THE SIOUX CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED CUTTING THE COST OF A RED LIGHT CAMERA TRAFFIC TICKET AT THEIR MONDAY AFTERNOON MEETING.

SIOUX CITY HAS THE HIGHEST FINE IN THE STATE AT $195-DOLLARS.

COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED 5-0 TO LOWER THE FINES TO A HUNDRED DOLLARS.

ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY JUSTIN VONDRAK TOLD COUNCIL IT WILL TAKE AROUND 30 DAYS FOR THE LOWER FINE TO TAKE EFFECT.

MAYOR BOB SCOTT WANTS TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNOWS THE RATE DECREASE DOESN'T START IMMEDIATELY:

THE ORDINANCE WILL ALSO ALLOW SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE CAR'S REGISTERED OWNER TO CONTEST THE TICKET.

THE AIR FORCE ANNOUNCEMENT TO REDUCE SIOUX CITY'S 185TH AIR NATIONAL GUARD FROM 9  KC-135 SUPERTANKERS TO 8 PLANES SHOULD NOT HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE BASE.

BASE COMMANDER COLONEL BRIAN MILLER SAYS MANPOWER AT THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD UNIT SHOULD STAY THE SAME:

THE AIR FORCE HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED IT PLANS TO CUT OVER 20 FIGHTER JETS BASED WITH THE 132ND NATIONAL GUARD UNIT IN DES MOINES AND WANTS TO TRIM THE TOTAL U.S. AIR NATIONAL GUARD FORCE BY 5000 MEN.

COLONEL MILLER SAYS HE WILL TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON D.C. TUESDAY TO MEET WITH IOWA'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE IOWA GUARD STAFFED AT CURRENT LEVELS:

COLONEL MILLER SPOKE MONDAY AT THE DOWNTOWN SIOUX CITY ROTARY CLUB.

Authorities say an Onawa, Iowa business owner was shot by an employee on Sunday.

Officers who were sent to a storage building around 6 p.m. Sunday found 32 year old Darren Hieber who had been shot in the leg.

A spokesman for the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation had said Hieber probably had interrupted a burglar. Now investigators say they think Hieber was shot by one of his employees.

Authorities wouldn't discuss what led to the shooting. No arrest has been reported. Hieber was taken to Burgess Health Center in Onawa for treatment for his injury.

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VOTERS HEAD TO THE POLLS IN THE RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT ON TUESDAY. SUPERINTENDENT JULIE DE STIGTER SAYS IT'S TO DECIDE HOW TO SPEND THE ONE CENT SALES TAX FUNDS THAT ALL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE RECEIVE:

DE STIGTER SAYS THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS A YES VOTE ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO USE THE MONEY FOR.

POLLS ARE OPEN TUESDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8PM IN THE RIVER VALLEY