his family moved to waterloo just a few years ago. kwwl's nikki newbrough is live in downtown waterloo. nikki you went to his school today. you know he left school around 11:00 on the 22nd. after a short conversation with his father, he took off on his bike. it didn't seem out of the ordinary, but no one has seen him since. his family is heartbroken, and his teachers feel the same way. (nats:"so this is moe sed's desk right here.") moe sed's seat...currently empty....front and center in catherine wagner's classroom. "i know that i'm because he's missing and we don't know where he's at." they say having him gone, is like a piece missing at west high school. "he's a nice person every time he sees me in the hallway he always greeting me, like what's up bro." missing posters with moe sed's photo on it can be found in the front office, hallways, and classrooms. (nats:"there's also a phone number of the missing poster.") they're not giving up

people to look for him. wagner and her sister, both teachers at west, even organized a search on their day off of school last week. "i mean the most important thing as a teacher is the safety missing we need to go out and find that particular person." they say they think of moe sed often and hope he returns home soon. "i think of him everyday. he's the first thing i think of when i wake up in the morning. i hope he's ok. when i go to bed at night i always say to myself i hope he's soemwhere warm, i hope he's somewhere safe." the wagner sisters say they search for moe sed on their own time. they say he knows english, but it may be tough for him to communitcate he needs help.

waterloo nikki newbrough kwwl news. if you have any information about moe sed's whereabouts, please contact police. that number is 319-291-2515 colder weather has brought us back down to reality weather- wise. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg for our weekend outlook. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen a mostly clear sky is forecast through tuesday morning. high and low temperatures will now be back to normal through next week. we are tracking a storm for the middle of next week (wednesday/thursday) for our next chance of rain.a mostly clear sky is forecast through tuesday morning. high and low temperatures will now be back to normal through next week. we are tracking a storm for the middle of next week (wednesday/thursday) for our next chance of rain.a mostly clear sky is forecast through tuesday morning. high and low

normal through next week. we are tracking a storm for the middle of next week trial is nearing its end. closing statements were made today by both prosecution and defense. nicholas leurkens is charged with first degree murder.... he's accused of stabbing and killing 29-year-old lynnsey donald - in front of her seven year old son... donald was stabbed as she was walking out of the marion hy-vee in the middle of the afternoon in april... kwwl's hillary maglin is live now at the linn county courthouse with more. hillary - what can you tell us? both sides spoke to the jury one last time today in hopes of swaying their opinions. prosecutors again showed evidence... such as the murder weapon and notebook full of luerkens' plans... as well as video of the incident. defense re-stated their claim that

luerkens was suffering from a mental disorder at the time if the murder and could not control his (sot. cg: prosecution) "nicholas luerkens made a plan what he did." (sot. cg: defense) "nick asked his mom, dad, and sister to kill him. he asked the doctors to kill him. he's grabbing his wounds." prosecutors say because luerkens said he wanted to die because he didnt want to go to jail... proves he knew his actions were wrong. jurors will resume monday. weve got you covered live in cedar rapids... hillary maglin... kwwl news. both sides believe luerkens was suffering from mental illness... but prosecution claims it was not so serious that luerkens didnt know his actions were wrong. the iowa department of public

safety have determined the cause of a motel explosion that killed a man. the explosion took place last month at the shady rest motel in cedar falls. according to the d-p-s -- matthew ferleman blew out a pilot light on a gas appliance in a room the previous night. the report from the d-p-s also states that when the man awoke the next day -- he lit a cigarette that caused the large explosion.... d-p-s is ruling that ferleman did this in attempt to take his own life. a nationally known golf course clubhouse is destroyed after a fire started in the pro shop. multiple departments helped fight the fire at the amana colonies golf course early this morning. the fire took about two hours to put out. after the smoke cleared... you could see burned golf carts and that the clubhouse was destroyed. fire crews on scene say no one was "and you drive up here over the hill and then you kind of see there's absolutely nothing left... it's scary." "a lot of people are definately going to miss it for a while...

the genral manager says this is the golf courses 25th anniversary and they've recenlty started to turn the golf course around financially. fire crews are still investigating the cause of the fire. decision 20-16 - - the debate will continue in milwaukee for g-o-p candidates but the line up will be different. today - - debate host- fox business announced the eight candidates who will take the main stage -- the ones on your screen -- and the four who will have to settle for a spot in the earlier debate. kwwl's jessica hartman analyzing the selected candidates and polls here in iowa . . .jessica, do they line up? and carson - - not surprising. but when you starting looking at iowa polls the candidates who barely made the cut . . .probably

wouldn't have here in iowa. the top eight for prime time debate were selected based on their performance in the last four national polls. here in iowa - - candidates like have -who nationally made the cut for tuesday's debate. kwwl's political analyst, chris larimer, says this isn't surprising - - iowa polls haven't aligned with national polls in recent years due to the very conservative nature of iowa caucus goers. "in iowa, a signifgant chunck of those folks identify as born again christians or socially conservative. we can probably expect probably 35 to 45 percent likely caucus goers to say their evangelical christians. in new hampshire, that's just not the case, nationally that's not the case." larimer says for candidates who are too focused in on the iowa vote . . . it long run. larimer also pointed to ben carson's recent controversy

around facts in his new book. he says how carson responds to that at the debate will be something to watch for. we've got you covered live in the newsroom ...jessica hartman kwwl news. chris larimer talks about this and other political issues on his blog... you can find a link to that on our website - kwwl dot com... just look for kwwl blogs under the news tab... the reward has increased to ten thousand dollars for any information that will lead to the finding of a missing service dog in training. the dog's name is latham and he went missing on sunday near parkersburg. latham is part of retrieving freedom and will eventually become a service dog for a veteran or a child with autism. if you have any information that could lead to his whereabouts call 319-290-0350. you've heard of worker bees -- but a herd of worker bison? it's a new

park wildlife sanctuary near la porte city. kwwl's macleod hageman visits the park -- where animals and rangers are hard at work. mac? amanda/ron -- the song goes -- give me a home where the buffalo roam -- and rangers are doing just that -- but for bison, eating.) it's the quiet sound of work -- near la porte city. (nats... come on guys, come on.) south unit ranger al finke says bison, elk and goats are eating invasive plants -- like multi-flora rose, honey suckle and even poison ivy. (nats.. goats eating tree.) "those areas we're working on doing some brush cleaning, it gets all the dangerous stuff out of there and gives us some it." those areas include a new 30-acre enclosure for bison and elk -- and a one-thousand acre movable electric fence for goats. "we're putting those animals in here to turn that area back to the savanah-type area that it park rangers remind you to respect

their space." "they do appear to be very docile, but they are pointed on one end, and they can hurt you. keep your pets away from them. as much as your dog might want to come see the buffalo, the buffalo aren't interested in your dog." finke tells me -- two additional bison were recently brought in from a wildlife refuge in prairie city. bringing the herd to 12. plans are in the works to trade more animals with nearby conservations this spring. we've got you covered -- macleod hageman -- kwwl news. thanks mac -- if you would like to see these animals at work -- the hickory hills park is open seven days a week. coming up on kwwl, many orphan children get the opportunity they've always wanted -- being a

part of a family. and - the undefeated hawkeyes look to continue their streak as they head to bloomington, indiana to take on the hoosiers. "now your storm track 7 7 weather team. see the screen week. we are tracking a storm do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male... this is one of the jobs

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

through tuesday morning. high and low temperatures will now be back to normal through next week. we are tracking a storm for the middle of next week (wednesday/thursday) for our next chance of rain.a mostly clear sky is forecast through tuesday morning. high and low temperatures will now be back to normal through next week. we are tracking a storm for the middle of next week (wednesday/thursday) for our next chance of rain.a mostly clear sky is forecast through tuesday morning. high and low temperatures will now be back to normal through next week. we are tracking a storm for the middle of next week (wednesday/thursday) for our next chance of rain.a mostly clear sky is forecast through tuesday morning. high and low temperatures will now be back to normal through next week. we are tracking a storm for the middle of next week

(wednesday/thursday) for our next chance of rain.a mostly clear sky is forecast through tuesday morning. high and low temperatures will now be back to normal through next week. we are tracking a storm for the middle of next week (wednesday/thursday) for our next chance of rain.a mostly clear sky is forecast through tuesday morning. high and low temperatures will now be back to normal through next week. we are tracking a storm for the middle of next week (wednesday/thursday) for our next chance of rain.a mostly clear sky is forecast through tuesday morning. high and low temperatures will now be back to normal through next week. we are tracking a storm for the middle of next week (wednesday/thursday) for our next chance of rain.a mostly clear sky is forecast through tuesday morning. high and low temperatures will now be back to normal through next week. we are tracking a storm for the

(wednesday/thursday) for our next chance of rain.a mostly clear sky is forecast through tuesday morning. high and low temperatures will now be back to normal through next week. we are tracking a storm for the middle of next week (wednesday/thursday) for our next chance of rain.a mostly clear sky is forecast through tuesday morning. high and low country are getting the chance to become part of a family. national adoption month is highlighting the need for loving families to welcome in these kids. kw-wl's shirley descorbeth was at a national adoption month ceremony where four kids were adopted by three families "from this day forward, willow will be known legally as willow

may ohnesorge...so congratulations to you." it's a celebration here in the north court room of the dubuque county courthouse. as four kids officially become members of their new families. "it means so much, we have wanted to expand our family for years now and we heard about the foster system and that there were kids needing homes and we had a home to give." molly and tom coyle have been foster parents to jolee and carlee...for the past year and a half. "it's been wonderful, it's been so nice to see maggie become a big sister and learn to love these little girls like they are her own and it's just been wonderful to watch our family grow and develop into a family." "and this is the first time adoption day has been held here in dubuque...and there will be many more throughout the month in iowa."

you just have to want to accept another person into your family." adoption experts say there are many foster kids in the state that need a place to call home-- just like jolee and carlee coyle did. we've got you covered in dubuque...shirley descorbeth, kwwl news. and the good news doesn't stop there...other adoption day events are taking place this month in our area, including in waterloo and cedar rapids. at last count -- there are nearly eight hundred kids in iowa who are eligible for adoption -- from children to teens. for more information on the process -- visit our website at kwwl dot com. coming up... one of the big ten's best passing attacks awaits the hawkeyes -- we'll have a preview as the hawks look to move to 9

and oh on saturday -- plus -- we're getting set for another night of playoff football that features a pair of number one versus number two match-ups in

if you think there's no solution to the climate crisis, think again. in iowa, wind energy is already producing enough power for over a million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and supporting six thousand jobs. i'm tom steyer. with bold leadership and an endless supply of wind and sun, we can do that across america. the goal is 50% clean energy by 2030.

making the team nine and oh -- and while the hoosier name typically doesn't carry a lot of weight on the football field-- they certainly have the ability to give iowa some problems -- that's especially true of the hoosier offense where quarterback nate sudfeld leads the big ten throwing for nearly 3- hundred yards per game -- that includes throwing seven touchdown passes in his last two games -- one of those against big ten heavyweight michigan state -- and the hawkeye defenders are well

cruis control tomorrow - any time. they have a lot of playmakers at the wide receiver offensive line. so they're just a good offense that we're going to have to be ready for. on saturday they're going to have to do a wonderful job with communication, getting the calls, communicating with each other, doing it at a really quick rate, because it happens fast. rick coleman's in indiana -- we'll have a preview from him tonight at ten -- tomorrow's game kicks off at 2:30 -- former nfl uarterback donovan mcnabb was sentenced to 18 days in jail stemming from an arrest in arizona in june -- today he pleaded guilty to d-u-i -- officers say his blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit -- it's his second d-u-i arrest -- he also served one day in jail after a conviction two years ago -- at minimum -- a pair of top two teams won't make it to the dome as the high school football playoffs

continue tonight -- that's because there are two number one versus number two match- ups in the state -- in class 2a -- second ranked south tama heads to number one albia in a battle of unbeatens -- and the big one in 1-a -- as 9 and oh west branch -- number two heads to regina looking to knock off the five time defensing state champs -- we've got a lot of high school football on tap coming up tonight at ten --

new job today...as a postal worker. blum even delivered mail to the kwwl building today. he says he wanted to take on the job to see how the system worked. as a businessman, he says he's impressed with how this company makes few mistakes. jennifer told me she said now you keep the bag here if a dog

dog attacks. hahaha." blum also says doing jobs like this keeps him in touch with his constituents. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg for a last look at your forecast. thank you for joining us for the

the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in.

phone rings "hello?" "yeah!" "a new friend's coming here to sesame street." all-new it's sesame street live make a new friend! playing five flags center novmerber 24th and 25th tickets on sale now! vanna: it's your last chance to win a vacation in beautiful hawaii, tonight on... wheel... of... fortune! jim: ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of america's game --

pat sajak and vanna white!