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people were out and about today getting their last minute powerball tickets. people at the hyvee on edgewood road in cedar rapids lining up with some extra hope -- after that same many of those out today say they've never even bought a ticket in the past -- but felt they needed to get in on the action. "i just had to stop and buy a into the hat." (pam costello/cedar rapids) "i just thought there'd be a chance. you can't win if you don't play." some people were forced to travel a bit farther to get their powerball tickets. the state of nevada doesn't participate in the powerball -- so hundreds making the trip to california to buy tickets. people standing in line for about four hours -- hoping to

storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg is busy going through his 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a quiet night is ahead with temperatures above normal and remaining above normal thursday. most locations reach above freezing thursday afternoon, a nice break from the recent bitter cold. clouds move back in thursday night and linger through friday. a stray snow shower or flurries are possible friday with a gusty northwest wind. the frigid air zero friday night through tuesday morning. sunday and monday mornings will be the coldest days with temperatures averaging 10 below zero both mornings.a quiet night is ahead with temperatures above normal and remaining above normal thursday. most locations reach above freezing thursday afternoon, a nice break from the

clouds move back in thursday night and linger through friday. zero friday night through tuesday morning. sunday and monday mornings will be the coldest days with temperatures averaging 10 below zero both mornings. a local family mourning the loss tonight of a man murdered in memphis over the weekend. 48-year-old lonnie ludvigson shot and killed during an apparent robbery attempt. memphis police say one of four men in masks demanded money from tried to run away. no arrests have been made yet in this case. kwwl's brad hanson joins us live now from the t-h media newsroom dubuque. brad, you actually got a chance to talk to the family i did, and of course they're

stunned by the manner in which happened. despite the pain, they're working to preserve lonnie's memory. mother) "if we just tolerate, her son lonnie embodied every day. "people adored him." and a message they hope will carry on in his memory. lonnie ludvigson shot and killed over the weekend in memphis during an apparent robbery attempt. "and you can imagine, just unbelievable what they were telling us. unbelievable that struggle with his death, they remember fondly the man they all knew. the us army veteran, the cancer survivor, the massuesse. "we just have a lot of memories would never give a massage under man of great passion--a man who took joy in the little things (nicole ludvigson, lonnie's sister-in-law) "he's the kind of guy that laughs out loud. he could be sitting in a room, by himself, watching a tv show. and he will genuinely just fall over laughing. he didn't care if to fight for injustices of any kind--an irony they recognize and struggle with, in

loved laughter." they say he was quick to fight for injustices of any kind--an irony they recognize and struggle with, in his death. i spoke with memphis police today who tell me this is one of 12 homocides they've already had in the first 13 days of this year. as for this case, they don't believe it's gang related, but they still are without any suspects and have made no arrests. we've got you covered live from the t-h media newsroom in dubuque, brad hanson, kwwl news. ludvigson's visitation services are set for sunday and the funeral is monday. two local police officers are cleared of any charges following a fatal shooting. cedar rapids officers bryson garringer and lucas jones shot and killed 21-year- old jonathan

the two officers fired 25 shots after gossman reportedly left the scene of a traffic stop and pointed a gun at one of them. investigators later fouund gossman's gun and another weapon in his car -- which was stolen. an autopsy also showed he had meth and other drugs in his system. law officials say the officers were acting in self defense. new details tonight in a local bank robbery -- as police now say the suspect ditched the cash in a nearby apartment complex- after a tenant let him in. police arrested 26 year old jon ellingson of cedar falls and charged him with second degree robbery. here's a look at who police say is ellingson inside the first national bank in cedar falls on white tail drive. you can see him wearing a u-n-i panthers jacket. police say ellingson went up to a woman standing outside her apartment building and told her he needed to get in but forgot his keys. and she let him right in.

"i hear we have the money..we have the money and so i dart bag full of money just sitting right here and apparently it was behind this door." police say ellingson did not have a weapon on him -- but say things could have escalated quickly inside the apartment building. two people are injured after a three-vehicle crash in johnson county. the iowa state patrol says jason morton was driving on highway six near half moon road when he rear-ended a car. the crash forced morton to lose control and hit a third car head-on, driven by dan durbala. morton and durbala were both injured in the crash and taken to the hospital. the crashes remain under investigation. a service dog reported missing is now found safe and healthy. bianca went missing earlier this week. her owner and trainer -- rita

her home -- and took her. she was later found about two miles from the home by a u-p-s rita says she was devestated when she walked in her home -- and noticed bianca was gone. "i didn't know where she was. she had never been out in the snow. it was a cold blistery just hope she was tucked in somewhere." according to rita -- bianca suffers from a thyroid problem -- and needed daily medication. but at in a kwwl follow-up.. an eastern iowa deer is going viral -- now hitting more 10-thousand likes on the d-n-r facebook pages take a look at the picture here -- you can see the deer looking right into the d-n-r office in manchester.

thousand times in two days. kwwl's jessica hartman stopping by the d-n-r office in manchester to find out more about their new friend. that's right and i found out she wasn't alone - the young deer and her friend loved it so much monday - they came back tuesday for an other visit. this curious little face showed up at the manchester d-n-r office on a bitter cold morning -- looking as if it was longing to get in. the two young deer were just outside lisa meader's front office. lisa meader "i couldn't believe it. i couldn't believe it was hartman "the dnr office door is mirrored. you can see your own reflection and they believe own reflection." it is the first time - since the d-n-r moved into this office in the late 80's that they have had these special visitors. and for many it was as close as they will ever be to a deer. "had a real cute fuzzy face. you know just like any baby animal." munching on the few evergreen bushes in front of the

they didn't seem to mind the commotion of heavy traffic on the state highway yards away. after two visits - the office is hoping to see them again - now considering them the office mascots and naming them. "first it was moe and curly. and then no, they are girls, so it can't be that. so i decided laverne and shirly because i loved that show when i was growing up. so i thought that was kind of cute." that of course being the popular tv comedy that aired in the 70's and early 80's. the office hoping laverne and shirely come back for a third visit? but for now all that remains are a few tracks in the snow and some pretty cute picture of something you

we've got you covered live in the newsroom . . . jessica hartman kwwl news. thanks jessica . . .certainly something that will put a smile on your face. coming up on kwwl... nearly 20 people injured after an 85 car pile-up in snowy conditions. plus.. a man leads police on a chase in a stolen semi -- eventually ending with a standoff. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar....storm track seven's chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast, coming up... have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page on facebook. you can also "like" our page to stay up to date on breaking news and weather information. here's another look at the powerball numbers......

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northwest wind. the frigid air is on the way back...ready or not. the wind chill remains below zero friday night through tuesday morning. sunday and monday mornings will be the with temperatures above normal and remaining above normal thursday. most locations reach above freezing thursday afternoon, a nice break from the recent bitter cold. clouds move back in thursday night anan linger through friday. is on the way back...ready or not. the wind chill remains below zero friday night through tuesday morning. sunday and monday mornings will be the mornings.a quiet night is ahead with temperatures above normal and remaining above normal thursday. most locations reach above freezing thursday afternoon, a nice break from the recent bitter cold. clouds move back in thursday are possible friday with a gusty northwest wind. the frigid air is on the way babak...ready or not. the wind chill remains below zero friday night through tuesday morning. sunday and monday mornings will be the coldest days with temperatures averaging 10 below zero both mornings. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a quiet night is ahead with above freezing thursday afternoon, a nice break from the night and linger through friday. a stray snow shower or flurries are possible friday with a gusty

is on the way back...ready or not. the wind chill remains below coldest days with temperatures averaging 10 below zero both mornings.a quiet night is ahead with temperatures above normal and remaining above normal thursday. most locations reach above freezing thursday afternoon, a nice break from the recent bitter cold. clouds move back in thursday night and linger through friday. northwest wind. the frigid air is on the way back...ready or not. the wind chill remains below zero friday night through tuesday morning. sunday and mornings.a quiet night is ahead with temperatures above normal and remainingbove normal thursday. most locations reach above freezing thursday afternoon, a nice break from the recent bitter a stray snow shower or flurries and remaining above normal recent bitter cold. are possible friday with a gusty above freezing thursday below zero friday night through below zero friday night through coming up on kwwl... illegal

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joe biden will lead a national push to cure cancer following his son's death last year. and he's already making progess -- getting congress to add 264-million dollars to the national cancer institute's budget for this year. the american cancer society chief medical officer says biden may be the right person to get both democrats and republicans to support his plan. biden's son, beau, died last year of brain cancer. 85 vehicles are involved in a massive pile-up on the interstate -- injuring more than a dozen. take a look at the scene on the pennsylvania highway. about 18 people were taken to the hospital -- some in serious condition. authorities say crash debris was spread for about a mile and a half -- shutting down traffic for about six hours.

a stolen semi-truck -- ending with an hour-lomg stand off. the chase began in after the driver refused to pull over near dallas, texas. police were able to eventually halt the truck using stop sticks -- but the driver refused to get out. after an hour long stand-off -- swat memeber fired two shots into the truck. authorities were then able to pull the driver out and take him into custody. authorities intercept more than two-thousand pounds of marijuana -- hidden in a shipment of carrots. take a look at the two truck loads here at the cargo facility in texas. the shipment of nearly three- thousand carrots was coming from mexcio. the hiddden drugs have an estimated street value of about 500-thousand dollars. another top ten team goes down tonight this time at the hands of clemson and a former college football

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pathers fall by the final of 74-60.. putting them at 10-8 on the uni was up 37-30 at halftime they were oustscored 44-23 in the second half next game for the panthers at home saturday against loyola. elswhere in college basketball clemson hosting coach k and number 9 duke duke on the attack early luke kennard.... the southpaw burries a trey blue devils up 12 clemson sticking around donte grantham.... cross court pass and he knocks down a triple tigers down three another skip pass against a 1-3-1... its jaron blossomgame great last name and a great shot from the corner.... clemson up 3 tigers now doing it on d check out the block from landry noko... says no-no turns into coast to coast for avry homes to strong... jordan roper with the follow up under 20 seconds its blossomgame again with the exclamation point... clemson upsets duke

in womens basketball the iowa hawkeyes take down wisconsin in madison 57-54.... hawkeyes improve to 13-4 on the season ally disterhoft leading the way for the hawkeyes with 18 whitney jennings pitching in with 11 next up for the hawkeyes... the iowa hawkeyes are fresh off a maybe there most impressive win of the season a 54-0 beatdown of the northwestern wildcats. now the number 2 ranked hawkeyes turn there sights onto the wisconsin badgers. coach tom brands says these dual meets are big in terms of the postseason... and wisconsin calendar and were getting ready to go weve got one dual meet this weekend. thats what your gearing for ya know i mean 165, 133, 173 they probably feel

more than i see on paper. hawks and badgers at the kohls center on friday night. and former football star lawerence phillips was found dead in his prison cell early today. phillips who starred at nebraksa in the 90s, and was the 6th overall pick in the 1996 draft prison and had been charged with being ruled a suicide. the cleveland browns have hired a new coach.... the browns hired bengals offensive coordinator hue jackson to lead there squad into the 2016 nfl season. jackson who replaces a fired mike pettine has nfl head coaching expience... as he led the oakland raiders to an 8-8 season before being fired back in 2011. thanks zach..

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