Transgender students. Administrators in northeast nebraska schools are trying to balance fairness for. A system that would protect them legally. And that seems to be presenting a challenge. Lukas voss has more on this story. Natpop basketball. Vo after years of consideration. Nebraska has outlined its own guidelines on how to deal with transgender students involved in school athletics. A commitee, which will include doctors and psychiatrists will evaluate the petitioning student. And then make a decision. All in an effort to create equality. Sot norfolk Public Schools superintendent Jami Jo Thompson says, we are trying to balance the rights of the transgender students to participate in activities as well as whats best for the respect and dignity of students. However. Now that rule could be thrown out in favor of a regulation that could mean participation is based on the birth certficate. Essentially leaving only a very slim chance for transgender students to participate in the opposite
On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae good morning and thanks for joining us on this friday. I am lukas voss in for jessica rae us on this friday. I am lukas voss in for jessica rae. Days after president obama announced exececive actions aimed at reducing gun violence. The president took his pitch on the road. He participated in a town hall meeting at george mason university. And argued his reasoning for the increased restrictions. Reporter karin caifa has a more. president obama the way it is described, is that we are trying to take away everybodys guns. In his first town hall event in 2016, the president debated the second amendment. And the gun violence gripping the nation. He stood in front of supporters critics and some familiar faces including Gabby Giffords the former representative who was shot five e ars ago and her husband retired astronaut mark kelly. mark kelly husband of Gabrielle Giffords gabby and i are both gun owrs. We take gun ownership very he never owned a gun and
News. President obama delivered his final state of the Union Address last night. And well recap the big night. Jessica rae plus. Sioux city parents are outraged at the School District. On how they handled a student bringing an unloaded gun on campus. Jessica rae and. Wel discuss one of the hottest shopping trends in the country. Buying your groceries online. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae good morning and happy wednesday morning with an update on the fire that happened city restaurant on monday. Renovations are now underway at sneakys chicken. Owner dave ferris wants his customers to know theyre not going anywhere. He says theyve been at the gordononocation since 1979. And theyre just going to restart from the ground up. Through its dave guesses the rennovations will well exceed over a hundred dollars. Nothing will stand in the way. Us that were in here started got out details. We have a great staff, were working with some good people. Ive got 10 people
3 the city has a wastewater plant about 40 years old. Its falling apart. So the city commitioned a study, and now is in the design phase in building a new facility. To replace the old facility provide better treatment to dicharge the wastewater into the enviroment. If approved. Its hoped the new plant would be ready for operation by august of 2018. At that time. The current Wastewater Treatment facility would be demolished. 3 police in illinois are asking for siouxlands help locating a missing elderly man. 82 year old marvin jones of rural dekalb county, illinois was last heard from tuesday after a hotel stay in sioux city. He told a relative he was on his way to visit an old companion in washington state. But has not been seen or heard from since. Cell phone records put his last known position between sioux city and omaha. Davis suffers from early onset dementia. He is believed to be driving a maroon 2010 ford license plate number 1330216. Anyone with information on davis whereabouts
Sot governor stay off the roads if you dont need to be on the roads and spend some time with your family. The city is thankful many heeded the warnings. And stayed home. Todays snow and ice is really just the start of the travel nightmare this storm is creating. Its beginning to paralyze air travel along the east coast. With a Ripple Effect across the country. Airports in several major cities have already canceled all flights for tomorrow. Flightaware reports more than three thousand Flights Canceled and more than six thousand have been delayed so far. Sound from presser if youre planning to fly on saturday dont come to the airport because your flight has been canceled. The best travel advice from officials . Dont travel anywhere if you dont have to. But while other parts of the country are dealing with severe weather, things in siouxland are a bit calmer. Lets toss it over to chief meteorologist ron demers to see what siouxland can expect tonight and this weekend. The peeks of sun wer