year marks the first time that all 93 counties in nebraska will participate.25 delegates are up for grabs in the stateith five more super delegates added later. vince powers is the chair of the nebraska democratic party, and he joins us this morning viaia skype to talkbout what's ahead. vince, thanks so much for being with us this sunday morning. >> thanks very much for having us and taking time to discuss the nebraska caucus. >> nebraska's primary is coming up may 5th. i guess, tell our viers what inspired the democrats to go thisoute whe you will be back to the polls in may.. >> we wanted to move primary up to mid february. to be two -- the end of george sh's second term. it was an open seat, and we thought it would be good for nebraska replicans andnebraska demococrats to have anopportunity to help select the

members of the access nebraska team are here with us today. ase help recognize them for all the efforts they have made to improve this important system. [ applause ] great job, team. and we have made other improvements in other areas as well. in 2015, for the first time ever in our child welfare system, we met all six of the federal government standards. just three years ago, we only met two of the six standards. other agencies have been innovating as well. to make government more customer focused. the department of labor launch aid first in tlaunched a first in the nation program to help job seekers connect more quickly with good paying jobs. individuals receiving benefits now participate in that program, which includes sitting down with a job coach and creating a resume which is searchable by potential employers. this helps give our job seekers a leg up. alan holman of lincoln was helped by our reemployment program to get a job with serious computer solutions. alan and his wife and his boss with here with us today. congratulations. thank you,

under the weather tab, scroll down to "road reports." from there you can click on iowa, nebraska, or south dakota. as the storm winds down, more people will be headed on the road. sergeant jeremy mcclure with the sioux city police department has tips for siouxlanders. "this kind of weather you should have your headlights on. that's required by iowa law, and it just makes it a little easier for other people to see you. even in the city, the visibility is very low in some areas and this just helps other people see you coming, and other drivers drive a little more defensively." said sgt. jeremy mcclure, sioux city police department. sergeant mcclure also suggested packing an emergency kit to keep in your car in case you get while snow crippled a lot of businesses... not every place kept their doors locked today., heavy snow and strong winds couldn't keep some people home. the store's manager says the day started out really busy, they had a lot of people coming in for breakfast and lunch. but, since about 1 p.m., it's significantly slowed down. she says they decided to stay open beca

blakeman was even a backup quarterback for the nebraska cornhuskers in the 198 still to come.... a missing goat has been found! the university of iowa has their goat back after being missing for a week. midnight the blizzard warning that has been in effect for eastern siouxland is expiring this evening as snow showers move east and our wind will ease a little bit anyway. we'll keep a steady breeze tonight at about 15-25 mileseser hour but all those 50 mph wind guststsill fade away. tomorrow will be chilly with highs only in the low 20s although it will feel cooler a few snow showers could move back in by wednesday, especially in eastern siouxland with one more chance of a few flurries on thursday night. snow chances, we'll keep a quieter but cooler forecast right on into the first half of the weekend. better warming should finally move in from william the goat is back home, tonight, after a week on the "lamb." we first told you about william, last week, when he got loose on january 29th while being transferred from a portable carrier to a vehicle at the university of iowa. univer

state championships were being handed out at the nebraska state wrestling championships . several siouxlanders still had a shot at a title, including three defending champions. class a, 152 pounds has a back-to-back champion - caleb licking of norfolk - the senior goes out with his second straight state championship. same weight in class d - randolph's drew loberg finishes the season with a 48-and-1 record and a state title - loberg wins 5-4 in the finals. class c, 220 - jason hahlbeck of o'neill wins via fall - he's a state champion. as is madion's aron reynaga at the season unbeaten at 47-and-0 with a 6-4 decision. here are our state champs so far in nebraska. licking and loberg win at 152 pounds. o'neill's bailey thompson won the class c, 182 pound title to go along with hahlbeck at 220. reynaga of madison, undefeated at heavyweight. dominique rickard of plainview just won the class d, 113 pound if you own a drone, you're required to register it before you fly it. coming up monday morning at 5, what you need to know to avoid fines and possible jail time. and we'll meet t

those factors combined to force the nebraska department of roads to pull plows off the roads for a time in northeast nebraska. 3 travel advisories are out in all three siouxland states tonight... and that's causing all sorts of shows us how this storm's affecting many people who drive for a living. 3 huge mounds of snow, piled all over the roadscausing treachorous conditions and forcing the south dakota department of transportation, to shut down i-29 toward sioux falls.state officials closed i-29 from tea exit 73 to the iowa border."the wind and the snow right now it's not safe to be driving."south dakota public safety officials say, the heavy snow and high winds are creating white-out conditions with zero to near zero visibility and making roads in the area impassible. monday's blizzard that hit the midwest, has left drivers in a standstill."it's just something you've got to do." wade evans has driven hundreds of miles from molden, missouri but because of strong winds and white-out.evans stopped at a north sioux city gas station, before his next stop in elkton, south dakota."with what

that's the economic development arm of the winnebago tribe of nebraska. hoping to keep that money in state, ho- chunk is hoping to get enough signatures to put expanded gambling on the ballot in november. but, a coalition is fighting that effort. today, "gambling with the good life" launched its campaign against the ballot measure. circulators are gathering signatures for a petition

a hearing will be held tuesday before the nebraska legislature's appropriations committee for lb960, the transportation innovation act, which infrastructure bank to accelerate roads projects. josh moenning, executive director of the group 4 lanes 4 nebraska, says appropriations committee members need to hear from area residents who support thf bill. willow creek lake near pierce has a chronic problem with toxic blue- green algae, and the board of the lower elkhorn natural resources district heard more about the problem last week. dave rus with the nebraska water science center presented results of a study of the lake and said tests show that both nitrogen and phosphorous contribute to the problem. nrd general manager mike sousek says he's working on funding for a clean up project. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix. lukas still to come... howard is in the mister food test kitchen ... making a dessert fit for the president scott: " " lukas scott: scott:good morning siouxland. here's a scott: lukas scott:good morning chcompany skycam hd and

being with us this sunday morning. >> thanks very much for having us and taking time to discuss the nebraska caucus. >> nebraska's primary is coming up may 5th. i guess, tell our viers what inspired the democrats to go thisoute whe you will be back to the polls in may.. >> we wanted to move primary up to mid february. to be two -- the end of george sh's second term. it was an open seat, and we thought it would be good for nebraska replicans andnebraska demococrats to have anopportunity to help select the nominee, but the republicans did not want to move it from up mid may, so the only way we could do it without passing a state law was use our party mechanics of having a caucus. gosh, everyone watching this in iowa knows this very well that the caucus is run by the statete party. we make the rules, we can set the time, provided it's approved. one to keep the status quo or go to a caucus. there are differences i the so called caucuses. and you're getting a lot from your absentee ballot. an said, look, i have very good friends that will be working on saturday. they've been democrats their whole

nebraska. city streets today mostly free of traffic around the noon hour. the nebraska state ptrol says they're responding to as many accidents as possible. however, conditions make their response time a bit longer than usual. they advise no travel for most areas of eastern and northeastern nebraska. a blizzard warning is still in effect until tomorrow for most of siouxland. chief meteorologis t ron demers joins us now with the latest on the severe weather. ron? weather ad-lib blizzard warning in effect for most of siouxland until 4 am wednesday winter storm warning for holt county until midnight & harrison county until 4 am the groundhog day blizzard will be one in siouxland. many locations were seeing accumulations around a foot by late in the day with another inch or two possible before things wind down early tonight. the wind has been gusting over 40 miles per hour at times and it's going to stay pretty windy tonight so blowing snow will still be a problem. travel is not advised across much of the area so staying home is the best idea you could have. it

five of the recent graduates of the nebraska state patrol academy will join troop b, headquartered in norfolk. the recruits will work with a field training officer for six months, and be considered probationary for six months after that. troop b captain paul hattan says the additional officers bring his squad to a stories can be heard on news talklkjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix . " " lukas siouxlanders rocked out at the anthem this weekend at the second annual pete godee memorial a-l-s benefit concert... and we now know how much money was raised to battle the disease. the event drew another packed house raising more than 14 thousand dollars for a-l-s or lou gherig's disease awareness and support. dane godee ... pete's son, ...sang with his father's band, the establishment, in his honor. "all i wanted to do was help out other people with als and be anble to feel him up on stage and i think we got that. they told me i'd be doing it annually if possible and so i'll be ready, i'll see what what i can do, we'll make it fun," said dane goede. all of the money raised will remain right in n

the nebraska women, without big ten assist leader rachel theriot against purdue. first quarter, huskers down four - jessica shepard with the nice look inside to allie havers - nebraska within 2. 2nd quarter - havers is the beneficiary of a fortuitous bounce - havers scored 12 points - but nebraska trailed the whole way in this one. big red led for a total of 21 seconds - ashley morrissette scored 19 and the huskers fall, 68-50. the nebraska wrestling team fell at home to missouri in the n-w-c-a national duals championship series this afternoon. the huskers led 10-to-6 at the halfway mark, but mizzou responded with wins in four of the next 5 huskers back in action - big ten championships in iowa city march if you own a drone, you're required to register it before you fly it. coming up monday morning at 5, what you need to know to avoid fines and possible jail time. and we'll meet the kid people are calling a genius. he can name all the presidents, states, and capitals. >>> i cried, pretty much all day. >> the grammy aftershocks shaking hollywood. >> there are going

officials from the nebraska department of health and human services have said seeing cases in nebraska are new but not completley unexpected, lukas: a sioux city reprsentative has introduced legistation in the iowa house that would make a big difference for parents of children who have autism. iowans supporting insurance coverage for autism met at the capital yesterday... including a delegation from siouxland. blue t-shirts and puzzle pieces were set up in the capitol rotunda to catch the eye of lawmakers. a bill introduced by republican ron sioux city would require insurance companies to cover autism treatment. as it stands now that treatment isn't covered - even for doctor recommended care. "a lot of our families do have to relocate at times or they go without services. so that's a pretty desperate place to be in. as well as all of our surrounding states and 42 other states in the country have passed similar legislation. so really iowa is a little bit behind the curve when it comes to serving this type of population." josh cobbs from sioux city is the father of a 15- year-old with au

the group spearheading the push for casinos is called "keep the money in nebraska." they say creating those casinos will help state and stop it from going over the border to places like iowa. but not everyone is on board. pat loontjer- exec dir. gambling with the good life "it will stay here in nebraska but it will go to the casinos so you might as well put it a rate hole." scott lautenbaugh, keep the money in nebraska "that's just false the revenue would go back to the state for them to provide either property tax relief or spend on education so we will have other tax revenue so it provides tax revenue." the petitions began circulating in october. supporters have until july to get enough signatures to put casinos on the november ballot. time is a precious thing. no one knows that better than stillborn. you can't hold that baby enough, take enough pictures, take enough time, before they're gone forever. but, sometimes, out of tragedy, some good may come. ktiv's matt breen shows us how one family is helping others deal with the pain of losing a child. << home, it's sai

this morning. 3 according to the nebraska state patrol... that crash happened just before 9- 30 about a mile south of macy on highway 75. 3 the driver was the only person in the s- u- v that crashed. 3 his name is not being released at this time... pending the notification of his family. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. 3 speaking of bad weather in northeast nebraska...check out this video from a team of storm chasers in that area. this is video from their trip along highway 20 near ponca.the roads were snow- covered... and visibility was extremely poor. we also have video from joe reklaitis (wreck-uh-lie- tis) in concord, nebraska. you can see the blowing snow and hear the hiigh winds. those factors combined to force the nebraska department of roads for a time in northeast nebraska. 3 3 at this hour... road conditions throughout siouxland still remain less than ideal... and one *major* road is *closed*. south dakota has closed interstate 29 between exit 2 in north sioux city and exit 73 in tea. the state of iow

and god bless the great state of nebraska. use] >> white house budget director sean donovan outlines the president's 2017 budget request today live at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. the potomac institute held a discussion on countering terrorism and biological threats. speakers included former homeland security secretary tom ridge and former u.s. senator joseph lieberman. this is two hours. >> ladies and gentlemen, if i could have your attention. i'm mike swetnam i'm ceo of potomac institute for policy studies and it is my great honor to welcome you to the 18th annual review of terrorism events. opportunities to deal with it and concepts and studies for how to prevent it from ever happening again. for the last 18 years the potomac institute has been the very proud home of the international center for terrorism studies that has been headed by headed by professor yonah alexander. i'm sure you're here because you know about yonah and tremendous work he has done. we think of his center at the potomac institute as the foremost a

used snow plows and a caravan of vehicles to get dan griffin to the nebraska medical center for his heart transplant.griffin's operation was a success... and he's recovering in the hospital this morning. now let's check in with with your nine first warning weather. weather. light, scattered rain showers are falling across the tri-state as we start the day. temperatures are falling from we head through the morning rush. i wouldn't rule out seeing a few snowflakes mixing in to the north and northwest. we're expecting rain showers to mix with and gradually change over to snow showers by the late afternoon. that mixture is possible after lunchtime and we should change over to all snow by 6-8 p.m. snow showers could bring light accumulations of around a half inch of snow overnight. your 9 first warning is for the tuesday morning commute as we'll have light snow on the ground and still falling in some areas. spotty, light snow showers will fall during the day on tuesday. temperatures will only top out at 280f for a colder day. a secondary front will bring even colder air into the tri-stat

in november, nebraska voters may a number of our state's casinos are on the iowa nebraska border -- council bluffs alone has three. sioux city. some people in nebraska think the money should be kept in their own state. at this point, supporters are still trying to get enough signatures to put the the issue on the november ballot. in the iowa legislature -- the medicaid debate heats up. the democratic- led senate approves a bill to break up plans to the bill would end iowa's contracts with three private companies. three republican senators voted for it -- but the bill isn't expected to go far in the republican-led house. now, let's go to kyle with a look at weather. here's the storm track 7 day forecast. a few flurries today, otherwise decreasing clouds with temperatures falling. it will be windy as well. very cold wind chills tonight and we'll be back in 30 minutes, be

members of the access nebraska team are here with us today. ease help recognize them for all the efforts they have made to improve this important system. and we have made other improvements in other areas as well. in 2015 for the first time ever in our child welfare system we met all six of the federal government standards. just e three years ago we only met two of the six stands. other agencies have been innovating as well to make government more customer focused. the department of labor launched a first in the nation reemployment program to help our state's job seekers connect more quickly with good paying jobs. individuals receiving benefits now participate in that program, which includes sitting down with a jobs coach and creating a resume which is searchable by potential employers. this helps give our job seekers a leg up. alan holeman was helped by our program to get a job with serious computer solutions. congratulations and thank you for getting a little time for us to be with us today. let's recognize them. since i took office, our othe

the throw. final, back to nebraska. this is the boys c 17. no. pierce is up one. next possession is awe intestines -- austin freeman. now up 9-4. let's going to the second quarter. pierce up 42-7. pierce moves on. they win at 62-39. >> lutheran high northeast, winner takes up the district. late in the fourth quarter. lutheran high up and now they are up with the 3. moments later with the in bounds play. battle creek with reed to the basket. 47-45 with under 5 seconds to play. toby, it's the jumper to tie it up. with the tough shot, 49-27 with 24 seconds left. free throws with 49 in 10 seconds left. he hits the runner with one second left. 149. that's how it would end. now it moves on 51-49. great way to end your week. ending in over time and dancing in the nebraska district. gtra advancing to iowa. thanks to everybody. >> stephen colbert! (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by cbs >> stephen: hello, people! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome to "the late show." thank you so much, everybody! (cheers and applause);or listen to that crowd! (crowd chanti

blackburn with the easy bucket - nebraska takes a 28-20 lead. and they'd finish the half strong - nobody covers maddie simon - simon makes the wildcats pay with the three ball - nebraska up 8 at the break. to the 4th quarter - jessica shepard - pick and done. huskers win, 76-67. the musketeers have lost 10 of their last 11 games. in that stretch, sioux city has been outscored 44-to-15. the muskies lost to sioux falls last night - madison visiting the tyson events center today. first period - musketeers with a chance - but it's covered up by ryan edquist - keeping it scoreless. 5 minutes in - muskies center it - cj dodero finishes, corner of the net - sioux city on the board first, up 1- nothing. david fessenden - getting the start in goal today - makes the save here - 23 on the afternoon. after madison tied it at 1, eeli tolvanen pops the water bottle with the one timer. sioux city up 2-1 after one, but madison comes back to win... we'll show you how it's using beer baths to get rid of insomnia. and a kitten abandoned in california was taken in b

championship saturday at the nebraska state tournament as well.... starting in class a......at 152...norfolk's caleb licking wins a 4-3 decision to clinch his second consecutive state title. down to class c....106.....cayden mccracken....the freshman from battle creek.....falls s st short....in a 6-2 decision.... at 285....madison's aaron reynaga caps off his season with a state in class d's 113 title s dominique rickard.....wins a 3-2 decision in ot....congrats! 120......zac hazen of creighton loses in sudden victory 9-4. an all-siouxland title tilt at christian miller garrett zimmerer to take the finishing with the title.....randolph's dr loberg takes wn neligh-oakdales' garrett alemang in a 5-4 decision congrats to all of our champs. alex last season, spirit center in a 3a regional final to advance to state...... tonight, the two met again with a trip to des moines on the line. and how about those warriors.....seven th-ranked sioux center avenges that 2015 loss to punch their ticket to the girls state tournament for the third time... 55-25 the fina

the average size of farms in nebraska increased by 7 acres to 928 acres. (matt) brad's here -- it's a big day for high school wrestlers. it was a packed house in des moines for day 1 of the iowa state tournament -- highlights and interviews are ahead. and, we'll have first round action from all four classes at the nebraska state tournament. nearly 700 wrestlers will have first round matches today at the iowa high school state tournament. the class 1a grapplers were the first to hit t t mats, early this morning. yoyocan see all of the s suxland wrestlers -- still alive in the winner's bracket -- at the bottom of the scen. ktiv's sam curtiss reportsrom des moines. westwood sent 6 guys to state. of those 6, 2 are still in the hunt for a title. at 120 kody berg won a 5-0 decision and markes myers he'll face t ts guy, tanner lulugren of emmestburg i the quarters. as lundgren escapes on his way to a 11-4 win. moving up to 182 - hinton's daniel bishop. he's top ranked in that class technical fall. "getting that first one is really good," said daniel bishop, a juni

the nebraska department of roads pulled plows off the roads for a while in northeast nebraska. 3 travel advisories are out in all three siouxland states... that's causing all sorts of siouxland news reporter (yet - ska) jetske (wah - ron) wauran shows us how this storm is affecting a lot of people who drive for a living. 3 huge mounds of snow, piled all over the roadscausing treachorous conditions and forcing the south dakota department of transportation, to shut down i-29 toward sioux falls.state officials closed i-29 from tea exit 73 to the iowa border."the wind and the snow right now it's not safe to be driving."south dakota public safety officials say, the heavy snow and high winds are creating white-out conditions with zero to near zero visibility and making roads in the area impassible. monday's blizzard that hit the midwest, has left drivers in a standstill."it's just something you've got to do." wade evans has driven hundreds of miles from molden, missouri but because of strong winds and white-out.evans stopped at a north sioux city gas station, before his next stop in elkton, s

the night off. we've got state wrestling action - in both iowa and nebraska. and the girls postseason continues in iowa - tonight we'll start in des moines. thirty-three siouxland grapplers still had a shot at a state title when day two of the iowa state wrestling meet started this morning. you can see all of the siouxland wrestlers -- still alive in the winner's bracket -- at the bottom of the screen. by the semifinals - only 16 were left. that includes just one wrestler left in class 3a, sioux city north 170 pounder deion clayborne. clayborne facing jonah egli of fort dodge, who pinned him at state last year. but clayborne turned it on - near fall here. he'll face marcus coleman of ames in the 170-pound final. "oh this is great," said deion "i've always dreamed about being in a state final but it doesn't actually hit you until you're in one." class 2a quarterfinals earlier today. you're looking at pocahontas area's shea ruffridge in 106 - he advanced in a 6-4 decision, but fell in the semifinals. sergeant bluff-luton's brayden curry at 126 - won his quarterfi

the nebraska women - hosting arena. 2nd quarter - huskers up 6 - rachel blackburn with the easy bucket - nebraska takes a 28-20 lead. and they'd finish the half strong - nobody covers maddie simon - simon makes the wildcats pay with the three ball - nebraska up 8 at the break. to the 4th quarter - jessica shepard - pick and roll - that's how it's done. huskers win, 76-67. the iowa men took their first home loss on wednesday, falling to surging wisconsin by 8 points. the hawkeyes are in a bit of a february funk, losing three of their last four games. iowa - taking to the road for another tough test against ohio state. the hawkeyes, still in a second-place tie in the big ten, at 11-4 in conference. second half - hawks down 5 - peter jok - from the corner - hits the triple - iowa back within 2. mike gesell had a huge game - 4 minutes to play, he puts the hawkeyes up 6 on the drive. but back come the buckeyes - marc loving with the corner triple - ohio state within 1. then kam williams bangs another one the lead for good... the creighton men, coming off a loss to marquette - back at home a

briar cliff won by 22 at the newman-flanagan center, only to lose by 17 in fremont, nebraska. the chargers have already clinched a spot in the national tournament -- but they still have things to work on. "we're a mediocre reboundndg team a a best," said head coach nic nelson. "so i think our ability to rebound andust protect the paint on defense going forward in the conference tournament and then spring boarding into the national tournament, those are the areas that we really got to keep focusing on because if we're going to have an achilles heel at some point it's probably going to be those two areas." briar cliff and midland tipoff at 3 o'clock tomorrow. the semifinals are set in the gpac women's tournament, coming up on saturday. the top-seeded and top-ranked morningside women will host will host dakota wesleyan at 5 o'clock. those winners will play in the gpac final on tuesday. all those teams are locks for the naia national tourney, which starts march 9th in sioux cityty sioux city east will host north in a boys class 4a substate semifinal tonight. the winner will be just

the o'neill, nebraska man charged with stabbing his wife to death told investigators he did it because he thought she was having an affair. 37-year old eduardo quintero is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 37- year old guadalupe quintero saturday night in their o'neill home. investigators say they counted 34 stab wounds on her body. quintero told police he used a different knife to cut his own wrists. he was interviewed by a nebraska state patrol investigator on saturday at a hospital in o'neill. authorities are working to identify human remains found in a field near tilden, nebraska. hunters found the body on sunday. investigators say it apppears to have been there for months. the body has not been identified but is believed to be a male. investigators say there is no reason to suspect foul play at this time. city's argosy riverboat casino will argue its case to the iowa court of appeals today. penn national gaming subsidiary "the belle of sioux city" is challening the iowa racing and gaming commission decision to grant a gambling license to the hard rock hotel & casin

(sheila) the community of o'neill, nebraska is shaken after a weekend stabbing dead and a man wounded. police were called to this house at 320 east clay street around nine 'o clock saturday night. authorities say the 37- year old woman had been stabbed several times. she was pronounced dead at the the man, also 37, was also taken to the hospital, but police have not released details about his wounds. their names have not been released, but authorities say there is no danger to the public. o'neill residents expressed shock at such a crime in their community. allen bentz / o'neill resident "a town this size we don't hear about this type of stuff. you always think it's in the bigger cities. but the way things are anymore, anything can happen." brooke buller / o'neill resident "because o'neill's such a small town you don't hear about these things happening very often," johnny engelbart / o'neill resident "i was just wondering who it was and if i knew 'em." the stabbing is under investigation by the nebraska state patrol, the o'neill police department and the holt county attorney's office,

the nebraska department of roads pulled plows off the roads for a while in northeast nebraska. 3 3 a lot of us will be cleaning up that snow today... that's what we were doing here at the siouxland news studios yesterday afternoon. we got more than 12 inches of snow here... and the winds blew that around into some drifts that were about three times as tall. snowplows... trucks with blades... even some front - end loaders were out all across siouxland last night... trying to clear out roads... driveways... and sidewalks.that's all for now... have a great day! 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 it is wednesday, february 3rd, 2016. welcome back to "cbs this morning." there is more real news ahead, including our interview with bernie sanders. we will ask about the close race in iowa and his plan to beat hillary clinton in new hampshire and other states. first, here's a look at today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >>> the damage is substantial. second story of those chairs are now exposed to the elements where kids would have otherwise been sitting. >>> it walks like a bomb and if it talks like a bomb

services committee will now be heading to the full house. nebraska voters can expect to hear a lot about capital punishment between now and the november election. those who are opposed to the death penalty launched the next phase of their campaign. this is the first commercial "retain a just nebraska" has released. lawmakers abolished the death penalty in may, but a petition drive is bringing the issue to voters in november. death penalty supporters have said they plan to campaign in favor of keeping the punishment. been sentenced to one year probation after he admitted to mistreating an animal. three teens were arrested back in october after a video surfaced of them torturing and killing a cat. the teen had originally faced felony animal abuse charges but admitted responsibility to misdemeanor animal mistreatment charge. he was also ordered to complete 50 hours of community service and follow a curfew. three people linked to robberies in sioux city have pleaded not guilty. 16-year-old jamaal ferguson, 20-year-old robert seaberry and 16-year-old aust

jenna: march 5th is the nebraska caucus organized by the state's democratic party. and with that political event date so near, both campaigns have opened up shop in the cornhusker state. from the abc station in omaha has more. " campaign spotlights turn to nebraska as democrats are preparing to caucus in three weeks on march 5. there are all kinds of visitors at bernie sanders' new nebraska office near 60th and pine.sanders' state director said 200 volunteers have signed on this week, joining five field organizers and four paid interns. "(we've been) knocking on doors, making phone calls, talking to nebraskans," sanders' campaign state director mackenzie ewing dozens of clinton supporters opened her campaign's new nebraska office near 40th and vinton. "i think our supporters are as excited now as they've ever been organization that we successful," state director kane miller said. offer specifics on staff or volunteers but said they'll have presence. "we were going to work hard to earn and this is proof positive that we're living up to that," miller said. both teams

the nebraska women, without big ten assist leader rachel theriot against purdue. first quarter, huskers down four - jessica shepard with the nice look inside to allie havers - nebraska within 2. 2nd quarter - havers is the beneficiary of a fortuitous bounce - havers scored 12 points - but nebraska trailed the whole way in this one. big red led for a total of 21 seconds - ashley morrissette scored 19 four players score in double figured for iowa as the hawkeye women top indiana at home, 76-73. iowa, now 7-and-9 in big ten play. the hawks are at penn state on wednesday. we now know the pairings for the class 3a girls state tournament. cherokee, making its first trip to state since 2005, will take on osage in the quarterfinals. sioux center gets 3rd-ranked nevada - both those games are next tuesday down in des moines. undefeated pocahontas area takes on unranked mount-union in the quarterfinals. the indians are the top-ranked team in 3a. if you own a drone, you're required to register it before you fly it. coming up monday morning at 5, what you need to know to avoid

that's the economic development arm of the winnebago tribe of nebraska. hoping to keep that money in state, ho- chunk is hoping to get enough signatures to put expanded gambling on the ballot in november. but, a coalition is fighting that effort. today, "gambling with the good life" launched its campaign against the ballot measure. circulators are gathering signatures for a petition proposing three measures: to allow casinos, create a commission to oversee them, and require casinos to pay a one-time state licensing fee. "if we can get it onto the ballot, which we think we're going to get enough signatures, we are very positive, the polling show around 65 percent of the people support it," said ho-chunk ceo lance morgan. "i think it's an idea who's time has come. morgan says more than 100,000 signatures are needed, by july, to get the measure on the ballot. concerns over water quality have risen, nationwide, as the water crisis in michigan, escalates. in flint. but, the water and sewer director for the city of norfolk, nebraska, says that's not an issue for

highs over western iowa were in the 40s mostly today. eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota were in the degrees. local the 30s and 4040 mainlylyith 50s south per hour. these tomorrow, and then become much stronger sunday. zooming out, we can see the warm weather headed to siouxland tomorrow--we have 60s in western nebraska and south dakota. the satellite and radar shows just a few clouds, but otherwise, super-quiet weather over the midwest. the stormcast hd shows a big warmup tomorrow, then a cold front sunday that brings a chance of light rain sunday morning, along with strong winds, and of course, cooler temperatures. clear skies. tomorrow's record high is 66 in 1895. my prediction is that we will tie that record tomorrow! winds will be breezy, too. the 7-day forecast is for a chance of light rain sunday morning and strong winds. breezy winds will take us back to front will drop us 30 degrees tuesday and provide a slight chance of light snow. we'll warm back to 46 next friday. here's a picture of geese enjoying sunshine on the lake, sent in by

"tomorrow is the last day for registered democrats in nebraska to request an absentee card for the march 5th caucus. more information is available online at nebraskacaucus2016. org, and absentee cards must reach the democratic party headquarters no later than march 1st. the nebraska state patrol reminds parents of young children to keep them properly restrained in motor vehicles. trooper gina jones says children under age six need to be buckled into child safety seats, and many children older than six still need a booster seat. a gem on the plains - that's how heart surgeon dr. ed raines dcribes faith regional health services. raines says he was planning to join a large hospital in denver when something brought him to norfolk, and he was surprised to find a "facility of the upmost quality." these and more stories can be heard on newstalk wjag, literock 97.5 and 106kix. " " lukas: when we come back... hardwood... story behind her addition to the team. scott: we'll have... abc9 news this morning... lukas voss... and scott larson.... this is abc9 news this clouds from west to east. visibili

nebraska.you can see the blowing snow and hear the heavy wind.those factors combined to force the nebraska department of roads to pull plows off the roads for a time in northeast nebraska. 3 now at this hour... road conditions throughout ideal... and one *major* road is even *closed*. 3 our jetske wauran joins us live now...jetske, how's this storm affecting people's travel plans? 3 well larry, with the snow storm in full swing, travelers are instead, staying indoors. and although it's not an everyday occurence, when blizzards kick in, it's a headache for almost everyone. 3 huge mounds of snow, piled all over the roadscausing treachorous conditions and forcing the south dakota department of transportation, to shut down i-29 toward sioux falls.state officials closed i-29 from tea exit 73 to the iowa border."the wind and the snow right now it's not safe to be driving."south dakota public safety officials say, the heavy snow and high winds are creating white-out conditions with zero to near zero visibility and making monday's blizzard that hit the midwest, has left drivers in a standstill."it

the nebraska women, 7-and-6 in big ten play, hosting number-17 michigan state. jessica shepard has had an amazing season - averaging over 20 points per game - she gives the huskers a 5-point lead there. then just before the half - shepard gets the bucket and the foul - becoming the first nebraska freshman to shepard had 26 points - and nebraska pulls the upset at home, 73-66. the last two weeks have not been kind to the musketeers. sioux city is on a 5ame losing streak, being outscored 20-to-5 in those games, and slipping to last place in the wesstern conference. the muskies were finishing up a three-game road trip this afternoon at waterloo. the blackhawks have lost 4 in a row. and the musketeers get on the board first - trey dodd with the wrister -- garrett metcalf gets a piece -- but not enough -- 1, nothing musketeers early -- black hawks -- meanwhile -- nothing doing -- garrett wait with a hard shot -- gets covered up - cam gornet with a strong showing early. but waterloo just scored to take the lead in teh 3rd period - tax season is in full swswg. ming up m

the nebraska girls tourney starts next thursday. the papaings come out on saturday. day one is or at the south dakota high school state wrestling tournament. elk point-jefferson has two guys in the class b semi's -- dylan colt and zach hueser each won twice. vermillion has two alive for titles in class a, trey hage and carter kratz. beresford and yankton each have one man left in thwinner's bracket. you can see all the siouxland athletes, still alive in the winner's brackck, at the bottom of the screen . finally, tonight... clay central- everly, iowa ffa students pig fundraiser thth week. students put money in n jar to vote for which teacher they would like to see kiss a pig. social studies teacherom nostrom was the lucky winner... and had to pucker up, today. the money raised will go to the heifer project. it's an organization where you buy part of an animal and send it to a country in need. tonight: mostly clear. low: 28 wind: sw 5-10 mph torrow: sunny and warm. high: 6464 windnds/sw 10-20 mph thanks for joining us tonight... the tonight show with jimmy fallon is n

the body is heduled to be transported to the nebraska state laboratory in lincoln later today. lukas we are learning new details in an o'neill stabbing that occured over the weekend ... paul huges has more . "a 37-year-old man has been accused of fatally stabbing his wife at their home in o'neill. online court quintero is charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of 37-year- old guadalupe verdin quintero. nebraska state patrol investigator brad higgins said in an arrest warrant affidavit that he'd interviewed eduardo quintero who said he stabbed his wife because he suspected she was having an affair with another man. more than $2,000 in counterfeit $50 and $100 bills has been turned in to thenorfolk police division, and local banks have turned even more phony bills in to the secret service. police capt. mike bauer says legitimate bills have several security features and more information on identifying counterfeit money can be found online at uscurrency.gov. wednesday is the last day for registered democrats in nebraska to request an absentee card for the march 5th caucus.

the male driver was the only person in the car jenna: the nebraska department of roads has suspended plow operations due to extremely low visibility. officials are advising against travel. jenna: today's blizzard shut down many parts of siouxland. the expected snow even garnered attention from those in other parts of the state. abc 9's bria bell brings us more. bria: jenna, today's blizzard caused alot of businesses and highways to close.. and the fast snow fall did not help those that were plowing roadways in any way. siouxland was expected to receive several inches of snow and some people drove as far as seven hours to lend a hand in clearing streets. "um, well actually we're from the quad cities," says countryman. kent countryman is from davenport, iowa and he says after seeing weather warnings about a blizzard hitting the siouxland area. kent decided he would be travelling across the state to help a local landscaping company clean up the white stuff in sioux city "...went ahead and called sharp here...and i asked him with the size of a storm that was coming in could they use any h

mike: captain paul hattan, he's in charge of troop b for the nebraska state patrol. thank you, very busy day for you. and we will continue to report live. the blizzard of 2016, a groundhogs dayblizzard. more coming up. for news channel nebraska, i'm mike flood. >> so.... it's happening. the blizzard continues on -unabated- at this hour. how much longer will it go? meterologist ben dorenbach is here's theive view in spencer, iowa. also on the way: did the groundhog see his shadow? will it be an early spring? meterologist ben dorenbach is back... ben, it's been a while since we've seen a storm like this! << blizzard warnings in effect for most of the viewing area until 4 am wednesday this will be a groundhog day to remember in siouxland! snow is expected to fall throughout the day and deliver 8-12 inches across the area with some areas, sioux city, standing the chance of seeing more tn a foot of the white stuff by end of the day. the heaviest snow is likely to occur during the morning in which sioux city could have a solid 8 inches on the ground by snow this afternoon.

the madison county, nebraska sheriff's office is working to identify a body found in a field. investigators say hunters in the area found the human remains east of tilden. they say the body appears to have been in the field for months. investigators say there is not reason to suspect foul play at this time. an uber driver accused of going on a killing spree in michigan saturday night makes his first appearance in court. nbc's chris pollone has the story. << 45-year old jason dalton a husband and father of two and an uber driver now charged with six counts of murder plus two counts of assault with intent to murder along with weapons charges. natural sound the defendant did murder mary lou nye" prosecutors in kalamazoo, michigan say dalton conducted that killing spree hours saturday night, all while continuing to give rides to unsuspecting passengers. but as of now, they still don't know why it happened and what, if anything ties the victims together. sound jeff getting - kalamazoo prosecutor :36-:49 "this was not just a momentary lapse, this was not just a crime. there was not s

andrew white the 3rd and the nebraska men, hosting penn state. time winding down in the first half - huskers down 2 - glynn watson junior - money - nebraska up 1 at the half. second half was all about andrew white - connects on the three - huskers, without shavon shields after that nasty fall last weekend. didn't matter - white was 11 of 17, a career-high 35 points - huskers win 70-54. the south dakota men, lost to s-d-s-u earlier in the season - round 2 up in brookings today. just like the last time they met the coyotes started off hot as tre norris hits the three - norris led usd with 19. then later its kasey casperbauer with the step back jumper... swish... south dakota would get lead up to as many as 10 but george marshall seems to calm the long three... jacks down 4 - mike daum had a big game last time he played the yotes... and he played well again. bucket and 1 - daum had 24 - jackrabbits ran away with it from there. s-d-s-u completes the sweep of usd, 85-68. other division 1 scores - northern iowa upsets wichita state on the road, 53-50. w

and was not able to get clear before the train's arrival. 3 the nebraska state patrol has released the name of the man killed in a tuesday morning crash near macy.21- year- old noah parker of macy was driving on highway 75 when his s- u- v rolled and ejected d m just before 9- 30 tuesday morning.parker was pronounced dead at the scene.authorities say their investigation into the cause of that crash is still 3 3 iowa lawmakers are considering another bill to legalize the sale and use of fireworks in the state. 3 a senate committee has voted 10- 5 to advance a bill to consumer fireworks like firecrackers and roman candles. private use of those fireworks has been banned in iowa since they set off a massive fire that destroyed much of downtown spencer in the 1930s. opponents of the bill say it would create several public safety concerns... and are hoping to once again prevent the bill from becoming law. 3 <

eric: call it the unmanned milestone. in nebraska researchers at are taking their drones to new heights. elizabeth: and just wait until you see their lab. andrew ozaki has the story. andy: -- andrew: in the same place husker football players used to break down opponent's air attacks. n.u. researchers are now making break-throughs in unmanned aircraft. tucked in the south part of be the football team's auditorium is now the nebraska intelligent mobile unmanned systems or nimbus lab. >> what we are working in the lab are the drones of the future. andrew: flying robots that can perform tasks like drawing water, -- water samples from streams and rivers, picking up objects, even dropping fireballs to help farmers or fire crews in described burns. >> -- in prescribed burns. >> the idea of sending them up high and taking pictures isn't the focus anymore. andrew: now the focus is how to get low and how to interact with people. the lab started 5 years ago through the computer science program. but since it also includes mechanical engineering

the state. back across nebraska and south carolina. things have been clear into the early evening. we are down to 31 degrees in sioux city. clear skies. 32 lincoln. a little cloud cover to the north in sioo falls. tonight, we will look for a little cloud cover to come back. temperatures around 26 degrees by 6:00 a.m. we will see temperatures warming up but we will add the cloud cover in by noontime. temperatures should be into the middle 30s . we will talk about the rest of the forecast this week and see if things stay as nice as they were today coming up. >>> the city council is looking to erect a few cell tower in the 900 block of south rusten street. residents who resent the tower presented a petition to the council saying a value of up to 80 homes in the area ll be but they decid to move forward with the project. >>> student ins the morning side area will get specialized lessons starting this fall. spaulding park elementary will become the fifth specialty school at the start of the school year. while other schools focus stem education. coating, the arts. spaulding park will foc

the highlights. spencer visits second- ranked harlan in class 4a. in nebraska, the top- ranked south sioux city girls start district play at home against grand island. e dakota valley girls start districts -- agaiait canton. we'll sort out the winners and tonight on k-t-i-v and n-b-c, hollywood game night starts at 7 followed by chicago med at 8 and chicago fire at 9. then tonight on news four at ten.... nevada republicans hold their caucuses tonight, and donald trump is warning his supporters to keep an eyeyout for "dishonest stuff." at a rally in sparks, trump says "if you see something going on that's fishy with the paper ballots, report em to the police." tonight: partly cloudy. low: 24 wind: n 10-15 mph tomorrow: late day mix? high: 40 wind: n 10-20 mph et is up next... don't forget to go to ktiv-dot- com for all of your news, weather, and sports... see you >>> tonight ins an erin andrews court ca >> her most private moments recorded through a peephole. >> why she's now bringing the hotel forhe stalking scandal. >>> then inside charlie sheen's legal battle

the stabbing is under investigation by the nebraska state patrol, the o'neill police department and the holt county attorney's office, which has requested an autopsy. meanwhile, sioux city police say no charges are being filed in a stabbing that sest two brothers to the hospital on sunday, because the men are not cooperating with investigators. police say it appears the men got into an argument and stabbed each other at this home in the 15- authorities say their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. their names have not been released. the man who police say shot eight people in kalamazoo, michigan saturday night is due in court this afternoon. six of those victims died. two are hospitalized in critical condition. update. << good day to you. it is later this afternoon that we are shooting, jason dalton, to make his first court appearance here at the courthouse in kamazoo. the county prosecutor says he believes they have the right man and he is person who is accused of going on a shooting rampage across this city saturday night. three separate shootings. apparently choosing his