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strangulation and being stabbed multiple times.her body was found sunday in a rural driveway in the 32- hundred block 59th street trail.that's a shellsburg address-- address--the same home 31-year old david miller was renting. right now, miller is in the benton county jail on theft charges.he has notbeen charged with hustad's murder. new data tonight shows iowa's fourth and eighth graders are above the national average whenit comes to math and reading but not by much. the nation's report card from the national center for education statistics shows room for improvement for those and other students across the country. country.cbs 2 news reporter llaney moore is live in the newsroom with the details. today i visited the clear creek amana school district.i talked with the principal and a teacher about what tiffin elementaryschool is doing to keep improving. improving. inints first year, tiffin elemenary has about 50 fourth
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mrs. stewart's class.right now...the class is working on math.heather stewart14:34:1010 like to see a lot of the kids be successful. i like that 'ah ha' moment.for students whose lightbulbs didn't come on as quickly some of their peers.s.the clear creek k amana district has teachers to help out.the district also has teachers to help advanced students...and teach their teachers.14:43:06 to be able to separate our kids into different groups and leveled groups so we can make sure that they are getting the instruction that they need versus just teaching in a whole class.principal dan dvorak took a look at new numbers frfrom the nation's report card and says iowa schools are moving in the right direction...but want to continue to improve.dan dvorak, principal14:16:40 we've been working really hard to improve on that and continually putting in new suppor in all l our schools s to make that gap...put iowa back on top.stewart says it's a process of finding ways to
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keep growing.14:38:37 how do we continue to make e that a larger gap and see that we are shining above we have the national report card data on our website cbs 2 iowa dot com if you would like to learn more about how iowa ranks.mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. new tonight at six, six,if you're a renter and feel like a large share of your income is going toward *paying your rent, you're not alonon alononapartment list studied which cities and states have the most cost-burdened renters and found that in iowa, more than 43-percent of renters paid more than 30- percent of their income in rent.iowa is, in fact, on the lower end of the spectrum, and remaining steady.in some states, the figure reaches as high as 58- percent. all 14 republican presidential candidates are in colorado tonight for their third pair of debates. debates.the bottom four candidates in the polls already have been debating for about an hour.early on, the discussi tackled the news
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that broke just hours before, that the house of representativ es passed a spending bill to avoid a government default. most republican candidates are expected to be against the bill, except south carolina's lindsey graham. "i am looking at this budget with one view in mind: will it restore the ability to defend this nation. we're on track to have the smallest army since 1940, the smallest navy since 1915, this budget, if it is paid for, will put 40 billion dollars back in the defense department at a time when we need it most. most.later tonight, voters will get a chancttsee rmer republican frororunner donald trump go head to head with the polls' newest leader, doctor ben carson. remember, cbs 2 news anchor kevin barry re-capps the week's top political stories every weekend.you can see iowa focus each sunday morning at 10-30 here on cbs 2. sending holiday wishes to veterans and wounded soldiers has become a tradition for a local college student. during the past five years, nina wilson has clected
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veterans.she started with 200-cards - and is now up to sending around six thousand this year.and she'd love to have your help.you can write your first name on a card and send along pictures, bookmarks, friendship bracelets or inspirational quotes.she says it means a lot to *both the receiver *and the giver. "whether it's just sending cards or pictures, or pics of your pets, or whatever its something that could put a smile on someone's face. and i think it's important." important."wilson hopes to sendards for othth holidays toif you would like to send some cards, just go to cbs two iowa dot com for information. there's also a public card signing event at coe college coming up on november 5th. a-f-s-c-m-m-local 29-85 made an eleven-hundred dollar donation today to the patriot guard riders.the ceremony took place at the iowa medical and classification center in coralville where many employoys are represented by the union. ose involved
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great opportunity go give back. "it's a great honor to be able to give back to the community and to organizations such as the guard because they do great work there's great people out here." here."the patriot guard riders is a non-profit organization of motorcyclists whoork to honor fallenenmilitary heroes. halloween is creeping. up. quickly. quickly.and normally when you picture trick-or-treating - you think of bright, creative, or scary *orange pumpkins.but this year, you'll be seeingng another color when you're out and about. *teal--pumpkins are beginning to pop-up on doorsteps across the nation. cbs 2 news reporter joy howe explains what it means. these teal pumpkins haven't been around very long, but the idea behind them, is really catching on. it's a way to make sure your kids' halloween, doesn't turn from spooky, to downright scary. the colors of fall, are as
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welcoming as ever....and the oranges and yellows will soon turn into a night of dark fun and witchy ways.but this year, there might be another color floating its way into graveyards....the teal pumpkin, part of a national project to promote allergy- awareness. 05.59.33 "i think there's an increase in food allergies.doctor lyla schweiger ays, whether we're just more aware of food allergies, or they're able to diagnose them more, the numbers are rising. in fact, food allergy research and education- or "fare" - a national non-profit group, say that one in every 13 kids that trick-or-treat at your door on saturday, will have some sort of food allergy. and all those tempting goodies, can be deadly if they fall into the claws of the wrong little goblin.06.01.33oh there can be a lot of different things, probably the most common is peanut and probably the most severe. but treenuts, i mean there are milk@allergies, soy allergies, wheat allergies 06.01.41.27 so you juju need to be aware of what t t child may be reacting to and hopefully avoid it! 06.01.49.01
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is the very reason "fare" is asking some neighbors put out a teal pumpkin, and offer non-food goodies. the idea is new - so new, doctor schweiger hadn't even heard of it yet, bushe says she likes it. 06.02.01.23 oh it's a great idea, a very nice idea. i think because of the awareness of food allergies, i thinknkhat's a great project cover 06.02.20 that would be you can actually take "fare's" pledge online to be a 'teal pumpkin' home and they'll give you a sticker you can put in your window. we put that link on our website. if you want to be a teal pumpkin house on saturda all you have to do is grab a rerelar pumpkin, spray paint teal, then fill your goodie baskets with things like: -toys-books-jewelery-stickers and be sure to send your costume photos to us. head to our facebook page kgan, cbs 2 and we'll add yours to our gallery. while you're there, you can browse other pictures for ideas or to just see how cute they are. one hundred days to go now until the university of iowa's big dance marathon.doday, they
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held a big halloween celebration to get ready. they're using today's event to drum up support among everyone who's going to be there. "its just a way to get our dancers engaged and realize* what we're are all about and that their is plenty of time to fununaise to get to our big event." event."this is the 22nd year for dance marathon which has raised more than 16-million dollars for pediatric cancer patients. it kicks off february fifth and runs for a full 24 hours. still ahead tonight on the cbs 2 news at six, clicking with confidence. confidence.the iowa hawkeyes are coming off their bye week and looking to stay perfect. the voice of the hawkeyes s gives his outlook on if it'll happen, a little later in sports. sports. meanwhile, a d@cision from the feds today to keep interest rates unchanged sent stocks
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points.the nasdaq posted a 65 point gain.more cbs 2 news ahead after the break. do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if f u were a man-male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message.
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tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. see the new technology that could change the way sports fans watch their favorite teams. teams. how it's bringing a courtside view, right to your couch.that's tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. n-f-l legend tim greeeemade a op at solon middle school today.he broguht with him several of the books he's written all to promote reading with students.green spent eighw years with the atlanta falcons.he's wririen more than
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now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and crcrte millions of new jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. so, what are we waiting for? most of the chatter surrounding iowa's 7 and 0 start has been out the offense... a unit that's clicking with a confident c-j beathard and a dominant
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rushing attack... but it'd be a mistake to overlook the hawkeye defense... phil parker's group's been nothing short of excellele this season... they're giving up just over 14 points per game... and they're third in the big ten in total defense... even *after* losing a key cog like drew ott... and the voice of the hawkeyes wouldn't be surprised to see more of the same against maryland this weekend... "this defense has feasted in points off turnovers, not only plus 7 in turnovers but 56 points off those turnovers they had 34 points, 35 points all of last year. if you want to point to one or two differences in this iowa football team it's an opportunistic defense and i think that will show itself again on saturday." since 20-12... sawyer kollmorgen has started... and won... a bunch of games for the u-n-i panthers... but a head injury might end his senior season... and his career... earlier than expected... kollmorgen suffered a concussion in the october 17th game against western illinois... it was his second
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concussion of the season... & and fourth of his career... on tuesday... the senior told reporters that he has a doctor's appointment this week... and after that he'll make a firm decision regarding his football future... in other footbalnews... minnesota head coach jerry kill retired t tay due to health concerns... the coach has dealt with epilepsy for the last ten years... and he had to miss seven golden gopher games in 20-13... but more recent seizures forced kill to make a tough cision... i've given every ounce that i have for 32 years to the game football... and the kids i've been able to coach... last night... when i walked off the practice field... i feel like a part of me died... died...obviously a very sad situation... iowa will host minnesota at kinnick stadium on november 14th... game one of the world series had it all... great pitching,
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royals finally got it done in 12:15 in the morning... k-c was down a run in the bottom of the ninth... but these kids never quit... alex gordon went straightaway center to tie it up at 4... and then five innings later... ericicosmer hit a game winning sac fly to beat the mets in game one... the royals probably dipped into their bullpen a little more than they anted to... but manager ned yost says it's all worth it when you win a classic like that... to find out a way to grind that game out against a great team over there... both teams were matching sitch for pitch... we had opportunities.. . they'd make pitches and get out of innings... to grind through that game and win it in the 14th inning was big... game two of thf world series is tonight atat7:07... after that it's the fox 28 news at nine... and then... the o-t... it's the first round of the high school football playoffs so tune in for all the
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