shows why mall management says this model is working. a friendly jousting match, in the mall. a game of jumping dodge ball and a ninja course, in the mall. even jumping basketball..... in the mall. "everybody can jump and dunk a ball, i've never been able to dunk a ball in my life but i can on a trampoline. " think of anything he'd rather be doing in the mall. "what's your favorite part? jumping obviously." but all of this fun, comes after several stores called it quits and left behind empty retail space. "last year at this time in this exact space, holiday shoppers were elbowing their way through the gap. now, in this space, they're elbowing their way through, we'll you know. " right next to the vertical jump

year, after sears moved out. a gym located inside the mall is a business model that mall owners say has been extremely successful, nation-wide. jump park owners say the same is true for their mall locations. "traffic. more people in the area is much better for us. " parents say they love the convenience of being able to drop off the kids while they shop the stores. "i still want stores here. it is the mall. but it's something to do. while i shop, he could play. " a little something fr the mall. in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news. owners say parents do not need to accompany their children at the jump park, no matter what the child's age is. they say children are welcome, as long as they follow the rules. the holiday spirit is alive in manchester tonight as the city celebrates its annual window walk and static christmas parade. meteorologist justin gehrts is there live

over the next couple days. skies remain cloudy tonight but the wind will die down as lows drop to near 30. we're back in the upper 30s tomorrow with a mainly cloudy sky. temperatures remain similar on saturday, although we might manage to squeeze in a few breaks in the clouds here or there. by saturday night, snow showers will start to lift in from the south and continue into rain before ending sunday afternoon. at this point, it appears any accumulations should be minor. we'll get a break on monday before our next system moves in for the middle of next week. this one should be primarily snow but the details of who will get what remain in question. one thing is quite certain - we'll be turning pretty chilly for a few days at the end of the week!tonight: cloudy. wind: w 5-10. low: 31 alo: 30 dbq: 30 iow: 32

a pick-up slammed into a walmart in pella today, killing three people. and the iowa state patrol is calling it an accident. just before 10 this morning, the pick-up went through the front doors of the walmart, smashing displays and hitting at least four people. the three who died were all adults, two of which worked at the store. the driver also was injure. evacuated the store. walmart released a statement this afternoon that said it's heartbroken about what happened. it says it'll continue to work with police investigating the crash. authorities in three states are dealing with more shootings of police officers. in tacoma, washington, police say a shooting last night killed a veteran officer who was responding to a domestic violence call. officer reginald "jake" gutierrez had been with the department since 1999. witnesses

domestic situation when he suddenly opened fire, shooting gutierrez. that led to a 12 hour standoff with two children inside the home. it ended when police killed the gunman. sot " mayor strickland: we love our officers, we know that there is always a chance that they may not come home. " in tucson arizona, a gunman shot two officers when they tried to serve a warrant. both survived. and an officer in chattanoo say a man shot him when he investigated an abandoned building. a gunman trying to rob a credit union took 11 people hostage in jacksonville, florida, this morning. police say the gunman threatened their lives. a swat team moved into the building when two people hiding from the gunman made a break for it. police were able to arrest the gunman. none of the hostages were hurt. today people in eastern iowa

day. dennis slendisk. frank d. johnston this afternoon, university of iowa students, staff and members of the community read the names of people who lost their lives to aids. the goal of world aids day is to make more people aware of how to prevent the disease as well as to promote the advancements in treatment options. " and what this event is honoring those who passed away shunned and shammed by society due to the stigma surrounding sexually transmitted diseases " the iowa department of public health says two thousand iowans are infected with h-i-v and aids. in a kcrg t-v nine follow up tonight... time's up for a historic oak tree in waverly that's much older than the city itself. this is video from 1991 of that

center. they estimate it's at least 217 years old. but the tree is dying and in danger of toppling. so last summer, the city decided it has to come down. workers will begin cutting it down tomorrow afternoon, and that'll probably continue on saturday as well. the city will close off part of a parking lot and a walkway to accommodate the work. president- elect trump started a victory tour today, making his first stop in indiana. react to trump's choices for his new administration

tonight but the wind will die down as lows drop to near 30. we're back in the upper 30s

saturday, although we might manage to squeeze in a few breaks in the clouds here or there. by saturday night, snow showers will start to lift in from the south and continue into sunday. they may mix with some rain before ending sunday afternoon. at this point, it appears any we'll get a break on monday before our next system moves in for the middle of next week. this one should be primarily snow but the details of who will get what remain in question. one thing is quite certain - we'll be turning pretty chilly for a few days at the end of the week!tonight: cloudy. wind: w

tomorrow: mainly cloudy. wind: nw 5-15. high: 38 alo: 36 dbq: 37 iow: 39 tom. night: mostly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 27 alo: 26 dbq: 26 iow: 28 saturday: mostly cloudy. high: 37 alo: 27 sunday: snow showers likely, possibly mixing with rain around midday before ending. high: 38 low: 29 monday: mostly cloudy. high: 40 low: 28 tuesday: chance of snow/wintry mix. high: 37 low: 28 wednesday: chance of snow. high: 34 low: 23 thursday: slight chance of lingering snow. high: 27 low: 20 friday: partly

janesville school district is doing. last april a school bond vote failed by just 14 votes. now almost the same project is on the ballot, and the district hopes for a different result. and some school districts across iowa tried out the summer reading program for third grade students this year. we look at the results of a

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the bond issue needs a 60 per cent super majority to pass. and last april, it came up short by just 14 votes out of more than 800 ballots. the district is going back to voters on tuesday, offering basically the same plan. it would pay for a new gym and elementary school classrooms. homeowners would pay an extra 12 and a half dollars a month on a 100-thousand dollar home. supporters thought about re-working the proposal, but decided they needed everything on the list. "it was certainly disappointing. we regrouped aft and said, you know one of the shortfalls we had as a group or committee is just communication." supporters hope they're doing a better job this time of explaining why the district needs to expand. we'll have more about that tonight on the t-v nine news at six. a study has found governor branstad's plan to make sure every third grader in iowa can read at that grade level may need some work. iowa law says third grade

a remedial course over the summer, or risk being held back. by may 2018, each school district in the state must offer the remedial summer program. a state study followed 43 districts that offered the summer courses before the law goes into effect. it found the program helped prevent learning losses that educators typically associate with summer break. but the program did not lead to any significant growth in tes districts struggled to hire enough experienced teachers. only about half of the students they invited actually attended. and the study estimated the median cost for the programs between nine and nearly 14 million dollars. donald trump has a message for businesses across the country. hear what he said while kicking off his victory tour today in indiana. and the president elect has his fair share of critics and supporters. we hear

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y24zzy y12fy it began with trump touting the deal to save one thousand jobs at the "carrier" plant in indianapolis. that deal is now under scrutiny by critics in washington d-c who want to know but trump says this deal sends a good message to other businesses in america. " there's no reason for them to leave anymore. because your taxes are going to be at the very, very low end. and your unnecessary regulations are going to be gone. we need regulations for safety and environment and things. but most of the regulations are nonsense." trump's tour will continue over the next few weeks. it will include crucial states

many of trump's choices for his administration include capitol hill veterans. and that's firing up senate democrats. kcrg t-v nine's kellie meyer reports from our washington d-c bureau on their response and also on reaction from one trump pick. take sot: tom reed, , in: 0:00 out: 0:08 "you do take a moment to reflect and say, i'm just tom reed from corning new york who lives in the house his grandfath 1921." track: new york congressman tom reed is celebrating his new position as one of twelve vice chairs on the trump-pence presidential transition team. reed was one of the first house members to endorse the president- elect. he says the promotion could help his constituents in upstate new york. sot: reed, in: 0:26 out: 0:30 "this is an opportunity for us outside of the downstate interest to be a voice for upstate new york, western new york and say you know what we have concerns, we have issues and they need to be addressed and that's what gives us this opportunity." track: reed joins a team of lawmakers, like house colleague cynthia lummis of wyoming and

scott of south carolina. this comes as the president-elect has gotten flack for not 'draining the swamp' as he promised during his campaign. nat pop: sen. debbie stabenow, , in: 0:47 out: 0:56 track: michigan senator debbie stabenow was just one of the senate democrats firing back against trumps picks. they're calling on the president-elect's cabinet picks to release their tax returns as part of the confirmation process. as far as members of congress climbing on board the trump train. sot: stabenow, in: 1:08 out: 1:20 we'll be making decisions on they're in fact it is good for the american public or whether it leads to a rigging was not going to do." kellie tag: meyer: in: 1:21 out: 1:36 congressman reed tells me the people trump is selecting are outsiders, they're businessmen nd women- he says the message is still draining the swamp. senator stabenow says they plan to work step by step with those being nominated to find any possible conflicts of interest. reporting in washington i'm kellie meyer. in des moines, iowa democrats say they're troubled by what they call the president- elect's unconvention al victory

picks so far have been extremist. " a lot of americans voted for him, and he's now doing things that are really the opposite of what he said he'd do. he'd drain the swamp, but now he's putting in lobbiests and billionaires. certainly not someone who would be representative of the working class. " " i think we have to hold him accountable and we have to continue to talk about our ideals. " iowa democrats also fired off at senator chuck grassley for meeting with attorney they call the alabama senator too radical to

discussing whether to ban one book from a class at dubuque hempstead high school. and middle school students in solon donate hundreds of scarves to help kids in eastern iowa stay warm this winter. see these stories and more tonight on t-v nine

aware of how to prevent the disease and to promote the advancements in treatment options. let's go back to justin live in manchester now for a final look at tonight's forecast. our weather won't change much over the next couple days. skies remain cloudy tonight but the wind will die down as l upper 30s tomorrow with a mainly cloudy sky. temperatures remain similar on saturday, although we might manage to squeeze in a few breaks in the clouds here or there. by saturday night, snow showers will start to lift in from the south and continue into sunday. they may mix with some rain before ending sunday afternoon. at this point, it appears any accumulations should be minor. we'll get a break on monday before our next system moves in for the middle of next week. this one should be primarily snow but the details of who will get what remain in question. one thing is quite certain - we'll be turning pretty chilly for a few days at the end of the week!tonight: cloudy. wind:

nw 5-15. high: 38 alo: 36 dbq: 37 iow: 39 tom. night: mostly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 27 alo: 26 dbq: 26 iow: 28 saturday: mostly cloudy. high: 37 alo: 27 sunday: snow showers likely, possibly from dolly parton. the abc news exclusive here