afternoon. students need their school ids to access the building, meaning someone likely held the door for hightower, thinking he was a student." students tell me it's something that happens all too often. (sot. cg: gabby duncan/student) "it's something that everybody does. i mean, you kind of just hold the door open for people. you know, it seems like common courtesy." the school has since changed the locks on the womens restroom doors, but some students do worry now it may not be enough. know, anyone could come into the dorm, and i really hope that wouldn't happen where i live on maglin... kwwl news. students say hall coordinators have

cameras and suspicious activity since monday. an eastern iowa elementary school principal is facing owi charges tonight. amber dietz, the principal at kingsley elementary school in waterloo was arrested friday on the corner of hillcrest and ridgeway in black hawk county. according to a criminal complaint, the 40 year old dietz had a blood alcohol level of .159, nearly twice the legal limit. the arresting officer reported dietz smelled of alcohol and admitted to drinking. a spokesperson for the waterloo school system tells us dietz is not on the job, and a member of the school leadership team is running kingsley elementary on a day to day basis. for more information be sure to check out our website - kwwl dot com. snow may actually begin to melt during this upcoming warm up. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now who's tracking it all. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: high temperatures through early

10-20 degrees above normal. the warmest day will be friday with some locations in the mid 50s. warm weather during the day and above freezing thursday and friday are windy with gusts to 40-45 mph. the wind is lighter saturday before it increases again sunday. a spotty shower is possible saturday weather is ahead through early next week. high temperatures through early next week are expected to be 10-20 degrees above normal. the warmest day will be friday with some locations in the mid 50s. warm weather during the day and above freezing temperatures at night will result in a lot of snow melt through the weekend. thursday and friday are windy with gusts to 40-45 mph. the wind is lighter saturday before it increases again sunday. a spotty shower is possible streets of waterloo and cedar falls will be breathing a sigh of reliefe tonight...public

warmer weather and hitting the streets to fill potholes. kwwl's macleod hageman joins us live in waterloo -- and explains drivers' concerns. mac? most people are looking forward the warmer weather -- but not the pot holes melting snow seems to leave behind. melting snow leaves potholes behind here. (nats... driving - pothole) and there... "it's like really scary, and "rising temperatures and drier roads have drivers traveling faster this time of year, which when you see it and you know you're going to hit it, and you grip the steering wheel really tight." danny ready lives near the waterloo- cedar falls border (nats... gopro video -- more potholes) and says he tries to steer clear of the university avenue potholes. (nats... gopro video - know me and a couple other roads so you don't ding up your

fortunately for drivers like danny -- waterloo and cedar falls crews are busy filling pot holes... (nats... shoveling gravel) and clearing water intake gates at intersections. (nats... in-take gate - car driving by) allowing drivers to enjoy the weather -- and the road. (nats... driving/tar/gravel) "it's definitely nicer to be outside, but there are a lot of pot holes driving down university and even main. there are more potholes than people." both waterloo and cedar falls crews will continue filling pot holes -- until bigger road construction crews will continue filling pot holes -- until bigger road construction projects start this spring. we've got you covered live in waterloo -- macleod hageman -- kwwl news. if you would like to report any un- filled potholes in your department. continuing coverage - more clarification is coming out involving an

teenager. 52-year-old robyn merchant is facing a federal offense of providing a firearm to a prohibited person. according to the public information officer, the reason merchant is being charged federally is because she knowingly provided a gun to a person who was on illegal drugs. police say emma redlinger, of vinton, was accidently shot in the head last year after her friend mishandled that gun. investigators determining the shooting last february was unintentional. the family says they will not be making a statement at this time. the 76-year-old wife of the man who died in a house fire is now dead. karen jacobs died from her injuries in the hospital yesterday. jacobs sustained her injuries in a house fire monday morning. her husband, ronald jacobs, was pronounced dead at the scene. an investigation found the fire started in the living room but the cause of the fire is unknown due to the amount of damage in the room.

embezzled more than one million dollars was sentenced to more than three years in prison. heidi wagler from wayland, who worked for country bancorporation, embezzled the money over a ten year span - starting in 2004. wagler stole the money when she was in charge of the company's payroll - she would pay herself and her husband money they weren't entitled to. crews are working to clean up a fuel spill that made it's way downstream into the coralville reservoir. the iowa dnr says a semi owned by cryotech de-icing technology rolled monday along interstate 380 just south of cedar rapids and leaked about 36 hundred gallons of de-icing fluid and 50 gallons of gasoline which is flowing downstream into the coralville reservoir. the de-icer is bright green and can discolor the water. booms were placed in the creek on tuesday to recover the deisel fuel. we are told the truck will be removed on friday. a new number is rising at an iowa university but it's not one

facult resignations at the university of iowa jumped 36 percent last year compared to the previous year. according to a top official, salary is often the reason people leave. the area hit most by resignations - the college of medicine. in order to attract and keep faculty - the university is seeking millions more in state dollars. cycling on the roadway may soon become safer for iowans. a bill was just approved by an iowa senate committee which effects how drivers will be able the road. kwwl's kristin rogers spent some kristin? one of the owners of goldfinch cyclery told me he has had close calls riding on the roads before, he says this bill will make the for many cyclist riding on the roadway can be scary when owner at goldfinch cyclery) "there's been a couple times where i've been a

spends a lot of time around cyclist. (cg: thaddeus walters) "i think it's great because i know hearing from a lot of people talking they don't feel safe on require drivers passing cyclist in the same direction to do so, similar to how they would pass another vehicle. they must pass to the left in an adjacent lane or on then, drivers must wait until they have safely cleared the cyclist before they get back over to the right. (cg: kristin these in certain areas, not all cities have them." the bill would not apply to cars passing cyclist who are in a designated bike lane, but for cyclist in other areas on the roadways. (cg: thaddeus walters) "it will just make the whole state a lot better and get people on bikes more." the approved bill of course must go through the house and then to bike lane, but for cyclist in other areas on the roadways. (cg: thaddeus walters) "it will just make the whole

people on bikes more." the approved bill of course must go through the house and then to governor brandstad before officially becoming a law. we've got you covered live in cedar rapids, kristin rogers...kwwl news. according to the bill if it is passed into law and that law is broken, it can be punished with the memory of a well-known waterloo woman is being honored the sheriff's office is naming its new k-9 deputy after her. here's a picture of the new k-9 named mccoy -- honoring betty mccoy at her grave. last november, the county's former k-9 - ricky was diagnosed with a brain tumor - he later died. betty mccoy from waterloo, heard about it and donated money to cover the cost of a new service dog. she died in january after a four-year battle with cancer. in her memory, the winneshiek

new k9 after her. coming up on kwwl, look out below! satellites are falling from the sky here in the cedar valley. stay tuned to see how they got and - the high school wrestling community descends upon our state's capital as the state duals kick off. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist "winner of the regional and sports with rick coleman. this is the kwwl news at six." forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen

weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl

high temperatures through early next week are expected to be 10-20 degrees above normal. the warmest day will be friday with some locations in the mid 50s. warm weather during the day and above freezing temperatures at night will result in a lot of snow melt through the weekend. thursday and friday are windy with gusts to 40-45 mph. the wind is lighter saturday before it increases again sunday. a spotty shower is possible saturday night otherwise dry weather is ahead through early next week.high temperatures through early next week are expected to be 10-20 degrees above normal. the warmest day will be friday with some locations in the mid 50s. warm weather during the day and above freezing temperatures at night will result in a lot of snow melt through the weekend. thursday and friday are windy with gusts to 40-45 mph. the wind is lighter saturday before it increases again sunday. a spotty shower is possible saturday night otherwise dry weather is ahead through early next week.high temperatures

expected to be 10-20 degrees above normal. the warmest day will be friday with some locations in the mid 50s. warm weather during the day and above freezing temperatures at night will result in a lot of snow melt through the weekend. thursday and friday are windy with gusts to 40-45 mph. the wind is lighter saturday before it increases again sunday. a spotty shower is possible saturday night otherwise dry weather is ahead through early next week.high temperatures through early next week are expected to be 10-20 degrees above normal. the warmest day will be friday with some locations in the mid 50s. warm weather during the day and above freezing temperatures at night will result in a lot of snow melt through the weekend. thursday and friday are windy with gusts to 40-45 mph. the wind is lighter saturday before it increases again sunday. a spotty shower is possible saturday night otherwise dry weather is ahead through early next week.high temperatures

expected to be 10-20 degrees above normal. the warmest day will be friday with some locations in the mid 50s. warm weather during the day and above freezing temperatures at night will result in a lot of snow melt through the weekend. thursday and friday are windy with gusts to 40-45 mph. the wind is lighter saturday before it increases again sunday. a spotty shower is possible saturday night otherwise dry weather is ahead through early next week.high temperatures renovations are underway here at the kwwl station. take a look here at what was happening earlier today outisde "what we're doing today is we're removing all of the satellite antennas of the kwwl building and this is a part of the building remodel that we're in process of currently right now." aesthetics of the building so early 1900s."

one of our remodel right now. building for example this roof project overland because it was dealership with the title overland." you can follow along with the renovations on our website kwwl.com under our blogs page at making overland coming up... the red hot uni panthers prepare to take the court against loyola

coach jake gives his take on uni's recent success. and find out which area schools advance to the finals at the state wrestling duals in des moines.

wrestling competition underway in des moines.... today some of the top teams in iowa are competing in the annual state wrestling duals at wells fargo arena. kwwl's zach grant is matside and he let's us know how teams from eastern iowa fared. yea rick its stated duals semi finals well start at 1a with alburnett well start at 152 pounds chris paulsen of don bosco pinning him in the second period

matchup and it came down to 132 and halblom seals it with a pin that made it 37-30 pirates win 43-30 sot drake "and i knew if i got the pin we had the win no matter happier. " elsewhere in 1a lisbon taking on sibley- ocheyedan, lisbon earns a big win from ryne mohrfeld at 113... cooper siebrecht followed with a pin and lisbon wins 47-22 sot ryne mohrfeld lisbon freshman 113 lb: "it just creates energy you wanna go out and do exactly as the guy did before just keep adding bounus points and get the won." in class 2a its number one seed new hampton taking on clarion- goldfield dows cole denner wins at 160 7-1...

connor cleveland gets a major decision 14-2 but its not enough new hampton falls 30-27 in a great semi final. in the semifinal round 72-6 by long the final mathes are set and they will begin shortly here at about 6:30.. ill have highlights tonight at ten in des moines im zach grant kwwl news tonight the uni panthers will be seeking their seventh straight win tonight when they visit loyola of chicago. the ramblers beat the panthers by ten last month in cedar falls. northern iowa has been playing solid ball since then---recording a upset win at then number 25 wichita state saturday. uni coach ben jacobson says the key to the turnaround is simple. i would tell you and my hope is

same. the panthers and ramblers tip it off in 35 minutes. right now the fourth ranked iowa hawkeyes are in happy valley...and they are getting all they can handle from the underdog nittany lions--- penn state used a 16-2

the baylor-iowa state game in texas. the rule was simple - first one to run the serpentine course and come back and sink a basket wins. the two students in their giant sumo suits "sprint" their way up and down the court. eventually the yellow belt sumo gets the ball into the basket first but not before a giant

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grab your passport to family fun. the disney sea & shore sweepstakes continues now. "wheel of fortune"! [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of america's game -- pat sajak and vanna white.

hi, everybody. thank you, jim. you're too nice. ah, good to have the disney folks back with us. see you later. hi. good to see you, everybody. get ready. it's time for our first toss-up of the night. this is a $1,000 puzzle. and the category is "thing." [ bell chimes ] dan and jen. giant imagination. nope. anybody else? [ bell chimes ] david and keri. great imagination. yeah. [ applause ] it just wasn't as big. that's all. keri and david solved the puzzle, and they get to talk first. let's hear about you guys. hi, i'm david. this is my wife, keri. and i am a real-estate broker and pastor in san diego, and i met my wife six years ago on facebook. we went on our first date,