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right now there's no right now there's no word of injuries or major damage. right now an update to a traffic alert we first told you about livea t five.you about t vea t five.cbs 2 newew reached out t the iowa department of transportation. they tell us, as of fifteen minutes ago, i-380 is re- opened after a crash near boyson road.a semi over-turned. we don't know if there are aa ininries at this time.we'll continue to follow the lastest developments and bring you the latest on fox 28 news at nine and on the cbs 2 news ten at 10. in cedar rapids, first resonders spent hours today rescuininfour people stranded on a sand bar in prairie creek.crews were called to the area of "j" street southwest and hawkeye downs road at about 10-this morning. the fire department tell cbs 2 news, three adults and a teen were riding on an all-terrain- vehicle near the creek when they flipped it and landed in the water.rescue attempts were hampered by prairie creek's rong currenenfortunately, one was hurt.

the fallout from plans to privatize iowa's medicaid program. program.one of the four company's picked to oversee iowa's medicaid program is taking legal action against the state. state.state officials terminated well-care's contract after some of its former executives were convicted of fraudwell-care says it properly informed thehe state before it was picked to help manage the new four- point-two-billion dollar program.the company is asking the state to reverse its decision. our community has been working hard t tough the holidays to make sure every child has presents under the tree this christmas. but another group that needs some love, is getting some holiday help as well. cbs 2 news reporter joy howe is here to expxpin. last hope animal rescue in cedar rapids takes in animals that many other shelters can't. often they need medical attention, and some serious care. they wererin danger of having to shut down and move after christmas, bu their community got wind of it, and donations

just money, either. people have been sponsoring the animals with presents of toys and food. and when last hope put up a picture of a rescue puppy from texas, that's got some hefty medic bills, two very young animal lovers stepued up to help. and we just happened totobbthere, when they came in and donateded their own money. we have our own dog, and if he got sick like this, i bet anybody would donate money for him. so we thought we should d do thihifor him, too." so other people can have a great christmas, and have a dog in their life last hope did get the money they need for the down payment *stay in their building, but they need the money to pay it off - to stay there permanently. you can stop by and help, or donate otheir website, which we'll link you to, from ours. joy howe, cbs 2 news. the cedar rapids animal control is also making it easy for you to adopt pets.managers

have dozens of cats and dogs in need of a forever home.ext week it will cost 25-dollars to adopt a spayed or neutered cat, 50-dollars for a dog.the sale lasts through new year's day. we are in the ast hours before christmas eve and christmas day. day.we're told its the most wonderful time of the year. year.but as cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore explains, this season cane difficult if you aren't't feeling merrrr experts here at the crisis center say our culture doesn't easily accept negative emotions and that t gnified this time of the year. year. the holidays the holidays aren't easy...for everybody. pamela benschop, iowa city 10:46:59 ....yeah...pamela benschop will have an enpty seat at her family table this christmas.10:46:01 i lost my dad this year, in september... a week before his birthday. benschop comes to the crisis center food bank a couple times a month.natthe isis

holiday...nat (short)ving 1600 families what they need for a holiday meal.michael lawler, emergcy sistance coordinator10:24:13 we see some people who are kind of having to balance the decision between...do we pay all thth bills this month or do we have as close as we can do to a christmas.nat crisis line pick upwhile the number of crisis line calls stay y ccsistent, the call lengths increase this time of year.beau pinkham, crisis intervention coordinator 10:16:09 christmas and the other holidays are supposed to be, generally a happy time and people are just told, you know why, just don't talk about it for right now we're trying to focus on happy things.pinkhkh encouragag people to use crisis center services if they need to.10:17:41 take some time for yourself and just remember those self care strategies that you had before and know that you don't have to spend every waking moment with your family or friends if it is not making you happy. pinkham says some common feelings this time of year can be isolation, guilt, anxiety and grief.10:47:31 i wish i could be having my christmas

if you would like to get in touch with the crisis center to talk or make a donation, we have information on how to do that on our website cbs 2 iowa dot com. when the time comes to clean up after your christmas festivities the linn county solid waste agency has a few reminders for you.christmas lights can be recycled at the agency, however they can not be recycled curbside in any community. community.wrapping paper must be thrown away, even if it says it's recyclable. cyclable.unwanted treecan be taken to the marion and cedar rarads locations.but t l decorations must be removed and there is a five dollar fee. to see specific curbside rules for your city, log on to our webist cbs 2 iowa dot com. the cedar rapids fire dedertment is reminding g everyone to take extra care of their christmas trees. trees.the department tel cbs 2 news, it sees more fires because of holiday decorations.

if you have a live tree keep it away from heat sources that's fire places heat registers, vents, candles, holiday candles. keep the tree watered check the tree every day make sure there's enough water in the base of the tree. tree.in the u-s, some 200-fires are caused by christmas trees each year. all through dececeer we're showing you u e best collections of holiday lights in eastern iowa. iowa.tonight, cbs 2 news reporter - matt hammill travels to a town where the decorations have people taking a second lap - as we celebrate christmas in the corrrror. " varooooom "as you drive east through the darkness on highway 64 - it is the moment - - you are never expecting expecting " click " " " hallelujah - hallelujah "let there be lights - - thousands and thousands in a colorful canopy of christmas - thats sparkled in wyoming

years." well it's all done by elves - yes, it's done now by the lions club .. but the elves used to do it. " jim eichhorn - is the only elf remaining - taking the trip downtown - every night - for 35 holiday seasons - to turn on the town.it is a labor of love for everyone - - as the big - bright 25 - watters - - glow over - head.for some - a a destination - to reflect on childhood memories - and for random passersby - a surprising oasis - glowing in the dark. dark." it's kind of like tonight the traffic slowed down considerablelejust usually they're whipping right through here and they drop into that tunnel off the hill and you see them slow right down all of a sudden .. whoaaa. " " varoom. "the rolling hills through town - makak e lighted illusion - even more grand.a simple - yet glorious - celebration of the season. season." i think it's all ive ever known is wyoming being christmas city " nikki rushford says as she lookok

night - she remembers growing up herethe excitement - - the pride - - the wonder of looking out the windows ofhe car - - in amazementat her town all aglow -- st like now. now." it still stuns me this year when the kids and i came into town at night and we were coming down the hill how gorgeous the lights looked and it was exexting to share that with my kids. "a christmas city - filled with elves - who work hard to make it happen - - and cherish the gift they can share with everyone. everyone." you see kidsdset excited about it .. you see people whove never seen them before get excited about it .. .. it's bare when you don't have it .. this spoils you this time of year when you have the lights on. " - " varoom "cecebrating christmas ininthe corridor in wyoming iowa - i'm matt hammill. hammill. coming up on cbs 2 news, it's almost here -- the hawkeyesfirst rose bowl in twenty f fe yearar-- what you'll need to know about next

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whether it whether it will require a couple e tra cups of coffee or forgoing late night talk shows -- being a dedicated u-n-i men's basketball fan takes on a whole new definition this week -- and last night's 12:30 a.m. --central time -- tip-off.. the start to the panthers' run in the hawaii diamond classic. classic.taking on the host team first, coach jake sporting the shortsleeve polo as opposed to the suit and tie first quarter, jerememmorgan with he steal, the cross court hustle, and the muscle to bring it down for the panthers first points of the game -- would be 34-25 hawaii at the half...and the rainbow warrioio rolling to start the

the crowd goes wild... it's no monmouth bench celebration but solid salute from hawaii...the panthers kept it close.. matt bohannon beyond the arc to make it a six point game -- ananbbome the u-n-i all time leader in three's --but it wouldn't be enough... isaac fleming with the steal and more -- chaos ensues -- the hometown rainbow warriors defeat the panthers 68-52.... as the panthers -- just days removed from upsetting then number five iowa state -- move to 7-and-4 on the year. jeremy morgan paced the panthers, who play washington state tonight a bit earlier -- at 10:30 p.m. central time... back in the hawkeye ste, the iowa men's basketball team made it two straighghwith anan 85-63 win over tennesee tech last night-- and finished non- conference play with a 9-and-3 mark... their big ten opener next tuesday when they host number one michigan state ... and judging by last night's performance.. coach fran

"i think we're in a pretty good place. you always look at, could we run our offense a little more efficiently, can our defense get more consecutive stops?... we're taking care of the ball i think our shot selection is good, our mall movement's good, we got a lot of difffrent guys producing.... ultimately, i feel pretet good." the iowa women's basketball team also finished the non- conference portion of their schedule on a high note last night with a win overn-state rival drake ... their reco sits at 10-and-2 which is where lisa bluder and thehe hawks say they wanted to be -- and with such a young team are excited for what's to come... "i'm in the moments of the non- conference highlight right now. just being with these gugu and seeing us come back from a real disheartening loss at iowa state and we had a good lead. and then coming together and bouncing back and playing two good games --and getting better... the highlight of looking ahead to the future -- you know wewee sosoyoung. we a a so young -- and the future looks so bright for our program so that's

over the next eight days leading up to the haxkeye's first rose bowl in twenty-five years,s,uch of the focus will be on stanford's christian mccaffrey -- he of the more than 3,000 all-purpose yards this year... but he's not the only one on the hawks' radar... ch of the talk and preparation in iowa city has also surrounded stanford's stalwart defense -- many hawks say they play more like a physical, big ten oufit than a pac-twelve team... even if they're young... and thth mimit just be the hawks' toughest task yet. "they have eight or nine linebackers on their roster, and pou don't really see that a lot from teams... it'll be a different test for us... i think they compare to wisconsin, and wisconsin had two of the best outside linebackers we've ever played." played."" they got really good corners -- fast corners... i mean they won e pac-12 championship so that's definitelyly good team we're playing against and it's gonna

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