nine anamosa state penitentiary employees have now either resigned or the prison has fired them. u-s attorney kevin techau announced charges against four of the nine for smuggling cell phones and drugs into the prison earlier this month. since then, an investigation found serious violations of security practices against another five employees. they aren't facing any charges and left their positions on their own. the city of dubuque is expanding its yard lighting reimbursement program. it's part of an effort to increase safety city wide. if a homeowner installs new yard lights, the city will reimburse them for half the cost of the lights and installation. the program has been around since 2008 but was only available to people who live in the downtown area. now any homeowner in the city is eligible. "people feel more confident in their neighborhoods when it's easy to see. and it's not only a personal safety issue. if you are walking along and you can't see the sidewalk and you have a trip and fall. so it's just something that benefits everybody." we have information about how to en

one cedar rapids man served more than seven years at the anamosa state penitentiary for second degree robbery. he says the program was a turning point in his life and hopes officials will reconsider the change. 14:30:10 "hopefully there's another young man or woman that can take advantage of the program, learn from it, and better themselves, put themselves in the situation that i'm in now. life is good. i'm married, we bought a home, i have a career, and all the odds were against me for that." officials say the state is now shifting to cognitive behavioral programming. that uses role-playing to help inmates think through how to react in possible future scenarios they may encounter after their release. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. with messages about threats at school. last week, the iowa city school board voted to report all threats to police and parents. that was after west high school didn't report a student who threatened to bring a gun to school on social media. longfellow elementary school has reported three incidents since last wednesday. the iowa city community school dis

nine employees no longer have jobs as part of an investigation into security at the anamosa state penitentiary. the prison says all nine were either fired or resigned. four former correctional officers face charges for smuggling drugs into the prison. one one of them is also accused of bringing cell phones into the prison for inmates. officials say five others don't face charges. but an investigation found serious violations of policies related to security. the charges against the four former correctional officers could mean changes at prisons across the state. the state department of corrections says the changes could include technology upgrades to catch employees in the act of possible illegal activity. the developer of the chauncey tower says he's ready to move forward after a judge dismissed a lawsuit over the project. marc moen wants to build the 15-story building in iowa city. it would include apartments, a hotel, offices, a movie theatre and a bowling alley. he says he wanted to complete the project by december 20-18. but he says the lawsuit forced crews to push back the target date to

four former tower guards at anamosa state penitentiary were charged for allegedly smuggling cell phones and drugs into the prison. since the charges were announced, the other five guards have departed. those five aren't charged with criminal activity but serious violations were found. three men accused of attacking a wisconsin restaurant owner, were allegedly out drinking with the victim earlier in the evening before the alleged attack -- this according to our coverage partners at t-h media... these three men, in prairie du chien working on the railroad, are charged with battery and burglary... they're accused of severely beating the restaurant owner, young su kim, and stealing money from his restaurant. kim suffered severe brain and head trauma from the attack... cedar rapids police are investigating a report of shots fired near the kirkwood community college campus. police were called to the college park apartments at around 10:30 a.m. police say nothing was hit and no one was injured. neighborhoods -- hit by vandals... all went down in the northwest part of cedar rapids. kwwl's hilla

but shayne says everything changed here - at the anamosa state penitentiary. at his sentencing, the woman he robbed in 2006 told shayne the crime hurt her, her children, and others. but the message didn't quite click. 14:21:27 "robbing drug dealers for me, i had the mentality that it's a victim-less crime, i'm not really hurting anybody that matters. but after hearing from other victims of violent crimes, his mentality changed. 14:22:10 "if something would have went horribly wrong during the robbery i was committing, that could have been another son or daughter that grew up without a mom. my actions could have effected so many different people in so many different ways. she was somebody's daughter, somebody's mother." personal stories the program focuses on through videos like this. 00:25 "three gentlemen grabbed me, drug me behind a dumpster and beat me and kicked me, they knocked out my front tooth, bruised a couple of ribs, and all they got out of the attack was twenty dollars." 14:23:51 "it hits you right in the chest, right where it hurts and you feel bad

arrested as part of an investigation intro drugs and cellphones being smuggled into the anamosa state penitentiary. two other former guards face federal charges... and at least nine employees have been fired or resigned. tomorrow is get out of jail free day for thousands of federal prisoners across the country... the u-s justice department plans to release 6-thousand non-violent drug offenders. they were all sentenced under what the justices department says are outdated drug laws from the 19-80's and 90's. the release is also due to jail overcrowding.. and will include about 150-iowans. 51:26-51:39 we hope that these folks during their time in prison that they did take advantage of the programs that were offered them and they're not going to reoffend. i wouldn't be anymore concerned about this than i would any other prisoner releasing those released will remain under the supervision of probation officers. burglars made off with over a 150- thousand-dollars worth of property belonging to the city of polk city, overnight. police say someone broke into the city's maintenance building. they stole two

. >> john alt was warden at the anamosa state penitentiary at the time we shot there. >> any time you can have inmates participate in some type of meaningful activity it makes their time easier. it makes staff's time a lot easier. i'd much rather have them participate in something positive than sitting around with nothing to do and talk about maybe how to pull an armed robbery or plotting against us or fellow staff members. >> during our shoot at indiana state prison, authorities even allowed for a weightlifting competition. >> lions, 495. lyons now lifting at 495. >> other penitentiaries get that weight up. that's how they're doing it. get your weight up. >> this is 25. >> 25. on deck. we push. on deck. >> let's go! go! >> good lift. good lift. you got it. >> of course, in prison, there's also a practical side to staying in shape. >> if you ever come against somebody who wants to approach you in a negative way, attack you in a fight or something, you don't want to be the person that's going to run out of air first. the person that runs out of air first is the person that gets hurt. >

nine employees of the anamosa state penitentiary no longer have investigation found serious violations of prison security policies. the prison says all nine were either fired or resigned. four former correctional officers face charges for smuggling drugs into the prison. one of them is also accused of bringing cell phones into the prison for inmates. officials say five others don't face charges. the charges against the four former correctional officers could mean changes at prisons across the state. the state department of corrections says that could include technology upgrades to catch employees suspcted of illegal activity. the developer of the chauncey tower in iowa city says he's ready to move forward, after a judge dismissed a lawsuit trying to stop the project. marc moen wants to build the 15-story buildng in downtown. it would include apartmentt, a hotel, offices, a movie theatre, and a bowling alley. he says he wanted to complete the project by december 20-18. but he says the lawsuit forced the target date to late 20-19. the trinity episcopal church filed the lawsuit, arguing t

. >> our visit to the anamosa state penitentiary in iowa led us to another memorable pair of siblingsmichael and brad love. whose lifelong allegiance drove them to kill. >> growing up i wanted to be him. you know. he was -- he's almost four years older than me. you know and i see him running around drinking and breaking into stuff, and doing whatever he's doing. and i'm like, i'm going to be like him. that's my big brother. that's my idol. and so you know i kind of followed in the same footsteps. >> but as the love brothers revealed to our crew, those footsteps led down a bloody path that ended at a holiday party in their trailer park. >> it's christmas night, 1992. me and my brother went to a party with what we thought were friends. but they tried to rob us to take the liquor that we had brought. >> they started beating me up. there was like four of them. >> they hurt brad. i couldn't let them get away with that. they threatened his life and i couldn't handle that. so we left, went to my trailer, i got a shotgun, my brother got a knife, a machete and we went back out there and did wh

former eastern iowa prison workers are facing charges for allegedly smuggling phones into anamosa state penitentiary ... amongst other crimes. two of the former prison workers facing federal charges. barton plead guilty to smuggling cell phones into the prison for prisoner use in federal court yesterday. darrow is awaiting trial for being a drug user in possession of firearms. two other former prison workers ... marques maryland and seth vogel ... are each facing state charges of possessing controlled substances. police say all four men were abusing drugs while working at the facility where they were regularly armed with assault rifles. a fifth eastern iowa man is also charged for supplying drugs to the four former prison workers. three fire departments combined forces this morning to save a home from a fire in story county. it happened on a farm near maxwell. when cambridge, collins and nevada fire departments arrived they found a horse barn on fire. they were able to get the horses out of the barn ... however the building itself and the equipment inside are a total losses. they also managed to kee

one cedar rapids man served more than seven years at the anamosa state penitentiary for second degree robbery. he says the program was a turning point in his life and hopes officials will reconsider the change. 14:30:10 "hopefully there's another young man or woman that can take advantage of the program, learn from it, and better themselves, put themselves in the situation that i'm in now. life is good. i'm married, we bought a home, i have a career, and all the odds were against me for that." officials say the state is now shifting to cognitive behavioral programming. that uses role-playing to help inmates think through how to react in possible future scenarios they may encounter after their release. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. some parents in iowa city say there are overwhelmed with messages about threats at school. last week, the iowa city school board voted to report all threats to police and parents. that was after west high school didn't report a a gun to school on social media. has reported three incidents since last wednesday. district sent out an e-mail to families yes

prison corrections officers charged with either bringing drugs or cell phones into the anamosa state penitentiary have now pleaded guilty. seth vogel entered a written plea wednesday and marques maryland pleaded guilty last week. both are charged in jones county with possession of a controlled substance. a judge sentenced maryland to two days in jail and a 315 dollar fine. vogel is expected to get the same sentence. two other former correctional officers already pleaded guilty to federal charges. in all, nine guards have either resigned or been fired. iowa cosmetologis ts are sharing their opinions following a lawsuit filed against the iowa board of cosmetology. two des moines women are challenging the state's cosmetology licensing requirements. court documents say they want to open an african-style hair braiding business, but can't because they don't have cosmetology licenses. they say they have the skills and don't need to complete the 21-hundred hours of training needed to get a license. cosmetologists that we spoke with in cedar rapids, who are not part of the lawsuit, agree that the 21- hund

one cedar rapids man served more than seven years at the anamosa state penitentiary for second degree robbery. he says the program was a turning point in his life and hopes officials will reconsider the change. 14:30:10 "hopefully there's another young man or woman that can take advantage of the program, learn from it, and better themselves, put themselves in the situation that i'm in now. life is good. i'm married, we bought a home, i have a career, and all the odds were against me for that." officials say the state is now shifting to cognitive behavioral programming. that uses role-playing to help inmates think through how to react in possible future scenarios they may encounter after they're released. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. some parents in iowa city say they are overwhelmed with messages about threats at school. last week, the iowa city school board voted to report all threats to police and parents. that was after west high school didn't report a student who threatened to bring a gun to school on social media. longfellow elementary school has reported three incidents si

prison corrections officers charged with either bringing drugs or cell phones into the anamosa state penitentiary have now pleaded guilty. seth vogel entered a written plea wednesday and marques maryland pleaded guilty last week. both are charged in jones county with possession of a controlled substance. jail and a 315 dollar fine. vogel is expected to get the same sentence. two other former correctional officers already pleaded guilty to federal charges. in all, nine guards have either resigned or been fired. iowa cosmetologis ts are sharing their opinions following a lawsuit filed against the iowa board of cosmetology. two des moines women are challenging the state's cosmetology licensing requirements. court documents say they want to open an african-style hair braiding business, but can't because they don't have cosmetology licenses. they say they have the skills and don't need to complete the 21-hundred hours of training needed to get a license. cosmetologists that we spoke with in cedar rapids, who are not part of the lawsuit, agree that the 21- hundred hours might be a bit much. but they do

they were arrested as part of an investigation at the "anamosa state penitentiary." officials say drugs and cellphones were being smuggled into the prison. two other former guards face federal charges... and at least nine employees have been fired or resigned. two contracts at prairie meadows casino are raising questions... the first... is with "frank berlin and associates." the insurance firm is tied to an in - law of general manger gary palmer. the second controversial contract is with "maclyn group." another in - law of palmer's works at the marketing firm. the deals are worth more than and both were approved by the casino's board of directors. the "racing and gaming commission" was also required the approve the deals... because of their connections to palmer. if there was a conflict that the board at prairie meadows didnt like it was up to them to raise that. meanwhile... prairie meadows has a philosophy to purchase from iowa companies... when possible. the "maclyn group" is based in chicago... but the casino's chairman says he didn't see it as an issue. iowa hit