capron. she was re- elected to her seat on the city council .... with 77 percent of the vote. rhonda...roped in one thousand-889 votes... beating out thomas venesky who collected... 554 votes. "the first four years were an honor and is going to be a privilege to continue doing what rhonda capron, city council member. "we have a lot of good sioux city and i am just happy to be a part of it." capron says term.... she wants to continue working on major recreational projects...like cone park... and the possible expansion of chris larson river- . jessica rae: moving now to an macy, nebraska yesterday... a majority of omaha tribe of favor of all three proposed questions on the ballot when it came to pursuing legalization of marijuana on the reservation. of the 650 voters, 59% say they support the recreational use of marijuana on tribal land. 78% say they support ituse for medical purposes. 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 i

that's the seat occupied by incumbant rhonda capron (kay-prun). she's running against challenger tom venesky who's run for council in the past. jenna: sioux center has the highway 75 expansion on their ballot today. expansion for the highway has been in talks since the late 90s. today residents have a say in the next steps for the project. if the majority votes in favor of the project, the city will start to the department of transportation for future construction. if it is turned down, the city will look into alternatives, including a future vote. coming up tonight at six, we'll hear from both sides... voters and the city. tim: ohio residents heading are also heading to the polls today to vote on a measure major marijuana titled "issue three" which would allow residents to grow their own plants, but only permit commercial cultivation on just 10 farms all of them owned by the investors who backed this initiative. two of the investors behind responsible ohio -- an organization that put issue three on the ballot -- woody taft and dudley taft junior

city council member rhonda capron agrees. "they call it thrill hill so you know it of action. we haven't thats why its come to our attention and look into it." the petition has around 40 people disagreement if closure is the right thing to do. neighbors on more from that story at 10. jenna: on the october 30th fire in sioux city 3 year old nico torres lost his life. friends of his family are banding together to hold a memorial for him. they are orginizing a silent auction in hopes of raising enough money to help his parents. they have already recieved around 4 thousand dollars in donations. the memorial auction is tomorrow from noon till 6 at st michales church in sioux city. and household items donations are also being accepted between 9 am and 2 pm. accepted between 9 am and 2 pm. jenna: on tuesday the usda announced that the soybean harvest is at an all time high this year, even surpassing last month's projections. . tim: our elisa raffa visited a local farmer today and has more on the big numbers. elisa on cam jolene riessen farms in ida grove. she says she's never had a h

said city council member rhonda capron the facility receives an average of 1000 truckloads of waste with 10 -15 industrial loads a day, it's a modern facility with a focus on enviromentnlly friendly processes nevertheless the city council visit is important financially. sot: some of the equipment down here dates back to the 70's so we need to upgrade some ings. it's good just to see what's good about the plant and where we might need some upgrades. jim maynes, plant superintendent said. earlier this year and investigation concluded that the plant adjusted chlorine levels on days were samples weren't tested for echoli bacteria. the plant has since adjusted the process and is taking testing more serious than ever with an in house lab and new testing standarts. sot: we are doing some extra testing above and beyond what the det is requiring eventhiought they have not asked us to do so we just want to proove that we are meeting the requirements. jim maynes, plant superintendent said. and if you do notice a weird smell next time you are outside. remember it's probably just your water being cle

heren sioux city city council member rhonda capron is running for re-election against tom venesky in sioux center, a four million dollar bond measure to improve and expand highway 75 wiwi be voted on tonight asasell and severabuena vista county cities are looking to decide whether or not to extend local option sales taxes. stay tuned to abc9 news this evening to find out the results of tonight's elections. jessica rae: just months after the santee sioux tribe in flandreau leagalized the use and growth of marijuana on tribal ground, the omaha tribe of nebraska is putting the decision of legalizing medical and recreatitial marijuana in the hands of their citizens. later today... the people will be voting on three different memos including medical usage of marijuana, drug, and growing industrial hemp p the reservation. we will have more on this story... coming up tonight at 10... jessica rae: now onto the latest in the presidential race for 2016. the latest national poll has ben carson ahead of donald trump. and republican campaigns s e still dukingngt out over upcoming debate rules, ma

council member rhonda capron is also up for re-election. she's being challenged for her seat by thomas venesky. polls in iowa are open until eight 'o clock tonight except for rural woodbury county. voters that are voting for the house district 5 seat will have until 9 p-m to cast their ballot. the seat was held by representative chuck soderberg, who resigned from office. the only person running for his seat is charles holz. agian, voters in pierson, correctionville, moville, lawton and climbing hill have until 9 pm tonight to vote. there are also some ballot issues of interest. in sioux center, voters will decide whether the city should use debt funds to expand highway 75 to four lanes, plus a turn lane through town. saying the 4-million dollar commitment would show the d-o-t they're serious about the project. there is opposition, though from people who worry about increased traffic and property that would have to be taken. in crawford county, iowa they're deciding the future of a local dialysis center with bond issue worth more than two- a

sioux city mayor pro-tem rhonda capron says this is a problem the city council is actively trying to fix. 3 "i've been working with field services and we are going to get a hold of glen ellis he is in charge of streets. from there we are going to see if it is viable for us to be able to do that. tells us, they're still in the preliminary stages of possibly developing add-ons like flashing lights or stop signs. 3 but again, they are in the planning phases.reporting live in sioux city, i'm jetske wauran, siouxland news. 3 3 sioux city police are looking for a man who robbed a gas station on the near- northside.the kum and go store at 14th and pierce was robbed just before 4- 30 this morning. surveillance video of the station's parking lot even shows the robber chasing some of the stolen cash. police say they're looking for a hispanic or native american man in his 20s. the suspect is around 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds. he was wearing a grey hoodie and a jacksonville jaguars cap... and he was armed with a handgun.anyone with information is asked to call sioux city p

councilwoman rhonda capron says concerned citizens have reached out to her about the dangers of that hill.capron says the area is a death trap... have to be. "i know thatatwe had a aill like that on 24th street and what we did was make it a green space, so we cut it off. you can't drive over it obviously, so maybe we can do something like that to make it safe."residents in the neighborhood are concerned more lives will be lost... and are they want to see changes made as soon as possible. 33 3 outh sioux city is nearing completion of a bike trail that will circle the city.work on the final phase of that trail is taking place along highway 77 near the walmart and hy-vee stores.this segment... which is a little more than a mile long... started at 21st street and will stretch to crystal cove. (moffet) says this final leg cost 65050thousand dollars to build.it will complete work on a bike trail that runs 14 miles around south sioux city. 3 3 it looks like two teens accused of stealing from a bank inside a local hy - vee store have reached a deal with prosecutors.19 year old heaven zevenbe

after telling her story through social media, shantel was personally contacted by councilwoman rhonda capron and police chief doug young who are now working together to put up a 'deaf child' street sign. "it touched my heart. i would want my son to be protected, especially when they have impairments." "the sign is being erected for the motoring public, not for her. it's to let the individuals that are driving up and down the street know that there's a possibility that there's a child in this area that might not hear the car, might not hear you honk, or anything like that." "it's about my kids' safety and that's all that matters. it makes me feel good that our community is looking out for our kids." 3 chief young says the sign should be erected this week, weather permitting and they will be actively pursuing the speeding issue within the neighborhood to prevent any accidents. 3 3 sioux city police have arrested the armed suspect involved in a robbery on the west side that happened friday.today, police arrested 23-year-old regan maryland. maryland is charged with robbery in the first degree, a

council member rhonda capron agrees there's a big problem there... and the council is trying to find a fix. 3 "i've been working with field services and we are going to get a hold of glen ellis he is in charge of streets. from there we are going to see if it is viable for us to be able to do that. ."capron tells us they're still in the preliminary stages of possibly developing add-ons like flashing lights or stop signs. closing the street is also a possibility... but not likely. 3 a sioux city building that's a hundred years old is getting new life. 3 the sioux tools plant on floyd boulevard closed in 2002... leaving about 150 people out of work. it later served as a warehouse for bomgaars. now one of the nation's largest processors of organic ingredients is moving in. american natural processors of cherokee already has facilities in in cherokee, galva and hartley. the company hopes to have the sioux city building remodeled and running by next fall... creating about 20 to 25 jobs. owner mark schuett (shoot) says the company processes ingredients that

council member rhonda capron was also up for re-election. she beat thomas venesky by over 1,300 votes. only one person filed paperwork to g on the ballot to run in a special election to fill a seat in iowa house district 5. that candidate, republican charles holz, will replace chuck soderberg in des moines. soderbererresigned to take a j j in des moines.s.olz is a retired veteririan from le mars. in sioux center, the vote to expand highway 75 has failed. while 56-percent of voters approved the project, the measure needed 60-percent to pass, voters had to dedede whether the city should use debt funds texpand highway 75 to four lanes, plus a turn lane through town. city leaders were pushing for it, saying the 4-million dollar commitment would show the d-o-t they're e rious about the project. there was opposition from people who worry about increased traffic and property that would have to be taken. in crawford county, iowa, they voted 58% no on a bond issue that would have approved two-point-six mililon dollars in bonds to equip a a operate th

he was unopposed.and sioux city councilwoman rhonda capron has won a second term as well.she defeats thomas venesky 1889 votes to 554.in other races of interest... charles holz of le mars wins a special election to replace retiring rep. chuck soderberg in the iowa house. he was running unopposed.voters in sioux center considering a bond issue to spend $4 million dollars to expand highway 75 through town.voters i ibuenenvista unty considererg extending a 1% local option salele tax.voters in crawford county considering a $2.65 million dollar bond issue to build a dialysis center in denison.voters in onawa considering a proposed 7% hotel/motel tax.and voters in sheldon considering a proposed increase of their exisisting hotel/motel tax *to* 7%.finally. the omaha tribe of nebraska considering a proposal to legalize growth, sale and use of marijuana on have full results of these races tonight at ten on our sister station, kmeg 14. 3 two people are dead after a stolen car crashed into another vehicle on sioux city's northside.that accident happened about one this afternoon at 25th and morg

"the first four years were an honor and the next four years privilege to we are doing," said rhonda capron, city council member. "we have a lot of good things happening in sioux city and i am just happy to be a part of it." rhonda says term....she wants to continue working on major recreational projects...like cone park... and the possible larson riverfront park. about 47-thousand registered voters....but less than 3-thousand people cast a ballot in this election. woodbury county auditor pat gill says, those numbers weren't suprising because he wasn't expecting a large turnout. reporting live in studio deborah souverain abc 9 news. . jenna: the majority of members of the omaha tribe of nebraska are giving their support for legalizing marijuana. tim: in three separate ballot measures today, he tribal council asked for input to help them decide if they should pursue legalizing of marijuana. the majority of voters were in favor of all three proposed questions. of the 650 voters, 59% say they were support the recreational use of marijuana on tribal land. 78% say they would support its use for

is contested.mayor bob scott is running unopposed for a second four- year term.and councilwoman rhonda capron is also seeking a second term... running against thomasasvenesky. 3 3 some other ras we're keeping our eyes on in northwest iowa tonight... voters in sioux center are being asked to approve a $4 million dollar bond issue to expand highway 75.buena vista county is looking to extend a 1 percent local option sales taxcrawford county is asking voters to approve a $2.65 llion dollar bond to build a dialysis center in denison.onawa is considering adding a 7% hotel/motel tax, while eldon is looking g exppd its hotel/motel tax to 7%and the lyon county communities of larchwood and lester are considering approval of municipal gas utilities.we're also keeping an eye on the special election in iowa house district 5 to replace retiting rep. chuck soderberg. only one candidate filed to run in this race... republican charles holz of le mars.and the omaha tribe of nebraska is considering a ballot measure tonight to legalize marijuana on the tribibs ressvation.we hope to have results in these races to

council member rhonda capron was also up for re-election. she beat thomas venesky by over 1,300 votes. one person ran for an open seat in the iowa legislature. from le mars, iowa will represent district 5. representative chuck soderberg resigned to take a job in des moines. in sioux center, the vote for highway 75 did not pass. the vote was 56% yes and 44% no. they needed 60% to pass the measure. voters were deciding whether the city should use debt funds to expand highway 75 to four lanes, plus a turn lane through town. city leaders were pushing for it, saying the 4-million dollar they're serious about the project. there was opposition from people who worry about increased traffic and property that would have to be taken. in crawford county, iowa they're deciding the future of a local dialysis center with bond issue worth more than two- yes and 44% voted no. voted on a hotel/motel tax. in onawa, they voted 50% no for a 7% tax that if it had been approved, would kick in the first of the year. in sheldon in o'brien county they're looking at i

also at the polls yesterday, sioux city city council member rhonda capron was re-elected, holding off a challenge by thomas venesky. and voters in sheldon approved a two-percent increase in the hotel- motel tax. it'll go to seven percent on january first. woodbury county is moving forward with a plan to light all county buildings with energy efficient l-e-d bulbs. supervisors have awarded a 522-thousand dollar bid for the lights. the next step is to approve bids to contractors, then installation will begin. supervisor jeremy taylor pushed for the project. "we're ecstatic," said woodbury county supervisor jeremy taylor. "it's a great thing for taxpayers and the taylor says it will take less than three years for the county to recoup the intial investment through lower power bills. woodbury county will be the first in iowa to light all its buildings with l-e-d bulbs. some sioux city middle school students are honing their skills in electronics and math... with legos. ktiv's sam curtiss has details. << there's a precise calculation that goes into each turn of this lego robots wheels. "it

council member rhonda capron agrees there's a big problem there... and the council is trying to find a fix. 3 "i've been working with field services and we are going to get a hold of glen ellis he is in charge of streets. from there we are going to see if it is viable for us to be able to do that. ."capron tells us they're still in the preliminary stages of possibly developing add-ons like flashing lights or stop signs. closing the street is also a possibility... but not likely. 3 3 a sioux city building that's a hundred years old is getting new life. 3 the sioux tools plant on floyd boulevard closed in 2002... leaving about 150 people out of work. it later served as a warehouse for bomgaars. now one of the nation's largest processors of organic ingredients is moving in. american natural processors of cherokee already has facilities in in cherokee, galva and hartley. the company hopes to have the sioux city building remodeled and running by next fall... creating about 20 to 25 jobs. owner mark schuett (shoot) says the company processes ingredients th

councilwoman rhonda capron says concerned citizens have reached out to her about the dangers of that hill.capron says the area is a death trap... but it doesn't have to be. 3 "i know that we had a hill like that on 24th street and what we did was make it a green space, so we cut it off. you can't drive over it obviously, so maybe we can do something like that to make it safe."residents in the neighborhood are concerned more lives will be lost... and they want to see changes made 3 3 south sioux city is nearing completion of a bike trail will circle the city.work on the final phase of that trail is taking place along highway 77 near the walmart and hy-vee stores.this segment... which is a little more than a mile long... started at 21st street and will stretch to crystal cove. parks director gene maffit (moffet) says this final leg cost 650 thousand dollars to build.it will complete work on a bike trail that runs 14 miles around south sioux city. 3 it looks like two teens accused of stealing from a bank inside a local hy - vee store have reached a deal with prosecutors.19 year old heav

he was unopposed.and sioux city councilwoman rhonda capron has won a second term as well.she defeats thomas venesky 1889 votes to 554.in other races of interest... charles holz of le mars wins a special election to replace retiring rep. chuck soderberg in the iowa house. he was running unopposed.voters in sioux center rejecting a bond issue to spend $4 million dollars to expand highway 75 through town. the measure fell 4% short of the 60% needed to pass, though the "yes" side *did* receive the most votes.voters in buena vista county approving extending a 1% local option sales tax.voters in crawford county overwhelmingly rejecting a $2.65 million dollar bond issue to build a dialysis center in denison.voters in onawa approving a proposed 7% hotel/motel tax.and voters in sheldon approving a proposed increase of their exisisting hotel/motel tax *to* 7%.finally. the omaha tribe of nebraska approves a proposal to legalize growth, sale and tribe's lands. 3 two people are dead after a stolen car crashed into another vehicle on sioux city's northside.that accident happened about one this aft

council member rhonda capron is also up for re-election. she's being challenged for her seat by thomas venesky. polls in iowa are open until eight 'o clock tonight except for rural woodbury county. voters that are voting for the house district 5 seat will have until 9 p-m to cast their ballot. the seat was held by representative chuck soderberg, who resigned from office. the only person running for his seat is charles holz. agian, voters in pierson, correctionville, moville, lawton and climbing hill have until 9 pm tonight to vote. (sheila) there are also some ballot issues of interest. in sioux center, voters will decide whether the city should expand highway 75 to four lanes, plus a turn lane through town. city leaders are pushing for it, saying the 4-million dollar commitment would show the d-o-t they're serious about the project. there is opposition, though from people who worry about increased traffic and property that would have to be taken for the project. in crawford county they're deciding the future of a local dialysis center with

councilwoman rhonda capron says people have reached out to her about how dangerous that hill it... capron calls it a death trap... but she says it doesn't have to be. 3 "i know that we had a hill like that on 24th street and what we did was make it a green space, so we cut it off. something like that to 3 make it safe."folks in the neighborhood are worried more lives will be lost... and they want to see changes made as soon as possible. 3 south sioux city is almost finished with a bike trail will circle around the city.work on the final phase of that trail is happening along highway 77 near the walmart and hy - vee stores. this segment is a little more than a mile long... it starts at 21st street and will stretch to crystal cove. parks director gene (moffet) maffit says this final leg cost 650 thousand dollars to build. it'll finish up work on a bike trail that runs 14 miles all around south sioux city. 3 it looks like two teenagers accused of stealing from a bank inside a hy - vee in town have reached a plea deal.19 - year - old heaven zevenbergen and 18 - year - old angelica perez

he wasn't running against anyone else this time around.sioux city councilwoman rhonda capron won a second term as well.she defeats thomas venesky... 1,889 votes to 554.in some of the other races... charles holz of le to replace retiring representative chuck soderberg in the iowa house. he was running unopposed.voters in sioux center rejected a bond issue to spend $4 million dollars to expand highway 75 through town. the measure fell 4% short of t 60% it needed to pass... though the "yes" side *did* get the most votes.voters in buena vista county approved extending a 1% percent local option sales tax.voters in crawford county overwhelmingly rejected a $2 - point - six - five million llar bond issue to build a dialysis center in denison.voters in onawa approved a proposed 7% perct hotel - motel tax.and voters in sheldon voted *yes* to an increase of their exisisting hotel - motel tax *to* 7% percent.and finally... the omaha tribe of nebraska approves a proposal to legalize the growth... sale... and use of marijuana on the tribe's lands.that's all the time i've day! >>> this video shows scar

capron. she was re- elected to her seat on the city council .... with 77 percent of the vote. rhonda...roped in one thousand-889 votes... beating out thomas venesky who collected... 554 votes. "the first four years were an honor d the next four years is going to be a privilege to continue doing what we are doing," said rhonda capron, city council member. "we have a lot of good things happening in sioux city and i am just happy to be a part of it." capron says during her next term.... she wants to coinue working on major recreational projects...like cone park... and the possible expansion of chris larson river- front park. . jessica rae: moving now to an important vote in macy, nebraska yesterday... a majority of members of the omaha tribe of nebraska were in favor of all three proposed questions on the ballot when it came to pursuing legalization of marijuana on the reservation. of the 650 voters, 59% say they support the recreational use of marijuana on tribal land. 78% say they support its use fofomedical purposes. and 67% say they're all for allowing the omaha tribe to grow indust

councilwoman rhonda capron says people have reached out to her about how dangerous that hill it... capron calls it a death trap... but she says it doesn't have to be. folks in the neighborhood are worried more lives will be lost... and they want to possible.that's all for now... have a great day! 3 3 >> running the race is one thing. making the race is harder. ethan hawke, you can do it. no, i can't, actually, please don't tell anyone, but i'm in a lot of pain and leave me alone. >> i think this is the guy from new york 1. maybe he came up with this while you were running. >> you should have grabbed a lot of high energy atmosphere. what is it like? what is the atmosphere out here? >> i love this city. what can i say, man, i'm trying to run. >> like he stataed to answer the alone, he was very polite about it. >> this is not easy. >> welcome back to cbs this morning. coming up in this half hour, russian athletes face the threat of being banned from sporting events, including the olympics. a damaging report accuses them of state sponsored ping. ahead, how russia is responding. a chron

he wasn't running against anyone else this time around.sioux city councilwoman rhonda capron won a second termrms well.she defeats thomas venesky... 1,889 votes to 554.in some of the other races... charles holz of le mars wins a special election to replace retiring representative chuck soderberg unopposed.voters in sioux center rejected a bond issue to spend $4 million dollars to expand highway 75 through town. the measure fell 4% short of the 60% it needed to pass... though the "yes" side *did* get the most votes.ters in buena vista county approved extending a 1% percent local option sales tax.voters in crawford county overwhelmingly rejected a $2 - point - six - five million dollar bond issue to build a dialysis center in denison.voters in onawa approved a proposed 7% percent hotel - motel tax.and voters in sheldon voted *yes* to an increase of their exisisting hotel - motel tax *to* 7% percent.and finally... the omaha tribe of nebraska approves a proposal to legalize the growth... sale... and use of marijuana on the tribibs lands. 3 two people are dead after a stolen car@crashed into a

after telling her story through social media, shantel was personally contacted by councilwoman rhonda capron and police chief doug young who are now working together to put up a 'deaf child' street sign. "it touched my heart. i would want my son to be protected, especially when they have impairments." "the sign is being erected for the motoring public, not foher. it's to let the individuals that are know that there's a possibility that there's a child in this area that might not hear the car, might not hear you honk, or anything like that." "it's aboututy ds' safety and that's all that matters. itakes me @eel good/that our community is 0- looking out for our kids." 3 chief young says the sign should be put up this week... weather permitting... and they'll be looking at the speeding issue within the neighborhood to prevent any other accidents. 3 the e - s - s sioux city littoral combat ship will launch for sea trials sometime early next year... 3 that's ahead of her formal commissioning into the navy in 20 - 17. but behind its military operations... there are military *women* playing a promin

also at the polls yesterday, sioux city city council member rhonda capron was re-elected, holding off a challenge by thomas venesky. and voters in sheldon approved a two-percent increase in the hotel- motel tax. it'll go to seven percent on january first. here's meterologist ben dorenbach. << << today will be our last warm day for a while, so cherish it! it will once again come with a strong southerly wind and some morning and midday cloud cover and fog. we should still see the sun return this afternoon and help temperatures reach the lower 70s. the cold front set to o d the wawa stretch will mooe through late tonight/early tomorrowoworning anancause a few showers s d thundetorms to form along with temperatures falling into the 50s by late in the day. we weekend while han >>> 8:3 now on this wednesday morning. it is 49th of november, 2015. beautiful day out here on the plaz a.r.-. in fact, it's so pretty, al, i don't know if you're going to want to leave it for rokerthon 2. >> i must. i never wan to be away from you all. >> go west, young man. >> and i will, and we start it tomorrow a