dupont-pioneer calls johnston home... for now. as the company prepares for a merger with dow chemical... both state and city leaders are giving it a financial reason to stay. good evening. i'm erin kiernan. and i'm dan winters. dupont-pioneer is already trimming its workforce in anticipation of the merger... with 175-jobs lost just since december. reversing the trend could come at a cost... and tomorrow city and state leaders will decide if they're willing to pay... channel 13's justin surrency joins us with more. duponts headquarters are in delaware...dows are in michigan and the merger has created a cloud of uncertainty for central iowas dupont-pioneer plant...fridays meetings from both the iowa economic development authority and the johnston city council to discuss a tax incentive program which requires job creation...it may not only keep jobs in iowa but grow them...

applying for state funding through iowa's high quality jobs program. the program offers tax-payer funding to companies for creating a set number of jobs. the program also requires a matching contribution from the city where the company is located. the i-e-d-a's agenda lists other iowa businesses under it's financial assistance awards discussion... but the details are hard to come by... the agency is not releasing how much money dupont-pioneer is applying for.. or the job creation goals tied to it. the lack of information ahead of tomorrow's vote calls into question the program's claims that it is quote, "administered in an efficient, accountable and transparent manner." despite the apparent secrecy...mayor paula dierenfeld... the city of johnston... and state are working hard to make sure pioneer stays deeply rooted in johnston... 'we do appreciate the fact that governor branstad, senator grassley and debbie durham with the ieda

worked so hard with us in order to make the best pitch that we can to keep pioneer as a very integral part in this new merged company.' the same program has been widely past... in 20-10 john deere received a maximum tax benefit of nearly 15 million jobs. that works out to about 108-thousand dollars per job. authority board will discuss pioneers financial assistance application friday morning at 8:30 and johnstons city council will meet later at 1 pm to take action on the i-e-d- as potential approval... on the flip side, it's hard to question the transparency, if not the efficiency of the iowa utilities board... they held four public meetings last week... and will hold another one tomorrow. they've been taking public input for months... but still haven't decided on whether developers will be allowed to bury the baaken oil

have permission from the land owners. an eagle grove man now faces attempted murder charges for a weekend shooting... it happened sunday night along this street. police say marcos castaneda drove up and shot hugo salinas... and then shot himself. both men were hospitalized in des moines. today castaneda was released from the hospital and taken into custody. salinas remains hospitalized. his condition is not being released. a nurse's aid in knoxville is accused of turning one of her patients into a victim. channel 13's michel dasilva reports on the criminal charges she faces. police say this woman: 42 year old wanda sue vanwyk of prairie city stole cash and a credit card from a resident at the west ridge nursing and rehabilitation center in knoxville...also known as west ridge specialty care. the nurse's aid is accused of stealing the card and cash from an 80 year-old woman. 15:40:10--19 'the credit card provider called them and said that some strange charges had been

police found out when they were contacted by the family of the alleged victim...who was also missing 300 dollars in cash. police say vanwyke spent or charged a grand total of 1250 dollars. all on the victim's dime...folks in town are shocked by the allegations... 16:39:15--19 'i think thats terrible to take advantage of the elderly, especially when theyre in your care.' 16:45:40--46 thats a terrible thing taking nursing home peoples money, taking credit cards and stuff like that thats horrible 16:52:41 'thats just sad that you know people would do something like that, especially to older people.' vanwyk is facing several charges, including ongoing criminal conduct, dependent adult abuse, and theft. police say she made purchases at walmart and bass pro shops in altoona around christmas time... a spokesperson for the nursing isolated incident... 18:41:45 'i think the process hopefully worked and when you have a criminal matter, which is

we hope is that of the processes side, justice side of things.' 18:42:01 mike dasilva, channel 13 news police say there could be other victims in the nursing home and so they're going to keep investigating. he isn't running for office... but pope francis is playing politics... today he criticized donald trump's plans to build a wall along the u-s mexico border... person who only thinks about building walls -- wherever they be located -- and not building bridges is not a christian he's questioning my faith. i was christian and proud of it. for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful you might find a little bit of hypocrisy in both of those statements.... here's why.... nearly 40-foot walls surround vatican city. they were built and expanded by three different popes. the city is

soldiers with the swiss guard. however, anyone can walk through st. peter's square at any time. as for the disgracefulness of questioning a person's faith... less than a week ago donald trump tweeted this... "how can ted cruz be an evangelical christian when he lies so much and is so dishonest." the individual state wrestling tournament started today... and one wrestler is risking his life to compete. 'when they came to me and asked me what i thought, i wasnt for it.' it wasn't the coaches call... his wrestler, caleb meinders, suffers from an auto-immune disease. it attacks his liver, and if he's hit just right... the impact could lacerate his liver... and without the proper medical care it could be fatal. caleb's football career was cut short by this... but because wrestling isn't considered an impact sport... he's allowed to do it. his parents know the risks. 'we had to have an emergency plan in place, we have to start

away, get him to the hospital and he would have to have an blood transfusion right away.' meinders lost a little bit of blood today. it was no big deal. he was accidentally head-butted on the mat... but it all worked out for caleb because he won his first round match. 'theres nothing to be scared about, if youre scared of it youll live in constant fear and i dont want to have that stopping me.' -'thats the way weve raised him and thats the way theyve always been, fear cant control your life and hes very devote and hes got a couple bible passages that lead him.' caleb isn't the only wrestler closing in on a state title... more than 4-hundred matches took place just today.. and our michael admire tried keeping track of all of them... hear from some of the winners.. and find out who's moving on coming up in sports. i know by the time im 30 the degree will have more than paid

that might not be the case... find out how long it takes the average student to pay for a college degree.. and if getting job right out of high school could be the better option.

are you in this group.... 70-percent of graduates are...

degree and thousands of dollars in debt. americans collectively owe more than one-point-three trillion dollars in student loan debt... it grows by nearly three-thousand dollars every second. so, we wondered: is a degree worth all of that debt? channel 13's stephanie moore crunched the numbers. a four-year degree sets up most graduates for the future but it also a four-year degree sets up most graduates for the future but it also comes with a heavy burden of student loan debt... 'its a little daunting at first but just the knowledge that if i do get my degree i will have a secure career in the future.' most students understand a degree comes with a big bill but is it worth the price tag... 'while its sometimes hard to rationalize in the moment, its a process, everyone knows college is a process so from the admissions perspective you go

get the degree to get to the job to get to those mid-career earnings.' the average debt for iowa graduates is more than 29-thousand dollars... slightly higher than the national average...but an iowa degree may have more value than those in other states...'at drake its absolutely worth it, we can point to a lot of outside validation that the drake education has value.' tom delahunt with drake university has the numbers to back it up...and iowa's state schools are not far behind... according to the u-s department of education drake, university of iowa and iowa state rank in the top four schools in the state with a big return on investment...80-percent of drake grads earn more than those with a high school diploma with an average salary of around 55-thousand dollars...that's 20-thousand more than the national average. iowa, iowa state and u-n-i all have above average numbers as well...with 76 percent of grads seeing a bigger paycheck post grad than if they skipped

"when i have those conversations with families we can say definitively, without any issue with our conscience what so ever that the drake education is worth it." 'i think definitely it will be worth it, i know by the time im 30 the degree will have more than paid for itself.' 'i think when we look at the value of a college education its absolutely worth it.' but the cost of college is rising, about five-percent each year, so being prepared is the first step... 'yes im seeing an increase in college debt amongst my friends, peers, and amongst people i sit across the table with too.' edward jones financial adviser mike shields says more than half of americans don't know about 529 plans but it's the best way to save for college... 'you can invest the money, you can get growth on your money thats going to keep up with inflation and keep up

the growth is going to be tax free if you use it for college and third you get a state tax deduction for putting money in there.' shields says having a plan to pay back your student loan debt is also important...that includes not living above your means, avoid deferring your loans and trying to pay a little bit extra each month... 'even though costs have increased so much and debt is getting higher and higher would still say that going to college is worth it.' experts and students agree, doing your homework early will make an investment in higher education worth every penny.... "i absolutely think we have a more informed group of students who understand the burden that theyre taking on and know its going to set them up for life-long success.' now to the hard numbers.... the comparison between a high school diploma and a college degree over a lifetime... in our calculations we used the average starting salary for a drake university

salary for an isu journalism grad... and a high school grad starting out at 10- dollars per hour. we also made a few assumptions.... that a college degree costs $60,000... $30.000 of which is paid for with a loan.. and that each grad would pay $17,000 in interest over the course of that loan. we also assumed all three examples earned a 3-percent raise every year. so after the first four years... the high school grad has earned a total of $87,000... while the college grads are $77,000 in debt when you add in the loan interest. the drake grad with an average starting salary finally catches up to the high school grad after five years of working. it takes 20-years for the journalism grad. over a 40-year career... the drake grad earns one-point-8 million dollars more than the high school grad. the journalism grad earns just 220-thousand dollars more. the numbers show how important it is to pick a degree with a

according to 2015 report by payscale the highest paying majors with a bachelors degree include engineering and mathematics. it will continue to be windy through the overnight hours with gusts up 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 iowa, just be sure to hold 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 weekend.

lley took home the team duals trophy, and as michael admire reports, that makes the tigers a target at state wrestling. admire 01-06 45-51 54-59 1:17-1:22 1:54-2:00 much to cheer in albia. albia's bryce leshen number one at 145.

a 9-2 win. great match at 195... 3rd overtime period... creston orient maxburg's seth maitlen escapes trouble and wins a walk-off 4-2. creston-orient macksburg sits in first place tonight. greene county's tommy bradshaw ranked number 2 at 152.. 11-3 major decision... bradshaw only has one loss this season, and plans to keep it that way. tommy bradshaw/greene county senior for scores from hundreds of

to the home page of whotv.com. des moines roosevelt wants to change the football culture. the school hires a new head coach, erik link. link leaves a special teams job at auburn to take over a roosevelt program that lost all its games last year. link graduated from north and drake. he also coached at iowa state. the cyclones held an emotional players only meeting today. iowa state has been in every game, but the cyclones have lost four of six. and an assist for iowa from minnesota. if you thought iowa losing to penn state was a bad loss,

minnesota. that's oh and 13 in the big ten minnesota. the hawks are now tied with indiana for first with maryland a game back. a much needed win for the hawkeye women, 63-55 over

with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider

[ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from stage one at universal studios hollywood, in los angeles, california, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- vince vaughn. ryan seacrest. musical guest, dead & company. and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 420 saint garcia. >> steve: and now, here he is,