3 we have some breaking news this evening out of cherokee where police are in a standoff with a person whos barricaded themselves in a home on the southwest side of town. The incident began about two this afternoon. And homes in the area of oak knoll drive near the cemetary in cheorkee have been evacuated. Witnesses tell us that the ate patrol and a a swat team are among the Law Enforcement agencies on the scene. We hope to have an update on this incident tonight on siouxland news at ten on our sister station kmeg 14. 3 3 after firing two employees for wrongdoing at the waste Water Treatment plant. The city is taking steps to make sure things are done right from now on. Today members of the city council got a tour of thth wastewewer eatment plant. To get a better idea of how it works. They also learned that new proceedures have been put into place following the firing of two former plant employees. Those workers were accused of failing to follow testing rules and regulations. And fudging results. Now those tests 3 we are doing some extra testing above and beyond with the dnr has been requiring. We are sampling several times a day, even though they have not asked us to do so. We just want to prove that we are meeting the requirements. The council was also briefed on the trial of a new waste treatment method could reduce costs in the future. Anan. Theyeywere tololabout t anges ananadditions that may be needed at the plant in the future. 3 3 sioux citys airport board is trying to plan for 2016. 3 in a joint meeting today tween the board and the city council. Officials discussed the services the aiport may offer next year. Complicating that planning is that the airports only airline has not yet submitted a bid to continue Offering Service to and from sioux city next year under the federal governments essential air service program. American airlines has operatededwo flights daily betwtwn sioux city and chicago since 2013. Receiving a subsidy from the 3 the service we offer to get out of sioux city and bacacto oux city and making that flexible for people that want to go in out of here, secondly our infrastructure, our runway, the hanger space, it goes for the airport as well air natitial gaurd the airport is also seeking help funding repairs to one of its taxiways, hangars damaged by last augusts windstorm. And other improvementststo its grounds. 3 3 a Road Construction project in morningside is getting another extension to its completion deadline. Glenn avenue has been closed betwtwn south cecelia street and south martha street since the beginning of june. The project was supposed to be done by the end of august. Thats been extended twice ready. First to the end of seseember, then to the end of october. Now the city says that stretch of road will remain closed until the end of november. The new extension is to give the contractor time to complete paving, sidewalk installation 3 3 sleding, snow ball fights and snowmen are all things you might typically see on a snow day. But whwh you might not see, is what gogo into deciding whether or not to Cancel School in the first place. Our kayla novak reports. 3 the process starts as early as three am. Superintendentand theieiteams will start driving the bus routes to try and figure out the Road Conditions. They might also call the National Weather service and other local School Districts to ask how they think the Road Conditions will be for the bus routete butthere is no one formula for snow day closures. School could be cancelled based on Road Conditions, a blizzard on the way, andsometimes snow isnt even a factor. Thth could cancel just because it is a very cold day. But, when making the final call, safety is first priority. You know, i want the kids to be safe. You know, im dealing with 14, 15, 16,17 year old drivers. Once the decision is made, children and their families must to be alerted. Most of phone call or text message system to alert families. We first send outautomated phone message through our blackboard system and we also send that out, now this year, as a text message. Facebook, twitter and even right here on kmeg fox are other great sources for updates on school closures, delays, and early releases. Again we really like to remind people that it is really up to each individual household, the parents, the guardians s students to decide what their best decision is for safety of that day. The key things to remember as the snow storms inhave a way to be alerted by your School System when snow days occur. Try to have a plan for child care and bundle up before you go out and play. Bracing for the cold, kayla novak, siouxland news 3 3 a South Sioux City elementary ready for tomorrow nights siouxland sleepout. Nicholas kleve teaches 5th grade at lewis and clark elementary in south sioux. Each year for the last six years. Kleves class has helped him get ready to take part in the sleepout. They work on the project before school and during recess. And also help raise money to help fight homelessness in siouxuxnd. 3 pretty cool that we were going to help the homeless by decorating a box and that mr. Kleve is going to sleep in a baseball field. 8secs i love teaching the life lessons where we can teacacthese young people how they can give back to the world and how they can be decent human beings and help the world become a better place and change the world for the better. 11secs 3 so far. Kleve and his class have raised 200 for the sleepout. That event will take place tomorrow night at lewis and clark park in sioux city. And our Jetske Wauran will be there live at 5 and 1010 3 3 today students at West High School heard from a former n f l player about the effects of their choices. Former houston oilers playay jeff nealalalked to west high freshmen and sophomores about recognizing the consequences of making bad choices. He told the nearly 600 students that the people they hang out with can fluence their decision making. As well as their efforts in the classroom. Neal ended his talk today by reminding the students to dream big and set high goals in life. 3 3 as the investigation grows into the plane crash over egypt that killed 224 people, us Officials Say there is a chance a terrorists bomb may have brought it down. Our scott thuman looks into how isis could have gotten a bomb past security. And if there will be some immediate changes for us travelers. 3 it may be too early to tell if it was a bomb that brought down the russian airliner, but Intelligence Experts across the globe are wondering if theyll need to step up securitylfor example, could it have e en something undectable by standard screening methods . dan elwell we have to be constantly examining our operations how we do things how the bad guys do things so were always one step ahead. Al qaeda affiliates have boasted of bombs that could breach security in the past, but this would be a first fofoisilwho has claiaid responsiblity. rep royce on the basis of them announcing that they did it attemptsi think its only logical to conclude that theyre cacaying out this type of campaign. The white house, not ruling anything out, says its considering new Safety Measures josh earnest currently the obama administsttion is reviewing a number of different steps that we can take to enhance security for commercial flights bound for the u. S. From certain foreign airports. But former faa executive aviation safety consultant, dan elwell, says many steps are already being taken have beenespecially with us flights. dan elwell the public is aware of just a sliver of the activity by National SecurityAgencies PrivateSecurity Companies airlines themselves, so the one thing the public can feel good about is the amount of effort thats taking place on a daily basis that theyre not even aware. scott standndtag members of Congress Tell us if it is a terror attack, its all the more reason for the us the rest of International Community to come together in fighting isil and supporting opposition groups, already on the ground. On capitol hill, im scott thuman. 3 3 still to come tonight on siouxland news at nine. Whwhh National Fast food chain is jumping on the humane food bandwagon coming up in tonights fox means business report. 3 but first. Hes lost something hes had for 40 years well tell you about the medical condition that led this professor at Morningside College to let students shave his beard. 3 siouxland news at nine on fox 44. With larry wentz, diana chief meteorologist 3 3 3 a siouxland man is getting a new look. And its all part of his battle against cancer. Our kakaa novak has more on an associate professor at Morningside College whos teaching his students a lesson about life. 3 its been 40 years since mark highstad heistad has seen his chininwhen he graduated high school he challenged his brother to see who could grow their beard longer. Since he has refused to completely shave his beard. He has only trimmed it for work, ddings, and funerals. His beard grew down to his chest and ended just about where doctors found his asophogal cancer. Before he continues his chemo treatments, the iconic beard must go. So, the Mass Communication department organized the ceremony to say good bye to the whiskers. The support i have gotten from family, from collegues, from students, has been overwhelming. The students were the first to take a whack at it. But. Since his students are amatuers. Joe peters of own barber hahathe hononoof giving high stad a brand new smooth face. When he first looked into the mirror, he did not even recognize himself. It was surprising. I didnt know what to expect, but i didnt expect this. Heistad hasnt decided if hell need to wear a name tag to class from now on. Hell continue teaching this fall and, if all goes well. He will return for the spring semester. Kayla novak siouxland news. 3 highstad hasnt decided if hell need to wear a name tag to class tomorrow. Hell continue teacacng this fall and, if all goesesell. He will return for the spring semester. 3 3 local Health Officials are warning dangerous infection to stay home. Siouxland District Health says anyone with diarrhea should stay home. To avoid spreading the shigellosis bacteria. So far. 42 cases of shigellosis infections have been reported in woodbury county. And Health Department officials expect that number to grow. By comparison. In 2014 the county recorded just one case of shigiglosis infection. None of the 42 people infected so far have had to be hospitalized. Officials say the best way to prevent the spread of this infection is to warm water. 3 3 Unity Point Health st. Lukes has a special new room for its younger patients. Its a themed patient room especially for kids. And the theme is cars. It will be used by Childrens Miracle Network patients at the hospital. More than 14 thousand kids in siouxland each year receive treatment at st. Lukes. Sioux city ford lincoln donated 12 thousand 5 hundredddollars to help decorate and equip the new room. 3 3 3 taking a look out over onawa tonight on our Blackbird Bend casino skywatch camera. Real november weather has returned to siouxland. Chadll tell us chance of snow. Coming up 3 chad and larry talk aboutut todays weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 as we head through the night, clouds will be slowly decreasing. With partly cloudy skies it will be a much colder night with lows expected in the mid 30s. For friday it looks like theclouds will be coming back and that should help keep highs in the lower to middle 50s. By late in the afternoon it is possible that we could even see a little bit of light rain. Over the weekend look for mostly sunny skies. We will still be in the 50s on saturday, bubuwe should warm into the 60s by the end of the weekend. Another front is headed our way late next week that could bring us a morning. 3 3 3 still to come tonight. How a local business is getting help from High School Students in its renovations. In tonights check this out. 3 david asman says well, forget about asking santa for presents. Ask oprah im david asman with the fox business network. More coming up. 3 as the mperatures drop, its time to get yourrcar ready for the winter. One of the easy things you can do on your own is to check fluids. Ive talked about oil a lot here on auto matters, but it really is the life blood of your car. Make sure youve got the e ight oil going in; you can check your Owners Manual to get the proper type. In the summer, we need our engines to run cool, winter means we want anti freeze. Call it what you like, that fluid in our diators isismportant. You can top that up yourself. Finally, make sure your brakes have clean fluid too; as it ages, brake fluid can absorb water. And in cold temps that n make things extra thick, leading to less than great braking performance. Whether you do it yourself, or have a shop do the work, this is the right time of year to talk fluids with your local car care pros hererin town. Auto matters broroht to you by arnold motor supply. You can find everything you need to get your car running itsbest and youll receive the best service that you deserve. Service is the difference we get it. Visit one of our of your car care needs. 3 3 its getting harder to afford a new home. While oprah is telling the world what she wants for christmas. David asman has those stories and more in tonights fox means business 3 it just got a little more expensive to o buy a home. The 30year fixed Rate Mortgage jumping this week. Its now just below 3point9 percent. The move coming with the possibility of the Federal Reserve hiking rates next month. But keep in mindnd Mortgage Rates are still at historically low levels. Meantime, a lot of investors are liking facebook. Shares of the social Media Company surging to an alltime high, as its making a lot momo money on advertising. And call it a case of the cagefree chicken. Coming before the egg. Panera bread becoming the latest restaurant chain to stop ing eggs from caged hens. The plan will be put into place in all 2,000 panera shops over the next five years. And listen up santa. Oprah winfrey is talking. The media and business momol out withth her annual list of favorite things. Just in time for the Holiday Shopping season. This year shes got goodies ranging from a homemade pasta maker. To a gift box of gourmet cheese. Yummy thas business. Im david asman. 3 3 what a group of High School Students are doing to renovate coming up after the breaeaea3 3 3 3 if youve been up or down hamilton boulevard any y time over the last month. You might have noticed that the burger king at 18th and hamilton is being renovated. 20 years ago. Students from Bishop Heelan painted the walls of the play area in that restaurant with a rugrats theme. Now. As part of the renovations, students from heelan are again decorating the play area there. This time with a farm animal theme. In exchange. Burger king is buying heelan a pottery wheel. The 6th period art class at heelan has been coming to the store after school to do the work. The students are also receiving Community Service hours for school. 3 thats all our time here tonight at nine. We h he to see a great friday everyone mm i like the lemon. So good. And with the vanilla frosting,