Plus. Former Iowa Governor chet culver hasnt given up his fight against iowas medicaid changes. Stay tuned to find out why hes concerned. And. The latest on the controversial transgender bathroom bill in south dakota. Whats next . These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Lukas good morning and thank you for starting your day with us. Im lukas voss. After almost 2 decades without a pay bump, the mayor of sioux city and Council Members are set to get a 50 percent raise. It may seem like a big boost. But many inside city hall say. Its probably time. When comparing the City Councils wages to thier county counterparts, theres a big gap. Woodbury county supervisors earning over 32 thousand dollars a year with their chair netting just under 40grand. But does it justify the City Councils pay increase . Abc9 News Reporter Christina Grijalva has more the mayor of sioux city and Council Members may soon be getting a much needed raise. Its been about 18 1 2 years by the time that the wag
Tim goodning and thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman. Jenna has the night off. Although officially approved this week by the federal government. Iowas privatized medicaid plan doesnt begin until april first. But that isnt helping those whstill have questions about their service and coverage. As our bria bell found out today, that includes parents of childr who attend therapy for developemntal needs s bria tim,the federal government has given iowa the green light on the anticipated new medicaid plan that will go into affect about a month from now. But some parents dont know the ins and outs of their childrens coverage and say they feel left in the dark. Therapy station in sioux city hopes with the extra time, the Privatized Companies can help better inform concerned parents. The bad things is everyone knows the same amount of information right now which is basically nothing, says hindman. Many parents whos children visit therapy station for developmental issues are covered by
The 27th annual event raises money for the Childrens Miracle Network and other philanthropies. The city of sioux center is recovering after a major Sioux Center City officials said one of their two substations had a a ow out causing sigigficant damage and leaving half the town without power. There was also a water main repaired and residents are no longer needing to conserve water. With the help of neighboring communities, the city worked through saturday night to repair the electrical system. There are now very few residents who are still without power. And, the red cross left this morning. Belgian prosecutors announced last night that they detained 16 people during raids in and around brussels, but a suspect they were searching for in the paris attacks is still at large. At a News Conference in brussels, federal prosecutors three in charleroi, a city south of brussels. They found no explosives or firearms. One of those arrested was injured when a car he was in tried to ram police dur
Its not my hope, he says. Its my belief. Salah is clever. Brussels is in lockdown for a third day, children aware of the terror a terror threats. The french president visited the concert hall, scene of the deadliest attack with britains prime minister. The American Band have spoken for the first time in an interview about the fans who were killed. The killers were able to get in and killed every one of them except for a kid hiding under my leather jacket. People were playing dead and were so scared. A great reason why so many were killed is because so many people wouldnt leave their friends. The band and two cities today still reeling from the attacks. And remember, this city is the headquarters of nato, some staff there have been told stay home its also the virtual capital of the European Union but its also a city from where hundreds of fighters have left to fight for isis in syria so they have good reason here to be worried about another terror attack. Thanks so much. There are worri
Through at least 6 am. Visbility is reduced with light northerly winds blowing in and temps in the upper 20s and lower 30s. Heres the dayplanner where surging in the polls, and Bernie Sanders threatens an upset in both iowa and New Hampshire. Abcs Marci Gonzalez is following the latest from the campaign trail. The gloves now off in the republican race for President Donald Trump and ted cruz launching dueling attack ads. Front runner trump going after his closest rival, on immigration. Nat it doesnt mean i supported other aspects of the bill leave up until gfx says what is he talking about cruzs ad questioning trumps Business Practices trump wont change the system. Hes whats wrong with it. More trump criticism from the national review. The conservative publication now disinvited from hosting a gop debate story. Saying trump is not deserving of conservative support and calling him a political opportunist. Sot 22 59 40 dt i mean people dont even think about the national review, so i guess