accused of videotapinga woman showering in a dorm bathroom. robert hightower is facing several charges. he allegedly videotaped a woman inside a shower in burge hall at the university of iowa. those at the university saz he was not a student and is not affiliated with the university of iowa. hightower is being held in the johnson county jail. police are still looking into this -- we'll have the very latest at 5 an iowa woman is behind bars after leaving her 4 and 5-year-old home alone without supervision according to manchester police. police were responding to a noise complaint-- when they arrived - they found the children home alone. officers discovered they were without supervision for more than 2 and a half hours. the department of human services was contacted and provided them with a place to stay. the mother returned when the officers were there and then was taken into custody. new details this afternoon... a woman has died following a mobile

the city says karen jacobs died yesterday afternoon. her husband ronald died from the fire on monday. the official cause of the fire remains listed as undetermined. cedar rapids fire officials couldn't determine the cause based on the amount of fire damage in the living room. however, smoking materials are considered a factor. an iowa firefighher fears his life is at risk... afttr a training exercise. garland shirley is a marshalltown and a des moines firefighter. during a training exercise, ice water got into his lungs and its problems. even if he gets a lung transplant, life expentancy is only a few years. but he recentlmade a trip to california and has some hope, thanks to stem cell harvesting treatmmt. unfortunately, his insurance doesn't cover it... i'd like to be active in his the opportunity to help somebody else is the best thing a person

des moines firefighters are now trying to raise money to help him. an online page has already raised more than 5- thousand dollars. a water main break causinn some issues today-- a sinkhole is now in the road, forcing it to close. in waterlloo -- river road between commercial street and ansborough avenue is closed waterloo police say this will likely be closed the rest of the day... they say the break caused a sinkhole... which then made a light pole cave in... in our next half hour we'll catch up with kwwl's amanda gilbert for the very y test. more concerns today over whether iowa's medicaid program is ready for a big switch...set to happen in two weeks. the state is t to hand over nagement of its medicaid system to three private companies. the switch was originally supporsed to happen january first but federal regulators didn't think the statewas ready. some lawmakers still aren't convinced... if i called cms would they say on....so we really dont know,

were ready march first the federal government could step in again to delay the switch. iowa lawmakers are moving a bill forward which could classify crimes committed against those who identify as transgender -- as a hate crime. while the bill has no registered opposition - it still needs approval by a full committee before friday to stay alive this session. in south dakota -- they're on track to be the first state to tell transgender students which bathrooms they must use. a bill moving through the statehouse would require public school students to use bathrooms which correspond with how they were born... not necessarily the gender they identify with now. the same rule would apply to locker rooms and showers. the state's governor is expected to sign this bill and make it law... "i think it's important for meeting a transgender person,

he responsibility to sit down with some of the people who actually vote for him to hear their voices." the bill still allows transgender students to request what it calls "reasonable accommodation" from their schools. mexican druglord "el chapo" is complaining that life behind bars is too rough on him. that's according to his attorney, who spoke on the radio yesserday. he said el chapo told him guards wake him up every two hours, which he said feels like torture. chapo said he's getting so little sleep that he - quote - feels like a zombie. the druglord escaped from prison last year. but he was re- arrested last month and he's now under a much closer watch. meican authorities say they'll eventually extradite el chapo to the u-s.. the duchess of cambridge is becoming a huffington post guest editor for a day. it's all

the duchess of cambridge... turned guest reporters, bloggers in her kensington palace home to highlight a cause close gets personal, writing that she and to give them the tools and sensitivity to be supportive peers to their friends as they get older." (sot/ stephen hull/ uk editor- together it can be very powerful." the duchess says the mental health of our children duchess of cambridge :49-1:03) "imagine if everyone was able to help just one child who needs to be listened to, needs to be respected, and needs to be loved, we could make such a huge difference for an entire generation." huffington post research sho[s a third of parents worryhey'll look like a bad mother or father if

problem. by writing and talking ababut it... the duchess is hoping to change that. (on cam) s/ kelly cobiella/ nbc news/ london, england 1:15-1:31 "another big name involved in this campaign...first lady@ global`with this, and already the hashtag young minds matter is trending. back to you." for the first time on his trip to mexico, pope@francis publicly loses his temper a bit. some overly eager people tugged his sleeve from behind a barrier and appeared to be on the verge of toppling over onto a child in a wheelchair. after it happened a second time pope francis got a cross look on his face and said, "don't be selfish,

a public address announcer then starts urging the crowd to stay calm. the pope too a couple oo steps back -- and then continued to wave to people again before leaving. back in iowa-- the memory of a well-known waterloo woman is bein honored in winneshiek county. the sheriff's office is naming its new kk9 deputy after her. here's a picture of the new k-9 named mccoy -- honoring betty mccoy at her grave. last november, the couvty's rmer k-9, --ricky was diagnosed with a brain tumor and he later died. betty mccoy from waterloo, heard about it and donated money to cover the cost of a new service dog. betty had no ties to winneshiek county. she died in january after a battle with cancer. in her memory, the winneshiek county sheriff's office named its new k9 after her. coming up... a teen gets in some serious trouble after posing as a doctor and running his own doctor's office. and, a carrot cake kiss! say that three times fast! details coming up for when hershey will roll out the new

we'll be right back with your storm track seven forecast. "you're watching kwwl. we've kiel. this is the kwwl news at noon" "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather informatn. her is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: we will have a mix of sun and clouds across the kwwl viewing area this afternoon. more sun northeast, more clouds to the to the west, but most of us stay dry as a stationary boundary lies to our southeast. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy and turning breezy. there may be a few areas of patchy fog, but the southeasterly breeze may prevent that. starting thursday, that boundary moves north as a warm front, getting most of us into the 40s, melting even more snow. it will be windy both thursday and friday as low pressure

remain dry, but our temperatures will cool down a bit for the weekend, but still above average through at least the weekend. the amount of snow that melts today and tomorrow will help determine fridays highs. we will have a mixxof sun and clouds across the kwwl viewing area this afternoon. more sun northeast, more clouds to the southwest. there is also the possibility for a few flurries to the west, but most of us stay dry as a stationary boundary lies to our southeast. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy and turning breezy. there may be a few areas of patchy fog, but the southeasterly breeze may prevennthat. starting thursday, that boundary moves north as a warm front, getting most of us into the 40s, melting even more snow. it will be windy both thursday and friday as low pressure tracks to our north. we will remain dry, but our temperatures will col down a bit for the weekend, but still above average through at least the weekend. the amount of snow that melts today and tomorrow will help determin idays ghs. we will have a mix of sun and

the kwwl viewing area this afternoon. more sun northeast, more clouds to the southwest. there is also the possibility for a few flurriess to the west, but moststof us stay dry as a stationary boundary lies to our southeast. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy and turning breezy. there may be a few areas of patchy fog, bst the sotheasterly breeze may prevent that. starting thursday, that boundary moves north as a warm front, getting most of us into the 40s, melting even more snow. it will be windy both thursday and friday as low pressure tracks to our north. we will remain dry, but our temperatures will cool down a bit for the weekend, but still above average through at least the weekend. the amount of snow that melts today and tomorrow will help determine fridays highs. we will have a mix of sun and the kwwl viewing area this afternoon. more sun northeast, more clouds to the southwest. there is also the possibility for a few flurries to the west, but most of us stay dry as a stationary boundary lies to our southeast. tonight will be patly to mostly

may be a few areas of patchy foo, but the southeasterly breeze may prevent that. starting thursday, that boundary moves north as a warm front, getting most of us into the 40s, melting even more snow. it will be windy both thursday and friday as low pressure tracks to our north. we

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police arrest a teenager after they say he was posing as a the office in a real florida medical building with real practices. neighbors saw a new practice pop up but had no idea happening but you're right i

in this building." investigators say they worked off a complaint - and found the without a medical license. the teen's grandfather...shoc ked... "well once he opened up the office and the practice i felt like it was something legit that he's trying to do." the teen's name was listed as having a p-h-d and he even shows up on health grades dot com. but on the website, he's listed as 25. he's only 18 and now faces charges. coming up.... a new chocolate is coming out for carrot cake lovers-- and, he's different from all the others, but special in his own way coming up we'll meet this two- legged lamb this is kwwl-- we'll be right back.

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dillars and j-c penney...dont even make the top five. according to the market force survey...nordstrom takes the top spot for the fourth straight year. marshalls moved up five spots to number two. h and m... another newcomer to the rounding out the top five were kohl's and macy's. coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen....a recipe that's a smashing hit and super trendy. you don't want to miss it. but first, a look at your latest every year there seems to be a vegetable that for one reason or

to favorite". last year "kale" cauliflower is following in its footsteps. yup, the same smothered with cheese sauce cauliflower that many of us grew up with is now prepared in all sorts of new ways. if you've never tried it roasted then you're missing out. you see, roasting it with a bit of olive oil in a hot oven brings out its natural sugar and allows the edges to get all crispy. or how about slicing a whole head of cauliflower and grilling it until it's tender on the inside and has a smoky-nutty taste through and through. and a real big

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and returns the items he stole plus, we'll hear from a student that was diagnosed with zika virus. and, a water main break shuts down a road a live repoo straight ahead. welcome back to the news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your first forecast. we will have a mix of sun and clouds across the kwwl viewing area this afternoon. more sun northeast, more clouds to the southwest. there is also the possibility for a few flurries to the west, but most of us stay dry as a stationary boundary lies to

southeast. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy and turning breezy. there may be a few areas of patchy fog, but the southeasterly breeze may prevent that. starting thursday, that boundary moves north as a warm front, getting most of us into the 40s, melting even more snow. it will causes a sink hole... kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in the studio... she's been following this story all morning and has an update on what caused the break. i just got off the phone with waterloo water works.... river road between commercial street and asnborough avenue was closed all morning.. but they tell me is just reopened... this morning the water main break caused a sink hole... which then caused a light pole to cave in... and water works tells me a fire

or blew over from the wind.... that is what caused the sink hole and water to spill out over the road... they tell me it took truckloads of dirt to fill this hole... the area where tts happened is near facility.... the water main break did affect that facility earlier this morning.... but the issue has been resolved... we've got you covered... amanda gilbert...kwwl news. water works says a car crash may have caused the fire hydrant to get knocked over... but they are continuing coverage -- of a shooting investigation. arrests are made a year after a teenager from vinton died. and some of the charges are drug related. investigators say emma redlinger was year after a friend mishandled a gun. six people were taken into custody yesterday. that includes robyn merchant who's facing a federal charge of

who shouldn't have one. a 17-year-old was also charged with involuntary manslaughter. others face charges for things like drug possessiooand lying to law enforcement. we're digging more into this today -- look for the latest at kwwl dot com. a teacher faces charges -- accused of stealing medication. doug wilkinson of cedar falls was arrested this month in connection to missing prescription drugs at holmes junior high. wilkinson is a high school english teacher. he'' accused of stealing studenen medication - including adderall. court records says security video allegedly shows him taking pills from the nurse's cabinet... "well i was scked. i thought i heard everything, but yea i was we reached out to the school district -- which tells us this is a confidential personnel matter. student loans are a part of life for so many people. and many struggle to pay them back.

someone being arrested for unpaid loans? it happened in texas. paul aker says u-s marshals surrounded his home and arrested him. he says he had no idea why. it wasn't until the ride to jail he got an anner. ananoutstanding student loan... "what? all those guys and all those guns for a student loan? how much? the judge will tell you, the judge wants to see you." aker says he had two others loans he paid off -- but claims he didn't know he still owed 15-hundred dollars. they rolled out a list of notices -- but aker sasas he didn't receive them. u-s marshals claim aker resisted arrest and the situation escalated when he told them he had a gun. they say in houston alone, about 15-hundred people have been identified for not addressing their student loans -- so warrants have been issued for their arrest. according to the world health organizaton - three to four million people across the western hemisphere have been affected by the zika virus. kwwl's amanda

with a friend of hers -- who actually got the zika virus while in venezuela this past winter break. she share's her story with us today... "feliz navidad" college junior isabella gutierrez was in venezuela for she woke up with a headache and joint pain... "i remember my wrists felt really weak. it was really hard to like change my clothes." at first she thought she had the flu... "the fatigue, the headache, the nausua, and even the joint pain. i didn't think it could be something like zika." it wasn't until l days later when gutierrez noticed a rash on her skin... "it really varried in terms of the rash, in terms of how painful it was. one hour i didnt even notice it, and it as ok, and i could go on with my day, and then the next hour it would get the flu... "my aunt, as soon s she saw the rash, she knew exactly what is was because she had

"in one word i would describe my exerpience with zika as frustrating... like utterly frustrating..." by new year's eve... her symptoms were almost gone... "the rash was really just around my ankles and feet by then..." and now she's back at school... sharng her message to those thinking about going to areas were tte zika virus is prevalent for spring break... "my advice would be if you can avoid going, avoid going. and if the price for it..." we've got you covered... amanda gilbert.... kwwl news. gutierrez is a student at northwestern university. she

pregnancy for two years becuase of the dangerous effect zika can have on pregnant woman. this could be a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer. it's a treatment called "immuno- therapy." seattle researchers say it helps a person's immune system fight off cancer cells in a way the research has not been published, norhas it been reviewed by other scientists. a porch prowler who was caught on a security camera stealing a package has apparently had a change of heart. the crime happened when police say the thief came up to a home, and took a package off the front porch. inside the package were $300 in birthday gifts for the homeowner's 12-year-old daughter. the thief apparently had second thoughts about his crime, because on tuesday the homeowner found both the returned package and a note outside his home. the note read, "so sorry. hope this helps. i know i can't make it right, but i hope this helps" ... "the apology note seems sincere enough on paper. i think the real test will be whether or not they change their behavior

effect them going forward." police are questioning two men they believed may be involved, but so far no one has been charged. coming up ... it's a one in a million kind of birth abnormality. we'll take a look at a lamb that was born with just two legs and when you see news - or if you 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.

meteorologist will be back with your storm track seven day forecast when we return... "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see thehescreen for your mplete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: we will have a mix of sun and clouds across the kwwl viewing area this afternoon. more sun northeast, more clouds to the southwest. there is also of us stay dry as a stationary boundary lies to our southeast. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy and turning breezy. there may be a few areas of patchy fog, but the moves north as a warm ront, getting most of us into the 40s, melting even pressure tracks to our north. we will remain dry, but our temperatures will cool down a bit for the the amount of snow that melts today and tomorrow will help determine fridays highs. we will have a mix of sun and the kwwl viewing area this afternoon. more sun northeast, more clouds to the southwest. there is also the possibility for a few flurries to the west, but most of us stay dry as a

may be a few areas of patchy fog, but the southeasterly breeze may prevent that. starting thursday, that boundary moves north as a wwrm front, getting most of us into the 40s, melting even more snow. it will be windy both thursday and friday as low pressure tracks to our north..e will remain dry, but our temperatures will cool down a bit for the weekend, but still above average through at least the weekend. the amount of snow that melts today and tomorrow will help determine fridays highs. we will have a mix of sun and clouds across the kwwl viewing area this afternoon. more sun northeastt more clouds to the southwest. there is also the possibility for a few flurries to the west, but most of us stay dry as a stationary boundary lies to our sououheast. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy and turning breezy. there may be a

southeasterly breeze may prprvent that. starting thursday, that boundary moves north as a warm front, getting most of us into the 40s, melting even more snow. it will be windy both thursday and friday as low pressure tracks to our north. we will remain dry, but our temperatures will cool down a bit for the weekend, but still above average through at least the weekend. the amount of snow that melts today and tomorrow will help determine fridays highs. we will have a mix of sun and clouds across the kwwl viewing area this afterroon. more sun northeast, more clouds to the southwest. there is also the possibility for a few flurries to the west, but most of us stay dry as a stationary boundary lies to our southeast. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy and turning breezy. there may be a few areas of patchy fog, but the

a two-legged lamb was recently born on a farm in turkey. his name is "melek," the turkish this is a one in a million kind of birth abnormality. despite that, melek looks to be doing just fine playing around with the other animals at the farm. coming up ... we're talkin' canned foods! and we'll hear about some of the myths there are for the quality of canned foods. a live interview next

february is heart month, and contray to popular belief, canned foods can be part of a heart-healthy diet. canning is a form of processing, or changing, there are still some myths about the quality of canned foods. your hy-vee registered dietitian, tracey sauke, will enlighten your audience by dispelling some of the myths susurounding canned foodsds and explain some of their surprising benefits. serves 4 (1 salad tortilla) all you need: 1 can (15 oz) hy-vee peaches in

drained and diced 1 can (14.5 oz) hy-vee died no salt added tomatoes, drained 1 llme, juiced 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and diced 1/4 medium red onion, finely diced 4 hy-vee corn tortillas 2 cups hy-vee spring salad mix 1 can (12.5 oz) hy-vee chunk chicken breast 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro salt and pepper, to taste all you do: 1. in a bowl, combine peaches, tomatoes, lime juice, bell pepper, red onion,

to mix. 2. in a separate bowl, season chicken breast with salt and pepper to taste. 3. to assemble, place 1/2 cup of the sing mix on a tortilla then top with 1/4 of the chicken. next, add 1/4 of the vegetable mixture and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of chopped cilantro. 4. repeat with each remaining tortilla. serve immediately. nutritionfacts per serving: 230

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did a pretty ggod small dog imitation that instantly went viral. then the internet began barking back at her. so far, trump isn't runing with the pack. jeanne moos reports. (dog barks) the bite is proong presidential candidate) "arf arf arf arf." as the internet nips at hillary for her doggie imitation. arf." juxtaposing music videos and movie clips... "bark like a dog. arf arf arf." alllbecause hilllry told a story about an old political ad that featured a dog trained to bark at lies. wouldn't that come in handy for following around her republican rivals, she said. (hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate) "every time they say these things like, "oh the great recession was caused by too much regulation. arf arf." (chris cuomo/cnn)

(msnbc) "she's funny." (fox news channel) "i don't know if this was a refused to emulate. (donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "if i ever did that i would be an actual dog barking interruption atta trump rally candidate) "what was that? was that a triumph the insult dog.... (triumph) "senator? is it true you tried to shut down the government so you can try and go to a nickelback concert?" feel overshadowed on the campaign trail. (jeanne moos/cnn correspondent) "but hillary is in the puppy an australian retiree went viral back in 2010 after imitating some scary neighborhood dogs... (ray graham/canine imitator) "they came bounding out (guy makes fierce-sounding dog noises)." his imitation was remixed. it even scared real dogs. (nat sound) though psycho dog man suffered some of the exact same mockery....

"who let the dogs out (nat fierce dog noises)." his dog would make mincemeat of hillary's. (dog noises) jeanne moos c-n-n (dog noises)

here's the storm track 7 day forecast. we will have warmer temperatures over the next several days. wide range in temperatures depending on how much snow is on the

the warmer than average temperatures will continue into next weekend. that will do it for us here at noon. our next newscast is tonight at five.

. >> kayla: i made it. >> steve: i got it, i got it. let me do it. [zipper pulls] oh, there we go. >> kayla: thank you. >> steve: i'm so glad you could go in late to work today. >> kayla: well, be careful. i might get spoiled with all this attention. >> steve: you won't. i'm never going to take anything for granted now, after what just happened. >> kayla: i keep thinking about what you told me, that you don't believe that ava's ever going to leave us alone. >> steve: sweetness. look at me.

it's over. >> kayla: then what is it? what happened when i was gone? [dramatic music] >> ciara: seriously, though, you need to come next time. i thought it was going to be like some emo pretentious artsy thing, but it was really fun. [phone rings] so, yeah. >> theo: cool. >> ciara: hold on. >> theo: all right. >> ciara: hey, mom. >> hope: hey, sweetie. have you heard from chase? >> ciara: not yet. have you talked to the police? >> hope: i'm at the station now. uncle roman has patrols out looking for him. where are you? >> ciara: i'm at the square with theo. >> hopop with the guard? >> ciara: yeah, constantly. mom, i'm fine. don't worry about me. we just--we have to find chase. >> chase: mmm. >> andre: would you like some more? >> chase: no, i'm good. thank you. >> andre: no, i'm glad i could do it. i'm just sorry that things got a little complicated with hope and ciara. it's just so nice