Transcripts For KMEG Siouxland News At 5 On KMEG 20151228

And d over night into 3 wednesday morning could see a few more flurries. The rest of the week seems to be quiet but very cold as the snow pack keeps high temperatures below 30 degrees until next week. 3 3 todays snowstorm means a busy day for snowplow operators in siouxland. 3 the Iowa Department of transportation was ready to go this morning as the snow started to fall. Getting prepared by having everything ready to go well before the flakes started to fall. Crews there say patience is important when driving in Winter Weather. Especially if you come across a plow. Take their time and give us some room, know that were going alot slower than the traveling public and just keep an eye for our lights and give us some space. Todays weather across active. 3 withths many as 500 d d operated plows and salt trucks on the roads. For the latest road conditions. Check the 5 1 1 website of each siouxland state before you start your trip. 3 two northeast nebraska women are dead after an accident yesterday afternoon in thurston county. The Nebraska State Patrol ys the crash saw a car run off u s highway 75 and roll down an embankment. Ejecting the two women. 30 year old Brittany Mccauley of walthill and 3 24 year old Brianna Wolfe of macy were pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say they do believe alcohol use was a factor in the crash. 3 3 Funeral Services are set for one of the victims of last weeks fatal truck fire near old Bobbi Jo Kline toeb klinetobe of meadow grove and her estranged husband josh of tilden were found in a burning pickup monday afternoon. Investigators believe that josh killed bobbi jo and then set the truck on fire before killing himself. Her funeral will take place wednesday afternoon at 2 at the meyer brothers Colonial Chapel in sioux city. Visitation will take place an hour before the service. A go fund me page has been set up for the klinetobes 7 children. You can find a link to donate in this story on our website, siouxland news dot com. 3 3 a dixon, Nebraska Family is weekend fire. Fire crews from five northeast nebraska Fire Departments responded to the fire at the Old Methodist Church in n dixon. Which had been remodeled into a house. That fire broke out just before 7 30 saturday night. And completely destroyed the home. The homes owners were able to escape without currently helping them out. The nebraska state fire marshall is investigating to determine the cause of the fire. 3 3 and one norfolk, nebraska man is facing felony child abuse charges for a Christmas Eve incident. Police say just after 11 30 thursday night they were called to a home on a reported child abuse call. The 14 year old male victim told officers hed been assaulted after sendinina text toto wrong number earlier that day. Officersould see clearly visible marks on the teens neck. Police then spoke with the suspect. 41 year old Roberto Martinez senior. And arrested him. Hes charged with strangulation and child abuse. Martinez was initially taken totohe norfolk city jail. And later transferred to the Madison County jail. 3 3 its not just siouxland dealing with Winter Weather this evening. Snow and ice are also creating treacherous conditions for people in oklahoma, new mexico and texas. Cbs Mark Strassman is thousands of residents are storm. 3 an ice storm coated roads, signs and power lines overnight across western oklahoma. Utility crews worked to restore power to thousands. Drivers were urged to stop all travel along the texas panhandle, where snow is blowing and drifting. Amarillo saw whiteout conditions. With wind gusts up to 50 milesperhour. Gov. Greg abbott rtexas 25 30 the roads across the state of texas especially north of i10 remain in a perilous condition. Roswell, nm a state of emergency was declared in new mexico after blizzard conditions moved through the eastern part of the state. Roswell received close to 16 inches of snow. Gfx nearly 400 miles of interstate 40. From albuquerque, new mexico to the texas state line has been shut dodo. I was coming through here because i figured it would be better, but apparently not. Tahlequah, ok saturated, with more than 8 inches of rain falling on sunday. brian berry tahlequah resident were known for getting 40inches a year, we got a fourth of that this weekend. standup close Mark Strassman, cbs news, el reno, oklahoma 1 061 22 and i iall of those elemenen were not enough, oklahoma fefe at leaea three earthquakes in the last day. Including one last night, when a 3point5 magnitude struck 17 miles northwest of oklahoma city. Mark strassman, cbs news, el reno, oklahoma. 3 3 the storm system stretching from texas to michigan is disrupting travel across the country. One of the hardest hit travel hubs is chicagos ohare airport. One of the nations busiest. Nearly 500 flights have been cancelled out of that airport alone. With hundreds more delayed. Those include both flights to and from sioux citys sioux gateway airport. Chicagos Midway Airport had cancelled about 60 flights by mid morning. Weekekd storms in texas also causing travel troubles out of houston and dallas fort worth. And airlines are still trying to catch passengers up from those 3 extreme weather also causing trouble in the u k. British Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting northern england. After deploying more troops to help deal with severe flooding. A months worth of rain fell in just one day in some areas in the region. The government issued 24 severe flood warnings on sunday which are only raised when there is a threat to life. Hundreds of residents have been evacuated from their homes. And more than eight thousand people were without electricity over the weekend. 3 the Iraqi Military says it has recaptured the city of ramadi from isis forces. Mark albert is at the white house with why us officials are cacaing the victory symbolic and strategic. 3 iraqi soldiers battling isis forces in the city of ramadi say they have recaptured the towns government complex. On National Television Iraqi Military leaders declared victory. nats he says the city of ramadi has been soldiers still hold pockets of the city and iriri forces are going doortodoor hunting for the holdouts. Isis has planted ieds throughout the city and it will take time to make the city safe again. Cbs news Security Consultant mike morrell says holding on to ramadi will require sunni tribes working with the iraqi army. sot mike morrell cbs News National Security Consultant the Iraqi Military, supported by sunni tribes those two pieces thats very important. The reason thats important is because thats whats going to have to lead the fight the rest of the way here. standup mark albert cbs news the white house while iraqi soldiers dididthe actual fighting, the us supplied the weapons, the training, and the airsrsikes. American officials called this a symbolic and strategic victory. Symbolic because the last time iraqi soldiers were in ramadi was in may as they ran away in retreat from isiss advance. And its strategic because ramadi the capital of Anbar Province which sits on an important road that leads into iraqs second largest city. Mark albert, cbs news, the white house. 3 3 south korea and japan have reached an agreement on the issue of comfort women a term used to describe women used as sex slaves by japanese soldiers in world war two. Under the deal announced today. Japan will issue an apology and pay more than eightmillion dollars to help victims and their families. An estimated 200 thousand korean women were forced into sex slavery during the war. But korean officials estimate fewer than 100 of those are still alive today. 3 its winter break for most schools here in siouxland. And that means kids have more free time. And maybe requests for sleepovers with friends. Coming up after the healthwatch. Well get some tips to keep your child safe while letting them have fun with iends. 3 youre watching siouxland news at five on kmeg 14, with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxlands chief and sports director chris 3 3 3 sleepovers are always fun for kids. Siouxland News Reporter kayla novak met a child advocate to get some tips on keeping your kids safe. 3 most children love spending time with their friends. 3 but are parents asking the right questions to make sure their children are safe . Mercys Child Advocacy centers amy scarmon explains that meeting the parents of the other child is the first step toward their childs safety. If possible meet them in person, if possible go to their home. And actually see where your child is going to be spending their time. Or if it comes right down to it. Idea to have that child over at your home versus sending your child out if you are uncomfortable in anyway with that situation. If they go to another home. Ask what they will be doing. Who will be home. Or if they will be going anywhere else. For younger kids i think you need to be concerned about them being safe in the car, do they need a car seat , will they be buckled up. Do they have the same rules that we do in ours as far as transportation. After your child visits a home. You also want to ask your child about their time in private. Some questions you may want to ask are. How did you spend your time . What was your favorite part . What was your least favorite part . Did you feel safe . Is there anything else that you wanted to share . A childs fun is just as important as their safety. Kayla novak, siouxland newsws 3 healthwatch was brought to you by dunes Surgical Hospital in association with Mercy Medical center. 3 many of us reach for a diet soda to help watch our weight. New Research Shows we might not be saving as many calories as we think. 3 you may not be saving any calories by drinking diet soda. Thats according to a new study that says diet beverages may make you chow down on more unhealthy food than you realize. The journal of the academy of nutrition and dietetics found that people who drank a lot of diet drinks nded to eat more and load up on highcalorie foods like chips, cookies and ice cream. The researchers looked at the food and drink consumption of more than 22thousand adults for twodays. Those who drank alcohol and sugary beverages had the largest increase in calories. No surprise there. However, those who drank the diet drinks or coffee ate more unhealthy foods, like those loaded with fat and sugar. The researchers say those wanting to eat healthy should consider what they drink in relation to their overall eating habits. There. But for how long . I will have your detailed 3 first a art weather with meteorologist kayla novak. 3 3 kayla and diana talk about todays weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 a winter storm warning continues into early tuesday cold temperatures continue tonight with the snow, as it tapers of. Still expecting 13 inches over night into the Early Morning hours. Tuesday brings overcast skies with temperatures near 20 degrees and over night into wednesday morning could see a few more flurries. The rest of the week seems to be quiet but very ld as the snow pack keeps degrees until next week. 3 todays snowstorm is an excellent reminder that there are still kids in siouxland in need of a warm siouxland in kids in there are still snowstorm is todays 3 todays snowstorm is an excellent reminder that there are still kids in siouxland in need of a wawa winter coat this year. You can help. By donating to siouxland news annual coats for kids drive. Were in the final week of this years campaign. And looking to end on a strong note. If you have a gently used winter coat going unused in your closet. Please donate it you can find a list of donation locations online at siouxland news dot com. And know youre helping keep kids in siouxland warm this winter. 3 number 21 navy takes on pittsburgh in the military bowl. See if the midshipman could withstand a pitt comeback. And Austin Roberts was laid to rest in spencer today. See how athletes, family and friends gathered to remember the phenomenal siouxland athlete. Chris is 3 sports, with sports 3 sports director chris neyenhouse. 3 3 the funeral for spencer tigers senior wrestler, Austin Roberts was held today at the high school. As you may recall a week ago saturday at the spencer invitational the 18year old collapsed on the wrestling mat and later died at the Spencer Community hospital. I was at the funeral today and obviously with respect to the family did not bring a camera inside. Ill do my best to describe and do justice to what was an absolutely beautiful ceremony today. 3 as we take a look at video of family and friends entering a packed field house in spencer the song hall of fame by the script played as we all entered. From my Vantage Point it looked like most any attempt to maintain a dry eye was absolutely futile. Austins wrestling coaches and his football coach eulagized the young man knicknamed jaws loved for his goofy antics and gentle disposition. His wrestling teammates today were his sket bearers. His Athletic Director david brown talked about what it meant to bring the Spencer Community together today. 3 its tough when you get in there and the Roberts Family all pulled together and came to the event as a group. Our students were there in another section in the group and the other wrestlers were there and the staff was there. Its just kind of nice for everyone to be there in one place and kind of go through the final part of this first process for us which is some closure to the last nine days. And get ready on what happens next. Weve got wreslting season still going on and basketball season at the high school. And everything kind of got put on pause the moment everything happened last saturday. Spirit lake sent a Sergeant Bluffluton was reprsented as were other schools. Brown says the school is unsure if it will still attend saturdays scheduled wrestling meet in clarion. But should be ready to go for the next home meet january 7th. He says honoring austin today helps move on to the next stage of the grieving process for the entire community. 3 for us to be able to put closure on this first part and figure out how to best honor austin moving forward certainly with the wrestling team but with every activity we have at the school. Its a process were learning as we go. Helping each other out with pats on the backs and a hug every once in a while and maybe pull someone aside for a quick cry and get a smack on the rear and get right back in there. 3 and with that we get right back in there with the military bowl. Pittsburgh and navy tied at 7 in the first quarter. Navy inside the 10yard line. Keenan reynolds on the keeper, cuts back to the right and finds the endzone for the 5yard td run its 147. Reynolds on that touchdown, tied the fbs record score in the secondreynolds drops back off the play action fake and findstyler carmona in the endzone for the 11yard td pass it was 217 late. Pittsburgh rallied but navy pulled away 4428 the final. 3 3 3 3 windy conditions with cold temperatures continue tonight with the snow, as it tapers of. Still expecting 13 inches over night into the Early Morning hours. Tuesday brings overcast skies with temperatures near 20 degrees and over night into wednesday morning could see a few more flurries. The rest of the week seems to be quiet but very cold as the snow pack keeps high temperatures below 30 degrees until next week. 3