THE POTENTIAL PENALTIES ARE SEVERE FOR WEDNESDAY'S NATURAL GAS PIPELINE EXPLOSION IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY.

BEN BOOTH OF "IOWA ONE CALL" SAYS BY LAW, HIS ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE CALLED BEFORE ANY EXCAVATING WORK TAKES PLACE:

DAVID SHERIDAN OF THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE CONFIRMED TO KSCJ NEWS THAT HIS OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING THE EXPLOSION.
  

BOOTH SAYS FAILURE TO NOTIFY IOWA ONE CALL CAN RESULT IN FINES AND OTHER PENALTIES SUCH AS CIVIC LIABILITY LAWSUITS AND INJUNCTIONS:

BOOTH SAYS HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY MORE PEOPLE DON'T CALL BEFORE THEY DIG, BECAUSE 8-1-1 IS A FREE SERVICE.

HE SAYS NO ONE IS EXEMPT FROM THE LAW WHEN DIGGING, WHETHER IT'S A FIELD OR A BACK YARD. EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO CHECK FOR BURIED UTILITY LINES.

A MILD WINTER HELPED ONGOING CONSTRUCTION AT CAMP HIGH HOPES ON CORRECTIONVILLE ROAD.

CAMP DIRECTOR ALI LANGSETH SAYS WORK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE SUMMER WITH A TARGET TO OPEN IN EARLY SEPTEMBER:

YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT CAMP HIGH HOPES AND ITS SPECIAL NEEDS CAMPERS THIS WEEKEND BY STOPPING BY THE GORDON DRIVE HY VEE, WHERE THEY'RE SELLING RACKS OF COOKIES BBQ RIBS AS A FUNDRAISER:

LANGSETH SAYS THE CAMP HOPES TO MAKE AROUND 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS THIS WEEKEND, AND PRE-SOLD NEARLY 600 RACKS OF RIBS. THE FUNDRAISER RUNS UNTIL 7PM THIS EVENING AND FROM 10AM-4PM SATURDAY.

LAST SUMMERS MISSOURI RIVER FLOOD TOOK A TOLL ON DOZENS OF TREES ALONG THE RIVERFRONT.

CITY CREWS HAVE SPENT MUCH OF THE SPRING PLANTING NEW TREES IN CHRIS LARSON PARK AND FRIDAY THOSE EFFORTS GOT A BOOST FROM MID AMERICAN ENERGY.

MID AMERICAN'S BRAD HOWARD PRESENTED THE CITY WITH A 20-THOUSAND DOLLAR CHECK TO HELP FUND THE NEW TREES:

CITY SPOKESMAN KELLY BACH PLANTED A CEREMONIAL TREE ON THE RIVERFRONT AND SAYS CREWS HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MANY OF THE DAMAGED TREES:

BACH SAYS ADDITIONAL TREES WILL BE PLANTED IN THE FALL.

ANYONE WITH EXPIRED, OUTDATED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN THEIR MEDICINE CABINET WILL BE ABLE TO TURN THEM IN FOR DISPOSAL AT FOUR LOCATIONS IN SIOUX CITY ON SATURDAY.  POLICE CAPTAIN LISA CLAEYS SAYS IT'S PART OF A NATIONAL PROGRAM:

CLAEYS SAYS NO QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKED OF ANYONE DROPPING OFF THE OLD PRESCRIPTIONS.

THE FOUR LOCATIONS YOU MAY BRING THE DRUGS ARE THE DOWNTOWN WALGREENS, THE SOUTHER HILLS MALL HY VEE, THE FLOYD BOULEVARD WAL-MART AND THE FAREWAY ON WAR EAGLE DRIVE. THE DROP OFF TIME IS 10AM UNTIL 2PM SATURDAY.