bishop heelan recently received a 1 point 4 million dollar grant from bishop heelan alum donald gill toward the construction. the remaining funds will be put toward college scholarships. "their tremdous committment to the people of sioux city and siouxland in general, so we are most greatful," said bishop heelan president jim tschann. the 10-million dollar project will be adjacent to the new fine arts center completed in august 2014. no date has been set for the start of phase two. one nebraska principal promised his students that he would kiss a pig if they met their reading goal...and they did! norfolk catholic elementary schoho principal bill lafleur challenged his students to a read 265 total readers any day during january. if the number was met or exceeded he would in turn kiss a pig. his students fulfilled their end of the bargain by reading 266 readers twice during the month. "it's just important for me to connect with the kids any way i can to show them i will do whatever it takes to get them excited about their education, to get excited about reading," bill lafleur said. the

heelan and sbl receive votes. in 2a western christian still number one. ridge view down from 6 to 7. pocahontas area down from 7 to 10. sioux center receives votes. and in 1a boyden hull down from 2 to 3. ikm manning up from 9 to 8. south obrien, ar-we-va, and mvao all receive votes. 3 3 3 3 finally tonight... we're taking one last look at the results from the 2016 iowa caucuses.starting with the republicans... where it looks like texas senator ted cruz will walk away the winner.the top six statewide at this point are as follows... cruz with 28 percenttrump with 24 percentrubio with 23 percent carson with 9 percentrand paul with 3 percent.that's with 91 percent of precincts reporting 3 3 now turning to the hotly- contested democratic race... here's a breakdown of the results... again, this is with 91 percent of precints statewide reporting.clinton has 50 percent...bernie sanders has 49 percent...3 and martin o'malley has 1 percent. 3 3 3 3 <

she says despite the many years she's been at heelan... she still enjoys coming to work each day. 3 "i am a heelan grad and it's like coming back home. you have families that you've gone to school with. you have now children's children. i'm into the third generation."augustine has taught for a total of 40 years and says her passion comes from her students. 3 iowa congressman steve king says he regrets his role in the controversy over ted cruz's campaign implying that ben carson planned to drop out of the race during monday's caucuses and asking campaign volunteers to pass that rumor on to carson supporters.king put out a series of tweets monday night after c- n- n reported carson's campaign would not travel to new hampshire or south carolina immediately after the caucuses suggesting carson was leaving the race, and expressed hope his supporters would switch to cruz... who king had endorsed... instead.this morning... he spoke with our jacob heller about what went into his decision to send those tweets."so i'm thinking 'what if the results o

(sheila) supporters of the bishop heelan catholic supporters of the bishop heelan catholic schools have more than a million reasons to be thankful, tonight. (matt) 1951 heelan graduate donald gill bequeathed 1-point-4 million dollars to the schools. the bulk of gill's estate will help fund the construction of the academic wing and gymnasium addition for the new bishop heelan high school. the remaining funds will be endowed for college scholarships. the gift will be used for the high school's library and media center. when the project is completed, the library will be named after donald gill's mother, mary, and be known as the "mary l. gill library and media center." the proposed half-cent sales tax hike that would help fund republican governor dennis daugaard's plan to raise teacher pay has survived a difficult political test. house lawmakers voted 47 to 21 to approve the bill, meeting the two-thirds requirement to pass through the house. it now heads to the senate. most of the proposed tax increase would go toward would go to property tax relief. south dakota governor dennis daugaard p

the new library at heelan will bear mary heelan's name. there are two new construction plans and it will add onto the new fine arts building that opened in 2014. >>> the sioux city air and transportation museum is combining history with the technology of the 21st century. it's using a new qr code system most of the items on display. this app is compatible with iphones and android devices. the museum also has tablets available for checkout to anyone who is visiting that museum. and may transition into a wintry mix by tuesday morning. overnight >>> fog and clouds were certainly or dominant weather features throughout the day even -- our dominant weather features throughout the day even though we saw it working into the 40s this time of year. it was a quiet night but plenty of clouds. take a look at satellite imagery, that blanket of cloud cover hanging pretty tough across the area. as we go through the overnight hours we might see a little rain possibly mixing with sleet all before we wake up early tomorrow morning. looking at current temper

bishop heelan downs north 63-40. the dakota valley boys, ranked fifth in one south dakota poll -- taking on 10 and 5 vermillion. it's the tanagers taking the early lead -- around the horn to jeremiah johnson -- one of my favorite movies as a kid -- vermillion up 1. then, watch paul schwasinger drive -- and fake everyone out to get open -- the tanagers with a good start on the road. but dv gets tough =-- tyler johnson finds john prochello -- and the 6-7 junior gets the easy 2. more from the panthers -- jayse kittler with the board and bucket -- in 2 ot. the sioux city west girls -- on the road at woodbury central. woodbury central junior halle gray drains one from outside--to get the wildcats going. wolverine senior rachel knutson- kobold responds with one underneath extending their lead into the half. all wolverines at the break--28-42. out of the gate--the wildcats go on a 5-0 run---here's a shot by keely steffen from outside. but sioux city west proves too much for woodbury central. brianna moore takes it to the ba

she says despite the many years she's been at heelan... she still enjoys coming to work each day. 3 "i am a heelan grad and it's like coming back home. you have families that you've gone to school with. you have now their children. you have their children's children. i'm into the third generation."augustine has taught for a total of 40 years and says her passion comes from her students. 3 3 kayla... parts of siouxland saw some more light snow this afternoon... but thankfully it adding to our weekly snow pile. do we have any more 3 iowa congressman steve king says he regrets his role in the controversy over ted cruz's campaign implying that ben carson planned to drop out of the race during monday's caucuses and asking campaign volunteers to pass that rumor on to carson supporters.king put out a series of tweets monday night after c- n- n reported carson's campaign would not travel to new hampshire or south carolina immediately after the caucuses suggesting carson was leaving the race, and expressed hope his supporters would switch to cruz..

heelan's fundraising chief says gill... a 1951 graduate... expressed a desire to name a library for his mother mary... so the new library and media center at heelan will bear mary gill's name. the new classrooms are phase 2 of heelan's new construction plans... and will add- on to the new fine arts building that opened in 2014. 3 police in holt county, weekend stabbing that left one woman dead and a man hospitalized.the o'neill polili department says it responded to a home for a reported knife injury just before 9 saturday night.two people were taken by ambulance to the hospital in o'neill... where a 37- year- old hispanic woman... was pronounced dead.a 37- year- old hispanic *man* was also taken to the hospital... but there's no word on his condition.police aren't releasing the names of either victim.ththnebraska statat patrol is helpinlocal investigators in the case. 3 3 the sheriff's office in madison county, nebraska is trying to identify human remains found in a field 2 miles east of tilden yesterday (sunday) afternoon.hunters found the

heelan falls to al, 62-39. class 1a districts -- lawton-bronson hosting westwood -- the eagles swept both games in the regular season. mid-2nd quarter, the eagles work the ball inside and nathan kneifl makes the short jumper, lawton-bronson goes up seven. later, the rebels with a big play as a nice save leads to jacob miller getting the bucket and the foul, but the rebels still trail by five. lawton-bronson continues to pull away, here the ball is kicked out to a-j lefler who drains the the eagles back up seven. l-b gets it done on the boards as well, kneifl gets the offensive rebound and the putback as the eagles take care of the rebels, 68 to 35. sioux city native kirk hinrich has been traded by the bulls to atlanta for the second time in his career. he also played for the hawks in 2011 and 2012. chicago get a second round draft pick in return. the west grad has spent parts of 11 seasons with chicago after being a first round draft pick of the bulls in '03. the bulls are reportedly saving over 3-million dolla

seven heelan crusaders also signed national letters of intent today. branden hohenstein passed up scholarship offers to d-2 schools to accept a w wk-on pounder had nearly 500 receiving yards and four touchdowns for the crusaders this year and he says its an opportunity he couldn't pass up. branden hohenstein--"i've been a lifetime fan of nebraska and it's just been one of my dreams to play for nebraska. so i decided why not give it a shot. it's awesome just to finally get a chance to show them what i can do." he's not the only crusader heading to a division 1 school... lauren bleeker will head down highway 20 to continue her soccer career at the university of northern iowa. bleeker had a hand in both goals in heelan's state championship last spring and even with a coaching change at uni, she says its a good fit for her. lauren bleeker--"i'm very excited. i decided about a year ago that i--that it would be the best fit for me. i felt like because i've had family members go there, that it was familiar to me." five other crusaders also schools today. blee

heelan's brandon hohenstine and jake long were among 7 heelan seniors in football and soccer to sign with teams. for each athlete today was a special day to reflect on what it took to get here. 3 "i guess iowa state was recruiting me pretty hard. paul rhoads and his staff were and then with their firing there's not a whole lot you can do about it. it is what it is. minnesota was kind of there with me the whole time "i think it just shows all the work i put in and me trying to be the best i can be. i've always been a hawkeye fan so it's really cool to finally be able to sign to be able to play there.""i'm really pumped. i'm just glad they're giving me a chance to join their program and show them what i can do.""oh it means a lot. you know, like you said just working hard and not being born with the most talent in the world. and hard work pays off and this pays off so.hohenstein: "i thnk they're going to use me as a hybrid tight end so kind of like what cethan carter does. that's what i played this year and that's what i feel like i can excell at." 3 3 3 3 <

bishop heelan recently received grant from bishop heelan alum donald gill toward the construction. the remaining funds will be endowed for college scholarships. one year ago, today, a sioux city couple's lives changed forever. jeremy and lisa cotter learned that one of the twin girls that lisa was carrying had died. an emergency c-section followed. and, so did the grief of their loss. but, the cotters turned that grief into an act of generosity. today, they donated a "cuddle cot" to unitypoint health st. luke's. nurses in the hospitals labor and delivery unit say the "cuddle cot" gives the gift of time to grieving parents. "it's actually a cooling unit that lies in the bassinet. the infant is placed on top of the cooling blanket and it maintains a body temperature that is much lower than normal," said suzie gosch, unitypoint health st. luke's registered nurse. thatatlows the body's changes after death. it's something the cotters didn't have in their time of need... and it's the reason why hospital a "cuddle cot." their story, tonight, on "news 4 at six." still to come on live at fi

no date has been set for the heelan recently received at $1.4 million gift from 1951 bishop heelan alum donald gill. one nebraska principal had to pucker up after promising his students he'd kiss a pig if they met their reading goal. they did! norfolk catholic elementary school principal bill lafleur challenged his students to a reading incentive last month. they exceeded all expectations, so today principal lafleur puckered up to the pig. (sheila) still to come... what's a bigger distraction while driving... applying make-up while driving, or driving while ur angry? the answer migig surprise you. stick around for "healthbeat (sheila) iowa gets approval to move forward with the privitization of medicaid starting on april 1st. (matt) the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services postponed the state's original plan start managed re at the beginning g the year. they say too many issues remained to safely transfer the care of 560,000 poor and disabled residents to three private for- profit insurance companies. iowa officials say april 1st allows additional time to make a s soth tra

and, moc-floyd valley and bishop heelan clash in a district final. buying a home can be a huge undertaking. how one company in ohio is helping its employees travel the path to home ownership. and one washington state couple recently tied ththknot in an airplane. we'll l ow you their sky high wedding. ranked first in nebraska's class a. the cardinals only loss was at a tournament in florida -- they're undefeated against nebraska teams. south sioux trying to get back to the state tournament -- taking on 14-10 lincoln northeast. the cardinals trying to get back to state for the 21st time. south sioux down 5 in the third augusta thramer with the deflection, haley fritza misses once, but not twice. it's tied at 40. (down in front). thramer making things happen -- the dish to ashley hohenstein for the layin. cards take the lead late in the third. then, thramer saves it -- it goes back out to mckenna sims for 3 -- south sioux doing the little things right. the rockets hustle, but they save it right to sims for two more. south sioux is going back to state, 6

5) heelan coming back. her own. but south sioux would go on to win 68-45. 3 let's dab over to north sioux. north is winners of two of their last three including a one point loss to number 15 sbl. dakota valley is 13-3.1) late first half now panthers by 8. haley hoffman goes high off the glass for two.2) then just before the end of the half off the steal by anna rasmussen it's hoffman again. dv up by 12 at halftime.3) north comes out hot in the second half. breonna farris feeds lilly yebra for the basket. cuts the lead to ten. 4) off the inbounds mercy oh-ya-dare with the move near the rim. lead down to 6.5) just too much dakota valley though. sarah bohan to claire johnson who does the rest. dakota valley goes on to win 57-46. 3 number two emerson hubbard battling number 6 wynot in the lewis and clark conference title game in nebraska.1. pick up action at the end of the first quarter.. wynot's olivia wieseler with the drive and the layup.. lady blue devils the second quarter.. emerson- hubbard's abby drieling with th

tonight, t t of the areas better programs over the past decade, heelan and moc floyd valley, squared off with a spot at substate on the line. the dutch knocked the crusaders out of the postseason two years ago.

but heelan just a tonight...burnside hits the three and alex sb-l looking for their fifth win in six games hosting north on senior night. those fellas want our jobs chris. opening minutes....jacob shultz sets up in the corner and cans the three ball.....warriors on the scoreboard first.... jailen billings matching blows.....he connects from the top of the key....north out to the early 8-5 lead...... and billings was sharing the rock as well....kenan naj- dawi......collects his own miss and scores the deuce......stars still on top.... but sb-l was hungry on its home court...shultz again from deep....warriors hold on 55-52. alex over the past ten seasons, the siouxland conference has been home to seven boys state basketball champions. chris: tonight two of the top squads in the conference squared off, hoping to build momentum for a title run. chris moc floyd valley ranked 8th this week in 3a, sioux center receiving votes in 2a. early on...blake kamerman...nothin triple...warriors strike first. but the dutchmen respond...justin te grotenhuis...steps out and connects on a three of his ow

heelan's fundraising chief says gill... a 1951 graduate... wanted to name a library for his mother mary... so the new library and media center at heelan be named after mary gill. the new classrooms construction plans... and will add - on to the new fine arts building that opened in 20 - 14. 3 it's an award handed out to fewer than 2 - thousand people since 1989. the boy scouts of america "certificate of merit." and now a young boy from siouxland is one of those recipients. our own siouxland news reporter kayla novak has his story. 3 "um i jumped in the pool without a life jacket // then 3 kaden went in the water and then he saved me." at just 12 years old, kaden nieto (nee-eh- to) became a hero, when he saved liam murphy from drowning in the south sioux city ymca swimming pool. that's when liam's mom, kayla boy scouts of america national certificate of merit. the award is given to a youth member or adult leader who has performed a significant act of service that is deserving of special national recognition. "but he is just such a role and for

wegher's former heelan coach,.. now, assistant head coach at morningside... said wegger always surprised everyone on the field. "you know i mean, i whole thing about seemed like every something that just amazed you even more." jess the neck-and-neck iowa caucus race between clinton and sanders has now reached resolution on the lingering questions of count accuracy. the outcome remains unchanged...hillar y clinton has come out on top. the iowa democratic party worked closely with both camps and their respective party leaders, reviewing results from the 14 discrepant precinct caucuses. since only five of errors, no done. jess and bernie sanders will debate next month national announced today the debateill air on c-n-n. flint was thrown into the national spotlight after it was discovered the city's water supply has been contaminated with sanders and clinton have both issue on the sanders has resignation of michigan synder. argued the crisis part -- because the city is poor and its residents largely african- american. the march 6th debate will takeke place two da

seven heelan crusaders also signed national letters of intent today. branden hohenstein passed up scholarship offers to d-2 and fcs schools to accept a walk-on spot at nebraska. the 6-4, 200 pounder had receiving yards touchdowns for the crusaders this year and he says its an opportunity he couldn't pass up. branden hohenstein--"i've been a lifetime fan of nebraska and it's just been one of my dreams to play for nebraska. so i decided why not give it a shot. it's awesome just to finally get a chance to show them what i can do." he's not the only crusader heading to a division 1 school... lauren bleeker will head down highway 20 to continue her soccer career at the university of northern iowa. bleeker had a hand in both goals in heelan's championship last spring and even with a coaching change at uni, she says its a good fit. lauren bleeker--"i'm very excited. i decided about a year ago that i--that it would be the best fit for me. i felt like because i've had family members go there, that it was familiar to me." five other crusaders also committed to d

bishop heelan quickly answers - taylor ferguson drives and she throws up a shot, crusaders down one. later, denison attacks on the fast break, ingram is left wide open, and she makes the easy bucket to put the monarchs up three. but heelan pulls away, as kierrah llanosets the offensive rebound and she es up strong for the the monarchs, 66 to 40. four siouxland teams were competing at the iowa dual wrestling tournament in des moines. sgt. bluff-luton was one of eight teams in the class 2a tourney, while westwood, sibley- ocheyedan and logan- magnolia were all in the 1a field. fifth-seeded sibley- ocheyedan was the only siouxland school to win in round one. the generals beat logan- magnolia, 36-32, but then lost to top-seeded lisbon in the semifinals here, 50 to 22. sibley-ocheyedan beat second-seeded don bosco in the consolation final 42-35 to finish third. on the other side of the bracket in 1a, alburnett beat westwood in round one, 47-27. sbl lost their first two duals, to creston, orieie-macksburg and washington. the warriors then beat albia 50-29 to take seventh place. sbl will ha

heelan's branden hohenstein and west point beemer's tanner hass will be walking on. all in all 21 recruits announced. 3 3 3 and iowa state's class is rankededth in the big 12 and 53rd overall according to rivals. they got 1 four star, 14 3-star and 28 recruits total. ryan "coach ryan :my only regret tonight is i'm not out to see the morningside mustangs win a double headad against northwestern! "coach we got you covered!1. pick up action in the first quarter.. morningside's jessica tietz with the layup.. mustangs up four to two remember the red raiders beat them earlier this year. 2. later in the first quarter. northwestern's paige danner hits the three.. red raiders trail by three.. ten to seven. 3. move to the second quarter and morningside's madison braun with the long pass to lexi ackerman for the layup.. mustangs up one.. eighteen to seventeen.4. later in the second quarter.. northwestern' s renee maneman on the break.. she turns lexi ackerman around

with a staff appreciation luncheon on friday to recognize teachers and staff working for the heelan school system. we'll be right back with another welcome to subway, what can i make for you? how 'bout crunching into flavor with a fritos chicken enchilada melt? pulled chicken in enchilada sauce, melty monterey cheddar, fresh veggies and fritos corn chips! hurry in today! subway. eat fresh. the time has come to make a choice... about which candidate can actually make a difference for you. in a world as complex as this, we need a president as experienced as hillary. in the situation room... at the negotiating table... and always on your side... fighting for children and families. with a real plan to get incomes rising... ...reduce drug prices... ...win equal pay for women... ...and protect social security and medicare for seniors. she'll build on obamacare, not start over. break through the gridlock, not add to it. defend planned parenthood, stand up to the gun lobby, not protect it. lead on foreign policy, not ignore it. we need a president with the experience and determination to ge

branden hohenstein of heelan will join him in lincoln as a preffered walk on. ross godfrey from east will continue his football career at ndsu while sioux center's ko kieft will ink with minnesota. hinton's burke prins accepted a preferred walk on spot with the hawkeyes and 2 soccer standouts, brooke bleeker of heelan and east's elyse huber today's picture comes from... stephanie winegardner from sloan. her little girl, ellie got to have a little playtime in the snow today. if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook page. jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) your forecast for tonight is for snow and blowing snow creating blizzard conditions. the low will be 18 with winds gusting to 40 mph. tomorrow, the high will be 22 with blowing snow in the morning and breezy winds. the 7-day forecast shows quiet weather after tonight, with highs warming to above freezing over the weekend. next week will bring a cooldown and strong winds. 2 tickets to alan jackson is tonight's ask fred prize!

in the pit, heelan on a three game winning streak to end the year...taking on denison schleswig. late in the second...kierrah llanos with the steal...taylor ferguson gets cut off on the drive and rewards llanos on the baseline jay...crusaders led it 42-20 at the half. in the third...grace hanno, leaves the triple short, but hustles after her shot and gets the lay in. the monarchs, looking for some offense...jazlyn beeck nearly loses it but puts but heelan protects the pit...mckenzie pratt with the steal ahead to rhea greer...they'll play harlan on friday, 66-40. three area teams were in the state dual tournament today and sibley ocheyedan was the only one to win their opening match. then generals took down logan magnolia 36-32 before falling to top-seed lisbon in the semis 50-22. but it ended up a good night for sibley-o...they took down don bosco 42-35 to take home third place. westwood dropped their opener to alburnett but followed it up with their first ever win in their first ever trip to state, taking down lake mills 50-28. the rebels come home with 6th place...they fall to

find out if heelan or moc-floyd valley is moving on. tim plus south sioux ready has a state tournament berth locked up, but a win would the top seed. highlights from the minidome when we come back. for the top- ranked south sioux city girls. the cardinals had already clinched a spot in lincoln but with a winover norththst, south siouou would d ck up the top p ed. just a one point lead for the cardinals over the rockets at the half. and it's northeast that comes out gunning...mariah cates...knocks down the three pointer and the rockets take a 37- 33 lead. but that just makes the cardinals angry...they save the looseball and mckenna sims cashes in the three pointer to get within two. then the press does its magic...sims...johnn y on the spot for the steal...she takes it in for the easy layup to tie things up at 40. under a minute to play in the quarter...sims...ag ain with the steal...she gives it off to augusta thramer for the three point play...cards up 5, and they dont' look back, they gives us more the state tournament and i just thin

bishop heelan recently received at $1.4 million gift from 1951 bishop heelan alum donald gill. the money will fununconstruction of p pse two, and create an endowment for college scholarships. "their tremdous committment to the people of sioux city and siouxland in general, so we are most greatful," said bishop heelan president jim tschann. the 10-milliononollar project will be adjacent to the fine arts center which was finished in august of 2014. no date has been s for the start of phase two. one nebraska principal promised his students that he would kiss a pig if they met their reading goal...and they did! norfolk catholic elementary school principal bill lafleur challenged his students to a monthly reading incentive to readers any y y during january. if the number was met or exceeded he would in turn kiss a pig. his students fulfilled their end of the bargain by reading 266 readers twice during the month. "it's just importantntor me to nnect with the kids any way i can to show them i will do whatever it takes to get them excited about their education, to get excited about rea

to the 113 title....bishop heelan's joe vondrak with the only two points of the match on this reversal..methodi cal attack.the 2-0 decision sends him to state..... the 120 title.....belongs to fourth-ranked rhyker sims of sb-l....he advances by way of the 5-2 decision....see ya next week in the state capitol. gusty winds with chills below morning snow and cloudy and warmer.. for president's day, then an overnight ere are two kinds of folks who sit around thinking about how to kill pepele--psychopaths and mystery writers. i'm the kind that pays better. who am i? i'm rick castle. castle. castle. i really am ruggedly handsome, aren't every writer needs inspiration, and i've found mine. detective kate beckett. beckett. beckett. nikki heat? the character he's basing on you. and thanks to my friendship with the mayor, i get to be on her case. i would be happy to let you spank me. and together, we catch killers. we make a pretty good team, you know? like starsky and hutch, turner and hooch. you do remind me a little of hooch. oh-a-oh-oh i have to lau at her jokes. she's my boss. do you have t

heelan's joe vondrak with the only two points of the match on this reversal..methodi cal attack.the 2-0 decision sends him to state..... the 120 title.....belongs to fourth-ranked rhyker sims of sb-l....he advances by way of the 5-2 decision....see ya next week in the state capitol. alex to the gpac.....the briar cliff ladies have a brutal trio of games to wrap up the regular season...... second-ranked morningside on wednesday.....numb er fourteen concordia next saturday....but one step at a time... today the chargers visited 11th-ranked hastings. this showdown the n-a-i-a game of the week! hastings has won five straight in this series.... after half...h-c down double digits... teeka thompson on the drive...contested pass ends up with rachel jelden for the bucket === on the other end... mckenzie shipley let's it fly. three of her 14. 2-for-2 from deep. === later briar cliff in transition... morgan hansen decides to shoot and buries it...ends up as one of five chargers === keep it the corner. resume win... 82-70 the final. same matchup on the mens side.....the charger men ranked sixth

they'll play heelan on thursday night. the crusaders got a 76-70 overtime win over sergeant bluff luton. also in 3a...spirit ke led elc 49-7 at the half, they cruise 78-29. they'll take on storm lake thursday night...the spencer tonight, 72-67 finally tonight, >>> and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood - it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight - aaron paul. from "crazy ex-girlfriend" rachel bloom. and it's mash-up monday with music from kceelo & the sunshine band. with cleto and the cletones. and now, nice and easy, here's

heelan edged north by two the last time they played, would we have another nailbiter tonight? first possession...nort h's trap works to perfection...jayda graham peterson...gets the steal and takes it all the way for the lay in to get on the right away though...the extra papa from taylor ferguson to lelee stolen...sheheits the triple and the usaders take the lead. but thenaycean schueth, hesitates and blows rough three defenders...stars would lead it 11-3. heelan though, they found their rhythm...megan beaulieu connects on the corner three to cut into the lead. then late in the quarter...grace hanno, the hoop and the hack...crusaders rally for the win, 63-40. chris: time for a quick timeout, but don't gogonywhere. we still have six games to get to plus w wll check out regional dual wrestling action wrestling tournament is just 8 days away and tonight, ten siouxland schools in classes 1a and 2a competed for three spots in des moines. down in sergeant bluff...the warriors looking for their second trip in 3 years taking on spirit lake park. at 106...dominique squad with the first

heelan's brandon hohenstine and jake long were among 7 heelan seniors in football and soccer to sign with teams. for each athlete today was a special day to reflect on what it took to get here.ko kieft/minnesota te recruit"i guess iowa state was recruiting me pretty hard. paul rhoads and his staff were and then with their firing there's not a whole lot you can do about it. it is what it is. minnesota was kind of there with me the whole time too and just finally they offered me and i jumped on it." burke prins/iowa recruit"i think it just shows all the work i put in and me trying to be the best i can be. i've always been a hawkeye fan so it's really cool to finally be able to sign to be able to play there."branden hohenstein "i'm really pumped. i'm just glad they're giving me a chance to join their program and show them what i can do." jake long"oh it means a lot. you know, like you said just working hard and not being born with the most talent in off and this pays off so. hohenstein: "i thnk they're going to use me as a hybrid tight end so kind of like what cethan carter does. that's

le mars and heelan might see each other in that playoff... but first they squared off in the ice cream capital of the world. chris is next with sports. 3 "you're watching siouxland news at sunrise, with jacob 3 "weather on the ones, brought to you by siouxland federal credit union" 3 blizzard warning has been issued for today through wednesday morning. today will be very windy withtheavy snowfall and accumulatioio of 10-12" for most of the are with 15"+ possible in some areas. visibilities will be near zero and travel will be strongly discouraged due to blowing and drifting snow with 45+mph gusts we will see through the day.snows will begin to taper off late tonight through early wednesday morning.stay tuned to the first alert weather team. we will keep you ahead of the storm. 3 sports, with sports director chris neyenhouse.good morning, siouxland, here's a look at your momoing sports.with respectively it's safe to say the heelan and lemars girls basketball teams haven't had the seasons they would have liked. but there's still regional tourna

heelan was playing from behind most of the night. lexi stolen drills the 3-pointer. crusaders trailed 17-6 after a quarter. south sioux keeps the lead. freshman mckenna sims takes the 'drive-thru' lane for 2 on the layup. more from the cardinals -- carissa powell gets the ball down low, and gets the reverse to fall. powell had 14 in the first half. south sioux pulled away late -- the crusaders press, but powell gets 2 more of her 32 points. cardinals beat the crusaders 68-45. the hawkeyes went 2-0 last week, moving into sole posession of first place in the big ten. the hawks have also moved up to fourth in the ap poll. iowa beat illinois 77-65 on sunday to improve to 19-4 overall and 10-1 in the it's their best start in the big ten since 1982. nine of their ten conference wins have been by double digits. going back to last season, iowa has won 12 of their last 17 true road games. "we never panic and i think that's why we've been so good on the road this year," said senior mike gesell. "that's where a lot of our success comes from. teams are going to make runs, especi

but for 14 year old heelan this was more than just a plane ride, this was the first step in fullfilling his dream.nat sound plane "how you feeling?" elisa raffa abc9 ne says kevin farias, 14 year old flight student. kevin farias is just 14 years old but he's known that he's wanted to be a pilot since he was 10. the local chapter of the experimental aircraft association has awarded kevin a scholarship for ground school and flight lessons to help him achieve that goal... a dream inspired by his dad. kevin's father was also a pilot for the navy, and after sharing the same passion with his son, the farias sent kevin to military school whwhe he could learn aviatiti. "i am most ctain that i am making him& the proudest dad ever. my mom too, because she also wanted to t me in be like my dad" says old flight student. working hard towards his dream for a few years now, taking classes on aviation, physics, and even some weather. he hopes to fly large cargo planes one day, and work for the navy, just like his dad. "he had to memorize many things, study procedures, be emergency, study things like th

bishop heelan downs north 63-40. the dakota valley boys, ranked fifth in one south dakota poll - - takingngn 10 and 5 vermillioio itit the tanagers taking the early ad -- around the horn to jemiah johnson -- one of my favote movies as a kid - vermillion up 1. then, watch paul schwasinger drive -- and fake everyone out to get open -- the tanagers with a good start on the road. but dv gets tough =-- tyler johnson finds john prochello -- and the 6-7 junior gets the easy 2. more from the panthers -- jayse kittler with the board and bucket -- but vermillion survives, 69-66 in 2 ot. in sioux falls, sioux city east -- 14-3, taking on second-ranked sioux falls ty b bson for sce with theheteal and d yup black raiders led early - benson scored 29 points to lead the black raiders. east keeps pounding - connor murrell with a "3" murrell wasn't done - later in the game - with drive and nice layup - murrell scored 24 on the night. but washington rallies on their home floor sam siganos with 3 and warriors win it 75o-69. basketball,

but heelan kept it close early. collin kasperbauer with the steal, he takes it coast to coast for the lay in. but the dutch a little too strong...christian korver knocks down the three, they move on 77-59. down to 1a...a district final o'brien over at west. wolverines up 8 in the first...peyton brasser with the nifty dish to karter rohrbaugh for the lay in. then damon struve, gets the ball right back and hits the trifecta...all of a sudden that south o'brien lead is up to 13. late in the quarter...brian haden beats the buzzer...17-2 wolverines after one, they advance to substate, 58-33. for all the highlights and scores from last night head to our website, siouxland matters dot com. have a great weekend everybody. lukas: scott: it's time now to check on your forecast... scott: flood warning in effect for the little sioux river at linn grove. turn around don't drown. temperatures, not bad this morning, to get warm the next two days, near 50 today, low 60s for all the highlights and scores from last night head to our

but heelan kept it close early. collin kasperbauer with the steal, he takes it coast to coast for the lay in. but the dutch a little too strong...christian korver knocks down the three, they move on 77-59. down to 1a...a district final between siouxland christian and south o'brien over at west. wolverines up 8 in the first...peyton brasser with the nifty dish to karter rohrbaugh for the lay in. then damon struve, trifecta...all of a sudden that south o'brien lead is up to 13. late in the forecast... scott: flood warning in effect for the little sioux river at linn gre. turn around don't drown. temperatur, not bad this morning, above normal. temps to get warm the next two days, near 50 today, low 60s tomorrow! then a cold front comesfor us sunday, cooler temps, light rain, and breezy winds gusting to 25 mph. warm again monday before another, stronger windier front comes through tuesday. don't drown. temperatures, not bad this morning, above normal. temps to get warm the next two days, near 50 today, low 60s cold fron

seven heelan crusaders also signed national letters of intent today. branden hohenstein passed up scholarship offers to d-2 and fcs schools to accept a walk-on spot at nebraska. opportunity he branden been a lifetime fan of nebraska and it's just been one of my nebraska. so i decided why not give it a shot. it's finally get a chance to show them what i can do." chris palmquist--"he's not the only crusader heading to a division 1 school... lauren bleeker will head down highway 20 to continue her soccer career at the university of northern iowa. even with a coaching change at uni, she says its a good fit. lauren bleeker--"i'm very excited. i decided about a year ago that i--that it would be the best fit for me. i felt like because i've had family members go there, that it was familiar to me." chris palmquist--"five other crusaders also committed to division two schools . jensen froehlich is heading to sioux falls to play for augustana. in football, odessa clark will head across the river and suit up for wayne state next season. elsewhere in the nsic, wil

wegher's former heelan coach,.. now, assistant head coach at morningside... said wegger always surprised everyone on the field. "you know i mean, i think. i think the whole thing about brandon was a...it seemed like every game he did something that just amazed you even more." he is sure to continue his career even if he couldn't be on top this year. lukas there are tons of parties celebrating the big game scattered around san francisco. maybe the most important is the "taste of the n-f-l" held at the "cow palace", it brings together top chefs from every n-f-l franchise along with players past and present from that city. along with the samples of food from each city...it's an auction that has raised 20 million dollars over the last 25 years... all to help the homeless "this one's a real winner and they been around for 25 years starting in then they just raised all kinds of money and it all goes to charity in terms of homeless people and food drives" butt to "it's always good for the nfl hall of fame community to come together and support this it's a very worth

bishop heelan played sergeant buff. spencer topped storm lake. >>> the stars hosted thomas jefferson. burke gets the file. they find the streak in jay. he will hit the flee throw. 9-3 at that point. davis will take the jump. he was up 11-7 in the first they will play in the district semi's at east. >>> moore is open to the coroner. he hits the 3. marquees has it all to himself and hits the 3. 40-33 now. a minute later cliff gets the rebound and goes all the way for the lay-up. that's how you do it. it was 44-33. a comfortable lead. west of 44. 39. west couldn't hold the lead. >> what a heart ?o 3 3 3 3 <>reporter: one more gloomy day or so. we'll deal with the cloud cover and we might see precipitation. rain and sleet my be the primary threats. we are looking forward to late day sun. there is a look at your extended forecast. we'll hang around the upper 30s and lower 40s. things look better for the weekend. >>> che

for the 14 year old heelan student... it was more than just a plane ride, this was the first step in fullfilling his dream. his scholarship came from the local chapter of the experimental aircraft association . kevin wanted to be a pilot since he was 10, a dream inspired by his dad. " "i am most certain that i am making him the proudest dad ever. my mom too, because she also wanted to put me in the military school so i can grow up to be like my dad" says kevin farias, 14 year old flight student. taking classes on aviation, physics, and weather. he hopes to fly aviation, physics, and weather. he hopes to fly large cargo planes one day, and work for the navy, just like his dad. kevin says he wasn't nervous at all for his first flight... lukas: now to the latest on the race to the white house. super tuesday is almost here... 11 states are up for grabs as the candidates have all but stopped critizing their opponents ... abc's stephanie ramos has the latest. "they don't call it super tuesday for nothin? on this one day?the fat

they competed in the 16th annual bishop heelan show choir classic. this year's theme was "sail away." ktiv's brad paustch and ron demers were the m-cs for the event. the oscars tackle diversity... as leonardo dicaprio finally gets a win. love blooms from dancing with the stars... and seventntheaven stars have an impromptu reunion... david daniel has today's hollywood minute. << comedian chris rock kicked off his gig as host of the 88th annual academy awards by tackling the show's lack of diversity... (chris rock, comedian) if you want black people every year at the oscars, just have black categories, like best black friend. 'and the winner for the 18th year in a row: wanda sykes.' oscar loser leonardo dicaprio finally took home a golden statuette. leo won best actor for his role in "the revenant." (nats) brie larson won best actress for "room." the most covetet award of the night... best picture... (nats) and the oscar goes to... spotlight. (cheers) it's a match made in "dancing with the stars" heaven... business man robert herjavec of a-b-c's "shark

seven heelan crusaders also signed national letters of intent today. branden hohenstein ssed up scholarship offers to d-2 and fcs schools to accept a walk-on spot at nebraska. he says its an opportunity he couldn't pass up. branden hohenstein--"i've been a lifetime fan of nebraska and it's just been one of my dreams to play for nebraska. so i decided why not give it a shot. it's awesome just to finally get a chance to show them what i can do." chris palmquist--"he's not the only crusadede heading to a division 1 school... lauren bleeker will head down highway 20 to continue her soccer career at the university o even with a coaching change at uni, she says its a good fit. lauren bleeker--"i'm very excited. i decided about a year ago that i--that it would be the best fit for me. i felt like because i've had family members go there, that it was familiar to me." chris palmquist--"five other crusaders also committed to division two schools . jensen froehlich is heading to sioux falls to play for augustana. in football, odessa clark will head across the rive

heelan's branden hohenstein and brooke bleeker, plus ko kieft of sioux center and burke prins of hinton have all been delayed. we'll have more on these signings throughout the radar shows snow beginning to wind down, but the wind will remain tonight, causing blizzard conditions. your forecast for tonighis for snow w and blowing snow creating blizzard conditions. the low will be 18 with winds gusting to 40 mph. tomorrow, the high will be 22 with blowing snow in the morning and breezy winds. the 7-day forecast showsquiet weather after tonight, with highs warming to above freezing over the weekend. next week will bring a cooldown and strong winds. 2 tickets to alan jackson is tonight's ask fred prize!

5) heelan coming back. grace hanno with the put-in of her own. but south sioux would go on to win 68-45.let's dab over to north sioux. north is winners of two of their last loss to number 15 3 sbl. dakota 3 valley is 13-3.3 1) late first 3 half now 3 panthers by 8. haley hoffman es high off the glass for two.2) then just before the end of the half off the steal by anna rasmussen it's hoffman again. dv up by 12 at halftime. 3) north comes out hot in the second half. breonna farris feeds lilly yebra for the basket. cuts the lead to ten. 4) off the inbounds mercy oh-ya-dare with the move near the rim. lead down to 6.5) just too much dakota valley though. sarah bohan to claire johnson who does the rest. dakota valley goes on to win 57-46.number two emerson wynot in the lewis and clark conference title game in nebraska.1. pick up action at the end of the first quarter.. wynot's olivia wieseler with the drive and the layup.. lady blue devils up fifteen to fourteen.2. in the second quarter.. emerson-hubbard's abby drieling with the bank shot.. game tied

former bishop heelan, iowa, and morningside star brandon wegher, #32 -- was in the spotlight with the rest of the panthers. the rookie appeared in one game for the panthers -- after being signed as a free agent. wegher set an iowa high school record with over 32-hundred yards rushing in '08. super bowl 50 kicks off at 5:30 then tonight on news four at ten.... the numbers are in and winners have been announced. but the campaigning hasn't stopped. we'll take a l lk at the aftermath after iowa's's first in the nation caucuses. and what's to come i inew hampshire. tonight on k-t-t-v and n-b-c, hollywood game nighthttarts at 7 p.m. followed by chicago med at 8 and chicago fire at 9. so, as you gaze out your window at the blizzard raging on.. take heart: it's going to be an or so says a rodent... pennsylvania's most famous groundhog, punxsutawney phil, did not see his shadow this morning, meaning he's "predicted" an early spring. at least, that's the word from members of the top hat-wearing inner circle. they announced the results at sunrise on gobbler's knob -- just outside the town for wh

bishop heelan and sgt. bluff-luton are receiving votes. western christian is still the top team in class 2a, getting 13 of 14 first place votes. pocahontas area, laurens-marathon falls is tenth. ridge view and sioux center are getting votes. boyden hull moves up to second south o'brien, maple valley, anthon-oto, gt/ra and central lyon all get votes. see the entire poll at ktiv-dot-com. last season, charles dowdell led the sioux city bandits to a title, winning the league's mvp award dowdell is now playing for a team in spokane, washington -- but the bandits have signed three new quarterbacks. the newest addition is a-j graham. he was the florida player of the year in high school. graham spent three years at marshall and finished his college career at pikeville university, an naia school in kentucky. the bandits have a huge offensive line -- and at 6-5, graham could keep the offense rolling. being the number-one offense the last we've got a great set of guys here that could potentially propel us to that again," said coach erv strohbeen. "we

hear from three of those players--ko kieft of sioux center, burke prins of hinton, and hohenstein of heelan--pushed back until tomorrow but here's a look at the other seven that signed today. we mentioned norfolk catholic's david engelhaupt yesterday, his teammate aidan burroughs is heading to liberty university. sdsu picked up three players from northern iowa today including logan backhaus of the state champion spirit lake squad and pete menage and cj roths from central lyon. scheidegger of newell fonda and conner thiele of oakland craig as well. these student athletes. the hawkeyes are coming off their best season in school history and added 24 players to the fold today. dense was a key focus for the coaching staff as they signed five d-linemen, five linebackers, and four defensive backs. among the 24 scholarship players, 21 of them are three star players as rated by rivals and four of them are from iowa. noah fant of omaha central is also heading to iowa city as is burke prins as a walk on...we'll hear from the hinton product tomorrow. rivals ranan the hawkeye class in just two months ne

wegher's former heelan coach,.. now, assistant head coach at morningside... said wegger always surprised field. "you know i mean, i whole thing about brandon was a...it seemed like every something that just more." he is sure to continue his career even if he couldn't be on top this year. the iowa men's program is play. alex walker has the details. with indiana's loss to penn state on saturday, iowa stands as the only team in the big ten with one conference loss. yesterday, the hawkeyes visited champaign to battle the fighting illini of illinois.... a road win would give iowa two straight victories at illinois for the first time in 29 years. opening minutes....adam woodbury down low.....the senior notched his sixth double double of the season...10 points 14 board and four assists! then its jalen coleman-lands.....for three! the illini take the 6-4 lead...... peter jok responds on the other end with a three of his own! the junior scored a game-high 23 points to lead the hawkeyes.... how about jok again! iowa 7-0 in games when he scores 20 plus points..... hawks