Thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna and im Jenna Rehnstrom most of us will gather with our family tomorrow. The turkey is carved and the potatoes passed around the table. But there are also those less fortunate tim for them. The holidays may feel just like any other day. Something some local businesses and volunteer groups want to change. Our lukas voss has more. Thanks tim and jenna, it was a humbling experience going around the city today and finding people that are trying to make the holidays more enjyoable for those in need. Sot we are serving our turkey, grilled potatoes, dressing. Vo and much more. Sioux citys soup kitchen opened their doors at 4 30 today for people in need of a warm holiday meal. Evelyn marsh has been managing the soup kitchen for the past 20 years and around the holidays it always seems a bit more crowded. Sot i am expecting over 200 hundred tonight hopefully. The soup kitchen runs on dodotions. People v vunteer to spent ththr time so that othe
Could take him out and roam the halls, said jaylen roseland. Jaylen is one of four student parents currently using the west high infant centers day care. At its peak. The facility worked with 14 teenage parents. That number has dwindled in recent years. Reflecting decline in teenage pregnancies seen across the nation. However, despite a decline. Woodbury county is still in the top 25 percent for teen births rates in iowa. Making Services Like these vital. Whether its teen parents or whether its Older Community members infant care is hard to find so its just a crucial part of one of those tools that helps families be succesful so were absolutely 100 percent needed, said erica the west high infant eenter does more than just provide child care services; the center also functions as a space for hands on experience for students in the School Districts Child Development program and because of its location teenage parents who use the center say its a huge help, said deborah souverain, abc9 ne
Day. Expect 12 of wintry precipitation. The exact track of this storm will make a big impact on how much freezing rain and sleet we see before it changes over to all snow. Model consensus at this point keeps the freezing rain a little longer and therefore keeps our snow totals down a bit. If the freezing rain stays further to the south, our snow totals will likely increase. Look for temperatures to hang very near freezing through the end of the weekend, with another chance of light snow into monday. 3 despite the weather. Nearly 1hundred people took part in todays memorial march to honor lost childrenas our Jetske Wauran tells us, the march started at the war eagle monument this morning, followed by four other stops in sioux city. 3 dozens of families, friends, supporters and advocates are here to memorialize the lost children in native american tribes. It began with a pipe ceremony. Men, women, and children, native and non native americans rallying in unity to honor the children that
Ograms such as 4h. Serve safe. And master gardner. 3 we appreciate the suppt of the community in making this happen. Its definitely a facility for the entire area, entire county and siouxland area. Were hoping to see lots of people, lots of traffic here. This is the first move for the local Extension Service in 30 years. 3 3 these days it seems we hear a lot about whats wrong with our schohos. But a new report shows iowa and nebraska are doing something right when it comes to education. That report shows iowa has the Top High School Graduation Rate in the country. The report. Released by the Us Department of education. Ranks iowa first with a Graduation Rate of 90. 5 percent for the 20132014 school year. Nebraska came in second with a Graduation Rate of 89. 7 percent. And south dakota stands at 82. 7 percent. Just slightly a above the national 3 3 twenty South Sioux City kids got a jumpstart on their thanks to the shop with a cop program. South Sioux City Police officers and Dakota Cou
On south alice street in morningside earlier this month. Brutally beating a 19 year old man with special needs and stealing tvs, game consoles and a cell phone. Cummings trial date has not yet been set. 3 3 former pennsylvania senator and republican president ial candidate Rick Santorum brought his campaign back to sioux city this evening. The winner of the 2012 Iowa Caucuses is hoping to pull off another upset victory come february. Tonight. He appeared at the morningside home of the rev. Cary gordon. Pastor at cornerstone world outreach church. Santorum says his campaiai is allininn iowa. Were gonna put an extra fullcourt press. Im going out, meeting with groups of iowans, and reminding them their job is not to follow the national polls, their job is to analyze the candidates and lead. Dont settle for who the establishment or the money people say that you should vote for, but vote for the person who you believe should be the candidate that should and should be the next president. Aft