no matter the conditions. 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 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 <

and tommie, how is this center going to help siouxland kids. well matt, it's called autumn's center and it's going to provide specialized therapeutic services for kids in northwest iowa. i spoke with the executive director of the center, and the family of its namesake, who told me just how special it is. << a little over two years ago, 3-year-old autumn injuries sustained while in the care of her babysitter in orange city, iowa. and now, seasons center for behavioral health is taking action. "for her memory to just live on and for kids to get help in a safe place that has her name on it is a wonderful feeling," said autumn's mother, jennifer elgersma. monday morning, seasons started their newest endeavor... hammering. ...gutting the building for a long-awaited facility, autumn's center. season's executive director has had the comprehensive children's center in the works for a decade. "god places certain things on people's hearts and he showed me a need and he placed it in my heart and said you know you need to go do this and i'm not a big cryer

when and where you can next see three presidential candidates in siouxland... but first: 3 david asman says: " filling up at the pump in the new year...may have you saying happy new year! i'm david asman with the fox business 3 as we head into the new year, a business review is in order... david asman passes the party favors on those and other stores in this edition of 'fox means business' disappointment in 20-15.((fs)) the index finishing the year lower for the first time since 20-08.the s&p 500 also lower on the year....but the nasdaq bucking that down trend and ending up nearly 6%.((fs)) drivers getting a break at the pump in 2015.gas dropping more than 10 percent... with the national average for regular unleaded now just $2 bucks a gallon.....((vo))and triple-a predicting prices will be even cheaper in the new year... that's something to celebrate tonight....((vo))but this might not be...if you're shopping for a home.mortcage rates rising back above 4% for the first time since july. remember though... that's still historically low.((vo)) millions of america

"this is siouxland news at sunrise on kmeg 14" 3 3 good morning, and welcome to siouxland news at sunrise!it's 5 o'clock.i'm jacob heller.i'm meteorologist cat taylor.thanks for waking up with us on this xxx morning. 3 expect another cold day here in siouxland. we will start our day with very cold wind chills until winds can slowly calm down throughout the day. look for a high of 13 and partly cloudy.overnight skies will become cloudy. there is a with a low of 10 degrees. expect a warm up midweek with partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 30s wednesday and thursday.there is a slight chance for snow on saturday night with another arctic surge over the weekend into the first part of next week. stay tuned! 3 3 3 president obama talks to the nation tonight in his seventh and final state of the union address. as c - b - s news correspondent (we - juh) weijia (jang) jiang shows us... this year's speech won't be like any other. 3 (pkg) -nats- (2015 sotu)in his seventh and final state of the union address tonight -- president obama will talk to the american people about the nation's challen

or at siouxland news dot com... and you could be a winner.once all the entries are in we'll open up the voting and announce the winner here on siouxland news at sunrise. the winner will get a prize package from sunnybrook floral and greenhouse... granny's stitches with viking... and jodean's steakhouse lounge and 3 buffet. 3 one electronics store is making a comeback in a *big* way... (hen - nuh) hena daniels is in new york with our c - b - s moneywatch. 3 stocks rose thursday as the price of oil climbed for a third day in a row for the first time in 2016..the dow jones industrial average added 125 pointsthe nasdaq gained 38. ///remember circuit city? the electronics store might be making a comeback. new owners have bought the brand, domain name and trademark and are store in 3 dallas, texas this june. along store will also sell drones and 3-d printers. owners hope to have 50 to a hundred corporate owned stores by 2017 . circuit city filed for bankruptcy protection in 2008 a week away - and this year advertisers are

be in siouxland this weekend. the new jersey gov. is hosting a town hall event a buffalo alice's in sioux city tomorrow doors open at 3:30 p.m. already into the single digits, meaning another frigid day in siouxland for r re on the dangerous chill.... we'll tosssst over to meterologist t.j,springer windchill advisory in effect for parts of northern/northeas tern siouxland from this evening we have begun our arctic blast all across siouxland today! temperatures struggled to get out of the single digits along with dangerously cold wind chills. values are expected to drop anywhere from 25 to close to 40 below zero. urge caution and bundle up if you have to travel tonight! clouds will also be on the increase this evening as we move into our saturday night. this cold front will give us our strongest blast of cold air along with another chance for snow. the snow will be of the dry and fluffy nature due to the temperatures being so cold. with that in mind it looks like the best bet for siouxland is anywhere from 1-2" f t

presidential candidate, rick santorum, also stopped in siouxland today. the rupublican spoke at the pizza ranch headquarters in orange city. santorum says he's concerned about international issues such as isis and the iran nuclear deal. santorum will be in cedar rapids, iowa tomorrow. the next republican presidential debate on thursday night will feature just seven candidates on the senator rand paul did not qualify for the main debate. the two will join candidates mike huckabee and rick santorum in the undercaca debate earlier in the evening. the debate will be live on the fox business network on thursday night. and, former president bill clinton will be in sioux city on friday to support his wife's campaign. an event will take place at morningside college on friday at noon at the olson student center. doors open at 11:15 a.m. for information on tickets, check out our website at ktiv.com. a fire firced a popular sioux city chicken restaurant to close its doors today. fire started in a storage shed that was added onto sneaky's chicken on gordon drive. thi

or at siouxland news dot com... and you could be a winner.once all the entries are in we'll open up the voting and announce the winner here on siouxland news at sunrise. the winner will get a prize package from sunnybrook floral and greenhouse... granny's stitches with viking... and jodean's steakhouse lounge and buffet.3 3 trying to plan a romantic dinner for your significant other - on the cheap? there might be an option for you. c - b - s news correspondent (hen - uh) hena daniels is in new york with our c - b - s moneywatch. 3 on wednesday the federal reserve held its first meeting of the year and key interest rates remain unchanged. ///the annoucment down 222 points.// the nasdaq spent the day in negative territoy, closing down 99///stanford and harvard received over one billion dollars *each in donations in 2015. that's more than any other u.s. colleges, according to the council for aid to education. this comes during a record year of 40.3 billion raised by american universities in total. the gifts show that t

more coming up." 3 "siouxland news at nine on fox 44, with larry wentz, diana castillo and siouxland's chief 3 tonight u- s marshals need your help finding a fugitive who's wanted on drug charges. but first we have another addition to our capture count.carlos gomez was featured in august on most wanted. he was wanted by the woodbury county sheriff's office for violating his parole on theft chargeshe was arrested friday in sioux city by members of the northwest iowa fugitive task force. his arrest makes him capture #422 since most wanted began.now on to tonight's featured fugitive.charles matias is wanted by the woodbury county sheriff's office for possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.matias is 26 years old, 3 5 feet 6 inches tall. 3 he weighs 190 pounds... and has tattoos on both of his arms. if you have *any* matias... please call the u- s marshal service in sioux city at (712) 252-0211... or send marshals an e-mail at "siouxlands dot most wanted at u- s- d- o- j dot gov".you can also use the marshals' text a tip program. to text a tip, text the keyword "t-

siouxland chamber of commerce president chris mcgowan.chris mcgowan, siouxland chamber of commerce president "that was a very fascinating ceremony this morning and that we're pleased to participate in."the uss sioux city is expected to be commissioned and ready for duty in early 2017.the ceremonial christening will take place right here tomorrow that full story for you at 10 p.m. on kmeg-14, saturday night. reporting in marinette wisconsin, i'm jetske wauran, siouxland news. 3 3 the sioux city restaurant damaged earlier this month by fire will re- open on monday. 3 sneaky's chicken on gordon drive has spent the past three weeks cleaning up, re- modeling and renovating their restaurant after firefighters put out a fire in a storage shed attached to the restaurant's back.they will re- open to the public monday morning at 11 a- am...but will serve a special thank- you dinner for the workers who did the re- model sunday evening, along with the grand unveiling of the completed renovations. 3 3 the woodbury county board of supervisors is taking steps to update county policies. 3 this morning... th

ben carson has two events in siouxland tonight.at 6... the retired neurosurgeon will hold a pastor's roundtable with john maxwell in the pioneer room at the stoney creek inn downtown. then, he'll head up highway 75 for a town hall meeting at the blue bunny ice cream parlor and museum in le mars.doors for that event open at 6- 30... with carson set to appear around 7- 45. 3 3 the hillary clinton campaign is making *another* campaign stop in sioux city this week... and while hillary herself won't be here, she's sending someone just as well- known.her husband, former 42nd president of the united states will be at morningside college friday to campaign for his wife.doors for that event at the olson student center will open at 11- 15 friday morning.president clinton is expected to speak at noon. 3 3 there's some movement at the top of the republican polls released today.the latest quinnipiac poll has billionaire businessman donald trump reclaiming the top spot from texas senator ted cruz... who passed him late last month.the latest fox news an

on siouxland's only nine o'clock newscast. 3 "siouxland news at nine on fox 44, with larry wentz, diana castillo and siouxland's chief 3 3 e man running neck and neck with hillary clinton atop the democratic polls in iowa made a stop in sioux city tonight.our kayla novak was inside the orpheum for his local supporters of senator bernie sanders so excited? 3 3 larry, diana... nearly 12- hundred people packed into the orpheum to listen to the vermont senator speak.sanders spoke for more than an hour about what steps he would take to combat income inequality... and provide universal healthcare and education to americans while increasing regulation on wall street banks.local supporters say they feel sanders is the best candidate to move the country forward. 3 "......."sanders also held a moment of silence for the campaign workers for ben carson's campaign involved in an accident in southen iowa today.sananrs says he thinks s digit gap between himself and hillary clinton before the caucuses on february 1st. 3 3 iowa's governor is making a rare intervention in the iowa caucuses... calling on

candice are chatting events in siouxland. events in siouxland. candice are chatting lukas tony and candicicare chatting about this weekend's events in siouxland. candice are chatting about this weekend's events in siouxland. jessica rae: did you know that today is elvis's birthday? well the king had a notorious and to celebrate the day... howard has a treat that will have you rockin' and rollin' for more "can you believe that today the king of rock 'n' roll would have been 81 years old? that's right, it's elvis' birthday and rather than baking the customary birthday cake, we decided to create "birthday cookies" that bring together some of his favorites. all we do is combine some softened butter, a good amount of peanut butter and that can be smooth or chunky, and an equal amount of granulated sugar and brown sugar. once it's smooth, we add in a couple eggs and a splash of vanilla and let it go until it's evenly mixed. now we add our typical dry ingredients, you know.flour, baking soda and salt along with - get this - a package of "banana cream" p

presidential candidates are making more stops in siouxland... like doctor ben carson.the former surgeon showed his support at the revive 7 - 1 - 4 prayer rally saturday afternoon. it's an event to remind folks to set their alarms at 7 - 14 to pray for our nation and future president. about 3 - thousand people were at saturday's event to see the presidential candidate... actor kirk cameron... and casting crowns. 3 carson - "to talk to more of them. so that they get to hear me in person as opposed to an interpretation of me from the media."kirk cameron - "our hope should never be in a great man. it should be in a great god. and his power working through the hearts of the 3 people."revive 7 - 1 - 4 was held in rememberance of braden joplin... a member of the carson campaign killed in a car accident last week. 3 3 republican presidential front - runner donald trump was also in siouxland... talking to a packed auditorium at dordt college in sioux center. trump hit ted cruz on the his birther issue quite a few times and also brought up cruz's failure

siouxland news at sunrise.3 3 "this is siouxland news at 3 good morning everyone,thanks for starting your morning with us.i'm jacob heller...and i'm meteorologist cat taylor.3 3 over the next 3 several hours we will see a cold front continue to swing through the region and temperatures will spiral down through most of the day today. we may also have seen a little bit of light snow in the early morning hours. temperatures will hold or slowly fall throughout the day with temperatures expected to be in the low teens early tonight. from there things will keep trending colder for the arriving monday morning when we could see morning lows in the 15-20 below zero range with wind chills approaching - 40.as far as snow goes we may see some saturday night into sunday and then again tuesday. 3 because of a bunch of auto burglaries in south dakota... a sioux city teenager already in custody on theft charges in iowa is facing *more* charges this morning.19 - year - old franky corral was arrested last wednesday in sioux city... charged with stealing a car and running away from other charges.now...

a rollover crash killed a siouxland teenager this morning. it happened this morning around 7:30 on e54 outside of moorhead. the driver who was 15- years-old said she lost control on black ice and went into the ditch. two passengers weren't wearing seat belts and were thrown from the vehicle. 16-year-old shelby montage was pronounced dead at the scene. the monona county sheriff's office says shelby attended school at west harrison. the driver and a 12-year- old passenger went to burgess hospital in onawa for treatment. authorities are still investigating the accident. transforming highway 20 from two to four lanes has been in the works for more than 50 years. and after the gas tax increase, the expansion is now on cruise control. ktiv's tommie clark attended a u-s 20 meeting today. and tommie, what should we well sheila, we're in the homestretch. today the highway 20 association discussed all the construction updates on slate for this year. truck passing by. the work between moville and correctionvil le will continue moving eastward. next mont

dianramsey from iowa women lead change of siouxland joins me today. iwlc (iowa women lead change) siouxland conference background a premier women's organization, known as iwlc, will hold its second annual siouxland leadership conference for women and student leaders on february 16, 2016 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the marina inn in south sioux city. four major of them authors, lessons of major sessions and a networking lunch. college student scholarships for them. iwlc, which stands for iowa women lead change, is a 5013c develops conferences in four major iowa sponsor support businesses. register now businesses are encouraged to send employees and website. the conference cost just $150 per person for those in by jan. 6 and there is a group rate for 10. last year's first conference was well received . it's a cost effective investment in motivating employees in a full day that ends at 3 p.m. sponsors and speakers the siouxland conference is sponsored by mercy, ho-chunk, klinger, regina roth, briar cliff, wit, great west casualty and others. sponsorship oppo

a blood drive to remember a siouxland teenager killed in a crash. her friends share their thoughts they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. how does wall street get away with it? millions in campaign contributions and speaking fees. our economy works for wall street because it's rigged by wall street. and that's the problem. as long as washington is bought and paid for, we can't build an economy that works for people. reas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. i want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, and i'm not stopping now. i'm hillary clinton, and i have always approved this message. being honor

siouxland girl. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm matt breen. sheila brummer has the night off. two weeks from tonight, iowans will gather with their friends and neighbors, and take the nation's first, public step toward electiti a presididt. they'll gather fororhe iowa caucuses. tonight, ktiv's tiffany lane shares what you need to know before february 1st. << "it's the nation's first caucus. on february 1st voters in iowa will be the first to show support for who they would like in the white house for the next four years. i spoke with one organizer for the republican caucus who helped break down the process." "there's really hardly anything like it, like the iowa process whereryou get to see the candidates and then you actually get to vote for them, and your vote is so much more important thank it is really in any other state when there is a primary vote, a later primary particular," said suzan stewart, ththparliamentarian for the woodbury county republicans. it's an important process, butut there are a few steps you need to follow to take part

john thune came to siouxland with constituants. more south dakota's senior u-s senator is up for re-election john thune came to meet with constituants. elisa raffa has more " " senator thune was in the area talking to high school being politically yankton high, thune for him to connect with young people. the senator also stopped at a dakota take vo toured of malloy service repair coporations, some in and food industries. the senator some of take sot me to get an opportunity to get see different types out what their needs things that we can be doing senator thune says economic development in he says when malloy do well and more job keep our young dakota. served in the senate reporting in studio...elisa raffa..abc9 news jenna: bernie sanders is tomorrow. senator has four events scheduled in iowa. dodge, carroll, underwood and sioux city. the sioux city event is at the orpheum theatre at 7. sanders seems to be gaining some ground on hillary sanders seems to be gaining some ground on hillary clinton, but is still trailing in most polls

. 3 with bitter cold temperatures in siouxland... a lot of people are using space heaters to stay warm at home or at work. but as our own siouxland news reporter (yet - ska) jetske (wah - roro wauran shows us... they can help keep you warm... but they can also be dangerous. 3 roughly 25-thousand house fires happen every year.the cause? well, you probably own one...they're space heaters, and when used inappropriately ...these warming devices can cause more harm than good."the lolos on these big heaters, create a lot of load."as what happened in a tragic house fire that broke out on the night of january 3 16th...that killed a 27- year-old woman and her three children in boxholm, iowa.fire officials said...it was that's why sioux city fire marshal joe rodriguez wants to give tips on how you can protect yourself and your family."you want to make sure that you prefer not totose a space heater and make sure it's plugged in directly to the outlet itself." also...never connect your space heater to an extension cord or power extension...alw a

siouxlanders ring in the new year! one of the biggest parties took place at the hard rock, where hundreds of people packed the anthem theater for dueling pianos. there was also a special appearance by baul meyer, who looks a whole lololike gene simmons of the rock band kiss. with live music and entertainment, it was a great night for siouxlanders to welcome in the year 20-16. the second annual sobriety pow wow was held thursday at sioux city west high school. tribes from surrounding areas gathered to celebrate the new year in a safe, alcohol and drug-free environment. the pow wow included dancing, singing and a presentation from the nebraska indian community college. and it's game day for the iowa hawkeyes. and a lot of siouxlanders will be in the stands when they take on stanford later today in the rose bowl. jennifer peterson and her friends were among those making their way to pasadena, california for today's big game. they thought they would be stuck just tailgating in the parking lot, because they but then the dad

bush will continue campaigning in siouxland tomorrow. he's scheduled to stop in okoboji tomorrow morning. democrat martin o'malley also made a stop in siouxland. ktiv's michelle e hoening spoke one- on-one with the former governor. michelle, what topics where discussed tonight? sheila. more than 70 people came out to hear from o'malley. immigration, education and how to fight isis were topics of concern. o'malley says if elected president he will strengthen the middle class and provide debt- free college. the former marylyld governor also spoke about how he can provide new leadership for the country. o'malley says the main concern he hears from iowans...how can "we're all concerned about our economy and our wages. we need to make our wages go up rather than down. but in order to do that we need to find a way to agree on some common sense things just like we use to. that allowed people to work hard to be able to get ahead and give t tir kids a better life," said martin o'malley democratic presidential candidate. and while o'malley has bee

- area kids tonight on siouxland news at ten.larry? 3 3 iowans are just days away from kicking off the presidential nominating process with their first in the nation caucuses. the republicans candidates have their last chance tonight to make their case - but their front runner won't be on stage tonight. reporter kevin barry is at the debate in des moines with what viewers can expect. 3 kevin barry introiowan's who take part in the political the events, and meeting all the candidates -- sometimes taking notes when they're there. but tonight, donald trump breaks with that kind of tradition, plays by his own rules, and has his own event. before tuesday - the late week trump/cruz showdown was the battle to watch for on debate night. terry wurrtrump supporter -tipton"i think cruz is a snake to be honest and i think trump is gonna walk all over him." but trump saying he'll opt out has sparked up a debate about what his supporters actually want. while some iowan's want to see policy comparisons, others don't want moderators and other candidat

making travel treacherous.more than a dozen accidents were reported in siouxland... mostly cars sliding off the roads into ditches.at this hour... most roads in siouxland are either clear or just partially covered with snow...but that is expected to change through the night... as melted snow *could* freeze and turn to ice thanks to expected frigid temperatures. 3 3 3 for more on that risk, we turn now to siouxland's chief meteorologist chad are we expecting it to get this weekend? 3 <

more coming up. 3 "siouxland news at nine on fox 44, with larry wentz, diana castillo and siouxland's chief 3 "siouxland's most wanted." 3 tonight u- s marshals need your help finding a fugitive who's wanted for violating his parole.waylon blackbiriris wanted for violating his s supervised release on an assault charge.blackbird is 25 years old, 3 5 feet 10 inches tall, 3 and weighs 205 pounds. if you have *any* information about waylon blackbird... please call the u- s marshal service in sioux send marshals an e-mail at "siouxlands dot most wanted at u- s- d- o- j dot gov". you can also use the marshals' text a tip program. to text a tip, text the keyword "t- e- n (all in uppercase) 9- 9" and your tip to tip411 (847- 411). remember... the information you provide remains confidential and could put this fugitive behind bars. 3 3 3 taking a live look over dakota dunes tonight on our skywatch camera. most of siouxland avoided seeing any *major* snowfall today... but 3 3 kayla will tell us all about our *next* chance at some snow that *may* impact the caucuses 3 "first alert weather with m

siouxland chamber of commerce president chris mcgowan.chris mcgowan, siouxland chamber of commerce president "that was a very fascinating ceremony this morning and that we're pleased to participate in."the uss sioux city is expected to be commissioned and ready for duty in early 2017.the ceremonial christening will take place right here tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. i'll have that full story for you at 10 p.m. on kmeg-14, saturday night. reporting in marinette wisconsin, i'm jetske wauran, siouxland news. 3 3 the woodbury county board of supervisors is taking steps to update county policies. 3 this morning... the county's new policy review committee held its first meeting.that committee formed by the supervisors earlier this year to go over existing policies and make sure they're both up to date and being followed. committee chair matthew ung says it will help improve delivery of county services.... and the public is welcome to attend meetings and suggest changes to current 3 "we have noticed quite an interest at our county board meeting of citizens would like to see policy changed. and so thi

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in siouxland rely on home care year round... and that need doesn't stop when the weather gets bad.siouxland news repepter kayla novak shows us how mercy with the elements. 3 weather conditions might get bad, but mercy home care patients still need assistance. "there is a whole list of medical reasons why we counting onons even when the weather is threateng. so our clinitians do all they can to safely get there." home care nurses are placed within a 60 mile radius of mercy medical center to minimize risk and travel to their patients. before stroms, they will prepare their patients for scheduling changes and the possiblility of a day without home care. "basically what our clinicians do is they prepare for our patients like they would prepare for their own families. not only with you have your medications; 3 do you have the supplies that u need? do you have enough food in the home? do you know how to contact people if you did have a problem? " the clinicians will also make sure each patient has enough food in their home and all the

remember betty is up for adoption at the siouxland humane society. we have the adoption information on our website siouxland news dot com. 3 3 3 3 <> 3 3 >> pelley: d.c. deep freeze going nowhere fast in the ice stocks up for the blizzard of

siouxland will welcome the leading candidates from both the democrats and republicans tomorrow. democratic frontrunner hillary clinton has an event anned for tomorrow afternoon at the orpheum theatre. that event is set to get underway at 2:15. 3 3 and tomorrow night in sioux center... republican candidate an event planned at dordt college. cruz will speak at the de yager center starting at 6 o'clock tomorrow. the dordt appearance follows a full day of campaigning... with stops in onawa and cherokee in northwest iowa. 3 3 president obama is getting ready to announce a series of executive actions on gun control.the announcement is expected tomorrow morning at a special press conference in the white house.the president met with the attorney general and directors of the f- b- i and a- t- f this afternoon to go over some of the proposals. republican reaction to the planned action has been swift... with opponents saying the president isistrying to rule like a king. 3 some say the strategy the president is using to tighten existing law is a dangerous one... and it opens him to a year o

of siouxland as some freezing drizzle put a glaze down on the roads. throughout the days, a little light snow and freezing drizzle continued and because eastern siouxland is seeing some of the heaviest accumulations, they're in a winter weather advisory until midnight as they could see an inch or two of snow before the system m mes out. it's also going to be a little windy tonight so blowing snow is going to further hinder the roads you can download the free storm team 4 weather app on your phone or tablet to stay ahead of the weather. there's interactive radar along with houy and daily forecasts. it's under the weather tab at ktiv-dot-com. property taxes have long been an issue in nebraska. and, it looks like things could get even more complicated for one siouxland school district. ktiv's tommie clark attended a chamber of commerce meeting today where they discussed the isise. tommieie matt, south sioux city schchls rely heavily on state aid, big property t bills in the works. the hool district, along with surrounding schools in dakota county, stand t

and says it's a project that will benefit siouxland in the longngun. 3 "we're modernizing that roadway creating a three lane in ach direction, interstate system, that will serve this area for years to come."this year's work includes replacing bridges on the northbound lanes between bacon creek and floyd boulevard.construction crews hope to open a second northbound lane in the construction zone once the weather improves. 3 mimerican energy is warning customers about another billing scam.the latest version occured last thursday when someone tried to scam business customers in le mars... followed by customers in sioux city on friday.the scammer calls utility customers and threatens to disconnect their electricity unless they immediately pay a past- due balance withth pre- paid debit card.midamerican says t ts is not its usual collection process. if you get a suspicious call you should hang up and contact midamerican and police immediately. 3 a man is under arrest after a bluff this afternoon.what we know so far is that the chase began just after 2 o'clock this afternoon and lasted about 5

it's and degrees in ben, it's foggy all over siouxland. mother-nature will provide another gloomy day with fog (dense in the morning) and drizzle, so with temperatures near freezing again, you'll want to watch out for slick spots on area roads and sidewalks. some, especially south, will see a late day snow/mix that will spread north across the viewing area tonight that will produce some light accumulations by will continue throughout the day friday and will leave most of siouxland with 1-3 inches of the white stuff by the time it moves out friday night. our attention then turns to the arctic air set to move into the region this weekend which will put lows below zero both saturday and sunday night with highs barely making it above zero on sunday. windchills will also be at or below -20f during this time from which we'll get limited relief << >> expect a backup if you're traveling i-29 southbound through sioux city today. southbound traffic is reduced to one lane for a short distance near the wesley parkway sign. the work started at nine thi

missie fischer from the siouxland humane society, joins me today. the siouxland humane society will be taking orders for its gourmet double chocolate caramel apples $15.00 per apple and is the perfect valentine's gift. siouxlander's who wish tplace an apple order can call 712-252-2614 ext. 7. the pick-up locations this year will be the southern hills mall, center court and the siouxland humane society at 1015 tri-view avenue. apples can be picked up both tuesday, february 9th and wednesday, february 10th the gourmet apple project is the siouxland humane society's most important fundraiser. all of the apples are handmade by our wonderful community volunteers. this year over 400 volunteers will make apples at the holy trinity greek orthodox church kitchen, starting on sunday, january 31 through february 6, 2016. we are always looking for volunteers, , especially thosese that can work during the mornings and afternoons. the delicious treats are made from large, tart apples that are smothered in caramel, then dipped in milk chocolate and drizzled with w

siouxland chamber of commerce mcgowan, siouxland chamber of commerce president "that was a very fascinating ceremony this morning and that we're pleased to participate in."the uss sioux city is expected to be commissioned and ready for duty in early 2017.the ceremonial christening will take place right here tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. i'll have that full story for you at 10 p.m. on kmeg-14, saturday night. reporting in marinette wisconsin, i'm jetske wauran, siouxland news. 3 the university of okoboji's annual winter games are in their 36th year... as they get underway this weekend. siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell is in the lakes this weekend... and reports the games provide a winter *boost* to the local economy. 3 it's natural for things to slow down in the winter. perhaps no one knows that better than the residents and business owners here in okobji. after 3 months of fun and sun, winters here slow to a crawl.boone dewall/owner boonedocks convenient store"i know the bars ,restaurants, hotels..everything is slow, everyone is coming up for fun and a great family weekend. a the

we've *adoptable* puppy from the siouxland humane society here to make the pick. here's diana with more. 3 thanks larry, welcome to this weeks puppy picks, joining us from the siouxland humane society is roberta along with tammy, so welcome. tell us roberta a little bit about tammy."tammy is about a year old. she came into us as a stray, so we don't know a whole lot about her. she's a very loveable little girl. we think she is a cocker spaniel mix. she seems to get along with other dogs and i think she would be a very kid friendly dog."oh now she gets shy when the camera turns on. this whole time she's been giving you kisses and just wagging her tail. she's so cute. can you tell us a little bit about the adoption process? "adoption processes are pretty easy. the adoption feesvary from animal to animal. tammy is ninety-five dollars to adopt. with that she comes health exam. she is up to date on all of her shots. she could possibly need a rabies shot. otherwise they're pretty much ready to go and i think she would need to be spade within thirty days.all right. okay

fox 44, with larry wentz, diana castillo and siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 "siouxland's most wanted." 3 tonight u- s marshals need your help finding a fugitive who's wanted for burglary... but first we have two additions to our capture count to tell you about.lucas daniels was featured last month on most wanted... wanted by the woodbury county sheriff's office for failure to appear for a probation violation hearing.he was arrested in nebraska... thanks to a tip from most wanted viewers.his arrest makes him capture #420 since most wanted began.dustin lesline was featured back in july... he was wanted the woodbury unty sheriff's office for delivery of meth.he was arrested last monday by u- s marshals in farminton, new with relatives.his arrest makes him capture #421 since most wanted began.now on to new business... domonick tribble is wanted by the buena vista county sheriff's office for burglary.tribble is 28 years old,6 feet 4 inches tall, 3 and weighs 180 pounds. his last known address is in pocahontas, iowa. if you have *any* information about domonick tribble... pleas

thanks for watching siouxland 3 3 good morning, (dakota dunes)... it's (four degrees) outside at (time). 3 facing a lot of criticism that stock photos used in advertising often shows generic pictures of a narrow range of unrealistic body types and shapes... a lot of agencies are stararng to update their photos. as c - b - s news correspondent jamie (you - cuss) yuccas shows us... there's more and more of an emphasis on using models that look more like real people. 3 (narr)traditional photo agencies often sell stock images like thesea working mother having to do it all, or a woman literally 3 climbing the corporate ladderin heels. (sot - piera gelardi ) "who is going to use this image, and for what, and who sees themself in this the most important thing for us." (narr)executive creative director piera gelardi says that's why her lifestyle website refinery 29 won't rely on stock photo companies. the site styles its own photos in order to appeal to their target audience: millennial women. (piera gelardi, refiner 29 exec creative director) "//the indust

no other siouxland teams jumped into the nebraska class "a" rankings so we skip to class c-1. very little movement there. number four pierce stays right there. the defending class c-1 state champions, all they've done is win at 12-0. not sure how three teams are considered better, two of which have losses but that's just how it goes i guess. west point beemer at 9-1 stays at 6th. wayne at 10-3 jumps into 7th. in class c-2 at 10-0 guardian angels is still number one. they finished third last year. crofton won the state title and at 10-2 they are in second again.over in d-1 howells-dodge stays in 1st. they finished third a year ago and they are 8-3. emerson- hubbard lost to howells dodge they are 10-1 and still in 2nd. pender at 7-6 remains the 10th ranked team. over in class d-2 last year's d-1 state champs oneiell saint mary's is 9-2 and still in third. wynot, last year's d-2 runners up jumps from 9th to 8th they are 7-2.and over in south dakota elk point jefferson, they made the tournament a year ago, they drop from 3rd to 5th. they are 7-2 this season. 3 that leads us to gam

siouxland is shivering through another arctic day. temperatures were below zero just about everywhere in the region this morning. several schools started classes later than normal this morning, presumably to give the buses a little time to warm up. things haven't warmed up much since the sun came up, but, it is milder than yesterday. a little. for more we go to chief meteorologist ron demers with our first look at the forecast at 5. winter weather advisory for southern siouxland tuesday it was cold again today but not quite as bad as what we saw on sunday. highs today reached the double digits in central and western siouxland and that warming trend will continue this week with a couple set backs here and there. but slightly warmer air makes its return, so does a storm system that could bring siouxland some accumulating snow. the snow begins during the nighttime hours tonight. we could then see a steady light snow during the day on tuesday that will give the heaviest accumulation in southern siouxland with 2-4 inches possible in those

"this is siouxland news at 10 on kmeg 14." 3 a potentially dangerous situation avoided today at a sioux city middle school... as a student is caught with a gun on school grounds.thanks for joining us tonight, i'm diana castillo. 3 3 and tonight that story is new at 10 3 3 the school in question is north middle school in sioux city.sioux city schools spokeswoman alison benson says the district got information that a north middle student was bringing a gun to school this morning.when that student arrived... school staff pulled him aside and searched him... turning up an unloaded gun.at this time... staff don't believe the student intended to harm any students or teachers.benson says "the district will follow board policies and the district's student code of conduct regarding this incident. 3 we are very thankful that in this case someone who saw something or heard something, said something, allowing us to quickly take action." 3 moving forward with two development projects.a plan to replace a large hangar at the sioux gateway airport severely damaged by windstorms in 2014 got final approv

and a siouxland school bus driver is putting on the brakes after years behind the wheel. 3 an accident this morning in south sioux city has left a man dead... and members of the community in mourning. thanks for joining. . m larry wentz. diana castillolois off. 3 siouxland news reporter nick popham joins us now with more on what happened. nick.... 3 3 larry... that accident happened around 7 this morning when it was dark. authorities say the driver of an s-u-v simply didn't see the man who was walking in the same direction along the side of the road.it happened around the 15- hundred blblk of atokadad drive. the driver... who hasn't beeee identified....struck and killed 73-year-old pablito perera-ybarra. perera-ybarra had just left the nearby pony express convenience store. go on camera... but they say perera-ybarra was one of their favorite customers. and that he often came in the store four or five times a day. because of that... they've started taking donations at e store to help his family.tonight dakota county authorities say the driver did stop when the accident occured... and no

siouxland crowds. plus we'll intrioduce you to one of the youngest campaign volunteers in iowa and have this weeks things to know, and it all l starts rig now. >> from the abc9 studios in sioux city, iowa. join us as we discuss the hot topics happening if siouxland. this week in siouxland with abc9 news anchor tim seaman. >> good morning, and we're glad you're with us. this week another state of iowa budget will be introduced on the house floor. >> each year budget work represents the most time consuming work iowa representatives and senators do. and this year the work could be an even bigger chore. the revenue estimating conference has forecast ongoing revenue for fy16 to be just morere than $7 billion dollars. this number has dedeeased since the budget was set last year and each time the revenue estimating conference has met. >> joiningng me thiseek to give us better understanding of hwo the process works and what budget is finally set is state senator rick bertrand who represents sioux city. with us

fo rpresidential hopeful hillary 3 clinton's latest stop in siouxland. her talk included focusing on efforts by the obama administration to improve treatment of mental health issues."we need to remove once and for all the stma on mental health. we need to get the insurance companies to pay for mental health issues just like they pay for any other issue. we need to do the same to get more treatment for substance abuse." she says she wants to create a tax break for caretakers... and work with state and local agencies as well as non- profit groups to help people in need of treatment.clinton was joined by sioux city state representative chris hall and woodbury county democratic party chair penny rosfjord... both of whom have endorsed her. she also endorsed president obama's action on gun control. "and i will continue to take on the gun lobby to try to get meausures. now i am very proud of what the president call for this morning with his executive order. and i was please because some of what he called for i had advocated for backa c ouple of months ago durin

and it's a siouxland product.... made in odebolt, iowa. << >> stocks have been inching upward investors encouraged by a good jobs report. still ahead: siouxland nature lovers learn about the link between birds and dinosaurs... and now that we've all seen star wars, hollywood has a whole lot in store for the new year. we'll preview more than dozen movies coming out in 2016. marco rubio thinks it's unfair to criticize him for missing votes. "but i am going to miss votes, i'm running for president." but he's been missing votes for a long time. "one third of all of his missed votes in 2015 were missed before he announced he was running for president." over the last three years, marco rubio has missed more votes... than any other senator. washington politician marco rubio. doesn't show up for work, but wants a promotion? right to rise usa is responsible here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... ouxland nature loverergot a prehistoric lesson last night. dinosaurs were the topic at the meeting of th

this one- hour roundtable will stream live on-line at siouxland news dot com... and be broadcast over the air on our decades channel on channel 14.2.it will take place on tuesday, january 19th from 6 until 7 o'clock in the evening. 3 3 3 iran has released the 10 american sailors it detained yesterday after their boats strayed into iranian waters. the sailors were turned over to the u- s navy this morning... along with their boats.secretary of state john kerry thanked iranian diplomats for their quick response... and says the u- s sailors were treated well by the iranians. 3 3 at least three people are dead after an avalanche in the french alps this afternoon. authorities say a group of french teenagers on a school trip as well as a ukrainian were caught in the avalanche are confirmed dead at this point.at least one person remains missing. 3 3 and nearly two years since it disappeared... the first lawsuit has been filed in the case of malaysian airlines flight 370.that suit filed on behalf of the sons of one of passengers.it says the compensation offered to victim

winter storm watches are in effect for southern siouxland for the potential of 8 or more inches. these watches may expand to the north as we head throoghout the remainder of our weekee. the best bet for accumulations currently looks to be 2-4" ne, 6-8" for central siouxland, and 8-12"+ for southern part offthe area. winds will also be a factor with gusts up to 40 mph, so this could make for blizzard and whiteout conditions. there is still some uncertainty with this storm, and these numbers are subject to change. please stay updated to storm team 4 and ktiv.com for winter storm moves out the rest of the week looks dry but cold with temperatures dropping down below average through next weekend!>> your 7-day forecast is coming up in 10 minutes turning our attention to politics, the caucus countdown continues. there only two days until iowans cast the first votes of the 2016 election season. that means presintial candidates are stumping for support throughout the state, including right here in siouxland. today, both senator marco rubio and senator rand paul were in sioux city. ktiv's

it's a fundraiser that big brothers big sisters of siouxland is trying to pull off. you have to raise a a thousand dollars to reserve one of 90 spots for rappelers. rocky welker of big brothers big sisters says the goal is the raise 95-thousand dollars. wells enterprises is the main sponsor of the event... which will take place wednesday june 15th. i bet that'll be a traffic stopper! 3 "i think that this is going to be a one of a kind event, thth is going to be like a once in a lifetime experience that you can have in sioux city, and it's only going to be through big brothers big sisters."a team of experts will be in town next thursday to make sure the checkout the building. we'll let you know what they decide. 3 3 today.what are the 3 prospects for seeing it this weekend chad? 3 <

siouxland. a cold front slashed through siouxland overnight with a few flurries and a aig drop in temperatures. we're currently in the upper teens and lower 20s for temperatures. the wind is strong from the northwest between 15 and 25 miles per hour. let's go to the dayplanner where we'll have falling temperatures, clearing skies, and diminishing winds jessica rae: a 20 year old sioux city man is facing felony charges, after police say he lured an aquaintance into a robbery wednesday night. authorities say justin dahlheimer is being charged with felony assault and robbery. authorities say he and another suspect arranged to meet with an individual then robbed and assaulted him. he's being held in the woodbury county jail on a 10 thousand dollar bond. authorities are e also looking for justin's accomplice in the robbery. anyone with information regarding the robbery is being asked to call the sioux city police department at 258-tips jessica rae: a rock valley man will be spending more time in pris