Pick them up. Attorney ed keanes Safe Ride Program offers rides to those who shouldnt drive home. Tonight between 7 p m and 3 a m. 3 siouxland taxi will take you within a 15 mile radius of sioux citys downtown to your home. The rides are free of charge, courtesy of keane. You can call siouxland taxi at 2770000 for more information 3 3 its been a great end to 2015 for the food bank of siouxland. 3 earlier this week. The agency received a donation of 10 thousand dollars from the Union Pacific railroad. Today. The woodhouse auto family donated 78 thousand dollars to support the food banks Backpack Program. Staff at Woodhouse Chrysler in sioux city raised money all month prior to this mornings donation. 3 its an awesome feeling to be able to give back, you know we all do well here and be able to give some of that back to Foodbank Program is just awesome. This is the third year for woodhouses backpack challenge. The Backpack Program serves 16 hundred students at 6 area schools each week. Each sack of food given out costs 4 dollars to make. And provides kids with food to eat at home during the weekend. 3 3 a native American Group is hoping for a healthy new year for its members. The Nebraska Indian CommunityColleges Office of tribal outreach held a powwow at west high in sioux city this afternoon. In addition to a presentation on Healthy Lifestyles for the new year. The event hopes to provide a space the celebrates native cultures and a more healthy lifestyle. 3 its very important to the community because its a drug free event, and alcohol free event, and its a family event. Its and intertribal powwow which mean that anybody can come here and dance with us, not just dancers themselves. In addition to this afternoons pow wow. The organizers are putting this evening to give native people a healthy alternative to alcohol to celebrate the new year. 3 last night we told you about texas senator ted cruzs planned stop at Dordt College next tuesday. Now we know hes planning on making several other stops in northwest iowa early next week as well. The stops in carroll, onawa, cherokee, rock rapids, sibley, spirit lake, spencer and storm lake are all part of cruzs cruzin to caucus bus tour. Weve got the times and locations for all 9 stops on our website, siouxland news dot com. 3 3 an update tonight on democratic president ial frontrunner Hillary Clintons planned stop in sioux city next tuesday. Earlier this week. We found out the former secretary of state would be in town tuesday afternoon. Now we know her event will be at the Orpheum Theatre downtown. It is scheduled to get underway at 2 15 tuesday. 3 3 and one of secretary clintons opponents for the democratic siouxland this weekend. Former Maryland GovernorMartin Omalley has three stops planned in northwest iowa. Saturday evening, hell be in storm lake at 5 15 and le mars at 7 30. Sunday afternoon, he has an event scheduled for noon at the mary j. Treglia house in sioux city. Locations for the saturday events are posted in this story on siouxland news dot com 3 3 well, it looks like were sending 2015 out on a chilly note. Chad, how are the temperatures looking for the start of january . 3 with lows 3 bottoming out near 10 degrees. We will see plenty of sunshine for the start of 2016, but it will stay cool through the weekend. Temperatures will remain mostly in the 20s and 30s for highs with single digit lows. From the first alert weather center, have a safe and happy 2016. 3 3 thousands of people in missouri will be celebrating new years away from home. Not by choice, but because of historic flooding. Now. Iowa Governor Terry branstad is sending 45 Iowa Army National guard soldiers to help provide fresh Drinking Water to people affected by the floods. The soldiers will take a Water Purification system and 15 trucks with a 2 thousand gallon water tank with them when they deploy to high ridge, missouri. A community whose Water Treatment plant has been contaminated by the 3 bernardino, california was one of the biggest news stories in the u. S. This year. 2015 also saw samesex marriage become the law of the land. Police and Community Relations became strained over a number of racially charged shootings. And a historic visit by pope francis. Jamie yuccas has a look back at the biggest stories in the country. 3 natsthe december attack on a Holiday Party in San Bernardino california was the countrys worst mass shooting since sandy hook elementary school. 14 people were killed when a radicalized husband and wife team opened fire. Sot obama this was an act of terrorismother Mass Shootings took place at a lafayette, louisiana Movie Theater, a Colorado Springs planned parenthood clinic, and a Historic Black Church in charleston, south carolina. The suspect in the Church Shooting posed with confederate flags, triggering a backlash that led to the flags removal from statehouse grounds. Policeinvolved deaths sparked outrage across the country. In North Charleston south carolina, walter scott was shot in the back. In baltimore, freddie gray died of spinal injuries in a police van after being taken into police custody. And in chicago, newly released video of Laquan Mcdonalds 2014 death touched off community protests, and charges of murder against police officers. Race incidents sparked protests on several college campuses. Including the university of the missouri where the president resigned after the Football Team refused to play. Boston marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev and aurora, colorado Movie Theater gunman james holmes were both found guilty holmes received 12 life sentences, tsarnaev, got the death penalty. Natsthe Supreme Court legalized samesex marriage, prompting celebrations and nuptuals nationwide. Kentucky county Clerk Kim Davis spent five days in jail after refusing to issue licenses because of her religious beliefs. Two escaped triggered a massive manhunt. Three weeks later, police shot and killed one convict and captured the other. The freighter ship el faro and its 33person crew sank off the bahamas during a hurricane. Eight people died and more than 200 hurt when a speeding amtrak train derailed in philadephia. Californias governor declared a state of emergency as the record drought got worse. And boston had the most snow ever more than 110 inches. Natspope francis captivated americans on his first trip to the states. Visiting washington, dc, new york and philadelphia. The nfl suspended super bowl mvp tom brady over deflate gate, but a judge later reversed the penalty. And American Pharoah won the triple crown, the first horse to do it in 37 years. Jamie yuccas, cbs news. 3 2015 also a year of major developments here in break. Well take a look back at the year that was in our own community. Stay with us. 3 youre watching siouxland news at five on kmeg 14, with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxlands chief meteorologist chad sandwell neyenhouse. 3 2015 was a busy year here in siouxland. And as we get ready to move ahead into 2016 tomorrow, were looking back at the year that was. Our Jetske Wauran has a look back at some of the top local stories of 2015. 3 2015. Winter storms kicked off the new year. Setting off a sight rarely seen in siouxland a sinkhole. Residents of the 2800 block of macomb avenue say they heard a loud blast. On the night of in the ground nearly ten feet deep. City crews blamed the hole on massive erosion caused by large amounts of water. January 9th. Deputies were called to a house in the southwest Woodbury County town of sloan when a dog sitter fond the body of 29 year old dustin wilder. 29 year old timothy shrow der schroeder is awaiting trial on murder charges in the case. In february, we traveled to shawnee, oklahoma, covering an exclusive story about an iowan farmer and president of bless you inc, duane drost, who gives trailers and refurbished rvs packed with food, and all sorts of household items, to families who were hurt or affected by disasters all across the united states. In a unanimous opinion, the 7 judges on the iowa Supreme Court upheld a lower District Courts ruling. Deciding sioux citys Traffic Cameras are constitutional. The city is still fighting with the iowa d o t on where those cameras can be placed. April a 6th, was later found on april 10th. Six year old lincoln hilt fell off a dock at Riverside Park in yankton where he was fishing with his family on easter sunday. Despite a widespread search. His body was found about 100 yards from the dock. Autopsy results determined his death to be accidental. April 17th. Sioux city police lost one of their own. Sergeant Jay Fleckenstein was found dead at his home. Fleckenstein had been with the Department Since 1997. At the time of his death. He was a supervisor of the k9 program. Sioux city police and paramedics responded to war eagle park. Finding 4 High School Students who they believe were smoking synthetic marijuana. The teens were taken to the hospital where one of them. 18 year old austin mccloud. A senior at west high school. Died. Later in april, the bird flu hit iowa. Some of the states largest poultry farms. Right here in northwest iowa. Had to destroy millions of hens and infectious bird flu. In may. The Iowa Economic DevelopmentAuthority Board approved an assistance package for the proposed seaboard triumph pork plant. The 269 Million Dollar plant will get just over 13 Million Dollars in investment tax credits. Sales tax refunds. And job creation tax credits. The plant is expected to open in 2017 and employ more than 1 thousand people. In early june. The body of Thomas Bortvit was discovered in rural emmet county. 18 year old Lee Christensen of estherville was arrested in minneapolis. And returned to iowa to face charges of 1st degree murder in bortvits death,. June 10th. Two former sioux city wasteWater Treatment plant employees lost their licenses after an investigation into the plants emissions. Two supervisors at the plant permanently surrendered their wastewater operations certifications as part of a settlement with the iowa d n r. They had allegedly manipulated equipment at the plant on days tested for e coli bacteria. A milestone for siouxlands most wanted. Mitchell meyer of correctionville had been on the run since 1999. When he failed to appear for trial on 2 counts of sexual abusing a minor. Meyer was featured in a special edition of siouxlands most wanted. Bringing dozens of new tips to u s marshals. One tip put meyer in mexico. And with the help of Mexican Federal police. It led to meyers arrest on june 29th. He became the 400th fugitive to be captured since the beginning of siouxlands most wanted in july. More than 30 thousand ragbrai riders kicked off in sioux city, in high gear. To fort dodge. Thousands of riders from across the country, embarked on the 7day bike journey across the hawkeye state. In august. A major employer in the Crawford County city of denison announced it was closing. The tyson fresh meats beef Processing Plant first opened in 1961. And employed more than 400 people at the time of its closing. Also in august. Two sioux city teens were conspiring to rob the Security National bank branch in the hamilton boulevard hyvee store. Heaven zevenbergen and Angelica Perez both accepted plea deals in the case. They will be sentenced in february. In october we introduced you to the uss sioux city. Under construction in marinette, wisconsin. The Littoral Combat ship is the first to be named for sioux city. Shell be launched january 30th and officially join the navy in 2017. Finally, in decembera beloved spencer, iowa teen dies after a wrestling tournament. 18yearold Austin Roberts collapsed on the mats. He was later pronounced dead at spencer hospital. Standard out. 3 3 first alert weather with siouxlands chief meteorologist chad sandwell. 3 3 chad and diana talk about todays weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 3 tournament action wraps up in wayne and wisner. Weve got a recap. 3 in fact the wisnerpilger girls have a chance to win their home tournament today at the shootout on the elkhorn. See if they could beat an undefeated pierce team to do it. Chris neyenhouse is next 3 sports, with 3 3 at 63 the gators of Wisner Pilger entered their tournement championship matchup with pierce on a 3 game win streak. Unfortunately they were taking on a pierce team whos 9 game winning streak to start this season comes fresh off their state championship season from a year ago. But this is the house of the gators and the shootout on the elkhorn is right here in wisner 1 gators down early in this one thanks to big plays like this from Sidney Zimmerer shes goes coast to coast on the steal. Its 199 blue jays. 2 later in the half more from pierce this is Carly Sutherland from downtown its good 3 and then its that zimmerer again the catburgler coast to coast Pilger Bailey batenhorst hits the short shot and 1 it was 2911 though. 5 more pierce this is hailey race off to the races thats two more for the blue jays. 5 gators finding some success inside though. Good passing results in the sydney bradfield bucket. But pierce was up 3116 at the half. They win it 6025. 3 exciting finish between battle creek and lutheran high ne in the third place matchup at the tournament 1 bravettes down 13 at the end of the third here. Eagles not making it any easier with the layin by gina blackman. 2 so back come the bravettes and they went down low. Cassidy gillespie with the short shot. Its good. 3 and then they went up tempo. Kaitlin weinendt. Why not thats a three cuts the lead to 10. 4 battle creek was at their best when they went fast. Katelyn brauer with the jumper. 5 then off the missed shot Taylor Wiemers with the putback. Lead down to 7 with the free throw. 6 off another missed shot its wiemers was down to 3 but the eagles hit their free throws. 5145 they win it. 3 . What does iowa have for an encore after defeating number one Michigan State tuesday . How about heading to number 14 purdue to handle their next big ten opponent on saturday. Michigan state head coach tom izzo says theyve got the chops to go on a run here because the hawkeyes have done some things that hes rarely ever seen in his storied career. 3 i thought iowa played awfully well. And one of the rare times in my career we got for a better choice of words, punked. We got out physicaled, we got outhustled. They got every loose ball they got rebounds i mean the stats can be deceiving. Twice in the first half the ball was knocked loose on the third time we had a chance on a rebound and they picked it up and hit a three. Those are backbreaking. 3 3 over in wayne at the great northeast nebraska shootout west point beemer wins the girls title catholic tops Hartington Cedar catholic 5438. And back at the shootout on the elkhorn this game was pushed back about an hour which is why we didnt have highlights today. The giant killers of ponca who handed Neely Oakdale their first loss yesterday and beat ranked battle creek to start the tournament couldnt knock off the undefeated state champs winnebago. 7863 the final there. Winnebago hasnt lost since january third. 3 3 3 3 have a great evening. Quijano new years fears, fire in a highrise hotel, then in the tightest security ever