matt and shelia. as you can see behind me downtown is full of concrete. and leaders of the sioux city community say the need for some color and added greenspaces continues to grow. the downtown partners of sioux city and iowa initiative for susatinable communities are putting together new ideas for more greenspace. the spaces could range from more planters on the sidewalk, to even a rooftop garden. the developers want the public's imput in what the spaces will look like. and skies the limit on the possible areas for the greenspaces. "everything public, everything private. what downtown when you come in as a visitor or as you're walking to lunch would make a difference in your daily life," said ragen cote, executive director of downtown partners sioux city the project leaders wi hold a open house at the sioux city public museum on march 5 from noon until 3 p.m. that's where they will meet with the greenspace designers and decide exactly what they want in those spaces. matt and shelia. (matt) the boys c

sh: shelia tell me another way people say mother shelia: what about steve nana? ?that the patterson family was stuck on repeat. sh: didn't y say nana patricia: i did say that word shelia: it's the same word? sh: you can't just go changing the inflection sh: and nah-nah cat be yours. (laughter) sh: tell me another way people say mother shelia: mommy? sh: you want mommy shelia: mommy, right sh: not mommy shelia: ririt sh: okay now let me ask yoall something on gma?..the whole family tried to explain. sot - sheila patterson / i had a moment there and i really think my nerves got the best of me. cs abc news denver. lukas: scott: lukas and scott are chatting about family feud. lukas and scott are chatting about family feud. lukas and scott are chatting about family feud. kas and scott are chatting about family feud. scott:good morning siouxland. it's a lukas and scott are chatting about family feud. lukas and scott are chatting about family feud. stationed in the teens and 20s throughout most of the area. the wind is under control at about 10 miles per hour or less. the

matt and shelia. the incident occured directly behind me on sunday around 10:30 p.m. (where did yoyoput the mug shot in n e story). that's when authorities says s -year-old jeremy werneburg hithe victim intentionally with his car. the sac county sheriff hasn' identified the victim. officials say werneburg has ties to many towns in the surrounding area and say he could be anywhere. he is described as a white male, 6 foot 3 inches and just over 200 pounds. the victim was transported to stewart memorial hospital in lake city and it now at a des moines area hospital. if you know werneburg's whereabouts you're asked office. coming up at 6, hear from the owner of the carnarvon inn who witnessed the entire incident. matt and shelia. police in vermillion two suspects have confessed to an act of vandalism at a fraternity house at the university of south dakota sunday night, two people spray painted the words "we date rape" on the side of the phi delta theta fraternityy house. school and law enforcement authori

shelia lynch says she came up with what she thinks is a solution for women trying to break free from abusive and obbessive relationships... gps monitoring... 00:00:45 my daughter would have been saved, she wouldn't have been killed. it would work like this... if an officer was dispatched on a domestic violence call, he would ask the victim and abuser a series of questions to determine if the relationship could become lethal... if the determine if the relationship could problems would continue... a judge could put a gps monitor on the suspect...and give the victim the reciever to let them know if that person violates a protective restraining order... and notifiy police if that barrier was crossed. just last year it seemed her idea had gotten some traction... govenor branstad invited her to be part of a press conference pledging his support to the idea.... even posting to social media "now is the time to act" 19:00 i was so excited, to me it went i have the govenor of the state of iowa on my side. he is going to represent a bill and put into place everything i've been speaking out abou

matt and shelia. a nebras man, who's charged iowa with killing his wife, with and trial in september. (matt) 28-year-old rogelio morales, of hubbard, nebraska, will go to trial for first-degree murder on september 20th. the trial was originally scheduled for march 15th, but his attorney sought an extension to allow more time to investigate the case and have morales evaluated. morales is accused of killing 21-year-old margarita morales, of south sioux city, on april 19th. court documenen say morales told investigators a fight broke out when his wife told him she no longer wanted to be in a relationship with him. rogelio morales told police he wrapped his hands around her neck, and his next memory was his wife not breathing. a weekend fire destroyed a hog business in marcus, iowa. the marcus fire chief says it started yesterday morning in the office area of hog slat, inc. no one was inside at the time the blaze broke out. the state fire marshal will be on the scene tomorrow to investigate the cause. thr

matt and shelia, it all started with a call around 11:15 saturday night from a male saying he was being robbed at building 19 of the valley park apartments on park avenue. a lengthy investigation led police to an apartment inside building 13 in the same complex. officers made their way inside when they noticed a number of stolen items. police arrested, and handcuffed, mothershed. "he was still cuffed. he was cuffed behind his back which allowed him to reach down in the still in the seated position and when officer moritz went to remove him he was sideways and fired from the sitting position," said sioux city police chief, doug young. that's when police say mothershed shot officer ryan moritz in his right thigh. this is video of ritz during citizens academy training in 2015. mothershed has been charged with two counts of robbery in the first degree, and one count of home invasion following an incident, on south alice street in morningside, back on december 7th. police say officer moritz's injuries areret serious and expect him to return to work within a couple of weeks. this is the third

shelia lynch says she came up with what she thinks is a solution for women trying to break free from abusive and obbessive relationships... gps monitoring... 00:00:45 my daughter would have been saved, she wouldn't have been killed. it would work like this... if an officer was dispatched on a domestic violence call, he would ask the victim and abuser a series of questions to determine if the relationship could become lethal... if the assessment deemed problems would continue... a judge could put a gps monitor on the suspect...and give the victim the reciever to let them know if that person violates a protective restraining order... and notifiy police if that barrier was crossed. just last year it seemed her idea had gotten some traction... govenor branstad invited her to be part of a press conference pledging his support to the idea.... even posting to social media "now is the time to act" 19:00 i was so excited, to me it went i have the govenor of the state of iowa on my side. he is going to represent a bill and put into place everything i've been speaking out about. but when it cam

shelia lynch says she came up with what she thinks is a solution for women trying to break free from abusive and obbessive relationships... gps monitoring... 00:00:45 my daughter would have been saved, she wouldn't have been killed. it would work like this... if an officer was dispatched on a domestic violence call, he would ask the victim and abuser a series of questions to determine if the relationship could become lethal... if the assessment deemed problems would continue... a judge could put a gps monitor on the suspect...and give the victim the reciever to let them know if that person violates a protective restraining order... and notifiy police if that barrier was crossed. just last year it seemed her idea had invited her to be part of a press conference pledging his support to the idea.... even posting to social media "now is the time to act" 19:00 i was so excited, to me it went i have the govenor of the state of iowa on my side. he is going to represent a bill and put into place everything i've been speaking out about. but when it came to getting that action... 28:06 i kept

matt and shelia. the incident occured directly sunday around 10:30 p.m. that's when authorities says 36-year-old jeremy werneburg hit the victim intentionally with his car. the sac county sheriff hasn' identified the victim. officials say werneburg has ties to many towns in the surrounding area and say he could be anywhere. he is described as a white male, 6 foot 3 inches and just over the victim was transported to stewart memorial hospital in moines area hospital. if you know werneburg's whereabouts you're asked to call coming up at 6, hear from the owner of the carnarvon inn who witnessed the entire incident. matt and shelia. the lawyer for a nebraska man, who's charged-- in iowa-- with killing his wife, wants statements made in a police interview excluded from his upcoming trial. 28-year-old rogelio morales, of hubbard, nebraska, will go to trial for first-degree murder on september 20th. morales is accused of killing 21-year-old margarita morales of south sioux city on april 19th.

shelia lynch says she came up with what she thinks is a solution for women trying to break free from abusive and obbessive relationships... gps monitoring... 00:00:45 my daughter saved, she wouldn't have been killed. it would work like this... if an officer was dispatched on a domestic violence victim and abuser a series of questions to determine if the relationship could become lethal... if the problems would could put a gps monitor on the victim the reciever to protective restraining order... and notifiy police if that barrier was crossed. just last year it seemed her idea had gotten some traction... invited her to be part pledging his support posting to social media 19:00 i was so excited, to me it went i have the govenor of the state of iowa on my side. he is going to represent a bill and put into place everything i've been speaking out about. but when it came to getting that action... 28:06 i kept asking when are we meeting, i called and sent emails. i didn't get calls back. it was a huge betryal to me a stab in the back. i ended up with a very negative view of politics because

matt and shelia. the lawyer for a nebraska man, who's charged-- in iowa-- with killing his wife, wants statements made in a police interview excluded from his upcoming trial. 28-year-old rogelio morales, of hubbard, nebraska, will go to trial for first-degree murder on september 20th. morales is accused of killing 21-year-old margarita morales of south sioux city on april 19th. interviewed by police. morales' attorney says after his client was read his miranda rights, he "barely nodded his head." attorney peter tenny claims his client made no verbal statement, and was completely silent. tenny says that is insufficient to satisfy the burden of a valid, voluntary miranda waiver. an estherville, iowa, man says he won't seek a change of venue in his murder trial. lee christensen is charged with 1st degree murder in thomas bortvit's death back in june. bortvit's family reported him missing on june 6th. the 19-year-old's body was found the next day in a rural part of emmet county. the day after that, christ

matt and shelia. a downtown sioux city hotel is getting a multimillion dollar facelift. renovations at the howard johnson on fourth street began in may 2015. it's a three-million dollar project that's more than halfway done. owners say it is an exciting process for them and the franchise. "they are rebranding their brand so they expect a lot of hotel from the brand," "so we are doing a lot of stuff according to the franchise requirements." there's a new heating and cooling system, a re- done lobby and ballroom on the top floor. the bathrooms in all 152 rooms have been redone and the rooms have been repainted. there is also a restaurant and bar that opened last week inside the hotel. "hotel is going to the right direction and the right path of better, i think that it should work out best for the city people also, help as in conventions. we have tied up with the convention center. it brings a lot of business." renovations are expected to be completed by march 2017. the boys club of sioux city is taking a big step this summer, and will become the boys & girls club. with ove

matt and shelia. one person is dead after an accident ohighway 75 three miles south of hull, iowa. 56-year-old james waldner was driving southbound and passed a semi-truck. that's when he collided head on with 63-year-old lynn bleeker. both were trapped in their vehicles. waldner was pronounced dead at the scene. bleeker suffered serioux injures and was flown to a sioux falls hospital. major damage at a norfolk, nebraska business that was hit bybyire this morning. ktiv us-92's eric mckay with the very latest. << the norfolk fire division was dispatched to a fire at the pat a cake boutique on the 300-block of norfolk avenue at around 9 a.m. friday. fire cake's owner opened her door for business friday morning and was greeted with smoke billowing from the building. she was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene. chief cordes says the fire started somewhere in the kitchen area and did heavy damage to the building. "there was heavy heat damage to the kitchen area and significant smoke damage throughout

matt and shelia. (matt) thanks michelle. (sheila) vermillion police are investigating a report of vandalism at the university of south dakota after a fraternity house was tagged over the weekend. (matt) ktiv's tiffany lane was in vermillion today and has the details. tiffany? matt and sheila, the words "we date rape" were spray painted in yellow on the phi delta theta fraternity house on sunday morning, according to vermillion police. fraternity members of the house on the intersection of dakota and clark streets contacted the school and police when they found it. police believe it happened between three and five a-m. the fraternity did not have cameras to catch the act and there were no witnesses. usd officials are reacting to the controversial words spray painted on the side of the fraternity house. "it is a very big statement against the fraternity," said laura rood, director of usd. "but the university has no reports on file of any sexual assaults and so there's no reason for us to believe that we need to investigate the

a large tree was uprooted wednesday morning along wynnecrest drive in shelia franklin' s backyard. franklin says she and her sons were still in bed when the tree came crashing into her house. the tree smashed into the bathroom, bringing the ceiling and a lot of insulation down with it. crews were able to get the tree off the house. it has been a problem in northern ohio. a travel ban is in place for the ohio turnpike due to heavy snowfall and high winds it' s for bigger vehicles like tractor trailers or mobile homes. the ban lasts until 6:00 this evening. whether it' s rain, snow, wind, or sunny skies, we have seen it all around the tri-state the past few weeks. mark: we will get more of it throughout the day. we continue our team coverage of the latest conditions outside with wlwt news 5' s dan griffin. good morning. dan: we are here on kenwood road. i can tell you the roads are wet and soggy. that is what you will notice this morning. these snow flurries are in the air here. i will step out of the shot here. we can see the flurries blowing sideways. that is because the winds are

matt and shelia. leu recently released an excerpt of that recorded telephone conversation to the media. in the call, threats are exchanged between the two men, who are both running for sheriff in the november general election. << "as long as you are running for sheriff you ought to know this. everyone is going to know that you knocked up a 15 year old and she had a miscarriage, okay?" that's the voice of pocahontas county sheriff bob lampe. lampe confirmed that fact to the storm lake pilot tribune newspaper. on the other end of the line, recording the entire conversation, is fonda, iowa, police chief alex leu. leu released a short segment of the call to the media. leu says lampe's accusation is false. "i can promise you 100% there is no truth to that allegation," said leu. the heated phone conversation, which was recorded on friday, january 29th, stems from a fbi investigation, in fonda, in late january. the fbi was searching for a couple of murder suspects, from wisconsin, who were believed to be in

matt and shelia. as you can see behind me downtown is full of grey. and, leaders of the sioux city community say the need for some color and added greenspaces the winter blues have taken over downtown sioux city. "there's just a lot of concrete downtown," said chris cowell, planner. downtown partners, the iowa initiative for sustainable communities, with the design help of students from the university of iowa want to spruce up downtown with a number of greenspaces. the spaces are meant to enhance the livability and sustainability for anyone downtown. and there are a number of suggestions to consider. "population the number of people that work in certain blocks, shade and sunlight. things that greenspaces needs," said chris cowell, planner. "the downtown greenspaces could vary by simply adding planters to the sidewalks to give that pop of color to areas with benches and swings," said michelle schoening, siouxland's news channel. "maybe rooftop gardens, green walls, planting vines and other plantings on walls in sioux city. utilizing other buildings or