economic development director for south sioux city, nebraska. a growth that city leaders expect not only in south sioux, but throughout siouxland. in south sioux city, nebraska, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> says that while the project is said to be developed over 10 years, there may be more additions that will cause it to take longer. he says the project may end up costing more than 75 million dollars as well. the next largest development, virginia square, will cost 24-million dollars. it will consist of three buildings. the project is in the old warehouse district, and is a group of historic buildings offering high end contemporary condominiums, apartments and mixed use space for office or retail. it's also within walking distance of historic fourth street. "when you come off the interstate and you come to downtown sioux city, you take those dilapidated buildings and you put them into kind of a light, new modern finish, it's going to have a totally different feel when you come into downtown sioux city," said dennis johnson, ceo of ho-chunk capit

economic development director for south sioux city, nebraska. a growth that city leaders expect not only in south sioux, but throughout siouxland. >> ho-chunk, incorporated ceo lance morgan says that while the project is said to be developed over 10 years, there may be more additions that will cause it to take longer. he says the project million dollars as well. matt? the next largest development, virginia square, will cost 24-million dollars. it will consist of three buildings. the project is in the old warehouse district, and is a group of historic buildings offering high end contemporary condominiums, apartments and mixed use space for office or retail. it's also within walking distance of historic fourth street. "when you come off the interstate and you come to downtown sioux city, you take those dilapidated buildings and you put them into kind of a light, new modern finish, it's going to have a totally different feel when you come into downtown sioux city," said dennis johnson, ceo of ho-chunk capital, a subsidiary of ho- chunk, inc. one of

economic development director for south sioux city, nebraska. a growth that city leaders expect not only in south sioux, but throughout siouxland. in south sioux city, nebraska, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> the ho-chunk, incorporated ceo says that while the project is said to be developed over 10 years, there may be more additions that will cause it to take longer. he says the project may end up costing more than 75 million dollars as well. the next largest development, virginia square, will cost 24-million dollars. it will consist of three buildings. the project is in the old warehouse district, and is a group of historic buildings offering high end contemporary condominiums, apartments and mixed use space for office or retail. it's also within walking distance of historic fourth street. downtown sioux city, you take those dilapidated buildings and you put them into finish, it's going to have a totally different feel when you come into downtown sioux city," said dennis johnson, ceo of ho-chunk capital, a subsidiary of ho- chunk, inc. one of the

been taking it for a long time so it feels good to go up and have all this improvement," said south sioux city middle school eighth grade student, jagger horken. students say these test the spring. and, they say it's also good preparation for a-c-ts and other future tests they'll have. the sioux city public museum is telling a story they've wanted to share for years with their newest exhibit. it's called "when quality was higher than price: martin's, davidson's and pelletier's." it features the history of three local department stores dating back to the 1880s. the display features over 200 historical photos, memorabilia and fashion from the late 1800s through the 1940s. davidsons was the largest retail store in iowa in the 1920s-- attracting shoppers from all over the midwest. the store later became what we now know as younkers. "it's a way to show how business was traditionally conducted in our cities, using sioux city specifically. then to show how sioux city had these stores that were nationally known. they may not have ranked with a marshall fields or a macy's, but they were very well know

"when we celebrate it i feel that i met my goal and i'm proud of myself," said south sioux city middle school sixth grade student, jennifer ortiz. "we have to meet our goal because you always want to go up from the fall and so when you get to meet your goal you get to do fun things i middle school seventh grade student, mackenzie mcguire. "since it's kind of a hard test and you know we've been taking it for a long time so it feels good to go up and have all this improvement," said south sioux city middle school eighth grade student, jagger horken. in some cases, students even exceeded the normal scoring for their grade level. students say these test improvements will help them with their final map testing in the spring. and, they say it's also good preparation for a-c-ts and other future tests they'll have. sheila? thanks, totoie. if you plan on going out tonight, you're going to want to bundle up. here to tell us more is chief meteorlogist ron demers with our first look at the forecast at 5. the wind combined with temps in the 20s to keep it a very cool friday around siouxland. we als

the students of south sioux city middle school have been taking map tests for the past five years. these tests measure the academic progress of students over time. this year, they challenged students to see an increase in scores and students met that goal in every grade level in every content level tested. and now, they're rewarding the students for their hard work and the students say they're proud. "when we celebrate it i feel that i met my goal and i'm proud of myself," said south sioux city middle school sixth "we have to meet our goal because you always want to go up from the fall and so when you get to meet your goal you get to do fun things i guess," said south sioux city middle school seventh grade student, mackenzie mcguire. "since it's kind of a hard test and you know we've been taking it for a long time so it feels good to go up and have all this improvement," said south sioux city middle school eighth grade student, jagger horken. students say these test improvements will help them with their final map testing in the spring. and, they say it's also good preparation for

sioux city's north side... according to the sioux city p-d, a white van was stolen from south sioux city nebraska before 6 a-m this morning the suspect then drove the van erracticly, hitting another white vehicle on outer drive just across from north high school, the suspect fled the scene, and was later apprehended by police, no other details are available at this time stay tuned to abc9 continue to follow this ststy... tim: sioux city police may have solved a ststng of auto thefts. 28 year old mack- quiber bracka- monte of sioux city was arrested after police say he stole at least 5 cars. police say mack- quiber bracka- monte stole those vehicles between october and december of this year. when police found the vehicles, they had several parts removed and were in the process of beiei stripped. he's charged with multiple counts of felony theft and ongoing criminal conduct. he's being held on a 47 thousand dollar bond. tim: sioux city police say a morning accident invovled a stolen vehicle. according to the p-d, this white van was stolen from south sioux city before 6 a-m this morning the suspect later collided wit

we're just really excited to have a presence here in south sioux city. we have large percentage of patients that are from the south sioux city area, dakota county, and so to have a sight here just makes sense for us."faldmo says they hope to add dental services at the new clinic, sometime in the next year. appointments are now being taken by calling the siouxland community health center of nebraska. we have that number in this story on our website siouxland news dot com 3 "captain lewis i give you absolute authority to carry out this military mission of exploring the west." 3 that's president thomas jefferson... as voiced by woodbury county supervisor mark monson... part of a new exhibit at the lewis & clark interpretive center.that exhibit focuses on the inspiration for lewis & clark's corps of discovery.and journey through the west... including parts of siouxland. 3 "it took about 8 months of planningyou know collected materials, planning the descriptions, the facial expressions of thomas jefferson. and really president jefferson is the starting point t

information is asked to call the sioux city police department. 3 3 the siouxland community health operations.the health center is now operating a satellite clinic in south sioux city. siouxland community health of nebraska will serve northeast nebrbrka from its facility on highway 77.health cenenr ofofcials hope e new facility lieves some of the workload on its current sioux city clinic. 3 "we have walk-in slots for our walk-in urgent care patients available as well but we have scheduled patients. we're just really excited to have a presence here in south sioux city. we have large percentage of patients that are from the south sioux city area, dakota county, and so to have a sight here just makes sense for us."faldmo says they hope to add dental rvices at the new clinic, sometime in the next year. appointments are now being taken by calling the siouxland community health center of nebraska. we have that number in this story on our website siouxland news dot com 3 "captain lewis i give you absolute authority to carry out this military mission of exploring the west." 3 that's president thomas woodbury county supervisor mark monson... part of a new exhibit

including students from each of sioux city's high schools. news at 9.. 3 south sioux city police officers and dakota county sheriff's deputies teamed up to bring a smile to a childs face this holiday season.... 3 "siouxland news at ten on kmeg 14 with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 "first alert weather with kayla novak" 3 3 3 3 kayla and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 winter weather advisories for ne counties of knox, pierce, and cedar and sd counties of clay, yankton, and lincoln. tonight, temperatures will slowly fall toward the freezing mark. we will start the evening with rain then as temperatures cool, look for the rain to gradually change to snow. we will wake up wednesday to temperatures around freezing with strong northwest winds around 25mph. temperatures will be steady or slowly falling tomorrow. winds will gust up to 40mph, and the snow should come to an end by the late morning. look for some clouds to stick around the remainder of the day into thurs

sioux city city councilmember. "we have a lot going for us. we compete with-we're in a a i- state area so we're competing with the other states, nebraska and south dakota and their communities. and we have to be very competitive." some of the future trail connection projects include the clark school to outer drive trail, the perry creek trail to outer drive trail connection, and the riverside park trail to war eagle park. the city is also looking at regional trailil connections. that would include trails to sergeant bluff, as well as, a 33 mile connection to le mars. sioux city leaders have approved nearly 300- thousand dollars to pay for studies of various projects in the fiscal year that started just five months ago. with the growing economy in sioux city, there continues to be new additions and improvements made. some of that growth comes through studies approved by the city, city leaders say. "a lot of people often question why the city enters into these agreements for consultant studies and in large part because we don't have the expertise in house to padmore, sioux city city city leaders say another reason studies are beneficial are becaus

game tied at four andthe game would be close but south sioux would win it forty-nine to forty-eight. 3 on the ladies side wayne and south sioux city matching up in the early game. 1. pick up action in the first quarter.. south sioux's carissa powell with the three.. cardinal up five to one.2. wayne's kylie rebound.. finds morgan keating for the layup. game tied at five.3. south sioux comes right back.. sydney hirsch with the three. cardinal up eight to five.4. later in the first period.. augusta thramer with the steal and the basket.. cardinal up twelve to five and they would go on to the sixty-one to forty-four win over wayne. 3 sbl and north both looking to avoid starting the season 0-2. 1) first half now sbl up 28- 22. anna lucas with the steal and she goes all the way to the bucket! 30-22 sbl.2) second half now sbl is up 37-30. back comes north. mercy oyadare. have mercy! cuts the warriors lead to 5.3) ensuing posession for the warriors again it's lucas. and the sophomore gets the lead back to 7.4) next posession maycen shueth is gonna step back for three! it's good! cuts the warriors work the ball around. josie clay puts it i

the flatwater crossing in south sioux city may also become the home of a chain restaurant. but so far they're not sure who it will be. kayla novak. siouxland news. 3 3 trains blocking traffic is one drivers in sioux city. but now a plan to ease some of that step foward. 3 the city wants to build a viaduct from floyd boulevard that would stretch over the canadian national railroad tracks at 18th street.next thursday a public meeting will be held at 6:00pm in council chambers to go over the preliminary plans. construction could begin in february of 2017... pending funding. it would take about a year and a half to finish the project. 3 one of sioux city's biggest hospitals is joining governor privatization of medicaid.the governor's office says unitypoint health, the parent company of st. luke's hospital in sioux city, 3 has come to an agreement with the managed care organizations 3 that will administer medicaid 1st.unitypoint health joins the university of iowa hospitals and clinics and genesis health systems in making those agreements.the governor's office says that three com

you could go to crystal clove park in south sioux city. the city has installed an underwater camera, getting live footage of nine thousand trout, eight huhured catfish, baba, and other large fish species. the cameras send live views back up to the observatory where you can watch warm and cozy from monitors inside. "i think there's educational part of this for school kids, but not only school kids... for everyone. they should learn what kind of habitat is out here and how to take care of it, different things like that. and to be able to see it makes you appreciate it more, i think" says gene maffit, parks director for south sioux. south sioux parks director maffit says with one hundrred acres of a clean, healthy ecosystem, there's a lot to learn about. the project was funded by grants should be opento the public in a month. still to come... new studies suggest that some kids with learning problems may benefit from a little meditation. we'll explain when we come back. fred: (fred) the night ahead will be a cold one, but it will warm up this w

that includes non- manned airfields like martin airfield in south sioux city. avoid big crowds or public spaces ... it's simply a safety concern when flying over things like parades and other public gatherinin...and one that is often not considered... if your property is listed on the f-a-a's website as a no fly zone ... which you can register yourself ... then anyone flying over it ... is considered trespassing. vo: commercial drone flying has always been regulated. if you flying registered as a commercial pilot, something experts think is simply not doable in private use. nats: explaining and drone flying sot: "everyone recognizes that's not a realistic expectation. there is a big demand for drone pilots and the level of training that airline pilots get is far in excess of what a drone pilot needs." what could be in effect soon ... is the faa's registration guideline for users. a web based system would assign each drone a number. the adress and name would be recorded ... any u-a-s between 55 pounds and half-a- pound would need to be registered. even with thes

so we are just excited to have ho-chunk on board." 3 the flatwater crossing in south sioux city may also become the home of a chain restaurant. but so far they're not sure who it will be. diana... 3 trains blocking traffic is one the biggest hassles for drivers in sioux city. but now a plan to ease some of that congestion is taking another step foward. 3 the city wants to build a viaduct from floyd boulevard that would stretch over the canadian national railroad tracks at 18th street.next thursday a public meeting will be held at 6:00pm in council chambers to go over the preliminary plans. construction could begin in february of 2017... pending funding. it would take about a project. 3 a buena vista county woman is facing criminal charges tonight... after police say she drove while drunk from alta to storm lake... with her *kids* in the car.22- year- old shanice banks was arrested last night in storm lake after police were called to her husband's office. banks reportedly drove to the office and assaulted her husband after an argument.further investigation found that she was drunk during

that includes sioux city public schools, bishop heelan catholic schools, dakota valley, south sioux city and sergeant blulu-luton. sioux city's metro bus drivers had to make some adjustments to their routes during the snowstorm yesterday. rick stewart has been driving for twelve years. he had to change some of his snow-filled streets, while passengers say they had to reroute their entire day. he says some people think buses get more traction because they are so big, but he says that's not the case, so slow down when n ur driving near one of them. two people are dead following a head-on crash that caused a car to catch on fire east of yankton early monday morning. the south dakota highway patrol says a 31-year-old man was driving a car on the wrong side of highway 50 around 5:30 a.m. collided head-on with an eastbound car driveneny a 30-year-old woman. both drivers were killed. their names have not been released. state regulators have granted a construction permit for a pipeline that will cross through south dakota as it carries north dakota oil to illinois. the public utilities commissio

including students from each of sioux city's high schools. 3 3 twenty south sioux city kids got a jump-start on their holiday shopping *for free*--- thanks to the "shop with a cop" program.south sioux city police officers and dakota county sheriff's deputies teamed up with wal-mart in south sioux city for the annual event. they provide holiday *cheer* for the kids and a helping hand filling their wish-list. one student tells us he's grateful for the opportunity to spend time with a "cop" and "shop" for his family. 3 "i got presents for my brother, my sister, my grandma, and i'm still looking for my mom.""and we're just here helping kids pick items we're eith it kaleb. he's a pretty selfless individual, picking out for everybody else other than himself. he's a pretty cool little kid."each child was provided with a hundred dollars. and their gifts were also wrapped by walmart employees. 3 the first planetarium in the state of iowa... and the museum whe it's located... are getting a big financial boost for the future. today in chekokee... the president of cherokee state bank presented a check f

a south sioux city man is facing a several charges a south sioux city man is facing a several charges after witnesses say he usea gun to rob a home. early sunday morning... sioux city police responded to a burglary call at 14-22 west second street. the victim says, 20-year old arturo silvas of south sioux city kicked down the door of the home... and threatened them with a handgun. after fleeing the scene, police caught up with silvas and arrested him. silvas is being heldithout bond at the woodbury county jail on first degree burglary charges " " jessica rae: coming up in sports...the new years six bowls were announced on sunday. find out where the hawkeyes are heading over the are helping parents keep their little ones safe on the roads. a "c-p-r and car seat-check" took place this weekend at fire station three in sioux city. officials made sure car seats were properly installed...the size....and not expired. sioux city fire and rescue...along with mercy medical centerand siouxland paramedics...orga nized the event. " partnering with mercy is always great, we have some great people h

a portion of the proceeds from tonight's event will go towards camp high hopes in sioux city. 3 3 a park in south sioux city will soon give people a better glimpse of wildlife... even wildlife that's under the water.a variety of cameras have been have been set up at crystal cove park... as part of a 264 thousand dollar project. three of them are even underwater... recording the fish in their natural environment. other cameras have a view of the park... and are set up to capture visitors like geese, ducuc and deer. 3 "not only children but adulul would be interested to know what's going on or what's going on around them in this environment, this lake has an extremely healthy ecosystem in it, it should really be a teaching tool that the schools can use."3 they hope to unveil the cameras to the public early in the new year. they also hope to eventually set up a website that will "live stream" what 3 tomorrow is national ugly sweater day!!check out these ugly christmas sweaters that were made by volunteers at the crossroads shelter for homeless women and children. the "elves" have been busy putting t

crystal clove in south sioux city is putting a new twist on the anfibious activity. the city has installed an underwater camera, getting live footage of nine thousand trout, eight bass, and other large fish species. the cameras send the warm and comfy observaty where folks can watch on monitors. "i think there's educational part of this for school kids, but not only school kids... for everyone. they should learn what kind of habitat is out here and how different things like that. and to be able to see it makes you appreciate it more, i think" says gene director for south sioux. maffit says with acres of a clean, healthy ecosystem, there's a lot to learn. funded by grants and donations. the observatory should be opento the public in a month. jenna: christmas is seven days away an shoppers are out purchasing last minute gifts, but some don't know where to turn to. jcpenny and buckles are just two stores that have customers grabbing items to gift. both retailers say that there is something for everyone, while saving you some extra cash in the long run. "we're really prom

in sioux city, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4. >> police say they are searching for multiple suspects. but, they haven't offered any matt? a south sioux city, nebraska, man faces robbery charges after police say he kicked down the door to a sioux city residence. 20-year-old arturo silvas is charged with 1st degree robbery after police say he entered a home on west 2nd street. authorities say he kicked in the door and threated a man with a handgun. police say silvas left the home arrived. he was located a short time later and taken into custody. a judge has sentenced a storm a judge has sentenced a storm lake, iowa man to five years devices in a home that's across the street from a preschool. the sentence came after 28-year-old dion caldwell pleaded guilty to possession of an explosive or incendiary device with intent to public offense. caldwell faced a ten- year prison sentence, which a judge suspended in favor of probation. back in march, storm lake police responded to reports of a fight and arrested three people in relation to the altercation. caldwell was arrested after police found devices, plus the materials to make more in

sioux city residence early morning.that burglar...20-year- old...arturo joel silvas, of south sioux city, nebraska. 3 accordininto sioux city police, silvas broke into the home by kicking in the doors. he then, threatened the victim with a handgun.he's charged with robbery in the 1st degree, which is a class b felony. he's being held with*out* bond at the woodbury county jail. 3 now, that incident happened shortly after 3 this morning in the 14-hundred blolo of west 2nd strere. prior to his arrest, silva fled the scene but was located a short time later. 3 3 more than 5-hundred participants showed up at the annual holiday open house this afternoon.the open house took place at the historic peirce mansion..a festive event museum and 3 sioux city museum and historical association. visitors enjoyed live music performed by the siouxland youth chorus and the mount zion praise team. 3 "well, it's the christmas season. it'sust a great event, and we try and make it as pleasant as we can for everbody "the holiday open house was a "thank you" to the community for its support throughout the years. 3

east cruies to the tune of 63-28 over south sioux city. bishop heelan making a quick trip up outer drive to north. third quarter - stars trail 42-37 - jailen billings works his way over to his sweet spot - gets the good roll. stars closing in. tvaian williams - that'll get the fans pumped up - two handed dunk - cursaders led by four going into the fourth. in the fourth - crusaders got some good looks - kyrese peck knocks it down. and then elijah hazekamp behind the full court press - bishops heelan steady down the stretch. crusadres win 75-65 ober north. it's been a sluggish start to the season for the morningside men's basketball team. coming into today, the team was 4-7, dropping their last three. they were on the road against 6-4 hastings college. a chance to get to 3-3 in gpac play for the mustangs. early minutes. mustangs playing from behind most the game - ryan tegtmeier with two of his 11 points. but the mustangs would be outplayed today - kendall ferguson wins the battle for the board and gets the putback. morningside falls 88 to 7

center is expanding its operations.the health center is now operating a satellite clinic in south sioux city. siouxland community health of nebraska will serve northeast nebraska from its facility on highway 77.health center officials hope the new facility relieves some of the workload on its current sioux city clinic. 3 "we have walk-in slots for our walk-in urgent care patients available as well but we have scheduled patients. we're just really excited to have a presence here in south sioux city. we have large percentage of patients that are from the south sioux city area, dakota county, and so to have a sight here just makes sense for us."faldmo says they hope to add dental services at the new clinic, sometime in the next year. appointments are now siouxland community health center of nebraska. we have that number in this story on our website siouxland news dot com 3 "captain lewis i give you absolute authority to carry out this military mission of exploring the west." 3 that's president thomas jefferson... as voiced by woodbury county supervisor mark monson... part of a new exhibit at th

early this morning sioux city police responded to a burglary call at 14-22 west second street. according to the victm...20-year old arturo silvas of south sioux city kicked down the door of the home..and threatened the resident with a handgun. after fleeing the scene, police caught up with silvas and arrested him. held without bond at the woodbury county jail on first degree burglary charges deborah: now to the presidential race... a couple of republican candidates are swinging through the hawkeye state this week. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum will be in ne-vah-duh, iowa...to speak about the renewable fuel standard in america. the event is being held at the lincolnway energy center in ne-vah-duh this tuesday. recent increases in the renewable fuel standard handed down by the enviromental protection agency....have been criticized by several iowa politicians. senator chuck grassley says the recent increase allowed of cellulosic ethanol has come "a few years too late" deborah: christmas will come early for some children here in siouxland... local residents are coming together to help those in need for the holidays. abc 9's bria

the south sioux city girls -- undefeated and ranked 10th by the omaha world herald, hosting omaha mercy. the cardinals were up big in the second half -- sydney hirsch drops in the corner 3 -- south sioux leads 63-17. now on the break -- bricelyn comstock leaves it for mary-beth rasmussen -- south sioux up by 49. everyone played in this one -- haley fritza drains the 3 to push the lead to 50. how abououone more? freshman mckenna sims drops in 3 more and south sioux goes to 7 and 0 with a 75-26 win. in the new iowa boys basketball poll -- sioux city east is receiving votes in class 4a after a 7-1 start. iowa city west replaces valley ininhe top spot. in 3a, bishop heelan falls to seventh after losing to east. moc-floyd valley is tied for ninth, while spirit lake and pella's the new number-1 team. western christian is a unanimous number-1 pick in class 2a. pocahontas area, laurens-marathon moves in at number-1-1 undefeated ridge view and sioux center get votes. in 1a, ikm-manning moves up to fourth. boyden-hull falls to sixth after their first loss. south o'brien is 8th -- but lost to rems

in sioux city, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> police say they are searching for multiple suspects. but, they haven't offered any it is an open case. a south sioux city, nebraska, man faces robbery charges after police say he kicked down the door to a sioux city residence. 20-year-old arturo silvas is charged with 1st degree robbery after police say he entered a home on west 2nd street. authorities say he kicked in the door and threated a man with a handgun. silvas was located a short time later and taken into custody. a judge has sentenced a storm lake, iowa man to five years probation for having explosive devices in a home that's across the street from a preschool. the sentence came after 28-year-old dion caldwell pleaded guilty to possession of an explosive or incendiary device with intent to use it to commit a public offense. caldwell faced a ten- year prison sentence, which a judge suspended in favor of probation. back in march, storm lake police responded to reports of a fight and arrested three people in relation to the altercation. caldwell was arrested after police found several homemade explosive devices, plus the materials the d

northeast nebraskans get a closeup view of a project that could change the landscape of south sioux city. 3 two storm lake children have been found safe tonight... and their father and grandmother are in jail for trying to hide them. thanks for joining us. i'm larry wentz, diana 3 3 and tonight this custody dispute is first on fox. 3 3 32- year- old scott t nks and storm lake have been charged with kidnapping the children... in an effort to hide them from authorities.the ordeal began december 6th when storm lake police tried to help the iowa department of human services enforce a court order to remove the 3- year- old and 1- year- old girls from the home... so their well - being could be evaluated. 3 the children weren't there, and no members of the family would cooperate. this morning banks was jailed for contempt of a search of the grandmother's home resulted in her arrest for conspiring to send the children out of state. an alert was sent out advising the children's lives may be in danger. just after 6 tonight... storm lake police confirmed the girls have been found safe. banks is bei

just slightly a above the national 3 3 twenty south sioux city kids got a jump-start on their thanks to the "shop with a cop" program.south sioux city police officers and dakota county sheriff's deputies teamed up with wal-mart in south sioux city for the annual event. they provide holiday *cheer* for the kids and a helping hand filling their wiwi-list. one student tells us he's gratatul for the opportunity to spend time with a "cop" and "shop" for his family. 3 "i got presents for my brother, my sister, my grandma, and i'm still looking for my mom.""and we're just here helping kids pick items out for their families. and we're with it kaleb. he's a pretty selfless individual, picking out for everybody else other than himself. he's a pretty cool little kid."each child was provided with a hundred dollars. and their gifts were also wrapped by walmart employees. 3 3 3 kayla in for chad today, it was a pretty dreary day, the question on everyone's mind is, is there snow on the way this week? 3 winter weather advisories for ne counties of knox, pierce, and cedar and sd counties of clay, yan

coming up in sports...s-b-l and south sioux city games tonight. we'll have the highlights up ahead. tim plus the abc9 top plays takes us to the hardwood tonight. stay tuned for the best of the best from the last week up chris: five games into the season, both sb-l and west have identical 2 and 3 records. but the warriors and wolverines have been heading in different directions lately. sb-l has lost three straightwhile west is on a two game win streak. would those trends continue tonight? let's head to sergeant bluff. in the first...chris kroll...late rotation on the zone defense...the warriors out to an 8-4 lead. then sbl works it wright...the hoop and the hack, the leadpto 6 after the freebie. but here comes west...darius moore...with the mind-boggling spin move and finish, wolverines back within four. then check out the quick release from avery brun...he connects on the rner triple. keegan savary, freed up in the corner connects...sb-l wins it as time expires...74-72. across the river...sixth ranked south sioux hosting omaha mercy and the cards on cruise control. bricelyn comstock

anyone with information is asked to call the sioux city police 3 center is expanding its operations.the health center is now operating a satellite clinic in south sioux city. siouxland community health of nebraska will serve northeast nebraska from its facility on highway 77.health center officials hope the new facility relieves some of the workload on its current sioux city clinic. 3 "we have walk-in slots for our walk-in urgent care patients scheduled patients. we're just really excited to have a presence here ininouth sioux city. we have large percentage of patients that are from the south sioux city area, dakota county, and so to have a sight here just makes sense for us."faldmo says they hope to add dental services at the new clinic, sometime in the next year. appointments are now being taken by calling the siouxland community health center of nebraska. we have that number in this story on our website siouxland news dot com 3 "captain lewis i igive you absolute authority y carry out this military mission of exploring the west." 3 that's president thomas jefferson... as voiced by woodbury county supervisor mark monson... part of a new exhib

northeast nebraskans get a closeup view of a project that could change the landscape of south sioux city. 3 two storm lake children have been foununsafe tonight... a ad their father and grandmother are in jail for trying to hide them. thanks for joining us. i'm larry wentz, diana castillo is off. 3 3 32- year- old scott banks and 50- year- old dionne pamon of storm lake have been charged with kidnapping the children... in an effort to hide them from authorities.the ordeal began police tried to help the iowa department of human services enforce a court order to remove the 3- year- old and 1- year- old girls from the home... so their well - evaluated. 3 the children weren't there, and no members of the family would cooperate. this morning banks was jailed fororcontempt of court. 3 a search of the grandmother's home resulted in her arrest for conspiring to send the children out of state. an alert was sent out advising the children's lives may be in danger. just after 6 tonight... storm lake police confirmed the girls have been found safe. banks isiseing heldldithout bond. pamon's bond is se

construction has already started in sioux city and dakota dune. south sioux city's flatwater crossing will begin construction in spring of 2016. updating quality life is one of ho chunk's goals according to morgan, as he says they plan on helping to answer to the demands of residents' active lifestyles with the new communities. another major goal according to morgan is to keep brains and talent here in siouxland, meaning that once stents from the area return after college, the company wants to have built an enviorment attractive enough from them to stay long term. reporting live in studio. bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: turning now to san bernadino investigators are searchchg for a motive behind the deadly shooting rampage that left 14 people dead yesterday. police say the more than 16 hundred bullets with them when they were gunned down in their s-u-v and even more ammunition was found at the suspect's home. burguan: here at the regional center we believe the entered fired somewhere between from their rifles at the scene. we did locate the one pipe bomb

sioux city's virginia square and and dakota dunes is already undergoing construction, and south sioux's flatwater is set to follow beginning in spring 2016. representatives from the tri-state say they are excited as this will boost their communities. "i think the ho-chunk development is very exciting for the city of south sioux city. it's goign to develop an area along the riverfront and quality houses in the community, something that we headquist. "you know, this particular development that ho-chunk's doing, the up-scale apartment complex, will be a good edition to the housing mix that's currently available in dakota dunes," said dodey. bria: ceo lance morgan says the development project should not negatively affect tax payers, but boost the tax base dramactically with the possiblity of lowering taxes. reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. tim: in the wake of another mass shooting, gun control advocates have a message for politicians: your prayers aren't enough. republican candidates ted cruz, ben carson, "prayers" for those impacted... but gun control advocates want more. a

jessica rae: construction has already started in sioux city and dakota dune. south sioux city's flatwater south sioux city's flatwater crossing will begin construction in spring of 2016. updating quality life is one of ho chunk's goals morgan says they plan on helping to answer to the demands of residents' active lifestyles with the new communities. another major goal according to morgan is to keep brains and talent here in siouxland, meaning once students from the area return after college, the company wants to have built an enviorment attractive enough for them to stay long term. " " jessica rae: coming up in sports... the winnebago boys are the defending state champions and they sent a message to the rest of the state last night. stay tuned for the highlights after the break. boys basketball team was one of the best sports stories in siouxland last ar. last night they began their title defense...chris has the action. chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. last season the their first state championship in 75 this winter, the indians dropped down a class from c-

police in sioux city, and south sioux city, are searching for the suspect that led them on a high- speed chase, this morning. police say the chase started on hiway 77 in dakota county. the s-u-v did not stop for deputies and exited on i-29 the vehicle continued onto dakota avenue at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. the chase led into iowa. the chase ended near the intersection of perry street and west 2nd street off of wesley parkway. the suspect fled the scene on foot. police didn't find the suspect and currently do not have a description. no injuries were reported after a fire destroyed a trailer home in the emmerson bay area of west lake okoboji. called to 1982 200th street monday afternoon. officials say the trailer home was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. the cause of the fire has not been determined, but it's believed the fire started on the north end of the trailer. new information regarding a vehicle firirin nortrtast nebraska monday y at authorities deemed "suspicious." the nebraska state patrol says today there were two bodies found in the burned out pickup truc

there's so much demand for housing in sioux city and it's been a real problem for the last few years." the four projects are: flatwater crossing in south sioux city, nebraska. virginia square in sioux city. a project on pearl street in sioux city. and 303 dakota, in dakota dunes, south dakota. we give you an in-depth look on those projects coming up at six. still to come on live at five.... preparing to reopen. what residents are saying about a paris bar reopening after the attacks in november. and.... two injured after a fire at a gas plant in texas. more of the incredible video... next. climate negotiators in paris jeb bush: here's the truth you will not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. their aim is our total destruction. we can't withdraw from this threat or negotiate with it. we have but one choice: to defeat it. vo: right to rise usa is responsible continued their talks today trying to work towards a climate deal. according to the u-n climate chief, they ar

on december 8th. 3 a south sioux city man is in custody after he broke into a morning.that burglar...20-year- old...arturo joel silvas, of south sioux city, nebraska. 3 according to sioux city police, silvas broke into the home by kicking in the doors. he then, threatened the victim with a handgun.he's charged with robbery in the 1st degree, which is a class b felony and for possession of marijuana. 3 now, that incident happened shorory after 3 yesterday morning in the 14-h-hdred ock of west 2nd street. prior his arrest, silva fled the scene but was located a short time later. 3 more than 5-hundred participants showed up at the annual holiday open house yesterday afternoon.3 the open house took place at the historic peirce mansion..a festive event hosted by the sioux city museum and historical association. visitors enjoyed live music performed by the siouxland youth chorus and the mount 3 "well, it's the christmas season. it's just a great event, and we try and make it as pleasant as we can for as pleasant as we can for everbody "the holiday open house was a "thank you" to the community

jessica rae: construction has already started in sioux city and dakota dune. south sioux city's flatwater crossing will begin construction in spring of 2016. updating quality life is one of ho chunk's goals morgan says they plan on helping to answer to the demands of residents' active lifestyles with the new communities. another major goal according to morgan is to keep brains and talent here in siouxland, meaning once students from the area return after college, the company wants to have built an enviorment attractive enough for them to stay long term. jessica rae: the annual convention of the nebraska cattlemens association is currently underway... here's paul hughes with the details. " hundreds of ranchers and cattle producers from across nebraska are in kearney for the annual convention of the nebraska cattlemen association. dave mccracken, the president, says they're optimistic about the future, financial challenges for the industry lie ahead. the beef billion-a-year impact economy. at johnny carson theatre next week, straight year, norfolk will host school one

sioux city and it's been a real problem for the last few years. sioux city hasn't grown at a pace of some of the surrounding cities morgan. sioux city and south sioux city's flatwater crossing will begin construction in updating quality life is one ofofo chunk's goalal morgan, as he helpininto answer to the demands of residents' active lifestyles with the new communities. tim: hillary clinton just got a big endorsement out of washington d-c from one of the president's cabinet members tim: secretary of labor tom perez becomes the 3rd obama administration member to offer suport to hillary clinton. the sec. will be in sioux city with clinton tomorrow. tim: quote: secretety clinton is tough, smart, and d derstands better than any candidate the challenges that parents are talking about around dinner night. tim: perez and clinton will appear tomorrow at the carpenters training center on 19th street. doors open at 10am for an 11-30 rally. clinton also plans on attending a town hall meeting at iowa central community college in ft dodge later on tomorrow. jenna: hillary clinton won't be the only presidential candidate in siouxland republican rand paul

north sioux city hosted south sioux last night. we'll have the highlights from the basketball the cy-hawk series -- in basketball -- has swung in iowa state's favor over the last decade. ktiv's brad pautsch has more in the sports fource morning wrap. << the cyclones have beaten the hawkeyes in seven of the last ten meeting, including a 15-point win in iowa city last year. but isu senior georges niang said he expected iowa to try to make it a 'bloodbath' at hilton coliseum. iowa state with a 31-game non- conference winning streak at home. but early on -- it was hawkeye magic - in the form of jarrod uthoff - uthoff made his first 8 field goals as iowa got built a 20-point lead. the cyclones had no answer for uthoff - he had 30 first-half points - shooting 11-of 13 in the half - and helping iowa to a 14-point halftime lead. but in the second half, the cyclones go on a 24-6 run - georges niang buries the three - the cyclones cut the deficit to one with under 6 to go. gesell - to the rack - putting iowa up by 8 with 2 and a half minutes

traveling from south sioux city to sioux city in april 20 - 13 to assault and rob two drug dealers. 3 burned breakfast is to blame for some terryfing moments in sloan yesterday morning... as two people had to jump from their apartment complex window to escape a fire. our own siouxland news reporter (yet - ska) jetske (wah - ron) wauran show's us what's being done to help those affected by the fire. 3 15 people are without a home after that firbroke out atat the prairie apartments right behind. and the sloan fire chief tells, the cause of the fire: unattended cooking materials.(richard moore, pastor at evangelical covenant church): "we saw flames coming out of the second story apartments."firefighters battled the blaze that broke out at this apartment building, shortly before 10 am tuesday, in the 300th block of buckley street in sloan.'slsln fire chief, lee blanchard:"it pretty much spread throughout the entire attic portion of the building."a woodbury first on the scene, to find smoke and flames, at the two-story apartment.officials say the deputy helped the two occupants of the apar

center is expanding its operations.the health center is now operating a satellite clinic in south sioux city. siouxland community health of nebraska will serve northeast nebraska from its facility on highway 77.health center officials hope the new facility relieves some of the workload on its current sioux city clinic. 3 e have walk-in slots for our walk-in urgent care patients available as well but we have scheduled patients. we're just really excited to have a presence here in south sioux city. we have large percentage of patients that are from the south sioux city area, dakota county, and so to have a sight here just makes sense for us."faldmo says they hope to add dental services at the new clinic, sometime in the next year. appointments are now being taken by calling the siouxland community health center of neneaska. we have that number in t ts story on our website siouxland news dot 3 >>> they operate. it rules t gaza string. >> it does rule the gaza strip. and, frankly, we all feel awful about it. and the effort to fix it has been beautiful. no w wder they dominatehe babaga news cycle

sioux city at noon at mary treglia community house. that's at 900 jennings street. from there he heads south to council bluffs. and, democrat hillary clinton plans to be in sioux city on tuesday for a 2:15 event at the orpheum theatre. the event goes until 4 p.m. ted cruz will be campaigning in iowa next week. he's planning to visit 36 counties in six days. one of his stops will take him to dordt college, in sioux center on tuesday, january 5th. he'll speak at the de yager activity center on campus from 6 until 8:30 p.m. a major shake-up in the ben the republican candidates two top aides have resigned. carson campaign manager barry bennett and communicatio ns director doug watts have stepped down. bennett says he left because of mounting frustration that carson was listening more to his longtime business manager, and not the advice of his paid campaign staff. carson has struggled in the polls since october when he was rivaling donald trump for the lead in the republican presidential race. he's now in third place in the nomination behind front- runner donald trump and runner-up ted cruz. it is going to be a cold

they were convicted of traveling from south sioux city to sioux city in april of 2013 to assault and rob two drug dealers. 3 a major railroad company is helping feed hungry people in siouxland.union pacific presented a 10- thousand dollar check to the food bank of siouxland this afternoon. this donation comes just after the holiday season... a time when donations typically drop off... but demand for the food bank's services remain steady. 3 "so it just makes all the difference in the work that we are doing to know that poeple want to step up; want to show how they care; and to do so in a really significant way. ten thousand dollars check doesnt happen here very often, so thats really terrific news. "the 10- thousand dollar donation will let the food bank purchase 13- thousand pounds of food to help feed the last year... the food bank distributed nearly 2 *million* pounds of food to 100 agencies in an 11- county area. 3 3 <

sioux city's north side... according to the sioux city p-d, a white van was stolen from south sioux city nebraska before 6 a-m this morning jessica rae: the suspect then drove the van erracticly, hitting another white vehicle on outer drive just across from north high school, the suspect fled the scene, and was later apprehended by police, no other details are available at this time stay tuned to abc9 news as we continue to jessica rae: incident... a 28 year old sioux arrested after police say he stole at least 5 cars in the area. authorities say mack-quiber bracka-monte stole those between october and december of this year. when police found the vehicles, they had several parts taken off of them and were in the process of being stripped. he's currently being charged with multiple counts of felony theft and ongoing criminal conduct. a 47 thousand dollar bond. around six this morning a call came in for a car fully engulfed in flames in the drive way of 26-01 sheridan street on sioux city's north side. the car was dangerously close to the residence so caution had to be taken by the sioux city fire department and sio

a south sioux city, nebraska, man faces robbery kicked down the door to a sioux city residence. 20-year-old arturo silvas is charged with 1st degree robbery after police say he entered a home on west 2nd street. authorities say he kicked in the door and threated a man with a handgun. police say silvas left the home before police arrived. he was located a short time later and taken into custody. he is currently in the woodbury county jail and held without bond. a car crash in cherokee county, iowa killed one person and sent three others to the hospital yesterday. in the afternoon on highway 59, just south of 420th st. 19-year-old, kaleigh jones, of cherokee was driving when she collided head-on with a jones was transported to died. the driver of the truck, 43- year-old, shannon manwarren of primghar was hurt. paramedics transported her and two 15-year-old passengers kyleigh sanders and ashley portz to the hospital. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. it's been three years since hunters found two little bodies. three years and still no one has been charged with their murders t

the south sioux city public library. library director dave mixdorf celebrated his birthday this week, so his staff transformed his office into one big present! if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook page. jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) snow and a low of 16. tomorrow, look for light snow in the morning and a high of 25. the 7-day forecast shows 20s this week, then 30s for the weekend and next week. new year's eve will be cold, with a low of 6. " " jenna: now before

they were convicted of traveling from south sioux city to sioux city in april of 2013 to assault and rob two drug dealers. 3 3 3 we saw a few flurries throughtout the day.. so does that mean more snow is on the 3 <> 3 a major railroad company is s siouxland.union pacific presented a 10- thousand dollar check to the food bank of siouxland this afternoon. this donation comes just after the holiday season... a time when donations ty