a lot of *farmers in the corridor are getting ready for the first snowfall of the season. one fafmer who just got done harvesting last week, says it was a very good year, but it comes with a catch. cbs 2 news reporter joy howe is here to explain. a good year - maybe the best in a long time, he says. the nice, dry weather this year gave fafaers a good harvest, but with market prices the way they are, some are going to store those crops they harvested this year, hoping the market will bounce back. at blackford farmget to bedding g ome cattle after a while they're getting ready for winter, as the winds whip across the 3,000 acres...the

weather a lot different today, than it's been even if it was farmer 24.21.29 we got done harvesting last weekright down to the wire.farmer we ran at least 30 days in a row without stopping, and with no rain, no weather problems, so that was probably as good of harvest as we've ever had and probably the driest corn we've ever had 22.23.13.14 wayne says it means they were able to harvest fast, but so was everybyby else. we've had two good harvest in a row 22.22.25.18 that's caused the prices to go down a lot 22.22.28.02 he's storing a lot here at his farm - but he had so much...he took some down the road to the linn co-op. think of this place like a nk. farmers can depepit their cash - or in this case corn - and hold it here until they want to sell it.but a lot of farmers aren't because of the low market price.co-op so we've kind of got a lot of things on the demand side, that are working against us on this crop that we just got done harvesting couple that with better-than-expected yields in a lot ooplaces throughout the midwest, it's kind of like two trucks running into each other so to speak 22.35.41.28 kirk says,

he and his farmer-owned co-op hope the prices go back up soon. if they don't, there could be troublbldown the road, especially, when the supply is good - like this year.co-op the bushels are there, the price has fallen off, and it's a pretty tense situation in t country right now, with who o ll make it, and who will not 22.41.49.29 back on the farm, wayne is positive. farmer well, it feels good to be done 22.23.27.18 and looking ahead - hoping prices go back up, as another harve winds down. just to give you some perspective - kirk says recently, a "break-even" point for corn farmer is between 4-20 and 4-40 a bushel.today, in l ln county, it closed at 3-61. joy howe, cbs 2 news. wind was certainly the story of the day in the mango area. the national weather service confirmed a microburst storm - with winds up to 85 miles an hour - blew through late last night. night.here's cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore in iowa county.

earlz wednesday morning it wasn't quiet atathe rengo police department.... but that's not because of crime. crime. we had an officer that was on duty last night. said that he was here in the office, approximately about 2:00 in the morning, he heard a big gust of wind.the officer says the microburst sounded like large hail hitting the office for about 20 seconds. seconds.then he went out and started finding some debris and getting notified about different ththgs.as the night's darkness went away, more reports came in. in. we did have a mower dealership, have a mower dealership, the roof and evererhing bleleoff of it and the back wall of it and then clear across town. town. the police chief says that flag poles were bent, a tree was blownover onto some cars and roofs were blown off. the wwds were so strong they even blew over part of this grain elevator.the chief says several community members spent the morning cleaning up. up.we were picking up some of the debris and everything from

the tin of the building, like i said it was scattered from, clear from the far end of town. though some pieces of the community were damaged, nobody was hupt.covering the corridor in marengo. mellaney moore cbs 2 news. one marengo business whose roof was blown off says they aren't sure they will be able to rebuild until spring. a rare charge has been filed in federal court in cedar rapids. rapids.40-year-old randy metcalf faces a felony hate crime charge.he's accused of beating up a black man in a bar fight in january.the assistant u-s attorney says metcalf started the fight because the other man was black, and also says metcalf was using racial slurs and has swatstika tattoos on his body. he faces ten years in prison if convicted. convicted.cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry joins us from dubuque, where the crime allegedly appened, with how

the story makes people grimace when they hear the details of the nighta&and bringing back bad memories of the past in dubuque. dubuque. at the hair emporium - karen says the focus is more on e hairdos in the mirr...than the bar out the window. cuz we have a great nieghborhood. so a bar fight -- and now a hate crime charge...is a shock it's obviously troubling, that kind of goes without saying i think it's a reminder that we still have a lot of work to do as a community.y.in the early 1990's - it was much worse. i just remember when the kkk came in that one night in may and when we left work they said just go home, everybody go home. no one thinks it's like that again...but race relations and social equality are already being addressed in dubuque. is this the best community we can possibly have and i think almost everybody answers that question as no. eric works at the community foundation of

greater dubuque who brought together more than 50 organizations through "inclusive dubuque" to figure out how they can make life in the city better for everyone. i think you motivate a community to be more inclusive or more equitable by helping a community see that it might not be that way. their 60 community dialogues and nearly 2-thousand online surveys are shedding light on problem areas -- facing them head on. all that work comes together to keep one seemingly random hate crime...isolated. in dubuque, kevin barry, cbs 2 news. swisher mayor christopher taylor's message to displaced refugees from syria: welcome. welcome.taylor r sued the proclamation in response to governor terry branstad's order monday halting refugee resettlement efforts by state agencies.branstad's office says his order is for the sake of being able to respond to

state governors say they are no longer welcoming syrian refugees in response to the attacks in paris on friday. as more details about paris attacks come to light, experts say it's causing a growing fear of islam.luther college professor todd green has searched islamophobia for several years.he says too oftete terrorist attacks are associated with the muslim religion.he says that's not the case - and that many of the victims of isis are actually muslim. says this misunderstanding rolls over in islamophobic spspch during the election cycle. tonight in iowa city, a candlelight vigil will be held for the victims of terrorism. it's being hosted by the group university of iowa students for human n rights.the vigil starts at 7-30 at iowa city's hubbard park. reusable grocery bags are growing in popularity.they help the environment in many ways - like saving trees by not using paper - lowering the waste from plastic bags.

to use one.but! there is a *down side to the handy, easy to use totes.cbs 2 worked with the university of iowa state hygeninilaboratory to see if the bags can harbor germs.the results were shocking! "because you don't have a kill step, they're there, because they have a low infectious dose, just eating a little bit can make you sick." sick."see what we discovered in a lab test of a typical reusable grocery bag.we'll also show you three easy steps to keep u and those you love from getting sick. sick.coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. cedar rapids police have a warning out tonight. tonight.the department says people have been getting phone calls from someone claiming to be with a bank, telling them thier cards, specifically with bank of america, have been blocked.the caller then asks for the 16-digit card number to un-block it.police say you should never give your debit or credit card information over the phone.

some iowa lawmakers are in washington today fighting against changes to the state's medicaid program. program.on january first - governor branstad wawas the program to transition from state-run to privately-run.he believes this will save the state money, and benefit patients.but senate democrats say those plans are disorganized and will tually hurt iowawa. no one should be left without care.everyone should know who they need to go to for care. . the should have basic access to care, and they repeated those things backcko us that they are most concerned about that as well. to move forward with his proposed plans - governor branstad must now get permison from the centers for medicare and medicaid rvices. coming up next, on the cbs 2 news at six, out in the cold. cold.why this man is spending

cbs -2 this morning,cell phones can be a pain sometimes but in this case...it can be literal. literal.find out the real problem that can happen when you're on your phone too much. tomorrow on cbs-2 this mornrng. ((kelly)) an r-v is sitting in the parking lot of the hy-vee

road.in fact, someone is living inside of it for the next couple days.bryon mengle, morning show host on life 101 point nine radio, is part of a 101 hour food drive.he spent the last two days at the hy-vee in cedar falls.the food mengle gathered in cedar falls will be donated to the northeast iowa food bank.the food he gatheres he in cedar rapids will go to hacap.mengle says he doesn't mind roughing it to give back. " i think this time of year people are just in a spirit of being generous, and so i thought i can give up my life for a week, to spend one hundred and one hours living off site in this case hy-vee and asking people to give generously ." ."mengle will stay in the r-v v until friday morning.he'll be taking donations inside the store if the weather gets bad. hopefully that r-v is heated because it sounds like we're about to see even more of a cool down. down.chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with your

coming up in sports... sports...the hawks clinch the big ten west wh a win over last place purdue sasarday. what it will take to take down the boilermakers next in sports. "cbs 2 news connects with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnene with us on facebook

the hawkeyes will look to go for 11-and-oh for the first time in school history saturday. at 2-and-8, the purdue boilermakers are just trying to stay afloat. but purdue has given plenty of team fits this season -- they only lost by a touchdown to northwestern in evanston saturday -- and with a tradition of strong playmakers on defense... the hawkeyes n't be overlooking the

"they hung fifty-five on nebraska because they won the turnover battle. and usually when you're talking about purdue's strength.. on defense ..you u ok at their defensive ends first because they really get up field. and then their linebackers have always been aggressive ... so iowa will be aware of tha i just think with the hawkeyes offensive line playing so well right now that purdue can throw anything g at e hawks and they're gonna be able to handle it." speaking of that hawkeye offensive line, they are now semi-finalists for the inaugural joe moore award... it's the only national award presented to a unit... the hawks have average just under 200 rushing yards a game this season... anwhile on defense, iowa defensive back desmond king named one of fifteen semififilists for r e walter camp player of the year award... the honor voted on by the one-hundred and twenty nine f-b-s coaches and sports information directors... king leads the nation with eight interceptions... e bottom line remains the same for u-n-i football--win

the playoffs. mark farley's mantra also remains the same: to quote the philospoher aaron rodgers....relax!!! x!!!winners of their last four, the panthers shutout missouri state last saturday and host 3-and-7 southern illinois this week... not that that matters. ask farley and the sense of urgency has -- and will continue to be -- the same. "you go back and look at it and each game is kinda presented the same situation: a win or else situation. so, i don't know ithere's an urgency in this game that there's been the past three weeks. i mean, there was an urgency at missouri state. i think the same tension in that particular football was there as much as it would be in this particular game." and just announced -- the cubs jake arrieta is your 2015 nl-cy young award winner. a historic 2015 for the righthander who went 22-and-5 for the world series

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