castillo.and i'm larry wentz. turning to local news now... the woodbury cocoty courthouse is getting some much- needed renovations. 3 in addition to new lights for all county buildings... a major piece of infrastructure will be replaced in the courthouse. 3 siouxland news reporter jaclyn driscoll joins us now.jaclyn. 3 3 diana, larry... the board of supervisors unanimously agreed to renovate the elevators in the courthouse beginning in february. 3 the total project will cost abt 385 thousand dollars. the fus will come from the capital improvement plan. the elevators were renovated about 30 years ago, but the actual equipment is nearly 100 years old. 3 "they're to the point now where many of the controls are no longer available, so replacement parts are not available to us in case we have a breakdown. now we are looking at updating those elevators to existing codes."schumacher elevator comomny will be completing the project... which should be the board also granted 20 thousand dollars to siouxland initiative... the economic development wing of the chamber of commerce. 3 "today we gave the siouxland initiative $20,000, airmarking half of that for the workforce solutions which is under the initiative. we need folks here to work and we need them in all different levels." 3 these funds will come from the local options sales tax, or lost funds. 3 chchrman monson says these funds will help create economic development and build a workforce. 3 a man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend is changing his plea... with his attorney saying he will use an *insanity* defense at trial.35- year- old isack abdinur is facing a first- degree murder in n at caseseprosutors say he fatally stabbed 43- year- old cornelia stead in her apartment at a home on west 16th street june 23rd.now, his attorney says he was insane or operating at a time.public defender mike williams says he's already had abdinur examined by a psychologist.now... the court is giving prosecutors permission to have an expert of their own examine him. abdinur is scheduled to stand trial at the end of january... but that could be delayed if the evaluation isn't completed by then. 3 an influential, former sioux council member has passed away.joanne grueskin (grew- skin) seed 8 years on the city council during the 80's and 90's. 3 she was also a guiding force behind numerous projects including riverfront development... the start of saturday in the park... construction of the downtownwn public library... and the expansion of highway 20 across northwest iowa.grueskin's late husband earle also served on the city council... as mayor... and as county supervisor.they couple retired and left sioux city in 2000.joanne gruesking was 79 years old. 3 3 a group dedicated to helping members of the military in siouxland is launching a new program.that program is called "thank a vet."it gives vets a chance to talk to other vets and find out what they need. this morning... support siouxland soldiers launched that program with a free donut and coffee brainstorminin meeting.susuort ouxland soliders plans to hold those meetings regularly at their facility on the first floor of the va building in sioux city. 3 3 3 3 the president of france tonight looking for more u- s help in the fight against isis.francois hollande making his position clear during a visit to washington today.he met with president obama at the white housus.. before speaking w wh reportererat a joint news conference.while the president is looking for coalition partners like france to take up a bigger role in the fight...hollande says the u- s and *russia* need to take the lead and work together to defeat the terror group. 3 thth meeting between obama and llande *could* alter the international strategy to defeating isis.our scott thuman looks at a new push... and how it may have just gotten tougher after dramatic developments involving a russian warplane. 3 under an intense spotlight today, president oboba & french president hollande expansion in the fight against isis.(obama-124251) "we've seen some success but the question now is how can we accelerate it."(hollande- 122145) "it is about taking out their financing, hunting down their leaders, dismantling their networks and taking back the land they currently control."the white house has been standing firm, saying the u-s is already carrying most of the weight: conducting 2/3rds of airstrikes against targets in iraq, 95 percent in syria. critics are anxious for other nations to increase *their roles* and a clearer plan. (cornyn @ 530) "it's got to be not just airstrikes. it's got to be intelligence gathering. it's goto be intercepting communications between the bad guys while they're on the battlefield."france has begun airstrikes in syria, brittain considering them too. though matters just got considerably more complicated with this: "nats of russian plane incident"a *turkish* fighter jet shot down a russian warplane near the syrian border, claiming it crossed least one of the pilots, presumed dead. nato held an emergency meeting and the white house e rries it could alter the unifieiefront against is-already, muddied by motives.(obama @ 123342) "the problem has been russia's focus on propping up assad instead of fighting isis" (scott/tag)there is now real concern over what kind of retliation russia may seek against turkey for that incident.meanwhile, both esidents obama d hollande were asked if there's a target date by which time they want to see syria's bashaar al- assad removed, they declined to answer.on capitol hill, i'm scott thuman. 3 3 meanwhile... the debate about allowing all syrian refufues intotothe u-s will be a hot pic in congress when lawmakererreturn next week.house members, driven by republicans and many demcrats, passed a bill last week that would require leaders of the country's security agencies to certify that refugees admitted into the u-s pose no security that bill next week.we want to know your thoughts on this issue... so we're conducting a natial poll with our sister stations around the country.here's the question: should government be accountable if terrorists enter the country through refugee re-settlement programs? you can vote in this story on our website... or on our siouxland news twitter page. we'll have the national results for you tomorrow night. 3 3 still to come tonight on siouxland news at ten... 3 ahead of thanksgiving... we've got some advice to keep safe while shopping *and* safe while advice to keep we've got some thanksgiving... ahead of thanksgiving... we've got some advice to keep safe while shopping *and* while cooking coming up after weather. 3 "siouxland news at ten on kmeg 14 with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 3 3 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast.3 3 after noon at will get the e ball rolling for what looks like a messy thanksgiving day. a wintry mix is the best way to describe thursday with a wintry mix switching to all snow by mid day. look for temperatures to hang very nearar freezing through the end of the weekend, with another into monday.>>3 3 3 days before the annual shopping festival known as "black friday", local retail stores are gearing up for many customers to walk through theiriroors bebere the turkey is even digested.for sioux city's area walmart stor... the deals will begin in- store at 6 o'clock thursday evening. but even earlier online. walmart officials expect a big turnout on turkey day itself. 3 "we are planning to serve millllns of cususmers on thanksgiving. we're excitit. it's one of our busiest seasons of the year and we've got some great deals. "doing some thanksgiving shopping. we've got a big crowd, family coming." "it would be really interesting going black friday shopping for my first time ever. not really a big crowd person but i do think it would be a lot of fun especially if it's a family city police says that while you're busy shopping for gifts, thieves are shopping inside cars. but detective jeff harstad says protecting yourself and your valuables is easy. 3 "what we're suggesting is that you don't t leave any valuable property in the vehicle. if you do for some reason have to leave it in there, don't leave it for extended periods of times and obviously remove it if at all possible."hartstad adds there have been up to 50 car burglaries in the last 30 days here in sioux city. 3 3 speaking of turkey... thanknkiving is the most dangerous y of the year for kitchen fires.so as you get ready cook your family's feast... sioux city fire rescue wants you to take a minute ahead of time to make sure everything's ready to go. 3 "the number one rule is never fry a frozen turkey.y.we want t to make sure that turkeys are thoroughly thawed out. generally it's roughly one hour per four pounds, that the turkey is, make sure that the turkey is adequately thawed before you dip it into the hot grease."for more tips on how to cook a filling feast without burning your house down... check the link in this story... which can be found on siouxland news dot com. 3 3 you probably know the saying "the family that plays together, stays together." 3 3 well one sioux city family is putting it into practice... in the hockey rink.we'll introduce you to them... four generations worth...coming up 3 the i-b-p ice center is home to a new hockey league... siouxland's "beginner hockey league."it may be for beginners. but as our kayla novak shows us... one player is passing along his love of the game to three generations. 3 clair dirks started playing hockey at 22 years old.today, he is still playing at 75 and half his age. "they ask me when did you buy those skates, and if i ll them 1960, they don't even know how to respond" his teammates tell him that he is an inspiration but he says he doesn't need the compliment. "if i can be a leader for them and show them what kind of language to use, how to treat their fellow teammates, that would be my goal." clair is just happy he can skip the gym and and found a way to spend time with his family. "somehow you have to find a way to connect with your children, so hockey, whether it was sons or daughters, we had an outdoor rink and we all skated together and you can form a bond that way." clair's son isn't surprised one bit that his father is still playing. "i think anybody realize how his age and how he gets around out there is remarkable. but doesnt surprise us a bit. he's always a good athlete and always beat us iningold, ping popo, anything u could take him on.. so it doesn't surprise me he out here yet."clair coached his son, robby in the first youth hockey league in sioux city. robby... eventually coached his son kyle when he was in youth hockey....and kyle started coaching with his dad at his side. "coaching with my dad is...words can't describe that...it is something that we think upon that.. bnd we have pictures and memories that we will have for a long time." and now robby is coaching for the third time as he coaches the fourth generation in the family. clair never imagined he would still be playing with s great grandson. "i'm very proud of him, and of my grandson, and my son, they are inspirations and they are @ kind've heros to me too because they are following me and learning good family values" kyle gave an extra shoutout to his mother and sister for putting up with the smell of hockey and ththr continuing suppppt throughout the years. the dirks show us that a little competition can lead to a lot of love and support. kayla novak, siouxland news. 3 if you want to go watch clair and his family play hockey... the siouxland beginner hockey league holds its games each tuesday and wednesday at 9- 15 at the i- b- p ice center in sioux city.for more information on the league... you can follow the link in this story on our website, siouxland news dot com. 3 3 millions of kids across the u- s are being treated for a- d- h- d... and it might be doing them more harm than good. 3 comimi up after the break inin tonight's healthwatch... what a new study sayayabout the sleep patterns.3 3 3 there's new research out tonight on the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.as marlie hall reports... it suggests kids may not be getting the rest they need if they're on certain medications. 3 (nat -mom reads cole a bedtime story)(trara)cole mariano is on stimulant medication to treat his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.the 11 year old is able to fall asleep at night.. but that wasn't always the case. (sot - cole mariano / diagnosed with adhd)"i would come in crying to my mom and dads room and be like i cant go to sleep, i wanna sleep but i cant."(track) a new study in pediatrics found children taking stimulant medications for adhd have poor sleep overall. (sot -dr. andrew adesman / cohen children's medical center of new york)"it can be a delay in sleep onset, sleep duration so kids are not getting as much sleep through the course of the night and having a bit momo difficulty falling aslele."(stand up - marlie hall / /cbs news/smithtown, ny) "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder affects an estimated 7 percenof childrein the u-s.bout 3 and a half million of them are prescribed stimulant medications - the most common treatment for adhd."(track)the study recommends pediatricians closely monitor sleep problems in kidsdsith adhd.(sot -dr. andrew adesman / cohen children's medical center of new york)"if children are on medicine you want to try to use the lowest does possible and in some cases perhaps change the medicine might also help."(track)cole's mother is grateful he is now on a new medication that allows him to focus at school then wind down for a good night's sleep.(sot - loretta mariano /cole's mother)"you just really have to see what works best for your child."(track)marlie hall cbs news smithtown new york. 3 the study also found boys taking adhd medications were more likely to have sleep issues than girls. 3 3 lawton-bronson and west are both ranknk in the preseason girls basketball poll. see how they fared when they played each other. 3 and in the final games of the nebraska state playoffs, the great seasons for norfolk catholic and oakland-craig came to a close. hear from players and coaches after their final game of the season. chris neyenhouse is 3 3 sioux city west is the 14th ranked team in 5a according to the ighsau presason poll. lawton bronson is the 8th nked team in 2a. they met up in sioux city today in a battle of two very good siouxland teams with championship aspirations this year.1. pick up action in the second quarter.. west up thirty-one to twenty-two. lawton-bronson's sarah neal hits the three to cu the lead to six.2. still in the second quarter.. west's rachel knutson-kobold misses the shot but darrien ford fights for the rebound and makes the layup.. wolverines up thrity-three to twenty-five.3. west's knutson-kobold with the nice pass to ford for the easy yup. st up thirty-five to o twenty-five over the gles.4. right before the end of the half.. lawton bronson on the break and lexi binder with the easy layup. west would go into the half up thirty-five to twnety-seven.5. in the third quarter.. west's madi jensen picks up the loose ball and scores the easy layup. west up thirty-seven to twenty-seven early in the third ququter and d ..west wins 72-51. 3 sbl and cherokee facing off in sergeant bluff1. cherokee gets on the board first.. kaely hummel hits the three. three to nothing cherokee.2. warriors come right back.. anna lucas hits the jumper. s-b-l trailk three to two.3. still in the first quarter.. cherokee's hummel again hits the jumper. it's now eight to two braves.4. hummel again.. this time she d dves and scores on a nice layup. ten to two cherokee.5. sergeant bluff on the break.. josie clay with the layup.. cherokee would lead ten to four and .. 3 norfolk catholic and columbus scotus matched up in a battle of the top two teams in c1 for the state title at the home of the huskers! 1) 3rd quarter now david englehaupf takes the myles vrbka screen pass 90 yards to the house! he came back after hurting his ankle in the second quarter to do this! it's 25-20 shamrocks!5) it's 32-20 mimiay through the 4th when englehaupf scores again! cuts the lead to 32-27. 6) just under a minute to go last chance for the knights. but englahaupf loses the football! scotus jumps on it and wins. 32-27 the final. the knights have an ininedible runner up seseson. 3 "well a very successful season. i'm dissapointed for our kids. you don't come down here playing for second. we want to win we know that. as you get a month or two months in you look back and say man we played some pretty good football and beat a lot of good teams and we're 12-12. 12 wins is a lot of wins in one yeye so i'm very proud of our r kids. no coach coaches to lose. but there's a time when you ahve to man up. then yo have to step up and say hey we did what we could but we got beat so i feel pretty good about our kids and what we've done.""the ending sucked but we have a lot of be proud of. how hard we worked the whole season. how hard we worked when we were down. i'm proud of that. proud of our team." bellar: david's kind of our go- to guy all year. so we don't have those expectations that we're going to put it on the ground. not something he wanted to do. we just probably got a little loose wit hthe ball. i think he was a little tired and a little bit hurt. he tried to play through that pain and make a mistake and it cost us. 3 oakland craig taking on the defending state champions aquinas. 1) but it was aquinas striking first. midway through the first this is lane napier who's in for 6. that makes it 7-0 monarchs.2) ensuing knights drive cole mitchell finds zach ahrens! first down and the knights are driving. 3) a handful of plays later its fourth down in the red zone but mitchell's pass is picked off by james kobza.4) and that lead to this. off the play fake spencer mcguire finds kekeon kobzbzwho tutus a short pass into a huge touchdown reception. it was 14-0 then. the knights fall 36-7 but complete a wonderful runner up season. coach joe anderson is proud of his players. 3 "just a great group of guys. they played together. we're not the most talented group that's come through here. bubu it's a grgrp that played together. they're really locked in and learned to prepare really well. so i'm really excited, happy for them. the whole community." "every other town in class c2 would trade us to be here right now. and i'm so thankful for the opportunity to play these guys and just to be re. they're a great team. i haven't played a tete that good in my career i meaa they're really good. just being here. getting a state medal means a lot to me. it's my only state medal. just the experience was crazy i'll never forget it. " 3 3 in other girls basketball westwood over akron-westfield 54-42. ridge view falls to newell fonda 49-31.and rock valley over boyden hull 65-61. south obrien falls to alta aurelia 62-25. 3 3 3

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