that opened in 1951. since then... more than a million visitors have walked through the doors. 3 "we try to support all the major fundraisers that happen in the community and there's nothing more important than the sanford museum that's been here over 60 years and is very well known for educating kids in northwest, iowa. many kids have gone through this place and enjoyed it." 3 this is just the fist donation in a drive to raise 950 - thousand dollars for renovations and programming. if you'd like to help out, we have a link in this story on our website, siouxland news dot com. (www dot sanford dot org) 3 3 there's a new, million dollar home for iowa state university's extension.iowa state officials and members of the siouxland chamber of commerce held a ribbon cutting this morning for the new "extension and outreach center." it's located on southern hills drive just east of the casey's store. the new building has much more space and includes a teaching garden... kitchen... and

ograms such as "4-h"..."serve safe"... and "master gardner." 3 "we appreciate the suppt of the community in making this happen. it's definitely a facility for the entire area, entire county and siouxland area. we're hoping to see lots of people, lots of traffic here."this is the first move for the local extension service in 30 years. 3 3 these days it seems we hear a lot about what's *wrong* with our schohos. but a new report shows iowa and nebraska are doing something *right* when it comes to education.that report shows iowa has the top high school graduation rate in the country. the report... released by the u-s department of education...ranks iowa first with a graduation rate of 90.5 percent for the 2013-2014 school year.nebraska came in second with a graduation rate of 89.7 percent.and south dakota stands at 82.7 percent... just slightly a above the national 3 3 twenty south sioux city kids got a jump-start on their

thanks to the "shop with a cop" program.south sioux city police officers and dakota county sheriff's deputies teamed up with wal-mart in south sioux city for the annual event. they provide holiday *cheer* for the kids and a helping hand filling their wiwi-list. one student tells us he's gratatul for the opportunity to spend time with a "cop" and "shop" for his family. 3 "i got presents for my brother, my sister, my grandma, and i'm still looking for my mom.""and we're just here helping kids pick items out for their families. and we're with it kaleb. he's a pretty selfless individual, picking out for everybody else other than himself. he's a pretty cool little kid."each child was provided with a hundred dollars. and their gifts were also wrapped by walmart employees. 3 3 3 kayla in for chad today, it was a pretty dreary day, the question on everyone's mind is, is there snow on the way this week? 3 winter weather advisories for ne counties of knox, pierce, and cedar and sd counties of clay, yankton, and lincoln.

slowly fall toward the freezing mark. we will start the evening with rain then as temperatures cool, look for the rain to gradually change to snow. we will wake up wednesday to temperatures around freezing with strong northwest winds around 25mph. temperatures will be steady or slowly falling tomorrow. winds will gust up to 40mph, and the snow should come to an end by the late morning. clouds to stick around the remainder of the day into thursday before seeing a sunny but cold end of the week. 3 authorities have just released a series of photographs of a car that crasheheinto a spirit lake home this p pt weekend.it happened saturday shortly before 3 am near the intersection of 165th street

avenue. dickinson county sheriffs office says 23 year old jaime leckband failed to stop at a stop sign... went through the intersection and crashed into the home.no one was in the house at the time, and there were no injuries. leckband was arrested. she was charged with third offense o-w-i...and failure to maintainincontrol. damage to the home is estimated at more than $10,000. 3 3 a former democratic presidential candidate and former governor of vermont stopped by sioux city this morning.howard dean spoke to more than 40 people at the home of sioux city attorney tim (bo-tear-oh) bottaro. dean has been campaigning for hillary clinton throughout iowa. he believes mrs. clinton can best help ordinary people have good jobs....ake a decent living... and make sure their kids can go to college. 3 "hillary has addressed every single one of those issues. i want hillary clinton as president of united states. hillary clinton has worked for this really hard. she was out here long before anybody else. i've lost track of how many

takes nothing for granted."dean continues his tour thihiweek w wh stops in fort dodge, des moines, newton, iowa city, cedar rapid. he'll volunteer at an organizing event tomorrow at the hillary clinton office in davenport. 3 20-16 republican presidential candidate mike huckabee is returning to siouxland this week. huckabee has stops, planned on thursday december 17th...at 4:45 p.m. at the sioux county livestock company in sioux center.and at 7:30 p.m. at v-f-w post 3388 canteen in estherville.his stops on friday will take place at,8:30 a.m. at woodford equipment in emmetsburg.2:45 p.m. at methodist manor in storm lake. 3 3 huckabee was the winner of the 2008 iowa caucuses. he is currently polling at 3-percent in the hawkeye state and has polled in single digits since he entered the race earlier this year.the former arkansas governor will be joined by former pennsylvania senator

senator lindsey graham and former new york governor george pataki in an undercard debate, ahead of the primetime event in las vegas tonight. 3 nine republican presidential hopefuls are returning to the debate stage in nevada for their last prime-time showdown of 20-15. but with donald trump appearing to trail texas senator r d cruz in iowa, tonight's debate could be key the gop race.danielle nottingham is in las vegas, where she has preview of the debate. 3 donald trump slammed his republican rivals at a packed rally in las vegas -- less than 24 hours before the last gop debate of the year.((sot: donald trump))"this country needs to get away from political correctness. it's killing me. it's killing us." (gfx -- gop debate podium position) during tonight's debate -- the real estate mogul will again be center stage...with texas senator ted cruz and ben carson to his left and right.trump is maintaining a solid lead in most of the national polls. (gfx -- iowa polls)but two of three recent polls show cruz *beating* trump in *iowa* -- less two months before the

usc jesse unruh institute of politics director))"ted cruz and marco rubio have emerged as the two most likely contenders."but political scientist dan schnur says gop leleers see cruz as a threat. ((sot: dan schnur/ usc jesse unruh institute of politics director))"because his conservatism is so far outside the political mainstream, it could cost the republican party just as dearly in the general election as a trump or carson nomination could." (10 sec)((stand-up: danielle nottingham/ cbs news/ las vegas))"the event here at the venetian hotel in las vegas is the *first* debate since trump called for a ban on muslims entering the us following recent terror attacks."((sot: dan schnur/ usc institute of director))"standing on a debate stage next to trtrp and lling him out on this, that's what people look for in their leaders. we'll see who has the courage to stand up." (7 sec)national security and terrorism are expected to be among the main debate topics. (gfx -- gop early debate podium position) the four candidates trailing in the polls will go head-to-head in an earlier forum. danielle nottingham, cbs news, las vegas.((suggested anchor tag: the washington post reported that members of the gop establishment are considering ways to side considering ways to side step a possible trtrp nomination. trump and carsonon have hinind at a run as independents if that plan is true. the iowa caucus is february 1st.)) 3 a threat against the safety of students and staff forced the

angeles unified school district today. this, after administrators say the district received an electronic threat they're calling "credible".the school district's police chief says the threat is still being analyzed...but it was serious enough to keep more than 660- thousand, kindergarten through 12th grade students at home. the closure also affects some 250-thousand adult education programs.the fbi is investigating the threat 3 the f-a-a is rolling out a new program to rein in reckless drone use. a study out this month reports more than 150 close calls in the last two years. in 28 cases, pilots took evasive action. kris van cleave reports.. 3 nns-ndrone registry ctm pkg van cleavecorrespondent: kris van cleaverestrictions:1. ap images- no excerpting unless you have a contract with ap supers:1. kris van cleave cbs news transportation correspondent 2. alexandria, va ctm intro:ctm script: (natsound/nils flying drone) the increasingly crowded skies and reports of airborne close calls means starting monday, kneels grun-home will have to register with the faa to fly any of his 11 drones. (nils sot // tc:17:38:24) the technology is getting so that they are not so much toys anymore but it's still a great hobby and can be done safy. (gfx 1 in)under the newly announced rules all drones weighing as little as 250 grams will have to be registered. operators like grun-home will have until

drones they already own. any purchased after december 21st when the registration website goes live - will have totoe registered befefe flight.(gfx out) scott brenner a former assistant faa administrator. (kvc/brenner exchange)(kvc 14:29:03) "can a drone registration really make the skies safer?"(brenner 14:29:06) "i think it can, i think it's going to help the faa directly deal with the new drone user about what they need to know when they fly that drone." through that education effort the faa hopes to reduce the reports of reckless drone use. (gfx 2 in) registration requires a person's namam mailing adadess and d emaiai each erator will be given an registration number that must be displayed on every drone owned. while the drone industry has been largely supportive of the effort, the academy of model aeronautics said it's, "disappointed with the new rule..." - adding it "makes the registration process an unnecessary burden for our more than 185,000 members who have been operating safely for decades."(gfx 2 out) others have questioned the faa's decision to charge a $5

drobac is a lawyer who advocates for the drone industry. (drobac sot) (13:17:28) "to suggest that this doesn't create disincentive for consumers, to sign up for a registry, i think would be somewhat naive." 3 still to come on siouxland news at 5... 3 in tonights healthwatch we will take a look at new data which suggests the risk of autism nearly *doubles* for children whose mothers take anti-depressants during pregnancy. 3 "you're watching siouxland news at five on kmeg 14, with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris

3 3 a new study today inama pediatrics is raising concerns about expectant mothers taking anti-depressants. but doctors

to consider here. weijia jiang has the story. 3 3 new data from researchers in canada suggests the risk of autism nearly *doubles* for children whose mothee take anti-depepssants during pregnancy. the findings show the risk shot up *87-percent* in pre-school children whose mothers took drugs such as prozac.. or zoloft..in the second or third trimesterbut doctors warn *untreated depression* poses its own risks for mother and baby.. and that the autism risk remains *very low* overall -- between one and two percent. that means that the chchces of these woman *not* having a child with autism were about 97-98 percent.. dr. alan manevitz is a psychiatrist who looked at the study. 40:20 ** people should not panic. he says he will continue to prescribe anti-depressants to pregnant women who need them. over the years i've worked with many obstetricians and we have to decide for each person

doctors emphasize the most important thing is to keep taking prescribed medications and consult your physician .. *not* stop abruptly..and they say talk-therapy and other non- drug options may be an alternative for certain patients. weijia jiang, cbs news, washington. 3 it was a dreary and rainy day... how long will it stick aorund... i will tell you more about it just after the break. 3 still looking for the fountain of youth, you're not alone. we all want to look and feel younger. however the fountain of youth might just be masquerading, as newly advanced anti-aging technologies. from lasers to radio frequency to peptides and a lot in between, scientific advances just keep delivering amazing results. treatments now offer maximum benefits with minimal recovery time, minus the harsh side effects.#it's now a lot easier to take off five years with a treatment that takes as little

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3 "first alert weather with meteorologist kayla novak." 3 3 33 kayla and lay talk about today's weather and the

3 winter weather advisories for ne counties of knox, pierce, and cedar and sd counties of clay, yankton, and lincoln. tonight, temperatures will slowly fall toward the freezing mark. we will start the evening with rain then as temperatures cool, look for the rain to gradually change to snow. we will wake up wednesday to temperatures around freezing with strong northwest winds around 25mph. temperatures will be steady or slowly falling tomorrow. winds will gust up to 40mph, and the snow should come to an end by the late morning. look for some clouds to stick around the remainder of the day into

but cold end of the 3 week. 3 3 the morningside mustang's football season may be over but their quarterback received a major award today.and the university of

nielson as he's introduced today in vermillion. chris is

3 sports director c cis neyenhouse." 3 3 the university of south dakota introduced their new head football coach today. it's a man who is familiar with the coyotes. because as head coach

beaten them each of the last three seasons. 3 at a press conference today at the school's muenster university center, nielson officially took over a program that's coming off itstsfourth straight sub 500 season. that's not the kind of f season's nielson is used to. the 56-year old's win percentage of 693 in 23 seasons as head coach is good for 186 wins, a couple division two national championships at minnesota duluth, and several coach of the year awards. today he talked about why he thinks the things he's done at his previous five stops will provide similar success in vermillion. 3 "i j jt talked to a group of players. that i think one of the subtle differences that makes the difference is that we're going to have fun doing it. this is a place that academically is such that you can attract the right kinds of

yeye out they're going to set high goals for themselves and set high goals for their program and as a staff we're going to develop those players to be the best they can be individually. becuase if we do that great things will happen collectively."the coyotes will host nielson's old team western illinois october 29th. 3 in other siouxland notes today, this just breaking about an hour ago. iowa state has announced that star guard naz long is out for the season due to issues from his hip surgery this offseason.morningside senior quarterback ryan kasdorf has been named to the american football coaches association's naia first team. senior offensive lineman joe brummer was named to the second team. 3 northwestern defensive lineman sam van ginkel also makes first teamamdefensive e back justin wohlert ww second

university of ohio offensive coordinator joel penner as their new head coach. 3 it's game night baby! which means its the best night of the week! pretty awesome that it happens twice during basketball season. and what better way than to strike up the east and heelan rivalry tonight in boys basketball. wewewood heads to lawton- bronson too. we'll have highlights of both these games. 3 on the ladies side in iowa we have westwood at lawton- bronson and west sioux plays at akron-over in nebraska on the boys side o'neill heads to pierce. lutheran high northeast is at norfolk catholic. on the ladies side we'll have pierce and oneill. also creighton at osmond. 3 and wynot heads to homer. it's all on game night tonighghon siouxland ws at 10! 3 attention vikings fans! you have a new game time on sunday. your matchup with the giants was originally scheduled to be on at 1:00 on

nbc has flexed in and claimed it for their primetime matchup sunday night. so that will be 7:30 sunday. again, if you turn on our sister station kpth expectingngto see the vikings game, dont be dissapointed. it's just on at a later time. 3 3 3 winter weather advisories for ne counties of knox, pierce, and cedar and sd counties of clay, yankton, and lincoln. tonight, temperatures will slowly fall toward the freezing mark. we will start the evening with rain then as temperatures cool, look for the rain to gradually change to snow. we will wake up wednesday to temperatures around freezing with strong northwest winds around 25mph. temperatures will be steady or slowly lling tomorrow.winds will gust up to 40mph, and the snow should come to an end by the late morning. look for some clouds to stick around the remainder of the day into thursday before seeing a sunny but cold end of the week. 3 3 3