15 year old student in his class about having sex with her. And admitted sending a picture of himself in his underwear. His trial is set to begin in april. 3 3 counterfeit cash continues to circulate in siouxland. This time. Some even bigger bills. The South Sioux City chamber of commerce is once again reminding Business Owners to take precaution when accepting 50 and 100 dollar bills. The bill on the top is fake. The one below is real. Theyre encoururing all local businesses to use a a special pen that can ensure which bills are real. And not fake. 3 3 a gas line break disrupted businesses in downtown sioux city this afternoon. Construction crews working near the intersection of 5th and nebraska accidentally hit a one and a half inch gas line just after 1 this afternoon. Rescue crews evacuated several businesses in the area because of the smell of gas. 3 just for precautions weve had our monitors in the area reading. Looking for higher levels of natural gas and we buildings here and secured the areacrews from Midamerican Energy quickly responded to fix the line. People were allowed to return to work a short t time later. 3 norfolk man is facing felony gun possession charges tonight. 38 year old Kenneth Smith of norfolk was arrested after Police Responded to a report of gunshots near the 300 block of south 6th street in norfolk last night. A search of his pickup found a rifle. A 9 millimeter handgun. And a shotgun. As well as marijuana and hydrocodone pills in an unmarked bottle. Smith is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to deliver marijuana and posession of a controlled substance. 3 3 president obama is taking new executive actions intended to curb gun violence. The president s gun control initiatives expands background checec on firearm sales s at gun shows and the internet. While requiring dealers to be licensed. It increase funding for Mental Health care and gun safety technology. While hiring more background checkers and a tf agents. 3 each time this comes up, we are fed the excuse that common sense reforms, like background checks, might not have stopped the last massacre or the one before tt or the one before that. So, why bother trying . I reject that thinking. 3 the president was introduced this morning by the father of one of the children killed at sandy hook elementary in connecticut. Ananjoined by gun victims of gun violence including former congresswoman gabby giffords. 3 the president s announcement has touched off a firestorm of criticism. 3 our Jetske Wauran joins us live now. Jetske, how are local gun sellers and owners reacting to the president s plans . 3 larry, diana, Gun Shop Owners in sioux x ty tell me they dont bebeeve president best solutioninstead, theyre saying the president should instead focus on the real problem, 3 you know it seemed pretty misleading in my opinion. Theres a lot of stuff he covered thats already covered by law. Chase cjeka is the owner of american brothers in arms, a gun shop in sioux city where customers can purchase guns both instore and online. Anytime you purchase a firearm anywhere online it is required to come to a dealer by law. Paul barrett, owner of shooting paradise in sioux city, explains that all licensed dealers have to do a background check for any type of gun. But he also says, guns dont cause violence, its the people who do. Its not the guns fault in all reality, its the person using the e n. Its not the guns fault. Moved to tears, obama recalled the memory of the 2012 sandy hook massacre, that claimed the lives of 21 children. All of us need to stand up and protect its citizens. All of us need to demand governors, legislators, and businesses do community safer. In an apparent efefrt to combat recent gun violence, president obama used executive action to impose new restrictions on gun control. Those restrictions a 10 point plan, including requiring dealers who sell firearms on the internet and at gun shows to be licensed and conduct background checks. Anytime you buy a gun online, it is already legally mandated to go to a dealer. According to the National Rifle association, gun laws in the tristate area iowa, nebraska and south dakota regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. President obama insists he is within his constitutional right to take the action bringing about more background checks. You can go online today and buy a gun, its still going to come e me as a dealer rst and were stilil going totorun the same background check you would do if you bought the gun here in store. Iowa republican senator Rick Bertrand says the Second Amendment is a bipartisan issue. Both republicans and democrats that support the Second Amendment can agree overreached. 3 president obama also wants to hire more than 230 additional bi employees to help process background checks. As part of his push this week hell hold a town hall discussion on gun violence thursday. 3 3 texas senator ted cruz is another big critic of the president s plans. The republican president ial candidate was in siouxland this morning campaigning when the announcement was made. He offered this action at a campmpgn stop in onawa. 3 you know this morning president obama is announcing new executive orders to try to go after our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, well i can tell you right now those executive orders are not worth the paper their printed on because when you live by the pen you die by the pen and my pen has got an eraser. Cruz made another stop this afternoon in cherokee. Hell be at the de yager center at Dordt College in sioux Center Tonight starting 3 some us senators from the tristate region were also quick to offer their reaction. Iowa republican joni ernst said there are laws currently in place to prevent firearms from getting into the wrong hands and we must ensure that they are being enforced. Any further discussion about how best to respond to recent tragedies involving firearms should happen in congress. 3 3 Nebraska Republican ben sasse said the president should be bigger than the condescending rhetoric and political cynicism we saw today. Sadly, president obama is demonizing law abiding gun owners and undermining the legislative process. 3 this approach will n n end heartbtbaking tragedies but it will poison public discourse. 3 3 and south dakotas mike rounds said the executive actions the president announced today will make it more difficut for law abiding citizens to legally obtain firearms and do nothing to fix the problem of gun violence. 3 criminals and terrorists arent going totobey the law anyway. I will c ctinue to fight against the e president s endless attack on our 2nd 3 and we want to know your opinon on the president s proposals. We have a poll online at siouxland news dot com this evening. Asking whether you think president obamas executive order on gun control is not enough, going too far, or just right. You can vote online and join the hundreds of people nationwide whove already shared their opinion. 3 3 3 we got a little relief from the fog today. In all. Just a normal winter day. Right chad . 3 temperatures will hover near the freezing mark most of the day, and as another system starts to push in from the southwest, we will start to see a little freezing rain, sleet and snow. That chance will then change over to mostly snow by friday, with snow likely most of the day lingering into early saturday. Before all is said and done we could see in the range of 13 possible east of i29 with lesser amounts to the west. Once the snow clears, our first push of arctic air settles in for the end of the weekend into early next week. Stay tuned over the next couple of days as conditions will possibly be changing quickly 3 3 senator cruz isnt the only president ial candidate who made a stop in siouxland today. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton held a rally at the Orpheum Theatre in sioux city this afternoon. The event was supposed to start shortly after 2 oclock. But the start was delayed by nearly an hour. Well have more from the democratic frontrunner tonight on siouxland news at ten. 3 3 iowas governor has a plan to improve Water Quality in the state. Governor Terry Branstad may ask state lawmakers to divert some money from the 1 percent sales tax thats currently used to Fund Infrastructure improvements for iowa schools. The money would be aimed at improving efforts to prevent nitrate runoff from farm fields. This water works reported spending a record one and a half Million Dollars to remove nitrates from the citys drinking water. That agency is also suing drainage districts in three northwest iowa counties. Accusing them of not doing enough to prevent nitrate runoff. 3 3 h i v is a disease that infects thousands of americans each year. But it can be prevented. 3 coming up after the break in tonights healalwatch. What the c d c is doing to increase awareness s ways to prevent the spread of h i v. 3 youre watching siouxland news at five on kmeg 14, with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxlands chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris neyenhouse. 3 are you ready for a treatment that can inject new life into your skin . Its called micro skins texture, tone and smooth fine lines and wrinkles. This treatment can infuse and inject topicals such as serums and nutrients dedeer into the skin to achieve better delivery. It uses a sterile cartridge containing multiple tiny needles to puncture the skin. These micro traumas then stimulate the skins natural collagen rebuilding process. Micro needling is safe for all skin colorations, and can reduce pigment when used with brightening product. The biggest benefit it can puncture through time and deliver a youthful glow. So for a shot of youth h serum and a boost of collagen see your local lifestyle professional today. 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Prep, or preexposure prophylaxis, is a daily pill that can be more than 90 percent effective at keeping an hiv negative person from becoming infected. The fda approved the drug, sold under the brand name truvada, in 2012 but the cdc says many providers still havent heard of it. dr. David rosenthal, northwell health, medical director, center for young adult, adolescent and pediatric hiv 1 out of every 3 primary care providers and nurses are not aware about has been working to get the word out. Hes especially concerned about 1324 year olds, like loman, whos in an age bracket thats seen a spike in infections, even as overall hiv rates have dropped. dr. David rosenthal, northwell health, medical director, center for young adult, adolescent and pediatric hiv i think we can bring the new cases of hiv down so dramatically, if everyone that needs to be on prep gets on prep. uriel loman hiv positive kc for have changed a lot of things. Ul it could have. Loman is now a counselor at an lgbt services center. uriel loman hiv positive i want to see the change, the change in my generation. Hes hoping his story will motivate other young people to stay safe and healthy. Kenneth craig, cbs news, bellmore new york. 3 prep is a drug that both men and women can use. The c d c says there are about 40 thousand hiv infections diagnosed in the United States each year. 3 slight chance for light snow during the daytime with a high of 34. Look for light accumulations between a trace 3 first alert 3 ather with siouxlands chief meteorologist chad sandwell. 3 3 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about todays weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 to 1 2. Thursday ll be an interesting day as we should see clouds for most of it. Temperatures will hover near the freezing mark most of the day, and as another system starts to push in from the southwest, we will start to see a little freezing rain, sleet and snow. That chance will then change over to mostly snow by friday, with snow likely most of the day lingering into early saturday. Before all is said and done we could see in the range of 13 possible east of i29 with lesser amounts to the west. Once the snow clears, our first push of arctic air settles in for the end of the weekend into early next week. Stay tuned over the next couple of days as conditions will possibly be changing 3 3 its a sioux city showdown as briar cliff and morningside tangle in mens and Womens Basketball. 3 3 the charger women are ranked 11th in the nation and theyre an undedog in their own city hear from one of the team leaders describe what thats 3 sports, with sports director chris neyenhouse. 3 3 theres only ten teams in the entire country ranked higher in the Naia Division two Womens Basketball poll than briar cliff. And theyre an underdog i itheir own city such is the life of a charger when a trophy case across town houses last Years National championship shrine. Tomorrow they get their chance to settle an argument on the court when they hop on hamilton boulevard and play at number two morningside. 3 of course the chargers are licking their wounds after only their third loss of the season over the weekend at number 14 concordia. Morningside has the number one scoring offense in the gpac and they have a knack for getting to the boards with the top reboundind differential in the conference. Theyve owned this rivalry in mustang head coach jamie sales tenure. Hes 272 against briar cliff. Today at practice i spoke with charger senior point guard rivalry means to her. 3 there have been some instances where you know we see the girls out. I dont know we all remain friendly so you know its funny when we get on the Basketball Court it all like shifts gear a little bit. So instead of being people were more of competitors. So theres a little more of an edge. Its exciting we get to play morningside. Its fun that we get to play the b bt competition and its herand it should be a good game and a good crowd. So hopefully this year we can turn the tables a little bit and come out on top. 3 meanwhile on the mens side the mustangs have won the last 7 meetings between the two. But these two teams have been headed in oppposite directions. The 152 chargers have an 11 game win streak and the second ghests scoring g offense in the gpac. At 510 the mustangs have lost 6 of the mustangs have lost 6 of 7. But head coach jim sykes says the key for his team is to not let the rivalry aspect of the 3 its a Conference Game and being the added insentive that its briar cliff and theyre right hehe in sioux city. Makes it a little more interesting. Bottomomine is its the next game up and to take care of business and it happens to be briar cliff. So were not going to prepare any differently. Were going to prepare the same way for all games. And let the score take care of itself. 3 this afternoon Maggie Schulte of Wayne State College was named as the nsic south division Womens Basketball player of the week following her play in two games last weekend. The 6 foot sophomore forward from wynot averaged 19 points and 5. 5 rebounds per game in conference home wins over southwest Minnesota State and sioux falls. 3 coyote fans will be seeing exciting additions throughoho campus in 2016 as the university of south dakota has selected daktronics of brookings to design, manufacture and install led at athletics facilities on campus. The installation at the new Sports Performance enhancement complex includes new video, ribbon and scorers table displays, scsceboards for the new practice facility, a scoreboard for r ccer and a portable video display for track and field. The dakotadome will also receive an upgraded video display. 3 3 3 3
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