drew jacobsons team has decided to play their game tomorrow in his honor... in the studio, nikki davidson local five news we are iowa. jack: these situations like the case in woodward are rare and typically sudden. according to a 2013 study by the american heart association, most sudden deaths in athletes are attributed to cardiovascular disease. of those deaths, 82 percent of them happened during competition or training. the deaths were high school students. and only 11 females, though over time. stephanie: hundreds of iowans crowded inside the capitol today...and they were there for one reason...medicaid . stephanie: of iowans are demanding they're not they're worried january first change over the state's medicaid system to four private out of state companies. "senator ragan 23:17:23 my hospital isn't signed up with anybody, my doctor's not signed up with anybody. what do i do? good question." stephanie: one of the senators at the oversight hearing today, asked that the deadline for the rollout be moved to july first of this year. the federal government sti

drew jacobson are planned for thursday at 11:00 a.m. at the woodward granger high school auditorium. the visitation will be held tomorrow, from 4:00 until 8:00, also in the auditorium. new steps tonight to make vehicle crash tests tougher. auto safety regulators are calling for a major overhaul. the national highway traffic safety administration's proposal will push automakers to add advanced technologies like lane departure warnings, blind-sport detectors, and emergency braking for pedestrians, if they want a coveted 5-star safety rating. stacey: new numbers tonight show a deadly trend is on the rise. steve: a growing number of drivers know the dangers of using their phones while driving , but they do it anyway. stacey: a new state farm survey found the number of people texting while driving has remained relatively stable since 2009. but it shows more than twice as many people surf the internet as they drive. reading emails and checking social media accounts while driving are also up. this survey the increase in smartphone ownership. s

we'll hear from ben jacobson as one panther player has decided to leave the panther program -- battles in des moines this weekend at the big four classic -- the uni panthers will meet up with 5th ranked iowa state -- junior arias austin was granted his release after informing coach ben jacobson that he'd like to transfer from the program -- austin played in all 9 uni games this season -- but told jacobson he wanted to move to a program where he'd have a chance to start and see more time -- issues -- i haven't had a lot of time to process all of it yet, but it combinations that we haven't seen yet. iowa state goes in to that game with the reigning big 12 player of the week -- big man jameel mckay took that percent from the floor win wins over buffalo, iowa, and arkansas- pine bluff -- he averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds in those wins -- the cyclones will get another boost as marquette transfer deonte burton becomes eligible and will suit up for the first time for iowa state -- during his freshman and sophomore years at marquette he averaged just under 7 points a game while make some m

the woodward-granger boys team played the first game since teammate drew jacobson collapsed on the court last week. eric: jacobson died on monday and we report how the town is dealing with the sudden loss of the 16-year-old player. todd: at first it wasn't clear if the woodward-granger basketball team would play this game because drew jacobson died monday morning but they say drew would have wanted the game to go on. what would have been a routine high school basketball game between woodward-granger and the woodward academy turned into a tribute. >> on monday the woodward-granger program lost todd: teammates and friends are still in shock after the death of 16-year-old drew jick onson. the 6'3" varsity player collapsed last week during practice and died a few days later at mercy medical center due to a heart condition. drew's father made a surprise stop at the game, lots of hugs and tears for a teenager who died too soon. >> he would have wanted us to get out there and give it our all like he did every single game he played. >> he was a kid that went full speed and never gave up. with ev

now ben jacobson knows it'll be a tough task... but his panthers will be ready to go -- with the eyes of the state watching... it's gotten to the point where... not only are you playing against a high quality team... but you've got the atmosphere to go with it now.. and obviously a very competitive game... and our guys certainly look forward to both... playing against a terrific team and being in a place that should be sold out... it should be a great atmosphere.... in other panther news -- arias austin is leaving the team -- ben jacobson announced that the juco transfer is transfering because he wants more playing time -- austin apperared in all 9 games this season averaging 5 point 4 points per game. naz long will be back in the lineup for the big 4 classic -- long sat out yesterday against arkansas-pine bluff for some much needed rest -- remember he underwent offseason surgery on both hips -- so any extra time for his body to recover will help in the long run and sunday was perfect timing -- now will it happen again? that's to b

still ben jacobson is ready to try and slow down the cyclones saturday night. it's not an easy task-- but jacobson has had a week to prepare his team for the coming challenge. "this week to des moines to play iowa state one of the two or three best teams in the country they are the best or one of the two or three best in the country in terms of transition offense. they just get the ball on top of you so fast. what they do with made shot missed shot turnover. it really doesn't matter for them they're able to get the basketball into your front court and part of that is they have so many guys who can handle the basketball " jon: and a look at your big four classic schedule. iowa plays drake at 3:30 saturday afternoon at wells fargo arena. state tip off at 6pm that game will air on espnu. iowa state dropped a spot to number 5 in the ap poll today-- they stay at number 2 in the coaches poll jon: today iowa state announced that tom manning will be iowa state's new offensive coordinator. manning was brought in by matt campbell to be the offensive line coach. the two w

fuller jacobson: 2 assists.. tied career high 1111 points.... == final seconds of the 1st half jarvis garrett hits a magic three at the buzzer rhode island up 37-32 at the break == 2nd half shavon shields game high 19 points gets the takeaway... and the monster jam huskers only down by 2! glynn watson had a career high 17 off the bench huskers rally from behind and beat rhode island 70-67 after beating iowa in wednesday's cy- hawk thriller, fourth-ranked iowa state back in action against arkansas pine- bluff. late in the first half, the cyclones lead it x------x has x-----x state. tune in at 10 from hilton coliseum. same matchup on earlier today......isu also comeback win first quarter......bridge up and hits from deep...she finished with a game high 22 points6.... two minutes later.....its carleton again from distance....she this afternoon.... third quarter rolling along....meredith burkhall gets one to fallll...iowa state up 17..... lead up to 19 now....make that paint...isu dealing dimes all over the court....

sixteen year old drew jacobson was a player at woodward- granger high school. his family asked for thoughts and prayers from the community, but got an outpouring of support, including assistance in paying off medical and people who knew the teen said he gave 110 percent of his effort to everything in life. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: hundreds of iowans crowded inside the state capitol monday to try and find answers to the questions they have about the state's new medicaid program. a growing concern has been the january first deadline, just 24 days away. the federal government still has to give it's approval before any of this can happen. sabrina: number four... sabrina: california authorities say the muslim couple that shot and killed 14 people and injured more than a dozen more last week had been radicalized for some time. fbi officials say the investigation is still very active and going in new directions as they try to find out who helped radicalize and possibly fund the couple. sabrina: and finally in t

still in the third quarter-- 10 point game-- jacobson another long two pointer. but dowling fighting back becca hitner and one... andie mataloni rebutles with a three-- and waukee is able to hold on for the win 58 to 55 stayin perfect on the season over to urbandale... the girls game is in overtime when we join. shariah smith using every inch of that 5 foot 1 frame to get the lay in and the foul dodgers up 1. jayhawks using their size inside kennedy kracht banks it in urbandale and fort dodge exchanging blows. kracht again-- this time with rebound and put back we'd go into double overtime. smith with another lay up she put her team on her back tonight. dodgers up 5 when taelor lessmeier buries a trey from downtown-- 2 point game. but the come back is halted-- fort dodge ices it away on free throws... the final 65 to 59 ft dodge gets the w. jon/3shot (wrap sports) stephanie: jack: we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at 10. tonight stephanie: flooding from rain over the weekend has canceled this year's jolly holiday lights display at waterworks p

police asked for help after jacobson walked away from a care facility. next at 5:00, committed 2016. stacey: we continue our 8 weeks, 8 issues. todd: plus, record flooding. why missouri's governor is declaring a state of emergency. todd: caught on camera, a first announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 5:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, and chief meteorologist john mclaughlin. todd: 8 issues, 8 weeks. on the hottest topics in the 2016 presidential race in the run up to the iowa caucuses. stacey: today, the debate over climate change. kcci's aixa diaz is in washington. she looks at both sides of the debate. aixa: among the major issues being debated on the campaign trail, climate change is one of the most polarizing. >> for democrats, climate change, imposing regulations to reduce the amount of carbon in the environment is the top issue. aixa: in august, president obama unveiled a plan to reduce carbon pollution from power plants. three months later, he rejected the controversial keystone x.l. pipeline. >> unchecked climate change

was granted his release this morning -- austin played in all 9 uni games this season -- but told jacobson he wanted have a chance to start and see more time -- austin transferred to uni this past offseason from des moines area community college -- the first boys prep poll of the season is out -- and it's no surprise 2-time defending 3-a champ dubuque wahlert opens up again in the top spot -- hawkeye recruit cordell pemsl is tearing it up in the early going averaging 21 points a game -- defending 1-a champ gladbrook-reinbeck opens up as the other top ranked eastern iowa team -- sitting number one in class 1-a -- junior joe smoldt returns to run the show -- he's putting up 28 a game through the rebels first 3 contests -- as they'll be looking to go back to back -- major league baseball again says no to pete rose -- the mlb chose to uphold rose's life- time ban for gambling on games -- denying his appeal which rose had hoped could get him in to the -- his all time hit record stands at 4- thousand-256 total for his career -- sunday's utah jazz-oklahoma city thunder game about twenty-thousand-

mercy medical center officials confirm 16-year-old drew jacobson died at the hospital this morning. woodward-granger superintendent brad anderson says jacobson fell and hit his head at practice wednesday night. he was flown by air ambulance to des moines. there is a go fund me account for drew's medical and funeral expenses. nearly $15,000 has been raised in five hours. if you'd like to donate, there's a link on our website, kcci.com. mark: flags across the metro flying at half staff today. they're marking 74 years since japanese war planes attacked pearl harbor. more than 2000 american sailors and soldiers died in that attack. more than 1000 more were wounded. at the pearl harbor memorial in des moines, people came together to remember. kcci's marcus mcintosh was there . he joins us with more from the emotional ceremony. marcus: mark, we met one of the last living iowans at pearl harbor during the attack. we also met the family of a less than a month ago. at 95-years-old, time has slowed the movements of navy veteran clarence pfundheller. time has not dimmed the memory of what he l

steve: family and friends gathered together turnover for a jacobson. jacobson died on monday after collapsing on the basketball court last week. funeral services were held in the high school auditorium. stacey: crews work to free a pickup driver from a crash this morning, reported at 9:00 a.m. along east 14th street. rescue crews found in the center median. david brewer lost control, hit the barrier across three lanes of traffic, and went out the road before being hit. both drivers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. cumming this morning. state troopers say the semi rolled around 6:00 a.m., completely blocking the interstate. the driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. he was cited with failure to maintain control. steve: curtis, on those wins came a lot of warmth. kurtis: we did have warmer temperatures, just a little cooler than expected. we even had sprinkles up to the north. 58 in the metro, 56 in ottumwa, fort dodge 54. a very mild december day. in marshalltown, a lot of rainbows, especially from the we will still be at 50

drew jacobson is in stable but critical condition tonight, and he has been kept under medical sedation since being brought in wednesday night. drew's father tells kcci his son, a three-sport athlete and straight-a student at woodward-granger, went into cardiac arrest twice this morning. but his heart is now beating on its own. he says doctors aren't sure what has caused the heart problems, but says drew will need a in his heart. russ: as a parent, i can't understand how someone this healthy goes from practice to the state he's in. and i hope no parent ever has to go through this. stacey: jacobson asked us to thank employees at woodward-granger, all the emergency responders, and the staff at mercy who have helped his son the past 48 hours. a man was taken to the hospital after his truck veered off the highway and crashed into a house. it happened around 10 a.m. in the 1700 block of lyon street in des moines. police say a medical issue may be why the man's truck slammed into a pole, jumped a fence, and side-swiped a car, before crashing into the house. a neighbor tells kcci something sim

mercy medical center officials confirm 16-year-old drew jacobson died at the hospital monday morning. eric: woodward-granger superintendent brad anderson says jacobson fell and hit his head at practice last wednesday night. he was flown by air ambulance to des moines. there is a go fund me account for drew's medical and funeral expenses. over $25,000 has been raised. if you'd like to donate, there's a link on our website, kcci.com. flags were flying at half staff monday, commemorating those who died 74 years ago in the attack on pearl harbor. some 2,000 sailors and soldiers and left more than a thousand injured. 95-year-old clarence pfundheller, from audubon, was at yesterday's remembrance ceremony on the statehouse grounds. pfundheller was 21 and stationed on the uss maryland at pearl harbor during the attack. he says talking about pearl harbor helps people remember. >> i've probably talked to better than 5,000 kids and that about pearl in southwest iowa, out in omaha and i've been to des moines to. eric: of the 4 iowans still alive who survived pearl harbor three still live in the s

dartmouth's quarterback paul jacobson finds jack sullivan for the 17-yard touchdown. dartmouth would take over from there. jacobson would decide to take it for himself. a 66-yard run. dartmouth extends the lead. the following touchdown should probably have been called back. clearly does not get in right here. here we go. clearly does not get in. would later score so this game call really was a game changer but it is what it is. dartmouth over melrose for back-to-back super bowl titles. now hockey. bruins in calgary last night. a penalty shot. takes the lead with a minute to go. the bruins can't catch a break. flames tie it with one second left on the clock. there it is. you can guess how this ended. he gets his second career hat trick and the bruins lose, 4-3 in overtime. >> all right. thank you. we'll be right back after this come on in pop pop. happy birthday. t i just had a heart attack... and now i have a choice. for her. for them. and him. a choice to take brilinta. for a heart attack. i take brilinta with a baby aspirin ...no more than 100 mg. as it affects how

now ben jacobson knows it'll be a tough task... but his panthers will be ready to go -- with the eyes of the state watching... it's gotten to the point where... not only are you playing against a high quality team... but you've got the atmosphere to go with it now.. and obviously a very competitive game... and our guys certainly look forward to both... playing against a place that should be ld t... it should be a great atmosphere.... in other panther news -- arias austin is leaving the team -- ben jacobson announced that the juco transfer is transfering because he wants more playing time -- austin apperared in all 9 games this season averaging 5 point 4 points per game. good news for iowa state -- naz long will be back in the lineup for the big 4 classic -- long sat out yesterday against arkansas-pine bluff for some much needed rest -- remember he underwent offseason surgery on both hips -- so any extra time for his body to recover will help in the long run and sunday was perfect timing -- now will it happen again? that's to be det

. >> barry jacobson does not have diabetes but he is familiar with it. >> my father and grandmother are diabetes. >> and he started having a diabetic problem in one eye. >> i thought it was computers because i look at them eight hour a day. >> blood leaks from tiny vessels the spot in the back of the eye where vision is sharpest, and this shows a normal mack la, but this is jacobs. macular aedema is the leading cause of diabetes vision loss and there is medication to slow the leakage but they have to be injected every four to six weeks and recently the fda approved a new option, a rod of steroids implanted into the eye and it lasts three years. >> tiny little rods of slowly dissolving material. >> dr. sinclair believes it's long life of the implant makes it easier for patients to keep up with their care. >> jacobson says it's anesthesia makes it bearable and hopefully will have good vision in his eyes for a long time. >> he went on vacation and saw all the sights perfectly with both eyes, many insurance companies are covering the costs but not for people with glaucoma or increased press

ben jacobson mic'd up chatting with hawaii coach eran ganot. jake is a stud. you know who else is? wes wasphun, the 6 foot 1 inch guard can fly. woah. big dunk by wes... it looks good from every angle. solid start for washpun has moves. washpun also has the panthers in the lead with 16 points. then the panthers go all panthers... paul jesperson from outside. that will do it. u-n-i back on track with a 63-59 win. the panthers are cougar hunting again on christmas day. a pair of 8-4 teams in the diamond head classic 5th place game. 25-games into fred hoiberg's first n-b-a season, he's dealing with a divided locker-room. bulls star jimmy butler says hoiberg is great coach, but too laid back. going public with the issues... isn't always the best approach. the bulls take a three-game with o-k-c. before we go tonight.. the paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for

of the best two or three in the country in terms of transition offense," said uni head coach ben jacobson. "they just get the ball on top of you so fast. what they do with made shot, missed shot, turnover, it really doesn't matter for them." iowa will play drake in the first game of the day. it's the first time the hawkeyes will be on the floor since giving up a 20- point lead at iowa state last thursday. the hawkeyes are still 7 and 3 -- taking on a 4 and 6 bulldog team that's lost three in a row. iowa is 57 and 10 all-time against drake -- winning the last four in the series. "it's the next game on our schedule. we have to play well," said iowa head coach fran mccaffery. "we want to continue to get better. we're playing a really good team that we have a lot of respect for in an excellent environment." "it's fun to get to kind of get in the center of the state and have more fans come out and watch all four teams compete," said iowa senior adam woodbury. "i think state and each program as a whole." "we're coming with the mindset that we have to get better," said iowa senior jarrod uthoff.

the team took to the court in honor of 16 year old drew jacobson. he collapsed on the court last week and died monday morning of a heart problem. friends and faculty say drew would have wanted the game against woodward academy to go on as planned. drew's father made a surprise appearance as well, and says his son was a special teenager who always gave 110%. amazing, he was special, i'm having a hard time understanding why he was taken, but there is a reason. now i'm asking everyone to be a better person. elizabeth: a funeral for jacobson is planned for thursday at 11:00 a.m. at the woodward granger high school auditorium. the visitation will be held today from 4:00 until 8:00, also in the auditorium. help for the holidays. if you want to give the gift of your time, we'll tell you several of the opportunities available with one local organization, and exactly who you'll be helping. eric: they know it's wrong, but they do it anyway. scary new numbers on how many drivers are texting, and the new behavior that's even more troubling. elizabeth: and big c

cbs 2 news connects with it's been an up and down road trip for ben jacobson and the panthers -- uni started it with a loss, then won -- then lost -- and then beat the 5th ranked team in the nation in what was bascially a home game for iowa state now the panthers travel to hawaii for the diamondhead classic -- where they'll play three games in three days -- and u-n-i will be ready for that road environment thanks to saturday's win in des moines. "i think that's good for this team that we took a step forward and it's certainly going to help us as we go to hawaii... the plan ride is shorter right? but more better in a road environment from an atomosphre standpoint than we did against the last two good teams that we faced." faced."major part of the panthers win saturday at the big 4 classic -- wes wasphun -- the senior guard dropped in a career high 28 points -- dished out a career high 11 assists -- grabbed 7 rebounds, and had 2 steals -- he was by far the best player on the court -- and for that, the former washington warrior was named the valley's player of the week -- for the second

: the woodward granger school district is mourning the loss of a student today. 17 year old drew jacobson collapsed during basketball practice last week. he passed away at mercy hospital in des moines this morning from heart failure. his family says he was suffering from acute congestive heart failure and that's what led to the fall. he was a big-time athlete, and especially loved football. stephanie: funeral arrangements haven't been set yet... but the mayor of woodward has set up a go fund me account for drew's dad russ, who is a single father. it's raised more than 16,000 dollars so far. we'll show you how else the community is coming together to help this family, tonight at 10. stephanie/2shot an unexpected diagnosis coming up on local 5 news at five... " (annette turner/ mother) you just think i'm going to lose my baby, this is my child, this is my baby. (annette turner/ mother) there is always the why, why us, when is it enough?" stephanie: why this story of a child with cancer is so shocking. but next... start saving your dollars now if you want to see the hawkeyes play live in the

along with heelan alums david kerian and paul jacobson, tomscha, who plays in the phillies organization, led hitting drills for a number of young baseball players. once in those very shoes, damek was excited to give back to his community. " " tomscha currently plays for the class-a lakewood blueclaws in the philadelphia phillies organization. we will hear more from the trio of guys who hosted this clinic later this week. elisa raffa breezy winds with patchy fog. the low look for a high of 32 with mostly cloudy skies, the 7-day shows upper 40s tuesday, then rain and snow wednesday, and chance of snow thursday, a chance of rain on christmas

average length of possession has the nation's 7th shortest -- the clones get it and go, and ben jacobson knows -- their transition game is on point. "i think as everybody knows one of the -- handful of teams -- best at transition offense in the entire country.. they just get the ball on top of you so fast ... made shot, missed shot, turnover, it really doesn't matter for them. they're able to get the basketball into your front court. part of that is they've got so many guys that can handle the basketball." i feel like a broken record at this point, but desmond king just continues to be crowned an all amercian day in and day out -- today he was hit with another anotherthe sporting news tabbed him a first team all- american -- if you're keeping track at home, that makes 7 total -- if he's named a first team all-american on wednesday by the american footabll coaches association -- king will be a consesnus all- american. speaking of all-american honors -- a bunch of panthers found themselves on the stats f-c-s all hall was named to the first team -- the senior defensive back finished the sea

ben jacobson usually knows how to get his team back on track. coming off a 7 turnover game, wes wasphun was on a mission, the 6 foot 1 inch guard can fly. woah. big dunk by wes... it looks good from every angle. solid start for u-n-i. tied at 50 with less than 5 to play, washpun has moves. washpun also has the panthers in the lead with 16 points. then the panthers go all panthers... paul jesperson from outside. that will do it. u-n-i wins 63-59. the panthers are cougar hunting a pair of 8-4 teams in the diamond head classic 5th place game. 25-games into fred hoiberg's first n-b-a season, he's dealing with a divided locker-room. bulls star jimmy butler called out hoiberg saying he's a great coach, but at times too laid back. the bulls take a three-game losing streak into a christmas day clash on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rule

the previous record was 203 set by ben jacobson in the mid 2000's. with the loss, uni moves to the consolation bracket of the diamond head classic. the panthers will play washington state tonight at 10:30 central time. that game can be seen over on espnu. alex nine wins. three losses. pretty solid non- conference performance for the iowa hoops team. in last night's pre-big ten file......the hawkeyes took care of tennesse tech.for their second straight win. after a sluggish things in motion. four iowa players scored in double figures, led by peter jok. the junior scored 21 points, fueled by a career-high five three- pointers. big ten fresman of the week nicholas baer scored a career-high 19 and.mike geseel dished out 9 assists...a great tune-up before conference play begins "i think we're in a pretty good place. you always look at, could we run our offense a little more efficiently, could our defense get more consecutive stops?we're taking care of ththball, i think our shot selection's good, our ball movement is good. we got a l l of different guys pr

jacobson fell and hit his head at practice last wednesday night. there is a gofundme account for expenses. over $25,000 has been raised. we have a link to donate a kcci.com. looking ahead. a pleasant hill woman is set to a pleasant hill woman is set to be sentenced today. 28-year-old christina williamson pleaded guilty back in october to two counts of child endangerment. she faces up to 7 years in prison. kcci will be there in the court room starting at 8:30. eric: after more than 100 years, des moines city hall is moving, temporarily. monday night, the city council voted on a $980,000 moving package. it will send workers from their home along the des moines river away at 400 east court. the plan is to move while crews perform a $5-million renovation. it includes new heating, ventilation, and sprinkler systems. the goal is to modernize the grand old building, but leave the historic look intact. kirk robinson: so a lot of things that we do are going to be behind the scenes, above the ceiling that the users won't actually see. eric: everything goes a

sot: jacobson "we know teams are out to get us, beat us, so we have to work hard every night no matter what type of game its going to be." sot: littlefield "we know we have a big target on our back, being number 1 we've played great teams every night. we want to beat those teams as bad as they want to beat us.." in the history of class 4-a only 1 team has ever won back to back titles, waukee is trying to become the 2nd to accomplish the feat. sot: guess "no different than any other school everybody still has the same lofty goal of wanting to get there." sot: mataloni "we would love to win another title, thats sot: littlefield "key is not to overlook any team because everybody could have a great night." sot: "that would be awesome, to have that again 2 times in a row." john sears channel 13 sports. the five and oh warriors play at ankeny centennial friday night. naz mitrou-long out for the season. no one hates hearing that more than naz. mitrou-long hasn't fully healed from off-season surgery on both hips. he will pursue a medical redshirt. naz played 8 games, averaging 12 points, but t

sot coach ben jacobson "it wasn't always pretty for us especially those final ten minutes a lot of that has to do with iowa state turning up the ressure forcinnsome key steaa just really proud of our guys." sot wes washpun "every team is different theres a lot of good teams in the country this was one of them and carolina is one of them as well but you just have to believe in this happen and make wins like this happen i think that's the biggest difference." "i'm just extremely proud of them they maintained their composure ... i'm felling great right now. " sot geroge niang "obviously there are some things we have to correct but i think were still improving as a team and improving every day. i don't think that's gonna define us as a team. " in des moines i'm zach grant thanks zach -- some impressive numbers from this one -- unranked teams this season are 5 and 46 against the a-p top 5 -- of course uni owns 2 of those 5 wins -- the panthers are the first missouri valley team in 50 years with 2 non- conference wins against top 5 teams -- hasn't happened since 1965 -- back to des moines whe

reilly jacobson, just inside the arc. 12 for reilly...warriors up 13. but dowling battles back. josie filer, bottoms up from 3. then off gaber buries the 3. maroons make it close in the 4th, but too much from littlefield, she scores 21. waukee stays undefeated 58-55 over dowling the cyclones are undefeated, but today their depth takes a big hit. senior guard naz mitrou-long will miss the rest of the year as he continues to recover from hip surgery. naz underwent arthroscopic surgery on both of his hips in the off- season. he played in the first 8 games for iowa state averaging 12 points, 3 rebounds a game. mitrou-long will seek a medical redshirt in hopes of returning to play for a 5th season next year. naz released this statement earlier today, quote. this was an extremely difficult decision for me. as a player, there is nothg you want more than to help your team be successful. i pushed myself incredibly hard to be ready for the season opener... i need to take time off to allow myself to rehab to get back to where i can perform at my peak level on the court." head coach steve p

. -- ben jacobson's excited for that, but more excited to play in the classic it's gotten to the point where... not only are you team... but you've got the atmosphere to go with it now.. and obviously a very competitive game... and our guys certainly look forward to both... playing against a terrific team and being in a place that should be sold out... it should be a great atmosphere.... high school girls hoops -- west branch hosting fairfield -- the bears are 6th in 2-a -- the trojans 5th in 4-aand fairfield got defensive in the first -- off the turnover -- nicole buch lays it up and in for the easy two -- the trojans started the game on a 7 to 2 runbut west branch would rally -- halley mullinix steals the pass and completes the dine and dash on ththother end then later in the quarter -- tatum koenig -- dials long distance and connects -- for three of her 16 -- west branch stays unbeaten -- 63 to 41 the final. to the n-b-a -- ed hoiberg and the bubus hosting the 76ers from one ames high alum -- to another -- doug mcdermott -- deadly from deep --hicago trailed by 5 at e breakbut the bu

granger student who collapsed during basketball practice last week died this morning. 16-year-old drew jacobson had been listed in critical condition and had gone into cardiac arrest twice while hospitalized. flags across the metro are flying at half staff today in remembrance of the anniversary and the 2015 pearl harbor remembrance ceremony just got underway at the iowa capital, where one of the last surviving iowans at pearl harbor during the attack was on hand. look for more on that in our news at 5:00 and 6:00. to the breaking news out of union county, that is where the iowa department of criminal investigation is looking for a woman who was pulled from a pond. mark: a very remote area we are in, between max byrd and laura along the madison county line. dci is telling us the body of a woman believed to be in her 30's was found in a farm pond. they said it was decomposed but a spokesperson said this morning it was not severely decomposed. last wednesday. dci will work with the union county sheriff and they are calling this a suspicious death at this time. the autopsy has been completed but t

of course uni already took down north carolina this year -- and offensively -- coach ben jacobson says similar -- saturday's game tips around 6 oh clock in des moines -- wisconsin's bo ryan gave us quite a bit of a shock last night -- announcing his resignation -- effective immediately -- ryan's stepping away mid-seasasn -- in part to let top assistant greg gard prove that he's ready to lead the badger program -- ryan was in his 15th season -- having led wisconsin to a school recood 364 ns -- when you've been doing something for 40 some years, i knew it would come. it's just we can't always do it the way we like, but greg's ready. whether or not gard retains the head cooch job likely depends on what happens the next couple months -- sometimes the sports world reaches beyond the playing field. and last night in chicago s reaches beyond the playing field. and last night in chicago was one of those moments. during the second intermission of the blackhawks game, 9-year old cancer survivor madison dempsey earned herself an arena full of cheering fans when she took part in the 'shoot the puc

head coach steve prohm credits former panthers head coach gregg mcdermott and current head man ben jacobson for building a great program. 3 "great program. a program that's about winning. about doing things the right way. a terrific cultrure they have there. obviously mcdermott did a great job there and jacobsen has taken over and done a phenomenal job and won a ton of games. had a chance to watch him off and on. i remember i had a chance to watching him last year at stephen f. austin. in the 24 you know washburn was really good that day. watching him play. so we've got to do a great job against him. terrific program. obviously a lot of respect for them and what they've been able to accomplish."3 3 3 3 3 3 3

authorities say woodward-grainger junior drew jacobson was air- lifted to the hospital last week. he was revived twice with a defibriallator -- but ultimately did not survive. school officials s sy his collapse was not the result of contact or a specific play at practice. decision 2016 coverage -- the fallout continuing tonight after presidential candidate donald trump makes some controversial the republican candidate read a prepared statement yesterday at a rally in south carolina calling for a complete shutdown of muslims entering the u-s "until we are able to determine and understand this problem, and the dadagers threat iiposes, our country cannot be the victim many are firing back tonight -- including the mayor of philaddphia who compared trump to hitler. "it's taking a page from the playbook of hitler, demonize a to ban or eliminate that group assome kind of solution to a problem that does not mayor nutter went on to say trump's proposal goes against the first amendement and is "a threat to the moral security of the united states of america." the temps may be a little warmer

mark: drew jacobson is 6'3", 230 pounds. his nickname is moose. so, his friends and family are still trying to process what happened. this three-sport athlete and straight-a student is now intensive care unit at mercy. after collapsing at his basketball practice wednesday night, he lost his pulse twice at the school, as medics worked to keep him alive. that night, he also lost his pulse at the hospital. he went into cardiac arrest twice this morning, as well. >> as a parent, i can't understand how someone this healthy goes from practice to the state he's in. and i hope no parent ever has to go through this. mark: doctors aren't sure exactly what caused this. but drew's father says they do know his son will need a defibrillator implanted in his heart. >> i can't wait until he can walk out of here and give people a rough time. mark: that is him sacking the quarterback. he says they have been overwhelmed by all, and he says send prayers now. drew has been medically sedated his father told me he agreed to an interview, only because he wanted to public

along with heelan alums david kerian and paul jacobson, tomscha, who plays in the phillies organization, led hitting drills for a number of young baseball players. once in those very shoes, damek was excid to give back to his community. "it's s st something that i have wanted to do. 's a goooo opportunity for kids to come back and for to put on. i just hope they take out a few little hitting tips that will help them become better hitters and better baseball players. its a tough game, its a failure game and there are going to be ups and downs and struggles and hopefully, they realize that." tomscha currently plays for the class-a lakewood blueclaws in the philadelphia phillies organization. we will hear more from the trio of guys who hosted this clinic later this week. deborah have a few days to enter our christmas tree contest! all you have to do is message jessica rae on facebook... or email her your pictures at (jrae@kcautv.com ) and your pictures will air live on our newscast... the winner will receive 4 tickets announced tuesday morning. (fred) the forecast for tonight is for cloudy

thprevious record was 203 set by ben jacobson in the mid 2000's. with the loss,s,ni ves to the consolation bracket t the diamond head classic. e panthers will play washington state in just about ten minutes. that game can be seen over on espnu. on the ladies side, what a night it was for south dakota freshman jaycee bradley. the norfolk high alum scored a career-high 17 points for the 'yotes as usd upset illinois in champaign. bradlet shot 5 of 7 from three point land in the win, leading south dakota to its 9th (fred) tomorrow's high will be 31 with snow accumulating 1-2" in the south and east less than 1" in the north and d st. that puts the sioux city metro at around 1" unless the system tracks back north, in which case sioux city could see closer to 2". the 7- day forecast shows a good chance of

jacobson: 2 assists.. tied points.... final seconds of the 1st half jarvis garrett hits a magic three at the buzzer rhode island up 37-32 at the break == 2nd half shavon shields game high 19 points gets the takeaway... and the monster jam huskers only down by 2! glynn watson had a career high 17 off the bench huskers rally from behind and beat rhode island 70-67 alex the sioux city stampede have compiled a 16-7 record in their first two seasons as a program. the one thing missing? a league championship. the stampede held open tryouts this afternoon with hopes of adding some talent to their experienced roster. sioux city returns 10 all-league players from last year's team that fell in the mfa semifinals. head coach jason garnand has his championship and he is excited to kick off his 2016 campaign. "this year is going to be another exciting year. this is our third season in the league and the good thing is we have everybody coming back. our first two seasons, we were 16-7...and weve been close and really in this league you

of the best two or three in the country in terms of transition offense," said uni head coach ben jacobson. "they just get the ball on top of you s sfast. what they do with made shot, missed shot, turnover, it really y esn't matter for them." iowa will play drake in the first game of the day. it's the first time the hawkeyes will be on the floor since giving up a 20- point lead at iowa state last thursday. the hawkeyes are still 7 and 3 -- taking g a 4 and 6 bulldog team that's lost three in a row. iowa is 57 and 10 all-time against drake -- winning the last four in the series. "we have to play well," said iowa head coach fran mccaffery. "we we're playing a really good team that we have a lot of respect fofoin an excellent envinment." "it's fun to get to kind of get in the center of the state and have more fans come out and watch all four teams compete," said iowa senior adam woodbury. "i think it's good for the state and each program as a whole." iowa and drake play at 3-30 saturday. iowa state and uni play at six. tonight: mostly cloudy and tomorrow: mostly cloudy and

. >>> family members reported jacobson missing. prosecutors claim he covered his mout with a cloth to muffle any cries for help. >> thousands of dollars to get guns off the streets. using the money for a gun buy back this saturday. the event has the backing of the mayor and the police chief. people will get a hundred toll lars for a handgun, 200 for an assault weapon. about 950 guns have been turned in at gun buybacks since 2011. >> any gun that's not on the street is a gun that can't fall into the wrong hands or be accident li discharged. >> the gun buy back takes place on saturday at 10:38 howard street. the event goes from 8:00 a.m. until noon. >> two people died inside a van and right now, oakland police do not suspected foul play. you can see a sheriff's deputy handling some kind of camping lantern or a heater. >>> after finding him inside a crate at a home on 85th avenue. they put a smelt mask onto help him breathe. oakland firefighters are reporting the pup is doing well. they posted photos on our facebook page. >>> now, to

ben jacobson's team taking on north texas. big night for bennett koch. another koch brother. 18 points, 18 high. -- a team-high. uni rolls. let's do the great 8. beginning with the hawkeyes and nebraska. nebraska's brandon reilly, what a catch this was. somehow keeps it off the turf. jameel mckay, look out below. number 6, iron bowl. auburn and alabama. jason smith. he is off to the house. alabama would win. number 5, vince carter may not have the hops but he still has the long-range shot. number 4, back to the huskers. -- the hawks and huskers. jordan can theory -- jordan canzeri, back-to-back touchdown runs. number 3, parker hess. number 2, odl beckham, jr. number 1, the heroes trophy. back in iowa city, 12-0. have your next burger with a side of awesome. the one-of-a-kind, creamy blend of sweet and tangy. miracle whip and proud of it. at kraft we start with quality ingredients. all expertly blended to make our mayo. so you can take whatever you're making stacey: we're continuing to follow a death investigation happening right now in des moines. also s

stacey: jacobson asked us to thank employees at woodward-granger, all the emergency responders, and the staff at mercy who have helped his son the past 48 hours. iowa schools are top-tier when it comes to college towns. the american institute for economic research says ames is the number 1 college town in the country. and iowa city, by the way, is third. the rankings were based on cost of rent, cy accessibility, bars and restaurants, and cost of living. heavy snow in parts of california's sierra mountains. it blanketed area roads, causing travel troubles for many drivers. at one point, a massive back-up on an area highway lasted for about an hour. of course on the other side of , the country, a record lack of snow we are talking about. the city of buffalo, new york broke its 116-year record today. the latest it has snowed there had been december 3. and with no snow in the immediate future, that record is essentially shattered. experts don't predict snow in buffalo until mid-december. and for us, jason? seems like we rolled back the calendar to october. jason: it does. i have not heard m

ben jacobson mic'd up chatting with hawaii coach eran ganot. jake is a stud. you know who else is? wes wasphun, the 6 foot 1 inch guard can fly. woah. big dunk by every angle. solid start for u-n-i. tied at 50 with less than 5 to play, washpun has moves. washpun also has the panthers in the lead with 16 points. then the panthers go all panthers... paul jesperson from outside. that will do it. u-n-i back on track with a 63-59 win. the panthers are cougar hunting again on christmas day. a pair of 8-4 teams in the diamond head classic 5th place game. 25-games into fred hoiberg's first n-b-a season, he's dealing with a divided locker-room. bulls star jimmy butler says hoiberg is great coach, but too laid back. going public with the issues... isn't always the best approach. the bulls take a three-game finally tonight... did you know it's national eggnog day? do you even know what's in eggnog? merriam webster defines it as a drink made of eggs, sugar, milk or cream that often includes liquor. it's usually enjoyed in the u-s between most historians agree eggnog's forerunner was probably t

you'd think maureen jacobson and heather selby are long-time friends. "i think i got introduced to her earlier this yet." but, this new relationship is critical to keeping heather healthy. "i have diabetes type 2. i was diagnosed back in april, i think, of 200, so it was a very hard adjustment going from old eating habits to going very healthy." that's where jacobson comes in. she's a care manager at the iowa clinic. she meets with selby weekly...typically on the phone. "she's there helping me motivate myself getting my routine back in order. she is "they form a relationship with the patient, and they really help educate the patient as to the condition and what they can do personally to try to keep that condition in good control." the iowa clinic started offering care managers about a year ago. the service is part of its accountable care organization, to help people manage chronic diseases. "this is an investment from the iowa clinic. we think this is an important things to do for a certain subset of our patients. the physicians and medical teams here h

family of 16 year old drew jacobson only asked for thoughts and prayers from the community when he had to but that hasn't hundreds of people coming pay off medical and funeral a go fund me in his name has raised 20 thousand dollars in less than a day. people who knew the teen said he gave 110 percent of his effort to everything in life. "drew would get disapointed when the team would lose a game or something like that, his dad would if you gave your best can hold your head up that's all anyone can ask of you. thats what the hospital, he gave his best and we are all proud of him." sabrina: we'll have a link to that gofundme site, and funeral vistation information on our website... we are iowa. dot com. sabrina: for college football teams, there's not much bigger than the rose bowl thanks to its history, pagentry and of course...traditio n... and hawkeye fans saturday's big ten loss to michigan state were cheered up sunday afternoon as the hawks were invited to the granddaddy of them all. people sometimes forget, the rose bowl is the bowl all others judge themselves by and is the game th

honor the freshman took home from the november 30th -- it's been an up and down road trip for ben jacobson and the panthers -- uni started it with a loss, then won -- then lost -- and then beat the 5th ranked team in the nation in what was bascially a home game for iowa state now the panthers travel to hawaii for the diamondhead classic -- where they'll play three games in three days -- and thankso saturday's win in des moines -- u-n-i will be ready for anototr road vironment. "i think that's good for this team that we took a step forward and it's certainly going to help us as we go to hawaii... the plan ride is shorter right? but more importantly just playing better in a road environment from an atomosphre standpoint than we did against the last faced."jor part of the panthers win saturday at the big 4 classic -- wes wasphun -- the senior guard dropped in a career high 28 points -- dished out a career high 11 assists -- grabbed 7 rebounds, and had 2 steals -- he was by far the best player on thth court -- and for that, the former washington warrior was named the valley's player of the wee