matt...shelia. iowa officials have launched an online voter registration system, despite criticism it doesn't reach every potential voter. the iowa secretary of state says that the system, launched on new year's day, is intended to compliment the options already available to residents. that includes same-day voter registration at the polls on election day. the new system is available through a website developed in part by the iowa department of transportatio n, and it's accessible to residents with a driver's license or dot-issued id. ted cruz has brought his campaign back to iowa. and he'll be here for the better part of a week. the republican texas senator kicked off a six-day, 28-stop bus tour of iowa this morning in boone. guthrie center, and winterset before wrapping things up in missouri valley. he's scheduled to speak at penny's diner there late tonight.. at 11:45. then tommorrow, cruz is set to speak at dordt college in sioux center. that's scheduled for six p-m at the de yager activity cent

matt and shelia? thanks, michelle. (matt) we just saw what it's doing right now. but what about our weekend forecast? (sheila) meteorologist ron demers with our first look at the forecast at 5. the majority of communities in siouxland did end up seeing the 2-4 inches of snow that was expected and here in sioux city our official total is 3.6 inches. the light snow will move off to the east tonight and colder air is already filtering in behind this system. expect temps to hover only around 10 degrees on saturday and with a rong northwest wind d r wind chills will be below zero all day. thanks. want the latest weather updates at your fingertips? download the free storm team 4 weather app on your phone or tablet. there's interactive radar along with hourly and daily forecasts. it's also undedethe weather tab at ktiv-dot- com. and if you have some pictures of the snow storm you want to share, you can email it to us at connect at ktiv dot com or you can post it to our facebook page. if you have to drive somewhere tonight, make sure you check the road conditions before y

shelia and katherine lyon shopping mall 40 years ago. if convicted in their murders... welch could face the death penalty. wsls 10's ananda rochita was there as his defense team made requests before trial is set. ananda ... what were some of the requests? they weren't unusual requests because of the circumstances surrounding this case and the judge approved them. welch's lawyers asked to hire an expert criminal investigator, mental health expert, and mitigation specialist. all of which the judge approved. in court ... commonwealths attorney randy krantz says the requests were reasonable since the commonwealth is seeking the death penalty. also discussed today is to postpone the trial to later this year to october 18. it was originally planned for march. lot go through and allegations that happened between march to april 1975. one of welch's lawyers also said there is still quote an "abundance of discovery" and need additional time. in court today ... the defense also brought up all the media attention. i'll have more on that at six. in bedford ananda rochita wsls 10. a

shelia smith told police he tied her up with zip ties and duct taped her mouth shut. along with two of her children and a friend. she says after he restrained her, william made an unusual request. he told her to text her mother, 68-year-old olene brooks - to come over to the house and bring cold when olene brooks arrived at the home, deputies say william took her. officers later found her husband, woodell brooks, dead inside the couple )s home. police believe he was murdered. family members say they did know dana william - saying he has a history with the family. you ve likely heard the term "armed and dangerous" in many crime stories. but in this case - police say it s no exaggeration. as stacey butler tells us the manhunt for three escaped inmates has now expanded. 2:15 i )m scared, i m concerned... everything )s always locked but you never know if they re that bad, ....whatever they see. romie arellano isnt the only orange county resident worried as another night passes-- and three dangerous jail escapees presumed to be armed...remain free. meg omalley it kinda con

shelia. still to come... it's a packed gym in sioux center for the siouxland conference wrestling tournanant...this is a live e ok at the event. wewel have a live update, later in sports.s. << home improvements, a family trip... it's not easy to afford them. what did marco rubio do? he put $ in personal expenses on a republican party credit card. rubio's bad judgment caused a scandal and for five years rubio refused to release the credit cararrecords. marco rubio: skipping major votes... all over the place on immigration... bad judgment. marco rubio: just too many questions. right to rise usa is responsible for the our january thaw continued today with highs in the 40s for most of the viewing area! conditions stay decently mild tonight with lows in the 20s and then we'll go right back into the 40s for our saturday. we might squeeze out a few showers saturday evening that could transition to some light snow by sunday morning. once that moves out early sunday, we'll have another decent day although temps will b

the sheep named shelia, was lost in a dense forest on the island of tasmania since 2010. it was rescued by a local man who found it on the side of a road. he says the sheep was unable to move because it had so much wool on its body. "it winked at me. obviously it wasn't dead, so we pulled up and i tried to get it back on its feet. it was in the table drain, not a deep one, but a very narrow thing." the sheep was sheared today and its wool weighed in at just over 46 pounds! that fell short of the australian fleece record. the record is held by a sheep named chris, whose fleece weighed in at 90 pounds last year. a cold front will move through ey skin. (female narrator) on your legs... (male narrator) and even your neck. (female narrator) what would your action be? -can i look now? -yes. are you serious? my goodness! (female narrator) and now a paid presentation for crepe erase. (male narrator) a breakthrough targeted body treatment brought to you by trusted guthy renker. and for the first time ever on this show, find out how you can get crepe erase delivered absolutely free

shelia. police in norfolk, nebraska vestigating an armed robbery. investigators say the hampton inn was robbededt gunpoioi this morning. officers a a looking for an man n who ran away from the scene. some area schools decided to go on lockdown just to be safe. school in addition to the junior high and middle schools. norfolk catholic schools and christ lutheran. " if we felt it was unsafe we would have kept the kids within our building. we would do whatever it takes to make sure they are safe."thompson says. so, far no arrests have been made. an inmate has been listed as escaped from the work release facility in sioux city. the department says 26-year-old jacob petty didn't return tuesday from an outpatient treatment program. tty has been in the work-releaseserogram since october. he began serving a 10- year prison sentence for robbery in woodbury county back in 2008. a legislative committee in south dakota has approved a plan protecting underage drinkers from facing some criminal penalties during medical emergencies. the committee passed the bill t

shelia. several candidates will be making stops in siouxland this weekend. including right here in n oux city. marco rubio will be at bev's on the river. he will hold his "rally with marco" event at 9:00 a.m., doors open at 8:30 a.m. kentucky senator rand paul will be in sioux city as well. his rally starts at noon at the holiday inn. texas senator ted cruz will be at western iowa tech at 8 p.m. to see where and when those candidates e making their stops, go to our website ktiv dot com. donald trump will be in sioux city on sunday. last night, trump skipped the hold an event in des moines to raise millions of dollars for veterans. on sunday night at the orpheum theatre he is expected to present a check to the local organization "support siouxland soldiers." projects for patriots and the puppy jake foundation are also expected to receive money as well. how much longer will the january thaw continue? let's toss it over to chief meteorologist ron demers to find out. our january thaw continued today with highs in the 40s for most of the viewing area! conditions

deputies also arrested shelia neves.investigators believe the boy had been staying with her. 3 this morning, spartanburg county deputies are looking for two armed robbery suspects. suspects.we're told the "el diamante" gas station on asheville highway was robbed saturday nigig.deputies say two men wearing ski masks walked in with guns.. and got away with cash.anyone with information on this case is asked to call the spartanburg county sheriff's office. 3 friends and family in greenville county are still looking for justice for a teen ago.16 year old cobey smith was killed last january 25 on the sliding rock creek trail. no one has been arrested.over the weekend.. people came together to honor his memory. 3 3 "ready, one, two, three, for cobey!" "love you cobey." cobey."community activist jack logan organized saturday's event.. which is the first of several vigils being planned this month.family and friends of cobey smith attended.. and are still asking for anyone with information on his death to come forward. 3 3 3 "as long as people are aware, listening, hearing, seeing, then surely somebo

child.deputies arrested shelia neves saturday. authorities say they believe the teen was staying with her. 3 this morning- the red cross is helping several families out after several fires broke out in the upstate over the weekend.... one of them claimed the life of a greenville county woman. 3 ashley minelli is live at the red cross in greenville county... and ashley -- the red cross is sending out some reminders as colder weather moves in... 3 don't know the cause of the fires- but red cross: some ways to help keep you safe this winter winter 3 - don't leave food cooking on the stove. 3 - blow out candles- and put out fires before going to bed. bed.- do not overload outlets- and use space heaters with care. 3 cause of all fires under investigation... in greenville county- where that deadly fire happened, wade hampton fire chief: did everything they could to save her 3 3 3 they did an excellent job like i say, the first truck in attacked the fire. the second ttck in which was right behind the first truck, did the search and rescu

deputies also arrested shelia neves.investigators believe her. 3 this morning, spartanburg county deputies are looking for two armed robbery suspects. suspects.we're told the "el diamante" gas station on asheville highway was robbed saturday night.deputies say two men wearing ski masks walked in with guns.. and got away with cash.anyone with information on this case is asked to call the spartanburg county sheriff's office. 3 friends and family in greenville county are still lookininfor justice for a teen who was shot and killed nearly one year ago. ago.16 year old cobey smith was killed last january 25 on the sliding rock creek trail. no one has been arrested.over the weekend.. people came together to honor his memory. 3 cobey."community activist jack logan organized saturday's event.. which is the first of several vigils being planned this month.family and friends of cobey smith attended.. and are still asking for anyone with information on his death to come forward. 3 3 3 "and knowing you have some ruthless, cowawaice, punks out here, who committed this crime, walking the streets, i want

child.deputies also arrested shelia neves today. authorities say they believe the teen was staying with her. 3 in union county- two people ash.the crash happened on west main street and involved three cars.jimmy price was driving one of the cars--he died on scene--tousha smith was a passenger in price's cc--she died at spartanburg regional.there's no word yet on what led up to the crash-- that is still under investigation tonight. 3 in anderson county- the red cross is helping out a family whose home was destroyed..after r fire on friday. this is a picture from the scene of marrett road in pendelton yesterday afternoon. officials say the fire started in the attic.no was injured. the american red cross says they're prvoiding assistance for two adults who lived at the home. 3 and early this morning in anderson county --the homeland fire department responded to a fire on white road.the three people living in the home were able to make it out safely - without any injuriesbut their home was severely damaged. red cross is now helping by p