iowa has gone six months without secretary bill northey still wants producers to be vigilant. 2:22 we are asking everyone to maintain a sharp surveillance... more aware of the disease more than 31-million birds were euthanized in iowa, during the outbreak last spring and summer because of the bird flu. thousands of hawkeye fans have taken flight... and while it might be 16-hundred miles away but l-a is feeling a lot like home... "go hawks... yeaaaah. :05 the hawkeye logos are everywhere in los angeles this evening... and that's where channel 13s andy fales joins us live... andy... fans don't want to miss one moment of this possible once in a they are everywhere... and los angeles is sooo big, its crazy to keep seeing them. we came to this bar where there was a watch party for the iowa-michigan state game and so many hawkeye fans showed up, they kicked us out because they ran out of room. fans were willing to go to great lengths to be here. money.. time.. distance... they were no object. okay... i have heard a number of 1600 miles to be here... i haven't met any yet.. but this is a hug

place in the spring as bird flu was & ravaging the state's turkey and chicken farms.ag secretary bill northey says this is a positive development as the state continues to recover some 32 million birds dead--in iowa, alone.the state hasn't had any new cases since june. the centers for disease control and prevention says one in sixty eight children have autism. autism.as that population, grows - first responders are more likely to o rk with people with autism and other developmental disabilities.the cedar rapids police department recently rolled out home again c.r. a program where parents can create a profile for their kids.parents have to submit a photo - known wandering spots - and typical behaviors. officers know their typical responses might not work.this information helps them figure out the best method of approaching the person. & "maybe their first name is greg - that's all we know about them,. so we can search in that database for anybody named greg. then low and behold, we find a picture of greg and it happs to match time."the cedar rapids police department will expand the program ear

the ban will officially be removed friday.today iowa ag secretary bill northey said $- state continues to recover from the devastation.last spring, iowa lost 32-million chickens and turkeys because of the bird flu, leading to higher egg and poultry prices. the race for the white house is back in the corridor today, today,right now w new jersey governor chris christie is at the hamburg inn in iowa city holding a meet and greet there with voters.the republican will also be in cedar rapids today.at 5-30 he'll be meeting with more voters at the field- house.doors open at 4-30. fellow republican and florida senator marco rubio is holding an event right now in clinton. at three this afternoon - he'll be in waterloo for an event at the e nter for the e arts.the stops are part of a bus tour that was supposed to start yesterday in burlington. that event had to be cancelled because of the weather. on the mocratic side - bernie sanders isalso in our neck of the woods.he has town hall events in muscatine and davenport.sanders will continue his visit tomorrow with stops in keokuk and ottumwa.sander

agriculture secretary bill northey says the announcement is good news and another sign that the state continues to recover from the devastating animal health emergency. the department says been confirmed in iowa since june. the bird flu hit iowa particularly hard this spring and summer. producers in the state lost nearly 32 million birds, most were egg-laying chickens. << stocks are sharply higher in early trading on wall street, bouncing back after two days of losses. this morning's gains have moved the s&p back into the black for the year. the consumer product safety commission is now investigating 22-reports of hoverboard fires in 17-states. with the hoverboards, overheating batteries are the main concern. the most recent incident happened on yesterday, when a hoverboard caught fire in a texas mall. no one was hurt. several u-s airlines have banned hoverboards from checked and carry-on luggage and amazon has stopped selling some brands. with the allure of free two-day shipping just before christmas... amazon says more than three million new members signed up for its prime december

iowa secretary of agriculture, bill northey, says the state is seeing a record number of beekeeping schools scheduled for 2016. across the state, people are enrolling in 27 courses. one of those programs is nature center in cedar rapids. it's a series of eight classes where participants get hands-on experiences with befs throughout the year. the education director says more people are interested in beekeeping because they like local foods and because they're concerned about the disappearance of honey bees aociated with environntal issues. the nature center's next course starts in january andnd it's already full. "1:58 it started with a small group and it has grown over the years. we had started out with 20 people in the class and then it grew to 30 and d is last year we gured out how to expxpd the class to serve 50 people with it." 2016 will be the first year the center has accommodated 50 people. we're told there's already a waiting list for 2017. honey bees pollinate many of iowa's crops. an iowa city council committee has announced increases in some fees for the senior sererces center. t

iowa secretary of agriculture bill northey will visit crawford and monona county next week. at 1:30 p.m., northey will tour the anderson's inc. ethanol plant in denision folllowed by a tour of the berne coop. elevator in ute at 3:30. still to come... siouxland welcomes some of the best gymnists anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and reckless, like donald trump? will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like ted cruz? will he have skipped crucial national security hearings and votes just to campaign, like marco rubio? 27 generals and admirals support jeb bush. because jeb has the experience and knowledge to protect your family. right to rise usa is responsible a new christmas cd is out just in time for the holidays, and this one features all siouxland artists. on the "christmas in the sioux too" album, you'll hear traditional carols mixed with some rock, country and jazz. this is the second year the musicians have worked together on a christmas album. the cd

iowa secretary of agriculture bill northey will be visiting two iowa counties tomorrow. northey will visit emmet and pocahontas counties. he will be in estherville at 11 a.m. he'll tour iowa lakes community college's sustainable energy resources and then he'll visit pocahontas high school at 2:30. still to come... meet a retired nurse who fills her sioux city home with an amazing christmas collection. she goes nuts for nutcrackers! << >> << staff sgt. shawn ross. from burleson, texas. i'd like to wish my family in iowa a merry christmas, and my family in texas genevieve and gavin, a merry christmas. i love you guys, i miss you and i'll see you when i get home. end music plays >> much of siouxland woke up to a little bit of sleet and snow this morning but the heaviest amounts will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and reckless, like donald trump? will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like ted cruz? will he have skipped crucial national security hearings and votes just to campaign, like marco rubio? 27 generals and admira

and delta says it did not violate the rules. 3 iowa secretary of agriculture bill northey made several stops in siouxland today as part of his 99 county tour. 3 one of them was in monona county town of ute... where he visited the local coop elevator and met with farmers. one of the things they talked about was this years bird flu outbreak that killed 34 million turkeys and chickens. he says farmers are investing in bio-security, truck washes, and *shower in* - *shower out* facilities. 3 "we as state government and the federal government have been meeting with producers and saying how do we need to handle this different? how can we put down birds faster next time? how can we make sure it's easier for you to handle the paperwork that goes along with this and how can we recognize it in the birds even faster so we have less birds at the end of the day that get sick, therefore less virus farm."northey says there is concern we might see another outbreak next spring. but he adds we're better prepared to handle it now. 3 3 stronger winds will continue through this evening with gusts near 30mph

iowa agriculture secretary bill northey calls this "very good news" and says it's a sign that iowa continues to bounce back after the bird flu. no new cases of bird flu have been confirmed in iowa since june. jenna: a front-runner among the republican presidential hopefuls will be making a stop in siouxland tonight. jenna: tonight florida senator marco rubio will be making a stop in sioux city as part of his tour across iowa. rubio's campaign says he will be joined by a "special guest," whose name hasn't been released. be speaking at the holiday inn on gordon drive at 6:15 p.m. we'll have more at six and ten. jenna: donald trump is announcing he will start "spending big" to buy advertising in critical early voting states. abc's bazi kanani is in washington with the latest. " ood evening. trump hasn't had to spend much to get lots of air time, but with some polls showing other candidates gaining ground, the trump campaign isn't taking chances in these final weeks before the first primaries. script: donald trump announces via (gfx) twitter his first major advertising blitz in three early votin

friday.the ban was put in place because of the bird flu outbreak in the spring.iowa ag secretary bill northey on tuesday said this is very good news as the state continues to recover from the epidemic.last spring, iowa lost 32-million chickens and turkeys because of the bird flu, leading to higher egg and poultry prices. iowa's ethanol industry produced a record amount of the fuel this year.ethanol is a corn-based fuel additive. refineries here made more than four-billion gallons of it.the iowa renewable fuels association also says the hawkeye state provided 27- percent of the nation's ethanol supply in 20-15. in keystone - a 56-year-old man died in a grain accident yesterday afternoon.his name time.officials say he was vacuuming grain into a semi, when a wall of corn surrounding him collapsed. several emergency crews and volunteers worked for a half-hour to free him. iowa city is looking into recycling requirements for landlords.a proposed ordinance would mean landlords would have to provide tenants with recycling pick-up.that proposal could reach the city council early next year.right now -

will bring some sunny skies and temperatures in the lower 40s. 3 3 iowa secretary of agriculture bill northey made several stops in siouxland today as part of his 99 county tour. county town n f ute... where he visited the local coop elevator and met with farmers. one of the things they talked about was this year's bird flu outbreak that killed 34 million turkeys and chickens. he says farmers are investing in bio-security, truck washes, and *shower in* - *shower out* facilities. 3 "we as state government and the federal government have en meeting with producers and saying how do we need to handle this different? how can we put down birds faster next time? how can we make sure it's easier for you to handle the paperwork that goes along with this and how can we recognize it in the birds even faster so we have less birds at the end of the day that get sick, therefore less virus that could move from farm to farm."northey says there is concern we might see another outbreak next spring. but he adds we're better prepared to handle it now. 3 for the second straight year farmland values have dropped s

in a meeting between governor branstad and iowa ag secretary bill northey... northey asked for 10 million dollars for the iowa water quality initiative.. and five hundred thousand dollars for the avian influenza response efforts.. the 10 million is four hundred thousand dollars more than was budgeted this year.. northey also requested 7 point five million dollars for conservation cost share.. last year the state invested nine point eight million dollars.. generating 12 point eight million in matching funds from farmers and landowners. there are still 17 agriculture drainage wells in the state.. northey asked for just under two million to finish a project closing them.. thanks for joining us here on the agribusiness report.. i'll be back again tomorrow.. we put stories up every day.. check out who-tv dot com.. click news then and before we go oklahoma is thawing out after a round of snow... and it's creating quite a sight. you can a speed limit sign... and you can even make out the words and numbers imprinted in it. it caught the attention of one driver and now

iowawaecretary of agriculture bill northey says they expect to see a ten million dollar investment to build the renewable fuels in iowa.. this year iowa got a five million dollar competitive grant from the u-s-d-a.. an estimated one hundred 87 blender pumps and 25 tanks are expected to be installed and operational by december 31st of next year to give more consumers access to higher blends of ---- yesterday morning.. the central bank in europe announced it isn't going to do much more in stimulus measures.. that's impacting the dollar. "the real play here is the currencies. so, the grains are getting a tailwind from the currency moves today. the euro shot higher, which indirectly.." "the dollar, which is plunged i mean, we're seeing a two dollar move in the dollar, which is a five hundred, to six hundred point move in the equity markets and so when you see this kind of currency move we get big tailwinds r particularly the wheat. u.s. graininare priced in dollar denominations and when you have a cheaper dollar that tends to improve the price outlook for foreign buyers of u.s. productsts

in a meeting between governor branstad and iowa ag secretary bill northey... who.. asked for 10 million dollars for the iowa water ality initiative.. a a five hundred thousand for the avian influenza response efforts.. the 10 million is four hundred thousand dollars more than was budgeted this year.. northey alssrequested 7 point five million dollars for conservation cost share.. last year the state invested nine point eight million.. generating 12 point eight million in matching funds from farmers and landowners. there are still 17 agriculture drainine wells in the state.. northey asked for just under two million to finish a project closing them.. ---- the final volume requirements under the renewable fuel standard d as announced monday.. causing mixed responses from ag groups.. the final rule requires more renewable fuels than the proposal.. but still falls from 16 point two eight billion gallons in 2014 to 18 point one one billion in 2016.. about half a billion gallons fewer than what congress voted.. cellulosic biofuel is set to go up from 33 million gallons to

in a meeting between governor branstad and iowa ag secretary bill northey... who.. asked for 10 million dollars for the iowa water quality initiative.. and five hundred thousand for the avian influenza response efforts.. the 10 million is four hundred thousand dollars more than was budgeted this year.. northey also requested 7 point five million dollars for conservation cost share.. last year the state invested nine point eight million.. generating 12 point eight million in matching funds from farmers and landowners. there are still 17 agriculture drainage wells in the state.. northey asked for just under two million to finish a project closing them.. ---- the final volume requirements under the renewable fuel standard was announced monday.. causing mixed responses from ag groups.. the final rule requires more renewable fuels than the proposal.. but still falls short of the congressiona l mandate.. from 16 point two eight billion gallons in 2014 2016.. about half a billion gallons fewer than what congress voted.. cellulosic biofuel is set to go up from 33 million ga

iowa secretary of agriculture bill northey says they expect to see a ten million dollar investment to build the renewable fuels in iowa.. this year iowa got a five million dollar competitive grant from the u-s-d-a.. an estimated one hundred 87 blender pumps and 25 tanks are expected to be installed a a operational by december 31st of next year to give more consumers access to higher blends of ethanol.. ---- yesterday morning.. the centralank in europe announund it isist going to do much more in stimulus measures.. that's impacting the dollar. "the real play here is the currencies. so, the grains are getting a tailwind from the currency moves today. the euro shohohigher, which indirectly.." "the dollar, which is plunged i mean, we're seeing a two dolr move in the dollar, which is a five point move in the equity markets and so when you see this kind of currency move we get big tailwinds for parcularly the wheat. u.s. grains are priced in dollar denominations and when you have a cheaper dollar that tends to improve the price outlook for foreign buyers of u.s. products." "i think in the c

friday.the ban was put in place because of the bird flu outbreak in the spring.iowa ag secretary bill northey on tuesday said this is very good news as the state continues to recover from the epidemic.last spring, iowa lost 32-million chickens and turkeys because of the bird flu, leading to higher egg and poultry prices. iowa's ethanol industry the fuel this year.ethanol is a corn-based fuel additive. refineries here made more than four-billion gallons of it.the iowa renewable fuels association also says the hawkeye state provided 27- percent of the nation's ethanol supply in 20-15. the better business bureau is out with their top scams of the past year. year.the scams may vary in name, but are all very similar in the way they work.kenneth craig explains. explains. (vo)hundreds of thousands of americans have received a call like this one.(natsot)"the irs has filed a lawsuit against you."con artists posing as irs agents demand immediate payment.(sot-lois)"if i didn't clear it up that they were going to prosecute me"lois - who didn't want to give her last name - paid the scammers 45 hundred dol

iowa agriculture secretary bill northey calls this "very good news" and says it's a sign iowa continues to bounce back after no new cases of bird flu have been confirmed in iowa since june. " jessica rae: alright when we come back... an apartment fire in sloan took seven different departments to finally put out. i'll take you to the scene... up next. scott: we'll have... "you're watching abc9 news this morning... with ... jessica rae... and meteorologist scott larson.. this is abc9 news this morning. " "" scott: good morning. here's your imagery where some light snow midwest as we start off our wednesday. going to the stormcast hd, the snow is quickly carried away and by noon today it'll be completely wrapped up. it'll be chilly for both new year's eve and new year's day. as the week goes on, we can expect some warmer air to come back and we'll have 30s for the weekend. today's high is 24 with light snow this morning followed by mostly cloudy skies. tonight, clouds diminish with a low of 5! tomorrow, we'll have partly cloudy conditions and it'll be chilly with a high of 23. where sunshi

bill northey made a few stops in siouxland yesterday as part of h h 99 county t tr. 3 one e them was in the momona he went to the co - op elevator and met with farmers. one of the things they talked about was this year's bird flu outbreak that killed 34 million turkeys and chickens. he says farmers are investing in bio - security... truck washes... and *shower in* - *shower - out* facilities. northey says there is a worry we could see *another* outbreak next spring. but he also says we're better prepared to handle it now. 3 for the second straight year farmland values havavdropped all through most of iowa. but for northwest iowa... it's a little bit of a different story.the latest survey from iowa state university says values have dropped around 4 percent this year... with the average acre of land worth 310 dollars less. it's the first two - year drop in land values since the year 2000. the amount of the drop is lower because of higher commodity prices last year. northwest iowa is the only area that *didn't* seeeevalues drop though. a tract of land near boyden sold for a record price

"one of them tells you every five minutes how smart he is." 3 iowa secretary of agriculture bill northey made a few stops in siouxland yesterday as part of his 99 county tour. 3 one of them was in the monona county town of ute... where he went to the co - op elevator and met with farmers. one of the things they talked aboututwas this year's bird flu outbreak that killed 34 million turkeys and chickens. he says farmers are investing in bio - security... truck washes... and *shower in* - *shower - out* facilities. 3 "we as state government and the federal government have been meeting with producers and saying how do we need to handle this different? how can time? how can we make sure it's easier for you to handle the paperwork that goes along with this and how can we recognize it in the birds even faster so we have less birds at the end of the day that get sick, therefore less virus that could move from farm to farm."northey says there is a worry we could see *another* outbreak next spring. but he also says we're better prepared to handle it now. 3 for the second straight year farmland val