Its a day of parades and speeches. And for some, a day of reverence and reflection. sheila brian mooar has the story from washington. Their liveve. And for vets loooong to make their lives bett he called for improved health care, education and job opportunities. Sot obama 4753 our veterans will tell you themselves they may have put away their uniforms, but theyre not finished serving their country. For the greatest generation. There was a tribute at the World War Two memorial. And a much smaller gathering at a diner in davenport, iowow where locals gave their thanknk to john massick whos celebrating his 100th birthday appropriately enough on veterans day. Sot 1 101 12 im very proud of this man. Brian mooar, nbc news. Veterans day was originally known as Armistice Day honoring the end of world war one. It was officially changed by congress, and president eisenhower, in 1954 to honor veterans of all wars. sheila here in northwest iowa, there were several events honoring veterans, as well
They expected between 6 and 7hundred people to come through for the breakfast. Weather adlib high wind warning in effect for all of siouxland today Winter Weather advisory in effect for holt county, ne from 8 am until 6 pm today wind advisory in effect for parts of siouxland tonight and thursday itll be a messy day of weather for veterans day today, although besides some patchy fog and drizzle, morning commutes dont look too bad. Conditions wiwi start to worsen throughout the late morning early afternrnn as rain and storms spread across siouxland at the same north and gust upwards of 50 miles per hour. Later this afternoon some light snow will begin to mix in as temperatures start to fall into the 30s from west to east. Some light and slushy accumulations are also possible in some spots, as the entire system exits around midnight tonight. As we begin to dry out, winds will remain strong tonight and tomorrow with the sunshine set to return and stick around for the remainder a strong sto
Allowed to reconsider sentences within a year of the sentencing date, without notifying the county attorney attorney general or the victims family. Sioux county attorney Thomas Kunstle had this to say today. This is sort of an unprecedented move. Undermines any closure the victims may have had. Tim the family of autumn elgersma says they plan to attend all future parole hearings so the iowa parole board is aware of the impact sapps crimes had on them and their community in general. Jenna the elgersrs family is honoring the memory of autumn by helping start a center for children who have been abused. Autumns center, will be the newest addition to the Seasons Center for Behavioral Health located in spencer iowa. Theyve just recently received a grant for just over 35 thousand dollars from the Iowa Department of Public Health to recruit child and adolescent phychiatrists within the next few weeks, Seasons Center plans on begining renovations for autumns center. Nat walking jenna today advo
Snow chance is monday, lived service from sioux city to denver. But now the company is pulling flights from sioux falls as well. Temporarily, beginning january 3rd. The company says flights will resume in april. Jessica rae iowa is about to go through a huge undertaking, a complete re vamp of the states medicaid system. Five weeks remain until the new plan is supposed to start. Insurance packets have arrived but the plans arent in place. Amanda krenz brings has an update. Iowans currently on medicaid received this packet in the mail. It tells them to choose an m co a managed care organization. There are four out ofstate mcos to choose from. Greg no other state in the country has tried to move to managed care in this compressed timeline. Greg boattenhamer of the Iowa Hospital Association says governor branstads deadline of januarty 1st to change over the states Medicaid Program is way too agressive. How do people know which of these companies to pick . Which one will include their curre
Who was shot 16 times by a Police Officer. Jessicicrae plus. Ill show you u w a siouxland soup kitchen is preparininto feed the homeless a traditional turkey dinner for thanksgiving. Jessica rae and. If youre not a fan of turkey. How about turkducken instead . Well show you how to make one. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae good morning and happy thanksgiving thank you for joining us. We begin this morning with protests in chicago. After dashcam video of a shooting at the hands of police was released tuesday. Reporter ryan young has more when Laquan Mcdonald was shot and killed more than a year ago his death went by with little notice. But the release of dash cam video showing how the 17 yearold was gunned down by a Police Officer has propelled his case into the national spotlight. shyrell hnson Laquan Mcdonalds uncle wgn my nephew was shot in the back and all them other places 16 times. nats 16 shots. The phrase protesters having been chanting as they call