Handed over the cash. The women were arrested a few days later and admitted to staging the robbery. Ktivs tiffany lane is covering todays sentencings and will have the details tonight on news four. South dakotas Death Penalty would be repealed under a measure thats being considered today by the Senate State Affairs committee. The bills main sponsor is republican senator arthur rusch of vermillion. Hes a former judge who has prosecuted a Death Penalty case. Rusch told the committee this morning hes seen firsthand how costly and hard and court personnel. He says Death Penalty cases are unfairly taxing on county governments and he doesnt believe the punishment is an effective crime deterrent. Last year, the same two measures to repeal or limit the Death Penalty. A pair of bills in the Iowa Legislature that would increase the speed limit on rural twolane roads are raising concerns among some authorities. A subcommittee has approved measures that would increase the hour. Safety at the iowa dot says when speeds increase, fatalities increase. Woodbury county sheriff dave drew says it would be best to leave the speed limit alone. He says when you speed up five or ten miles per hour, you increase your injuries and Property Damage if you have an accident. Weather adlib a light snow dusting will greet some northwest iowans southeast south dakotans early this morning, so plan for a slightly longer morning commute where some roads will be snowcovered. Snow will quickly move southeast this morning and exit by lunchtime leaving us with a coating of snow up to an inch or two farther north and east, mostly cloudy and temperatures in the 20s. Clouds should stick around for the most part tonight which will fall short in the Sunshine Department again thursday with similar temperatures and perhaps another quick snow dusting late tomorrow evening over northwest iowa. Well continue our cold trend into the weekend when temperatures are forecast to drop below zero friday night and top out in the teens saturday afternoon with a chance of snow showers. Valentines day will bring a decent temperature hike into the 30s with yet another chance of snow showers. Much better warming into the 40s is expected next week see graphics. The socalled establishment s of both Political Parties have been rocked to the core with the outcome of the New Hampshire primary. The outsiders won, and won big. Now, they set their sights on South Carolina. Nbcs Chris Clackum has more. Second. Albeit a distant second. He, too was the on the today show. John kasich r president ial candidate i was the only one with a really positive message. Disappointed by how surprisingly poor he did, marco rubio remains unfazed. Marco rubio r president ial candidate i think in the months and weeks to come, youre not gong to see anyone work harder or more passionately. Ted cruz came in third. But is expected to have a better showing in South Carolina where the next republican primary takes place february 20th. The 20th is also when the democrats next face off. In nevada. After Bernie Sanders turned his underdog campaign into a real fight in New Hampshire. Bernie sanders d president ial candidate together we have sent a message that will echo from wall street to washington. While Hillary Clintons campaign was bruised by the margin of her loss, she struck a note of confidence tuesday night Hillary Clinton d president ial candidate its not whether you get knocked down, its about whether you get back up. One casualty of New Hampshire. Chris christie is said to be contemplating an end to his the morning after his big win in New Hampshire, Bernie Sanders met oneonone with the reverend al sharpton at a landmark harlem restaurant. Sharpton says they discussed issues that affect the African AmericanCommunity Around the country including affirmative action, Police Brutality and the water disaster in flint, michigan. Rev. Al sharpton civil rights activist my concern is that in january of next year, for the first time in American History a black family will be moving out of the white house. I do not want black concerns to be moved out with them. Sharpton says he plans to meet with Hillary Clinton next week. He says he wont endorse any candidate until after that meeting. Voters have approved a 16million dollar bond issue to pay for improvements at all five campuses of Iowa Lakes Community college. The measure passed with 63 percent approval at the polls tuesday. It needed 60 percent to pass. Homeowners will pay an extra 11dollars and 70cents per 100thousand dollar ilcc is based in estherville. It serves 12 counties in nortwest and North Central iowa. The Sioux City School district has presented its initial Contract Offer to teachers. The district is proposing a 1point14 percent pay increase for district employees. The union asked for a sixpercent increase for salaried teachers in its initial proposal. The two sides will now try to hammer out a deal. Superintendent dr. Paul gausman says its a challenge to negotiate this time of year because it isnt known yet how much state aid the district will receive. Based on all the conversations weve had with the legislatures. We have a rough idea what could happen here; so the board had to open in a position they felt like they coud certainly afford, said dr. Paul gausman, superintendent of schools. The contract negotiations will be private from this point forward. The woodry county Sheriffs Office will provide Law Enforcement services to correctionvil le. Deal on tuesday. Sheriff dave drew says he sees the agreement as a necessity for rural communities. He says having one or two Police Officers can drain the budget of a small town. I think the visibility of having the Sheriffs Office there and the stability helps the communities. Its been well received by the communities. I think theres been some concern in the beginning, but they found that it just provides better protection, said Woodbury County sheriff, dave drew. Every town in Woodbury County has signed a deal like this with the Sheriffs Office except for moville. A Wild Elephant went on a rampage in west india today causing a lot of damage. The panicked pachyderm ran amok, smashing homes and sending frightened running. The female elephant had wandered into town from a nearby forest. A forest officer said the elephant appeared to be a loner, and was likely searching for food. The elephant did not animal, authorities shot it with a tranquilizer gun and used a crane to remove it from town. This is usually the sign that mardi gras festivities in new orleans are over. Police did their traditional street sweep at midnight last night, after the parades came to an end. Mayor Mitch Landrieu joined the officers on horseback. The move is largely symbolic because bars stay open anyway. More than amillion people usually come to new orleans for mardi gras. Parts of siouxland got a fresh layer of light snow this morning. Whats ahead . Stay tuned for the forecast from meterologist Ben Dorenbach coming up next on news four at noon. Heres the live view from our skycam in spencer, iowa, where its and degrees some areas saw a little bit of another chance of snow showers. Much better warming into the 40s is expected next week see graphics. Military veterans were treated to a valentines meal last night, put on by the local group, support siouxland soldiers. Volunteers served walking tacos and soup. Veterans were given valentines day cards made by local students. And they got free haircuts and sacks of groceries to take home. Organizers say theres a big need for veterans services. About six months ago, we were averaging about 245 families here, of veterans, their wives, their kids. And last month, in december, we had 545 families join us, and tonight were looking at another 545 to 600 veterans coming. Said sam hacker, Community Relations director for support siouxland soldiers. There will be another food for veterans event in april. Nebraska lawmakers hear from farmers. And school officials. On the governors property tax plan. And later, the dad who says his kids were late to school. Because they were at a drawing praise from nebraskas Farming Community and opposition from school officials, who would face new restrictions on raising local taxes. Both sides argued their case to the legislatures education committee. Farmers testified that property taxes have increased even though the economy has weakened. School Officials Say the state should increase its funding for k12 education. Ricketts says the bill strikes a balance because some farmers and ranchers believe it doesnt do enough, while some school Officials Say its too burdensome. Woodbury county officials are looking at ways to boost its smaller communities. The Rural Economic Development department is proposing to use local option sales tax dollars to come up with Economic Development plans for the towns. It would look at factors like future land use, zoning ordinances, and economic and community development. Moville and Sergeant Bluff already have plans, but 11 other communities dont. What im trying to do is help these communities do some long range take a hard look at their community, their existing capacities and find out what do you want your community too look like in the next 20, 30 years, said Woodbury CountyRural Economic Development director, david gleiser. The county plans to apply for a Rural Development grant from the u. S. Department of agriculture to help fund the effort. Stocks are edging mostly higher. Traders were encouraged by word from fed chair bank is not in a hurry to raise interest rates. A nineyear business relationship has evolved into a partnership for the sioux city foundry. Its struck a deal with ss ab and hardox wearparts, an International Company that offers specialized steel making. The foundrys ceo calls the new partnership a winwin for both companies. Theres new inventory, new services, theres new processes that we have. At the same time its a double edge sword. They grow we grow. We grow hardox grows, said andy galinsky, sioux city foundry ceo. The Partnership Gives the sioux city foundry an opportunity to grow its market base. Hardox becomes our largest sales forces. They cover the entrie midwest they have been covering the entire midwest for decades. Said andy galinsky, sioux city foundry ceo. Ssab says the Strong Customer relationship the foundry has with its customers made the partnership an easy decison. Still ahead epic excuse. A dad says his kids were late for school because. They were at a Bruce Springsteen concert. And it was a sight drivers on a phoenix freeway couldnt believe. Meet the puppy who was stranded on a median. And her new owners heres a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam. Bruce springsteen made my kids late for school. It may sound crazy, but its what a new york dad told his kids teachers. Patrick papino took his 7 and 12yearold kids to a springsteen concert monday night. They didnt get home until early tuesday morning, so papino let the kids sleep in and sent the epic note to school with them. Patrick papino wrote springsteen excuse we live life by three rules. Be kind to everyone you can. Help as many people as you can. And when the boss brings the band to town, be there. Believe it or not, the excuse may fly because one of the teachers was also at the concert. Mom, however, is also a teacher and not too thrilled with the whole situation. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But in the case of a little pup a picture is worth a new home. Monique griego has the story. To fly down your face because shes going to okay. Many years ago, we had a dog that looked like dottie. So when we saw her huddled on that median, our hearts went out to her. Denis and marci are retired and have plenty of time to spend with dottie. She also has a new sister named minni. S soleil dolce az equestrian rescue 1 09 1 18 i know dottie is going to enjoy her time here. Theyre wonderful caretakers and clearly they love their animals. Dottie is really lucky out after everything shes been through. Still ahead, the sioux city certain pieces that we enjoy more than others and they mean certain things to us, so theyll be giving that commentary throughout the night. Its going to be a really magical evening. You were saying they werent easy on themselves, they picked some challenging pieces. Absolutely. The repertoire for this program is really exciting, electrifying, and extremely challenging. The last piece is probably the most difficult work written for orchestra but what a show stopping piece of music, itll be really intense. Its about the past, present, and future of the musicians and the sioux city symphony. Thats right, a special part in addition to Everything Else will be a partnership with the siouxland youth orchestra. The youth symphony will be performing a special side by side piece in the evening. This is going to be a great concert for anybody to come out to. If youve heard the symphony before or not, if youre a first timer, this will be a great time to check you guys out. Were a Family Friendly environment. Anywhere we can express the great things that music is about, where we express life, its a welcoming environment. If this is your hundredth time, your first time, it will be a really special evening for everyone. Saturday february 13th 7 30 at the orpheum theatre. Ryan thanks for being here. Of course, thanks. Thanks for