"this is a pretty significant event," said sioux center city manager, paul clousing. one of the city's two substations had a blow out-- causing thousands of residents to lose power and there was a water main break. machines working. city officials say it's likely there was some sort of short circuit. "right behind me, this is where the substation failed and down the street, the water line break. city officials are saying it could be several days before everyone has their power back." once on scene, firefighters found no fire to control, because the damage was done. nce then they've been working with the city to restore power. "it's a major undertaking to try to accomplish all of that and get power and service back to people because now we're into winter and we want to make sure people are taken care of," said sioux center city manager, paul clousing. >> in the mean time, the red cross has set up a shelter at sioux center community high school. residents of sioux center are helping out too "i woke up and my power was on that was probably at about 9 o'clock this morning.

(fred) jenna: mercy medical center and the sioux city center and the sioux city community school district have partnerd to get kids goingng details after the break jenna: a study was sioux city, to determine community health needs... tim: the results of that study concluded the city of sioux city and d e surrounding areas struggle the most with obesity, especially childhood obesity. in an effort to change that, a new program was started... here's jessica rae with more on the "kid shape program" " rae: mercy medical center and the sioux city community school district have partnered together to create the kid shape program, which is a three course program aimed at curbing chilhood obesity here, in the siouxland area. corey loffffold, not only teachch p-e at liberty elementary in sisix city, he ialso the kid shape program coordinator... corey loffswold, "families come, one night a week for two hours, for eight weeks, and it is a cyclical program that ties back to each week as we go through and its a way for them to make better choices for themselves and their families." rae: loffswold says,

the sioux city art center will be honoring a man whose legacy has influenced style throughout the area. starting tomorrow, there will be an exhibit for t-s martin, the founder of sioux city's department store t-s martin company. the exhibit includes artwork that has been donated by his granddaughte r's family. "we are celebrating at least a hundred years of what we might call visual culture in city," said todd behrens, curator at the sioux city art area retailers, to create faux department store window displays around artworks in our permanent collection." tomorrow night there will be a free reception tomorrow night there will be a free reception from five to seven p-m. there will be food and drinks in the atrium. at six there will be a formal presentation in the exhibit gallery. well, it was a cooler day today, will our weekend warm up a bit? ron's full forecast is coming up keystone xl pipeline. (sheila) if you're just getting home here's a quick look at today's headlines. the transcontinen tal pipeline would have moved crude oil from canada's tar sand fields to refineries along the

take several years. 3 a sioux city family is mourning the loss of a young child after a deadly fire friday night on sioux city's west side. the fire started in a house on center street right around 11 - 30 friday night. yesterday afternoon... as siouxland news reporter yetske wauran shows us... sioux city fire rescue confirmed the name and age of the fire's victim. 3 inside this home right behind me on center street, sioux body of a three year-old boy who they say died of smoke inhalation.balloons...teddy memorializing the three year old boy who died when a fire home...friday night."this was one of the most severe fire damage homes i ever seen here it all happened last friday sioux city fire responded to a structure fire at 1414 center street. while responding to the fire, units were advised occupant was still inside the home.at the monday press conference, sioux city fire aesoph confirmed the male victim was 3-year-old nicholas torres."nicolas was born of nicholas, jennifer fuentes and david torres were home at the time of the fire, but were to the extent of the fire.it took four engines and about 20 firefighters to put out the flames. fire officials say, th

the city of sioux center had a major incident happen yesterday morning and today they're recovering. sioux center city officialalsaid one of their two substatitis blew out-- causing significant damage and leaving half the town without power. there was also a water main break-- the break has been fully repaired and residents are no longer needing to conserve water. with the help of neighboring communities, the city worked through the night to repair r e electrical system. there are now very few residents who are still without power. and, the red cross left this morning. good news for holiday travelers... gas prices are beginning to drop again according to the lundberg survey. two weeks ago... gas prices went up for the first time in 19 weeks... increasing b ba penny. but the average rereil price has gone down 11-cents over the past two weeks... to two- dollars and 14-cents per gallon. the downward pressure on prices and strong u-s dollar... weakening oil prices. a holiday gift to consumers... prices may continue to plummet in december. speaking of holiday gifts, here in siouxland we're

a program for high school students gathered for a parents night, tonight at the sioux city educational service center. sioux city's air force j-r- o-t-c members met tonight to give parents and potential jrotc cadets the chance to learn more about the program. retired air force lieutenant cournel, larry brockshus, gave parents assurance that the programs ultimate goal is to build the life skills of their cadets. "we want them to graduate confident with the skills to be successful at what they choose to do." said air force lieutenant colonel, larry brockshus. "whether that's continuing to college, tech school, going into the job field or going into the military." jrotc cadet, makayla sullivan has been involved with the program since it started earlier this school year. to those thinking about joining, sullivan says as long as you put in the effort, anyone can be successful. "you have to watch your haircut, you have to dress properly, but other than that, just follow the rules and get the good grades," said rotc cadet, makayla sullivan. "you don't have to be a perfect student and then as long as you att

jenna: tim, this is "design and dine" a two- night fundraiser for sioux city's crittenton center. the organization has been in sioux city for over 100 years and they serve kids and family in a wide variety of way. i'll tell you more about that in a second, but first, this event. take a look. the concept behind design and dine are these elaborately decorating tables. they're created by local businesses and individuals. and this year's theme is "broadway", so each table represents a different broadway musical. tonight we have grease, wicked, phantom of the opera, bye bye birdie and several other popular shows. last year, 77- thousand dollars was raised through this event. and here's how the money is put to use. the crittenton center runs programs in sioux city. they have an emergency youth shelter for kids who have to be taken from their homes. they have childcare and preschool programs through stella sanford child development and they run the west high infant center so parents can finish school if they have a child. crittenton also does parenting classes and support for new moms and

jenna: tim, this is "design and dine" a two- night fundraiser for sioux city's crittenton center. the organization has been in sioux city for over 100 years and they serve kids and familili through prograra like an emergency youth h shelter, stella sandford preschool and the west high infant center. this unique event helps raise money for some of those efforts. check these tables out. each one resents a different broadway musical... we have phantom of the opera and wicked... little shop of horrors and oklahoma. people will get to vote for their favorite table during a party tonight... and then dine at the tables during the formal dinner and auction tomorrow evening. marian burnett from the crittenton center joins me now. jenna: you can still come to the party tonight. tickets are 10- bucks and you can get them at the door. last year thisevent raised 77- thousand dollars, turnout t ain this year. tim: thank you jenna well see you back at the studio soon! tim: students and faculty at morningside llege are rallllng behind one of their profesrs as he starts treatment for esophogeal can

a program for high school students gathered for a parents night, last night at the sioux city educational service center. sioux city's air force junior r-o-t-c members met to give parents and potential junior rotc cadets the chance to learn more about the program. air force officials say the program's goal is to build the life skills of their cadets. "we want them to graduate confident with the skillllto be successful at what they choose to do." said air force lieutenant colonel, larry brockshus. "whether that's continuing to college, tech school, going into the job field or going into the military." junior r-o-t-c cadet, makayla sullivan has been involved with the program since it started earlier this school year. to those thinking about joining, sullivan says as long as you put in the effortrtanyone can be successful. "y"y have to watch your r ircut, you have to dress properly, but other than that, just follow the rules and get the good grades," said rotc cadet, makayla sullivan. "you don't have to be a perfect student and then as long as you attempt and you try in this program, you will succeed fabul

the sioux city event is set for the sioux city convention center from 2 to 3:30pm. it's been a dreary day. is that going to change anytime soon? for that, we'll toss it over to chief meteorologis t ron demers for the first look at our forecast. weather ad-lib rain moved through early today (with even some rumbles of thunder) and then we stayed gloomy, drizzly, and foggy. rain will be on the increase again tonight and good chances of rain, and maybe even some thunderstorms, will last through the day on tuesday. chances of showers will continue into tuesday night and wednesday before we start to clear out some later in the afternoon on wednesday. temperatures will be trending downward with tomorrow being the warmest of the days to come as we'll all still be in the 50s. (matt) after almost a year of discussion, the sioux city pool committee has come up with a plan. (sheila) committee members recommended closing cook and leeds pools after the 2016 swimming season. those pools would then be replaced with splash pads. the city would also move forward with a regional aquat

the city of sioux center is recovering after a major sioux center city officials said one of their two substations had a a ow out-- causing sigigficant damage and leaving half the town without power. there was also a water main repaired and residents are no longer needing to conserve water. with the help of neighboring communities, the city worked through saturday night to repair the electrical system. there are now very few residents who are still without power. and, the red cross left this morning. belgian prosecutors announced last night that they detained 16 people during raids in and around brussels, but a suspect they were searching for in the paris attacks is still at large. at a news conference in brussels, federal prosecutors three in charleroi, a city south of brussels. they found no explosives or firearms. one of those arrested was injured when a car he was in tried to ram police during an attempted getaway. the belgian authorities said paris fugitive salah abdeslam was not among those taken into custody. but they did not release i- d's of those in custody. the number of peo

fundraiser for siouxland center for active generations two siouxland entities will be joining together on saturday, november 7, for a dinner, dance, bake sale, and auction. the south sioux city eagles and the siouxland center for active generations will be partnering, with proceeds to benefit the siouxland center for active generations. the doors will open at 6:00 p.m.; $10.00 per person cover charge. you may purchase a hamburger and fries (6:00-9:00) for $5.00. the embers and the jammers will play from 7:00-11:30. a bake sale, as well as silent and live auctions, will also take place. donations are bebeg accepted for baked goods and auction items. please contact kerry at (712) 255-1729 to discuss donations. we appreciate your support and the help of the eagles, in this endeavorfundraiser for siouxland center for active generations two ouxland entities will be joining together on saturday, november 7, for a dinner, dance, bake sale, and auction. the south sioux city eagles and the siouxland center for active generations will be partnering, with proceeds to benefit e siouxland ceceer for active generations. the doors will open at 6:00 p.m.; $10.00 per person cover charge. you

several of sioux city's downtown businesses and restaurant are planning to offer special deals to shoppers on that day. maps and a list of businesses taking part will be posted 3 the sioux city art center is teaming up with local design firms to honor a legendary sioux city businessman.t. s. martin founded the t.s. martin company department store in 1890. his granddaughter... margaret ann martin everest... helped build the art center's current facility. now... the art center is displaying some of the 80 works of art donated by her family in imaginary store window displays pioneered by t.s. martin. in addition to the window displays... more of the artwork will be on display in a traditional gallery setting. the art center has also worked with historians to create a book on t. s. martin's legacy and 3 sioux city's press club is looking to help deserving college students who are majoring in journalism or mass communication s.the karen a. luken memorial scholarship offers a thousand dollars to a junior or senior in one of those majors at one of 7 qualifying siouxland schools.to qualify... a student must be full-time... with a minimum 3.0 g-p-a. they also have to fill out the scholarship ap

abc9's elisa raffa is at the tyson events center in downtown sioux city elisa? elisa: tim, im here.... where we're still seeing snow fall, roads are still slushy. earlier this afternoon, slow was falling so fast that plows weren't able to get around quick enough and the sioux city transit system was suspended. the sioux city transit system was suspended between about 11:30 and 12:30 today due to the weather. road conditions caused slower traffic... and buses off schedule. commuters i spoke to today said getting around was slow and slick. "with weather conditions out there, we wanted everybody to be safe, and they were slowly getting further and further behind. they come into the transfer point once an hour, so each hour they were getting a few minutes behind , and it just caught up with us about midday today" says mike collett, assistant elisa: the buses have been running on time and in full schedule since they resumed service at 12:30. the assistant city manager says the plan to do so the rest of the evening and tomorrow. if they need to make changes to the sch

the cosmopolitan club of sioux city was instrumental in establishing the original senior center, downtown sioux city and built the garden at the present location, performed several projects at the boy scouts and girl scout camps, continue to sponsor little league baseball team, major projects at the boysyslub, built and provivid the flfl pole at the welcomeme center, and build the bruguier monument at war eagle park. the club aslo have and continue to work on and donate to numerous other >> we'll be right back after america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are. we don't ignore threats like c cmate change. we face our problems head-on. with american-made clean energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil... spark new innovation... and create millions of new jobs. solving our climate crisis starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather. he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system that keeps in place a rigged econo

she was initially taken to cherokee regional hospital and later flown to mercy medical center in sioux city. her condition is unknown. kelley was taken to the plymouth county jail. additional charges against him 3 3 and a sioux city teen is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a west high senior in april from a k2 overdose.18- year- old rose mouw (mau) entered a written plea last month in woodbury charges of involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance.prosecutors say she's the person who sold the k2 to austin mccloud.mccloud died of an overdose of the drug this april in war eagle park.mouw's trial is set for april 26th, 2016. 3 <

there, the craft fair is back in sioux city, taking place again tomorrow.the craft fair starts at 10 a.m. and goes until 4 in the afternoon.at the sioux city convention center on fourth street.admission is 5-dollars for adults.and kids 10 and under are free. 3 3 sioux city police are still investigating an armed robbery on the west side that happened friday.we now know that the suspect they are looking for is described as an african- american man in his 20's, estimated to be a hundred eighty pounds and about 6- foot-tall.police say an employee of k and n auto was robbed by a man at gunpoint just before 12 p.m. friday.the suspect came in and asked if he could come outside to look at his car.when the employee came out, the suspect displayed a gun and demanded money.the worker handed over his wallet and the suspect ran away.police say they have surveillance video of the incident from a neighboring business... and are looking for the suspect.he is considered to be armed and dangerous. if you have any information please call sioux city police or crime stoppers 3 the sunshine 3 returned today after our first winter storm of the season, but temperatures stayed in

maps and a list of businesses taking part will be posted online next weekend. 3 3 the sioux city art center is teaming up with local dedegn firmrmto honor a legendary sioux city businessman.t. s. martin founded the t.s. martin company department store in 1890. his granddaughter... margaret ann martin everest... helped build the art center's current facility. now... the art center is displaying some of the 80 works of art donated by her family in imaginary store window displays pioneered by t.s. martin. in addition to the window displays... more of the artwork will be on display in a traditional gallery setting. the art center has also worked with historians to createte book on t. s. martrt's lelecy and impact. 3 sioux city's press club is looking to help deserving college students who are majoring in journalism or mass communication s.the karen a. luken memorial scholarship offers a thousand dollars to a junior or senior in one of those majors at one of 7 qualifyfyg siouxland schools.to qualify... a student must be full- time...with a minimum 3.0 g-p- a. they also have to fill out the schol

sioux city and the surrounding areas struggle the most with obesity, especially childhood obesity. in an effort to change that, a new program was started... here's more on the "kid shape program" rae: mercy medical center and the sioux city community school district have partnered together to create the kid shape program, which is a three course program aimed at curbing chilhood obesity here, in the siouxland area. corey loffswold, not only teaches p-e at liberty elementary in sioux city, he is also the kid shape program coordinator... corey loffswold, "families come, one night a week for two hours, for eight weeks, and it is a cyclical program that ties back to each week as we go through and its a way for them to make better choices for themselves and their families." rae: loffswold says, because the program is geared towards childhood obesity, there are some qualifications needed to join... kids must be between the ages of 6 and 12, and they have to be percentile of their range. the two hour program is designed not only centered around exercise. loffswold, "the about a 10-15 minute family fitness activity that we try to tie back to something they can do at home as a group, when we are done with that,

"maps and a list of businesses taking part will be posted online next weekend. 3 3 the sioux city art center is teaming up with local design firms to honor a legendary sioux city businessman.t. s. martin founded the t.s. martin company department store in 1890. his granddaughter... margaret ann martin everest... helped build the art center's current facility. now... the art center is displaying some of the 80 works of art donated by her family in imaginary store window displays pioneered by t.s. martin. 3 " the word legacy is an important thing because at least 100 years of what we might call visual culture in sioux city. we worked with area retailers, designers to create a photo department window display around artwork in our permanent collection."in addition to the window displays, more of the art will on display in a more traditional gallery setting. the art center has also worked with historians to create a book on martin's legacy and impact. 3 3 headaches... pesky kids... and climate change. what do these three things have in common?coming up after the break in tonight's healthwatch...

barritt was flown to sioux city's mercy medical center. there's no word on baritt's condition, tonight. sioux city police continue to follow-up leads from thursday downtown convenience store. tonight, we have a much closer look at the culprit. this is suveillence video released by police, this morning. you can see the cashier open the register for the suspect. the suspect then takes the entire cash drawer out of the register. and, sioux city police releasing video of another robbery that took place this afternoon on west 3rd street at nueva imagen. the suspect had a knife and she threw a board at him instead. the suspect is in his 50s or 60s with a gray beard. if you have any information about either robbery call the number on your screen. three boys that, authorities say, tortured and and killed a cat in stanton county, nebraska, will be charged as juveniles. the stanton county sheriff says the three boys will make their first appearances in court later this month. the incident was recorded using a cell phone, which has been seized as evid

along with hearing the music, they take their journey of discovery through the interpretive center," said sioux city lewis and clark interpretive center executive director, marcia poole. new horizons consists of musicians from all over the siouxland area. brad's here -- with coaching news from iowa state. it took isu just seven days to find a new head football coach. we'll introduce you to matt campbell. and, the hawkeye basketball team tries to close it's florida trip with a win. sports fource is pollard announced the firing of head football coach paul rhoads. one week later, pollardas hired a new coach. toledo's matt campbell -- who turned 36 today -- will now lead the cyclones, who have just five wins in the last two seasons. campbell has a 35 and 15 record at toledo, in four-plus years. he won two ncaa division iii titles at his alma-mater, mount union in ohio -- where he won three more titles as a player. he also was an assistant at bowling green before coming to toledo, also as an assistant. on saturday, toledo offered campbell a contract that would have made him the highest-paid coach in the

she was initially taken to cherokee regional hospital and later flown to mercy medical center in sioux city. her condition is unknown. kelley was taken to the plymouth county jail. additional charges against him are pending. 3 3 and a sioux city teen is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a west high senior in april from a k2 overdose.18- year- old rose mouw (mau) entered a written plea last month in woodbury county district court to charges of involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance.prosecutors y she's the person w w sold the k2 to austin mccloud.mccloud died of an overdose of the drug this april in war eagle park.mouw's trial is set for april 26th, 2016. 3 3 first it was a tribe in south dakota. now a native american tribe in siouxland is set to vote on legalizing marijuana. 3 the omaha tribe of nebraska will vote tomorrow whether to allow the recreation and medicinal use of marijuana on the reservation...and whether to allow industrial hemp to be grown. the ultimate decision will lie with the tribal council. the omahas would become the first

sioux city: the annual holiday collections craft show. and it was in full swing at the sioux city convention center today.about 8-thousand people attended the long-time tradition event. the show features homemade items by local crafters and from south dakota, iowa and nebraska. 3 the belgian capital of brussels is still in lockdown and authorities are warning residents a terror attack may be imminent. authorities say a terror suspect who escaped after the paris attacks may be hiding in belgium. cbs' tina kraus has the latest from paris. 3 soldiers are standing guard on the streets of brussels where the subway and most businesses are shut down.with paris terror suspect salah abdeslam still at large -- the city is bracing for possible attacks in multiple locations. a lawyer for a man who dropped off abdeslam in belgium the day after the paris onslaught says the terror suspect may have been wearing an explosive belt under his coat. mohamed abdeslam says he thinks his brother decided at the last moment not to go through with the attack. seven terrorists died in paris, including brahim abdeslam, a third brother, who blew himself up outside a bar

sioux city... all voting is being done at the long lines familylyec center in wntown sioux city. the polls are open until 8 o'clock tonight... but only two seats are up for election and only one of those 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

barritt was flown to sioux city's mercy medical center. ere's no word on baritt's condititn, tonight. sioux city police continue to follow-up leads from thursday morning's armed roroery of a downtown convenience store. tonight, we culprit. this is suveillence video morning. you can see the cashier open the register f f the suspect. the suspee then takes the entire cash drawer out of the register. he's described as s hispanic or native american male, in his 20s, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing about 160 pounds. he wore a grey hoodie and a flat-billed black hat, with a jacksonville jaguars logo on it, and a dark-colored cloth pled across his face. and, sioux city police releasing video of another robbery that took place this afternoon on west 3rd street at nueva imagen. the suspect had a knife and demanded cash from the owner. she threw a board at him instead. the suspect is destribed as being a white man in his 50s or 60s with a gray beard. if you have any information about either robbery call the number on your screen. three boys that

the sioux city art center will be honoring a man whose legacy has influenced style throughout the area. starting tomorrow, there will be an exhibit for t-s martin, the founder of sioux city's department store t-s martin company. the exhibit includes artwork that has been donated by his granddaughte r's family. tomorrow night there will be a free reception from five to seven p-m. at six there will be a formal presentation in the exhibit gallery. still to come... the iowa high school football playoffs continue tonight. we'll have a live report from << >> temperatures were closer to average today but we knew we couldn't continue with the warmth that the first few days of november brought us. tonight will be cool with a lot of us seeing lows dip into the upper 20s to around 30 degrees. then tomorrow will be quite a bit like what we saw today with better warming on sunday as a stronger south wind kicks up. dry conditions will continue through tuesday with highs staying around 60 from sunday through tuesday. changes come our way on wednesday with a chance of some rain showers with even a rai

center. eric griffith, recreation supervisor, says, " misconception i hear that we're building a wild water west in sioux city. we're aquatic center similar to riverside, riverside." if you want to voice your opinion of the pools, again the public meeting is council chambers at city hall at evening. jenna: the kids at nodland elementary had a very special guest visit them this morning... mcdonald mascot ronald mcdonald! ronald spoke to the students about bullying... and how friendship is the key to stopping the problem. he also talked to the kids about respect and communication with peers, teachers and parents. " bullies! yeah. there bullies everywhere, and we want to help kids be able to deal with 'em. see, when a bully starts picking on you, if you walk away, hey, that's a better way to deal with 'em than kind of confront 'em. you could also say stop, ugh, than go tell somebody, but the best way to deal with a bully, is to be a friend " jenna: and the principal having a fun and recognizable figure like ronald mcdonald was a fantastic treat experience. " it's a great opportunity to bring everyone is so famil

before ending with a traditional memorial dinner at the four directions community center in sioux city this afternoon. 3 3 a le mars church is gearing up for their 11th annual thanksgiving day feast. 3 the rejoice community church collected donations from many local businesses this year. volunteers began setting up and prepping food monday. the church welcomes anyone to attend the fellowship for good food and good company. 3 "we're cooking for around six to seven hundred and we expect that many people. about 300 of those meals will be carried out to homes to people that can't come in, but we do have a church bus that's wheelchair accessible so we're willing to pick people up and bring them in as well." 3 the doors will open at 11 am tomorrow and they'll be serving until 1 pm. 3 a nebraska hospital is about to join an elite group.the nebraska medical center in omaha will soon join fewer than a dozen hospitals that transplant every major organ in the body.as emily (zinc) szink reports... for the first time since 1998... the nebraska medical center will start performing lung transplants.

sioux city business around noon today. (sheila) sioux city police responded to a call from the employee at k & n auto repair on the 1900 block of center street. the employee says a man came inside the shop and asked the employee to look at his car. the employee, who did not want his name released at this time, went around the corner with him. thats where the employee says the man pulled a gun on him and asked for his wallet. he gave the man his foot. the cedar county sheriff's head-on collision that claimed the life of a south sioux city, nebraska man last night. it happened shortly after seven on highway 15, three-and- a-half miles south of laurel. authorities say 25-year old aaron surber was killed when his suv went across path of an oncoming pickup truck. his vehicle rolled in a cornfield. investigators say he wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle. his passenger was buckled in. she wasn't hurt. and, the driver of the pickup was o.k. as well. a logan, iowa man will not go to prison for pushing his wife out of a moving vehicle on interstate 29. 39-year old shane vanderlinden pleaded guilty to two amended misdemean

the woodbury county sheriff, sioux city police chief and the director of the four seasons community center met in sioux city yesterday. this year, native americans have made up nearly half of the public sioux city. sheriff dave drew says placing these people in jail just punishes them and doesn't address the need for rehabilitation. volunteers with the cherokee community theater have come up with a unique way to raise funds, and maybe a few eyebrows, for their upcoming show. 22 of them are baring it all in a calendar to promote the production of "calendar girls." the models range in age from six months to 88 years. the calendars go on sale friday. they're $25 each. you can buy them at several stores around cheorkee, at the theater, or order them through the theater's facebook page or website. the show "calendar girls," runs friday through sunday the first two weekends in december. the 23rd annual festival of trees is underway at the ho-chunk centre. siouxlanders stopped by last night for the kickoff ceremonies and to place bids on christmas trees that have been decorated and donated by loc

before ending with a traditional memorial dinner at the four directions community center in sioux city this afternoon. 3 police in denison have arrested a man they say is behind an n armed robbery there e earlier this week.police say 29- year- old manyg (thee- ong)thiong is charged with first degree robbery.he's the man believed to be behind an armed robbery in a parking lot monday 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 rglary.police say 19- year- old cody freeberg and 18- - year- old- b wilkins of spencer, along with 24-year- old billy williams of kentucky... were originally reported to police for going door to door and asking to perform odd jobs.police say when people didn't answer the door... the three walked around the home looking in the windows.police found thththree outside a garage that they had broken into.all three are charged with 3rd degree burglary.freeberg is also official acts. 3 3 the decision of a sioux county judge to reduce the sent

sioux city fire crews were called to the e -00 block of center night. nenehbors reportededearing a man and woman screamamg for help because a child was inside a burning house. according to an official report from the sioux city fire rescue department, the fire was so strong crews had to attack the fire from the back of the house... and a male victim was found inside the living room of the one story home. "i just came out and saw the house on fire and big flames. the mother looked like she was panicking, trying to get her baby out of the house," said santiago. "it was probably one of the worst things that i had ever seen happen on this block. just knowing that those kids were trapped inside and how the father was on the opposite side of the house trying to break in to the rooms just to get them out," said campos. jessica rae: the fire on center street...claimed the lili of one person... the tragedy marks the first fire death in sioux city..in two years. four minutes earlier and about a mile and a half away... fire rescue crews were also called to the 2400

before ending with a traditional memorial dinner at the four directions community center in sioux city this afternoon. 3 3 a le mars church is gearing up for its 11th annual thanksgiving day feast. 3 the rejoice community church collected donations from many local businesses this year. volunteers began setting up and prepping food monday. the church welcomes anyone to attend the fellowship for good 3 "we're cooking for around six to seven hundred and we expect that many people. about 300 of those meals will be carried out to homes to people that can't come in, but we do have a church bus that's wheelchair accessible so we're willing to pick people up and bring them in as well." 3 the doors will open at 11 am tomorrow and they'll be serving until 1 pm. 3 3 still to come tonight on siouxland news at ten... 3 we've got a look at how president obama and the first family kicked off thankgiving celebrations in the nation's capitol tonight. 3 "siouxland news at ten on kmeg 14 with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 3 3 3 3 ch

scott: scott: get a live look outside from the top of the ho-chunk center in sioux city on the port neal welding company skycam hd and the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake, iowa. currently, temperatures are in the 40s and 50s on this friday morning. at least the wind is past several days as we can see that coming in between 5 and 15 miles per hour and beginning to show a southerly component. the satellite and radar imagery is clear as we kick things off today with high pressure building into the region. here's a check of the stormcast hd where a very quiet pattern is in place through the next 3 days. sunshine and warmer temperatures are in the picture. the south wind will strengthen as our weekend continues and we'll have increasing clouds culminate with a chance of showers returning to the forecast monday and lasting through wednesday of next week. today's high temperature is 54 with plenty of sunshine and calm winds. the overnight low will drop into the 20s under clear skies. tomorrow's high temperature is 63 with more sun. here's the 7 day forecast where showers are going to make

sioux city and the surrounding areas struggle the most with obesity, especially childhood obesity. in an effort to change that, a new program was started... here's more on the "kid shape program" " rae: mercy medical center and the sioux city communityty school district have partnered together to create the kid shape program, which is a three course program aimed at curbing chilhood obesity here, in the siouxland area. corey loffswold, not only teaches p-e at liberty elementary in sioux city, he is also the kid shape program coordinator... corey loffswold, "families come, one night a week for two hours, for eight weeks, and it is a cyclical program that ties back to each week as we go through d its a way for them to make better choices for themselves and their families." rae: loffswold says, because the progogm is geared towards childhood obesity, there are some qualifications needed to join... kids must be between the ages of 6 and 12, and they have to be at or above the 85th percentile of their b-m-i in the obesity range. the two hour program is designed for families, and it's not only centered around exercise. loffswold, "the entire fily comes with me and we do about a 10-15 minute family fitness acti

sioux city... the annual holiday y collections craft showow ananit was in full swing at the sioux city convention center yesterday.about 8 - thousand people were at the traditional event. the show features homemade items by local crafters and from south dakota... iowa... and nebraska. 3 saturday afternoon more than a thousand people were part of the annual boy scout day at the tyson events center.boy scouts from across the tri - - ate region teamed up with the sioux city musketeers. they put on a full day of fun activities like skating... building rockets... wall climbing... and kickball... too. the huge event gave an opportunity for boy scouts and their families through siouxland to have some fun. 3 "some of the things that they are going to be dodog here is the climbing wall, the ice rink, that they're doing right behind us, they are also going to be doing some crafts, they get some locker rooming tours. they get to meet that players, some autograph times, and of course get to see the game."some folks drove in from as far away as council bluffs. and they even got a chance to watch the musketeers hit t

3 3 siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell is chillin' out at the tyson events center in downtown sioux city... where the snowfall has really lightened up from earlier today.he joins us now... chad, why have we seen so much snow already? 3 <> 3 3 all this snow *is* proving to be good for something.kids all across the siouxland area enjoyed their first snow day of the year. they celebrated as any kids would... by building giant snowmen, snowboarding, sledding, and tossing around a few snowballs. a group of kids in t

stephanie ramos abc news washington jessica rae: parts of sioux center may still be out of power.... the city of sioux center says the municipal utilities west sub-station sustained severe damages over the weekend crews are still working to restore power in some areas... a water main was also damaged... and the city is asking resesents totoimit their water use. the city received about 11 inches of snow during friday's winter businesses were closed due to the lack of power... but local gas stations became temporary places of comfort. "we came to the shell to find some cofee because there aren't many places in town that are open today so, " said emmelkamp. jessica rae: residents were notified of an emergency shelter t up at sioux nter community high school througugthe red cross. some parents and their children made it to t high school to charge their electronics and get snacks from the organization. "i just really want to see my home back normal," said christian postma. jessica rae: we did reach out to see if power had been fully restored, no word yet, but we will keep you updated. jessica rae:

for more than 100 years, the florence crittenton center, in sioux city has provided support and services for siouxland children and families. tonight, that organization got a little help from designers, and diners. the 4th "design and dine" event featured elaborately decorated themes. from wicked to mary poppins, folks felt like the "great white way" had come to siouxland as they view, dine at, and vote on these masterpieces. last year, the event raised more than 77-thousand dollars for the crittenton center. two airlines have asked the federal government for hundreds of thousands of dollars of aid to provide air service to sioux city. united airlines, and american airlines, have both submitted bids under the "essential air service" program. american asks for just 1- point-2 million dollars from the federal government to continue its services from sioux gateway to chicago's o'hare airport. american's current contract expires april 30th of next year. united airlines has put in a bid that asks for over 300-thousand dollars from the federal government. the decision is up to the dot. it may

blessing and prayer as officals from both law community gathered at four directions community center in sioux city on monday. the issue at the forefront... concerns about public intoxication amongst the native american community, as the two entities came together to discuss both problems and solutions, "i'm going to simply say that i believe that those in the public and private trusts who wororon recovery need to nnect with our native community. i do not think they're doing the job that they would wish to do" says frank lamere, director four directions center. frustrations were even expressed by law enforcement. the woodbury county sheriff says that we got punishment down, we need to work on rehabilitation, detox centers instead of 30 days of jail time.. but those kinds of changes cannot be made without state legislature. "i get somewhat frustration... i'm the sheriff and chief young is the chief, we are law enforcement but the ones that make legislative change should be at some of these meetings and when you don't see them it becomes a source of frustration for all of law enforcement because we'r

the fundraiser, at the marina inn conference center in south sioux city, started at 6 p.m. brad's here -- it's another big weekend for the hawkeyes. the undefeatd hawks play their last home game against purdue -- with a couple of big goals ahead. and, another explorer pitcher has been signed by a major league organization. sports there's a lot on the line when the hawkeyes host purdue saturday in their home finale. iowa can finish undefeated at kinnick stadium for the first time in 11 years. the hawks can also clinch at least a share of the west division title. ioio is 10 and 0 and ranked fifth h the playoff standings. purdues just 2-8, and the hawkeyes are favored by three tochdowns. the hawkeyes are doing all the little things right. they're in the top ten nationally in time of possession, turnover margin and rush defense. iowa's also trying to send 21 seniors out with a "they've been through it all," said junior rb lashun daniels. "they've been through up and they've been through the downs. they know what to expect. they know what it takes for us to be good and be succes

center. a long tradition in sioux city! come see all the homeme items by crafters from all over e tri-state region! hours: sat 9 am-5 pm sun 10 am-4 pm. bob bovee - old time music today center. treat the audience to american traditional music with an emphasis on western tunes.s. big brothers big sisters tour of homes, nov 19-21 dakaka dunes. get tickets fo that, and check out the homes. man up again prostate cancer, thursday, november 19th from 4pm-7pm at unity point health - st. luke's in the atrium, 2720 stone park blvd. best facial hair competition, the buffalo ld wings blazin' challenge. all part of that event. presidential family forurum sponsored by the family leader friday, nov 20th des moines. dr. ben carson, sen. ted cruz, carly fiorina, former gov. mike huckabee, gov. bobby jindal, sen. rand paul, sen. marco rubio will participate. at the convention cente and that's worths checking out. before we say good-bye today the fwoel of this week in n siouxland is not only to bring news makers to the tableut to spark a disc

sioux city fire rescue and sioux city police used the jaws of life to remove at least one of the two people from the stolen vehicle. they were taken to mercy medical center with life threatening injuries, police say. sergeant scott hatting says they are still trying to identify them but have said they male and female in their 20s. he says they have not ruled any suspects at this point in relation to the stolen car. i spoke with maria garcia, she is the woman whose car was struck during the accident. she says her one year old son who was in the vehicle with her is fine. she is pregnant and told me she was going to the hospital after experiencing pains. tiffany, does this stolen vehicle have anything to do with the rash of car thefts in sioux city recently? (tiffany) police say they don't believe they are related at this time. matt and sheila? (matt) a gas line break created a potentially dangerous situation on a major sioux city street, this morning. (sheila) construction crews were working on the road when they hit a 2-inch gas line. sioux city fire rescue say there was some gas flowing around 4th and chambers. the area was blocked off for almost an hour

the 23rd annual festival of trees is currently underway in the atrium of the ho- chunk center in down town sioux city. from the silent auction benifit the siouxland group. stop in and admire through december 3rd at center. m: christmas trtrs south dakota state capitol in pierre. the 2015 grand lighting ceremony holiday season at the capitol. the capitol christmas display includes nearly 100 trees that are decorated by volunteers from communities, schools, churches, nonprofit organizations and state government offices. this year's theme is "christmas around the world." the largest tree in the capitol is a 29-foot colorado blue spruce that had to be trimmed just to fit inthe capitol. tim: still to come tonight... if you feel that your jaw hurts you, it might be a symptom of somethg treatable. " " tim/jenna/fred and the low is 26. here's the timelapse in sioux city where we began our day with icy rain and drizzle turning over to sleet and snow. in southern and eastern siouxland is where the most icy glaze accumulated as you can see from cindy murphy in wall lake and jeff mcclure in blencoe. let's also g

ida, sac and woodbury counties. 3 3 plans to build a proposed multi- million dollar ag expo center in sioux city may be in jeopardy tonight.the chairman of the woodbury county board of supervisors says the board has been "blindsided" by news they'll be asked to contribute two million dollars to help build the facility. last night the city council approved two million in funding for the project and donated 12 acres of land in the old stockyard area. 3 "we've never had a discussion that's ever come close to two million. we haven't had a discussion about the amount we might give. i'm quite fearful that the mayor pushing the issue may have reduced that quite a bit, maybe to nothing. they need to communicate with us." 3 the board is expecting to get a presentation from backers of the ag expo building. but monson says there's been no decision on when they might hold a vote. 3 3 <

sioux city police chief and the directct of the four seasons community center led a dialogue to see what steps can be taken. so far this year native americans make up nearly half of the public intoxication arrests in sioux city. whites came in second with almost a-third of the arrests. there has been an increase in arrests among native americans in sioux city over the last few years. today's meetetg was meant to fight this increree. "it's easy to point at the homeless, easy to point at the addicted, easy to point at nobody who- those who have no hope," said frank lamere, director of the four directions community center. "but what can we do change it? and all of us here have commitment to it, but i don't know how much of resources we have." for those who are suffering from alcoholism or other types of substance abuse, there are options. jackson recover center provides adult and adolescent inpatient and outpatient programs. (matt) the ho chunk centre was all decked out for the holidays, tonight. (sheila) the festival of trees got underway, in the atrium of the ho-chunk centre in downtown s

sioux center. then tonight on news four at ten.... for the last 18 months workers at a wisconsin ship yard have worked hard to assemble the u.s.s sioux city. it's the latest in a new breed of ship in the naval fleet. i got t up close look at the ship building prpress. "building the u.s.s. sioux city"... tonight on news 4 at ten. tonight: isolated thundershower?

the march was followed by a first prayer a a siouxland center for active generations and then a second prayer at the sioux city public museum.all the marchers

sioux city as well as across siouxland. 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, many now saying