Republican Jacob Bossman is running for iowa House District 6. The district serves morningside, Sergeant Bluff, bronson and salix. At morningside college, today, bossman earned endorsements from state senators Rick Bertrand and bill anderson. Hes the right person to f fl this seat, said d n. Bill anderson, r pierson, iowa. When we started having discussions about the possibility that rep. Jorgensen was going to retire, the first name that came to mind for me was Jacob Bossman. Senator anderson went on to say that bossman has big shoes to fill. Bossman agrees. But, he says, hes up for the challenge. I feel like i share a similar temperament to rep. Jorgensen, said Jacob Bossman, running for house diststct 6. I think that i have the skills necessary to l lten and represent the people of morningside, salix, Sergeant Bluff and bronson. Jorgensen was first elected to the house in 2010. He calls bossman a friend and says he would be a great replacement and representativ e of this area. More
Some have taken to social media to criticize local leaders for the way they have spent tax dollars. So, why spend money on studies . Yesterday, ktivs tiffany lane asked local leaders that question. Not one of the major markets in the country, doesnt mean we cant use ideas from some of those bigger arenas here. The Tyson Events Center was awarded 68thousand dollars for a study to look at physical improvements, as well as, a review of concessions and programming. The cone park project had the most expensive study for fiscal thousand dollars. Parks and recreation director Matt Salvatore says that is because the study also included a preliminary design. We would have basically put together a rough idea of what we thought this project wouldhow it would have been done and we would have hired somebody to design and it wouldnt have given us the info up front, said Matt Salvatore, sioux city Parks Recreation director. Salvatore says without the study and design, they would have been going in bl
Some northwest iowans, mainly east of sioux city, will see the last of any snow early this morning before it exits to the east. Once the snow moves out, the clouds will follow close behind it and provide most of the area some sunshine this afternoon with highs in the low to middle 30s. See graphics. Wx timer 40 the snow has finally stopped falling in siouxland. Many people were able to get out and about yesterday. But first, siouxlanders had to dig their way out of the 7 inches of snow. Ktivs tommie clark checked in with some local residents to see recent snowstorm. The cold weather is believed to have contributed to the death of a farmer in kossuth county. Sometime late on thanksgiving day, a relative found the body of 63 year old gerald dreesman beside his pickup in a ditch. Kossuth county authorities believe he froze to death after getting out of his vehicle and was unable to get back inside. He was found 2point5 miles from his farm northwest of titonka. The kossuth county sheriff s
Miles per hour so just watch for some snow blowing back onto roadways and trying to make them a bit slick. Thanks. With the the second big ending, city crews continue to clear up the roads. Ktivs tiffany lane spoke with sioux citys street team on their efforts this afternoon. Tiffany . Matt and sheila, there are crews scheduled in 12 hour shifts so that there are plows out t hours of the day. And their efforts seem to be paying off. All major streets, including priority one and two have been cleared, according to street superintendent ed pickens. I think the guys are doing a great job, said pickens. Its ss than 24 hours. Weve gottenenver seven inches of snow and i think the guys have done a fantastic job. The citys snow policy is to have the streets pickens says they are well ahead of schedule. Pickens says most residential areas could be cleared by seven tonight. sheila tiffany, is there any way resisints can help cleanup . tiffany yes, pickens says peoeoe can help the cleanup is by s
Homer, nebraska. He was also convicted of two counts of driving under the influence resulting in bodily injury. Roberts was charged for his role in the death of 28 yearold Tiffany Schmitt in 2014. According to court documents, roberts was driving a pickup around 2 15 a. M. When it went off the road and rolled. Schmitt, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thro from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Two other passengers were injured. Its been another mild day, but it looks like a cool down may be on the way. Chief meteorlogist ron demers joins us with our first look at the forecast at 5. A cold front that moved through early in the morning brought a line of showers through and a lot of wind along with it. That wind dies down tonight and well get to enjoy one more day in the 50s on friday. Colder weather will be moving in for the weekend as a system brings us a chance of some precipitation. matt a Public Meeting is taking place tonight to show preliminary plans for a road pro