The fog wont be nearly as thick this morning as it was yesterday, but some patchy freezing drizzle is a possibility during the first half of the day, so watch out for a few slick spots on the roads. Southerly winds and some limited afternoon sun will help temperatures reach the lower 30s before another chance of light freezing rain again tonight. A few snowflakes might mix in too, but better chances of snow showers will be during the day tomorrow that shouldnt result in anything huge accumulationwise, but a coating is certainly a possibility. Well see yet another small chance of an isolated mix on thursday with some light snow possible on friday before our next big shot of cold air arrives this weekend. See graphics. Wx timer 40 an investigation is underway in the crash of a small plane near pender, nebraska that killed the the plane had been diverted from landing in sioux city because of bad weather. Ktivs tiffany lane has more. Administration officials were on scene to investigate. Nebraska state troopers were also there to safeguard the area. Thomsen says he spoke with an faa official monday. He said that as soon as talked to a mechanic in wayne, theyd come out with a flat bed and asked if i could help lift it up on there, said thomsen. The National Transportation safety board is leading the investigation and faa Officials Say it will take between a year and 14 months to complete. Outside pender, nebraska with chief photographer jordan ogren, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4. The ntsb official is planned to arrive on scene today to begin their investigation. Authorities have released the names of two young women who jumped from a secondstory apartment window during a sloan, iowa fire last week. Nineteenyearold alanna gotto of sloan and 19yearold alyssa boggs of anthon were both transported to Mercy Medical center for treatment and released on january 1st. Woodbury county sheriffs deputy, todd peterson, was first the apartment building. Officials with the Sloan Fire Department said the fire started because of cooking materials left alone. Authorities have identified a rural norfolk man who died after falling through the ice on an atv in northeast nebraska. 57yearold Randall Simpson reportedly drove an atv onto a rural pond just south of norfolk when the ice broke. It happened shortly after four saturday afternoon. Fire officials deployed their ice rescue team. Simpson was pronounced dead at a hospital in omaha. The incident remains under investigation. Thousands of people attended a Memorial Service for the victims of last months terror attack in san bernardino. The mourners gathered at the Citizens Business Bank arena in ontario on the same day that hundreds of workers returned to work at the Inland Regional Center for the First Time Since the december 2nd attack that left 14 people dead and 22 others injured. County offices closed early so that employees could attend the afternoon service. The memorial inspirational music, and remarks by former new york city mayor rudy giuliani, who led the city in the aftermath of september 11th. Giuliani received a standing ovation during his remarks on terrorism. For the fourth day, armed protesters are occupying buildings on a federal wildlife refuge in rural oregon, while Law EnforcementOfficials Say theyre trying to end the standoff quickly and peacefully. Nbcs leanne gregg has the latest from oregon. Group does not speak on their behalf and today reported to prison. s sheriff david ward Harney County sheriff 1 02 1 03 the hammonds have turned themselves in, and its time for you to leave our community. Law enforcement is keeping its distance while trying to diffuse the occupation. Unsettling for local residents, where the county canceled school all week out of concern for safety. s sheriff david ward Harney County sheriff 1 14 1 17 go home to your families and end this to stay foas the standoff. Thousacyesterday in shiite city of najaf condemning the execution of prominent shiite cleric nimr alnimr by saudi arabia. Protesters shouted a slogan denouncing the execution and chanted slogans against the saudi ruling family. Some urged the Central Government to close down the recently reopened Saudi Embassy in baghdad and to boycott saudi products. Saudi arabia had closed its Baghdad Embassy in 1990 after the late iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded kuwait. In basra, the demonstrator s also held signs urging the population, the traders and the government to boycott saudi products, echoing similar calls by shiite politicians over the past two days. In baghdad, demonstrator s carrying portraits of nimr rallied outside the green zone, a heavily fortified district that houses Government Departments and diplomatic representations. Sudan followed saudi arabias lead and announced it was severing diplomatic relations with iran yesterday. The move follows the attack on the Saudi Embassy in tehran by protesters angry at the shiite cleric. Sudan is a member of the Saudiled Coalition fighting against shiite rebels in yemen. Missourians are trying to get things back to normal after a rare winter flood hit most of the state during the holidays. The flood brought record milestone crests along the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Some areas in the state received up to 11 inches of rain. At least 25 lives have been lost in missouri and illinois, which is another state that was affected by flood waters. Many people have lost items within their homes and only have a few personal belongings left behind. The salvation armys red kettle drive was a ringing success this season. At first there was concern that a shortage of bell ringers and the weather might impact this years drive. The goal this year was 180thousand. From the start of the campaign to the day before Christmas Eve they brought in 194 thousand. Thats 14,000 more and that doesnt include Christmas Eve. The money will help 540 families children in siouxland. Plus, a coat drive provides more than 15hundred coats to keep people warm in the winter. The official total for the season is expected to come out sometime this week. If you got a new drone for christmas this year, you might want to check your insurance policy. Coming up, well tell you what else you should do before you take flight. Ben and ill have your tomorrow that shouldnt result in anything huge accumulationwise, but a coating is certainly a possibility. Well see yet another small chance of an isolated mix on thursday with some light snow possible on friday before our next big shot of cold air arrives this weekend. See graphics. Did you unwrap a new drone over the holidays . You may want to check your homeowners or renters insurance policy before taking flight. Liberty zabala reports. Did you unwrap a new drone over the holidays . You may want to check your homeowners or renters insurance policy before taking flight. Liberty zabala reports. Drone got too far away, got out of my sight, and it was windy, so it was just a catastrophe waiting to happen. As drone use soars, so does the opportunities for Property Damage or serious injury. This drone nearly took out a professional skier and in january this drone crashed on the white house lawn. In a crash, the department of insurance says you could be liable and recommends checking with your insurance. You must also register your drone with the faa. voice of Jim Bonnardel academy of model aeronautics 47 56 you fly and you dent your neighbors car. It breaks through a window or tangles up in someones Television Antenna or Something Like that. A lot of them dont recognize the potential for danger. And thats why the academy of model aeronautics is offering drone owners a 2. 5 million liability coverage option for a year. Something that Thompson Says hell now look into the next time he flies. That was Liberty Zabala of a new drone, make sure to check your insurance policies before flying your drone. Still to come on news 4 today. Getting kids to attend school can be difficult. When we come back. One iowa school took a new approach when it comes to tackling attendance. More homework follows you home as you move up in grades at school. One Council BluffsSchool District took on a new approach another issue attendance. And they invited brian mastre along to see how it works. Roosevelt elementary in Council Bluffs has around 500 students this year. There are 38 kids who had perfect attendance for the first trimester. Snow and cold in the forecast for most of siouxland this week. Bens in next with the details. And a tiny remote rural town in utah just got its first cell phone tower. Well take you there and show you how its changing for most of us, its hard to imagine daily life without our cell phones. For a handful of people in rural utah, its everyday life. That is until now. The tiny town of grouse creek finally got its first cell tower, allowing residents there to use cell phones for the first time. Alex cabrero has the story. Of days ago. He found out. He may get to stay home a little more often. s jay tanner rancher 28 30 it will make a big difference. All because. Of this. s jay tanner rancher 32 34 the tower is right up there. Yes, a tower. More specifically. A cell phone tower. Giving grouse creek and its 50some residents coverage for the first time ever. s jay tanner rancher 41 47 even as a cattle rancher, it easier for me to communicate with the people i need to communicate with. s alex cabrero reporting 48 57 now, were not talking high speed 4g cell phone service. I mean, right now, my vernon iphone has extended 3g service, but. It certainly is a start. s diane tanner jays wife 581 00 been lost out in the middle of nowhere. Diane tanner is jays wife. And used to be an emt in these parts. She knows people have died getting stuck or running out of gas in the winter in this extremely rural area. Because. Youre far from anything. And its possible no other cars would come by for days. s diane tanner jays wife 1 141 24 its nice to be able you had, or if you had a problem, to be. Especially if you had a problem, to get some help before its a dangerous situation. Now, these roads feel safer. Though, some people come out here. To get away from it all. s diane tanner jays wife 1 291 32 you can still leave your cell phone at home. Ha . Or, maybe not get one at all. s jay tanner rancher 1 34 1 40 the bankers and all those people, theyre going to be hot on my tail all the time. Ha for grouse creek, the world just got a little smaller. Its. More news and weather for you on news4 today after the break. First though. Heres a look at some of the events on the good morning and welcome back. Were working on several stories for you in this half hour of news 4 today. This morning, president obama will outline and explain the first in a series of executive actions hes taking to tighten the nations gun laws, but critics accuse him of overreaching his powers. The story from washington. And the Iowa Caucuses are less than a month away. Candidates from both Political Parties are getting ready. Well check in with them to see how theyre preparing for the big showdown. And experts say about one in ten americans have some form of Liver Disease like hepatitis, cirrhosis, or cancer. Fibroscan is a new, non invasive liver tests that can help diagnose certain Liver Diseases. Details in healthbeat 4. But first ben is on the outdoor weather patio. For a few slick spots on the roads. Southerly winds and some limited afternoon sun will help temperatures reach the lower 30s before another chance of light freezing rain again tonight. A few snowflakes might mix in too, but better chances of snow showers will be during the day tomorrow that shouldnt result in anything huge accumulationwise, but a coating is certainly a possibility. Well see yet another small chance of an isolated mix on thursday with some light snow possible on friday before our next big shot of cold air arrives this weekend. Later this morning president obama kicks off an effort to tighten the nations gun laws without congress. Hes already getting some flak from republicans. Tracie potts is in washington this morning with more on the president s plan. 33 38 unfortunately we need things in place now because people have just gotten out of control republican candidates accuse president obama of gutting the 2nd amendment sot marco rubio r president ial candidate 43 50 president obamas executive actions limiting gun rights will restrict our lawabiding citizens, not the criminals or the terrorists who target them. sot ted cruz r president ial candidate 52 56 we dont beat bad guys by taking away our guns. We beat the bad guys by using our guns. sot Hillary Clinton d president ial candidate 58 1 09 but you know what the president will be doing in the next week is an executive order. The next president on the very first day could wipe it away. The political stakes are high. The president s doing several Public Events this week to gain public support. Part of the president s plan will require congressional approval. He wants to add 200 new atf agents and 500 million for mental health. Im tracie potts in washington, now back to you. The Iowa Caucuses are less than a month away and Woodbury County democrats and republicans are gearing up for caucus night. It means last Minute Campaign president ial candidates and making phone calls to voters. Ktivs Michelle Schoening shows us how both sides are getting ready. Chair. Iowa officials have launched an online Voter Registration system, despite criticism it doesnt reach every potential voter. The iowa secretary of state says that the system is intended to compliment the options already available to residents. The new system is available through a website developed in part by the Iowa Department of transportatio n, and its accessible to residents with a drivers license or dotissued id. Ted cruz brought his campaign back to iowa. The republican texas senator kicked off a sixday, 28stop bus tour of iowa yesterday morning in boone. Dordt college in sioux center. Thats scheduled for six pm at the de yager activity center. Republican president ial candidate rand paul is also coming back to soiuxland. Hell be at the Sioux City Public Library at one p. M. Hillary clinton brings her campaign back to sioux city today. She will have a townhall event at the orpheum theatre. It starts at 2 15 and is open to the public. The city of sioux city swore in three city leaders yesterday. Bob scott took the oath as the mayor of sioux city. Scott broke a record by becoming the longest serving mayor in city history. He has served the past 11 years and his fouryear term began after running unopposed for re election. Councilwoman rhonda capron began her second term with the swearing in ceremony. She defeated her challenger, thomas venesky, in the election. Council member, dan moore, also took the oath of office as the new mayor pro tem. Woodbury county also gained some new leadership yesterday. The county supervisors chairman, mark monson, stepped down, and Jeremy Taylor taylor officially took the seat of county chairman yesterday, beginning his oneyear term. The city of dakota city, nebraska is one step closer to building an estimated 6. 6 Million Dollar waste Water Treatment plant. Yesterday, the planning and zoning board unanimously approved finalizing a plat survey. That includes plans to acquire an 80foot, permanent utility easement and a parcel of land. The next step is for the city council to approve the plans. Yesterday, sioux city leaders decided to delay a final decision on the pool committees recommendation to close certain pools. If that plan had been approved leeds and cook pools would close after the 2016 season. Both facilities would be replaced with a splash pad. Riverside would stay the same. Lewis pool would close after a new Aquatic Center is built in singing hills. Leif erikson would remain open until the pool is no longer operational. At that time it would be replaced with a splash pad. Director says he understands the councils decision. I wasnt surprised, the council wanted to take a look at where were at in the cip process before a decisions been made, said sioux city parks and rec dir. Matt salvatore. The Capital ImprovementBudget Review begins on january 23rd. The Council Plans to approve the budget on march 7th. One in ten people have some type of Liver Disease. Coming up in healthbeat four well show you a new and less painful procedure that can detect the disease earlier. Ben and ill have your possible on friday before our next big shot of cold air arrives this weekend. See graphics. Many of those patients would have to undergo a core needle biopsy procedure which is invasive and can be painful. Now theres another option. Mindy basara has todays healthbeat four. Step is diagnosing the specific Liver Disease. sot dr. Hwan yoo, gastroe