thanksthis morning on today in iowa: the state of iowa leads the country in a category it would rather avoid... but there's some good news about emergencies on the farm. a rescue. plus -- a mass shooting at a lawn care company. this morning, we'll have the latest on the investigation. and it's a slugfest on the debaa stage. five republicans go toe to toe... as one candidate struggles to get airtime. i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. good friday. we'll start out the day with a mostly cloudy sky, but clouds will decrease

for the afternoon hours. highs will be in the middle 30s to low 40s with a wsw wind 5-10. tonight will be mostly clear with lows in the 20s. saturday we will get a taste of spring with highs in the lower to middle 50s with a mostly sunny sky. we are tracking a system that could bring stray shower on sunday, but most of us stay ry. temperatures will be mild through monday. after our taste of spring, reality sets back in early next week. we are trackkng the potential for snow in parts of iowa and the midwest tuesday. right now, model guidance has been giving us several ddfferent solutions during each run, and we are not getting much consistency. what we

storm in the will determine our temperatures, to monitor this situation, and bring you up to date with the latest on kwwl. the big story this morning: a shooting at a business in kansas. four people dead -- including the gunman. 14 others hurt. authorities say the shooter went inside a business in hesstn, kanns anddstarted firinn the business is a lawn care company -- where the gunman worked. "he yelled hey, and then boom, boom, boom and proceeded to go into the building." five victims are in critical condition. the shooter was killed by the first officer able to get there. "this is a horrible situation, particular law enforcement here place and saved multiple, multiple lives. a hero, as far

law enforcement then surrounded the suspect's home. a person inside -- believed to be the shooter's roommate -- refused to let officers inside. investigators in michigan are still trying to learn what led up to a mass shootingngthere. six people were killed when jason dalton allegedly went on a five-hour shooting rampage on saturday. last night -- a vigil for the victims. new video shows a confrontation between a man with a machete and police in houston. police say the man was angry when he missed his chance to buy a bus ticket. he confrontd deputies -- and swung the machete at them. investigators say he was shot this morning, a professor is out of a job after run-ins with student journalists. the university of missouri fired melissa click. she was cut loose for interfering with journalists who were trying to cover campus protests last year. in one confrontation -- she called fr some muscle to

photographer. "i think as an individual that what occurred was so damaging to and for the columbia community." she can appeal the decision, but has said she regrets what she did. a grand jury will now hear the case involving an n-f-l quarterback. johnny manziel is accused of attacking his ex- girlfriend colleen. manziel plays for the browns. police in texas has passed the case on to the courts. continuing coverage of a murder trial in winneshiek county. family members take the stand. alex fazzino is charged in the death of his wife, emily. her body was ffund in their home in boone. the case was moved to decorah because of pre-trial publicity. emily's sister -- ammie -- says she didn't know anything about emily's addiction to prescription medication. she also didn't believe emily had ooe.

lost her sister. "i kissed her. where was alex fazzino whenever you saw emily's body? he was running downstairs." testimy continues later today. this morning, a waterloo woman is in intensive care after being hit by a car. amy garretson was h h wednesday night near east fourth and lafayette -- following a dinner at jameson's. witnesses -say she was in the cross walk. & we spoke with her husband -- who's with her in the hospitit. he "this was not something that anybody intended, and i forgive important drivers are held accountable in circumstances like this." he says amy is in the intenstive care unit in iowa city. more people got trapped in grain

in any other state. thats what a new study from purdue university says. in the summer of 20-13... a man was rescued after being trapped in a grain bin near iowa falls. a firefighter won an award for that rescue says using "grain bin rescue tubes" made that rescue possible. that was the only way that we could get to him the fastest. the grain bin to drain the corn, but using these tubes was initially how we got to him. the study shows iowa led the nation with seven emergencies a year ago, the true number could be are not reported. the presidenttal hopefuls have eir sights set on on super tuesday. 12 states decide. the republicans hope their peformance at last night's debate will have an impact down the stretch.

a fiesty showdown in texas. the debate, contentious! "first of all, this guy is a choke artist and this guy's a liar." donald trump was tacked from the right and the left by senatorr ted cruz and marco rubbo, who joined in a tag team to knock trump out of favor with voters. "anyone who really cared about illegal immigration wouldn't be hiring illegal immigranns." "you're the only person on this stage who's ever been fined for hiring people to work on your project illegally. you hired some ..." "no, no. i'm the only one on this stage who's hired people. you haven't hired anybody." senator marco rubbo went on an aa out offensive against trump attacking not only his immigration ideas but his health care plan, among other issues "so, that's the only part of the plan? just the lines?" "the nice part of the plan -- you'll have mmny different plans. you'll have competition, you'll have so many different plans." "now he's repeating himself." "talk about repeating himself, i watched him repeat himself five times four weeks ago." "i just watccd you repeat

times five seconds ago." the fighting led to this moment by ben carson.. who felt he could not get airtime. "can somebody attack me please?" last night's debate sets the stage for voters to decide on super tuesday.. donald trump is winning all the polls in the super tuesday states except one.. texas. leading in the polls there is senator ted cruz in the state he already represees in congressslive in washington.. edward lawrence nbc news. president obama says the u-s will keep using a full range of tools to go after isis. he thanked the secretary of state john kerry and u-s allies for their work in the fight against the "reach a cessation of hostilities in the civil war. none of us are reasons for skepticism, but histooy would judge s harshly if we did not do our part in at least trying to end this terrible

he sayall levels of law enforcement are working together to "prevent attacks" on u-s soil. a tornado that carved a path through virginia had wids that topped 160 miles an hour. three people from one family were killed by a twister in waverly, virginia on wednesday. a two-year-old boy, along with his dad and grandpa -- all died. the tornado was on the ground for 13 miles -- damaging more than 100 homes. eight years after a devastating flood, the city of cedar rapids wonders if federal money has dried up. we're talking about 80 million dollars in federal money to support flood protection. the 2008 flood caused about 6 billion dollars in damage. the federal government supported paying for the majority of flood protection on the east ide of

the city and state would take care of the west. it would cost between 70 and 85 million dollars, and the plan was approved by congress. still, here we are in 2016 and the mayor says the city is waiting to find out if the federal money will ever be sent. "it's certainly frusterating because the damage from the just don't want to have to go through an experience and nor do our citizens or buisness to go through another flood ike that and be defensless." he says it's critical the flood protection plan is included in the next budget the president puts together. a bill making`its way throgh the legislature could help iowa schools combaabullying... the legislation would allow students -- who are victims -- to enroll in another school and immediately be eligible to play in varsity sports. right now, the law calls for students who transfer to wait 90 days before they're eligible. the bill was approved by the

the senate is trying toake roads safer for cyclists. under the b bll, drivers would "i bike more than i drive these days and ive had a lot of close too close to you, it definitely sends some chills down your back.' the rule ddes not apply y hen there is a bike lane in place. the bill now goes to the house. we have a lot to get to this morning: what's on tap? how about pesticide in some beers. that's what a watchdog group is saying... so how big ofofa deal is it? find out. plus, they're magical, they're mythical... but this is a little spooky. police hunt for a ruaway animal... an animal that sure looks like a unicoon. here's the bus stop forecast. we've got a spring like weekend before a chance for wintry weather next week.

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weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: good morning i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. we'll start out the day with a mostly cloudy sky, but clouds will decrease leading to a mostly sunny sky for the

will be in the middle 30s to low 40s with a wsw wind 5-10. tonight will be mostly clear with lows in the 20s. saturday we will get a taste of spring with highs in the lower to middle 50s with a mostly sunny sky. we are tracking a system that could bring stray shower on sunday, but most of us stay dry. temperatures will be mild through monday. after our taste of spring, reality sets back in early next week. we are tracking the tential for ssow in parts of

midwest tuesday. right now, model guidance has been giving us several different solutions during each run, and we are not getting much consistency. what we do know -- there will be a major storm in the midwest that could potentially have an impact on our weather. the exact placement of the storm will determine our temperatures, and thereforor, the type of precipitatton. we will continue to monitor this situation, and bring you

kwwl. we'll start out the day with a mostly cloudy sky, but clouds will decrease leading to a mostly sunny sky for the afternoon hours. highs will be the middle 30s to low 20s. saturday we will get a of spring, reality sets back in during each run, and we are not to monitor this situation, and with lows in the 20s. saturday early next week. we are getting much consistency. what therefore, the type of latest on kwwl.

a rare move by a well-known department store. several locations will be closed. that story plus a police chase that has people asking... did i really see that? could that really be a unicorn? you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in

we won't know whdown for a month. the retailer has 12-hundred stores across the country -- so closing 18 might not seem like a big deal... until you consider this. the c-e-o says it's likely the first time in the company's history it wilil close more than one the same time. kohl's has stores in 17 cities across iowa. we don't know if any iowa locations will be affected. the list will come out at the end of march.

celebrate this. a watchdog group says it found traces of a pesticide in german beers. it checked the 14 most popular beers in germany and found smalal traces of a pesticide used to kill weeds. some studies suggest this pesticide could cause cancer, but the government says the small amount found in the beer is not a threat. it's a scene right out of a child's imagination: a uicorn running free. this is juliette. she's a 20-year-old pony who spends her days making people's dreams come true by posing as a unicorn for pictures. this week, she got loose -- still wearing the unicorn horn. people tried to catch her -- as she ran close to traffic. finally -- someone was able to bring her back home. she ws not hurt, police say they received several calls from people ccvinced they hh seen the magical creature.

harvest stands out in eastern iowa... in its connection to campus. find out how it can help save the university of iowa money next.

kwwl's hillary maglin tells us the university of iowa plans to burn the grass to provide renewable energy across campus. giant miscanthus. it's a type of grass used "it gives a nice, clean product for us to burn in our boilers." school is hahaesting their fields to burn compliance specialist ingrid anderson says it'll provide power... heating... and cooling across campus. "we get a renewable source of energy for the campus that reduces greenhouse gas emissions." anderson says burning the grass with coal can provide up to ten percent of the university's energy - without costing the school more money. "this will be cost-comparable to coal."

tallest grass used for biomass cultivationn but it can sttll grow up to 13 feet tall." anderson says the grass can also help with erosion control... water quality - and the local economy. "this is fuel that we purchase from right here in johnson county or neighboring counties." she says the best thing about cultivating giant miscanthus - is how beneficial it can be for eastern iowa. "when we think about a great oortunity in all those areas." we've got you covered in iowa city... hillary maglin... kwwl news. the crop is unique because it's harvested in the winter -- when other sources of fuel aren't available. spring-like weather could be on th way... as we check out storr track seven live doppler radar.

forecast next.

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plus... an iowa police chief and a rapper join forces to stop violence. and an iowa boy meets his favorite country singer. a lot went into this special meeting a few days ago... good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan s here now with your storm track seven