and creston the threat is not dangerous to students. the investigation is ongoing. jack/ots: a former department of natural resources employee is getting nearly a million dollars in a case settled with the agency. a polk county jury found that the d-n-r discriminated against former employee john vetter in 2013 after he was injured on the job. vetter said he was able to work after the injury, but the d-n-r put him on an involuntary medical leave, and then ultimately fired him. jack/ots the d-n-r officials must also train exisiting and future employees on discrimination. stephanie: in national headlines- the jobs market remains positive into the new year. stephanie/1shot: 2015 was a strong year for the the u-s job market. american employers added more than two and a half million jobs. 292-thousand of those jobs were added in december. it was the second best year for jobs gains since 19-99. americans saw their paychecks go up as well. wages grew 2.5 percent in december. it matched the gains in october-- which were the best in six years. stephanie/ram: in less than a we

jack/1shot: today in creston, three teenagers are charged with making a threat on creston high. investigators say on monday, the three made a threat on an online chat group, where they mentioned bringing a gun to creston high school. creston police say the threat posed no immediate danger to the student body. the three have been charged with first degree harrassment and refered to juvenile court. jack: two criminal cases in fort dodge may be connected. near oleson park last night, fort dodge police received a report that a juvenile was forced into his while investigating, cops searched a ft. dodge house, where they found several drug related items. 19 year old dakota marnarch and 18 year old ricki riley were arrested on drug charges. police are asking for your help in invesigating both cases. if you have any information, please contact fort dodge police or crime stoppers at the numbers on your screen. stephanie/ram: marshalltown police made an arrest in sex assault case today. late last night, call from a female saying sexually assaulted at a officers located the suspect at mote

shenandoah, creston, and ottumwa have been selected as three of the eight overnight stops along this year's 420-mile ride. more than 100- thousand people are expected to take part in this year's ragbrai, which willtake off from grlenwood on july 24th. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: and some big news for the iowa hawkeyes...pella quarterback noah clayberg has committed to donning the black and gold. clayberg accepted a team until january of 20-17. during the past two seasons, he led pella to a 28 and oh record, two state titles, and named the gatorade player of the year in iowa. elias: accusations of assaulting a special needs child resulted in a bus driver and an assistant being fired last november... now, an unemployment insurance appeals decision has made video of the incident available. local five's nikki davidson has a look at the events the school district says cost them their jobs. " "when a crying special needs student got on a des moines public school bus november 4th... bus assisant ruby taylor scolded him... (you are too big for all that) and threatned to have

the heaviest snow south of creston and portions of union county toward bedford and taylor county. lamoni getting in on that and it is just now starting to pull in. the western side of ankeny as well and it is moving slowly to the east. you can will see it in the next few hours. these are some of the pulmonary snowfall toward his best preliminary snowfall totals. atlantic -- preliminary snowfall totals. atlantic has three inches. this is not heavy snow by any means. winter weather advisory in effect for the metro. notice down to the south and to the west, it expires a bit sooner because it will be moving out. cass county atlantic will expire by about 6:00 p.m. and down by clark county it will go into effect and well it has been in waterloo at seven above for marshalltown. 14 for creston. through the rest of the day, snow will be whide. notice how i trim back the snow chances for this evening. 15 degrees at 11:00, most of the snow's off to the east and 11:00 by 7:00. notice the snow, very slowly moving off to the east. we will see it over the next several hours in the metro. this ha

it happened saturday on highway 34 between creston and afton. iowa state patrol officials say 61-year-old donna spare was driving a car that crossed the centerline, striking 49-year-old deanne hoffman's vehicle head on. hoffman of creston was transported to the hospital where she died. spare was taken to methodist medical center in des moines. no word on her condition. authorities are searching for caped sex offender 26-year-old ross clouse. he did not return to the fort des moines work release facility friday. clouse was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2014 after being convicted of third degree sexual abuse and indecent contact with a child. at 4:33, it feels bitterly cold. metinka: another cold morning up there. a morning that makes you want to stay in bed, right? temperatures are either side of zero this morning. it is five below in lamoni. we have wind chills close to 20 degrees below zero or worse, especially in the northeastern part of the state. grab all of your warm gear. sunshine this afternoon. headed of -- headed for highs of zero.

it happened right here on east 179th street and creston street. you can see a huge response out here of officers. the area blocked off for the investigation right now. what we know is that the three men tried to rob the officer. the officer then fired and struck one of those men, who is now in the hospital. the other two men are still on the loose. police say that one of them is armed with a gun. the other with a knife. the witness tells us that he spoke with the officer's mother here earlier, who told him that the officer was facetiming with his on when the three men jumped him. they apparently took some of his belongings, then dropped them when they realized he was law enforcement. >> i heard the first five shots. i immediately got dressed and stayed on the phone with the 911 operator. i gave them a description while he was standing there with his weapon drawn and one individual down. police still looking for two men believed to be involved in this attempted robbery. back to you. >> thank you very much, lori. >>> it is 5:33. this morning, new yo

right now it is snowing near carol through creston. you notice it tracking to the southeast with more snow in nebraska and eventually it will work here this afternoon. we expect snow to reach here by about noon time but it will be quiet. a nice fine powder will accumulate by 3:00 with one to three and totals expected for central into southwest iowa. the roads for the evening will be slippery so plan ahead for slower than usual travel. shaina: looking ahead. a handful of candidates will be in the state again today ahead of the iowa caucuses. carly fiorina, rick santorum, donald trump and mike huckabee will all be in altoona early this afternoon for the 10th annual renewable fuels summit. frontrunner donald trump will also be making a stop in ames he says he has a major announcement with a special guest. elizabeth: on the democratic side, bernie sanders has multiple stops planned across the state. he will be in fort dodge, carroll, underwood, and sioux city. elizabeth: ahead, oscar boycott. the two big stars who are taking a stand. why t

morning at east 178th and creston avenue in tremont. eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff is live at the scene with an update. what do we know. >> reporter: ken, good morning. in the last few minutes we are learning that the person that fired the sing many shot is, in fact, an off duty nypd officer. he fired a shot at a man attempting to rob him around 4:00 this morning. i want you to take a look at the scene. you can see the single shell casing. this is east 179th street and creston avenue in the tremont section of the bronx. what we learned there were three men this morning who approached that off duty nypd officer and attempted to rob him at which point that officer did, in fact, fire a weapon. the person who was shot was taken to st. barnabas hospital. we are learning that person is expected to be okay. but there were another two men. the other two men with that -- multiple directions this morning. jacket. another a red jacket, one armed with a gun and the other with a knife. anyone in this area this morning is asked to be on the l

mid-30's for creston waking up. wind has been light out of the north and west with pressure relatively on the high side but low pressure is moving through to the south. today's forecast might see showers around out of here by the afternoon. the average for this time of year is low 30's. isolated showers to the north and another pocket to the south and west. the metro should stay mainly try. there is snow to the west where it is cold enough for that but most of us stay dry. maybe you have heard of the storm, it will be cruising in. high pressure will build and all eyes down to the south and west as low pressure. through late monday into tuesday bringing a good chance for snow across the state. you will start things out with isolated showers on through that will amount to much at all. you might stay dry all day today. sunshine by the afternoon although i think it will be in and out of the clouds and through the day monday, things look dry for most of the day. late monday into monday night snow starts after caucus time

also rick santorum toured several towns and held a townhall meeting in creston tomorrow doctor ben carson will be speaking at two churches in the metro. first at corinithian baptist church in des moines at 8 a-m. then he will speak at berean assembly of god church in pleasant hill that event begins at 5- 30 mexican authorities say the famous drug lord known as "el extradited to the u -s last summer, the u -s government requested joanquin "el chapo" guzman be extradited. however he manged to escape from a high security mexican prison before the request was considered. on friday, el chapo was arrested near his home town he faces several drug trafficking and murder charges. the jackpot is the largest ever in u-s history and you only have a one in 293 - million chance in winning after tonight's drawing. here are the numbers from tonight's drawing.... 32-16-19-57-34-13 the jackpot has been growing since november. if no one wins -- the next drawing will be on wednesday... where the jackpot is expected to raise to 1 point 3 billion dollars the winner won't be going home with all that cash though

higher snowfall amounts will fall from council bluffs to creston and lamoni with 2 to 3" there. there may be some locally higher amounts. the snow will be enough to lead to slick roads for the temperatures will reach the mid to upper teens today. we will see a gradual warm up to the 20s and then 30s for the end of the week. coming up next on your news at noon... learn the story of a fighting hemophilia and how his journey turned him into a real life version of his (phone ringing) (phone ringing) you can't deal with something by ignoring it . but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard and pay into it, so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates! fighting the good fight.. along with their favorite superhero. one brave little boy's battle with hemophilia led him to share the comic book page with one of earth's mightiest heroes. rehema ellis has the story... max entering store: hi everybody! like most five year olds, max levy loves comic books about superheroes

u-s senator rick santorum also made several stops in iowa today -- including a townhall meeting in creston. as for doctor ben carson... tomorrow he will be speaking at two churches in the metro. first at corinithian baptist church in des moines at 8 a-m. then he will speak at berean assembly of god church in pleasant hill that event begins at 5- 30 the des moines public school district is looking to hire hundreds of new teachers... and today it 081419 - any of the upper elementary, 4th and 5th grade. i like the older kids, they are sassy and sweet. i have a heart for them about 75 - perfect of those looking for jobs today are recent college graudates, like kaylee brugioni. before today's event... applicants had the chance to pre - register and apply for jobs. and once they arrived -- they went trough a brief interview process. the district plans to hire around 2 - hundred teachers for the upcoming school year. especially in the areas where they are consistently short staffed. 581019 - special education teachers are in short supply and thats true with des moines as well. we are also look es

three creston students are accused of threatening a shooting at their high school this week. all three are charged with first-degree harassment. according to radio-iowa.. the three mentioned bringing a gun to school in an online chat room monday night. an accused drunk driver is charged in a crash that nearly killed a newton man... it happened wednesday night... and even as the criminal case moves forward... the victim has already forgiven the man police arrested... channel 13's jodi whitworth has the story. 524503 - i had 7 stiches on the one cut on top - cory stout plus brusing, road rash and a stiff shoulder to match. all that doesn't matter to cory stout he's is just grateful to be alive to tell about it 560904 - he face was bandaged up and it looked like he had been through a rocky movie or something - amy and that's the theme he plans to take to the pulpit on sunday. cory says before the crash he had a different sermon in mind but says what happened to him this week is teachable moment decorah... cresco... charles city... and mason city... senator ted cruz is visiting t

doctor carson just spoke in mt ayr and is now heading to creston. carson will end up in the metro tonight to speak at drake university at 7 p-m. as for democrats...both hillary clinton and bernie sanders are trying to appeal to young iowa voters. bernie sanders released a new ad in iowa and new hampshire today. "counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike, they've all come to look for america." the ad is titled "america", and 1968 song by the same name... and showcases everyday scenes of ordinary americans. as many party leaders worry about the political fallout of sanders self-identifying as a socialist, clinton left the door open for concern. "i know a number of democrats, people who i highly respect, are concerned and are expressing that concern to me, to journalists and others. i'm going to just repeat what i believe, which is i am the best choice to be the next president and commander in chief." "i think that it's time that we superstar...applaus e" clinton brought another star to the state, this time pop star demi lovato. she sang and spoke t

this year's ragbrai starts in glenwood, then makes it way through shenandoah, and creston. here are the overnights as the cyclists will approach eastern iowa. wednesday night in centerville, thursday night in ottumwa, friday night in washington before the riders will dip their tires in the mississippi at muscatine. this route is the third- shortest ride in the event's 44-years. the des moines register says it's about 420 miles. ragbrai 2016 starts on july 23rd. to fit with the winter storms and cold weather, the box office favorite lately is the oscar nominated leonardo dicaprio movie. the revenant is raking in millions in its third week. more on that coming up in today's america's it will be a slow monday morning commute for some on the east damaged transit lines. the major blizzard that hit the east coast killed 28 across 12 states and d-c. abc's lana zak has more on the aftermath of the storm. this weekend's storm was one for the record books-- nats plows & capitol nearly 2 feet of snow in some areas of washington, dc nats gfx: it was the biggest storm ever in baltimore-

the more than 4-hundred-mile ride will start in glenwood, then through shenandoah, creston, leon, centerville, ottumwa, washington..before ending in muscatine. for more details, we've got a link in this story, on our website siouxland news dot com. 3 3 3 really enjoyed the warm weather this weekend, but it looks like more snow is on its way, kayla. 3 winter weather advisories go into effect tonight through tomorrow evening for southern parts of siouxland expecting freezing drizzle in the mornrng and 2-3" of snow through tomorrow evening. expect patchy fog tonight with temperatures in the mid 20s. snow will move in early monday morning and showers will clouds persist through tuesday evening with high temperatures in the low 30s. the rest of the week calls for partly sunny 3 skies with temperatures near 40. 3 just about every mode of transpsptation in new yoyo city except the unrground subway was shut down yesterday and overnight, thanks to a blizzard that's already ranked as the second largest snowstorm in the city's history. cbs news correspondent wendy gillette reports from new york city. 3

ben carson has campaign stops in clarinda, creston and des moines. a bank president is shot to death during a robbery. the suspect also died following a car chase and shootout with police. it happened in oklahoma. "he just entered the bank like approachinghe teller to get take#the other bank employee hostage and then shot that individual and then took the customer and left the during a shootout, hostage wa shot. both she.. and another employee shot at the bank... are expected to survive. two people are dead after a wrong way crash on an interstate. this is the scene out of wisconsin as first responders arrive. authorities say an 85-year-old man was driving the wrong way and hit another vehicle driven by a 35- year-old.... both died at the scene. investigators are trying to fiure out why thth driver was going the wrong way. the sheriff's department does not believe drugs or alcohol were involved. an avalanche in utah kills one man and leaves another injured. the victim was buried in the avalanche. another man was partially buried.... he was airlifted

between creston and afton. iowa state patrol says 61-year-old donna spare was driving a car that crossed the center line striking 49-year-old deanne hoffman's vehicle head on. hoffman was killed. spare was taken to methodist medical center in des moines. the crash is still under investigation. and authorities are still looking for anscaped sex offender, 26-year-old ross clouse. he did not return to the fort des moines work release facility friday. clouse was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2014 after being convicted of third degree sexual abuse and indecent contact with a child. if you have any information on his whereabouts call police. shaina: it is 5:09 and one degree out. metinka: this will be the coldest day that we will see for some time. get out there and bundle up. get ready for a nice warm up. one below zero in ames. those are the actual temps. chills. they are in the teens and 20's below zero. high's afternoon will be a few degrees warmer than yesterday. things are headed in the right direction. mi

low 30's around creston. downtown skycam, it will be another nice day and the wind a little lighter than yesterday. 9:00 a.m. temperature, low 30's. by 3:00, we are in the mid 40's, but we will keep the clouds around all day today. a slight chance for precipitation on sunday, especially in the morning hours, but all eyes on this system that will be cruising through tuesday to wednesday. the low pressure system mainly stays to the south as it climbs to the north and east. big-time cold air out of canada, and we will be concerned with blowing snow on wednesday as the system moves out. notice mainly cloudy skies today, it will be a mild day, well above average. could see some showers as we head throughout the morning tomorrow. could see some snowflakes in tomorrow that i do not think we will pick up much. sunday evening looks dry and then all eyes, late monday into tuesday. it is after caucus time when the snow will start and will be heaviest throughout the day on tuesday. the heaviest snow to the north and west

three central iowa towns...shenand oah, creston and ottumwa... are stops along the way. this year, the committee is celebrating a number of relative new faces to the ride. organizers say it will be the third shortest and the 15th easiest route in its history. they believe it's another great mix of places to visit. t.j. juskiewicz, ragbrai director: "we go to some great, great traditional iowa towns with center squares, towns like centerville and leon have got a really neat downtown, so ragbrai is going to feel really welcome there. " nikki: more than 100- thousand people are expected to participate in the ride. ottumwa and shenandoah are each breaking 13 year droughts nikki/three shot the iowa hawkeyes back at home with another big game... jordan: earlier this month they beat purdue, now the boilermakers looking for some payback... coming up on local 5 sports, see if iowa can make it 13 straight big ten wins...highlights and reacton up next. jordan: ever since their december 10th loss to iowa state, the iowa hawkeyes have hit another gear, winning 8 straight, 3 over top

carson has campaign stops in clarinda, creston and des moines later today. a special guest joins hillary clinton on the campaign trail in iowa. singer demi lovato joined clinton at the iowa memorial union in iowa cityy she spoke to a crowd of hundreds of clinton supporters. "i'm voting for her because i truly believe that there is nobody more qualified." "i would be so thrilled and honoreddif you came and caucused for me on february first." clinton and lovato both spoke about how important t hey believe it is for young people to vote. the candidates are working hard... but i'm not sure they can top this. this morning -- we're meeting the oldest working barber in the world. rob nelson tells us he has no community has an elder statesman like anthony mancinelli. of 12. and in just a few weeks, he'll turn 105. his mind and eyes still sharp, hii smile still wide, his it's his work at fantastic cuts in new windsor that gives anthony purpose and peace, his 79 year old son watching on. he has already been recognized by the state and by the guinness book of world rec

steve: a man representing himself in a creston double-murder case made a stunning guilty plea today. 37-year-old jerry dillinger pleaded guilty to the murders of his sister-in-law loretta, and michael robinson. investigators found loretta's body in a union county pond on december 2. they discovered another body in a home in thayer. they are still waiting for dna tests to positively identify that body. but today in court dillinger identified the man as michael robinson. the judge sentenced immediately sentenced dillinger to 2 consecutive life prison terms. cynthia: the iowa supreme court threw out the guilty verdict of a des moines man convicted of second degree murder in the 2013 beating death of richard daughenbaugh. kent tyler was convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison. ripple. enough evidence to convict based on the theory used at trial. but there is enough evidence to steve: new information tonight about a lawsuit. over the use of iowa state's cy logo on t-shirts made by a student organization in favor of legalizing marijuana. iowa state university banned the isu normal gr

you factor in a light wind in spots and you can see down in creston. it is going to warm up and it will feel wonderful. we saw a little bit of light couple of hours ago. very light stuff. a picture sent into your local, a zoomed in shot or an thanks for sending that in. keep sending those in. the others that we have out there. we've got that very light breeze out of the north. we are going to see that shift out of the south tomorrow. that will help us warm up and temperatures in the middle teens with feels like temperatures in the middle digits. look at this jump. we are at 41 degrees by 3:00 p.m. not a sky filled with sunshine, but we will have a few peaks throughout the day. sunday is looking even better than that. clouds are lingering. you can see that huge behemoth eastward. it will help to bring a little bit of sunshine through our day tomorrow. again, not a ton, but we will have quite a few breaks. you might have to squint your eyes a few times if you do so. as you look at future cast into the evening, clouds are to disperse some. by evening our

from there riders are off to creston.....leon.... centerville...ottu ma......washington.. .and it all ends in muscatine. this year's route is 420 miles long...the 3rd shortest route in history. organizers believe this year's route featrues another great mix of places to visit. t.j. juskiewice, ragbrai director: "we go to some great, great traditional iowa towns with center squares, towns like centerville and leon have got a really neat downtown, so ragbrai is going to more than 100- thousand people are expected to participate in the ride. ottumwa and shenandoah are each breaking 13 year droughts of hosting. ragbrai will be held july 24th through the 30-th. deborah famed sioux city photographer george lindblade held a book signing today for his latest work. the book entitled "fully involved".... highlights the history of sioux city's fire department....and its fire fighters since 18-65. the event was hosted at fire station four. lindblade says he enjoys meeting with the people who admire his work. "well, this is going to be an interes

from there riders are off to creston.....leon.... centerville...ottu ma......washington.. . and it all ends in muscatine. this year's route is 420 miles long...the 3rd shortest route in history. organizers believe this year's route featrues another great mix of places to visit. t.j. juskiewice, "we go to some great, great traditional iowa towns with center centerville and leon have got a aeally neat downtown, so ragbrai is going to feel really welcome there. " more than 100- thousand people are expected to participate in the ride. ottumwa and shenandoah are each breaking 13 year droughts of hosting. ragbrai will be held july 24th through the 30-th. lukas still to come... annual scuba trip, discovery ... we'll with us! scott: " " jessica rae scott: company skycam hd. we have some very slick conditions this morning due to freezing drizzle and fog. a winter weather advisory is in effect until midnight. visbility is reduced with light northerly winds blowing in and temps in the upper 20s and lower 30s. we have some snowy and icy conditions anticipated here on our monday. a syste

riders dip their back tire in the missouri river they'll head along southern iowa through shenandoah, creston, leon, centerville, ottumwa, and washington. with the route ending in muscatine, where riders will dip their front tire in the mississippi river. ragbrai is scheduled for july 24 through july 30 this year. in all, riders will pedal 420 miles. still to come for us on a sunday night people came from all over the world to remember legendary briar cliff university this weekend briar cliff celebrates 50 years of their men's basketball program. one important member the programs legacy was there in spirit. family, alumni, and former players gathered to remember the late coach ray nacke who died in september. nacke, was the men's basketball coach for 26 years and led the chargers to 22 consecutive winning seasons. the naia hall of famer won over 500 games during his career, but it wasn't just about wins and losses. "everybody who every played with coach nacke will tell you what a big impact he had on their life in making them a better man and preparing for life after college," said nic nelson

deanne hoffman of creston died in the accident.. donna spare of afton was injured.. a go-fund me page has been set up for the victim's remaining family memebers. she leaves behind a husband and two sons. nikki: a community is celebrating today, after an american pastor was released from an iranian prison. saeed abedini had been in prison for nearly four years. communities all around the u-s have been holding rallies, benefits and prayer vigils --- all in hopes that he'd come home safely. today, the congregation held a special service to give thanks. church members say they never lost hope that he would one day be headed home, despite never knowing when it would happen. rob keller, organizer of the vigils: "it is on one level, but we knew that god would hear our prayers one day, and he heard them the other day, and it's been awesome celebrating that. " nikki: there's no definite date yet for when he will return home. church members say he must first see a doctor to treat the bleeding he suffered while in the prison. nikki: the welcome home party is also being celebrat

from there riders are off to creston.....leon.... centerville...ottu ma......washington.. .and it all ends in muscatine. this year's route is 420 miles long...the 3rd shortest route in history. organizers believe this year's event featrues another great mix of places to visit. t.j. juskiewice, ragbrai director: "we go to some great, great traditional iowa towns with center squares, towns like centerville and leon have got a really neat downtown, so ragbrai is going to feel really welcome there. " more than 100- thousand people are expected to participate in the ride. ottumwa and each breaking 13 hosting. held july 24th through the 30-th. deborah famed sioux city photographer george lindblade held a book signing today for his latest work. the book entitled highlights the city's fire its fire fighters the event was hosted at fire station four. lindblade says he enjoys meeting with the people who admire his work. and he is excited about a new project he is working on. "well, this is going to be an interesting book and a lot of people wa

knoxville, creston, it feels those are the temperatures you need to dress for. the wind chill advisory on the north of highway 20, wind chills will likely be in the 20's, maybe even 30 below as we head toward sunrise. dress warmly. grab your warm coats and mittens. the wind is very blustery. you may have heard it creaking the house overnight. we had some snow showers that moved through. with all of the wind and snow showers -- all of that snow has moved out. it did leave behind a dusting of snow. watch out for pockets of slick spots. maybe a little bit of black ice earlier on. otherwise, it is going to be a quiet day. the wind will start to let up this afternoon. for tomorrow, a warmer push of air arrives. good news. temperatures will get close to thursday, the next cold front arrives. some precip at the end of the week. there is a chance for a couple of flurries as that warmer air moves over our cold surface air. by 10:00 p.m., we could see some flurries moving into north-central iowa. a cold seven degrees here in the metro. temperatures will not be changing mu

over to creston... then the small town of leon. after that, riders will head to centerville... then ottumwa... and rounding out the last two stops are washington... and muscatine. the des moines register says cyclists will pedal a total of about 420 miles from start to finish. that's the third- shortest ride in the event's 44-year history. the week-long event begins july 23rd and wraps when riders dip their tires in the mississippi river on july 30th. hundreds of eastern iowa students came together tonight for an annual concert in and it was a busy day of hoops for teams across the state of the iowa. stay taking part in a 30-year musical tradition. the metro orchestra festival opened at the paramount theater in downtown cedar rapids tonight. music students from cedar rapids, mount vernon took the stage. guest directors led the orchestra through several songs, some originally composed by area teachers. those teachers nominated students to participate in the program. one instructor says it's a way for students with similar interests to meet each other. 21:11:34 "it's a great oppo

the top guessed cities include ottumwa, creston, and mount pleasant. we'll soon find out if those towns make it. a "route announcement party" is being held this saturday at seven p-m. it's at capital square in des moines. tickets are required. the iowa hawkeyes expecting to have an easy game tonight...... coming up in sports... the close first half against a team on a losing streak... and the new numbers the hawks can brag about tonight... and a growing list of actors boycotting of the academy awards.. the a-list star on why he won't and the steps the academy are considering to make it more diverse... and making a statement through the big screen... why organizers hope a film festival will help movie goers... move into the political arena... a film festival kicking off tonight at the des moines arts marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he

the top guessed cities include ottumwa, creston, and mount pleasant. a "route announcement party" is being held tonight at seven p-m. it's at capital square in des moines and tickets are required. we will provide a full update of the route and stops along the way in our 10 p-m newscast... as iowa state gets ready to play kansas on big monday, they tried to avoid a letdown today at t- c-u the final score and highlights...later in sports... the countdown to the afc championship in denver is near... tomorrow it will be peyton manning vs tom brady... why this championship game could the person who lives here... has to solve problems as big as the world... and as small as your kitchen table. that's the job. everyday. and now, the first lady who helped get healthcare for eight million kids... the senator who helped a city rise again... and stared down hostile leaders around the world... is the one candidate for president who has everything it takes to do every part of the job... she'll never let anyone privatize social security and medicare... or shut down p

kurtis: one more in-store today. 40 from creston off to the west. temperatures dropping already. we will see a few clouds roll in a little later tonight, maybe even some patchy fog. some slick spots. high temperature, 45 degrees. that is going to be quite a contrast compared to what we have been experiencing. 29 friday, and then the bottom falls out. how cold will lows be? details coming up. promising start to the iowa state basketball season and a one-time number 4 ranking nationally has taken some steps back. last night's loss to texas, the team's second loss in a row, drops their record to 1 and 3 in the big 12. it could push them out of out of the top 25. kcci's marcus mcintosh is live in ames. marcus, are isu hoops fans worried? marcus: we spoke to fans and isu students who say it is disappointing to see the team go down in defeat. however, they say a total of four losses by a total of 14 points has them far from panic mode. between classes at iowa state university, students hurry to their next class, but pause when asked to talk about their mens basketball team and its 4 cl

passing through shenandoah, creston, leon, centerville, ottumwa, and washington. the course covers 4-hundred and 19 point 9 miles and the paper claims the route will be 15th easiest course in the events 44 year history... 18:20:52-08:20:59:09 it's such a huge shot in the arm for these towns...besides the county fair, besides the fourth of july celebration, this is when the circus comes to town." again cyclists will gather in glenwood on july 23rd and end up in muscatine. in a couple of months the entire detailed route will be announced. coming up after the break... packaged salads produced by one company have been linked to at least one death caused by a listeria outbreak... how the company is responding to the brett ad lib weather tease at the matte an outbreak of listeria that is linked to one death and has landed 11 (donkey noise) (elephant noise) there's a big difference between making noise... (mic tap) ...and making sense. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to

he admitted to killing his former sister-in-law and another person last month near creston. the iowa division of criminal investigation found the dy of loretta dillinger in a pondndast month. they found the body of michael robinson at a home in the same area a couple days later. today a judge sentenced dillinger to two do you know this man? linn county crime stoppers and hiawatha police say the man in this picture is using stolen credit cards in the area. police say he was seen walking out of this target store on the night of january 4th. he then drove away in a white jeep wrangler with a black top. anyone who knows his identity is asked to call linn county crime stoppers at 1-800-c-s crime. the trial for a man accused of driving drunk and injuring a cedar rapids couple in las vegas has been rescheduled. police say 25-year-old jonathan donner was drunk and on drugs when his hicle slammed into a a tour bus last labor day. the crash seriously injured 39-year-old brian zerbee and 34-year-old sara zerbee. two men in the bus also died. donner's defense attorney says he's currentl

the first town will be shenandoah, then centerville, town three is creston , then ottumwa, then leon and town six is glenwood and then washington. organizers say the ride will end in muscatine. still to come on kwwl -- live coverage from senator cruz's campaign stop in waterloo. michigan. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with macleod "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." information. here is additional forecast and as small as your kitchen table. that's the job. everyday. and now, the first lady who helped get healthcare for eight million kids... the senator who helped a city rise again... the secretary of state who stood up for america, and stared down hostile leaders around the world... is the one candidate for president who has everything it takes to do every part of the job... she'll never let anyone privatize social security and medicare... or shut down planned parenthood... she'll take on the gun lobby... finally get equal pay for women... and stop the republicans from ripping all our progress away. so on february first, stand up for hillary. because if you wa

glenwood, shenandoah, creston, leon, centerville, ottumwa washington, muscatine. as you can see it's a southern iowa route. ragbrai begins july 23. laura: not everyone is hating the major storm hitting the east coast. see the animals enjoying themselves, next on kcci. todd first there was ride along. : now ride along 2, a new comedy sequel. john pas ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with todd magel, laura nichols, -- laura carol meteorologist , jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. laura: funeral services were held today for a family killed in a house fire in boxholm. services for 27-year-old amber, 9-year-old riley, 6-year-old autumn, and 4-year-old brayden at the southeast valley middle school in burnside. amber and her 3 children died last sunday in a house fire

here it is, glenwood, shenandoah, creston, leon, washington, muscatine. as you see, it is a southern iowa route and ragbrai begins july 23rd. >>> before summer starts, it is caucus season. last night was the premier of caucus, the musical at the stoner theater. the story follows an iowa farmer and family as they are dubbed typical caucus goers by the national media. the candidates prove they'll do anything to win their votes. the 2016 production features new songs, characters and celebrity guest appearances. catch it now through february 6th. the opening weekend shows continue today with a matinee at 2:00. >>> we usually only see the presidential candidates giving their stump speech on the campaign trail. our chief political reporter cynthia fodor asked hillary clinton o to stop by and sit down with a group of women for an informal, candid conversation. >> you're so nice to do this! >> thank you. >> it is not every day that a your house. >> we talked about doing this last summer, remember? >> not many voters get to get up close and personal with hillary c

riders dip their back tire in the missouri river they'll head along southern iowa through shenandoah, creston, leon, centerville, ottumwa, and washington. with the route ending in muscatine, where riders will dip their front tire in the scheduled for july 24 through july 30 this year. in all, riders will pedal 420 miles. clouds will continue to be the big story as we close out our first day of the weekend, along with some brisk southerly winds. the warmer air this is trying to move over our snow packes surface will also cause fog through the overnight hours into sunday morning. some of it could be on the denser side so take things slow. temperatures will be on the mild side as well with lows barely dipping into the low 20s. we will keep our overcast skies for sunday out ahead of our next weather maker. this system will bring snow to the area possibly starting sunday night. the best chance of snow will be during the day monday where some minor accumlations will be possible as well. it looks like a good 1-2" will be the best bet for siouxland, with more as you head north and west. the clouds wi

history. 420 miles -- beginning july 23rd in glenwood -- with bikers traveling through shenandoah -- creston --leon -- centerville -- ottumwa and washington -- before dipping their tires in the mississippi at muscatine on july 30th. organizers say we should learn which towns they will pass through in the coming weeks. coming up on kwwl -- how you can shovel your deck -- without doing much work. plus -- iowans are embracing the winter weaher with a little fun this weeked. and when you see news - or if you h hve pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page on facebook. you can also "like" our page to stay up to date on breaking news and weather information. here's a live look at the storm track seven live doppler radar. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with macleod (phone ringing) (phone ringing) you can't deal with something by ignoring it . but that's how some presesential candidates americans work hard and pay into it, so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates! answer the call already. advisor

santorum is meeting with voters in atlantic, creston and pacific junction. trump will host rallies in ottumwa and clear lake. the democratic presidential candidates are focusing on family issues. senator bernie sanders and governor martin o'malley are speaking at this year's "putting families first" presidential forum. it's taking place this afternoon from 1-30 to 4-30 at first christian church in des moines. organizers say they invited hillary clinton but she is not expected to attend. experiencing extreme weather this weekend snow and bitter cold in the east... while in the water-logged west, many are bracing for even more wild weather. miguel almaguer reports. nats of rain hitting mark chagaris threw it in reverse to get away from the wave of mud ... as fast as it was sweeping towards him .... water and debris flowing in every direction ... "60 seconds later it would have been a different story for me" today... blue skies ... but in weather weary california ... stores broke records for umbrella sales this week... now the cleanup ... the state ... still de

creston at 14 degrees. we have the clouds rolling in. down to the south, where we do not have the cloud cover, these are your wind chills. it feels like eight degrees in lamoni. 20 degrees, wind out of the north at 10. not warming up much, 25 at 3:00. it is a day that you have to bundle up. satellite radar shows the clouds starting to filter in, high pressure out to the west keeping the clouds at bay, but it is the system over the great lakes that is wrapping in some clouds. high pressure will start to drift its way in, bringing wind out of the north and west. it is pretty much going to stay stationary over the great lakes, but pushing in a few clouds today. here is futurecast, statewide perspective keeps the stratus clouds around most of the day today, might break some of them up tonight into tomorrow. temperatures not going anywhere. 25 degrees in des moines. 14 below tonight, maybe some slick spots, but notice the wind 8 day forecast, if you want warmer weather, you have to wait a few days for it. wednesday, 37. the next best shot at

it will struggle to make it north of creston today. we have clouds but roads are in good shape.

this year's ragbrai starts in glenwood, then makes it way through shenandoah, and creston. here are the overnights as the cyclists will approach eastern iowa. wednesday night in centerville, thursday night in ottumwa, friday night in washington before the riders will dip their tires in the mississippi at muscatine. this route is the third- shortest ride in the event's 44-years. the des moines register says it's about 420 miles. ragbrai 2016 starts on july 23rd. here's our morning mugshot on your monday. st. matthew's church and school is celebrating mardi gras. the party is on february sixth at regis middle school from 6:30 to midnight. come enjoy silent and live auctions, dinner, dancing and much more. the event is open to the public. tickets are 60 dollars per person. to buy tickets or for more information visit saint matthew c-r dot org slash parish. if you have a non-profit event or organization you'd like to see featured... send us an e-mail... mugshot at kcrg-dot-com. you head out the door on your monday. 20-16 presidential hopefuls are in eastern iowa today with just

the top guessed cities include ottumwa, creston, and mount pleasant. we won't have to wait long to know for sure... a "route announcement party" is seven p-m. it's at capital square in des moines. a ticket is required. a bettendorf woman's battle with cancer is inspiring a success story... i truly believe that god takes from the ashes and makes something beautiful. and this is something beautiful. jane allen found comfort in words while fighting stage three ovarian cancer.. out of illness came an idea for a business, which allen named "letter to word." she and three others started making these letters and words two years ago... it started off small, but now the business has customers all across the country. the way you put it together can be maybe slang or stylish or of the moment, but i just think the longevity of words is forever. "letter to word" sells about one thousand orders each month. items cost from 25 to 75 the world a president has to grapple with, sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's prepared for it like no other. a t

this years ragbrai starts in glenwood, then makes it way through shenandoah, and creston. here are the overnights as the cyclists will approach eastern iowa. wednesday night in centerville, thursday night in ottumwa, the always raucous friday night in washington before the riders will dip their tires in the mississippi at muscatine. this route is the third- hortest ride in the event's 44-years. the des moines register says july 23rd. still ahead on the kcrg-tv 9 news... the push to make sure what's on your ceiling... properly. the check to ensure smoke detectors are all set -- especially as cold weather leads to more space heater usage... and more fire risk. stay with tv9. it's ---. temperatures today are the story! a balmy high in the middle 30s f most. unfortunately we don't keep the sunshine all day. we do see a few peeks of it every once in a while which will help to warm us a degree or two. we can thank the southerly wind for the warmer temperatures today. temperatures will stay warm through the overnight once again thanks to the cloud cover. lows will stay in the mid

deanne hoffman of creston died in the accident.. donna spare of afton was injured.. a go-fund me page has been remaining family memebers. behind a husband and two sons. sabrina: department has now located a missing teen. mallory lanser was first reported missing on january 9th, found safe the pella police department would like to who called in with information. them to locate lanser. sabrina: an inmate from the fort des moines work facility escaped has now facility escaped this morning, but has now returned. karlos goldman failed to return from employment morning. serving a 26 year assault while felony. sabrina: morning...it may be a cold one for a run, but that johnston's mayor.. sabrina: mayor paula shoes this morning, reaching the end of a challenge she put to the city weeks ago. for each bag of food donated to the johnston partnership, she said she would run one mile...which came out to 191 miles total. this morning, she fullfilled her end of the deal, running her last mile starting at northwest 62nd avenue and pioneer parkway. dierenfeld even got the attention o

after riders dip their back tire in the missouri river they'll headadlong southern iowa shenandoah, creston, leon, centerville, ottumwa, and washington. with the route ending in muscatine, where riders will dip their front tire in the mississippi river. ragbrai is scheduled for july 24 through july 30 this year. in all, riders will pedal 420 miles. there's a new book with a local connection that's a good read. sioux city f fe rescue held a book signing sunday for the book titled --fully involved. it chronicles the 150-year history of the sioux city fire department. one co-author says the book was years in the making. "several attempts have been made over years by firefighters to write a history of the fire department and it never got done. early this summer i decided it was time to do it," said george lindblade, co- author of fully involved. sioux city gifts for 49-95. for every book purchased 5-dollars will be donated to sioux city fire's historical society. radon is a gas you can't smell, taste or see. coming up next in healthbeat 4, we'll tell you how you can stay safe and protect your l