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Confident the threat is a hoax, they say they take the responsibility of keeping their students safe very seriously. The argosy casino sailed away from sioux city over a year ago, but the floating casinos legal battles continue. The Iowa Supreme Court has referred an appeal, by the argosys owner Penn National gaming, to the iowa court of appeals. That appeal centers on the iowa racing and Gaming Commissions rejection of penns request to extend the riverboats gaming license. Instead, the irgc awa...

Hit the midsouth today but despite that workers here say, peoples generosity has been absolutely amazing. In holly springs, brix fowler. Authorities are looking for an inmate who walked away from the Yankton Community work center overnight. Minimumsecurity state prisoner, dustin emery, walked away from the unit just before midnight last night. The 26yearold is 5feet9 inches tall and about 170 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. Emery is serving time for grand theft and possession of a cont...

Conditions will really start to deteriorate late tonight early tomorrow morning as some light rain begins to switch over to freezing rain and could accumulate up to a quarter of an inch in some locations by late tomorrow morning. See graphics. Wx timer 40 today is the 30th anniversary of the plane crash involving the Cross Country team at iowa state university. Three team members were killed. Along with the pilot, two coaches and a student trainer. The trainer was Stephanie Streit from hawarden....

Also looking festive on this Christmas Day. The crew working the early shift posted this photo to facebook. Here in siouxland. We have a very spirited bell ringer. Donald baumgardner has been outside fareway on war eagle drive singing christmas carols, and greeting customers. In addition to volunteering as a bell ringegefor the salvation army, donald hands out teddy bears and other stuffed animals to anyone who wanted one. He says he hopes to make the Holiday Season a little merrier for others. ...

Friends and family are coming together to help. They have set up a fund to collect donations for the seven children the couple donations can be made at the tilden bank. The Tilden Library clothing and gift cards for the family. And a gofundme account in tilden, nebraska, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4. We spoke with the sportsmans bar just outside tilden, where bobbi jo worked for four years. They say they are grieving their friends death at this time. For anyone interested in donating there is infor...

Some have taken to social media to criticize local leaders for the way they have spent tax dollars. So, why spend money on studies . Yesterday, ktivs tiffany lane asked local leaders that question. Not one of the major markets in the country, doesnt mean we cant use ideas from some of those bigger arenas here. The Tyson Events Center was awarded 68thousand dollars for a study to look at physical improvements, as well as, a review of concessions and programming. The cone park project had the most...

Charlotte police say the deadly shooting inside a mall on Christmas Eve was not a random act of violence. Sarah hagen reports from North Carolina. Well an active shooter by the offduty officer who shot the armed man is now on paid administrative leave police say the man who was killed Daquan Westbrook has a long rap sheet, including a charge for shooting a 12year old a few years ago. Brussels police have arrested a man in connection with the november 13th terrorist attacks in paris that killed 1...

Tens of thousands of faithful gather today for Christmas Day celebrations at vatican as pope francis delivers his traditional message. Last night the pontiff celebrated Midnight Mass at st. Peters basilica and urged the worlds 1. 2 billion roman catholics not to be in his words intoxicated by possessions and also sounded ary to right injustice. Today, american troops posted overseas are also taking time to Mark Christmas and remembering family members celebrating without them back at home. Heres...

At the time, a plea deal dropped a firstdegree murder charge. Sapp also agreed to backtoback 50year sentences. In october, a district judge cut down the sentence by allowing the sentences to run at the same time. Autumns mother says she is upset about the judges decision but theres nothing the family can do about it. Its very unfortunate that judge jacobson took it upon himself to change what was very clearly written out in a plea agreement i dont think its in his place at all to reconsider the ...

And nathaniel saunsoci. The 20monthold who died in 2006. He sustained severe head injuries while living in a a foster home in south sioux city. Today, was a day of remembering those three children and others in the foster care and adoption system. Ktivs tiffany lane was at the war eagle monument this morning where marchers began their trek throughout sioux city. Tiffany . Sheila, it was a peaceful and prayerful march, with a goal. To reconnect foster and adopted children. And reconnect them with...