sandwell." 3 3 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 <>3 3 3 iowa state and iowa both move in the rankings today. hear how the associated press views the teams. and former cyclones star jeff hornacek is out as head coach of the phoenix suns. hear what lead to the end of his coaching tenure there. chris is next with 3 "sports, with sports director chris neyenhouse." 3 former iowa state star jeff hornacek was fired as head coach of the nba's phonex suns this morn

siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell joins us live from the lakes tonight...chad, what makes this event so special for the people of the lakes? 3 the end of january in siouxland usually means most of us are in the middle of the winter blues. but here in the iowa great lakes this weekend is a time to get out and celebrate the wonders of winter. and that celebration each year is a welcome boost to the areas economy. 3 it's natural for things to slow down in the winter. perhaps no one knows that better than the residents and business owners here in okobji. after 3 months of fun and sun, winters here slow to a crawl.boone dewall/owner know the bars ,restaurants, hotels..everything is slow, everyone is coming up for fun and a great family weekend. a lot of stuff for the kids and the ice. it's really about bringing the family's up and having a good time."the university of okoboji winter games is in it's 36th year. what started out as one event has definitely grown over the years.jeff thee/chamber of commerce "the iowa u of o winter games, has become really a plug in the arm for our

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sandwell joins us now...chad, when are we going to see the snow start to fall here in the metro? 3 <> 3 as you just heard chad say... we're expecting blizzard conditions throughout much of siouxland tomorrow.our jaclyn driscoll spoke to the iowa d- o- t earlier today... to find out what they're doing to prepare to clear the roads before, during and after the snow falls. 3 blizzard alerts stretch from north-central kansas to southern minnesota, and the worst of it hitting right here in siouxland.

sandwell." 3 >>> first alert weather with siouxlands chief meteorologist chad sandwell. >>> it is not baddor february, baseball display last week.>> yes, it was 60 on friday and that was hard to beat no matter what time of year it is especially when you see the sunshine. today is that dreary and damp feel outside after the morning fog and we're seeing the same thing to the afternoon hours heard from ponca state park brought to by the hard rock hotel and casino them overcast skies the name of the game this afternoon and thing the same thing everywhere we get. this is outside the studio, a few birds flying by the other was the cloud cover is in full force as we look to the south in ottawa, looking at an overcast sky late this monday afternoon. temperatures will stay above average number 42 tomorrow with mostly cloudy skies, as we had wednesday into thursday we might have to open up the possibility of another rain and snow mix. also it happens to be in the cards for this evening, take a ok at satellite imagery to cloud cover, we have a little trough of low pressure hanging around the are

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sandwell and sports director chris 3 "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 chad and diana talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. >>> after today's temperatures, i hope you have something better tomorrow. >> we are going to see a lot more sunshine tomorrow. it kept our temperatures on the cool side. tomorrow and saturday will be a whole different story. take a look at the cameras this evening. the cloud cover is hanging south look at the 7-day forecast. 49 tomorrow, 64 saturday and still looking at the temperatures at 60 and 50 on monday. the thing about tuesday, at least at this point models still not in a good agreement. that forecast can change. you want to hours and we'll have a better consensus on what tuesday will bring. the clouds are hanging tough this evening. as we continue through the early night hours, that's going to help temperatures dip in the lower 20s tomorrow morning. most of the clouds to the south of sioux city and will continue to move out throughout the day and on friday. we can look forward to southwest win

with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. >>> i really feel like rolling my eyes at you. every since you walked out and said oh, it's snowing. >> that eats been every day this winter. >> that's true. i get so mad. >>reporter: a bit of light snow out there. it won't last much longer. see aing bit of grassy accumulation. sky watch camera from downtown brought tow you by j.c. roofing and installation. extended forecast 37 tomorrow. it will be the coolest it's been in a while. it will only last a day. friday and saturday we'll see plenty of sunshine. 62 on saturday. they should put a star on that one. temperatures sunday and monday will be in the 50s. watch out early next week on tuesday. bring us another chance of snow. here is where the snow sits this evening. we are seeing a break in the sioux city area. moderate snow. this whole brand is moving towards the south. it won't be around too much longer. take a look on the satellite and radar imagery. i expect by about midnight this will be a memory for u

chad sandwell." 3 3 3 > there are a lot of folks hoping they won't have to deal with the fog they saw this morning. >>reporter: i think there will be a little bit. we'll deal with patchy fog. between midnight and 6:00 a.a.. we might e miststand drizzle. a wintry mix might be a good way to describe it. take a look at our sky watch camera. overcast skies for sure on a quite monday evening. take a look at our extended forecast. looking for highs in the 40s the next few days. wednesday night into tuesday we could see the moisture build backup. we'll see a wintry mix. things look good thursday and friday. it should be a nice weekend across the area. last 6 hours satellite imagery has been noisy. we have been seeing plenty of cloud cover from sioux falls. we saw moisture trying to develop around dinnertime. that's evaporated. most of it never hit the ground. what we are looking for is a area of low pressure moving through. some of the moisture may make it's way down to the sioux city area. not making a lot of accumulation. the pressure will move out pretty quickly. here is a look at 7:00. w

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meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris neyenhouse." 3 with nearly 100 confirmed virus in the united >>> with nearly 100 confirmed cases of travel related zika virus is in the u. s., they are frantically trying to get a ccine. >> reporter: white powder in this glass viral -- glass vial is the zika virus, and at this medical branch in galveston, he is known about its is the 1960s. >> until the virus got to brazil, there were not a lot of cases and nobody was interested in the zika virus, and times of change, and now we realize how much we do not know. >> reporter: it may be connected to the birth affected babies that will stunt the brain growth. they are at ground zero in the doctor shannon rossi recently traveled and saw firsthand th destating effects of the virus. >> it idevastating. >> reporter: the university of texas medical branch is home to one of the world's largest connection to viruses, nearly 7000 samples stored at the facility, and they are working on a quick test to detect the virus in humans, and eventually developing a vaccine. are we closer to a vaccine?

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sandwell." 3 3 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the 3 <> 3 3 vikings fans are still hurting after yesterday's devastating loss to the seahawks. but there is a positive for many fans.former sioux city bandit great running back fred jackson won his first playoff game. chris caught up with fred after the game, hear what he had to say about siouxland 3 "sports, with sports director chris neyenhouse." 3 3 amidst the heartbreak that many vikings fans in siouxland are feeling after yesterday's devastating loss at the hands of the seattle seahawks lies something on a more positiv

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sandwell." 3 3 larry and chad talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. a short while until winds start to pick up. overnight lows will fall into the mid teens. winds will stay breezy tomorrow, but temperatures should be a touch warmer as we should reach the lower 30s. wednesday will see a slight chance for light snow during the daytime with a high of 34. our next big system starts moving in thursday evening. overnight thursday will see a morning hours of friday where it will switch to all snow by friday mid-morning and last until early saturday. latest model trends indicate 3-4" are possible friday, but it's 3 a bad start to the new year for your retirement plan... and a bad *end* to the year for u- s manufacturers. david asman has those details and more in tonight's fox means business report. 3 a painful start to 20-16 for your 401k.it was the worst for the dow since the financial crisis in 2008,all 3 major u.s. stock indexes tumbling in a global selloff sparked by fresh worries china's economy is slowing down....concerns about factories here at home no

siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell neyenhouse/"3 3 "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 3 first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist. >> tomorrow is friday and two, the weather is going to be fantastic. if it wasn't for the snow on the ground you know where you would find me. outside this evening, pretty quiet night out there. the winds haven't picked up yet. we are looking at very strong winds in the area. wind advisory, we'll tell you about it in just a moment. it's leaving behind not a lot at this point. it's right back here cham bellin ber lynn seeing some rain. a little bit of rain behind the system showing up in the model across eastern south dakota north of sioux city. we should be seeing clearing that's going to help push our temperatures to around 60. saturday it's going to be nice. not nearly as strong a wind on saturday. as we head towards saturday evening. notice a little bit of cloud cover as this boundary approaches to the west winds will begin to pick up sunday afternoon. temperatures are expected to go up ov

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3 3 >>> first alert weather with suez chief meteorologist chad sandwell. this is the start of what could be a beautiful week. we have to fight through a few things tonight and after that things will slowly get better. we could be looking at 60s around here. let's get started, let's take a look out shakes up. after sunshine this point cloud cover has been living in which will slowly build up moisture as we work our way around the area. this is out-of-pocket state park, we are seeing the exact same thing, overcast skies and that is a trend that will final stop texas.ottawa where we are looking at mostly overcast skies. the extended forecast shows plenty of cloud cover tuesday, wednesday and even thursday. on thursday we start to see the temperatures climbing up, 48 on thursday, 58 friday and 56 saturday and then it cools off to end the weekend. overall he can get out at the end of the week this will be the week to do it. radar imagery over the last few hours pretty quiet across northwest iowa that it is across south dakota and nebraska say moisture showing u

after a 3 "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 spspng- like weather is finally here... and as a sult, chad decided he literally can't >> springlike weather is finally here in chad decided he literally could not stand to be inside today while the sun is out. >> we told him he could stay outside this once. i am a little jealous you are out there enjoyed thth temperatures. how is it going? ? >> i got the beach ball which that back over there. what i need is one of those coconut drinks with an perfect. really perfect is what we've got out here today. beautiful weather all day long after that nasty morning winds that gusted over 50 miles an hour. downtown siouxux ty a beauauful son late this afternoon temperatures worked up to 60 degrees. here is a look ayour extended forecast actually current temperature right now 57 in sioux city so we have cooled a little bit from our afternoon high winds not nearly as strong as they were earlier today. tempererures around the area 40s northeast, 50across most of the area, this is where we will see temperatures

sandwell and sports director chris 3 3 a woman's heart attack may have different causes and symptoms and some risk factors can be even more dangerous. 3 as adriana diaz reports... that new information coming from a first- of- its- kind statement from the american heart association. 3 three years ago, marsha goodbaum felt nanaeous and ad stomach pains. . e finally headed to the hospitit urs t attack patient) "i had no idea i was having a heart attack. //12:00:34 i really expected shoulder pain or heavy chest pain."a new scientific statement from the american heart association says there can be some key differences between men and women when it comes to heart attack symptoms. (sot dr. harmony reynolds/nyu langone medical center) "it may not feel like they expect it to feel \but t ere is usually discomfort somewhere in thth chest area, and or in the neck, the jaw the back the upper stomach, it can be in either arm or shoulder."this is the first time the association has put out a statement on heart attacks in women, which highlights that women often have different causes of heart attack

chad sandwell." 3 3 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 <>> we have snow on the way snoochlt yeah, we're growing to see some xhily temperatures the next 44 to 36 hours. then we can look forward to a nice weekend. just a couple days to mess around with. take a look at our sky watch camera. great lakes countertops and camera at 5:00 o'clock. we saw grass. thought the case right now as we have seen dusting. you can barely see it way off in the distance there. the visibilities has dropped with the snow in that area. take a look at our extended forecast. 32 tomorrow and 40s wednesday and thursday. possible snow mix. things real awarm up, heading in to the weekend. lower 50s friday. in to the 60s as we head back to work early next week. snow is there on the radar. a little bit not -- not as prevalent as what it lookz like here. this is not quite hitting the ground just yet. evaporating before it get there. they are seeing some snow at this point. the visibilities have been reduced. we can see three quarters of a mile, things are

stay warm 3 "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 3 about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 <> 3 3 woodbury central and pierce met in boys basketball today at the cnos tournament. we'll show you what happened.and the south sioux city girls just beat west in a showdown of the top two teams took on east. chris is next 3 "sports, with sports director chris neyenhouse." 3 the south sioux city girls basketball team had to head to a florida to find a team that could beat them this year. their one loss came during their holiday tournament down in orlando. today at the cnos basketball tournament at the on an east team trying to find their groove this se

sandwell." 3 3 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 <> 3 some iowa state students camping outside hilton hopefully will decide to wait in line a little closer to 3 3 briar cliff kicks off their big hall of fame weekend with several of their all-time greats in town. 3 it comes on the weekend where the mens team could break the all-time record for consecutive wins. hear how impressed the great players of charger past are with this years squad. chris is next 3 "sports, with sports director chris neyenhouse." 3 3 game night is back tonight and we are just past that midpoint in the season for most teams schools with postseason asasrations.and you could say no game isismore intriguing than class 2a's number one ranked team western chr

sandwell 3 3 when someone is severely overweight, the next step might be surgery. siouxland news reporter kayla novak shows us the surgical options for weight loss. 3 it is no surprise that obseity can lead to a lot of complications... "that excess weight that we carry also contributes to pain on the contributes to high blood pressure// acid reflux disease and getting that weight off can improve people's overall physical condition. andnd hopefully reduce the use of medications or pills, and maybe some further sugeries down the road."this is why doctors reccommend surgeries that can help with weight loss for patients who are 100 pounds overweight and have other health problems. "mercy and our group midlands clinic office... offer s a gastric by- pass...we offer a gastric sleeve resection... and we offer the adjustable gastric band." each surgery has its benefits over the other and you and your doctor can decide which is best for you. the surgeries usually require one to two nights in the hospital and up to 3 weeks of recovery at home. doctors also reccccend time wit

siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell is in the lakes this weekend... and reports the games provide a winter *boost* to the local economy. 3 it's natural for things to slow down in the winter. perhaps no one knows that better than the residents and business owners here in okobji. after 3 months of fun and sun, winters here slow to a crawl.boone dewall/owner boonedocks convenient store"i know the bars ,restaurants, hotels..everything is slow, everyone is coming up for fun and a great family weekend. a the ice. it's really about bringing the family's up and having a good time."the university of okoboji winter games is in it's 36th year. what started out as one event has definitely grown over the years.jeff thee/chamber of commerce "the iowa u of o winter games, has become really a plug in the arm for our businesses in the area. in a typical month business in january would not be so strong."business's large and small across the entire area agree that this event during the lull of winter provides a shot in the arm which can make up for one or two months los

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sandwell and sports director chris neyenhouse." 3 a new survey shows americans are spending a lot of time on devices like computers and smartphones and that is causing digital eye strain.marlie hall has more on what it is and what you can do to keep your eyes healthy. 3 (track)christopher coletti works in technology sales.so he spends a lot of time on his laptop and smartphone.(sot - christopher coletti) i started noticing that i was having headaches and eyestrain and constantly blinking(track)he suffers from digital eye strain and he's not alone.a new survey from the vision council shows nearly eight in ten americans who suffer from digital eye strain use two or more devices at the same time. (sot - dr. jessi lee / park slope eye)the human eyes weren't designed to spend 10 to 12 hours a day looking up close so it's a relatively new of more than 10-thousand adults also found 65 percent of americans suffer from symptoms such as dry, irritated eyes, blurred vision, headaches as well as neck and back pain from starink at screens.(sot - dr. jessi lee / park slope eye) i would say it migh

sandwell." 3 3 diana and chad talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 <> 3 2015 was a year of major 2015 was a 3 2015 was a year of major developments here in siouxland.coming up after the break... we'll take a look back at the year that was in 3 2015 was a busy year here in siouxland... and as we get ready to move ahead into 2016 tomorrow, we're looking back at the year that was.our jetske wauran has a look back at some of the top local stories of 2015. 3 2015...winter storms kicked off the new year...setting off a sight rarely seen in siouxland - a sinkhole. residents of the 2800 block of macomb avenue say they heard a loud blast... on the night of january 5th.the result: holes in the ground nearly ten feet deep.city crews blamed

sandwell.>> it is so nice outside and we are in here.>> it is going to get even better. forget about today, morrow and saturday will be really nice. let's take a look outside to see how things are shaping up. this is outed arnold part, not to buy great lakes, tops and kitchens, dare i say a little bit of a blue sky out there this afternoon? warmer weather and chris carter on the way, this is a view from dakota dunes with a few high clouds, and some blue peeking through. there is the sunshine as he lewis and clark specialty hospital . extended forecast, no real change from what we haven't talked about the last couple, 60 tomorrow near 60 on saturday and it will be a windy day tomorrow at a breezy day to close out the weekend, early next week temps for the most part in the lower 40s and it might dip into the upper 30s on thursday, where ironing out the that. satellite imagery shows cloud cover this morning, that has been dissipating over the days, this is allow the temperatures to warm up here and sioux city topping out at 50, it is in a long time since we've been able to

sandwell and sports director chris 3 3 it's the season for colds, coughs and sore throats. 3 but as kenneth craiai reports... new recommendations ararrerending doctors to prescribe antibiotics only when absolutely necessary. 3 mackenzie meyer has a sore throat and a cough.mackenzie meyer, 24, patient"and as it persisted for 5 days, i decided to stop inmake sure it wasn't strep."(nat- doc enter office)citymd doctor janette nesheiwat determined it was not strep p roat.. a bacterial infection... (nat 'say ah')but more likely, a virus which is not treated *with* antibiotics.( dr. janette nesheiwat, citymd ) "kenneth: it seems like a lot of people think antibiotics are the answer for everything?" doc: "kenneth, it's important to remember that most coughs, runny noses, sore throats, are caused by viruses."the american college of physicians cut down on prescribibi antibiotics for common respiratory infections. they say about 50 percent of antibiotic prescriptions may be unnecessary.( dr. janette nesheiwat, citymd)"the goal of this, is to protect antibiotic overuse, which, cause antibiotic

chad sandwell." 3 3 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk >>> it was great to see the sun but it didn't help much. >> highs in the 20s today well below average for this time of year . don't worry we do have some warmer weather heading our way. today just the first day of march so we deftly have warmer weather heading our way . take a look at our skylights city. a very quiet night with mostly clear skies . temperatures have been slowly falling throughout the evening. temperatures over the next couple of days actually will be quite a bit warmer from than they were today. stop upper 40s tomorrow lower 40s on thursday. on cloud cover both days. even perhaps a little late mix tomorrow night and early thursday. as we look toward the end of the week a check out friday saturday and sunday. only up to 64 on sunday before may be a chance for some showers and thunderstorms early next week. satellite showing cloud cover moving out from sioux city is to omaha. places like sioux falls and i'll great lakes saw snow last night and temperatures have dropped. high pressure in control sliding off toward the ea

half we got "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." "first alert weather" with chad said well -- witchad sandwell reporter: 60s is what we saw for high tempmpatures today. tase a look at the sky watch camera from norfork. plenty of traffic. temperatures going up. 55 tomorrow, 48 on sunday. all above average for this time ofofear. monday night into tuesday we see a little rain with a few snowflakes as temperatures get from sioux falls down to omaha things up and quiet today. cloud cover around the i-80 from lincoln to des moines. for the most part in siouxland we will enjoy it quiet night. we will look at a mostly clear sky tonight. temperatures tomorrow morning around 30 degrees. a chilly start. we will warm up quickly. not strong winds tomorrow but plenty of sunshine ahead of the cold front. the backslide will slide through on sunday. that will push our emperatures down bit. cloud cover as well. partly cloudy skies and upper 40s. not as quite as nice as today. 44 used asian 44 degrees in sioux city. percent. temperatures across the re

sandwell." 3 3 chad and diana talk about today's weather and the upcoming foreca. 3 <>> we were expecting it to be warmer but instead it felt a lot cooler arid>> we been doing with temperatures and 40s the past couple of days and then 30s was always thought today but do not get used to the 30s because as we have been talking about all week long much warmer weather is head our way. downtown sioux city is showing mostly cloudy to overcast skies, that is primarily the responsible party and seeing those temperatures with a very small range today and also looking at overcast skies at hospital in yankton, a more omins picture, and at ottawa we are looking at the overcast sky, off to the west you might see a few breaks in the cloud cover which will be the trend into the evening and overnight hours. extended forecast, great news, temperatures of mcosta 50 degrees with plenty of sunshine friday, temperatures on saturday we keep bumping them up a little bit each and every day, mid-50s possible the first part of the weekend, and on sunday a little bit of rain possible, back up to 60 m

sandwell." 3 chad and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 <> 3 while minnesota vikings fans are learning to deal with life after blair walsh's missed field goal at the end of sunday's playoff game... it has become a teaching moment for in one twin cities classroom.reporter susan- elizabeth littlefield went to a school where kids are sending notes of encouragement to the vikings' kicker. 3 "was blair walsh

with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell. >> chad says we may have a repeat of last week. >> in what way? >> warmer temperatures. >> sounds like a beg there. we are also going to see a night into thursday. so we have to watch for that. warmer weather is on the way. we just have to get there first. it will take a couple of days to do so. our sky watch camera, looking at sioux city. a very quiet night. generally clear skies for the post part. that has helped temperatures to cool off. 40 tomorrow, mostly cloudy skies. then tomorrow night, we could d see, yes, a little bit of snow. we will certainly keep our eyes on that. doesn't look like it will be a big problem for us. then we will put that to bed and wake up to friday and saturday with absolutely gorgeous weather. plenty of sunshine. highs near 60 on sunday or saturday. then a cold front comes through. that knocks our temperatures back down into the 40s and we may see another rain snow mix sunday. so again, just a gentle reminder we are still not out of the month of february just yet. cloud cover is pushing off to the east.

meteorologist chad sandwell 3 a sioux city man suffering from huntington's disease may soon have e e potential for treatment, thanks to iowa senator rick bertrand moving forward with a measure that would give terminally ill patients more access to drugs.our jetske wauran spoke with the patient this afternoon. so jetske, what was his reaction? 3 3 diana...todd oss tells me, he's *very* thankful the iowa senate approved the *right to try bill*..on a 50 to nothing vote. now, the measure that was passed unaniniusly, is going to the iowa house. 3 that bill would provide access to devices being tested as treatment for certain incurable diseases.oss was diagnosed with huntington's disease in 2005, and at the time he was a veterinarian in sioux city.but four years later, he had to retire because he could no longer drive and his motor skills are limited. 3 "we're realy excited about the legislation and we're excited about the shepherd's gift, and the primary research and the primary flocks of sheep are in brookings, south dakota. you know, it's just been a families helping families effort and