he'll be in laurens, storm lake and sac city tomorrow. huckabee polls at two percent among republican candidates nationally. he also polls at two percent in the iowa gop presidential caucus, placing him in ninth place. we'll hear more from the arkansas governor on news 4 at ten. ben carson stops in siouxland tonight. the republican is scheduled to attend a rally at the spencer airport thursday night at 6:30. stoney creek inn friday night at 7. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders will make campaign stops in siouxland next week. on monday, the vermont senator will be speaking at the boys club of sioux city at 7 p.m. on tuesday he will be at buena vista university in storm lake at 10 a.m. the last time sanders campaigned in siouxland was in july. the new star wars movie "the force awakens" opens tonight in siouxland. ktiviv tiffany lane is at the promenade theatre in downtown sioux city where people have been lining up! tiffany? sheila, it's so exciting out here. there are hundreds of people lined up, many in costumes. one of wh

(kidnapping charges)the father and grandmother of two storm lake girls have been arrested for trying to hide the children from authorities.(fines cut?) the cost of getting caught by those red light and speed cameras in sioux city may be going down.(fatal flaws)two former workers at homeland security says flaws in the system led to the terrorist attack in san bernardino... an attack they could have thwarted.(flatwater crossing) and... 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

window shopping brought back alive in storm lake, iowa. ktiv's sam curtiss takes us to santa's castle. << "this is christmas," said ron stevenson. "this is what it should look like. this is what we should be doing every year." "you walk in the door and everything is exciting," said ron stevenson. "it's like being at disney only it's christmas and it's snow." "most people have been here before and they like coming back year afafr year," said ron ststenson. "it's a generational thing for us." "my name is ron stevenso" said ron stevenson. "you're in iowa" said ron stevenson. "this is my sixth year as said ron stevenson. "everybody that walks through the door is just happy to be here," said ron stevenson. "we don't have any sometimes." "i get everything from puppies to kitties to the wiz," said santa. "i just had one child say i want the world to be peaceful and brought a tear to my eye," said santa. "one wanted a little sister tonight," said santa. "workiki on the c cstle itself it's a year und project," said s sta. "thehe's 65 decorated chri

on tuesday he'll be at buena vista university in storm lake at 10 a.m. it'll be sanders' first campaign visit to siouxland since july. republican ben carson is back in siouxland today. after a meet and greet this morning in storm lake, he plans a town hall meeting at northwestern college in orange city at three this afternoon. tonight at seven, he'll attend a rally at stoney creek inn. we'll have coverage at ten. republican mike huckabee continues a campaign blitz through northwest iowa today. the sioux county livestock company in sioux center was one of several stops for the former arkansas governor on huckabee won the 2008 iowa caucus and believes he can do it again. the full breath of the republican principles not only economically, but also the principles of sanctity of life, traditional marriage, that really matter to the republican base," said huckabee. "i believe those are all factors that give me a unique kind of level of qualification." huckabee continues his siouxland visit today with stops in emmetsburg, laurens, storm lake and sac city. chris

"you're in santa's castle in storm lake, iowa" said ron stevenson. "this is my sixth year as director of santa's castle," said ron stevenson. "everybody that walks through the door is just happy to be here," said ron stevenson. "we don't have any sad kids unitl they see santa sometimes." "i get everything from puppies to kitties to the wiz," said santa. "i just had one child say i want the world to be peaceful and brought a tear to my eye," said santa. "one wanted a little sister tonight," said santa. "working round project," said santa. "there's 65 decorated christmas trees [and] there's 70 pieces of animation," said ron stevenson. "but the secret is the animation always stays the same," said ron stevenson. "it's how we redecorate each year." "it's how it's displayed," said ron stevenson. "i keep everything down low to the ground so children ages two, three and four have an eye son view of it." "it's their size," said ron stevenson. "they actually think it's real." "where else can you go see christmas like this?" asked ron stevenson. "not at a shopp

producers when crop prices are young and old, alike, and bundled up for a big holiday celebration in storm lake, iowa. this is a live look at the "miracle on lake avenue" parade. we'll take you there... a little 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. the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition 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 << >> after the fog dissipated this morning, sunshine took over as high pressure continues to build in across the viewing area. fog will be a factor tonight, once again, as skies clear and the snow pack remains on the ground. this will yield patchy dense visibilities falling below a will continue our warming trend across siouxland as we round out our work week, with temperatures expected to climb towards that 40 degree mark quickly with even warmer conditions by next week under still

he started this morning in storm lake at buena vista univerty. much of his focus was on his faith and how it has affected his life. he also talked about things he believes threaten the country. "we've allowed the purveyors of hatred and division to hold sway among us, to convince us that there's a war on women, that said dr. ben carson, republican presidential candidate. " carson also talked about putting healal care in ththhands of individuals and health care providers as well as common core. he will be in sioux city tonight at seven. carson is holding a rally at the stoney creek inn downtown. former arkansas governor mike huckabee was in siouxland today. he toured the posi-tech corporation in laurens at 1.. methodist m mor in storm lake at 2:45, he's in sac city right now until 6:30. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders will make campaign stops in siouxland next week. on monday, the vermont senator will be speaking at the boys club of sioux city at 7 p.m. on tuesday, he will be a abuena vista university in storm lake at 10 a.m. the

(kidnapping charges)the father and grandmother of two storm lake girls have been arrested for trying to hide the children from authorities. (fines cut?)the cost of getting caught by those red light and speed cameras in sioux city may be going down. (fatal flaws)two former workers at homeland security says flaws in the system led to the terrorist attack in san bernardino... an attack they could have thwarted.(flatwater crossing)and... 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 th

miracle on lake avenue in storm lake, iowa. that's where we find ktiv's sam curtiss. sam, how are things going? lighted holiday parade is on the 500, 600 and 700 blocks of lake avenue in storm lake, iowa. following the parade is a tree lighting ceremony. the music and entertainment follows at 7 and goes until 9. there are events for people of all ages. live from storm lake, iowa. n-b-c embarks on its latest musical holiday tradition tonight --- a three-hour live event production of the groundbreaki ng broadway show "the wiz." it's the musical that brought oz to life in a funky sing-along journey down the yellow brick road. tonight's star-studded cast includes queen latifah, mary j. blige and david alan grier. watch "the wiz live!" tonight at 7 right here on ktiv. now, becuase of this live performance, ktiv news 4 at 10 is expected to start at 9:45. again, it is a live event, and not timed out as a typical as a result, news 4 at 10 could start earlier than expected. every mickey and minnie can now find love on a new dating website devoted to diehard disney fans. the new

friday morning he'll be in storm lake. he's scheduled to take part in a meet and greet at the buena vista university campus at 9 a.m. then he'll take part at a townhall at northwestern college in orange city at 3 p.m. there's also a rally in sioux night at 7. former arkansas governor mike huckabee will also be in siouxland. he'll be in rock rapids on thursday at 2:45 p.m. at maintainer custom bodies, inc. then, at 4:45 he'll visit the sioux county livestock company in sioux center. he'll, end the evening in local vfw at 7:30 p.m. friday morning he'll be in emmetsburg, iowa at woodford equipment at 8:30 a.m. then he'll tour the positech in laurens, iowa at 1 p.m. and, methodist manor in storm lake at 2: 45 p.m. then sac city, at sac on sixth at 5 p.m. flood warnings are in effect for parts of siouxland... let's toss it over to chief meteorologist ron demers for more on that. flood warning in effect for calhoun, carroll, sac & crawford counties until 10:45 a.m. tuesday winter weather advisory for holt county from 6 am tuesda

facing criminal charges 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 the drive from alta to storm lake... and her 1 and 3- year- old children were in the car.she's charged with child endangerment, o- w- i, domestic assault, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and public intoxication. she's being held in the buena vista county jail on 2- thousand dollars bond. 3 3 meanwhile a hinton woman is in the hospital after driving her car into her garage... but missing the door.the plymouth county sheriff's office says 32- year- old emily beschorner became disoriented as she approached her driveway last night... accelerating and running her vehicle *through* the northeast corner of her garage.that caused the east beschorner was taken to unitypoint health st. luke's in sioux city for treat

in storm lake. once inside, the victim says her estranged boyfriend assaulted her, stole her cell phone and fled on foot. tribble is described as a black male, approximately 6'4", 180 lbs. with a tattoo of the name "nick" on his left arm and a skull on his right arm. if you have any information on his whereabout, please contact the stom lake police dept at the number on your screen. sure is going to be a cold end to the year 20-15. how will 20-16 start? meteorlogist ben dorenbach is here to answer that question with a first look at our forecast at 5. after many including sioux city bottomed out in sub-zero territory this morning, we'll end the year 2015 on a similarly, but not quite as cold note with lows near 10 degrees tonight. also, don't be too worried about a few flurries that might fall years plans much at all. we'll begin the year 2016 on a bright note with lots of sunshine and highs near 30 tomorrow with a brisk breeze out of the west. we'll see similar conditions this weekend and early next

primetime debate with candidates. 3 two storm lake children have been found safe... and their father and grandmother are in jail for trying to hide'em.32 - year - old scott banks and 50 - year - old dionne pamon of storm lake have been charged with kidnapping the children... trying to hide the ki from police.this whole thing started december 6th when storm lake police tried to help the iowa department of human services serve 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 kids weren't there... and no members of the family would cooperate. so yesterday morning banks was put into jail for contempt of court. 3 a search of the grandma's home ended up in her being arrested for conspiring to send the kids out of state. an alert was sent out saying the kids' lives could be in danger. well... just after six o'clock last night... storm lake police confirmed the girls *have* been found safe. banks is being held without bond. pamon's bond is set at 20 - thousand dollars. 3 3 the cost of getting

a storm lake, iowa woman was charged with felony a storm lake, iowa woman was charged with felony theft after officials say she stole money storm lake police arrested 30-year-old rachel wunder and charged her with second degree yesterday. police were called to the sign shed earlier this month. investigation releaved t tt wunder stole over $3,300 from the business. she was booked into the buena vista county jail. republican presidential candidate rick santorum made campaign stops in siouxland, today. the former pennsylvania senator made a stop in sioux city. the presidential hopeful also attended this meet and greet at a home in holstein, ia, this afternoon. the former senator stressed the importance of being available to voters. "folks in iowa, the folks that show up to the caucuses want to haveve chance to look you in the eye and measure you up," said santorum. "i think that's the process that, after the first of the year, they're really going to start to get serious about doing." santorum came in first place in the iowa caucuses four-years ago. he's planning another stop in maplplon's

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 the drive from alta to storm lake... and her 1 and 3- car.she's charged with child endangerment, o- w- i, domestic assault, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and public intoxication. she's being held in the buena vista county jail on 2- thousand dollars bond. 3 3 meanwhile a hinton woman is in the hospital after driving her car into her garage... but missing the door.the plymouth county sheriff's office says 32- year- old emily beschorner became disoriented as she approached her driveway last night... accelerating and running her vehicle *through* the northeast corner of her garage.that caused the east wall of the garage to detach. beschorner was taken to unitypoint health st. luke's in sioux city for treatm

memeodist manor in storm lake at 2:45, then he'll be in sac city at 5 'o clock friday evening. this evening, nebraska state senator jim scheer announced his campaign for re-election in 2016. senator scheer will soon be completing his first 4 year term, and before that he served on the district 3 nebraska board of educatatn. education, roads and taxes are issues that scheer looks to address in the final year of his first term, and potentially for another 4 years if he wins re-election. "with the session starting the 6th of january and i will be in lincoln pretty much full time between january 6th and february 15th i just wanted the district to know; one, how appreciative i am to be able to represent them, and two, i do intend on asking them for the pleasure to represent them again." senator to declare candidacy isn't until february, but scheer said he wanted no confusion on whether he was running. currently he has no opposition. still to come... a potential price break for drivers issued certain speeding tickets in sioux city. that story later in our show. << >> << hi, this is c

the cause of a fire in storm lake has been determined. fire fighters say friday's fire at 309 oneida street was caused when overheated electrical wiring ignited insulation in the home's attic. the home's occupants woke up to a burning smell, saw smoke coming from the attic and evacuated the home. no injuries were reported. the damage is estimated at $5,000 dollars. another fire in storm lake was believed to be caused by electrical wiring overheating in the attic. yesterday night storm lake fire departmetn was called to 209 roberts street. officials found smoke coming from the home. everyone was evacuated. no injuries were reported and the damged is estimated at 10-thousand dollars. dump truck collided with an ambulance. it happened this afternoon in pasadena, texas. as you can see the dump truck toppled, spilling its load of concrete. the ambulance was transporting a patient and went through a light. the dump truck driver saw the ambulance, but could not stop in time to avoid a collision. two ambulance workers and the patient are among th

tonight, the search is on for two missing children from storm lake, iowa. two family members face kidnapping charges in connect with their disappearance. authorities believe family one-year-old yamir banks from the department of human services. their father 32-year-old scott banks and their grandmother 50-year-old dionne pamon both face kidnapping charges. investigators believe the children might be traveling to chicago and could be in danger. if you know where to find the children call the storm lake police department at (712) 732-8010 or 911. the sentencing of a northeast iowa teenager charged in the traffic deaths of two siouxland girls last year--has been pushed back. 18-year-old trevor feauto of clarksville was supposed to be sentenced today. he pleaded gulity last month to two counts of felony vehicular homicide. prosecutors say feauto was driving drunk in august of last year when his pickup truck crashed into a car near breda, iowa. bailey jacobsen and lindsey quirk, both 16 and both of wall lake, iowa, were killed in the collision. the judge says he

ildren from storm lake, iowa. two family members face kidnapping charges in connect with their disappearance. if you're just getting home here's a quick look at today's headlines. authorities believe family members are hiding three- year-old ymani banks and one-year-old yamir banks. this morning, their father 32-year-old scott banks was arrested for contempt of court for violating a court order. authorities believe the children might be traveling to chicago and could be in danger. the sentencing of a northeast iowa teenager charged in the traffic deaths of two siouxland girls last yeaea- has been postpopod. 18-year-old trevor feauto of clarksville was supposed to be sentenced today after pleading guilty last month. judge bill ostlund says he has some things to take into consideration before making the final sentencing. and... water today. riverside campground looked like a pond. and the surrounding neighborhoods had flowing water in their backyards. the corn fields surrouding the town were also flooded. that's a l

are in jail for trying to hide'em.32 - year - old scott banks and 50 - year - old dionne pamon of storm lake have been charged with kidnapping the children... trying to hide the kids from police.this whole thing started december 6th when ststm lake police tried to help the iowa department of human services serve 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 kids weren't there... and no members of the family would cooperate. so yesterday morning banks was put into jail for contempt of court. 3 a search of the grandma's home ended up in her being arrested for conspiring to send the kids out of state. an alert was sent out saying the kids' lives could be in danger. well... just after six o'clock last night... storm lake police confirmed the girls *have* been found safe. banks is being held without bond. pamon's bond is 20 - thousand dollars. 3 a sioux city hospital is doing what it can to protect people from the elements this winter.mercy medical center has set up a hat and mitten tree in the lobby of its dow

friday morning he'll be in storm lake. he's scheduled to take part in a meet and greet on the buena vista university campus at northwestern college in orange city at 3 p.m. there's also a rally in sioux city at stoney creek friday night at 7. former arkansas governor mike huckabee will also be in siouxland. he'll be in rock rapids on thursday afternoon at 2:45 at maintainer custom bodies. then, at 4:45 he'll visit the sioux county livestock company in sioux center. he'll end the evening in estherville at the local vfw at 7:30. friday morning he'll be in emmetsburg at woodford equipment at 8:30. then he'll tour the positech corporation in laurens at 1... methodist manor in storm lake at 2:45, then he'll be in sac city at 5 o'clock. president obama will deliver the keynote address to new american citizens today. he will welcome 31 new citizens to the united states during the national archives naturalization ceremony. the event commemorate s the 224th anniversary of the bill of rights and is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. s

the king's pointe skycam hd shows a snowy scene in storm lake. we have 31 degrees in sioux city. local temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. wind chills are in the teens west and 20s central and st. winds are just 5-10 miles per hour from the southwest, but will be much stronger tomorrow. visibility is low across the area, especially in

storm lake police is asking for you in finding a suspect involved in a burglary assault . yesterday afoon storm lake police domonick tribble residence on irving street assaulted his girlfriend. authorities say her cell phone scene. several addresses in the area police were unable to locate issued a warrant for his arrest. tribble is described as a pounds with tattoos on his left and right arms. anyone with tribble's whereabouts is urged to contact police department jessica rae: the countdown to new year's eve is on are expected in tonight- unprecedented effort to keep abc's megan hughes has details. "in paris-the holiday on as planand, but display hahabeen called off-officialsstressing the need for vigilance in the 130 dead. (nats) from los angeles: "i was in paris the week after it happened and the thing is you can't let people like th dictate your lifestyle and your choices --this tourist is now in brussels. the mayor the also called off the fireworks. brussels authorities connection with a suspected holiday plot. recent threats overseas wont' halt celebrations here at h

jessica rae company skycam hd and the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. we have a few sprinkles and showers being picked up on the radar as we begin will be light with minimal accumulations. temperatures are currently in the 30s across most of the region. the wind is light from the southeast and will turn northwest as the day continues. here's the dayplanner where we can expect cloudy skies and sprinkles today with a high of about 50 degrees. high temperatures yesterday ranged from the upper 30s to the lower 60s. today, we'll see less of a spread in temperature with cloudy skies over the area. let's travel through the stormcast hd where we will expect cloudy conditions accompanied by a few passing sprinkles and showers here on our tuesday. clouds will decrease overnight. then we'll be right and far warmer- than-normal temperatures as we can expect highs in the mid to upper 50s on both wednesday and thursday. it'll cool down this weekend. the high today is 50 with some sprinkles. the overnight low is 30 with decreasing clouds. tomorrow's high is 55 with su

jeica rae: scott: adlib skycam hd in sioux city and the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake, iowa. after almost 2 days of continuous snowfall, our wintry system is finally departing! the satellite and radar shows snow showers pushing further and further away to the east. visibibity is still slslhtly limited where the e ow is coming down, so drive cautiously. the 30s across most of siouxland and we have a wind that is fairly strong from the west and northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. we're on track for a much quieter weather day as our snow system spins eastward. we'll have cloud jessica rae: here is a startling statistic from t t national eatinin disorders association. more than 3 million americans suffer from an eating disorder. but a new state wide assessment from researchers at the university of iowa... says the state lacks the resources to help those people... reporter sarah mccarthy has more. " iowa city - for molly hillery a decision to eat healthier and exercise more often morphed into an eating disorder that soon consumed " " it took more control of my life, and it becam

storm lake has only a quarter mile visibilty. zooming out, we can see this huge storm tracking up the mississippi river. that's about 150 miles more to the east than what was expected yesterday...which in turn pushed the heavy snow east by that many miles. winter storm warnings are in effect all the way through minneapolis, green bay, and chicago, where ice may be a bigger threat. the stormcast shows snow tonight and possibly again wednesday. we'll see 1-4" of additional accumulation tonight, then an additional half inch on wednesday. your forecast for tonight is for a low of 13 with snow and blowing snow. tomorrow, look for mostly cloudy skies 7-day shows highs in the 20s and 30s with a chance of light snow wednesday. new year's day will be mostly sunny with a high of 27 fred: tim: jenna: (jenna) thanks, fred. warning in the yellow shaded areas through the night. central and west, including the metro, have a winter weather advisory tonight. the heaviest snow will be in the yellow. the hd radar shows widespread light to moderate s

tasfey will be returned to storm lake. he's charged with two counts of 1st-degree theft. a northeast nebraska man has been found guilty of vehicular homicide for his role in a deadly crash last year. a dakota county jury convicted homer, nebraska. he was also convicted of two counts of driving under the influence resulting in bodily injury. roberts was charged for his role in the death of 28- year-old tiffany schmitt in 2014. according to court documents, roberts was driving a pickup around 2:15 a.m. when it went off the road and rolled. schmitt, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thro from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. two other passengers were injured. it's been another mild day, but it looks like a cool down may be on the way. chief meteorlogist ron demers joins us with our first look at the forecast at 5. a cold front that moved through early in the morning brought a line of showers through and a lot of wind along with it. that wind dies down tonight and we'll get to enjoy one more day in the 50s on friday. colder weather will be moving in for the we

tasfey will be returned to storm lake. he's charged with two counts of 1st-degree theft. a northeast nebraska man has been found guilty of vehicular homicide for his role in a deadly crash last year. a dakota county jury convicted 41-year-old russell roberts of homer, nebraska. he was also convicted of two counts of driving under the influence resulting in bodily injury. roberts was charged for his role in the death of 28- year-old tiffany schmittttn january of 2014. according to court documents, roberts was driving a pickup around 2:15 a.m. when it went off the road and rolled. schmitt, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. two other passengers were injured. the e ty of sioux city is holding a public meeting at this hour to detail plans to make it easier to navigate rail traffic the proposed 18th street viaduct project will begin at floyd boulevard and span the railroad it will end east of the intersection of 18th street and steuben street. once the viaduct is completed, and open for traffic, the existing crossing

he'll host a meet and greet at 9 am in storm lake at the anderson auditorium at buena vista university.at 3 he'll head to orange city where he will host a town hall meeting at northwestern llege. 3 and from 7 to 8 pm he's hosting a rally in sioux city at thestony creek inn hotel & conference center. 3 <<<"..........">>> 3 winter weather advisories for ne counties of knox, pierce, 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 graduallllchange snow. we will wake e 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 thursday before seeing a sunny 3 icy roads may have played a part in a deadly collision this morning near sibley.it happened shortly after 7 am. the osceola county sheriffs office says a pickup and a semi collided o

the holiday spirit was abundant in storm lake, iowa last night. the annual miracle on lake avenue parade got the christmas season in full swing. the parade also marked the opening of the popular santa's castle. gwen stefani opens up about her divorce... and amy schumer takes on gun control... up a holiday tradition in washington d-c. melisa raney has it all in today's hollywood minute. << gwen stefani says divorce was not something she anticipated in her life... the rocker tells radio host elvis duran the divorce was not in the plan at all.. describing the split with gavin rossdale as "horrible" and a "crazy explosion." the two... who have three sons... split earlier this year after 13 years of marriage. comedian amy schumer is standing behind her views on gun control in the wake of the mass shooting in san bernardino. schumer took to twitter thursday to tell fans to ask congress for background checks on all gun sales. the actress has teamed up with her cousin, senator chuck schumer, in the past to combat gun violence. in july, a gunman opened fire

saturday evening, he'll be in storm lake at 5- 15 and le mars at 7 -30.sunday afternoon, he has an event scheduled for noon at the mary j. treglia house in sioux city. locations for the saturday events are posted in this story on siouxland news dot com 3 3 well, it looks like we're sending 2015 out on a chilly note...chad, how are the temperatures looking for the start of january? 3 <> 3 3 thousands of people in missouri will be celebrating new year's away from home... not by choice, but because of historic flooding.now... iowa governor terry branstad is sending 45 iowa army national guard soldiers to help provide fresh drinking water to people affected by the floods.the soldiers will take a water purification system and 15 trucks with a 2- thousand

methodist manor in storm lake at 2:45, then he'll be in sac city at 5 'o clock friday evening. today, some of the ktiv crew had the chance to spread some holiday cheer in south dakota. the "tree of love" mad a stop in alcester, south dakota this afternoon. ktiv's very own ron demers and brad pautsch were there visiting with residents in alcester. the state bank of alcester was there as well spreading holiday cheer. there was singing of christmas carols and handing out gifts. still to come on live at five.... high tensions. a baltimore jury fails to reach a verdict in the case of a police officer tried in the death of freddie gray. the latest from the court... next. and.... what was the most verdict in the trial of the first police officer tried for the death of freddie gray. gray died in police custody last april. jay gray is in baltimore with the latest. << after deliberating for about 16-hours over three-days.. this afternoon jurors in the william porter case told judge barry g williams for the second time.. that they were dead-locked.. at which point he declared a hung jury

on tuesday, he will be at buena vista university in storm lake at 10 a.m. the last time sanders campaigned in siouxland was july. the house took its first step towards finishing its work for the year. house lawmakers approved a 620-billion dollar tax measure today. the bill freezes a controversial obamacare tax and extends dozens of tax credits that were set to expire. the house is expected to vote friday on a measure that will fund the federal government through september. once that passes, both bills one and voted on in the senate. florida's three largest amusement parks have beefed up security. disney world, sea world and universal studios have all installed metal detectors in front of their attractions. park officials say the move is in response to growing violence around the world. disney world wouldn't say how long its metal detectors would be in place. disney is also adding more security officers and it has stopped selling toy guns in the park. on social media, many theme park fans welcomed the changes and called them long overdue. we're just two hou

but friday morning, buena vista university in storm lake, iowa, was paid a visit by republican hopeful dr. ben carson. "being able to see the candidates live, being able to ask them questions, i think is a huge piece of the political process and it's a way to use that as an educational in the classroom and outside the classroom," said dr. ashley farmer-hanson, assistant dean for student life at buena vista university. while the university was out for winter break, there were still students who stopped by. su "when it comes to candidates' visits, some students say there are certain things they are looking for before they make their decisions on who they're going to vote for." "the issues for me more is immigration, foreign policy right now with everything that's going on in the middle east," said matt meiners, president of the buena vista college republicans. "we also have to look at our economic issues right now with taxing and spending." university students aren't the only young voters educating themselves on the issues. students from remsen- union high school in remsen, iowa can to h

here is the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. we have 32 and light snowown sioux city. cal temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. wind chills are in the teens and 20s. winds are building in from the northwest at 15 miles per hour. that's helping to blow the snow around. visibility is less than 5 miles, and only 0.25 milelein spencer. theheadar shows snow still rotating around the low pressure system. the stormcast hd shows that snow continuing into early tomorrow, tonight is for up to 1" of snow and breezy winds. tomorrow, look for blustery conditions and a high of 33. the 7-day shows no more snow after tonight. highs will be in the 30s! tonight's'ssk fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! to enter, email a weather question to fhexom@kcautv.c om or enter on our abc9 news facebook page. fred: jenna: other warnings and advisories have been canceled. the hd radar shows light area. road conditions are much improved today. itit was a november t t remember! we had record november total precipitation of 4.55" and it was the 3rd snow

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 inside the home. the devices were described as metallic cylinders with gun powder inside and a detonator cord. the police chief said had one exploded, it could have caused damage up to 100 feet away. police have arrested a lake park, iowa man after he allegedly made threats against an area business. 28-year-old daniel wingert was arrested after the spirit lake police department received a call on sunday about those threats. police searched wingert's home in lake park, and arrested him. he was booked int

anyone with information on the whereabouts of those children is urged to contact storm lake police. jenna: after a briefing from the pentagon.. president obama addressed the nation, informing citizens about u-s led strikes against isis strongholds in the wake of the san bernadino shootings abc's elizabeth hur reports. "for anyone wondering what if anything is being done to defeat isis.. president obama had this answer. ((sot)) obama "we are taking out killers one by one. ((skip to)) and the next message to them is simple, you are next." that message.. after his rare visit to the pentagon with top security officials.. talking strategy in tackling terrorism. ((sot)) obama "we are hitting them harder than ever.. the reassurance comes as new questions are raised about missed cues and warnings in the san bernardino attacks.. abc news has learned that tashfeen malik had exnsive social media postings.. supporting jihad but she still got a fiance visa to come to the u-s.. turns out.. a secret u-s policy prevented immigration officials from searching social media as part of the screening pro

and capping it off with jorge sandoval....the storm lake tornado pins spenser wardrip of akron- westfield......he would advance to the title match but he settles for a second-place finish. allison/alex " " now time for our today's picture comes from... our cat loving producer....alexa russo her cat janet...is getting into the holiday spirit a little early this year! with her diamond candy cane christmas dress thanks for being awesome jannie!!! if you''d like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook page. deborah/elisa/alex tonight, stubborn clouds linger with a chance for drizzle. winds shift has the front passes. tomorrow. beautiful sunshine, more melting snow. high 40, with a light north wind. 7-day is remarkable for december. no snow chances and temperatures 10 to 20 above normal.. with sunshine. temperaturur get back to "normal" by >> hi, i'm dana loesch from "the dana show," and over the years, you've seen me interview some pretty cool people, right? today is no different. i'm speaking with dr. nathan bryan.

storm lake united puts on the parade. hundreds of kids lined the streets to take in the sights and the sounds. many told us its a great event to spend time with their families. "seeing santa and the other trucks," said aubree maldonado. "what was it like getting to here at the parade?" asked a reporter. "i really liked it because i love them," said abby wunschel. last night's parade also marks the opening of santa's castle. stocks are heading higher on today's good jobs report... and a court date is set for a lawsuit involving ten siouxland drainage districts and the des moines water works. we'll l right back. ktiv would like to send out anniversary and birthday wishes to our viewers. jack and janina johnson of aurelia, iowa will celebrate their 61st wedding anniversary on saturday december 5th. if you or someone you know is hahang a birthday of 80 years or more or an anniversary of 50 years or more, please send in their name (and correct pron), address and telephone number along with their pictures to ktiv. please make s

anyone with information on the whereabouts of those children is urged to contact storm lake police. jenna: a u-s-d student is trying to help stray cats in and around vermillion survive the harsh winter months. allaina howard has set up three shelters around town to give cats a place to warm up. the shelters are easily built and only cost around 5 dollars. while they shield the animals from the cold temparatures ... they also provide safety. allaina howard says, "it's best for the safety of the cats because they often take shelters under people's cars and what not. and i think if they have an alternative place to sleep then there is going to be less cat deaths and hit cats on the road." we'll hear more from howard and why some think this might not be the ideal solution... all coming up at 10. jenna: mercy medical came outit's list of most popular baby names for the year. the lists were the names mia and carson for new babies born in 20- 15 easton and noah were also popular for baby boys... while ava remained a top choice for little girls... along with lillian. some of the more unique

carson started the day in storm lake iowa at buena vista university. much of his focus was on his faith and how it has affected his life. carson discussed putting health care in the hands of individuals and health care providers as well as common core education. while the university was out for winter break, there were still students who stopped by to hear from carson. and they weren't the only young voters educating themselves on the issues. students from remsen- union high school in remsen, iowa can to hear carson speak. and, they have heard from other candidates as well. and while, they just make the age limit to vote, they are encouraging other youth to share their voices as well. "it is important to vote as a four years, that's your future. what they do, what they say, that's the future," said remsen-union high school 18-year-old student katie gannon. a future that will be determined soon as the iowa caucuses grow near. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders will also be at buena vista university next week. he'll be there on tuesday at 1

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 wednesday 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 the drive from alta to storm lake... and her 1 and 3- year- old kids were in the car.she's charged with child endangerment, o- w- i, domestic assault, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and public intoxication. she's being >> we are averaging more than one mass shooting a day. do you know what? whenever one of these happens, i feel like we have to go through coaster and it's the most vile roller coaster in history, except for maybe the legendary 1933 world's roller corvette of breakaway railroad. this shooting yesterday was like a couple was radicalized and not sure of that yet and another crazy guy shot up a theater for god knows what reason. the only thing we know for sure as we get off this ride we ar

sanders held a town hall meeting in storm lake this moning. anders went over multiple issues including climmte change, income inequality and college affordability. last night matt breen sat down with the vermont senator in sioux city. sanders w asked about staffers being suspended and fired after some members of his campaign accessed voter information complied by hillary clinton and if the democratic national committee failed to protect the@ information. "it's th, said sen. bernie sanders, (d) presidential candidate. "the probbm would not have happened in the nc's vendor had done their job he also talked about closing in on hillary clinton in iowa. "i want to thank the ppople of iowa very much for their we began this campaign, we weren't 5 or 10 points down, we were like 40 or 50 points down., so we've come a long, long way." after his event in storm lakee sanders for more town hall meetings. on the republican side, marco rubio says his relative youth doesn't mean he's not prepared to face down foreign policy challenges.. such as vladimir puti

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 devices were described as metallic cylinders with gun powder inside and a detonator cord. the police chief said had one exploded, it could have caused damage up to 100 feet away. police have arrested a lake park, iowa man after he allegedly made threats against an area business. 28-year-old daniel wingert was arrested after the spirit lake police department received a call on sunday about those threats. police searched wingert's home in lake park, and arrested him

we have wind chills in the teens in spots. 13 degrees up in storm lake. 60 degrees in carroll. the winds have been screaming all morning with gusts upwards of 41 miles per hour at storm lake. you can still see mid-30's throughout the rest of the state. not exactly building and a lot of comfort. the system will continue to push out. as it does we will see a little bit of a slackening in the winds. they will be strong for a while. you see some light snow showers the northwestern portions of the state. i don't think we will see much more than that and cloud cover as we head to the rest of the day today. more windy and when chilling is an clouds through 9:00 p.m. 16-19 degrees. i will have more on sunshine and temperatures climbing into the 40's soon. mollie: thank you. the secretary of homeland security is announcing changes to the terror alert system. the current system replaced the old color coded system in 2011 but has never been activated because it requires a specific and credible threat. the changes are meant to reflect when the public needs to be more aware, even if a speci

accumulations up near storm lake. the clouds hold tight in place. high of 43 degrees. overnight lows stay above moines. mostly light rain and a little bit of chisel. tomorrow will be cool. when switch -- winds shifting back to the southwest. there could be a couple of snow flurries especially in the morning. the weekend, pretty cool with highs close to 30 degrees. next week, temperatures warm back up into the 40's. it looks like it is probably not going to be a white christmas for most of us. eric: that is good news for some and not good news for others. thank you, metinka. elizabeth: fighting for the top spot. 2 polls now show ted cruz leading the republican presidential race here in iowa just 7 weeks before the caucuses. eric: but across the country most gop voters say they prefer donald trump. kcci's aixa diaz is in washington with a commitment 2016 report. quite -- alyx: for weeks donald -- aixa: for weeks donald trump has been at the top of the gop field. a new national poll keeps him well ahead of his opponents

he'll host a meet and greet at 9 am in storm lake at the anderson auditorium at buena vista university.at 3 he'll head to orange city where he will host a town hall meeting at northwestern college. 3 and from 7 to 8 pm he's hosting a rally in sioux city at thestony creek conference center. 3 icy roads may have played a part in a deadly collision this morning near sibley.it happened shortly after 7 am. the osceola county sheriffs office says a pickup and a semi collided on the highway 60 overpass one mile east of sibley. deputies say 33- year-old patrick webb lost control of his pickup and slid into the path of a semi driven by 60 year old edward wood of north sioux city. webb was pronounced dead at the hospital. wood was not injured. 3 authorities have just released a series of photographs of a car that crashed into a spirit lake home this past weekend.it happened saturday shortly before 3 am near the intersection of 165th street and 255th avenue. dickinson county sheriffs office says 23 year old jaime leckband failed to stop at a stop sign... went through the intersection and crashed int

jenna: police in storm lake found two children they believe were being hidden by family. the children were supposed to be turned over to the state's care this mornini. according to officials, three year old ymani (ya-mon-ee) banks and one year old yamir (ya-meer) banks were suppose to be removed from their parents' home for evaluation of their well being. their father, 32 year old scott banks was held in contempt of court this morning for not turning them over to d-h-s custody. the children were found by storm lake police this afternoon and are now in their custody. jenna: tonight, in des s moines, , litical leaders and constituan honor iowa's terry branstad. longest serving governor in u-s history. amanda krenz from des moines takes a look at where it all started. fresh-faced branstad, in his mid lead the state of iowa. this room inside of in foresescity, iowa is a place where the public can see a collection of memorabilia from branstad's first three terms. riley 30:31 it's been a know the roots he had. the love he had for the state of iowa and our country. governor bran

friendly snowman who likes warm hugs this saturday between 11am and 3pm. 3 3 meanwhile, police in storm lake say a man they believe is responsible for stealing more than 30 *thousand* dollars is in custody.25- year- old simon telefay is being held without bond in sioux falls... awaiting extradition back to iowa on charges of 1st degree theft.storm lake police say two friends of telefay reported the theft t nearly 35- thousand dollars sunday... and advised that he was tryg to leave the state.an arrest warrant for departments in neighboring states sunday night.he was arrested on monday. so far... the stolen money has not been recovered. 3 3 the sioux city school district is being sued by the mother of a student who was sexually exploited by the manager of an after- school program at north high.the federal lawswsit llows the conviction of erick deleon for for sexual exploitation by a school employee.deleon received a five year, suspended prison sentence... and was put on probation for three years.the suit contends the school district... and the program for at risk children that deleon worked fo

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 the drive from alta to storm lake... and her 1 and 3- year- old kids were in the car.she's charged with child endangerment, o- w- i, conduct, criminal trespass and public intoxication. she's being held in the buena vista county jail on 2- thousand dollars bond. 3 3 meanwhile a hinton woman is in the hospital after driving her car into her garage.the plymouth county sheriff's office says 32- year- old emily beschorner became disoriented as she approached her driveway last night... accelerating and running her vehicle *through* the northeast corner of her garage. that caused the east wall of the garage to detach. beschorner was taken to unitypoint health st. luke's in sioux city for treatment. the combine damage t