iowa city on wednesday speaking at the old brick church on the university of iowa campus. a group of iowans are protesting recent gun violence. yesterday, eastern iowans wore orange as they walked in downtown iowa city to remember the children and teachers killed in the sandy hook shootings three years ago. they are advocating for legislative gun reform. significant rain has moved into the tv 9 viewing area, especially the northwest portion. a flash flood warning has been issued for hardin, story, marshall, tama, black hawk, and grundy county until 8 am. rivers and creeks are starting to rise quickly. remember, if you see are roadway covered in water, "turn around don't drown". rain will continue throughout the entire day, dropping 1 to 3 inches and potentially higher amounts are possible. record rainfall amounts will be broken. temperatures are also very >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight, ted is cruising, the candidate surging ahead of donald trump, leading in a brand-new poll in the key state of iowa. >> "the des moines register" is the worst. they are the worst. >> trump blasting the paper that did the survey, but just weeks

maybe not planning to buy it but you see you think 'wow, this might just be easier to " bars in downtown iowa city are expecting column, the general manager said they're hoping for a "standing room only". he's expecting the bar to fill up completely, about 30 minutes before kickoff. right now, the hawkeyes are 12-and-0, with a perfect season finish. today marks the first time the hawkeyes' first big ten championship appearance. but it's not the first time the hawkeyes have won a conference title. coming up in our second half hour, tv-9's john campbell will have a look at iowa's past big wins. here. make sure to set your d-v-r or tune in live on the fox channel. the game will kickoff at 7:17 p-m in indianapolis. we'll have a special "countdown to kickoff" show prior to the big 10 championship game. join the t-v nine sports team live from indianapolis at four o'clock this afternoon. u-n-i panthers are taking on richmond tonighthtyou can watch this game live on kcrg channel 9.2. that game starts 5 o'clock tonight. f-b-i officials say they still know little about the pakistani woman involved in the sh

students, alumni, and fans packed downtown iowa city last night. but thousands also made the journey to lucas oil stadium in legions of into kickoff. " beathard throwing ball, commentator: "short drop" both michigan and iowa scored in the first half, with three points each. going into the second half, iowa led with a total of six points. a big play of the half is when ball onto a spartan back. opened the 4th quarter, with an 85-yard touchdown pass to tevaun smith. the score then sits at 13 to 9. but that lead fizzled as the spartans took control of the ball, with a 22-play drive. in the final moments of the game, michigan quarterback connor cook passes to freshman running back l-j scott, and that was it. michigan wins over iowa with a final score of 16 to 13. a tough loss, but the hawkeyes left the stadium hand-in-hand with a standing ovation from a sea of black and gold fans. for all the highlights, stay tuned to tv-9's full team coverage, coming up in sports. the f-b-i is still keeping quiet about why agents raided a house in the old neighborhood

in iowa city, more opportunities for holiday shopping.the iowa city downtown district welcomed sixteen vendors for their downtown holiday market.all of them brought their best gift items for the holiday season. those behind the holiday market say it's part of a growing number of events and programs happening in downtown iowa city. the johnson county salvation army - can make christmas morning a lot brighter for some kids in the corridor. walden place retirement community - just made a big donation - after collecting presents - for the last month.it's all part of the toys for tots drive - to make sure very child - has a gift under the tree.those who donated - - say they hope it's contageous. they see this that they will consider doing it. i know theres boxes around different places, and just pick up a toy and put it in the box ." ."the johnson county salvation army - hopes to put a smile on the face of more than two thousand* children - who will open gifts - for christmas. in fairfax, winter celebration are in full swing as well as part of winterfest. winterfest.those in the community c

iowa city, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news a new hotel will soon be taking shape in iowa city. city.today, kinseth hospitality broke ground on a new hilton garden inn.it's going to be located in downtown iowa city near the university of iowa's new music building.those behind the project say it's an exciting addition with some unique features. "not only the aveling public but so local diners that will enjoy the rooftop sweeping views of the campus and the city it's going to be a great hospitality location for all of us to enjoy." enjoy."the facility is expected to be completed in the summer of 20-17. babies born at st - lukes maternity center receive one of their first gifts before they're even a day old. old.volunteers knit tiny baby hats to give to each infant. when a baby is born - one of the hats is placed on their head to keep them warm.this couple has a special hat - one wiwi a christmas tree on it. volunteers knit pink, blue, and holiday themed hats deliver the hats to the hospital - and parents say it's a welcome surprise. "oh absolutely, yeah. oh, it's really thick too and nice and warm. he's diggin' it! put him right out (chuckling) (chuckling)around 220-babies are born at st

iowa city. city.today, kinseth hospitality broke ground on a new hilton garden inn.it's downtown iowa city near the iversity of iowa's new music building.those behind the project say it's an exciting addition with some unique features. "with not only the traveling publicicut also the local diners that will enjoy the rooftop sweeping views of the campus and the city, it's going to be a great hospitality location for all to enjoy." enjoy."the facility is expected to be completed in the summer of 20-17. an elderly corridor man is celebrating one of the "spirits" of the ason tonight. toght.the eo-owner of templeton rye made a surprise visit to life-long-fan, jerry stych of cedar rapids.stych's home was heavily damaged during the floods of '08 and templeton's keith kerkhoff - wanted%to surprise the 86-year-old before an appearance at the wilson avenue hy-vee. "oh i tell ya it's all about giving, you know? and it's the christmas holiday, and linda was nice enough to come in here and buy e of the just anxious and greatful when we told her we'd be over here and we'd sign the bottle and present it to him

packed.more than 1500 people attend the non denominational church with locations in north liberty and downtown iowa city. but according to the pew research center, fefer americans araridentifying as christians.the numbers show the decline is mainly attributed to decreases in protestants and catholics.the executive pastor here says he has noticed fewer people idenenfying with a particular christian denomination, but still having a relationship with christ. "i think they're hungry for that authenticity and in a sense, it almost would seem that some of the denominationa l matters can be kind of superfluous to the main things that we need to be about." six, we will tell you how this church is trying to keep people coming back.covering the corridor in north liberty, mellaney moore cbs 2 news. on this christmas eve we're wrapping up our month-long look at some of the best light shows and events in eastern iowa.cbs 2 news reporter matt t hammill - s bringing us back to cedar rapids - for a turn of the century holiday home-coming - as we celebrate christmas in the corridor. (( https://www.yo utube.com/watch?v=z

revival in downtown iowa city offered 40 percent off its online orders throughout cyber mondnd. a 54-hundred pound christmas tree flew through the air in downtown cedar rapids earlier today. a large crane pulled the city's new 35-foot christmas tree into its designated place ononays island. a family donated the colorado spruce from their southwest cedar rapids. city arborist todd fagan estimates the tree is 30 years old. "you don't always see trees flying throuou the air. it's a different thing to do. it's always kind of a neat process" more than a dozen workers helped to stabilize the tree with cables. they also decorated the tree with 11-hundred l-e-d light bulbs. the city is planning to light the tree on friday at 5:30 p-m. iowa state's'sew football coach, matt campbell, spoke to cyclone fans today. campbell says it was the fans that helped him know he was making the right coaching decision. stay with your 24 hour news as a storm system continues its movement through the upper midwest we are left with scattered showers. overnight a bit of a light rain/snow w x could occur bef

in iowa city, more opportunities for holiday y shopping.the iowa city downtown district welcomed sixteen vendors for its "downtown holiday market."it's part of a growing number of ese events and prprrams happening in downtown iowa city. "we're just hoping that it becomes a downtown tradition. hopefully everybody that's already downtown enjoying the santa, the trolley and all the ototr events or shopping in general are just out and about and enjoy the holiday market too." too."the downtown holiday market is just gettinstarted this year. and organizers hope it'll be back for many years to come. coming up on the fox 28 news at nine, help on the holidays. holidays.the way some kids at heart are making sure their this christmas. and - tough times - for pine needles in paradise. during a season when be growing - why theyeye sluggish* in some parts of the johnson paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to o t out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion c

downtown iowa city was unusually low-key for a friday afternoon in december. as held the friday news conference in indy, those running the sports column said they're treating saturday like "a home football game" -- and hope for the crowd to match. "i'm hoping it's an hour before kickoff where you just can't move in here but, usually, people wait until about the last minute. usualy a half-hour before, you can't really get through. you can't find a table, that's for sure, there's always a plala to walk around and watch the game. standing room only is what we're hoping for." fair enough... let's say the hawkeyes win and people spill out into these empty streets of the ped mall to celebrate. iowa city police say the department has no special or enhanced security plans in place -- other than the usual higher staffing on weekends through downtown. " if that atmosphere were to occur but, again, we would just hope that everybody would respect t tir fellow hawkeye fans and the community around them and celebrate in a safe and respectful manner. " for anyone watching an

a long line of orange wove from a downtown iowa city library onference room to the front of the gold dome. chanting steps one mom says are for sandy hook. 13:11 "i have three young children and i very much saw their faces in the faces of those children. anyone who was watching from the sideline said this is it, i have to get involved." something she felt so strongly, e couldn't stay silent. she's part of a group called moms dedend action. they want gun legislation reform and ultimately to end gun violence. a goal she fights for with her children in mind, saying tragedy can happen here. these lock down drills for an active shooter and it creates a lot of fear for the kids, to have to imagine that scenario and be preparing for that is traumatic. i think we'd d l like to get to a place in this country where that's not a reality for our kids." that's why people here say today.. "jack pinto, age 6. these names.. "ann marie murphy, age 52" and their stories.. "on the last day she would ever attend school, she wore a new pink dress and her favorite pair of boots." deserve action. sarah mcca

iowa city. ground on a new hilton garden inn.it's going to be in downtown iowa city near the university of iowa's new music building.the facility is expected to be finished in the expected to be finished in the summer of 20-17. iowa's population is up this year.the u.s. census bureau says as of july first -- the state's population grew by half-a-percent.but that's three-tenths of a percent below the national rate.right now -- there are three-point-12 million people in the hawkeye state.that makes iowa the 30th most populated state.. cedar rapids is now being recognized as one of the digital capitals of america. google rtnered with research firm ipsos to find the strongest online communities in each state. those cities use the web to find customers and fuel their local economies. cedar rapids was selected as iowa's e-city of 20-15. good morning, it's on this morning, we'll have a look at some of sanders: over 2 million contributions have been made to the only campaign that rejects a corrupt campaign finance system. you can't level the playing field with wall street banks and billionaires by taking

safety tips to ensure your new and here's a live look on downtown iowa city -- a quiet christmas day there and in much of eastern iowa... we hope you're enjoying the holiday and thanks for spending part of it with us... but you may now want to take some time to protect your new devices -- as many of the holiday's hottest gifts could be susceptible to hackers. tracie potts has some tips for cyber criminals might be fitness trackers made intel security's list of "most hackable gifts". many wearables use bluetooth to sync with downloaded apps. "they can often jump outside of that app and be aware of everything else that might be on that device" smart phones and tablets are also susceptible. "oftentimes cyber criminals can impersonate a bluetooth device or connection to gain access to all the information you might have" - be sure to turn off bluetooth when you're not using it - avoid connecting to unsecured wifi networks ...and protect your home network. drones and camera- enabled devices are another "make sure that you maintain all of the materials that came with that product, they are g

the level of the park road bridge and part of dubuque street, which is the main route into downtown iowa city. dubuque street has flooded for significant periods of time in 2008, 2013 and 2014. this is video from july 2014. you can see water completely covering the street, which was closed for nearly a month. kcrg t-v nine's iowa city bureau chief mark carlson joins us live tonight along dubuque street. mark, this project has been in

a long line of orange wove from a downtown iowa city library conference room to the front of the gold dome. chanting steps one mom says are for sandy hook. 13:11 "i have three young children and i very much saw their faces in t t faces of those children. anyone who was watching from the sideline said this is it, i have to get involved." something she felt so strongly, she couldn't'ttay silent. . she's part of a group called moms demand action. they want gun legislation reform and ultimately to end gun violence. a goal she fights for with her children in mind, saying tragedy can happen here. 13:42 "they h he to engage in these lock down drills s r an acacive shooter and it creates a lot of fear for the kids, to have to preparing for that is traumatic. i think we'd all like to get to a place in this country where that's not a reality for our kids." that's why people here say today.. "jack pinto, age 6. these names.. "ann marie murphy, age 52" and their stories.. "on the last day she would ever attend school, she wore a new pink dress and her favorite pair of boots." deserve action. sah

iowa city. city.today, kinseth hospitality broke ground on a new hilton garden inn.it's going to be located in downtown iowa city near the university of iowa's new music building.those behind the project say it's an exciting features. "with not only the traveling public but also the local diners that will enjoy the rooftop sweeping views of the campus and the city, it's going to be a great hospitality location for all to enjoy." enjoy."the facility is expected to be completed in the summer of 20-17. just in time for the holidays, an iowa city family was welcomed into their new home. home.it was all thanks to the iowa valley habitat for humanity.a family of eight will now call this house a home.donations and grants are helping habitat put three this month. and coming up in sports sportsthe hawkeye football team is done with their finals -- but still studying -- why just making it to pasadena isn't enough plus -- the cyclones faced another deficit late in their game -- could iowa state ralley and bounce back after their first loss of the seaon bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congres

"revival" in downtown iowa city offered 40 percent off its online orders throughout cyber monday. john deere iilaying off hundreds of workers in moline, illinois. the layoffs at deere's seeding and cylinder factory affect about 220 employees. it goes into effect on february 15th. in past years, john deere has laid off workers seasonally, and those people would usually return in the fall. this time, the company says the layoffs will last indefinitely. the announcement came after john deere report last week. deere earned 351 million dollars in august through october. thaawas significantly lower than the 649 million the company earned in the fourth quarter last year. deere is also expecting sales to drop about seven percent in the current fiscal year. a massive d da breach at a toy maker has exposed millions of customers' personal information. and google is working on new technology that will have cars talking to peopop at crosswalks. that's ahead in techbytes. plan on thick cloududto be in the region today. if we are lucky enough to get a break this s rning, they'll fill right back

"revival" in downtown iowa city offered 40 percent off its online orders throughout cyber monday. john deere is laying off hundreds of workers in moline, illinois. the layoffs at deere's seeding and cylinder factory affect about 220 employees. it goes into effect on february 15th. in past years, , hn deere has laid off workers seasonally, and those people would usually return in the fall. this time, the company says the layoffs will last indefinitely. the announcement came after john deere released d s fourth quarter earnings report last week. deere earned 351 million dollars in august that was significantly lower than the 649 million the company earned in the fourth quarter last year. deere is also expecting sales to drop about seven percent in the cuent fiscal yea the mayor of dubuque will attend an important event in paris this week. roy buol is co-leading a four member delegation of midwest mayors at the paris climate conference. th conference involves many world leadads, including presidede obama. the mayors will be there on thursday. the group will represent the mississippi

that link on cbs 2 iowa dot com.covering the corridor in iowa city, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news live at five. also new out iowa city, the e downtown district is a little larger.last night, the city council approved the new district for another ten years.there will also be a self-imposed tax levy to gogotoward improvements and initiatives within the district. the new area includes burlington - street toward south of downtown including the new uusic building and east including city hall and the newly planned chauncey tower. . the iowa department of education released a new way way to let you know how your children's schools are doing. the iowa school report cardrd measures categories such as proficiency, graduation rates and attendance. several schools in iowa city received high marks. no schools in the cedar rapids community schoolol district made it into the top tiers of the system. if you'd like to see the rankings for yourself, head to our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. coming up on live at 5... riding the organiniwave, the drink pepsi is changing to make it's health-conscious customers happy. paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy

project and we have that link on cbs 2 iowa dot com.covering the corridor in iowa city, also out of iowa city, the downtown district is getting a little bigger. bigger.last night, the city council approved the new district for another ten years. there will be a self-imposed tax levy to go toward improvements and initiatives within the district. the new area covers burlington street south of downtown including the new music building--and east including city hall and the newly planned chauncey tower. . turning now to cedar rapids, another ribbon cutting in a growing district. district.a grand opening was held today for the new kingston village complex on diagonal drive southwest.the apartments feature income- restricted units so they're designed to be affordable.the complex also has a fitness room, washers and dryers and an outside patio.the owner says it's been a long time coming and his partnership with the city has been positive. "it's very exciting for us, you know you work on a project like this for a couple of years and when you finally get little bit, invite your friends in just celebrate a little bit

other city in iowa had the variety and selection that aspect of the exhibit creates some special fla. "we have a lot of photographs on display and the photographs are amazing just to see downtown sioux city and how it has changed." the exhibit was made possible with a grant from the m-a martin everist foundation and is display through march 6th ... admission is free. jenna: kids have been on winter break from school for more than a week now... and if they're getting stir crazy... we have some ideas for you. lukas voss found some of options for both indoor... and outdoor fun. nats: ... game explaiaing vo: totocold outside ? and the kids might not be in the mood to move around ? ... how about a board game ... the variety is endless ... you can spent as l ltle as five dollars or as much as 100 ... and james king thinks it's more popular than ever. sot: " there are definetely familys who just come in together to buy board games and a lot times they decide on a game together because they are going to play that night at home." vo: and while so of us just might think of good old monopoly ... there is a clear trend. are really big right now. where it's not nessasarily you versus me bu

city of coralville is more than 200 million dollars in debt. they got there greatly through offering incentives to pave the way for things like the coral ridge mall, the downtown area and iowa river landing. and while the credit report blamed the projects for the city's finances, coralville's mayor doesn't quite see it that way. "i'm concerned just by the perspective that the citizens of coralville have in reaction to the news, it was certainly surprising and shocking to me, and quite frankly very disappointing because all the indicators that they use to measure the credit rating have only gone up, they've changed, but they've all gone to the more positive." city officials say unlike the moody's rating, the rating they use -- s&p -- is much more favorable towards the city. they say residents shouldn't be concerned about property taxes going up, and that the city has a plan in place to pay off most of the debt in the next 20 years. but there's no doubt, such a big debt does impact the city's plans. coralville wants to build a 7-thousand seat arena in the iowa river landing district. but unlike past projects, officials say this one must be debt-free by the time is it "the fin

downtown cedar rapids saturday afternoon. and the national group 'mom's demand action' organized a rally in iowa city to advocate for stronger gun laws. people in downtown cedar rapids now have a renovated park to enjoy. greene square is s w open after a two million dollar renovation. kcrg tv-9's forrest saunders takes us through the 2 million dollar renovation city contributed $650,000 started officially in june park created 172 years ago this is the first major renovation in 32 years features; clear path from library to museum, water feature, new statue. a modererpark is a stimulus for economic development, said economic alliance executive vice president doug neumann. it reinforces a community's sense of place, which is something today's workforce and therefore employers crave. first named franklin park, then washington for the school that once sat on the site of the current library, greene square was at one point the heart of downtown. the e rk is "part of the reason the city got its name as the parlor city," linn county supervisor linda langston said. it served as the "front yard" or "parlor" for travelers disembarking at

group, an economic development organization for the iowa city meetings with an international taskforce.that includes all of the cities, the downtown districtctthe chamber, the cvb, kirkwood, the university, diversity focus.moreland says the group talks about international residents and what can be done to be more welcoming.you may notice welcome signs in many languages in iowa city and the community i-d program - which allows people to get a valid i-d card, even if they don't have a driver's license- started in johnsocounty this year.the icad groro also launched a welcome iowa city area website just a week ago providing resources to the international community... and hopefully...making them want to stay.having a rich, diverse population just makes our community more desirable.the icad group says one thing they want to focus on in the next year is getting more international voqces on their boards and commissions. covering the cocoidor in iowa city, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. a new cbs poll released today shows that nearly 6 in 10 americans say the united from entering the u-s.two thirds say such a ban goes against the founding pri

iowa city press citizen.. the company is scrapping plans to build a 90-million dollar corn plant in independence. pioneer blames a downtown in the economy for the change. iowa leaders awarded the company 21-million dollars in tax incentives for the project based on the job creation goal. the farm economy isn't the only thing hurting right now... the dow fell nearly 370-points today. that's in addition to thursday's 250-point drop. the nasdaq and and s-&-p also losses today. procrastinators will be out in force tomorrow.... the saturday before christmas is the busiest shopping day of the year... chief meteorologist brett mcintyre joins us... will shoppers have to battle the weather along witht he crowds... blustery winds will die down as we head into the overnight. lows into saturday will be some of the coldest so far this december. highs will bounce back to the upper and middle 40s sunday through tuesday. highs will cool a bit on christmas eve, but strong south winds will likely push temperatures well above average again on christmas day. while a white christmas looks to be something that will have to wait until 2016, the

city in iowa had the variety and selection that those stores offered... creating a true regional destination in sioux city. "they were just these behemoths in downtown sioux city that attracted people to the e ail business here from a vast area outside of sioux city.y. the exhibit was made possible with a grant from the m-a martin everist foundation. you can see it at the sioux city public museum, through march 6t... admission is free. jenna: archie's waeside of lemars iowa is earning some serious aclades. on a recent t& yahoo! food article, archie's was named the best steakhouse the state of iowa. this latest honor comes off of the steakhouse being named number 4 on rachel ray's list of the top 200 steakhouses in america. but that's not all, archie's was american classic award this year after being a semi finalist in 2014. jenna: recent weather conditions have put a damper on more than just outdoor activities. it's actually having an effect on the area's blood supply. folks at lifeserve blood center say the blood supp has dipped to a crititally low level recently due in part to the cold and snow. represenentives say because of cancellations, closin

downtown sioux city. the high today was 31 and the low 26. highs over western iowa were in the 20s and 30s. eastern ne and southeastern sd were in the 20s and 30s. 26 is the current temperature in sioux city. local temperatures are in wind chills are in the visibility is less than 10 miles in most locations. areas of fog and freezing fog will be seen again tonight, so drive with care. the stormcast hd shows tomorrow, quiet weather wednesday, then a chance of light snow thursday. your forecast for tonight is for mostly cloudy skies and areas of fog. the low will be 21. tomorrow, pect partly cloudy skies and breezy winds, along with a warmer temperature of 48. the 7-day forecast shows a slight chance of light snow thursday, a slight chance of light rain friday for christmas, a slight chance of mixed precipitation saturday, then a slight chance of mixed precipitation on monday. there is obviously a lot of forecast, so please stay tuned! today is the winter solstice, otherwise known as the first day of winter. that means the sun's highest angle is as far away from us as it gets in the southern

iowa city. we'll hear from them tonight at ten. that'll do it from downtown santa monica...we'll send it back over to mark in pasadena. thanks brad -- well -- we're just 4 days away from stanford and iowa right here in the rose bowl on will beacing one ofthe most dynamic players in t te country -- record setting running back christian mccaffrey -- and coming up at 6 -- they'll let us know exactly we've got you covered live ...kwwl news. and we'll be hearing from mark throughout the week -- leading upupo the game on friday. also be sure to check out our road to the rose bowl show on wednesday at 6:30. we'll have morefrom mark coming up in sports. coming up on kwwl, iowa's defense will have its hands f%ll when they take on stanford and their heisman candidatt running backk chriritian mccaffrey. and here's a live look back out in waterloo. as you can see snow continues to fall and the wind is blowing it all over the roads. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg will have your full forecast, co

one city putting more cameras in their downtown. sally: commitment 2016. look >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning. with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: temperatures have taken a nosedive across the west. running almost 30 degrees colder than yesterday. in des moines it is chilly at 28. sioux city is at seven. fort dodge at 18. can you picture the clouds? they are across the east like a blanket. they're skies to the west have allowed the temperatures to drop. watch for areas of fog to develop. this afternoon will be great. plenty of sunshine in the highs warmer than the past couple of days heading for 44. eric: des moines police say no arrest in the shooting on court avenue. put the four-year-old edmanuel perez and 23-year-old andrew hurley boyd was wounded. this is the latest act of violent the court avenue entertainment district which includes a fights and assaults. elizabeth: many are asking for the police to set up cameras through the court avenue district. the us, po

downtown sioux city had 4.6". roads are snow covered locally, but worse in eastern iowa where extensive snow and ice are seen in the scene is evident on the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre. 22 was the high and 10 the low. local temperatures are in the teens to lower 20s. winds are north at 10 to 20 miles per hour, producing wind chills in the single digits above zero. visibility is quite low in spots, especially in the east where it is less than 2 miles from blowing snow. zooming out, we can see this huge storm tracking up through illinois. that's about 200 miles more to the east than what was expected yesterday...which in turn pushed the heavy snow east by that many miles. winter storm warnings are in effect all the way bay, davenport, and chicago, where ice and winds were a big threat tonight. the stormcast shows snow tonight and possibly again wednesday. we'll see 1-2" of additional accumulation tonight, except in eastern nebraska where little to no additional snow is expected. your forecast for tonight is for a low of 13 with 1-2" of additional snow and blowing snow. tomorrow, look

iowa" teamed up to combat that statistic. they kicked off "computer science education week" at the city's downtown library today. coding works by making a robot move through an online game. one student told us about her take-aways. . "we learned that you can do many different things with code and that you can make movies out of it too. in star wars, they had to move bb8 withthrogramming and you can do thattn this game." more coding events will take place at geonetric in cedar rapids this week. today some eastern iowans pushed for ththstate to delay privatizing medicaid. they're hoping putting a face to the problem will help slow the implementatio n. 75 people loaded a bus in cedar rapids this morning heading for t state capitol. their purpose was to get the state to slow down the effort to change medicaid. they joined others from across iowa who asked lawmakers on the health oversight committee to delay or even end medicaid privatization. the committee e oted on a delay today, but that failed. medicaid privatization would put management of iowa's 4-point-2 billion dollar annual medicaid program... ..into the han

downtown. she tells me the city of des moines will consider the option of providing funds for downtown security cameras in the near future. reporting live near downtown ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowa's , news leader. steve: the downtown community alliance reports that it has $30,000 to spend on off-duty officers for court avenue next year. that is $20,000 short of this year's total. steve: west des moines dentist, doctor shawn kerby, is under investigation tonight after federal drug agents searched his home and office today. he runs kerby family dental across the street from valley high school. last year, his dentistry license was placed on probation for 2 years and the state dental board find him $2500. the penalties came after kerby was charged with dispensing drugs and failing to keep patient records when medications were prescribed. the board found doctor kerby had prescribed controlled substances to patients he had not seen for an exam in over a year. the dea midwest spokeswoman did not return kcci's calls to ask -- calls asking about the nature of today's raid of the kerby home. stacey: stick a live look outside from our downtown skycam road. it is a chilly one. during ryan's

economic development organization for the iowa city area, has organized monthly meetings with an international taskforce.that includes all of the cities, the downtown district, the chamber, the cvb, kirkwood, the university, diversity focus.moreland says the group talks about international residents and what can be done to be more welcoming.you may notice welcome signs in many languages in iowa city and the community i-d program - which allows people to get a valid i-d card, even if they don't have a driver's license- started in johnson county this year.the icad group also launched a welcome iowa city area website just a week ago providing resources to the international community... and hopefully...making them want to stay.having a rich, diverse population just makes our community more desirable.the icad group says one thing they want to focus on in the next year is getting more boards and commissions. covering the corridor in iowa city, mellaney moore, fox 28 news. fighting for the middle class. it's a phrase uttered by nearly every politician in any party,.but now, that fight appears to be one the middle class is losing. losing.take a look at the

indianapolis is the perfect city for this family came to the basketball championships. the whole downtown area is perfect. ryan: moore iowa fans -- more iowa fans are here, about 30% of tickets were sold to iowa residents, according to stub hub. stacey? stacey: ryan smith and andy garman live tonight read you can check our hour-long pregame special. andy, tony seeman, and ryan preview the chairmanship game >> we're trying to make coloring great again. stacey: today in the buzz, coloring the candidate who's already beyond colorful. donald trump has been a real estate mogul, reality star, and presidential candidate. now, a character in a coloring book. turns out, adult coloring books are the hottest category in publishing right now. so, post hill press is cashing in. you can color donald as the statue of liberty, on mount rushmore, on the million-dollar bill. the coloring book goes on sale december 15, just in time for christmas.self. dad: no? culligan man: no. anncr: leave it to the experts. with a culligan whole-house water softening system, you get better water, and service you can actually count on. ou're doing everythi

city attorney could not confirm that... because he says the information is confidential. downtown des moines is about to get a little louder this morning... demolition for the new iowa events center hotel begins today... crews will begin kicking up dust at the site along 4th and park. the new 330 room hotel comes with a price tag of over 100 million dollars... that's already three million over budget.... and we're learning now its plan for funding... may be running dry. that's because board members looked to a rare government program for help financing a the program funds u-s projects... with green cards. any foreign national who invests 500- thousand-dollars, is guaranteed their green card. but the program is currently under investigation by the department of homeland security... and it's set to expire tomorrow. board members say they're now forced to find other funding options. ththevents center itself is headed for a few changes of its own... and it could mean longer lines for you... channel 13's josh nguyen is live from the events center this morning with all the details on new security measures they're taking there. good morning josh. enhanced security measures

downtown cedar rapids. a bond issue to help the waterloo school distrit could take a big step forward tonight. rose bowl officials are in iowa city today planning celebrations surrounding the big game. good monday morning, it's five

downtown cedar rapids saturday afternoon. and the national group 'mom's demand action' organized a rally in iowa city to advocate for stronger gun laws. a man faces murder charges after investigators found 2 bodies southwest of des moines in union county. 37-year-old jerry dillinger now is charged with 2 counts of first- degree murder. the iowa division of criminal investigation found the body of loretta dillinger in a pond near lorimor last week. investigators believe she was the suspect's ex- sister-in-law. they also found another body y turday - this time near a house in thayer. cedar rapids police took one person into custody after a stand-off near taylor elementary school. police resnded to a person barricaded inside at a home at 538 eighth street southwest around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. officers had their weapons visible and had closed off at least blocks near the home. police say the person walked out at around 7:30. you see news, call newsline nine. that number is 319-365-9999. you can also send us pictures and videos to newsroom at kckc dot com. people in downtown cedar rapids now have a renovated park to enjoy. g

iowa, nebraska and south dakota. among them, virginia square, a $24 million project that will go on this property on virginia street in downtown sioux city. it includes residential units, retail and restaurants. plans also call for a 7- point-5 million dollar apartment project in dakota dunes, south dakota called "dakota 303." and in south sioux city, 220 acres of residential and commercial addition. ktiv's tiffany lane is on this story and will have much more tonight on news four. ten shooting victims are being treated at two hospitals following yesterday's massacre in san bernardino, california, that left 14 people dead. today, there are still more questions than answers. questions like was it workplace nbc's jay gray in san bernardino with the latest. << overnight... police and federal agents searched for clues about a possible motive that lead to the killing spree.. chief jarrod burguan / san bernardino police "there had to be some degree of planning that went into this, i don't think they just ran home put on these types of tactical clothing grabbed guns and went out on some type of spur of the moment thing." police say 28-year-old

downtown grocery store in anamosa. just one day after the republican presidential candidates hit the debate stage, democratic front runner she talklk to votersrst the old brick urch in iowa city, about reforming taxes.she said she is the only candidate in the race talking about making sure taxes don't go up for the middle class while making the richest americans pay more to match their income levels. she also criticized republican candidates for some of what they've been saying during the campaign. "they're campaigning in an evidence frfr zone. doesn't matter what they say even when it's proven wrong a hundred times over they just keep saying it." it."earlier the day, clinton had an event with warren buffet in omaha where he backed her for president. a new way to evaluate and rate the performance of iowa's public schools is now available. the iowa department of education releasededhe new b-based system.it looks at several measures including proficiency, graduation rate and attendance.no schools in the cedar rapids district made it to the top tiers of the schools superintendent brad buck discussed the findings today. "we're proud of where our schools are. we recognize that we

iowa city and cedar rapids took part in a national day of orange. it's a color associated with the anti-gun violence movement. this group in cedar rapids stood downtown, reading the names of each sandy hook victim out loud. followed by a moment of silence to remember the children and adults who students read those names and short essays. for one student, the gathering is a reminder gun violence can happen anywhere. 34:15 "i remember crying. if that happened at my brother or sister's school.. my heart broke for those children, my heart would have broke even more if it was my family." the group also remembered aaron richardson, a 15-year-old metro student who was shot and killed in september. a a oup called moms demamaing action on gun violence also marched in iowa city today. i'll explain what changes they're fighting for ananwhy they say staying silent on this issue isn't an option tonight at ten. chris? thanks, sarah. this morning, investigators in san bernardino, california are searching a lake for anything connected to last week's deadly shootings. this was the third straight day divers have been in the lake. they're working in 10 to 12 hour shift

iowa" teamed up to address that shortfall. they kicked off "computer science education week" at the city's downtown librararyesterday. students learned how coding works by making a robot move through an online game. "we learned that you can do many different things with code and that you can make movies out of it too. in star wars, they had to move bb8 with programming andd you can do that in this game." more coding events will take place at geonetric in cedar rapids this week. surviving breast cancer now, compared to 20 years ago. university of iowa researchers are looking at some of the factors behind the improvement. meteorologist justin gehrts temperatures coming up in your first alert forecast. s sy with tv9. clouds are back for the rest of the day and may manage to produce an isolated light shower or two. many of us will stay dry 40s. light rain will end early tonight with lows returning to the 30s. mild weather continues tomororw with partial sunshine and d ghs in e upper 40s. we'll be pushing into the 50s on thursday and friday. a bit of rain is possible late friday, but much of the rain will wait until satur

downtown l-a. let's go hawks, let's go thousands of iowa fans fill this humongous space, making it look like iowa city on game day. (mark ryan, waterloo) just an unreal scene." i bet thire's 100,000 hawkeye fans out here. it's a great atmosphere. i wouldn't, i mean, it's fantastic." (danny and ashley steele, dubuque)"it seems like half of iowa decided to leave and explore california. so it's pretty amazing to see how many people cameto support them. i'm just amazed by e size of this room, honestly. it's just an amazing room and to see how many people you can fit in here." (brad hanson, @bhansonkwwl) "easily tens of thousands of fans of iowa fans here at the los angeles convention center. everybody from congressman rod blum, university president bruce herreld, to a pretty famous local, you may have heard of him, tom arnold." (tom arnold, actor, comedian) "it's just been the one consistent thing in my life, and nobody could ever take that away from me, being a hawk fan. you can fire me, you can with the turnout, though not surprised. "i knew the rose bowl people are luckto have us. because the college f

downtown sioux city saturday night. street in sioux city is practically empty. most people are inside as tv's tuned into the big ten championship. the majority of people ready to cheer on iowa. "we ain't going to lose, we'll win this one," said a hawkeye fan. spirits are high. regardless of what the outcome might be. "undefeated up to this point, never been 12-0, so i'm good with that," said a hawkeye fan. but iowa has some extra voices pulling for them as many other sports fans teams are not playing on championship saturday. "i was born and raised a hawkeye fan," said an iowa state alum. "[i] went to iowa state, got to love them both." even gaining a few nebraska fans for the night. "i got to root for my neighbor iowa," said a nebraska fan. but not very many nebraska fans. "go green," said another nebraska fan. as iowa continued it's quest to remain undefeated. in sioux city, sam curtiss, ktiv news 4 right now the score is michigan st.. 9, iowa 13 early into the fourth quarter mark will have more in sportsfource it was chilly this week, but for more we'll toss it over to meterologist ben dorenbach well, it certainly wasn't the prettiest day outside today, but there was sti

iowa. both spots with around four ground. good evening, i'm sheila brummer. matt breen has the night off! hopefully, you're staying nice and warm. many people listening to weather staying off the roads this downtown sioux city, along looking a little bare. just a little sprinkling of cars as snow continues to fall with steady flakes. when will the snow stop falling? joins us with the answer! snow made for a messy monday for many as parts of eastern siouxland including carroll, iowa received 7 inches earlier this afternoon. sioux city was dropped from the winter storm remains in effect for areas east of the metro where some out there could see around 7-10 inches of snow between today and see graphics. the winter weather conditions did cause some problems for drivers. tricky travel on sioux city roads today. << it was a day predicted to be the heaviest snowfall in the tri-state area of the winter season. and although the inches came up short, the snow continues to fall. iowa state troopers have been out on the roads helping drivers stuck in the snow. "this morning after about 9:30 they just started to deteriaia quickly. we really saw that significant change. we've had d oopers staggered. some came out at 4am,

downtown la was overflowing with hawkeye fans. i've got that story coming up. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news at 10 . apartment and condominium owners in iowa city may soon have to offer recycling to their tenants. the city is drafting an ordinance that would require them to begin providing the service sometime next year. right now, the city provides recycling services to single-family homes and buildings with up to four units. but about 45 percent of iowa city households live in buildings that have more than four units. kcrg t-v nine's sarah mccarthy joins us now. sarah, you talked with city workers about implementing this potential ordinance? the city's recycling coordinator say this could tons of trash out of the landfill each year. it's a change some hope to kick off in 2016. 07:01:38 "everyone's going to know i like hot pockets now." for many renters in iowa city, driving here.. paper is the only way to recycle. 06:40:23 "some apartment owners have chosen to provide the service. it's about 50 apartments out of 1,090, so it's a pretty small number who have chosen to provide recycling." but choosing may not be an option in 2016 under an ordin

hospital in iowa city. 16-year-old justin shaffer was hit by another car in rural dubuque county after he overcorrected kwwl's brad hanson joins us live now from the t-h media newsroom in downtown dubuque. and brad, you spoke with weetern dubuque's superintendent today about yet another tragedy in their district. yeah, there's no doubt this has been a tough yearrand a half for that district. they've now seen six student deaths since august of 2014. a tough day at cascade high school, as students mourn the @bhansonkwwl))"it was near this intersection behind me in rural dubuque county on thursday when officials say shaffer's car went onto the right shoulder, he overcorrected his car started on fire. meanwhile, his mother telling our coverage partners at th media that he was on his way to a family gathering." western dubuque superintendent rick colpitts. (rick colpitts, western dubuque superintendent) "our hearts really go out to the family and friends of justin and to colpitts. (rick colpitts, western dubuque superintendent) "our hearts really go out to the to take care of the students. "we had additional counselors that were available. they had a pretty structured day with the k

housing boom in downtown des moines, check in on some of the latest development and hear from city leaders who say there's no end in sight. kids may soon be getting more screen time in iowa's schools... state department of education officials are pushing to get computer science classes required for all iowa high schoolers. they say it'll better prepare students for a growing career field. job analysts predict the field will add nearly 500-thousand jobs before 2024. so the department plans to introduce a bill this session that would assign a group to research the idea. the hope is to have the required course in place by the 2018-2019 school year. eventually, they'd like to create a sequence of classes... from kindergarten all the way up until the 12th grade. the group wouldn't deliver its findings to lawmakers until 2016. the push comes as the west des moines school district announces its students will spend less time studying a foreign language. thousand dollars for the upcoming school year. last night... the school board approved more than a dozen ways to do so... they include phasing out the japanese program... and starting spanish education in fourth grade... instead of

iowa was unable to score. msu wins it 16 to 13. hawkeye fans invaded indy and dominated the crowds downtown, how they took over the city this weekend. indy officials estimate more than 80,000 visitors came in for the game. although the final score is disappointing, fans say this team surpassed expectations and delivered an historic season. scott riecker: we've got a historic football team that played a championship game against a championship team and we came up on the short end of the stick. but these young men left it all on the field, and i think there's still a sense of humble pride being. alyx: later this morning on espn, the college football playoff pairings will be announced. that's at 11:30. then at 2:00, they'll release the final rankings. as well as the rose bowl, sugar bowl, fiesta bowl and peach bowl pairings will be announced. we'll have more from indy coming up in your morning sports. in other sports news. uni played in the fcs playoffs last night as well. it was round 2 for the 15th ranked panthers against 4th ranked portland state. on the ground, and they ran all over the vikings. in all, uni ran for 401 yards in th

downtown cedar rapids. some in the crowd offered their opinions on the gop frontrunner. and university of iowa and uni students are now alumni. we'll take you to graduation day in iowa city and cedar falls. [ coughing ] [ sneezing ] a cold can make you miserable. rush liquid fast relief to your tough cold symptoms. fast, powerful liquid gels from alka seltzer plus you totaled your brand new car. nobody's hurt, but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do? drive three quarters of a caca now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement, you'd get your whole car back. i guess they don't want you driving around on ree wheels. smart. with liberty mutual new car replacement, we'll replace the full value of your car. see car insurance in a whole new light. libertmutual insurance. feel secure in your dentures... feel free to be yourself all day. st switch from nture paste to sea-bond denture adhesive seals. holds stronger than the leading paste all day... without the ooze. feel secure. be`yourself. >>> that is the tradition in new hampshire. stay late, shake ev