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where a 30-year insitution is leaving off. off.developing tonight...where iowa stands when it comes to a child's well-being and the one area where the state needs the most work. work.and..."it's not the city's responsibility."the reminders local cities are giving to residents ahead of our next snow storm. storm.now, the corridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather forecast in the first ten minutes. this is cbs 2 news 10 at 10. happening right now - the end of one group's decades-long story and those trying to pick up the slack. educators and community leaders have long touted the importance of stem -- science, technology, engineering and math. math.but after 30 years, the iowa innovation center, once known as the science center, closed its doors for good this week. week.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller joins us now with how others are stepping up to the plate to fill in the gap, dora? it's obvious the center will be missed here in cedar

accelerator has taken on a lot of the tasks that the science center started.including one staple -- the summer camps. camps. it sits empty now... waiting for its next adventure...but for 30 years, it engaged some of the world's most creative minds.so closing it -- the executive director says -- was a hard thing to do. do. "it's been a great place for stem activities, it's been a wonderful place for the community to have as a resource." resource." "the interest in helping us maintain the bricks and mortar, the infrastructure or the operational part was where we were kind of lacking in resources and funding."but all was not lost... lost... "one of the things that happened with the science center when they officially closed, we connected with them."imagination iowa -- a non profit stem program -- profit stem iowa -- a non profit stem program -- picked up where the science center left off. off. "we wanted to take that on and continue that mission and then to expand that and to really focus on the 21st century skills that we're seeing a lot of need for."big

program will focus on the evolution of stem -- and allowing kids to further explore what the science center sparked. sparked. "i think that what we'll spend our time looking for are the gaps that exist and making sure that those gaps are filled." filled." "it's really nice that we're gonna be able to transition the materials, the know-how, the digital content." content.""the camps and programs are in some of the best hands in the city." as far as the future goes, we're told to be on the lookout for new partnerships throughout the community.they say thye're planning to expand on the legacy the center left behind.dora miller, cbs 2 news ten at ten. one school in the corridor has given students that hands-on opportunity to learn science. this afternoon, johnson steam academy unveiled a new puppet...a seven-foot tall african-american female scientist.the fourth and fifth graders who worked on the project hope to walk it on stage for a play -- literally. but it wasn't all about the fun...it helped put the

cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with more of the corridor's top stories. stories.developing tonight - iowa is making strides when it comes to child healthcare and

over poverty in iowa. iowa.according to new data released today by the child and family policy center, 110- thousand iowa children now live in poverty. poverty.on the upside, the report found that the teen birth rate in iowa has dropped more than 42 percent. percent.and since 2000, deaths among children in iowa have also dropped more than 20-percent. percent.the organization uses 20 indicators to track child well-being in iowa. iowa.we've posted the entire report to the newly revamped, cbs-two-iowa-dot-com. right now - new developments in the case of a former special agent in iowa, who claims he was fired out of revenge. revenge.today, the iowa supreme court started hearing arguments for larry hedlund's wrongful termination lawsuit. lawsuit.hedlund was allegedly fired when complained that a trooper driving governor branstad was caught speeding in 20-13 and never ticketed. the truck was clocked going nearly 90-miles-per hour on highway 20.the iowa department

retaliation, saying hedlund was insubordinate. a former waterloo man is now in jail jailafter allegedly burglarizing a waterloo church. jalan culpepper was arrested in kansas city, kansas in november and booked into the black hawk county jail yesterday. yesterday.in may 20-14, culpepper and in may 20-14, culpepper and four other suspects broke into the burton avenue baptist church.this is video cbs 2 news shot after the break in, during which the thieves stole electronics and emptied seven fire extinguishers inside the building. building.taylor gray was also identified in the church's surveillance video.police are still looking for him tonight. earlier tonight, cbs 2 news hosted a nationally televised town hall discussion about iowa's role in presidential politics. politics.our first in the nation caucuses are now less than two weeks away and we wanted to talk about our role and what it means on he road to the white house. house.cbs 2 news political reporter kevin barry kicks off our vote 2016 coverage.

coverage.vote 2016 coverage. coverage.he's live in tonight with a recap of tonight's talk. this was the spot tonight where voters mostly linn and johnson county had a chance to talk to our panel - both state party chairs and two political science professors at the university of iowa about iowa's first in the nation status. part of the conversation had to do with constantly edging out places like new hampshire - and how parts of the new hampshire state constitution affect what iowa can do to improve its caucuses. but we also talked about how other states have said they want to be first in the nation - but our party chairs say that comes with not only the responsibility to vet candidates, but also all the political mail and nasty ads that go with it. but iowa is also the perfect size where candidates can get a lot of face time - one on one with candidates the parties say that makes all the difference. if we started with california, or if we started with new

three or four candidates, that either had national name recognition or super pacs that had hundreds of millions of dollars. if we really believe what we're telling our kids in a junior high government class that you can become president some day, you got to start in a place like iowa. iowa.i think this is a great place that we have here to do this, we take it very seriously, as jeff said, it's the right size, it's got the right rural versus urban, it really has very interested citizens and i think we do a very good job of it. it.if you couldn't see our town hall - you can relive it online - on cbs 2 iowa dot com. covering the corridor in iowa city, kevin barry cbs 2 news, ten at 10. a new c-n-n/o-r-c poll shows republican donald trump and democrat bernie sanders both taking commanding leads in iowa.sanders leads hillary

democratic caucus-goers by eight points.and despite heavy campaigning across the state, martin o'malley remains a distant third with four- percent. hillary clinton was drumming up support in iowa city tonight.the former secretary of state is bringing a lot of star power in the final days of the caucus campaign. tonight, pop star demi lovato joined clinton at the i-m-u on the university of iowa campus. on sunday, jamie lee curtis will campaign for clinton in central iowa.and next week, billie jean king will rally for clinton in iowa city. on the g-o-p side, front- runner donald trump leads texas senator ted cruz among likely republican caucus-goers by 11 points.senator marco rubio is in third with 14- percent. senator cruz will be back in iowa this weekend.saturday he'll make a stop in waterloo with glenn beck.the two will hold a rally at the five sullivan brothers convention center.doors open saturday night at six. now ten at ten continues with

stories across the corridor. a company with locations in cedar rapids and iowa city plans cut about 10-percent of its workforce.british-based pearson announced today it is cutting four-thousand positions as part of a massive restructuring plan.the company isn't saying whether any positions are being eliminated in iowa. in iowa city, john's grocery is once again back up and running, better than ever.the newly refurbished store held a ribbon cutting to celebrate it's grand re-opening today. the store's revamp marks the first time the store has been touched up in its six-decade history. in cedar rapids, the salvation army is still looking for your help to meet its 790-thousand red kettle campaign goal.managers with the army tell cbs 2 news, they are very thankful for all the help so far, but need a little over 21-thousand dollars to reach that funding goal.the campaign covers about 47-percent of the organization's annual operating budget.donations made through january 31st will

being honored for helping her family to safety during a recent apartment complex fire. on january 9th azure apartments caught fire when someone in a nearby unit left a stove on. the fire chief tells cbs 2 news, she remembered what she learned in school .today she was honored by firefighters and the city - congrats chloe! that is cbs 2 news ten at ten -- the corridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather first forecast in the first ten minutes. minutes.still to come... come...breaking out the sand, salt and shovels.why local cities are telling residents

sidewalks. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk.

marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it.

marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. as we all begin to get our taxes in line and filed, there are some important things you should keep in mind.those tips coming to you tomorrow on cbs2 this morning.see you at 5. happen right now - tens of millions of americans along the east coast are getting ready for a major blast of winter weather.right now, a state of emergency is in place for pennsylvania, maryland, virginia and north carolina this storm is threatening to dump any where from a foot to two feet of snow in the region. school districts are already shutting down.and in d-c, the metro system is shutting down

luckily, we're seeing some relief from the bitter cold temps, but winter is not over just yet. yet.the city of cedar rapids has sent out more then 200 letters in the last month because of complaints that some sidewalks are not* clear of snow and ice. that can be dangerous for people who work on their feet everyday.one area letter carrier says he has slipped on ice while delivering mail, but appreciates homeowners clearing a path to their mailbox. "residents are responsible for clearing the sidewalks, it's not the city's responsibility." "...when it gets real cold like it had been the salt doesn't do whole lot because of the temperature, throw some sand down--anything you can do to help, we appreciate it." it."homeowners have 48-hours after a storm to clear the snow and ice. otherwise, they can be fined 160 dollars. next on c-b-s two news... news...the amount of children now being monitored for lead poisoning as the scramble to clean up the flint water crisis continues.

cbs 2 news continues to track the latest developments in the war on terror. terror.belgium says its arrested two more men suspected of links to the paris attacks.one was arrested wednesday night.the other thursday morning. since the november attacks, federal

taken 10 people into custody over their suspected involvement. right now - al-shabab is claiming responsibility for an attack in somalia.at least three people were killed when a car bomb went off near a popular beach-front restaurant in mogadishu.the explosion was followed by gunmen opening fire on a nearby beach.the somali prime minster vowed to bring the attackers to justice, calling the attack "barbaric". a former oklahoma city police his life behind bars. bars.today a judge senteced 29- year-old daniel holtzclaw to 263 years for sex crimes against women.the judge also denied a motion for a new trial.last month a jury convicted the former officer of aping and assaulting eight women while on duty. developing tonight - the e-p-a's regional director who covers michigan has resigned. resigned.president obama also announced today michigan will be getting 80-million dollars in emergency funding by next

started a chemical process that it hopes will help reverse the lead posioning it's'seen fighting for two years.at least one-hundred children now show elevated lead levels which can cause brain damage.this was all sparked by flint's dedesion to switch its water source from detriot to the flint river. and coming up in sports sportsit's peter jok's world and rutgers was just living it -- what the iowa guard did in new jersey that help iowa win

2. yoyoknow the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but so many families don't feel like their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to babafor them every sinine day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillary y inton, she has what it takes to get things done.

the last time rutgers took the court -- they lost by 50 -- they've dropped 20 straight big 10 games -- while iowa has won 11 consecutive going back to last season -- so this one could get out of hand quick quickand peter jok got things going right away for the hawks first with his defense e jok with the steal -- and he comepletes the dine and dash with the two handed slamthen not even a minute later -- jok spots up for three -- can't leave him that wide open -- he scored iowa's first 8 points of the gameand was no where near done -- later in the half -- it's jok again --- and another three ball -- he finished with h career high 29 9 points -- hawks led by 8 at the break..second half -- more of the same -- anthony clemmons spots up in the corner for three of his 20

doing jarrod uthoff things as well -- another triple for the hawks -- they made 11 of them themuthoff finished with 20 -- iowa wins easy -- and are 6 and oh in ththbig 10 for the first time in 29 years. in just his second year as the head girls basketball coach at regina -- matt bolger has the regals shooting toward another trip to state -- so far this season they're undefeated and ranked 2nd in 2-a -- but success means nothing to him without hard work. matt bolger -- our ed thomas coach of the week week matt bolger has brought a lot to the regina girls basketball program "in the two years he's been here he's improved our skills tremendously." but mostly loud noises -- -- "honestly off the court i'm really laid back really quite..... -- "very loud.. he's always

"i don't sleep a lot.." lot.." "he's very tough on you, but he does it because he cares." more about his regals -- than an outcome of a game game "he's really made us take on challenges and lets us see what our potential is and it's usually further than we see so it might be hard in the moment, but we know that if we perserveir ultimatley you get what you're working for." another swish -- on life's court "never settle... you know.w. just never settling for second best or less than what you can achieve..." what you can achieve..." big dual in the m-v-c -- kane thompson's 6th ranked p-hawks taking on the lions of linn-mar at 182 -- prairie's preston la- grange wins with 3rd period pin -- giving the p-hawks a 9 to 6 lead i ithe duallinn-mar would answer -- isaiah garman with the huge take down with seconds left in the third to

prairie wouldn't be denied -- another win and another pin for the p-hawks -- ted zangerle wins by fall at 106 and prairie wins the dual 45 to 22. stay with c-b-s two -terry has one last look at your forecast after the break. marco rubio. he ran for senatatsaying he oppopod amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he ababdoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa

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