the program would require matching funds from the city of johnston...city manager jim sanders tells 13 news they want to be ready to take action if they are approved for the program... for the first time this legislative session.... lawmakers are deciding which bills will more forward and which ones won't. 311425 - i didnt like have a long list of personal priorities.... im absolutely confident the chairs are moving forward a really good group of bills - linda upmeyer it's the first funnel week of the session... bills need to be out committee by tomorrow... or die this session. both democrats and republicans are praising their efforts to advance several bills... but democrats say they're especially concerned about one bill - the one concerning medical cannabis oil. 504604 - the good thing that it

been stripped down so that it the state and it only allows for with that. it a much smaller bill forward bills that don't make it out of committee by the end of the week, could be added as amendments to other bills that do survive. state senator chaz allen's bill to protect drug-endangered children did not make it through funnel week... allen says department of human services workers often go in alone to a home with suspected drug use. his bill would have required law enforcement to be there, too, just in case. he hoped his bill will start a process so kids could eventually go back home. 14:49:17 its unintentional by the parents. but they got an addition. and we don't want children there to pick up an addiction and intentionally harmed. we want to get them on a path so they make better decisions moving forward. 49:30

be tacked on to another bill so that lawmakers have the chance to pass it this session. a man wanted for attempted murder is now behind bars after being arrested inside a wal-mart. authorities had been looking for jeremy werenburg since sunday. investigators say he intentionally hit a man with a car. the victim is now in stable condition. sac county authorities were tipped off that werneburg was going to pick up a prescription at a walmart in fort dodge. officers went to pick him up but warneburg fought back. a viewer sent us video of the arrest. warneburg is now at the webster county jail where he faces additional charges for assault on a peace officer causing bodily injury and interference with official acts causing injury. a newton man charged with attempted murder is believed to have reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. 50 year old john britton faces three counts of attempted murder. police say he rammed his car into another car... carrying his estranged wife and their granddaughter last october. he's also accused of hitting their son.. no one was

court records show a plea hearing is set for next monday. one person was hurt after police say a car ran a stop light... and collided with an s-u-v. the crash happened around 11:15... in the 41-hundred block of 66th street... sergeant gary lang says a car ran through the light... while speeding.... hit the s-u-v and landed on its top... right next to this house. paramedics took the driver of the car to the hospital... the driver of the s-u-v should be ok. 52:44 the medics checked her out. there is not transport there. i believe she's just planning on going home. i'm sure she'll pretty sore like anyone would be from an accident but not going to the hospital at this point. 52:57 police are still trying to determine why the driver was speeding.... american airline passengers and three crew members are safe -- after making an emergency landing in waterloo. that plane was headed from sioux falls to chicago but was diverted to waterloo regional airport because of smoke in the cockpit,

something was wrong before leaving south dakota -- because of a loud sound before takeoff. they say they were in the air for 22 minutes. that's when they could smell something -- and the floor got really hot. after a few passengers started screaming -- flight attendants instructed passengers to review their emergency protocol -- and told them they were making an emergency landing. residents in oskaloosa will soon pay more for water and sewer services. chad coon with the oskaloosa water department says the increase is needed to pay for updates to the aging infrastructure. rather than borrow excessive amounts of funds for projects, coon says the department wants a large increase upfront. the city also approved the second of third ordinance readings to increase rates for the city's sewer system. the city manager says the average sewer customer's bill will go up about 6-50 a month if it passes. it will also address mandated system improvements from regulatory agencies like the epa and dnr. the third and final reading is set for

an iowa state basketball star's concern water quality in his hometown, turned into a big donation today. today hy-vee loaded 11 trucks with water as a gift to flint michigan. morris grew up in flint.. where lead pipes are contaminating the city's water. there are eleven trucks... for number the cyclone's jersey number, eleven. morris was there as the trucks took off... his interview with us last week about his concern for his hometown sparked the donation from hy-vee. 11:02:05 i'm honored and truly blessed young man to be able to do this for my hometown and they really need it and they're going to appreciate it like i appreciate it. morris says his mom will be there when the trucks arrive to flint tomorrow. he hope to visit after the basketball season is over. another beverage in a new container is appearing at a local convenience store. 39:55 someone made the joke that we sold more growlers than we did jelly

this is a growler station at the new kum and go store in johnston. growlers are glass bottles that customers can fill at the store. at this kum and go, eight beers are on tap. once the growlers are filled... they're sealed. the store also features a new "market" with made to order sandwiches and salads... general manager, sean bremer says waht sets them apart from the competitors, is seating. 40:31 eat in and eat outside out on the patio with heat. so down to about 40 degrees you can hit a button and you'd be comfortable to eat outside. 40:38 the store also offers free wi-fi. this is the first kum and go marketplace. the company say it took two years to develop the concept. a popular downtown salvage shop is expanding in the metro. west end architectural salvage is opening a second llation at the west glen shopping center in west des moines... it's expected to open up in the beginning of april. the space is smaller than the main storefront... so owners are calling it a boutique version. they say it won't have a coffee shop

people to downtown des moines... and the action won't stop until saturday... coming up... we'll go live inside wells fargo arena... hear from the athletes inside work out the nerves before a big match... "it was obviously the hardest day we've ever gone through." at one year old... a slater toddler finds himself fighting for his life.. how the family found comfort in the community... and a local

"looking back, you're kind of in a fog and you can't believe what's happening." a cancer diagnosis caught a slater family off guard last year. the community has been rallying around the family...including strangers. channel 13's megan reuther shares their story. it is new at five. @20:38 "dunk it, henry, dunk it!" it was supposed to be a fun day for the johnsen family.... @31:12 "we both had the day off, kind of to celebrate his birthday." when they took their youngest son henry for his one year check up. @30:20 "it was his actual birthday. his 1st birthday, april 24th." instead, they learned life- changing news. @29:40 "during

tumor in his abdomen." @33:20 "the size of tumor he had was just so massive. it was the size of a medium cantalope." henry went through ten days of testing, five rounds of chemo and a nine hour life saving surgery. he spent seven and a half weeks in the hospital, battled complications and other surgeries. @32:19 "it's not anything i'd wish on anybody." @35:43 "the support has been overwhelming. we expected it from close friends and family that we knew really well. but, just getting the support from people we don't even know." standup@34:56 "and the family is getting help from the community. the style bar boutique in ankeny has been helping families in time of need since it opened in august." @27:00 "i decided once a month, i'll pick a family and donate 10% of sales to that family, which i'll also take donations as well." the style bar boutique hosts a monthly shop for a cause. the store gave five hundred forty dollars to the johnsen family in january. @27:54 "they are most appreciative because every

not only financially, but also getting the word out, awareness, you know what disease they've had, and also the prayers, most families are like just send prayers." @27:19 "is this thomas?" it's something the johnsen family still needs. they say henry is considered to be in remission, but he has a long road ahead. @34:04 "i think it's just going to be time more than anything else, and he'll have scans every three months to check for new growth of cancer." @377:34 "we just pray and take one day at a time and just be happy we have his smiling face with us everyday." in slater, megan reuther, channel 13 news. this month's shop for a cause is next week at the style bar boutique, which is located at 27-32 southeast delaware in ankeny. the money will go toward the boehmer family. we featured their son aven's journey earlier this month. he was born with his liver on the outside of his body and had complications with

his sister works at the style bar boutique, and the store's owner hopes they can make a big

it will continue to be windy through the overnight hours with gusts up to 30 mph from the southwest. temperatures however will be very mild. we'll be nearly 20 above normal with lows in the lower 40s. we'll be under partly cloudy skies tonight, but we should stay mostly sunny through the day on friday and following into saturday. breezy west winds on friday will help temperatures boost into the upper 50s and lower 60s throughout central

onto your hat as gusts are expected to peak around 40 mph. normal highs are around 37 in mid-february, but we'll be in the 50s and 60s to finish out

the weather will be perfect for people heading downtown for the state wrestling tournament, individual wrestlers started their push for a state title today.. coming up next... we'll take you to the action at wells fargo arena... and hear from wrestlers as they

today, individual wrestlers start their quests for a state title... and their passion... and nerves ramp up. today was the first found of the individual brackets... and a lot of preparation goes on inside the holding area... as wrestler wait for their match... channel 13's michael admire joins us live from wells fargo arena... micheal...those nerves can be hard to keep in check... roll to vo:: wait in the pen

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in the long run? in iowa, students are graduating with more than 29-thousand dollars in student loan debt. so we crunched the numbers... we'll show you what iowa schools have the highest paying graduates and what degrees students should consider. stephanie moore has that story, tonight on the channel 13 news at ten. finally tonight.... an overturned truck led to a messy situation near mason city... a messy and gooey situation. the iowa state patrol says around noon... a truck carrying candy bars caught on fire along highway 18. the fire was put out, but much of the cargo was already melted. but that's not all... as the tow truck worked to move the burned out trailer, the tow truck tipped over, blocking the road. a larger truck was called in to get everything out of the way and the road was re-opened eight hours

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the race for president. why he said donald trump is not a christian. donald firing back. it's getting ugly as rubio and cruz have accusations. sudde impact. a terrifying chopper crash caught on tape near pearl harbor. breaking news from hawaii. a hospital hacked. its computers frozen, forced to pay ransom to gain back control. and a warning it could happen to you. and hidden risk. when even exercise won't lower the stubbornly high cholesterol. what doctors say you need to get rid of to bring it down. "nightly news" begins right now. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening. it's virtually unheard of, a pope admonishing