3 the south Dakota Public Utilities Commission voted 2 to 1 to approve the construction permit. But that permit comes with conditions. Conditions that are unknown at this time. Plans call for the pipeline to originate in Bakken Oil Field of north dakota. Then through south dakota. Six counties in northwest iowa on its way to illinois. Many landowners in iowa are fighting to get the iowa utilities board to reject the pipeline. That board is currently Holding Hearings on the project. It isnt expected to make a decision until february. 3 3 it sounds like good news for the ethanol industry. 3 the Obama Administration is requiring more Renewable Fuels be used in the nations supply of gasoline next year. Refiners will be required to blend more than 18 billion gallons. Thats compared to about 17 and a half billion this year. But its far short of the 22 billion goal congress set when it enacted the renewable fuel standard in 2007. The increase is gasoline is being consumed 3 3 that decision is being met with scorn from iowa lawmakers. U s senator joni ernst says shes extremely disappointed by the agencys decision to set the ethanol requirement at a level less than called for by congress. She adds that the Obama Administration is once again using the epa to impose their agenda on hardworking iowans. Ernst says she remains committed to protecting our Domestic Energy security and promoting innovation in the next generation of biofuels. 3 3 senator ernst joined in expressing disappointment tonight by Iowa Governor terry branstad. The governor saying the decision shows the lack of interest in providing Consumers Choice at the pump, creating jobs and increasing incomes in rural america, and reducing our dependence on foreign oil. Branstad notes that his administration has strongly supported the r f s. With several programs developed in the state to advance the development and use of biofuels. 3 3 today the city had 50 pieces of snowequipment on the streets. Tonight theyre expected to have 12 to 15 pieces of equipment out on the road. Make sure you get your cars and trucks especially off the main streets so they can be cleared. And it wouldnt hurt to do that on the side streets as well as those plows make it into your 3 and then well come back in the morning and evaluate it and go from there. We may end up putting all 50 pieces in the morning too, as of right now i dont know, just busy. Were supposed get more snow and if thats the case, the day crew will be going back out in the morning. Crews will be paying extra attention to intersections and streets across the city, to ensure 3 3 the heavy, wet snow causing a throughout siouxland captured the aftermath of one accident on interstate 29, near the highway 20 exit. A semi hit a car in the northbound lanes. This was just before a tow ban was briefly put into effect for woodbury county. Nobody in either the semi or the car was injured. And taking a look out from that same camera now. Traffic moving at its normal pace through the construction zone. Still. Drivers are advised to take care as the Winter Weather warnings are still in effect here in siouxland. 3 3 believe it or not. Not every accident reported today can be blamed on the snow. Take this one, for instance, at the intersection of west 7th and hamilton. Police say one vehicle ran a red light and hit the other. One person was injured and taken to the hospital. Investigators say they dont believe weather was a factor in this accident. Just human error. 3 todays heavy snow is forced sioux city to delay garbage collection. Residents who normally have their garbage and recycling picked up monday will instead have it collected tuesday. The city asks those off the curb so that snow plows can clear the streets. This only affects monday pickups. People who have their garbage picked up on tuesdays should still put it out for normal pickup. 3 3 and police in norfolk have arrested a man in connection with a domestic disturbance early sunday morning. Police say they found several broken windows when they arrived at the house in the 700 block of west pasewalk passwalk avenue just before six sunday morning. They were invited in by a woman who appead to be the victim of an assault. When officers entered, 26 year old andrea woodshunt of norfolk walked out of the kitchen holding a knife and threatening to kill the woman. Officers convinced woodshunt to drop the knife, and arrested him on charges of terroristic threats, obstructing a peace officer, 3rd Degree Assault and criminal mischief. 3 3 3 the man accused of killing three people at a planned parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs made his First Court Appearance on monday. Robert lewis dear that hes being held on suspicion of firstdegree murder, a charge that could carry a minimum penalty of life in prison or a maximum penalty of death if hes convicted. Asked if he had any questions, dear replied, no questions. The formal filing of charges in the case, and the next hearing for dear, is set for december 9. 3 as more information is uncovered over fridays planned parenthood shooting in coloradoanother discussion is brewing. As our National Correspondent Kristine Frazao reports. Its over whether the suspect should be given a harsher label than gunman or shooter. Domestic terrorist. 3 many would say this man the suspected mastermind of the recent paris attack Abdelhamid Abaaoud ahbdell hahmeed ahbahoood is the face of terrorism. Vo but what about this man . Robert dearthe man accused of killing 3 people and wounding 9 at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic friday. Graphic not long after dear Media Chatter began over whether he too should be considered a terrorist. SotKyle Shideler, its now more than a decade after 911. We have been at a war on terror against islamic jihadists for that time. So theres an awareness of that enemy in a way that people arent aware of other terrorist organizations. Vo Law Enforcement have yet to declare a motive in the colorado shootingbutthere are reports that dear mentioned the sale of fetal tissue a hot button issue during his arrest. Graphic according to the fbidomestic terrorism is defined as acts dangerous to human life which violate federal and state law to intimidate a population or to affect the conduct of governmentoccur primarily in the jurisdictional united statesvoexperts caution that the label of domestic terrorist compared to shooter or gunman could be misusuedsotrichard vatz, if we want to use domestic terrorism, it shouldnt be for one political side against another. Vothere is bipartisan use of the label, when it incidentsotsmartin omalley this most recent act of terror. Mike huckabee what he did is domestic terrorismvo experts like Kyle Shideler shiedler caution its too quick to make that determination. Sotschideler, if i was going to make that determination, i would be looking for other ties to other known organziations or other known individual actors. And a sense that dear is fully aware of what he didkristine stand upthe Justice Department is in contact with local colorado Law Enforcement. Experts say it is possible the department could open a domestic terrorism case against robert dear in addition to murder charges. In washington, im Kristine Frazao reporting. 3 threats against planned parenthood clinics have ramped up over the past few months. Clinics in Washington State and california were set on fire in september. Another clinic in New Hampshire was broken into and vandalized with a hatchetin october. 3 the fight against isis and the american strategy is the subject of our next your voice, your future townhall. The one hour townhall running from 6 until 7. Now, we usually stream these townhalls on line at siouxland news dot com. But this time were doing something different. This townhall will be broadcast live on our decades subchannel, 14 point 2, as well as online. Again, thats tomorrow night, starting at 6 oclock, on decades channel 14 point 2 and siouxland news dot com 3 coming up after the break, u s marshals need your help tracking down another fugitive. What this weeks featured fugitive is wanted for. Plus 3 asman on cam naughty or nice. We now know what a majority of americans want from santa. Im david asman with the fox business network. More coming up. 3 siouxland news at nine on fox 44, with larry wentz, Diana Castillo and siouxlands chief 3 siouxlands most wanted. 3 tonight u s marshals need your help finding a fugitive whos wanted for failing to appear in federal court. Nathanuel downs is wanted by the U S Marshals Service for failing to appear and violating his pretrial release on an attempted commercial sex trafficking charge. Downs is 28 years old, 3 6 feet tall, 3 and weighs 300 pounds. If you have any information about nathanuel downs. Please call the U S Marshal Service in sioux city at 712 2520211. Or send marshals an email at siouxlands dot most wanted at u s d o j dot gov. You can also use the marshals text a tip program. To text a tip, text the keyword t e n all in uppercase 9 9 and your tip to tip411 847 411 . Remember. The information you provide remains confidential and could put this fugitive behind bars. 3 taking a live look out over le mars on our icon ag and turf sky watch camera. 3 were already more than halfway to matching last winters snow totals. And its not quite december yet chads got the latest on our most recent winter storm, 3 first alert weather with siouxlands chief meteorologist chad sandwell. 3 3 3 3 3 larry, diana and chad talk 3 about todays weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 of the area. Tuesday winds will pick up and possibly cause some blowing and drifting snow. When all is said and done, we are expecting 6 to 8 inches across most of the area. Some areas could see close to 10 by early wednesday morning. Wednesday will start a clearing and warming trend with temperatures bouncing back into the mid to upper 30s 3 the holiday gift giving season is here and a new survey highlights the best gifts to give 3 and ever wondered the price tag on the 12 days of christmas. The details in tonights fox means business report. 3 still not sure what to get that special someone for the holidays . This should help. take vo a new survey showing eightinten americans prefer to get an experience instead of a physical gift. High on the wish list are things like spa days, concert tickets, weekend getaways and romantic dinners. Meantime, a november to remember for your 401k. Stocks finishing the month higher. Thinking of ordering those extra fries . A new warning may just change your mind. New york city is becoming the first city in the nation to require chain restaurants to label salty foods. The new regulation takes effect on tuesday, impacting roughly 10 of all menu items. And the 12 days of christmas is getting a bit gifts spelled out in the classic song would cost you more than 34thousand bucks this year, thats up slightly from last year. The price tag on most items are around the same but birds. Like a partridge in a pear tree and two turtle doves. Are flocking higher. Asman on cam thats a look at business. Im david asman. 3 patients with congestive Heart Failure in siouxland have a new treatment option available. 3 coming up after the break in tonights healthwatch. Well ask a Mercy Medical center 3 a new device is changing the way doctors treat patients with congestive Heart Failure. Siouxland News Reporter kayla novak met a doctor to see how it works. 3 this is a cardio mems device. It is a device that measures the pulmunary artery pressure. It helps congestive Heart Failure patients become proactive with their health. This device is usually reccomended for medicare patients who have been in the its a procedure where we have to go in through the vein usually the vein the fibrual area. And we go up the the right side of the heart. And we measure pressures in the right side of the heart. And then we take a couple of pictures and find what we consider to be a good location on one on the pulmunary arteries going on the left side usually and we deploy the device. A couple days after the procedure, the patient can go back to normal activity. Once the device is in place, it measures and collects the pressures in the pulimunary artery, while the patient is sleeping on a specific pillow, which then transmits the data through a cell phone to a secure website where the doctors can monitor the information. This allows doctors to adjust medications accordingly to help prevent the patients from even feeling sick. This proactive routine reduces hospitalizations up to 35 percent for congestive Heart Failure patients. This little device could save lives and money, which is why medicare completely covers procedure costs. Kayla novak, siouxland news. 3 chad will have 3 a final check of weather after 3 area is under a winter storm warning until tuesday, as the snow continues to move through the area. The majority of the snow has already fallen, but we could see a couple more inches by the time this system moves out of the area. Tuesday winds will pick up and possibly cause some blowing and drifting snow. When all is said and done, we are expecting 6 to 8 inches across most of the area. Some areas could see close to 10 by early wednesday morning. Wednesday will start a clearing and warming trend with temperatures bouncing back into the mid to upper 30s
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