School. The girls mother has filed a federal lawsuit against the Sioux City Community school district. North high schools previous band director resigned after stealing thousands of dollars of school instruments. In 2013, kevin massey was sentenced to three years of probation and a fiveyear suspended sentence. He pleaded guilty to theft after prosecutors lowered the charge. Plus, he was ordered to pay almomo 20,000 in restitution to thehechool district and three pawn shops. Investigators say he stole more than 50,000 in instruments to cover gambling debts. New details are being released following a threat made friday against sheldon high school. The threat was written on a bathroom wall of the school, but officials have not revealed what the threat said. According to the Obrien County attorney, a 14yearold boy was taken into custody on saturday. The county attorney confirmed he was a student of the high school. A hearing is set to determine whether he should be held in detention or released. The county Attorney Says that hearing will take where the state has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the 14yearold made the threats alleged against him. So, far no charges filed against four students in connection with a School Threat in northeast nebraska. The threat, posted on facebook, forced a lockdown and evacuation of Newman Grove High School yesterday. The school was searched and given the all clear later in the afternoon. The four students were being held at the northeast nebraska juveniele detention center. A South Sioux City man has pleaded not guilty to burglary. 20yearold Arturo Silvas pleaded not guilty to one he faced charges after police the door at a home on west 2nd street in sioux city and then threatened a man with a gun. Federal officials are calling for a twomonth delay in iowas switch to a private medicaid program. Governor Terry Branstad had planned to hand over management of the 4. 2 Health Care Program to forprofit Insurance Companies starting january 1st. Our nights will be getting colder meteorologist ron demers for the first look at our forecast. Weather adlib temperatures today may have felt a bit cool, but this is what average feels like after quite a warm stretch . It was still breezy today but that wind will settle down tonight and temperatures will be colder with lows settling back into the teens. Well clear out the sky on friday although that sunshine will not help our highs as we only top out in the upper 20s. Republican president ial candidate Mike Huckabee made a stop in siouxland today. This is a live look from the Sioux County Livestock Company in sioux center where the candidate made an appearance. Later tonight, huckabee will be in estherville at 7 30 and at in emmetsburg at 8 30. Hell be in laurens, storm lake and sac city tomorrow. Huckabee polls at two percent among republican candidates nationally. He also polls at two percent in the iowa gop president ial caucus, placing him in ninth place. Well hear more from the arkansas governor on news 4 at ten. Ben carson stops in siouxland tonight. The republican is scheduled to attend a rally at the Spencer Airport thursday night at 6 30. Stoney creek inn friday night at 7. Democratic president ial candidate Bernie Sanders will make Campaign Stops in siouxland next week. On monday, the vermont senator will be speaking at the boys club of sioux city at 7 p. M. On tuesday he will be at Buena Vista University in storm lake at 10 a. M. The last time sanders campaigned in siouxland was in july. The new star wars movie the force Awakens Opens tonight in siouxland. Ktiviv tiffany lane is at the promenade theatre in downtown sioux city where people have been lining up tiffany . Sheila, its so exciting out here. There are hundreds of people lined up, many in costumes. One of which is rick lacy. How long have you been waiting in line here . Now describe your costume to me . How long did it take to bring this together . Who are you herereith . How much ahead of time did you get your tickets . Well i hope you guys enjoy the movie. sheila tiffany, do you plan on watching the movie . Tiffany Sheila tiffany, do you plan on watching tiffany i didnt make e in time to buy tickets for tonight but i am a big star wars fan and will as i can. And after tonight, i even got some great costume ideas. Live in downtown sioux city with live link 4, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4. Santa before christmas. Well take a look at santas castle in storm lake. Its been her fight for twenty years. Something is wrong with our Healthcare System and it needs to be fixed. Then, it was about Health Reform and getting eight million kids covered. Now, its about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on Insurance Companies to bring down drug prices. Im not going to let any family be deprived of healthcare. Im not going to let the republicans rip up obamacare and throw it away. Temperatures today may have felt a bit cool, but this is what average feels lili after quite a warm stretch . It was still breezy today but that wind will settle will be colder with lows settling back into the teens. Well clear out the sky on friday although that sunshine will not help our highs as we only top out in the upper 20s. Warmer weather does start returning over the weekend with 30s by saturday and lower 40s possible sunday. Well keep conditions above average into next week with wednesday giving us only a very people are going inside to take praised as one of americas best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. Bernie sanders passed more amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member. Cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthehe veterans healthcare. Bernie sanders. A consistent, principled, and effective leader. Building a future to believe in. Sanders im Bernie Sanders and i approve this message. Will have to protect your family. Will he be impulsive and reckless, like donald trump . Will he have voted to dramatically weaken counterterrorisissurveillance, like ted cruz . Will he have skipped crucial National Security hearings and votes just to campaign, like marco rubio . 27 generals and admirals t jeb bush. Because jeb has the experience and knowledge to protect your family. Right to rise usa is responsible window shopping brought back alive in what some would call the spirit of the season. As ktivs sam curtiss takes us to storm lake, iowa to santas castle. This is christmas, said ron stevenson. This is what it should look like. This is what we should bebeoing every year. You walk in the door and everything is exciting, sasa ron stevenson. Its like being at disney only its christmas and its snow. Most people have been here before and they like coming back year after year, said ron stevenson. Its a generational thing for us. My name is ron stevenson, said ron stevenson. Youre in santas castle in storm lake, iowa said ron stevenson. This is my sixth year as director of santas castle, said ron stevenson. Here, said ron stevenson. We dont have any sad kids unitl they see santa sometimes. I get everything from puppies to kitties to the wiz, said santa. I just had one child say i want the world to be peaceful and santa. One wanted a little sister tonight, said santa. Working on the castle itself its a year round project, said santa. Theres 65 decorated Christmas Trees [and] theres 70 pieces of animation, said ron stevenson. But the secret is the animation always stays the same, said ron stevenson. Its how we redecorate each year. Its how its displayed, said ron stevenson. I keep everything down low to the ground so children ages two, three and four have an eye son view of it. Its their size, said ron stevenson. They actually think its real. Where else can you go see christmas like this . Asked ron stevenson. Not at a shopping mall. If you wanted to visit santas open on the 19ththrom 10 to 2 in the afternoon. Plenty of people decorate the chrimas. But in le mars, iowa, probably none are more extravagent than one home along highway three. Its not hard to find if youve never driven by it before. Your eyes will practically gravitate toward the display by how large it is. Mark and Shari Frerichs are the two masterminds bebend the aurora of lights and blowup characters. Frerichs says theyve been doing this for what he thinks is 24 years now. And the display keeps getting bigger every year. How many lights, uh, we dont even know for sure, said mark frerichs. We tried counting but we cant keep track of it. Its just he says to put it all up it kes about six weeks. S. Ainly working on the weekends. And a uple hours here and there at night. But he says it seems never ending as upkeep is constant to replace bulbs. If youve seen it once, you havent seen it all because its different each year. Theres a lighted path around the outside you can walk to look at it. And surprinsgly, frerichs says setting it up is the hardest part. Taking down is easier because you dont have to worrry about where youre going to put it anymore, said markkfrerichs. Its already planned out so taking down is easier than putting up. Mark says the reason he and his wife continue to do this is because its their gift to the community. Brads here its been a busy week of coaching changes. Dordt college has hired a new football coach, whos hoping to move the program ahead. We go to sioux center to talk with joel pepeer. And, well hear from iowa states naz mitrou long after an injury cut his season program, Dordt College is still looking for their first winning record. The defenders have gone 4 and 18 over the past two seasons but made a coaching change on tuesday. Joel penner is dordts new head football coach. Penner spent the last four years as the offensive in ohio. The 37yearold has 16 years of college experience, including three years at northwestern college. Penner says he was looking for 3 things before he took the job player abilities being able to put together his own staff and institutional support. He says he found everything he was looking for. I feel great about t l three aspects, said penner. Weve gogoa lot of work to do but i feeee like all three of those keyeyomponents are in place. To hhe eleven strong on defense and eleven strong on offense is not enough. And so recruiting for depth, i think, is one of the biggest challenges. Dordts alltime record in eight years is 12 and 66. The defenders have also won just three Conference Games in their history. The league features powers like morningside and doane, who made the playoffs this season plus northwestern, who is a playoff contender most years. Renner says it will take everyones help to compete in the gpac. Theres no way this is a one man job, said penner. The support thats required is pretty overwhelming to really get something going. I where they dont just need another hardworking staff. I believe theyve had that. There e eded to be an ignition of some e rt and im excited about what that looks like. Renner is dordts third head football coach. You can see the entire interview inside this story at ktiv. Com. Morningsides Zac Schleuger , is one of 63 National Finalists for the cliff harris award. The award goes to the nations Top Small College defensive player representing almost 500 schools and is named for the former Dallas Cowboys safety. Schleger was morningsides leading tackler and the gpac codefensive player of the year. He had 115 total tackles and returned two interceptions for touchdowns. Iowa states Basketball Team still hopes to contend for a national title. The fifthranked cyclones wont be at full strength after the loss of shooting guard naz mitroulong. The senior will miss the rest of recover from surgery on his hips this mitroulong played in the fifit eight games this season all wins while averaging 12 points. Isu does add marquette transfer Deonte Burton to the roster when he saturday. Mitroulong will seek a medical redshirt and hopes to get back to 100 percent for next season. Just after playing the iowa game i felt like i had been feeling a little while earlier, said felt like it was time, especially being under that nine game window and having a guy like Deonte Burton coming back versususni, i just felt l le it was the perfectime to call it for myself. This is just a decision we felt is in the best interest of him going forward, said isu head coach steve prohm. Hes got all my support and prayers. Iowa state plays Northern Iowa a look at ticket sales for star wars the force awakens. The much anticipated movie was expected to bring in giant ticket sales. That story on news 4 at ten. Tonight partly cloudy. Low 16 wind w 515 mph tomorrow decreasing clouds. Invasion, the 911 call as kims