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Noon Newscast 11.13.19

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A winter weather advisory was expected to end for parts of Siouxland at noon.

A wintry mix of sleet, rain and freezing rain created slick conditions for some parts of the tri-state area.

A semi rollover on Interstate 29 near Sergeant Bluff his morning backed up traffic in the southbound lane.  DOT traffic cameras show the road is open now.

A few schools closed down today including Whiting and the Omaha Nation Public Schools in Ponca.

UnityPoint Health and Sanford Health have abruptly halted plans to merge.

No reason for the decision was given, but the CEO of Sanford Health said in a statement that those who worked on the merger "are disappointed that the UnityPoint Health board failed to embrace the vision."

In June, the two regional health care systems announced they would be combining to create one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the country, with more than $11 billion in operating revenue.

The merged organization would have employed more than 83,000 staff and 2,600 physicians.

UnityPoint operates 32 hospitals including here in Sioux City.

Sanford Heath's organization includes 44 hospitals, 1,400 physicians and more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations in 26 states and nine countries.

The Twelve Clans Unity Hospital in Winnebago announced the opening of inpatient services yesterday.  Indian Health Services shut down inpatient care in early 2018 because of a shortage of staff and other issues.  The Winnebago tribe took over the Omaha-Winnebago Hospital in July of 2018.