wilson was a volunteer firefighter with the oran fire deparmtent. today, following his funeral services, frfrends and firefighters gathered at the kwwls olivia mancino just returned from oran -- she joins us now live. im t td this is such a huge loss for the community-- he impacted so many people, and that was evident just by seeing all the cars outside his funeral in fairbank today fire trucks representing multiple fire departments in fayette county driving in to show their support... dozens of cars lining the parking lot and streets-- people who knew him best telling me he went out of his way to make everyone feel loved and special and was a prime example of what a firefighter should be. "jed was a great asset to our department, he taught a lot of us older guys a lot of suff, you could ask the kid to do anything and he would do it, he would just do it" other firefighters sharing that sentiment-- saying theyve never met anyone else who would go out of their way for someone else like jed did sentiment-- saying theyve never met anyone else who would

to tell everyone exactly what was on his mind" wilson was a piece of the puzzle at the oran fire deparmtent, and in the community-- his friends saying he'll remembered wilson was also a board member of the trail blazers snowmobile club they held a tribute ride to his visitation last night we have photos of the ride on our website kwwl dot com. we've got you covered...kwwl news. officials are still investigating the crash. high schools state wide may soon be impacted by a new bill aiming what they are calling, 'collision sports.' those sports in iowa would kwwl's kristin rogers talking today, with an athletic trainer who was a part of drafting the from high schools across the state, kristin? that's right and many of the larger schools i spoke with said this will not directly impact them because they already fit the bill so to say, having trainers on hand. small schools who would have to find a way to make it feasible. high school sports bring tradition and excitment to many communities but soon, there may be changes coming in what schools will be (cg: brad floy/ secretary for iowa atheltic t

if there any bad potholes in your neighborhood -- you can call your public works deparmtment -- and report them. we've got you covered live in waterloo road crews were tied up with a pretty big sink hole. a water main broke on river road between commercial street and ansborough avenue this morning - that water caused a big sink hole, which crews had to use truck loads of dirt to fill. waterloo water works say they think a fire hydrant may have been knocked over by a car - but they're not exactly sure what in continuing coverage... university of iowa students say a man, accused of video- taping women showering in a residence hall, was likely familiar with the building. 23-year-old robert hightower was arrested yesterday - he's not a student or staff member, but he's accused of peeping on women in the shower at burge hall. hightower is accused of committing the crime in burge hall monday night -- but some students tell us they saw him in (alexis wynn/student) "on sunday i was taking the trash bumped into each other, and he some of the students we talked to say hightower made them feel uneasy

he was a volunteer firefighter with the oran fire deparmtent. following his funeral services, friends and firefighters gathered at the department to remember him fire trucks representing multiple fire departments in fayette county drove in to show their support... "jed was a great asset to our you could ask the kid to do anything and he would do it, he just do it" officers are still investigating the crash. for those battling high cholesterol, doctors usually recommend focusing on diet, weight and exercise. but experts say lowering stress can also have a major impact. u-n-i professor christopher edginton gives lectures around the world. even though he changed his diet, his cholesterol kept rising. that's when doctors suggested doctor: very few of us realize how important that stress is for ever day to take care of yourself do sometimes whether it's physical or mental whatever now he's cut back on work and is spending more time with his grandkids. his cholesterol dropped by nearly half. its still to come... the state wrestling tournament is under

gail: the health deparmtent says you can fight against the flu by gettting a flu vaccine. it's not too late. washing your hands, that' s critical >> best advice if you' re sick, stay home. don' t bring it to work. don' t bring it to school. gail: influenza is an airborne disease. >> people sneeze and cough it out, and if you' re within three to six feet, that puts you at gail: also, cover your cough, take tissues with you and sneeze and cough into these, so no one else has to touch them. we checked with lake county public schools, and so far, we have received no alerts from the health department. the spokeperson says they' ve received no alerts from the health department or student services. in lake county, gail paschall-brown, wesh two news. meredith: flu like symptoms include, fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. some people also may suffer vomiting and diarrhea. summer: after a nightmare cruise is called short, passengers are still making their way back to new jersey this afternonon. wesh 2' s jim payne joins us now