Wx timer 40 a man barricaded himself in his me for eight hours. Creating a tense situation for authorities and residents in cherokee, iowa yesterday. That standoff with police ended peacefully. Ktivs sam curtiss has more from the scene. State patrol packed up at the scene. Authorities then took the man to Cherokee Regional Medical Center to be evaluated. In cherokee, iowa, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. The Cherokee Police department is expected to release more details later this morning. Well bring you those updates as they are made available. A woman was arrested yesterday after authorities found a man with a stab wowod. 21yearold Katherine Burdett, from alabama, was arrested for aggravated domestic assault. Authorities were called to the 11hundred block of 225th street in rural Woodbury County yesterday morning and found 28 yearold mark jones, from wound on his chest. He was t tnsported to mercy Medical Center with nonlife threatening injuries. The case is still under investigation. W
Come here. I think that there already is a very strenuous screening process. Some lawmakers dont see it that way, and blame the Obama Administration for the situation, today. The failure of this administrations middle east policy is why we have a refugee crisis today, said iowa senator chuck grassley. Abraham says they would help any syrian refugee if one came to them. As for the governors, who want to block refugees, thats a decision thats ultimately up to the federal government. In the newsroom, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. Totoorrow, the u. S. Housuswill vote to demand tighter screening in lht of president obamas plans to bring 10,000 Syrian Refugees to the united states. Sot House Speaker Paul Ryan R Wisconsin 18 25 it would mean a pause in the program until we can be certain beyond any doubt that those coming here are not a threat. The president defended the prigram saying each refugee would get months of security checks by agencies. Including the cia. Sot john brennan, cia direct
Thanksgiving day from 4 am to 6 pm for much of siouxland, including sioux city winter storm warning in effect thanksgiving day from 9 am to 9 pm for Harrison Shelby counties a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow will create some tricky turkey day travels, so be sure to keep a close eye on todays weather. If you must hit the roads, freezing rain early today will work its way eastward and eventually transition to light snow in and around sioux city later this morning with strong north winds which will cause some low visibilities. Because the freezing rain will last longer in southern siouxland, the ice accumululion will be greater with up to a quarterinch of ice expected, hence the winter storm warning for that area. As for snow accumulations, its still looking like most places will receive around 13 inches by the time the system exits the viewing area to the east by 78 oclock this evening. The rest of the Holiday Weekend looks dry and cold with highs near 30 0 before more snow chananes
School students who love what i love and doing what im doing and sharing in it and living in the moment, says megan kellen, a senior snare drummer. For senior megan kellen, its her last hurrah with the closeknit group. 11 15 i think its important for High Schoolers to do these things, because they are going to get to experience these things they cant any other way in high school, says kellen. Its seventh grader, sarah stegges first trip with the band. 17 43 its a once in a lifetime opportunity and it blows your mind away, says stegge. Also mind blowing, the 24 hour bus ride to get to florida. 19 17 it will be a long day getting down there, says stegge. 27 28 at first you feel like sardines, says niebuhr. 19 36 bring a lot of snacks and games, says stegge. So after nearly 120 hours of rehearsal time, are they ready . 25 40 a couple of weeks ago, i would have gone, well, i dont know. This week they have done fantastic the last three weeks and turned it up, says paul niebuhr, the bands di
During snow season. One is, if you see the snow trucks, please keep out of their way so that everything can be done in a timely manner that can benefit everyone. They are also asking, that if you are plowing, please dont push ththsnow into the streetet that snow can turn to ice and can be dangerous. So, please plow into your back yard or driveway if possible. As tiffany said, there are priority streets in sioux city. The most important streets are called priority one, and include streets like floyd boulevard,d,amilton boulevard, outer drive, and gordon d dve. Wntown streets are also considered priority one. Streets. Those streetget plowed first. Then, there are priority two streets. Like glen oaks bouelvard, grandview boulevard, peters avenue and stone avenue. Other residential streets are handled third. You can find a map by of these roads by clickckg on thisistory at ktivdotcom. U can also find the latest road closures on our website. Once you hit the road, Sioux City Police want you