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Joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna and im jenna rehnstrom. Going to the doctor can be an anxiety filled event. Tim add in a procedure like a colonoscopy, and for many folks its a recipe for avoiding the doctor. Tim with monitor but march is colon Cancer Awareness month, and so tongiht were going to try and lessen some of the uneasyness. When i recently had my first colonoscopy. The folks at dunes Surgical Hospital allowed abc9 to bring cameras along. While the video you are about to see isnt...

April first. Thats the date announced by the Iowa Governors Office to implement the plan statewide. The proposed plan received federal approval today and would change iowas medicaied to a managed care system following suit to 39 other states. The change has seen stiff opposition in the state capitol. With Senate Democrats looking to pass a measure that would interfere with the medicaid changes. Governor Terry Branstad has already promised a veto if the bill passes. Tim a plea hearing is schedule...

Has come out on top for the third state in a row. A recap is up ahead. Plus. Iowa lawmakers spar over the second ammendment at the state house. Stay tuned for an update on a number of gun related bills and. South dakotas governor met with transgender students. See what they and he. Had to say. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Lukas donald trump is waking up a winner and one step closer to the gop nomination in the race for president. Trump got a big victory in the nevada caucus...

Disappear from the carpet for the oscars. And be sure to tune in sunday starting at 5 30 p. M for oscar coverage right here on abc9. Well have special guest bruce miller of the Sioux City Journal in studio to go over all of the winners, losers and fashion of hollywoods big night. Make sure to tune in for that. Lukas and the oscar goes to. Those five words keep oscar viewers on the edge of their seats every year. But the process of determining who wins an Academy Award is not an easy task. The vo...

Close the prison at Guantanamo Bay speaking at the white house this morning, the president outlined his plan to close the detention fafality in cuba. He wanan to transfsf more detaineeeeto Foreign Countries and work with congress to find a a ot in the us to hold other detainees. Presesent obama saididis goal to close the e ison is about closing a chapter in the countrys history. Keeping this facility open is contrary to our values. It undermines our standidi in the world. It is viewed as a stain...

Gosch said. And is a gift that will benefit families for years to come. All in elizabeths name. Were 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 cotters raised enough to buy the cuddle cot. And donate 2,700 dollars to the neonatal intesive care unit at st. Lukes. That where evelynne spent the first month of her life after the emergency csection. By the way...

A dream the family couldnt wake up from. Forced to celebrate life, and grieve death, at the same time. We would have to ask a nurse to go and get our daughters body from the morgue, or wherever they were keeping her cooled, Jeremy Cotter said. Precious time for a grieving family. But, that grief led to an act of generosity. Last month, the cotters started fundraising for whats called a cuddle cot. Made in the uk, the device allows a childs body to be cooled, at a mothers bedside, preserving the ...

The argosy casino sailed away from sioux city more than a year ago. But, the floating casinos legal battles continue. An appeal, by the belle of sioux city, a Penn National gaming subsidiary that operated the argosy, to the iowa court of appeals in december. That appeal centers on the iowa racing and Gaming Commissions rejection of penns request to extend the riverboats gaming license. The irgc awarded that license to the Hard Rock Hotel and casino, and its nonprofit partner Missouri River histo...

From sioux city more than a year ago. But, the floating casinos legal battles continue. matt today, the both sides went before the iowa court of appeals. Good evening, im matt breen. sheila and, im sheila brummer. Thanks for watching. The Iowa Supreme Court referred the case to the appeals court. matt the appeal centers on the iowa racing and Gaming Commission rejecting a request to extend the riverboats gaming license. Instead, it awarded the license to the hardrdock hotel and casino, and its n...

Commute a little on the slick side. Today will also bbing some gradual sunshine that wont yield much in the way of warmth with highs only in the teens. Tonight is when the real cold arrives with lows dipping below zero and wind chills reaching into the 10s and 20s in most spots, so bundle up if youre going out tonight we wont get much relief from said temperatures tomorrow either as we introduce flurries and snow showers during the day. Its saturday night when the main snow system will move thro...