ininarch of 20-15 the sioux city the question, how will they make an impact on sioux city? the list of possibilities ranged from a quidditch tournament, to movie night. but, a project promoting literacy won over all. it's called little free libraries. the concept is simple... "take a book, return a book." each library l lation has a theme and the books inside go along with the theme. the libraries help encourage literacy for all ages across sioux city. "the libraries are going to be a good way for kids access all kinds of books from all over. also be more attracted to reading because when you see these little free libraries they're painted in all kinds of fun colors and stories," said hannah rens, 2015 mayor of mayor youth commission the libraries can be found all around sioux city. for a full list of the locations go to our website ktiv-dot-com. the sioux city mayor's youth commission is now accepting applications for its young ambassadors program. the program is open to allll students grades 4th through 7th. the student must be enrolled in a sioux city public or parochial

the libraries help encourage sioux city. "the libraries are going to be a good way for kids access all kinds of books from all over. also be more attracted to reading because when you see these little free libraries they're painted in all kinds of fun colors and stories," said hannah rens, 2015 mayor of mayor youth commission the libraries can be found all around sioux city. for a full list of the locations go to our website ktiv-dot-com. still to come... iowa secretary of agriculture bill northey made stops in siouxland today. wind chill advisory in effect welcome to subway, what can i make for you? how 'bout crunching into flavor with a fritos chicken enchilada melt? pulled chicken in enchilada sauce, melty monterey cheddar, fresh veggies and fritos corn chips! hurry in today! saturday while the sun was a site to behold for many today, it did nothing to help temperatures as highs were 10 to 15 degrees below average for this time of year. that chill continues tonight when lows will dip below zero and with a little bit of wi

south sioux 4-0 against sioux city teams this season. heelan was playing from behind most of the night. lexi stolen drills the 3-pointer. crusaders trailed 17-6 after a quarter. south sioux keeps the lead. freshman mckenna sims takes the 'drive-thru' lane for 2 on the layup. more from the cardinals -- carissa powell gets the ball down low, and gets the reverse to fall. powell had 14 in the first half. south sioux pulled away late -- the crusaders press, but powell gets 2 more of her 32 points. cardinals beat the crusaders 68-45. the hawkeyes went 2-0 last week, moving into sole posession of first place in the big ten. the hawks have also moved up to fourth in the ap poll. iowa beat illinois 77-65 on sunday to improve to 19-4 overall and 10-1 in the it's their best start in the big ten since 1982. nine of their ten conference wins have been by double digits. going back to last season, iowa has won 12 of their last 17 true road games. "we never panic and i think that's why we've been so good on the road this year," said senior mike gesell.

luke's, in sioux city. "a cuddle cot's main task is to preserve time," said suzie gosch, unitypoint health st. luke's registered nurse. "it's actually a cooling unit that lies in the bassinet. the infant is placed on top of the cooling blanket and it maintains through their "gofundme" page, the cotters raised enough to buy the cuddle cot... and donate $27-hundred dollars to the neonatal intensive care unit at st. luke's. that where evelynne spent the first month of her life after the emergency c-section. the cotters had enough money to buy the "cuddle cot" within the first month of fundraising. today. ben's in next with the forecast. and flying can be stressful, but one minneapolis airport is trying to make it easier. how they're using man's best friend to lighten the stress load. >> << wx timer @ 1:30 overall, we'll see another quiet and mild day of weather with a decent amount of sunshine, although areas east of sioux city will have a few more clouds overhead. either way, most of our highs will be on eith

this is an annual project between the sioux city symphony and the sioux city community school district to expose youger kids to orchestra music tim: hillary clinton and bernie sanders will face off tonight in milwaukee. this after sanders beat clinton in the new hampshire primary. both are trying to gain momentum into the next big contests. joe johns reports. " " bernie sanders raising over six mimiion dollars in e 24 hours after polls closededn new hampshir (nats: cheers) gaining momentum before tonight's crucial pbs democratic presidential debate "bernie, bernie, bernie" descending on new york city in a victory lap celebrating his sweeping win in tuesday's new hampshire primary bringing his anti establishment message to the late show with stephen colbert... (sen. bernie sanders/(d) presidential candidate) "our campaign finance system, our election system and our economy is essentially owned and controlled by a relatively small number of people whose greed in my view is really wreaking havoc with the middle class in thisisountry." and to day time talker, the e ew... (sen. bernie sande

for a company-wide that included the one here in sioux city. today's closing follows outbreaks of norovirus and e. coli that resulted in hundreds of customers getting sick. chipotle is blaming sick employees for the two norovirus outbreaks that the restaurant chain experienced last year. and says tomatoes are salmonella outbreak. well, you couldn't really tell here in sioux city. but it was white out conditions area. how long will it last? ron's full forecast is coming up after the break. we have new information about a sunday morning shooting involving a sioux city police officer. (sheila) if you're just getting home here's a auick look at today's headlines. 14-year veteran officer ryan suffered a gunshot wound to his inner thigh. the man police say pulled the trigger, 18- year-old isaiah mothershed, also shot himself during the struggle with moritz. last week's big blizzard continues to cause problems nearly a week later. lots of cars were snowed in on sioux city streets, and haven't moved since the last flake fell. that's made it hard for cr

south sioux 4-0 against sioux city teams this season. heelan was playing from behind most of the night. lexi stolen drills the 3-pointer. crusaders trailed 17-6 after a quarter. south sioux keeps the lead. freshman mckenna sims takes the 'drive-thru' lane for 2 on the layup. more from the cardinals -- carissa powell gets the ball down low, and gets the reverse to fall. powell had 14 in the first half. south sioux pulled away late -- the crusaders press, but powell gets 2 more of her 32 points. cardinals beat the crusaders 68-45. for more go to ktiv.com. i'm brad pautsch with the sports fource morning wrap. >> ben says it won't be as windy today, and we might ben says it won't be as windy today, and we might even see some sunshine. he's in after the break with the forecast. and new research shows that being active after you're diagnosed with cancer can actually help you live longer. we've got some easy ways that can help you get in the exercise you need.. next. >><< wx timer @ 1:15 wise, we'll see a colder and quieter weather pattern with

sioux city will likely stay under an inch with western (sheila) the sioux city foundry adds a new partnership to their organization. (matt) s-s-a-b and hardox wearparts...a worldwide steel company...offe rs specialized steel making services. the relationship began in 2007 when a customer wanted hardox products. the ceo of sioux city foundry says they're always looking for the best products to sell and offer to customers. he says it's's win-win for both s-s-a-b and d oux city foundry. "there's new inventory, new services, there's new processes that we have. at the same time it's a double edge sword. they grow we grow. we grow hardox grows," said andy galinsky, sioux city foundry ceo. the partnership also means economic growth and development for sioux city. and, it gives the foundry an opportunity to grow their market base. "hardox becomes our largest forces. they cover the entrie midwest they have been covering the entire midwest for decades. said andy galinsky, sioux city foundry ceo. the s-s-a-b representativ e says the strong customer relationship the foundry has with their customers made

we'll start in sioux city. the east boys keep knocking on the door of the class 4a t t ten, but haven't gotten in. the black raiders had their six-game winning streak snapped tuesday. east, 14-4, hosting north, who they beat by 18 back in january. it was pink-out night at east - the 4th annual rich vanderloo scholarship game. first quarter - north down 8 - jailen billings had 21 points - but he assists to trent wilson there - stars within 6. jaylen rees steps outside and knocks down the jumper - rees had 16. then connor murrell pushes ahead to aidan vanderloo - the freshman with the bucket and the foul - vanderloo scored 13. second quarter - black raiders up 30-to-15 - murrell drives - murrell leadadeast with 18 poin and the black raiders handle north, 71- to-38. the north girls at home -- taking on 12-7 spencer. the tigers starting to take control in the third quarter. off the miss, keeley petzenhauser takes it coast to coast for the layin. spencer on top 39- 30. the tigers finding ththopen girl. kendra bauerm

christ the king, catholic church in sioux center is the newest church in the diocese of sioux city... and is an exception to the rule. helped by an uinflux of hispanic memebers this mostly non- catholic area is thriving. "many of our parishes were years ago, um and here we're just new, we're very young, um immigrants, so we're still discovering in one sense who we are and who we'll be, so it's a lot of challenges, but yet their the good kind of challenges, that theres the potential for growth." tim: the church opened in 1992, starting with just 13 families. 250 families now worship here. abc 9's christina have more on why going strong amidst changes from the sioux city diocese. tim: boating in february seems like a stretch..... but with great some folks in urbandale found a a way to make it happen.... page takes us poolside. ""announcer- "boaters start getting in your competitors- announcer "we just went with cardboard floats already so we just strong carboard. maybe make it so we can both row, it would be a little easier." "she made a design with crayons and paper and we stuck to the

partnership totoore than just sioux city schools. still to come... clowning around. clowns from across the country came together for a bit of friendly competition today. it was all aboututhe wind early today as western siouxland saw gusts between 60 and 70 miles per hour with sioux city seeing a 51 mile per hour gust today. the wind is now settling and it will become pretty calm tonight and saturday. conditions will still be nice on saturday be about five degrees cooler than today. we'll see a little more cooling on sunday with highs in the upper 40s with breezy conditions. we'll cool a little more by for t t beginning of next week with highs going back into the w 40s but our chances of rain or snow continue to be very sparse in our 7-day forecast and for now still to come... an agriculture spin-off company will no longer be coming to iowa. find out where its taking there couldn't have been enough "clowning around" at the abur bekr shrine in sioux city today. (sheila) dozens of clowns gathered from around the country for the internat

here's a look at the weather conditions in sioux city. this is a look at the i-29 and wesley parkway overpass... and in spencer, iowa. due to the weather, many schools are closed today, including all schools in sioux city. be sure to watch for the latest in school closings and delays ktiv dot com. many cities and towns are also issuing winter weather warnings... including sioux city. they say travel is not advised for today. reminding people to move their cars from the streets to make way for plows to get through. also, city leaders in south sioux city, nebraska have issued a snow emergency today and tomorrow for people there. that means no parking on emergency routes or you will be towed. don't push snow onto streets, clear sidewalks as soon as possible, stay back from plows and give them room to get by, and limit your travel. the heavy part of the storm should be hitting us right around 8 o'clock, so while the roads aren't too bad right now, they're only getting worse throughout the morning. ktiv's michelle schoening has been following

joseph, which will combine conception andnd no sioux city close - all will mass. however, 40 rural churches will be moved to oratory status, meaning they will not host mass, but will still be used for things like weddings and funerals. tim: father brent lingle (ling-gull) this afternoon at the diocese office. theyeye calling it the proposed changes are in response to declining catholic churches in the sioux city diocese and also fewer priest being ordained. by 2025, the diocese expects available full-time from 58 this year. can't perform all the masses currently held as a r rult, 40 siouxland churches in small no longer off sunday mass. father brent lingle, director of says, "we know that's that, but from the same perspective, we have to make decisions based on the health of our priests and our future ministries, so we can actually reacout to those individuals in a more effective way thanan maybe wewere now." jenna:a: father lingle says for people whose church is closing, they will be able to have access to a mass 20 minutes away or less. changes could take affect

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 one win away from the state tournament. the black raiders beat north twice in the regular season, 88-70 and 71-38, two weeks ago. east is 17-4 overall and are getting votetein the latest ap poll. the stars are 10-12 but are 3-6 over the last t nth. the winner will likely face third-ranked council bluffs abe lincoln in the substate final on tuesday at the tyson events center. game time is 7 o'clock and we'll show you the action at ten. last night, the south sioux city girls became the first siouxland team to qualify for the nebraska state tourney, beating lincoln northeast, 69-57, to earn their 21s1strip to lincoln. senior haley fritza had a career-high 21 points and augusta thramer had 16 to help south sioux improve to 23-1. the cardinals will be the top seed in class a and thursday at pinnacle bank arena. the official pairings come out saturday. class c and d district finals are tonight -

in sioux city, t.j. springer ktiv news 4. >> a radio campaign has already been planned to alert drivers to change lanes when passing bicycles. we could see some sunshine today. ben's got the details after the break. and it's not your usual literature class. how one university is offering a about the hip hop mogul, jay z. >> << wx timer @ 1:30 our window for seeing a light rain/snow mix is closing with those chances dwindling mainly in eastern parts of siouxland early this morning. that along with a little bit of patchy fog will be among the small obstacles you'll encounter today as we see a touch more sunshine than we did yesterday which should help raise temperatures a degree or two into the 40s again this afternoon. winds will also pick up out of the northwest behind a passing boundary and could gust up to 30 miles per hour at times. that should calm down tonight as clouds push out of the region allowing us to drop down into the 20s before returning to near 40 tomorrow afternoon. we'll also see a decen

sioux center vs. western in 2a substate game saturday nebraksa boys class d1 subdistrict -- walthill -- ranked sixth - meeting emerson-hubbard. 2nd quarter -- eh's austin ostrand kicks to tyler emmons on the wing -- buries the triple -- we're tied at 10. walthill running the floor -- grayden hallowell feeds kobe smith for the two handed stuff -- talk about an easy assist -- bluejays pulling away. but the pirates still knocking down shots -- ostrand to emmons for the corner 3 -- pirates back within 6. but these bluejays are hungry -- transition lay-in there for hallowell -- then on the bounds, walthill's fl court press forces the turnover -- jayden sheridan -- walthill drops emerson-hubbard, 83-53. the musketeers lose in tri-city, 4 to 1. it was tied 1-1 after two periodod but the storm scored three times in the third to pull away. it's sioux city's 8th loss in their last nine games. the muskies are still in last place at 19-24-1 the muskies go to waterloo on friday and sioux falls on saturday -- back

name "sioux city" on its stern. "we've been honored as a community a lot of times, but this would have to be one of the top deals," said bob scott, mayor. 20-years, and he says this honor is one sioux city won't forget. "this is the first naval ship to bear sioux city's name," said sen. tammy baldwin, (d) wisconsin. "that's exciting. it's an exciting first to celebrate." "the work to get the uss sioux city to this point has taken two years starting with the keel laying here at marinette marine in february of 2014," said matt breen, reporting. saturday, another milestone. the christening... a ceremonial breaking of a champagne bottle on the ship's bow. "the champagne bottle gets broken, but this day is about the bonding... the bonding between the sponsor of the ship and the crew," howard said. "for the united states of america, i christen thee sioux city," said mary winnefeld, uss sioux city sponsor. "may god bless this ship and all who sail on her." mary winnefeld is the ship's sponsor, and now considered an honorar

fire station 4, 3109 sioux city february 13, 2016 10:00 am until 1:00 pm free sioux city fire rescue facebook, 279-6377 amy scarmon, safe kids woodbury county john jorgensen, siouxland paramedics provide free education on and installation of child passenger seats. there will also be free hands only cpr classes for the public. clearing skies and super cold temperatures as we move from friday night into saturday morning. then another chance of light snow comes together saturday night and into sunday. here's your extended forecast. >> announcer: get ready, because from tired to "chew-spired."

including sioux city. they are also reminding people to move their cars from the streets to make way for plows to get through. ktiv's ben dorenbach is in the weather center with a first check on our forecast, ben. << >> weather ad-lib blizzard warnings in effect for most of the area tonight through early wednesday morning winter weather advisory for county from noon today until today (caucus day in iowa) the calm before the storm. it'll be pretty uneventful with a mix of clouds and sun, highs in the 30s and calm winds. snow and strong winds will move south to north across nebraska and iowa tonight mainly after midnight and continue throughout the day tuesday and move out late tuesday night. there is the off chance that a few snow showers sneak into the viewing area late this evening, so for you caucus-goers, the start of it should be snow-free at 7 pm, but after it gets done (depending on where you caucus), some might have some light snow, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to have your vehicle packed and prepar

walker nickless, dioceses of sioux city. social media bursting, after a proclaimed people's pope injecting his opinion on proposed policy coming from a the presidential candidates. throwing an already irregular election cycle for a loop "when you get information quick and you see a quick headline, or a tweet, or an email, you don't have much time to react and so there's going to be all kinds of fall- to understand better" says bishop walker nickless, dioceses of sioux city. and even with all the political talk surrounding the race for the white house religious studies professorsbruce forbes believes the pope may have beeeea bit misinterpreted with hihimessage, albeit a strong one. "mass right on the border, i mean... he was tryingngo say something about divided people and how in the world can we get people to come together. i think he was making a social statement, but it's a mistake to see it simply as a political statement" says bruce forbes, professor religious studies, morningside college. forbes says religion and politi

"it's an awesome project," said sioux city councilmember dan moore. "they did the fundraising, they did the layout of the course and they took into account saturday in the park. construction begins in the spring. a proposal t tbuild a verizon cell tower in a morningside neighborhood is moving forward. the plan is to build the tower behind the 900 block of south rustin street. after a petition from more than 30 neighbors sent the proposal back to the board of adjustment, the city approved ththplan, today. "we sent it back to them (board of adjustment), they to in additional input from the neighbors, from verizon representatives and they said sioux city council one resident said the values of around 80 homes in the area will be negatively impacted if the tower is built. the city council deleted an agenda item that would have required residents of the rose hill neighborhood to incorporate design standards for the area. the ordinance, approved by the planning and zoning commission, would have required property owners to adhere to guidelines when fixing th

this is video sioux city police posted to their facebook page. they say this man passed several counterfeit bills on february 20th at a local business. the police are asking for the public's help in identifying him. they say the man appears to have a tattoo behind his right ear and tattoos on both arms. if you have any information you are asked to contact crime stoppers at 712-258-tips or detective bill nice at 712- 279-6384. if you would like to see the numbers again, we have them on our website, ktiv dot com. (sheila) a battery blows up - inside- a man's pocket. (matt) as he desperately tries to put them out. keep your eye on the guy to the right. boom! he says an e-cigarette battery exploded in his pocket while he was at a register inside a kentucky convenience store over the weekend. the confused clerk couldn't quite register what he was seeing. (s/ manoj kumar/ employee:11) "i was shocked! i was like what was that? you have a bomb in your pocket? i was like that! you carry your bomb in your pocket? i was totally shocked and just like this my

police custody at sioux city's mercy medical center. ktiv's michelle schoening joins us with the latest. michelle, whated police to the scene? matt and shelia, it all started with a call around 11:15 saturday night from a male saying he was being robbed at building 19 of the valley park apartments on park avenue. a lengthy investigation led police to an apartment inside building 13 in the same complex. officers made their way inside when they noticed a number of stolen items. police arrested, and handcuffed, mothershed. "he was still cuffed. he was cuffed behind his back which allowed him to reach down in the still in the seated position and when officer moritz went to remove him he was sideways and fired from the sitting position," said sioux city police chief, doug young. that's when police say mothershed shot officer ryan moritz in his right thigh. this is video of ritz during citizens academy training in 2015. mothershed has been charged with two counts of robbery in the first degree, and one count of home invasion following an inci

as you satellite imagery the cloud cover going from sioux falls only to lincoln. like i said it will eventually clear out and temperatures will cool off tonight but at the same time warm up friday, 34 and sioux city right now, 37 lincoln and 42 it north platte, and our evening planners is look for the cloud cover to hang around, 26 by midnight and it will be the lower 20s on friday. we'll talk more about a warmer forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> students at modern day school and sioux city showed off their mastery of overcomplicated machinery this afternoon. science class designed and built so-called goldberg machines where you have three simple machines to complete a simple task in the machines goals were to deliver food to officially. >> we came up with the idea during the school year to make a plan and we had to bring different stuff, like i brought racetracks and they brought cars, and a pulley, and made it from online.>> the students use items like toy cars, dominoes and lincoln logs to design and build their machines. >>> pages from sioux city's 100

in sioux city... 3 sioux city public transit is preparing for tomorrow's snowstorm by pre-emptively cancelling all services for tuesday.they say a decision on wednesday service will be made tomorrow.you can find their status... as well as those of area schools and businesses... online at siouxland news dot com... where we've also got links to road condition website for iowa, nebraska *and* south dakota. 3 turning our attention now to the night's *other* big story... the 2016 iowa caucuses. 3 democrats and republicans across the state gathered in schools, churches and homes to make their picks this evening.in sioux city... some democrats gathered at bryant elementary school. our jetske wauran was there and has this report. 3 at bryant elementary school in sioux city, hundreds of democratic voters congregated at the campus gym."that's democracy, that's real democracy,"a packed room with over 300 people, "very groups and backing their preferred candidates, hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley."anytime that you talk about education being more affordable or college for free, that de

in sioux city, t.j. springer ktiv news 4. >> a radio campaign has already been planned to alert drivers to change lanes when passing bicycles. still to come... the decorah eagles are back...and with some little ones on the way. many of us woke up to some pretty dense fog to start off our workweek. while the fog lessened during the day, the clouds did not. tonight those clouds may produce a light mix across the area with northern siouxland maybe seeing some minor accumulation through tuesday morning although we should all stay decently below an inch. we'll also have to deal with some areas of fog tonight into early tuesday. by wednesday, yet another quick moving system will give us another small chance of a light mix by the afternoon hours into the early overnight. skies should brighten better by thursday although some cooler air will move in by then as well with highs only in the 30s by then. we'll warm up some into the first part of the weekend before we a new family. the raptor resource project says a

reporting live in sioux city, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: two campaigns are celebrating their caucus two campaigns are celebrating the heated battle over the hawkeye state last night. jenna: and the results on the republican side favored former texas senator ted cruz. he pooled over 27 percent of the votes... beating out donald trump by three. percent . and on the democratic side it was so close... really a virtual tie. but, hillary clinton edging out vermont senator bernie sanders' by just point-two per- cent . that race so close the iowa democratic party waited until this morning to announce the winner. jenna: if we break down the numbers here locally, it seems clinton was more successful in plymouth county netting 55 per- cent of the precinct numbers there, however in woodbury and sioux county, bernie sanders came out ahead. on the republican side, sioux county fell in line with the state-wide trend cruz coming out ahead there, edging marco rubio by a little plymouth county both choosing donald trump as their caucus picks. jenna: w

"trinity loved the site, they love sioux city. if they ever come back in the future they said they would certaintly consider us. but, it has to do with the oil rket...the price of oil dropping so dramatically really has impacted their customers, a a so the demandndor the facility they were going to build here just really decreased" says marty dougherty, director of economic development for sioux city. jenna: dougherty says spots in southbridge business park are in high demand, so they're not worried about the econic impact of losing this project. tim: a proposed campground will be the central focus at city hall tomorrow night at 7pm, sioux cityty parks and rec, will hold a meeting on thehe fifth floor council chambers at city hall to discuss the proposed campground development project. that meeting is open to the public. jenna: in the wake of justste antonin scalia's death last week. the supreme court returned to work today, chief justice john roberts began the session with a tribute, calling scalia a man for all seasons and with

sioux city fire and rescue has a crew that will sioux city fire rescue has a seats year round. all you have to do is call and make an appointment. coming up on news 4 at 10 siouxland grapplers punched their tickets to the state wrestling tournament today. mark's in later with highlights and reaction from two district meets. << winter weather advisories are in effect for lincoln, lyon, winter weather advisories are in effect for lincoln, lyon, osceola, dickinson, emmet, sioux, o'brien, clay, palo alto, cherokee, buena vista, pocahontas, sac, & calhoun counties this evening through sunday afternoon after quite the frigid morning temperatures did not climb very much for our saturday afternoon. quite steady and really not dropping off this evening due to the cloud cover building in. the clouds are associated with our next weather maker that will come in the form of an upper level low pressure center. this will give us light snow this evening into the overnight hours. the snow will move in from nw to se and will be heavier off to the ne parts of siouxland. that is why the winter wea

tim: we now know the cause of an early morning fire in sioux city. according to sioux city fire rescue a malfunctioning electrical appliance in the basement of the home is to blame. fire crews responded to a structure fire at 3503 lafayette street just after 4 this mroning. smoke was visiable on arrival but flames were quickly extinguish. the home suffered moderate smoke and water damage and the home is red tagged. " everyone made it out of the home safely, they were alerted by working smoke dectors" sioux city fire rescue would like to remind residents to alarms to ensure they work in case of an emergency. any sioux city resident who would like a free safe home inspection and free smoke alarms can contact sioux city fire rescue at 279-637 jenna: the most powerful religious leader in the world is speaking out critically of donald trump. when asked by reporters if "a good catholic" could vote for trump... pope francis said the candidate's plans to build a wall along the u-s mexico border christianity. called out pope francis for being too political, t

in sioux city... jaclyn driscoll, siouxland news. 3 there is no cure or vaccine for the disease and testing is limited. however, if you feel you may have contracted the disease you are encouraged to contact your local health department for further questioning. 3 3 this sunday is valentine's day... and we'll see millions of people get down on one knee and offer their significant other a diamond ring as they propose. 3 but now scientists have come up with a way of *making* diamonds that cost a lot less than ones dug out of the ground.and no... we're not talking cubic zirconium, either, they're the real deal. 3 "(sot-tom moses/exec vp, gia laboratory)"both the size and being produced in the laboratory today are really quit good."coming up tonight on siouxland news at ten... we'll look into *how* these new diamonds are being made... and the *difference* between lab- made and hand- mined rocks. 3 <

project between the sioux city symphony and the sioux city community school youger kids to orchestra music lucas: and speaking of music.... if you're looking for a way to spend your valentines day, we have the perfect way to do it. this sunday february 14th, valentine's day, the pete godee memorial als benefit concert place from 2-8pm. the concert is presented by thehe rd rock hotel and casino sioux citytyand will be taking plae liveint the anthem. the concert will feature 4 of siouxland's best local bands. tickets are a suggested price of ten dollars a person and to attend you must be 21 or older. scott: alright its the moment you have been waiting for... revealing the winner of our siouxland selfie contest. are you ready lukas? lukas: yup! drum roll please! scott:our winner of the contest is... joyce and ed stone of south sioux city! we loved their snow raisins photo. they said that a tripod is needed at their age for a selfie. just a wonderful, fun picture that all of us here on the morning show were a fan of. the happy couple is now the proud owner of a prize pack worth $250! con

in sioux city, no churches will close. here's a look at the four propsed sioux heart, holy cross, which would include blessed sacrament and st. michael, the cathedral, including st. boniface and st. joseph, and mater dei, which would include immaculate nativity. using mater dei as an example, both would with the same priest clergy serving both but, in the rural areas of the diocese, things different, with 40 parishes being oratory status. would d t longer be available for wedding and father lingle hopes that will give priests more time with the congregations they serve... and also keep churches full. father lingle says, "if you look at the millenial generation, they're not interested in walking into a church with empty pews. if they walklk into a parish and you see life, you see vibrant literagies, you see parish programs, they're more likely to connect themselves with that parish and be part of it." still he knows this will be hard, especially for some communities built around the church. father brent lingle,e, director o

flood warning in sioux river at linn don't drown. temperatures, not bad this morning, lukas current prize possession of the iowa air national guard... scheduled to be sent to washington d-c... it'll make it's debut as a static display. abc9 news reporter jess plue has more on the newly re-done jet. "this is an f-100 super saber jet- it' s been refurbished to look like one of the f-100's that flew misty missions in the vietnam war. "this plane was used as a fast- forward air controller. what they would do is fly low and fast, get the bad guys to shoot at them, and mark the targets. then they would call in bombing strikes to get teh bad guys," says david miller, paint facicity manager. although this jet looks ready to go, the inside of the plane has been gutted... with the body repainted to resemble the original camoflage everythign from the original sioux city numbers.. to the actual..captain's name. "it was for the misty that they y ew in vietnam. that's why the tail is 'he' and that's why you see the blue names next to the canopies

luke's, in sioux city. "we would have been able to have her with us whenever weanted toee her," jeremy cotter said. mercy medical center already has one. and, the cotters hope, one day, they'll be available to every grieving family in their time of need. >> the cotters will donate the "cuddle cot" to st. luke's,s,n elizababh's name, on the anniversary of elizabeth's death, february the "cuddle cot" after just one month of fundrsing. if you'd like to make a donation, you'll find a link to their "gofundme" page in this story at ktiv- dot-com. it's going to be another cold day in siouxland. but the good news is therere will be sunshine. ben's got the details after the break. and a teacher in alabama enlisted the help of his students to pop the question to his girlfiend. we'll show you how they pulled off the breath-taking << >> << wx timer @ 1:30 wind chill advisory in effect for northern and eastern siouxland from 6 pm friday through 9 am saturday while it w't be anything cle to a repeat4of the groundhog day

larry wentz, diana castillo, and sioux land's chief this is sioux land news at 9:000000 it's a problem some eateries in siouxland face: restaurant violations. tonight we bring you a >> it's a special problem. report on how the health department tracks down violations. >> how they try to keep food service operations violation free and how they could have fewer violations than noted on the day of their inspection. >> reporter: when it comes to food, you want delicious grub, a nice diner, and a good experience. but you probably have heard it before. restaurants shutting down across the country. >> chipotle subpoenaed over the norovirus. >> bad news. >> reporter: most recently chipotle due to outbreaks of norovirus results in customers getting sick. here in sioux land, there is a group of officials trying to prevent any outbreaks happening. the sioux land health department. >> we are really aiming for this control. >> reporter: the department is procedures be it restaurants, farmer's markets, gas stations, hotels, motels. hospitals, cafeterias. where there is food, there will be inspection

the student must be enrolled in a sioux city public or parochial school, or home schooled in sioux city. student nominations should on. along with the nominations, the students name, address, phone number, and school should be included. all applications should be submitted by april 1st. you can find information on where to send the applications on our website ktiv-dot-com. do you plan on installing or using a car seat or booster seat? the cdc estimates 59- percent of car seats nationally are misued. doing your homework could keep your kid further from harms way. ktiv's sam curtiss has more. << "we always want to look a the owners manual and owners manual of the seat to see that we're doing it correctly," said gerry bennett, with sioux city fire rescue. but what if you bought that car seat second-hand? "we really would like people to know the history of the seat," said bennett. because car seats do expire. and if they've been in a wreck....authorities say they're most likely no longer safe. "it's been proven that in an auto crash children can very easily get thrown around, injured or pos

but south sioux would go on to win 68-45. 3 let's dab over to north sioux. north is winners of two of their last three including a one point loss to number 15 sbl. dakota valley is 13-3.1) late first half now panthers by 8. haley hoffman goes high off the glass for two.2) then just before the end of the half off the steal by anna rasmussen it's hoffman again. dv up by 12 at halftime.3) north comes out hot in the second half. breonna farris feeds lilly yebra for the basket. cuts the lead to ten. 4) off the inbounds mercy oh-ya-dare with the move near the rim. lead down to 6.5) just too much dakota valley though. sarah bohan to claire johnson who does the rest. dakota valley goes on to win 57-46. 3 number two emerson hubbard battling number 6 wynot in the lewis and clark conference title game in nebraska.1. pick up action at the end of the first quarter.. wynot's olivia wieseler with the drive and the layup.. lady blue devils the second quarter.. emerson- hubbard's abby drieling with the bank shot.. game tied at seventeen.3. still in the second quarter.. wynot

"sioux city is not a bad place to live," said flora lee, president of the sioux city naacp. "we have our issues just like any other community but i think we do try quite often to work on those issues. i think we do need to chip away at looking at discrimination and this is the only fundraiser the chapter does each year. just across the missouri river at the marina in the special troopers adaptive riding school hosted a big fundraiser. they use horses and d gs as therapy for physically, emotionally and socially challenged individuals. the executive director says about 80 percent of funding comes from donations. contributions also help keep operating costs low which helps keep the program running. stacy pedersen, executive director of stars. "we have 18 ofofhose in our herd. that would be a big componet of taking care of our horses making sure that they are well fed and well doctored. farrier is expensive." and there was a familiar face on the emcee. coming up next, we'll meet the genius. he can name all the presidents, states, and capitals. and he's only 4. and i'll have your

the winter blues have taken over downtown sioux city. "there's just a lot of concrete downtown," said chris cowell, planner. downtown partners, the iowa initiative for sustainable communities, with the design help of students from the university of iowa want to spruce up downtown with a number of greenspaces. the spaces are meant to enhance the livability and sustainability for anyone downtown. and there are a number of suggestions to consider. "population the number of people that work in certain blocks, shade and sunlight. things that greenspaces needs," said chris cowell, planner. "the downtown greenspaces could vary by simply adding planters to the sidewalks to give that pop of color to areas with benches and swings," said michelle schoening, siouxland's news channel. "maybe rooftop gardens, green walls, planting vines and other plantings on walls in sioux city. utilizing other buildings or spaces that aren't maybe being utilized and make them green," said chris cowell, planner. and the skies the limit on the greenspaces to occupy. "

film-lovers packed the sioux film-lovers packed the sioux city public museum, tonight, to enjoy some jolly time popcorn, cold beverages and of course, some independent films. the 12th annual siouxland film across sioux city with tonights screening of horror, fantasy and science fiction short films. it was the 3rd night of the four-day festival. the event has become popular among siouxland filmmakers, but also with international filmmakers. tonight's screening included films from countries like belgium, sri lanka, poland, new zealand and more. unlike many other film festivals, the audience plays a key role. "we're a very unique festival in that all of the winners are chosen by the audience," said tim bottaro. "and the filmmakers tell us they love that because it means more to them than a panel of critics to have the audience say that they've embraced their film." if you haven't had the chance to attend and would still like to, don't worry. the festival continues tomorrow afternoon from 2-7 in the orpheum theatre. still to come... skimming scam. we'll tell you what to watch out police

in sioux city, no churches will close. here's a look at the four propsed sioux city parishes: sacred heart, holy cross, which would include blessed sacrament and st. michael, the cathedral, including st. boniface and st. joseph, and mater dei, which would include immaculate conception and nativity. using mater dei as an example, both would still offer mass, with the same priest and associate clergy serving both churches. but, in the rural areas of the diocese, things would look a little different, with 40 parishes being transitioned to oratory status. those buildings would not longer host mass, but still be available for wedding and funerals. father lingle hopes that will give priests more time with the congregations they serve... and also keep churches full. fathereringle says, "if you look at th millenial genenetion, thth're not interested in pews. if they walk into a parish and you see life, you see vibrant literagies, you see parish programs, they're more likely to connect themselves with t tt parish and be part of it.

pat mccann, sioux city police. the department will continue to release further information as it becomes available. police tell me the 13 year- veteran officer was treated and released from the hospital regarding the suspect, isiah mothershed, you may have heard the name before. that's because this isn't his first run-in with the law. less than six months ago mothershed was arrested for kidnapping and assualting two people over a drug debt. mothershed was charged with two felony counts of kidnapping in the 1st degree and two felony counts of willful injury. he has yet to be arraigned. if you do have any information about these string of robberies you're asked to call contact crime stoppers. that number is 712-258-8477. in sioux city, michelle schoening ktiv news four. this is the third sioux city in as many years years. back in april of 2013, officer kevin mccormick suffered a gun shot wound to the face. detective mccormick pulled over jamal dean for a seatbelt violation when he was shot. in october of 2014, office

south sioux stops sbl, 71- 59. another inter-state battle between ranked teams from lawton-bronson & elk point-jefferson. early on, the eagles do a nice job breaking the press, and brooke hunwardsen is the beneficiary as she gets the basket, lawton-bronson is up two. elk point-jefferson gets it going -- alexis flynn picks up the loose ball and makes the shot, but the huskies are still down five. the huskies continue to hang in there, a nice pass leads to payton donnelly hitting the jumper, but the deficit is still five. the eagles take control -- lexi binder gets the pass and shot -- she had 17, lawton-bronson gets a big victory, 49 to 46. iowa state is still ranked 14th in the country and are 17-7 overall -- but there's sense that something's not right. the cyclones lost at un- ranked texas tech last night to fall to 6-5 in the big 12. isu blew a nine-point lead in the second half. one of the bright spots was deonte burton. the marquette transfer was making his second start in place of suspended center jameel mcka

in sioux city... jaclyn driscoll, siouxland news. 3 there is no cure or vaccine for the disease yet. and testing is limited. however, if you feel you may have contracted the virus... you're encouraged to contact your local health department. 3 <> 3 "siouxland news at ten on kmeg 14 with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 3 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the upc

luke's, in sioux city. "a cuddle cot's main task is to preserve time," said suzie gosch, unitypoint health st. luke's registered nurse. "it's actually a cooling unit that lies in the bassinet. the infant is placed on top of the cooling blanket temperature that is much lower than normal." that slows the body's changes after death. it's something the cotters didn't have in their time of need. "in a perfect world this thing would sit unused at the hospital forever," said jeremy cotter, father. "but, we know this isn't a perfect world. hopefully, people who do have to use it can get some comfort from it." the unit is the first for st. luke's... "when a family loses a baby, to be able to have this option i think gosch said. ...and is a gift that will benefit families for years to come... all in elizabeth's name. "we're celebrating her birthday," said jeremy cotter, father. "and, this is her birthday present to the hospital and to other families. it feels good to do that." >> through their "gofundme" page, the co

we could even see a few flurries in sioux city as well. in addition to the snow showers, we'll see some areas of fog both tonight and into wednesday morning. it's looking like tomorrow will be the coolest of the next seven days with highs in the 30s. reynolds began a statewide stem tour in sioux city today. reynolds stopped at morningside elementary. dropping in to a few classes asking students about various projects. reynolds says she shares what she learns on these visits with other school districts...like grassroots projects such as loess hills elementary's computer programming designation. students showed off coding projects there. something reynolds says she sees tremendous opportunity in offering in elementary schools. "we're actually seeing the numbers go in the wrong direction, not just in iowa, but nationally, especially with young girls," said kim reynolds, lt. governor of iowa. " if we want to fill that pipeline of talent and if we want to keep our young people in the state of iowa, this is an industry sector that's growing, tha

senator deb fischer was in south sioux city, nebraska today. the senator tweeted this photo saying she was at dakota perk hearing from local residents. lieutenant governor kim reynolds will be in sioux city tomorrow. she will start the day by speaking at the iowa women's launchpad children's museum followed by a stem tour at a couple sioux city schools. a new plan to privatize medicaid in iowa has left thousands of iowans with unanswered questions. former iowa governor, chet culver, visited the siouxland center for active generations in sioux city, this afternoon, to address those questions. several dozen siouxlanders were in attendance to better understand the new plan for the state to privatize medicaid. governor culver is leading the charge for advocates for iowa medicaid, or aim. the group aims to provide a clear voice for iowans. "we're really building a statewide coallition of advocates, providers, beneficiaries, people that are directly impacted by iowa's medicaid system everyday." said culver. "it's a broad cross- section of iowans that

temperatures to 44 degrees in sioux city, 44 in sioux falls, 40 in north platte and 42 in rapid city. the weekend planner temperatures in the mid-50s, a few clouds saturday night. cooler sunday as a cold front pushes through. the we can forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> the good weather good news for sue city's pothole repair business. ey have patch 3200 potholes using 67 tons of asphalt. they are working day and night and expect to see a higher amount this year because of the high amount of snowfall. you can report a pothole by going to field services at 279- 6886 . >>> the art of the brick opens tomorrow in sioux city. be looked for eveveone, not only kids but adults as well. >> the exhibition is special because kids will be into it. they have legos at home. but it is a very mature exhibition. >> this is one of the largest and most popular art exhibits in the world. it will be on display tomorrow through may 8. >>> iowa has reported its first confirmed case of the zika virus. it has been found in a woman between the ages of 61 and 80 who recently returned from a trip to centr

titled 'the sioux city orchestra's users guide'... this annual event gives students an introduction to instruments and the expression of emotions through music. "this is a chance to understand more about music than it just being background noise. it has meaning." with many of the students involved in music themselves"i'm in orchestra and i play the violin." the event provided an opportunity to learn more. "you can play a lot more sounds on the violin than i thought. the children also participated in 'orchestras feeding america,' by donating nonperishable food items to benefit the foodbank of siouxland. "i think last year we had about 500 pounds of food that they brought and this year looks like it's even impressive as they came in and the pile kept getting higher and higher."the sioux city orchestra celebrates it's 100 year anniversary this year. and with the thousands of excited young children, the orchestra looks to have plenty of new recruits for years to come. the students got to show off their knowledge in a guided quiz of the di