IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON USING THE CITY PARKING RAMPS WHILE ATTENDING THURSDAY NIGHT'S G-O-P PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER, IT WILL COST YOU A LITTLE BIT.

THE CITY'S ANNOUNCED THAT PARKING WILL BE FIVE DOLLARS PER VEHICLE TO USE THE TWO RAMPS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER.

FREE ON-STREET PARKING IS AVAILABLE ON HISTORIC 4TH STREET AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.

REMEMBER THAT DOORS OPEN AT 6PM AND YOU WILL PASS THROUGH A SECURITY CHECK BEFORE GAINING ACCESS TO THE DEBATE.

NO SKYWALK ACCESS WILL BE ALLOWED.

THOSE ATTENDING WILL NEED TO BE SEATED BY 7:30PM AND THE DEBATE BEGINS AT EIGHT.

NO CAMERAS OR RECORDING DEVICES WILL BE ALLOWED. ALL PURSES AND BAGS WILL BE SEARCHED.

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.