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
Gallon. Triple a says 20 15 could end up being the first year since 2003 that the year started and ended with prices under 2 bucks a gallon. Industry experts say drivers can expect the trend of lower prices to continue through 2016. Jessica rae nearly 47 million americans hit the road this Holiday Season. And a bunch of them are traveling across the country right through the heartland. Reporter brad douglas flagged a couple of drivers down in joplin missouri, to see where their holiday adventures are taking them brad douglas, reporting, you know over the years ive found that one of the best things about the i44 rest stop in joplin is. You have an Endless Supply of characters getting off the road and they all have a story and i found some good ones tonight. Steve moffat is from tulsa and hes headed to kansas city. But before he got there he had to pull over because hes got a van full of weak bladders. So whos got the weakest . Steve moffat, traveling with dogs, probably my wife. Im the
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
Oven this morning, our Holiday Dream Team standing by all morning with the answers to your lastminute e fo emergencies. Happy thanksgiving and good morning, america. Sod good toave dan harris, tom llamas and sara haines with us. And so glad youre joining us this morning. Maybe before you head out to be with youramily or you Start Cooking and we have got you covered. First with traffic. These are Traffic Cameras from all around the country and these folks maybe deciding to bypass wednesdays super hectic travel day heading out instead this morning. Its strategically wise to travel on the holiday itself. Thats my strategy on the couch today. Also today, thousands of people will be heading out for holiday parades across america and ginger and rob are at two of the largest ones here in new york city and another in iladelphia. Well be hearing from tm throughout the morning. Yeah, the philadelphia the oldest parade in the countryor thanksgiving and then also this morning, its an annual tradit
Icy coniditions are difficult for siouxlanders to travel on the roads. This holiday morning. Plows were out and about on the snowy and icy roads. As elisa mentioned earlier, were expecting as much as three inches of snow here in the metro so make sure if you are traveling you are driving at a safe speed and be sure to clear all of your car windows of frost before you start driving. Nearly 47 million traveling today. And the president is calming fears of a potential terror attack just two weeks after those deadly terror attacks in france. President obama says its understandable to wonder if there could be a possible terror attack on the homeland. But hes assuring citizens of the us there is no credible threat on the united states. Sot obama we know of no specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland. Despite no indication of a potential attack, an increase of Police Forces are being seen around the nation at stations. Security a reinforcement of existing security.