THE IOWA STATE PATROL IS RECCOMENDING NO TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS THROUGH THE UPPER TIER OF NORTHWEST IOWA COUNTIES.

SEVERAL ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICY ROADS.

HIGHWAY 3 IS CLOSED EAST OF AKRON, IOWA BECAUSE OF TWO JACKNIFED SEMIS. THERE'S ALSO REPORT OF A NOTHER SEMI JACKNIFED ON HIGHWAY 3 NEAR CHEROKEE.

WOODBURY COUNTY DEPUTIES HAVE ALSO RESPONDED TO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING VEHICLES GOING OFF THE ROAD ON HIGHWAY 20 EAST OF SIOUX CITY.

HERE'S THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED CLOSINGS DUE TO THE WINTER STORM:

SOUTH SIOUX CITY'S COLLEGE CENTER CLOSES AT 5PM. NO NIGHT CLASSES.

THE HEELAN BOYS BASKETBALL GAME VS CARROLL HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7PM.

KSCJ WILL CARRY THAT GAME FRIDAY PLUS HAVE LIVE UPDATES FROM THE EAST GAME ALSO.

NO UPWARD BASKETBALL PRACTICE TONIGHT.

NO WHITE TIGER MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES

SIOUX CITY'S SACRED HEART CHURCH HAS CANCELLED THEIR 6:30PM MASS.

SIOUXLAND DISTRICT HEALTH'S CHILDREN IMMUNIZATION CLINIC WILL CLOSE AT 4:30PM.

HERE'S THE LATEST AREA SCHOOL CLOSINGS DUE TO THE WEATHER FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23^RD:

RIVER VALLEY, LE MARS HEADSTART, REMSEN UNION, REMSEN ST. MARY'S AND MARCUS-MERIDEN-CLEGHORN ARE ALL CLOSING AT 11AM.

STORM LAKE AND STORM LAKE ST. MARY'S DISMISSING AT 12:10PM

ALTA-AURELIA CLOSING AT 12:15PM

HINTON IS DISMISSING AT 12:20PM

LAWTON BRONSON DISMISSING AT 12:30PM

M-O-C FLOYD VALLEY, WESTWOOD AND WEST SIOUX  CLOSING AT 1PM

SIOUX CITY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THE OWNER OF A BURNED OUT APARTMENT BUILDING TO TEAR ITS REMNANTS DOWN....OR THE CITY WILL DO IT AND BILL HER FOR THE COSTS.

THE SIX UNIT APARTMENTS AT RIVERSIDE BLVD AND WEST 19TH WERE DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS AFTER THE JANUARY 12TH FIRE.

CITY INSPECTIONS MANAGER DARYLL BULLOCK SAYS THE STRUCTURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD:

BULLOCK SAYS THE CITY IS TAKING BIDS FROM CONTRACTORS TO TEAR WHAT'S LEFT OF THE BUILDING DOWN:

BULLOCK SAYS THE REMAINING FRONT WALL IS LEANING OUT FURTHER, SO THE DEMOLITION NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

KSCJ HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR COMMENT.