And marks the highest price gain since 2007. The same report also shows an increase in first time home buyers. But experts warn that home appreciation is starting to slow down. And higher mortgage Interest Rates are expected sooner rather than later. Tim a public hearing on the baaken pipeline is just a week away and theres already controversy over how the meeting will be handled. The iowa utilities board announced today that due to the number of people wishing to speak on the issue, that theyll be limiting the number of speakers to 210, with h speakers representing each side of the debate. Groups opposed to the pipeline say that this limits the amount of testimony the board will hear from their side, and gives an unfair representation of how the pipeline is perceived by residents. Tim were learning more today about the investigation into the russian plane crash that killed 224 people in egypt earlier this week. New evidence suggests a bomb may have brought down the plane. And now the
Students cheering cheers and chants from students celebrating. The resignation of university of missouri president , tim wolfe. sot maya stewart, junior 12 22 45ish its really about just getting fairness, not just about tim wolfe resigning, but its about getting equal rights. sot josh mcclellan, 12 25 20ish and it really makes me, as a student, just glad to know i could affect something if needed to. Wolfe. Announcing he is stepping down. sot tim wolfe my motivation in comes from love. His decision following student protests. Faculty walkouts and even Football Players and their coach refusing to take the field until wolfe resigned. sot tim wolfe 11 19 06 we got frustrated with each other. skip to . And that is why i stand before you today and i take full responsibility for this frustration and i take full responsibility for inaction that has occurred. Wolfe had come under fire for his alleged mishandling of a series of racial incidents on campus. Including reports of students being cal
Week away. The proposed pipeline would cut through the state and has been stirring up a lot of controversy. Right now the hearing is scheduled for next week in boone, and the iowa utilities board is adding 210 speakers to the meeting. But some people arent happy with how those speakers are divided. The iowa utilities board looked at several options for an organized way to hear Public Comment at the hearing. They ended up with a 5o. 50 split half the people who speak next will will be in support of the pipeline, the othehehalf will be opopnents. Tim Water Treatment isnt something g most people think about. Thats unless theres an odor issue. But with millions of dollars of improvements at sioux citys waste Water Treatment plant, city officials are hopeink folks will take notice. Abc9s lukas voss joined in on a tour of the updated facility tod and gives us a review. Thanks tim. Yeah it does smell. Outside you cant really tell what it is. Thats part of the reason why City Council Members a
Twelve farmers named a champion of changeen award honoring men n d women for occupational service. Martin. For his dedication Sustainable Farming in nebraska. Theres other People Like Us out things to happen. To for the future and i to be one of those people. What a great time says martin kleinschmimi nebraska farmer honored in washington d. C. For his efforts as an educator of Sustainable Farming. Elisa martin has been farming organically for thirty years, but thats not why he recieved his award. Coming up tonight at six, well hear from martin explain his impact on the communtiy and why he feels its so important. And not just to siouxland. Reporting live in studio, elisa raffa. Abc9 nene. Tim the house of representatives has a new speaker representative paul ryan of wisconsin was elected to replace john boehner. Ryan received 236 votes. Democrat and House Minority leader nancy pelosi got 184 votes. The newly elected speakers took up the gavel this morning, addressing the chamber on wh
Studio with us now. Fred, when do you think things will begin to calm down out there . fred after midnight, the precipitation will end, but the wind will not. Here is a look at the storm reports for today. Jenna todays storms caused problems in the mornignsidede area e elier this afternoon after lightning struck a a home. Authorities say that lightning hit the chimneu of this home on the 49hundred block of morningside avenue around 1 30. Two people were at home, but they werent hurt. The home did suffer minor smoke damage to the chimney and attic area. Tim over 11 thousand people in and around sioux city were without power briefly today after problems at a local sub station. Officials with mid American Energy tell us that the outage that hit around 11am. Lasted only for out 4 minutes, but affected customers as far away as jefferson, south dakota and dakota dunes. As well as on the citys west side. Jenna authorities have released the name of a north dakota man found dead at a pomeroy, i