A FAULTY FURNACE IS TO BLAME FOR A HOUSE FIRE ON DOUGLAS STREET TUESDAY NIGHT.

FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO 2012 DOUGLAS STREET AROUND 10PM. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TWO STORY WOODEN STRUCTURE WHEN THEY ARRIVED.

THE LONE OCCUPANT GOT OUT SAFELY WHEN THEIR SMOKE ALARM WENT OFF.

THE HOUSE SUSTAINED MODERATE SMOKE AND FIRE DAMAGE AND WAS RED TAGGED BY CITY OFFICIALS.

INTERESTED VOTERS WILL HAVE ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY IN SIOUX CITY TO MEET PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MICHELE BACHMANN BEFORE THURSDAY NIGHT'S DEBATE.

BACHMANN WILL STOP BY THE DAILY GRIND AT 511 4TH STREET AT 2PM THURSDAY.

THE MINNESOTA CONGRESSWOMAN IS VISITING ALL 99 OF IOWA'S COUNTIES BEFORE THE JANUARY CAUCUSES.

IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF WORK TO TRANSFORM THE SIOUX CITY CONVENTION CENTER INTO A STAGE FOR THURSDAY'S NATIONALLY TELEVISED GOP DEBATE ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL.

CONVENTION FACILITIES DIRECTOR ARAN RUSH SAYS THE NATIONAL WORK CREW HAS EXPERIENCE WITH BIG EVENTS:

FOX HAS BEEN BROADCASTING LIVE REPORTS SINCE COMPLETING SET UP EARLIER THIS WEEK:

RUSH SAYS HIS LOCAL WORKERS HERE HAVE COMBINED WITH NATIONAL CREWS TO SET THE STAGE FOR A GREAT SHOWCASE EVENT FOR SIOUX CITY ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

SIOUX CITY IS THE FOCAL POINT OF THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN THIS WEEK, WITH FOX NEWS' NATIONALLY TELEVISED CANDIDATES DEBATE HERE THURSDAY EVENING.

IOWA GOP CHAIR MATT STRAWN SAYS THE DEBATE FULFILLS A PROMISE TO NORTHWEST IOWA:

SEVEN CANDIDATES WILL TAKE TO THE STAGE AT THE SIOUX CITY CONVENTION CENTER ON THURSDAY.

STRAWN SAYS THE FINAL DEBATE BEFORE THE JANUARY 3RD IOWA CAUCUSES WILL BE CRITICAL:

STRAWN SAYS  TWO-THIRDS OF POTENTIAL IOWA CAUCUS GOERS SAY THEY ARE STILL UNDECIDED AS TO WHICH CANDIDATE TO SUPPORT.