the omaha tribe tries to figure out the next step... now that members have approved legalizing pot on the reservation. 3 3 just months after south dakota's santee sioux tribe became the first in the nation to legalize growth and recreational use of marijuana on its reservation... a siouxland tribe could be the second.thanks for joining us, i'm larry wentz, diana caststlo off. 3 the omaha tribe of nebraska voted in favor of three ballot measures yesterday... supporting legalizing recreational as well as medicinal use of marijuana... and the growth of hemp for industrial use.those votes were non- binding, but as our jetske wauran reports after speaking to tribal council members... they're not exactly ruling it out.right jetsts? 3 that's right, larry.y.the ultimate decision is in the hands of the tribal council... and they say ey're willing to listen to the will of the voters. 3 (**take pkg**)the omaha tribal council approved three referendums in favor of legalizing the recreational use of marijuana:the first, use of marijuana for adults a

(sentencing questioned) omaha cops are appalled... after a woman whose gun was used to kill a fellow officer gets probation."purchasing is the number one cause of a lot of these prohibited people having guns in their hands." (mental health reform) and... privacy concerns could derail an overhaul of the nation's ailing mental health care system. 3 3 one of sisixland's most wanted hahadied in the high speed crash of a stolen car.thanks for joining us. i'm larry wentz, diana castillo has the night off. 3 and tonight that story is first on fox. 3 3 3 police say that accident happened yesterday at 25th and morgan when that stolen, vehicle that was backing out into the street. the driver... 34 year old jonas rouillard... was wanted for violating his probation on a charge of intent to deliver meth. his passenger... 28 year old autumn flowers of sioux city ... was also killed. no one else was injured. 3 a storm lake family is now facing drug trafficking charges in two states.49- year- old abel medina rios and his two children, 25 year old abe

tim: it comes just days after members of the omaha tribe of nebraska... voted in favor of marijuana legalization on the reservation. jenna: abc 9's deborah souverain has more on the delay...and how the omaha tribe of nebraska is responding. tim and jenna over the weekend, the flandreau santee sioux tribe destroyed its marijuana crop, which was worth millions of dollars. and as the tribe's....venture into the marijuana hold...the omaha is using the incident as a learning lesson. flandreau santee sioux tribe in south dakota to build the ever...marijuana reservation...have been smoked out. saturday the tribe the burning of millions of dollars of marijuana it was growing. it was a move...the omaha tribe of nebraska....which recently voted in favor of legalization...didn't see coming. " it was a little bit surprising but i do understand that each tribe has their own prerogative with how they're going to move forward with it," said vernon miller. the santee sioux tribe released a statement saying they wanted to suspend their efforts to get clarification from th

reporter dave roberts talked to omaha residents about what happened. "(dave roberts/reporting) "if you stuck your hand in the tiger cage, what do you think would happen?" (woman) "well i would hope that it would just lick my hands." keep hoping. but keep your hands out of cages while you do. (dave roberts/reporting) "what do you think would happen?" (woman #2) "i definitely would get it bit off." (man) "i don't know. a tiger probably hasn't seen a hand that much. maybe they like it." (man #2) "i think it might well get bitten off." well you're thinking correctly. halloween night... police say jacqueline eide learned that lesson the hard way. she told investigators she wanted to pet a tiger. so... before sunrise... police say eide broke into omaha's henry doorly zoo... somehow getting past the fence and security. when she got to the tiger cages... she jumped one fence into a secure area...then reached into the cage of mai... an 18-year-old malayan tiger. (woman #2) "that doesn't sound like a good plan." it wasn't. police say mai bit down on eide's hand,

(sentencing questionon) omaha cops are appalled... after a woman whose gun was used to kill a fellow officer gets probation."purchasing is the number one cause of a lot of thfse prohibited people having guns in their hands." (mental health reform) and... privacy concerns could derail an overhaul of the nation's ailing mental health care system. 3 3 one of siouxlxld's most wanted has died in the high speed crash of a stolen car.thanks for joining us tonight, i'm larry wentz, diana castillo has the night off. 3 3 3 police say that accident happened at 25th and morgan when a stolen, speeding car driven by 34 year old jonas rouillard stuck another vehicle that was backing out onto the street. rouillard was wanted for violating his intent to deliver meme. his passenger... 28 year old autumn flowers of sioux city ... was also killed. none else was injured. 3 a storm lake family is now facing drug trafficking chargein two states.49- year- old abel medina rios and his two children, 25 year old abel medina and 28 year old raquel medina were or

omaha police have cited eide for criminal trespassing. and according to the official incident report, when officers found eide at the hospital, they thought she was drunk. she was aggressive and non-cooperative. eide also has a three-page criminal record, including charges for drunk driving, disorderly conduct, and disturbing the peace. but believes loving animals isn't one of them. (friend) she absolutely loves her animals. she's a dedicated and loyal friend, she's one of the best people i've ever met, past mistakes aside." tim: fred's back next with a final check of our forecast. stay with us. cloudy skies and patchy fog late. the low will be 53. tomorr's high will be 72 with breezy winds and partly cloudy skies. the 7-day shows 60s thursday and 50s friday. saturday and beyond will bring 50s and 60s. tonight's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to the super latke brunch- lunch-dinner at congregation beth shalom in sioux city.

our affiliate in omaha has more. "(ketv)--as bad as it felt in the omaha metro area, it looked a lot worse on the other side of the river. the nationalal weather service confirmed that a tornado touched down in shelby county, iowa. in less that 15 minutes, the tornado left a scar on the county landscape 12 miles long. "i just saw a black cloud coming and it was right over that grain bin, which is only like 50 yards from here," avoca resident doug brown said. "it was time to go to the basement." the tornado touched down just south of interstate e 80, mangling power lines and grain bins. "a"a i heard was a ump," brown said. "i figure that's when that grain bin must have went." "sideways rain and that's all i could see," mike johnson, who lost a cattle barn and corn crib, said. "i slowed down real quick and i couldn't see anything. i looked out the window and saw some hail coming down and then everything kind of started flying. electricity went out. that's about it." the power outage ickly moved down the list of priorit

morning, a woman had to be rushed to the hospital after a tiger bit her hand at the henry doorly zoo in omaha nebraska. according to police, 33 year old jacqueline eide snuck into an unauthorized area around 7:20 in the morning on sunday, somehow getting past the fence and security before the zoo had opened. that's when officials say she stuck her left hand in a tiger cage. trying to pet the tiger. the tiger bit down on her hand causing severe wounds. eide was transported to creighton university medical center by a friend. the wounds are so bad she might lose parts of her fingers. according to police the woman was cited for criminal trespass and records show she has a long history of d-u-i arrests. jessica rae: south dakota is celebrating it's 126th anniversary of statehood. the rushmore state was admitted as the 40th state on november 2nd 18-89 by president benjamin harrison. north dakota is also celebrating their 126th as well. they were admitted to the union on the same day. jessica rae: with christmas just on the horizon, one nebraska retail store is increasing jobs in the norfolk area, h

to decide whehter or not they will follow suit abc9 reporter rachel ramos spoke to members of the omaha tribe and has more rachel: the omaha tribe of decision of legalizing medical and recreational marijuana in the hands of their citizens. tomorrow the tribe will hold a referendum to see what people think. the people will be voting upon three different memos including medical usage of marijuana, recreational usage of the drug, and growing industrial hemp on the reservation. some citizens believe it will be a positive thing for the community and will bring in more money for the reservation. "if it's going to create some jobs and provide the tribe with some revenue, which we need, then i'm all for it," said citizen barry w. the memo does not allow tribes to legalize marijuana, but it does allow them to work wiwi local us attorneys to do so if they chose. the attorney general's native amercan issues subcomittee has reviewed the memorandum from the deputy attorney general in 2013 and has since been considering the impact marijuana has on indian country. rachel: the nebraska general work clo

stephanie: tonight, new information in the death of an omaha police officer. offier kerrie orozco, origionally from walnut iowa and who lived in council bluffs, was killed on the job in omaha last may. shot at her was given probation purchasing the gun used to kill orozco. the omaha police chief released a statement today, saying the court missed an opportunity, he says this was an illegal straw purchase, and a link to the gun violence that has damanged their community over and over again. jack: it's the last stop on the road to the dome. we're talking blitz playoff edition. we're covering nine games tonight on the final night of the blitz. local 5's sports director jon schaffer is in johnston tonight, previewing some of tonight's big games. jon: jack, it's another great night for football. it's win from going to the dome next week. a little later in sports we'll talk about this johnston valley matchup and the rest of the games we'll cover tonight on the blitz playoff edition. jack: coming up on local 5 news at six... it's begining to look at lot like winter.

but, the omaha tribe of nebraska is considering making it a part of their community. a referendum giving power to the people of the omaha tribe will take place on tuesday. members of the community will get a chance to vote on whether marijuana should be allowed for recreational and medical purposes, and whether it should grown industrially on the reservation. "we're here to serve the people and so we want to know what the community wants," said vernon miller, tribal chairman. some members of the community believe legalizing marijuana will be beneficial to the community, especially for medicinal purposes

and 67% say they're all for allowing the omaha tribe to grow industrial hemp to sell. though the vote does nothing to legalize marijuana now, it gives the tribal council the go- ahead to work with the federal government to l lalize it in the future. jessica rae: voters in sioux center were asked to weigh in on a highway expansion project for highway 75 that's been in the elisa raffa explains what changes were being voted on. the expansion of highway 75 between 7th and 9th streets in sioio center has been a controversial topic since the late 90s. on tuesday, residents got to vote on the four million dollar project. a 60 percent majority could have the city planning construction with the department of transportation or in another period of waiting until more residents are frustrated with the highway. the city, which supportstshe project, says s e improvements would enhance center lane traffic and attractiveness, efficiency of the roads, and safety of pedestrians. "there's always confusion with people, pedestrians, trying to cross our highway and we feel we can make it sa

the omahas would become the first *nebraska* tribe to legalize marijuana. the santee sioux tribe recently legalized the growth, possession and recreational use of marijuana on its flandreau, south dakota reservation. 3 3 an early, iowa woman convicted in 2011 of killing a man and trying to frame her ex- husband for the crime will remain in prison. 3 tracey richter- roberts is serving life in prison for the murder of dustin wehde back in 2001. now... a judge has rejected her appeal of that sentence. roberts had claimed that her conviction came after several errors by her lawyer, the prosecutor and the judge during her trial. the appealate judge rejected her arguments in a 30- page ruling late last month. 3 3 3 3 <

police s s they found out edie had supposedly trespassed at the omaha henry doorly zoo to pet a tiger. while reaching into the tiger's cage she was bit... causing severe trauma to her left hand. the zoo released a statement sunday night confirming that two people had trespassed on halloween night. 3 you might have noticed there's been strange weather across the country recently. as meteorologist cat taylor shows us... it's all thanks to a phenomenon in the pacific ocean. 3 el nino...it has been big news for months...but what *is* el nino...and what does it mean for siouxland? "to understand el nino, you have to understand all 3 phases of enso-el nino southern oscillation. with these 3 phases you have el nino, la nina, and neutral conditions." "we're going to do an experiment to explain how el nino works." normally...during what we call the neutral phase...trade winds are moderate...like this.just a bit of warm water move's west...*some* cold water moves up to the surface.when *la nina* starts...the trade winds get stronger.that pushes warm water west...and a *lot* of cold water comes

omaha police have cited eide for criminal trespassing. and according to the official incident report, when officers found eide at the hospital, they thought she was drunk. she was aggressive and non-cooperative. eide also has a three-page criminal record, including charges for drunk driving, disorderly

jenna: a suspect being pursued in omaha opened fire on law enforcement... and dramatic dash cam video from nebraska state troopers show bullets smashing through a patrol car wind-shield. joe chiodo takes us through the chase. "nats -- patrol car siren - 1st bullet hit, 2nd bullet hits) "shots fired! shots fired! "are you hit?!" "i don't know." it happened so fast. (nats - bullet hits car) the two troopers inside didn't even know if they were hit. shattered glass flew right passed trooper andrew phillips in the drivers seat - as trooper steven peck sat beside him (nats - officers talking) "holy bleep." "i felt some in my hand." "there's nothing in your shirt." the troopers intended to simply pull over marissa mccormack - the driver for a missing headlight. (nats - 1st bullet hit, 2nd bullet hits) but that stop - took a terrifying turn - and left behind a lot of damage. this is a look at the bullet riddled car. and this is a look at the man convicted of doing it. daniel campbell was found guilty on 7 7 unts earlier this month - including use of a firearm - an

omaha police have identified two victims of a weekend shooting. police say 21-year-old jonathan johnson died from gunshot wounds saturday at creighton medical center. a second man, 21-year-old nathaniel bailey, suffered non-life- threatening injuries. officers were called to the shooting around 11 a.m. saturday. authorities say the investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information should contact omaha police. authorities are investigating a shooting that killed one man and injured another in downtown des moines. des moines police say 21- year-old edmanuel perez died and 23-year-old andrew hurley-boyd was hospitalized in the shooting. officers responded to the incident around 1:10 a.m. sunday in the city's popular court avenue district. police say investigators are working to locate poteial suspects. the fatal shooting is the 17th homicide in des moines this year. nearly five years after iowa residents flocked to sheriff's offices in a rush to obtain firearm permits, sheriffs are bracing for a wave of renewals. the initial spike in 2011 came af

two other passengers were taken to theheospital in neligh then transferred to omaha. compare today to 24 hours ago and they don't look much different. when will we see the sun agian? chief meteorologis t ron demers joins us with the first look at our forecast at six. weather ad-lib a weather system that has already produced tornadoes well to our south and blizzard conditions well to our west will continue to bring us chances of rain into tonight and far western siouxland could even seeee mix tonight. more rain is going to be possible into our day on wednesday as it will be breezy and cool. it's been more than half a but the increase of two to four lanes on highway 20 is near completion. ktiv's robert lowe is along highway 20 and brings us up to speed sheila, the iowa legislature voted yes to a 10 cents gas tax in 2015. that means the the expansion of highway 20 is now cruising, in the fast lane. today, governor terry branstad, lieutenant governor kim reynolds commending all those who've made the final 40 a reality. << the increase of f ghway 20 from two to four lanene

." >> reporter: well, remember" omaha, omaha"? >> yeah,. >> reporter: we were at the press box and hear tom brady call out a name and it just happened to be the buffalo bill's head coach's name. >> there were a lot of things books, so that's one of them. >> he was calling what -- my name? >> were you aware of that? >> he likes me, i know that. >> rex ryan. offense. >> we have a lot of unusual terms. i think we run the gamut. that one is pretty unique. >> reporter: now you have to wonder if he will call out gary cube cubiak next. >>> here at the goodwill headquarters, we'll have much more at 6:00. a lot of baskets to be handed out, to 220 families. showing up for the fun night for everyone. >>> we'll be saying" eric fisher, eric fisher ." >> reporter: i think i could get used to that. hope everyone is happy with this weather lately. there's been so few storms to worry about. 42-degrees in the city, very dry air in place, chilly temperatures all across the northeast, but not quite as cold. we will be a few degrees warmer. that air i

the omaha native nonetheless comes away with it... hawkeyes couldn't capitalize though... and so we move to the second quarter... cj beathard rolls out t d finds george kittle in the end zone to put the hawkeyes up... but here come the cornhuskers.. imani cross pounds his wawain ... baloons flying... we got a ball game, folks all tied up at seven.... would be 14-10 at the half.... 21-17 third quarter.... but jordan canzeri puts the team on his back ... rev up those jets! the senior's second touchdown in the half... 28-17 iowa....armstrong and the cornhuskers had their chances... but the hawkeyes secondary... let's just say deja vu all over again... greg mabin with the pick of armstrong in the third.... a career high four picks for the nebraska q-b on the day.... big reason why the h hkeyes able to hold on.. 28-20 the final... and so the hawkeyes, complete the undefeated regular season -- the aforementioned two touchdowns by jordan cacaeri in the second half prove to be the big difference in this one remains a myserty -- win and michigan state is in, otherwise the hawks wil

accused of robbing a near- northside gas station has entered his plea.21- year- old leander tyndall of omaha entered his written plea of not guilty to charges of 1st degree robbery, possession of marijuana w/ intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia.police say he robbed the kum & go store at 14th and pierce early in the morning of november 12th.he was arrested four days later at an apartment in morningside.tyndall remains in the woodbury county jail on a 25- thousand dollar bond.a trial date has not yet been set in his case. 3 3 police in denison have arrested a man they say is behind an armed robbery there earlier this week.police say 29- year- old manyang (thee- ong)thiong is charged with first degree robbery.he's believed to be behind an armed robbery in a parking lot monday night.thiong is being held in the crawford county jail.if he's convicted... he could face up to 25-years in prison. 3 3 and... police in spencer are charging three men with burglary.they say 19- year- old cody freeberg and 18- year- old j- b wilkins of spencer... along with 24-year- old billy williams of

the legalization of marijuana within the omaha tribe will lie within the hands of the people when they cast their votes on tuesday. rachel: the flandreau santee sioux tribe is one of the first native american tribes to legalize marijuana on its grounds. the omaha tribe could similarly potentially reap from the economic benefits of growing rachel ramos, abc9. jenna mike hammond...one of the co-founders of gateway computer company and a sioux city native has died. hammond passed away at his sioux city home thursday. he was 53 years old. hammond co- founded gateway.....in1985..i n a sioux city farmhouse. the company later moved to a spotted cow building in sioux city. those who worked him say he had a huge personality..that helped shape the image of the company. "he had incredible loyalty among the gateway employees and i know all of them really mourn his loss, he was tooyoung, but the legacy he left on gateway is permament," said jim wharton, friend of mike. gateway became an major success....by shipping computers success....by shipping computers straight to customers in boxes with a spo

and 67% say they're all for allowing the omaha tre to grow industrial hemp to sell. though the vote does nothing to legalize marijuana now, it gives the tribal council the go- ahead to work to legalize it in the future. jessica rae: voters in sioux center were asked to weigh in on a highway expansion project for highway 75 that's been in the works for sometime now... elisa raffa explains what changes were being voted on. the expansion of highway 75 between 7th and 9th streets in sioux center has been a controversial topic since the late 90s. on tuesday, residents got to vote on the four million dollar project. a 60 percent majority could have the city planning construction with the department of transportation or in another period of residents are highway. the city, which supports the project, says the improvements would enhance center lane traffic and attractiveness, efficiency of the roads, and safety of pedestrians. "there's always confusion with people, pedestrians, trying to cross our highway and we feel we can make it safer, and that's what this project is real

it's a move that suprised the omaha tribe of nebraska... which recently voted in favor of legalizing marijuana on their reservation ""we're still cautious. we want to make sure we have regulations in place. there's an 8-point check list that the department of justice wants to make sure that's followed in terms of them not prosecuting," said miller. jessica rae: the santee sioux tribe...was less than two months away from opening the marijuana smoking lounge. the omaha tribe of nebraska says it still plans to continue looking into legalization. native tribes were given authority to grow and sell marijuana back in 20-14... as long as they abide by the same regulations set in place for states that have legalized the drug. jessica rae: educators in norfolk spoke on career academies last night. here's paul hughes with the details. "career academies were the topic of discussion at monday night's study session meeting of the norfolk public schools' board of education. career academy coordinator, dr. jeff hoffman says getting the academies off the g

one e n came from omaha to be a papa of the march. "i feel like people look over this like people look over this a lot," said petejanda, an omaha, nebraska resident. "i mean it's kinda sad to see what's happening and seeing what's happening to these children and i think that people should take a stand." janda says the march signifies so much momo than just going on a walk and that it was important for him to participate. again, the weather could affect your holiday commute. let's check back in with chief meteorologis t ron demers. weather ad-lib winter weather advisory in effect thanksgiving day from 4 am to 6 pm for much of siouxland, including sioux city winter storm warning in effect thanksgiving day from 9 am to 9 pm for harrison & shelby counties the timing isn't great, but there is ing to be a mix of freezing in, sleet, nd snow that ll cacae travel problems for our tanksgiving day. travel will be okay this evening and early tonight so that is going to be the best time to be getting to your destination. it's later tonight that dr

and guests of the speaker from the audience joseph martin is the washington correspondent for the omaha world herald and the secretary of the national press club. a reporter for the seat, jennifer laszlo president of respectability usa. benji political reporter for msnbc

accused of robbing a near- northside gas station has entered his plea.21- year- old leander tyndall of omaha entered his written plea of not guilty to charges of 1st degree robbery, possession of marijuana w/ intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia.police say he robbed the kum & go store at 14th and pierce early in the morning of november 12th.he was arrested four days later at an apartment in morningside.tyndall remains in the woodbury county jail on a 25- thousand dollar bond.a trial date has not yet been set in his case. 3 3 police in denison have arrested a man they say is behind an armed robbery there earlier this week.police say 29- year- old manyang (thee- ong)thiong is charged with first degree robbery.he's the man believed to be behind an armed robbery night.thiong is currently being held in the crawford county jail.if he's convicted... he faces a 25-year-prison sentence. 3 3 and... police in spencer are charging three men with burglary.they say 19- year- old cody freeberg and 18- year- old j- b wilkins of spencer... along with 24-year- old billy williams of kentucky.

secretary jeff miller says the omaha tribe needs more education on marijuana."as a council, we need to pass ordinance, resolutions to make it legal."vernon says, he's cautious but optimistic about takiki on these issues....and they will be seeking help from legal entities as they press forward."i'm here to serve the people and if the opinion of the people was supporting medicinal, industrial and recreational, then i'll take that guidance, and i'll do what they want to do.""i'm ready to tackle whatever situation is going to benefit the tribe."in macy, nebraska, i'm jetske wauran, siouxland news.3 3 a danish company is working to save the planet one pencil at a time. the sprout world company makes pencils you can plant when you're done using them. 3 instead of an eraser at the tip... the pencils have a biodegradable capsule with seeds inside. ce the ncil isoo short to use... just plant the stub in some dirt and water it. when the capsule dissolves... the seeds grow into a plant.the sprout pencil started as a kick - starter campaign... now you can buy it on amazon.

abducted omaha in to we will see eric: -- >> you're watching kcci eight news. elizabeth: welcome back and this is the sunrise from the international space station. eric: you never see a sunrise like that. today will be another beautiful one out there on this wednesday morning. it will be another great day. metinka: picture-perfect weather, much like tuesday. a bit of fog, not nearly as widespread right now or dense as it was. that will expand the morning. easter dealing with more dense fog. it is warm out there this morning, maybe a light jacket. if you need one, ames is at 50 degrees. temperatures are starting at or above the average highs so it will be warm so another day for shorts. breezy today and wind will change, blowing tomorrow with thundershowers in the forecast. last week between a bus driver and the special needs student. 15-year-old christian suarez and his family held a news conference tuesday at their attorney's office. he says bus driver robert scarborough asked him to move from his seat and the two began to fight. police charged scarborough wit

omaha, 24, chicago, cincinnati 36. midway and o'hare seeing delays of over two hours, if you're flying out that way check ahead. logan you're doing okay up in boston, 39. orlando, 71 we're seeing green planes that means no weather-related delays, newark, 40 degrees jfk and new york city airports temperatures in the low 40s. the only travel trouble spots will be in the midwest, chicago in particular, delays of over two hours. >> sixers hit the road and the eagles prepare for tampa without two of their starters, here's ducis rogers. >> reporter: good morning, who didn't see this one coming? eagles announce sam bradford is out in the game against the bucks. mark sanchez will get the start. he said he is prepared. >> you prepare in the off season, preseason training camp. every reputation will help in your knowledge in the grasp of the offense, i feel good with it and comfortable and ready to go. >> reporter: there are few guarantees in life, death taxes and a sixers loss, you guessed it, they dropped another one last nigh

and 67% say they're for allowing the omaha tribe to grow industrial hemp to sell. tim: the vote does nothing to legalize marijuana now, but gives the tribal council the go-ahead should it choose to work with the federal government to legalize it in the future. jenna: voters in sioux center are not overwhelmingly supportive of plans to expand highway 75 to five lanes through town. in a ballot measure today, 56% of the close to 1,600 voters said they would support the city moving foward with expansion plans. but, that fell short of the 60% needed to pass. now, city planners will have to wait for possibly another vote in the future. the city wants to expand highway 75 from three lanes to five to allow for increased traffic and more safety and also to esthetics. but, many people in town have concerns about making that road through town even more busy and the road getting to close to homes along the way. "there's always confusion with people, pedestrians, trying to cross our highway and we feel we can make it safer, and that's what this project is really about. the enha

because of grey areas in the law....the omaha tribe is taking extra precautions. "we're still cautious. we want to make there's an 8-point check list that the department of justice wants to make sure that's followed in terms of them not prosecuting," said miller. in 2014...the united states department of justice...gave tribes the authority to legalize marijuana..as long as they abide by the sasa regulations laid out for states who o ve legalized ththdrug. the omaha tribe says it w wl continue to look into legalization...beginni ng first with a feasibility study...and educational seminars for tribal members. "wwant to be cautious too, to make sure that we're not put in a stiuation like that in the future," said vernon miller. jessica rae: now we did reach out the flandreau santee sioux tribe for comment... but they did not respond. jessica rae: a vietnam vet who has served for more than 30 years in both the navy and air force is now advocating in his town of sgt. bluff. chard rabb drove nucleur submarines during the cold and vietnam wars and now he works as a busri

metinka: the snow boots, the possibly a few flurries near carol, a light drizzle possible near omaha, council bluffs, all tracking to the east slowly. affecting us, especially this evening and overnight. not expecting accumulating snow in des moines until afternoon. by 3:00 p.m., close to an inch of/, rapidly accumulate in through 5:00 or 6:00, three inches will be affecting your evening commute. the accumulations wrap up, impressive snow stall -- the accumulations ramp up, impressive snowfall, over eight inches in des moines. elizabeth: the winter weather threat is postponing the 1a, 2a, and 4a high school football monday. the iowa high school athletic association says they were concerned about the teams dome in cedar falls. that means dowling catholic and cedar rapids kennedy will now play monday at 7:00. if you purchased a ticket for today, it will still be honored. eric: state championship s thursday continued on as normal though. and the day ended with a big class 3a matchup between two the pella little dutch were looking for their 2nd championship in a row up against the norwalk

now its on to the 2nd round drake travels to omaha on sunday to face 10th ranked creighton in the 2nd next on the news at nine... winter has arrived.. jeb bush: we do not have to be the world's policeman. we have to be the world's leader. who's going totake care of the christians that are being eliminated in the middle east? who's going to take care of israel and support them - our greatest ally in the middle east? the united states hasthe capability of doing this, and it's in our economic and national security interest that we do it. i will be that kind of president and i hope you want that kind of president for our country going forward. announcer:right to rise usa is responsible pbht! wheel...

a woman in omaha wanted to pet a tiger. elizabeth: would you look at that sign in downtown kansas city, proudly proclaiming they are world champs. this morning, you can live stream kcci eight news this morning our mobile app. maxx your thing at t.j.maxx with better brands, at prices that work for you. make each day a little better. >> the most watched morning this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning. alyx: a long and dangerous car chase with police ends right here on foot, and with the help of a canine unit. how it all unfolded, and why police think the suspect is on the run. elizabeth: plus, risks on the road. new insight into the number of uninsured drivers on iowa roads and the new plan one lawmaker has to crack down on them. eric: they were celebrating with champagne. it's been an all-night celebration in kansas city and new york after the royals win the world series. the big moments from the game ahead. welcome back, everyone it's , monday november 2. i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge

places like wichita, omaha watching out for some snow. but this evening, for us mainly clear, it is going to be cool have the jackets and sweaters. upper 40s at 7:00 o'clock. low 40s by 11:00 o'clock and then as we talk about turkey day tomorrow, look at this. 40 degrees for the low. 62 for the high temperature thursday in philadelphia. if you're travel plans take you elsewhere atlanta low 60s. boston a mixture of sun and clouds, 53 degrees. chicago some clouds and showers mid to upper 50s. low 70s in dallas with rain. coming up we'll talk about black friday weather, even warmer conditions but it look like dawn and iain rain could enter the picture for a part of the holiday weekend. >>> all right. scott. thank you. >>> happening now a protest in north philadelphia. >> if we don't get it, nobody does. >> this is happening at broad and erie streets. organizers say the demonstration is to show solidarity the black lives matter movement. philadelphia coalition for racial economic and legal justices holding the march to seek justice for what t

this ace approaching omaha area temperatures plumetting. snow coming down heavily in spots in eastern nebraska. this this system is lifting. you can see this front lifting to the great lakes. when we see that it is than a indication that the storm is weakening, we are digging south, picking up more energy lifting to the north means it is weakening. it toss weaken. that is good news for us. sixty-one still at the a airport. still hanging on in the 60's as well. look at how warm a a head of the front 72 in little rock. sixty-four in st. louis. big difference to the north and west. only 36 in shy and. forty-two two omaha and cold pocket of air in the northern plains. warmth hangs out in the south but that cold air is infiltrating east and we will feel it by the weekend. here we go tomorrow morning starts out with cloud. the showers with the cyst to tell still off to the west. greatest intensity lifts to the north. it does weaken. mainly scattered showers around during midday hours for us, but front then crosses the area late thursday behind it

omaha upwards of four inches. as we head down to the south, it was a very wet weekend across parts of texas. of the moisture will shift the heaviest of rainfall will be valley today. thanks to this frontal boundary and spotty showers along the texas gulf, as well. >> our thanks to cam. we move on to a terrifying accident for dozens of college students heading back to school after thanksgiving. the charter bus they were riding in overturned on a virginia road last night injuring 35 people, one of them seriously. the students were being dropped off at three different schools including virginia tech, the university of virginia and radford university. but the bus driver lost control on a ramp and the bus ended up on its side. >> i just dropped them off at they're headed back to radford tonight to go back to school and i was on my way home. my daughter called and said the bus flipped over. >> thaej those panicked parents there. the bus driver was among the injured. he's been charged with reckless driving. >>> and to an

one of those men remains in critical condition this morning at an omaha hospital. ktiv's tiffany lane has an update. << "sitting on my couch watching tv and i just heard this loud thunder but i didn't think it should be thunder and i thought who that must be a wreck." what brad williams heard wasn't a wreck. it was an explosion a block away at the proliant plant in lytton, iowa tuesday night. "we normally don't have that big of an explosion down in lytton," said troy arndt, lytton fire chief. "it was more of not a real big fireball explosion. it was more of a percussion explosion." it was an explosion that sent three people to the hospital. 34-year-old earl moore of ohio was inside a large storage tank to patch a seam when the explosion occurred around six p-m. the other two victims were 32-year old manuel ruiz of ohio who was assisting 52-year old dana boom of lake view, iowa. they were in the room at the time of the explosion. "there was really not much structural damage to deal with," said arndt. "it was just more of a, like garage doors got the worst damage of

winter weather alerts across denver, well into omaha. watching for ice. i mean, this is going to be a wintry mess going through as we watch ourselves through the rest of this holiday. so looking for windy conditions, wet and certainly very cold. watching for very cold weather as well. temperatures behind the system are going to drop down intohe 20s and teens. so look for lots of cold air coming in behind the system. tough driving on interstate 80 as well as difficult driving through omaha and kansas city. where the setup is for the ice storm working our way into the afternoon and even into tomorrow. travel troubles for thursday. yesterday a better day and tomorrow more of a rain threat, and that's going to be further south towards texas. so a lot to keep track of for this busy thanksgiving. that's a look at your into the 50s along the coast. >> so nice weather out west for people traveling. unfortunately, the midsection, travel troubles. >> hope everyone has safe travels on this thanksgiving. thank you so much, bonnie. >> sure. >>> drivers, beware if you'

year supporting the siouxland food bank backpack program (woodhouse has been doing this program in omaha for 7 years) we raised $40,000 last year for siouxland our goal this year is $65,000 which correlates to 500 kids sponsored. this all stays in siouxland! it is $132 to sponsor 1 child for the school year (33 weeks) woodhouse challenge - we challenge anyone to fast for 24 hours! (including news anchors and network employees!!!) 11/18 (7pm) to 11/19 (7pm) pizza ranch is donating a % of profits to participants who eat pizza ranch after the completion of the fast (woodhouse will have a coupon to give to participants). they can call in to woodhouse (712-277- 3221) and we will email the coupon to them. we are in our month long fundraising campaign for the backpack program. although this is sioux city woodhouse's second backpack program siouxland, creating hope for children in eastern nebraska and western iowa for several years now. it first started in 2009, when the owner learned how serious of a problem childhood food insecurity was in the omaha area. he then approached the employees, and

well, this next story is not from iowa but just over the border in omaha, nebraska. a woman broke into the henry doorly zoo and tried to pet a tiger with about the result you would expect. police say 33-year-old jacqueline eide was drunk when she snuck into the zoo early sunday morning. she somehow jumped a fence and managed to reach into the cage of an 18-year-old malayan tiger. the tiger bit her hand pretty severely. she may lose some of her fingers. a friend drove her to the hospital, where doctors say she was intoxicated and confrontational. she's charged with trespassing and they say she likely has a long recovery ahead of her. shaina: not a good idea. eric: that is why they have the fences. shaina: i do not know about you guys, i am feeling a little guilty about the amount of halloween candy i ate, and there i know parents usually go through it all before the kids can eat it. several reports this year of needles in candy. this is in philadelphia, police found needles in twix bars. they aren't sure how they got there but 5 kids got them. another needle also foun

in case you needed a reminder that winter is on its way, in omaha -- some snow fell with the high winds and rain wednesday night.that was after severe weather and heavy rains fell during the day too. new details, on the white student accused of making online threats to toblack students at the university of missouri.hunter park willllppear in court this morning to face charges of making a terrorist threat. threat.authorities say he quote- "shoot every black person i see."while the threat was made to the flagship university in lumbia, park went to missouri university of science and technology, in rolla which is about two hours south. tensions have been high at the college, two high ranking school officials even resigned earlier this week, over the way racist incidents were handled.now, students at the university of iowa have decided to stand with mizzou protestors. protestors.more than 50 students and alui wore all black to support those who feel attacked because of their race, specifically african americans.many of the people who attended the blackout yesterday say mizzou isn't alone --

the omahas would become the first *nebraska* tribe to legalize marijuana. the santee sioux tribe just legalized the growth... possession... and recreational use of marijuana on its flandreau south dakota reservation. 3 an early iowa woman convicted in 2011 of killing a man and trying to frame her ex - husband for the crime will stay in prison. 3 tracey richter - roberts is serving life in prison for the murder of dustin wehde back in 2001. now... a judge rejected her appeal of that sentence. roberts said her conviction came after quite a few errors by her lawyer... the prosecutor... and the judge during her trial. the appealate judge rejected her arguments in a 30 - page ruling late last month. 3 sioux city's hard rock hotel and casino is honoring a local musician with a new memorabilia display. 3 ron emory was the guitarist for the punk band t.s.o.l... before moving to sioux city a decade ago to found the sioux city conservatory of music. among the many bands you might know that once opened *for* t.s.o.l... the red hot chili peppers... guns 'n roses... and

the omaha tribe of nebraska approves a proposal to legalize the growth... sale... and use of marijuana on the tribe's lands. 3 two people are dead after a stolen car crashed into another vehicle on sioux city's northside.the accident happened at about one yesterday afternoon at 25th and morgan. police say a nissan altima driven by a 34 - year - old man was speeding on 25th street when it hit a dodge durango that was backckg out of a driveway. the two people in the durango were not hurt... but the driver of the altima and a 28 - year - old woman who was riding in the car were taken to mercy medical center where they died. 3 "we did havevewitnesses who sasa the vehicle travel over the hill. went as far as to say actually caught air, was airborne coming over the hill. it was traveling that fast. i can't even begin to estimate how fast they were going right now."3 the names of the two people killed in the crash are not being released. police say the altima was stolen october 29th... but they're not sure if it was stolen by the people who were killed. 3 and speaking of

bernie sanders backers than anything else at this point...one man john jarecki drove all the way from omaha with a 10 foot high custom home made costume for his presidential hopeful bernie sanders...another man marc daniels of west des moines canvassing the streets selling presidential yamacas...there have also been some street art and paintings and of course signs lining up and down university avenue here on campus... regardless of the fun both seemed to be having, they agreed on the seriousness and importance of tonight's debate... "yesterday we experienced of the most horrific events in paris since world war 2 and no one has come to terms with how to confront this." "we got a critical election ahead of us." "oh i'm excited it's just one of those things where it's so close and i've never been to an event. i won't even getnut i justnted to show my support." e paris attacks were the p of conversation for the republican presidential candidates on the campaign trloday. along withayers for peace, they alsolled for action. mike huckabeeyt s needs to close wn all its borders. meanwhile at a rall

omaha were in the upper 50's yesterday. now it business to be snow omaha as snow pushes n look at that temperature gradient across kansas and missouri. much colder air behind this system. cold enough, of course for all that snow. temperatures in our area definitely not cold enough for snow. sixty-two in philadelphia still. sixty in trenton. fifty-nine in allentown. normal highs around this time of the year is 58. we are well above average for today. let me take you out to the midwest. right now 41 in heyes. forty-six in omaha. it is 37 in job lynn, missouri. we can see that cold air working its way here as that storm system moves east and this cool air will be felt and modified but it will be felt for us as we head through the weekend. lets look at future wind gust was future radar. tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. showers approach and that direct southerly wind gusts to 20 miles an hour here. showers move through by 1:00 and then we will clear it the out. watch what the wind do have after that system clears tomorrow night we have wi

presidential candidate will campaign in omaha, december 16th with little help from somebody in omaha.e bolton with details. >> you said it. hillary clinton is going to be in omaha, nebraska, december 16th. warren buffett is going to be there campaigning for her. so the two issues most likely to come up in conversation tax reform. that is a big one. minimum wage and income inequality in general. david, you know this warren buffett is worth something like $63 billion. he has famously said he considers it unfair less, lower income tax than his executive assistant which i'm sure she suggested he give her a raise. meantime he is in a different tax bracket. he pointed out that he is unfair. we know he proposed or actually president obama propose ad so-called "buffett rule." if you make over a million dollars a year, you would have to pay at least 30% in federal taxes. one area where warren buffett and hillary clinton do not see eye-to-eye is minimum wage. so we'll see if there is a little bit of discussion there, if that comes out to show some of the differences but income inequality and ta