IOWA CONGRESSMAN STEVE KING IS HOPING PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL APPROVE THE KEYSTONE OIL PIPELINE WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED TO RUN THROUGH THE NEBRASKA SANDHILLS.

THE PIPELINE WOULD STRETCH FROM CANADA TO TEXAS. LANGUAGE FORCING THE PRESIDENT TO DECIDE ON A PERMIT BY MID FEBRUARY WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECENT PAYROLL TAX COMPROMISE BY CONGRESS.

KING SAYS HE'S FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT ROUTING THE PIPELINE THROUGH THE NEBRASKA SANDHILLS WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS ENVIROMENTAL THREAT:

KING SAYS THERE ARE ALREADY HUNDREDS OF MILES OF PIPELINE RUNNING THROUGH NEBRASKA. HE FEELS THE NEW PIPELINE WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED BETTER THAN AND BE SAFER THAN SOME OF THE OLDER EXISTING LINES IN THE MIDWEST.

G-O-P PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE NEWT GINGRICH RETURNS TO SIOUXLAND THIS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THE FORMER U.S. HOUSE SPEAKER IS ON A BUS TOUR ACROSS IOWA LEADING UP TO THE JANUARY 3RD CAUCUSES.
  

WEDNESDAY GINGRICH WILL BE IN SPENCER AT THE LA CHIESA RESTAURANT AT 4:15PM.
HE'LL THEN HEAD TO THE LE MARS PIZZA RANCH FOR A 7PM RALLY.

ON THURSDAY MORNING, GINGRICH IS HOSTING A COFFEE AND CONVERSATION EVENT IN SIOUX CITY AT THE UNITED CENTER AT 302 JONES STREET AT 10AM.
 

HE'LL THEN HEAD TO STORM LAKE FOR A 12:30PM TOWN HALL MEETING AT THE REGATTA GRILLE.

TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY WILL RETURN TO SIOUX CITY THE DAY BEFORE THE IOWA CAUCUSES.
   THE G-O-P PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WILL HOST A MEET AND GREET AT THE STONY CREEK INN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 2ND AT 12:30PM.
   FROM THERE HE HEADS TO CARROLL, IOWA FOR A SIMILAR EVENT AT THE SANTA MARIA VINEYARD AT 4:30PM.

A SOUTH SIOUX CITY MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER IN THE DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND HAS BEEN RETURNED TO NEBRASKA FROM NORTH DAKOTA.

DAKOTA COUNTY AUTHORITIES CONFIRM JOHN BAKER IS IN CUSTODY IN THE COUNTY JAIL, AND IS BEING HELD ON A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS BOND.

BAKER IS CHARGED IN THE OCTOBER DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND, 47 YEAR OLD KELLY ALSPACH. HIS NEXT COURT APPEARANCE WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY IN DAKOTA CITY.