record. billions in pork, vetoed. eight budgets, balanced. and tax cuts every single year. right to rise usa who has the plan for jobs? jeb. tax cuts for the middle class. eliminates special loopholes. an explosion in growth and new jobs. jeb: cut taxes. grow america. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. like to be 5 and 2, but pierce after a 3-0 start, the jays have a 2-2 record since. and things won't get easier tonight - they're on the road facing noroflk catholic - nebraska's top ranked team in c1. sports fource is 'on the road." in norfolk. ktiv's same curtiss joins us l

jessica rae: norfolk is welcoming two new police officers to town. here's paul hughes with more "the lower elkhorn natural resources district board of directors voted thursday night to table action on requiring flow meters on all irrigation systems in the 15-county district. the decision to table came after about 90-minute of discussion, first from audience members and then among the 14 board members present. the norfolk city council has approved the capital improvement plan for the city for the current fiscal year. city risk manager lyle lutt said the city is in the process of acquiring semi tractors and trailers to haul its own solid waste to clarkson. he says that service is currently contracted, but the city will save money by doing the hauling itself. a badge ceremony will be held tonightht for norfrfk's two neweststolice officers. mitchellbruening and austin heheott will receive their badges and take the oath of office, administered judge michael long. the ceremony will begin at 7 tonight in the norfolk city council chambers. those and more sto

norfolk catholic is still first in c-1. the knights host number-6 boone central/newm an grove on thursday night. in c2, battle creek stays at number-2. oakland-craig is still sixth and west holt gets back in at number-10. stanton gets votes. in d1, guardian angels central catholic of west point is number-1. creighton is number-4 and neligh-oakdale is receiving votes. you can see the entire rankings at ktiv.com. the dordt volleyball team has been rewarded for a great week. jamie gesink is the gpac setter of the week and brooke granstra is the attacker of the week. granstra had 44 kills over three matches, as the defenders beat number-1 viterbo and number-2 midland. dordt moved to sixth in the new naia rankings and will visit briar cliff tonight. northwestern's jillian estes is the gpac defensive player-of- the-week. the junior led the red raiders to a 3-0 record on the week, with three sweeps. northwestern is 12th in the new rankings. in the baseball playoffs, the royals lead the blue jays, 12 to 2 to - in the 8th inning. kc

here's chris with a preview of pierce and norfolk catholic. chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. there are some great rivalries in siouxland, but only one...pierce norfolk catholic, is among the best in the country. the blue jays and top ranked knights square off tonight in norfolk. last year was a rare blowout in the series as norfolk catholic won it 56-20. but of course part of that frustration came from the blue jays rallying in the fourth and winning it by a single point the season before. whatever the history, the kids playing it this game have had it circled on their calendars for a while. david engelhaupt--"it's a really fun game. i love it. it's something i look forward to every year because pierce is 14 miles away--14, 15 miles away--and it's always a lovely drive, but they come here this year and i'm ready to go." taggart bailey--"there's nothing better than that atmosphere, playing against norfolk catholic. whether it's here, whether it's there, just everything. that's probably one of the biggest rivalries in nebraska, just, th

norfolk also lost their number 8 ranking as a result. they are our biggest mover in this week's rankings. norfolk catholic beat pierce last week so they stay number one in c-1. the blue jays drop from 9th to completely unranked. battle creek and oakland craig hops from 10th to 9th. and in 8-man guardian angelslsnd creighton remain 1-2. on the iowa side absolutely everything siouxland-wise stayed the same. sbl is 9th in 3a. spirit lake is 3rd in 2a. western christian and hinton are 8th and 10th respectively in 1a. west sioux is still 3rd in "a". in 8-man newell fonda, mmc, and gtra remain ranked number one, 3, and 8 respectively. kayla, diana, larry, chris>> . it's going to be a warm eveningg down into the upper fifties. kayla, diana, larry, chris>> . >> pelley: high-level security breeee. a hacker gototis hands on the personal e-mail of t of america's top national security officials.p also tonight, trump makes 9/11 an issue in the presidential campaign. house democrats try to keep nghazi out of it. their cars were towed out of the mud. n

norfolk up twenty-one to six in the third quarter. 3. next norfolk possession. lane mccallum again takes the handoff and makes a few nice moves and scores the touchdown. extra point good. panthers up twenty-eight to six in the third quarter and . a win and pierce is almost certain to make the playoffs. a loss to madison and they will need help it was senior night in pierce... and the bluejays wasting no me sending their seniors out on top! 2. pierce's first possession.. austin freeman takes the handoff and he is gone for the forty yard touchdown. extra point good. seven to nothing bluejays. 3. next pierce possession.. mason buckendahl takes the handoff sixty-five yards, almost runs out of gas at the goal line. extra point good. fourteen to nothing pierce. 4. now wath isntceio y ckda.e ptit uns f e elf e is pyeb ioe s monucndl. iee ll .wol er tga baeyitcoininr rcwn eraoi g.ie tntonto tg fsuaer d ylln isne. t6 din. i caerviti the tyson to takeonhe muskies. i think the nhl could learn a thing or two from the buccs uniforms! 1)idway through the first period there's

tonight and the norfolk planning commission tomorrow. projects involved in the zoning requests include an agricultural fertilizer operation, an assisted living facility and a church. the norfolk salvation army annual dinner will be held tomorrow, with special guest university of nebraska-lincoln chancellor harvey perlman. the event begins at noon in the time square event center. applications are being taken now for grants from the norfolk area community foundation. the deadline to apply for gran november 13th, and applications and more information are available at the foundation office in the norfolk area chamber of commerce building, or by calling 402- 379-9516. these and more stories can be heard on newstalk wjag, literock 97.5 and 106kix. " jessica rae: coming up in sports... the musketeers hosted waterloo in a rare sunday affair at the tyson events center.. we have highlights when we come back. scott: stay tuned for today's forecast... jessica rae: musketeers are out to defend their western conference title. alex walker has more. two

today it's norfolk's turn, it's a great thing for norfolk," said scheer. oct pipe which is a company based out of texas is set to build a one million square foot manufacturing facility worth 125 million dollars in order to produce steel pipe for oil and gas companies, while boosting norfolk's economy. charley havens, the ceo says that it will also benefit the state of nebraska as the company will be exporting outside of the region. "we have a steel manufacturer that will almost provide it for us freight free. that makes us very competitve because that's what we want to do, we want to bring this business back to the united states," said havens. the building will bebe at no cost for tax payers because it is a tier 6 incentive package by the way of the nebraska advantage act. nearly 50 jobs are to be created and the average salary is around $70,000. "other than we're ready to go and dig some dirt, i don't have a whole lot more to say except i'm glad to be here and i think we can make this community grow!" said havens. "we've already completed an $80 million e

abc9 reporter bria bell has more on a patient - physician reunion in norfolk today. bria: nineteen year old benjamin witkowski was jet skiing with friends in july when that accident litterly ripped part of his right hand away. thankfully, good judgement calls by first responders and a successful surgery by dr. tristan hartzell at faith regional hospital, allowed benjamin's hand to be fully reattched. "this is one of those times where the stars aligned really well," said dr. hartzell. three hours after whitkowski lost his hand, doctors s faith regional phphician center in nonolk were workininto save it. drdrhartzell says ick work by emergency responders helped make that happen. "it's why i love nebraska, it's just people move there's no...people are efficient. they know that somebody is in need and there's no hesitation. it's just everybody activates and that's as quick as it gets from scene to surgery," said dr. hartzell. n's mother says she immediatley knew how serious the situation was... a employee at faith regional.... she never had doubts about where her son nee

norfolk this morning where a different compananis making similar plans... and tells what this means for that community. 3 this project has been in the making for four years now. ceo and director of o-t-c pipe... charley havens... negotiated with the city of norfolk and nucor to find the best place for its new home. "the land was good, the people were good, the incentives were good, and the doors are open for anything we wanted to do. and, that's the reason we picked them." " the new facility will be loloted on the sosohwest corner of victory road and eisenhower ave and cost about 125 million dollars. the building will be 1.2 million square feet. as the general contractor.. says that is about 2 blocks wide by 6 and a half blocks long."it's a large building and there is a lot of opportunity with the building and there is a lot of hard work and i am really excited about the opportunity to facilitate that." -mike once the project is done, nucor will be the main supplier of steel for the pipe mill. "we've already mpleted 80 million dollar expansion of our melt s

the norfolk district boundaries but attend any of the city's private schools or are home schooled. these and more stories can be heard on newstalk wjag, literock 97.5 and 106kix. " jessica rae: high school students from dozens of northeast nebraska schools got an early look at the career world. hundreds of students from all over the area took part in the annual northeast nebraska career day put on by u-n-l extension. the high school sophomores got to pick the sessions they wanted to attend... everthing from education and farming, to business and floral design... and even t-v broadcasting. one student we talked to says he's taking away some good ideas for the next step in his move toward a future career. jack osnes, wayne high sophomore, says, "i think it was really informational, because it shows you how to get to college and persue your dreams and all that stuff." jessica rae: this is the eighth year kcau has been part of the event. 945 students took part in this year's event jessica rae: coming up in sports...the road to cedar rapids began last night for iowa high school teams. w

several awards were presented wednesday to long- time norfolk area united way volunteers. larry hilkeman was named as the recipient of this year's marlene ahrenholz spirit of volunteerism award, and marsha cleveland received the above and beyond award. volunteers reported another $52,000 in donations wednesday, bringing the total collected so far to $252,056, or 45.8-percent of the $550,000 goal. it is pretty much guaranteed that hangar rents at the norfolk regional airport will be going up on january 1st. but the question remains, how much? at monday night's meeting of the airport authority board, member bill jepsen said two members of the board and some area pilots reviewed rents at 26 airports in nebraska. they're this year, and not the 30-percent a norfolk city council subcommittee recommended. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix. " jessica rae: this morning, the world's largest retail store walmart, is facing a hard hit. yesterday, tanked, wiping out 21 billion dollars in value in the worst day in 27 years for the company.

planned in norfolk to honor a special guy from the city. here's paul hughes with more. " after months of discussing flow meters, the board of directors of the lower elkhorn natural resources district is scheduled to take action on the issue tonight. tonight's meeting begins at 7:30 in the lifelong learning center on the northeast community college campus. tax revenue for the city of norfolk continues to show the impacts of last june's hail storm. at this week's meeting of the norfolk city council, accountant sheila rios said the september sales tax receipts - representing july sales - totaled a little more than $906,000, down 12- percent from the same time last year. she said the drop is because july of last year saw a spike in retail activity and sales tax receipts related to hail- storm repairs. the elkhorn valley museum is having a big party tomorrow night to celebrate johnny carson's 90th birthday. elkhorn valley museum director ryan leichenhauer says plans for the day include extra showings of tonight show clips and display of addition

we'll head out to nebraska for highlights from pierce and norfolk catholiccoming up ahead. security may not receive a cost of living adjustment or "cola" in 20-16. that hasn't happened in five years. the reason being a decline in inflation caused by falling gas prices. the price of goods doesn't security benefitit stay flat. fortunately, the way the government measures inflation may not curately reflect how many on social security spend. the typical retiree's benefit is about 13- hundred-dollars a month. jessica rae: draft-kings and fan-duel are now the subject of a federal investigation. law w forcement officials say the u-s attorney's office in boston is leading the probe against the fantasy sports companies. and new york attorney general eric schneiderman announced a probe of the fantasy sports services. at issue is whether games are being manipulated by players with inside information - like company employees. meanwhile members of congress have also called for hearings, federal oversight and possible legislative action on the matter. jessica rae: pierce and norfolk cath

in norfolk... jaclyn driscoll, siouxland news. larry>> some local radio stations and unity point health - st. luke's are teaming up to help siouxland children. the i-heart media radio stations are holding a radiohon to benefit the st. luke's children's miracle network. the goal is to r rse 64- thousand dollars in pledges. that would push the total amount raised during the past 15 years to 1 million dollars. the radiothon will resume for another 12 hours starting at 6 tomorrow morning on k- g 95... and most importantly... donate to this very good cause. larry>> if you're looking for a thrill... you might want to head to poppy's pumpkin patch this weekend. that's where we're heading next... farmer." that's where we're heading this week... for "proud to be a hometown farmer." jacob heller siouxland news>> pigs... goats... and ducks... add up to big fun for little kids. connie hintz poppy's pumpkin patch>> "thank you for the pumpkin, thank you for the great time at the patch. from agatha." jacob heller siouxland news>> connie hintz ha

let's head out to norfolk...ththblue jays tryininto upset the top-ranked knights. first possession...levi sudbeck...the snap goes nearly over his head, but he gets it off and free ball! brady starkel jumps on it and the blue jays back at it. the drive would stall and they'd settle foror field goal attttpt, and paul uhlir gets in there for the block...we stay scoreless. next pierce drive...taggart bailey and austin freeman running the freeman...goes back against the grain--nice stiff arm--he takeoff down the sideline inside the ten. they couldn't score before the quarter, but on the first play of the second, bailey throws a strike to score...blue jays get point. wake up...david engelhaupt...look at this run...the stiff the shoulder...eventuall y 5 blue jays drag him down. but they keep feeding the big man, he punches it in, balloons are released and we're knotted up at 7. lateten the quarter...pierce driving for a late score, but justin timmerman with a great i-n-t on the far sideline...norfolk catholic pulls away in the second, 35-7. there are just two games left i

north platte shutout norfolk in the first half... and led 7-0 at the break. hartington cedar catholic -- 4-3, hosting 5 and 2 crofton in class c2. early first quarter -- crofton's tanner crosely takes the pitch but is swallowed up in the backfield for a loss -- jacob haahr stuffs the 3rd down run -- crofton forced to punt. next possession -- 1st and 10 near midfield for the trojans -- screen pass out to easton joachimsen -- ball comes out and rolls back almost 10 yards -- scooped up by sean kathol -- with a lot of room to run -- cuts it back -- and in for the score -- cedar catholic lead 7-nothing. but the warriors just kept pounding the rock all night -- crosely on the halfback dive from 2 yards out -- crofton knocks off hartington cedar catholic, 26-14. ponca, hosting stanton, who's getting votes in c2. start of the 2nd half -- ponca return man dalton tremayne -- sees the middle of the field is full -- decides to try his luck outside -- and it pays off -- finally brought down inside the redzone -- 72 yards on the return. couple plays later -- 4th and goal f

the city of norfolk's director of public works, dennis smith says a norfolk city council subcommittee, has to take many factors into consideration. including possible funds from the nebraska department of roads towards payment of the bridge construction that won't be awarded until early 2016. officials with the elkhorn valley museum invite you to do your trick-or- treating thursday night in verges park. museum director ryan leikenhauer says the free event is scheduled in conjunction with downtown trick-or- treating, from 5 to 7 thursday. leikenhauer says they'll have what he calls "friendlier" trick-or-treating in the school and cabin, while those brave enough can make their way to the cave. it's free, but donations will be accepted. members of norfolk's planning commission voted unanimously to approve the conditional use permit for helena chemical to operate a retail fertilizer facility at the and eisenhauer avenue. commissioners took the action despite some objections from representatives of a special-needs facility located roughly a quarter- mile away. prevention manager trent howa

tim: a norfolk, nebraska business project is getting a second chance. that's thanks to a new pipeline manufacturer who says it's ready to set up shop in siouxland. the one million square foot o-c-t pipe facility will be located in northeast norfolk. it's estimated the plant will create around 50 jobs with salaries averaging near 70 thousand. charley havens the ceo of o-c-t pipe says that although they are not one of the largest companies around, they want to be a part of the community and to expapa norfolk's econony. "other than we're ready to go and dig some dirt, i don't have a whole lot more to say except i'm glad to be here and i think we can make this community grow!" said havens. plans for construction begins in early november, charley who works out of texas jokingly made a comment about wanting to get started before it gets cold. he has hopes of operating in july of 2017. jenna: there are some water concerns in rock rapids after a water main break. that happened late yesterday afternoon when opopators noticed no water was coming into o the wastew

he's from norfolk, nebraska. jacob likes kayaking, swimming, riding his bike and playing with his older sisters and niece. up next... is solomon. he, too, turned 4 on monday, and he loves trains, especially thomas the train and dinosaur train. ththas celebrated his 4t4t birthday on tuesday, october 13. he's from sioux city and he likes buzz lightyear and ninja turtles. a happy birthday to audrianna of sioux city. she also turned 4 on tuesday, october 13. she likes to read books, she's a big fan of disney's rapunzel, paw patrols and ninja turtles. from sioux city... cale. he also turned 4 on tuesday, tober 13th. cale loves preschool, and d ing to the park. celebrating her 4th birthday on wednesday, october 14th is emma. she's from elk point, south dakota. emma loves to swing, play with horses, and cheer on the cubs, cyclones and packeke. mason from sioux city also turned 4 on wednesday, october 14th. his favorite things are monster trucks and ninja turtles. he loves hanging out on the farm with his grandparents an

norfolk loyalists who professed loyalty to the governor were forced to flee. riverps in the elizabeth became consumers of water and provision instead of suppliers. not only did it neutralize, but it compounded the problem. in addition, getting water became extremely risky. the otter toted down the elizabeth river to their water point. they anchored. at 10:00 the next morning, rebels fired at the boats going up the river for water. the ship fired two of her six themers, which made scatter. i imagine it did. rebels disregarded in order to move away from the issued by the hms liverpool, that had just arrived , they opened fire. otter participated in the attack on norfolk and the fire that resulted completely destroyed the largest city in virginia and her major port. otter remained in the norfolk area, usually using her tenders to attack the rebels. conditions deteriorated on the ship rapidly. the situation was much worse than it had been in october. on the first of february, otter's men fired on rebels from the ship and when they dispersed, captain squire sent a

sunday at trinity episcopal church, 111 south 9th street in norfolk. these and more stories can be heard on newstalk wjag, literock 97.5 and 106kix. jessica rae: coming up in sports...central lyon hosted sioux center in a battle of top five teams. we'll head to rock rapids for all the highlights after the break. scott: stay tuned for today's forecast... the chicago cubs are going to the n-l-c-s. chicago defeated saint louis six to four to win the divisional series in three games. here's fan reaction. " (scott) police by the dozens on foot and mounted began showing up at wrigleyville during the sixth inning anticipating this. some fans, not fortunate enough to have tickets kept tabs on the score by watching the marquee. this fan believes the cubs success is fate based on the prediction in the movie 'back to the future ii.' (fan) growing up as a kid seeing the movies 'back to the future' i always thought honestly it would be have. i was like, i have to do this. (fans chant)go cubs go! (scott) we won't know for a couple more weeks if this is the cubs'year

. >>> norfolk is bracing for a complete deluge. they have already gotten it bad. the area is flooding as we speak. and more rain is coming. in the pictures we're getting in from norfolk, we are seeing a lot of high water and dangerous trouble spots out on the roads. many businesses and schools are shut down today or closed early. it's supposed to keep raining in norfolk all week long. this is not joaquin, just a lot of rain. this is a low-lying area. naval station norfolk is filling thousands of sand balls to protect the base. >>> look at this, new pictures of a road that washed out in south carolina. we told but this yesterday. this is brand-new video where the culvert collapsed in spartansburg. they had major flooding there. there's heavy rain again right now. in a separate flooding incident, a woman died. >>> hurricane joaquin is forcing people to evacuate a popular vacation island in north carolina. ferries ran boat loads of cars back to the mainland throughout the night. most of the people on the island are property owners trying to move belongings to higher

norfolk catholic is still first in c-1. the knights host pierce, who is receiving votes -- on thursday. boone central/newm an grove is sixth. in c2, battle creek stays at number-2. oakland-craig is 6th. stanton and west holt get votes. in d1, guardian angels central catholic of west point is still first. creighton is number-4 and elgin public, pope john gets votes. you can see the entire rankings at ktiv.com. last season - the morningside women's basketball team cappped an incredible 37-1 season with their fourth division ii national championship, winning in front of the home crowd here in sioux city. it looks like the mustangs could be in for another great season. morningside returns four starters to a team that finished 20-and-0 in gpac play last season. all-american ashlynn muhl is the only major departure - as m-side has 6 of their top 7 scorers back. with a second straight national championship on the line, the mustangs know they're going to get everyone's best shot - again. "they understand that we're not going to go

otter remained in the norfolk area, usually using her tenders to attack the rebels. conditions deteriorated on the ship rapidly. the situation was much worse than it had been in october. on the first of february, otter's men fired on rebels from the ship and when they dispersed, captain squire sent a party on short as a forging unit. conditions were terrible. they were met with strong gales and hail, snow, and sleep. he sent them a short six days later. they were attacked. the marines were captured and taken prisoner. the ship received the water only six times in october -- only six times. 21 times in october. not much fanfare. that is not much deal. cause of death, generally not listed. it appears that the cause of death was most frequently exhaustion and disease. the ninth of or 1776, he found the ship and dangerously weakened condition. apart from manning her tenders, the otter could not muster more than 20 men for duty. the entire fleet had less than four weeks supply of meat and eight of bread. he ordered water to conduct a raid on baltimore. before he could do

"tax revenue for the city of norfolk continues to show the impacts of last june's hail storm. at this week's meeting of the norfolk city council, accountant sheila rios said the september sales tax receipts - representing july sales - were down 12-percent from the same time last year. she said the drop is because july of last year saw a spike in retail activity after months of discussing trucks - the madison county board of commissioners agreed tuesday to purchase two new vehicles. the board accepted bids on a 2016 mac from rdo truck in lincoln and a 2016 freightliner from truck center in norfolk. the elkhorn valley museum is having a big party tomorrow to celebrate the 90th birthday of johnny carson. plans for the day include extra showings of tonight show clips. the joi club will help play birthday party games beginning at 5 p.m., with birthday cake served at 6. these and more stories can be heard on newstalk wjag, literock 97.5 and 106kix. " jessica rae: its been a long kept secret until now federal officials explained to congress how it secretly tracks americans' phones. t

texas-based "o-c-t pipe" says it will build a manufacturing plant in norfolk to make pipe for the oil and gas industry. the one-million square foot, 111-million dollar factory will go at the corner of victory road and eisenhower avenue. it intends to buy steel from the nearby nucor plant. the company's c-e-o says with nucor in town and ample rail availability, norfolk is a perfect location to sell o-c-t products nationwide. they hope to break ground next month and have the plant in operation by july 2017. the iowa caucuses are just three months away, and the 2016 republican field is as unsettled as ever after last night's debate. nbc's tracie potts is in washington where the buzz is breaking in favor of the underdogs. << donald trump's slipping poll numbers opened the door for underdogs like john kasich: (sot: john kasich/ (r) presidential candidate) "we can't elect somebody who can't do the job." (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate) "he said 'oh i'm never going to attack' but then his poll numbers tank. he's got very - that's why he's on the end." jeb bush and marco rubio

in class a, norfolk is getting votes. the panthers host #9 millard south on friday. norfolk catholic is first in c-1. the knights host falls city on friday at 2 o'clock. boone central/newm an grove is ninth. in c2, battle creek is second and will be home friday night. oakland-craig and crofton make the top ten. stanton, who missed the play, gets votes. in d1, guardian angels is number-1, and creighton is fououh. wynot is getting votes in class d2. . e clas d playoffs are thursday. the e tire rankings are at ktiv.com. both the royals and mets have waited a long time for a world series title. 1985 was the last time kc won it all -- the mets have waited since '86. the drought will end for one team -- game one of the world series is tonight. "there's only two teams left. the whole world is watching," said royals manager ned yost. "i don't see having a huge experience advantage over those guys, because it's the world series, anything can happen." "certainly i think they have a little bit more of an advantage that they've been through this before," said mets manager terry