epworth children's home is acquiring 19.6 acres of land and more than a dozen buildings from carolina children's home. the property is on sunny side drive here in columbia. epworth tells us that their staff and board members are in the planning stages an still considering how to best use the property. epworth provide care for kids ages four to 21 from breaken family systems from all over south carolina. >> the producers of the latest star wars movie are facing criminal charges over an on-set accident that injured harrison ford. he broke his leg. charged the production company today with four breaches of workplace health and safety laws. just when you trot that a movie set was safe, then something like this happens. >> exactly. >> we are out of time for now. the cbs evening news is next. when african americans are more likely to be arrested by police, and sentenced to longer prison terms, for doing the same thing that whites do. ...when too many encounters with law enforcement end tragically. we need investments in education, health care and jobs, to counter generations of neglect. we

hancock was an epworth resident, and served as former chief of the epworth volunteer fire department and past president of the iowa firefighters assssiation. "it's going to be a tremendous loss. we have to figure out where do we go from here. but in the meantime it's going to hurt. and thoughts will always be with him. " demmer says the county will not begin conversation s about how to fill hancock's seat until aftetehis funeral. those arrangememes dubuque katie wiedemann, kcrg tv-9 news. now here's a look at what's coming up at 5:30 on abc's world news. the more we watch thistorm the more complex some oaknoll retirement have a chance to caucus tonight through a remote location. a snowstorm t tat could dump up to 12 inches of snow in parts of eastern iowa is hitting overnight. see how cities are preparing. tonight at 6 it becomes. the latest model runs continue to push the heaviest snows northwest. a wintry mix develops overnight across eastn iowa. this will impact the morning drive heaviest. farther south the prerepitation changes to all >>> tonight, a special edition of "world news

epworth tells us that their staff and board members are in the planning stages and still considering how to best use the property.epworth provides care for kids ages 4-21 from broken family systems from all over south carolina. 3 3 in lexington county ....police have arrested five people involved in two separate incidents involving counterfeit money.the first case involved these 3 people. police say they were passing conterfeit bills at the burger king located in the sunset boulevard walmart.the other incident happened at the target on sunset boulevard. police say the men you see on your screen tried to pass fake 20 dollar bills.a total of 650 dollars in counterfeit money was recovered from both cases. 3 in orangeburg county..two men are beind bars after authorities say they are connected to two break ins at the same pharmacy. they are 33- year-old jeffery appleton and investigators say the two broke into a pharmacy in north and stole perscription drugs. both were charged with burglary and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and a host of other charges. 3 in s

and in front of epworth children's home on millwood and maple streets in columbia, a tree fell and smashed into a taxi's windshield. the driver told our crew it had he says he feels lucky to alive. columbia forestry and beautification cleaned up tree and the car was towed. the latest word is that at least three people are dead and 30 more are hurt in the wake of a line of severe storms that moved through parts of the southeast. we're also getting a new look at the destruction left behind. tornadoes have now been confirmed in several states. andrew spencer has the latest. from pensacola, florida... to garland, texas... parts of the southeastern united states are recovering from severe storms and tornadoes. "i tell you what for 30 seconds nightmare. and it was just so sudden. the national weather service says they've received reports of 27 tornadoes touching down across the area. people inside this louisiana gym watched as the storms peeled off the roof. "when the weather gets so bad the roof of your gym blows off." elsewhere in the state... is all that remains of these 160 motor homes and t

epworth- western dubuque 27.5 2a 1. creston/orient- macksburg 47.0 2. n nw hampton 42.5 4. south tama county-tama 38.0 7. crestwood- cresco 34.5 14. independence 21.0 tonight missouri valley conference co-leaders battle to stay atop the mountain. the northern iowa womomn host drake at the mcleod center at 7'oclock with a share of first place on last month at the knapp center in dede moines. uni is riding a three game winning streak. three of the panthers' five remaining conference gamee are at home. you could win the hawaiian vacation your family has always dreamed of... in the disney sea & shore sweepstakes. wheel... of... fortune! [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of america's game -- pat sajak and vanna white. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. thank you, m. thanks, everybody. i feel we made a bigger arc than we usually make. we did. did we? oh, we got to go. hi. good to see you all. get ready. there's no turning back now. grab those devices. get ready for our first toss-up. it's worth $1,000.

hancock had also served with the epworth volunteer fire department for 45 years, including as chief for 16 years. he was 67 years old. a woman's poor health almost caused her to miss her daughter's wedding day. but her daughter decided to change the venue to accommodate. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders has the story. the story of kelsea and shane prather, the bride and groom up there, began at a mall.through friends, the two were encouraged mom, misty people in her you sure he's going to be at the mall? i said, yes, he said he's going to be there. sure enough, he was the first time we met." fast forward about eight ars, kelsea and shane decided to spend the rest of their lives together. they were e anning on getting married. but tragedy struck in august. misty had a heart attack and suffered severe complications. she's now stuck in a wheelchair, too sick to leave the hospital. hospice is being considered. it's hard for kelsea to take. "my mom and i have this special bond that no one can break. it's almost hard to describe." that powerful bond gave kelsea an idea. after nearly losing her mom

whole lot of young people who really do care d they really do want to make the world better. " in epworth, katie wiedemann, kcrg tv9 news. each of our nine who care will receive 500 dollars to dote to their favoritete charities. and this saturday, we'll announce washington d-c in june to compete for the jacqueline kennedy onassis jefferson award for volunteerism. now here's a look at at's coming g at 5:30 on abc's world news. coming up, new hampshire, what the exit polls are now telling us. also, one-on-one with trump, rubio, bush. sanders and clinton battling it out. another major storm hitting from the middle of the country to the east. and a head-on the dubuque school district tries to help area tourism by bringing back spring break for students. and we check out the dangers of people climbing onto or running in front of trains, just to save a few minutes. that's tonight on t-v nine news at six. recapping today's top stories, at least four people lost their homes when a fire damaged a duplex in waterloo early this morning. the fire at 264 western avenue happened around four a-m. everyo

this happened along millwood avenue near the epworth children's home. the driver said he believes the high winds caused the branch to break off. he says he's lucky to be alive--as that branch left his cab a wreck. crews were out cleaning up and removing the branch a short time later, and the car was towed away. caught on camera near the north carolina line. video taken on periscope by chris jackson--shows a large bank of clouds and what appears to be a funnel cloud in the area near bennettsville. if you've got your own storm pictures or video, we'd like to see them! you can send them into wis by going emailing send it @ wistv dot com. monday's dui arrest of longtime midlands solicitor donnie myers has spurred calls from the public for him to resign. some of that talk comes from a lexington man who worked with the solicitor on a high profile drunk driving case. jack kuenzie has more on that and some new details on the solicitor's arrest from the newsroom. charles and judi---solicitor donnie myers has been in office 40 years, the longest serving state pro

from epworth, scott westerberg tv9 sports. and i'm josh christensen with highlights of mount vernon and benton community at vinton- shellsburg tonight. pick up the action late in the 2nd quarter, drew adams open for three and he buries it to give mount vernon a 29-11 lead. hunter semelroth drives hard to the hoop, count it plus the foul. but mount vernon the kiss off the glass at halftime. 3rd quarter, benton tries to make a run. tyler eggert sets, fires and knocks down the triple. bobcats still down by sixteen. mount vernon has just too many weapons, led by shararhooter austin ash who hit three consecutive three-pointers. mustangs advance christensen, kcrg-tv9 sports. and finally it's time for another edition of the kcrg tv-9 athlete of the week sponsored by cedar rapids toyota. cpu senior brock rathbun finished his career in style winning his third straight state title and ending his high school career with 144 straight wins.. brock had to face some adversity to do it.. he was diagonosed with type 1 diabetes before the seaso

from mahs's service stataon in downtown epworth scott saville tv 9 sports. ... thank you scott, high school wrestling... jefferson versus kennedy on 9.2 ... 126, great matchup between brenden baker and nolan hromidko... hromidko uses this 2nd period reversal to win 4-2 . . 182, jefferson's taylor victora moves the arm to get a third period pin... the j-hawks were up 24-9 afr nine weight classes ... kennedy responds at 220, future hawkeye football player dallas jacacus takes just 27 seconds to pin his opponent ... cougars cut their deficit to six... but jefferson's joseph sibomana seals the deal with this first period pin at 113... jeff won 39-21... j-hawks also beat dubuque senior 60-12... kennedy also beat dubuque senior ... d3 wrestling, coe at cornell ... 125, jan rosenberg gets the kohawks started with this 2nd period fall over scott smith... that has coach john oostendorp pumped up ... coe led 9-0 after two matches... but cornell comes answers with back-to-back pins... at 141, josh martin pins brady ruden in the final seconds of the 2nd period... 149, 8th r

from epworth, scott westerberg tv9 sports. and i'm josh christensen with highlights of mount vernon and benton community at vinton- shellsburg tonight. pick up the action late in the 2nd quarter, drew adams open for three and he buries it to give mount vernon a 29-11 lead. benton tries to create a spark. hunter semelroth drives hard to the hohop, count it plus the foul. but mount vernon responds. adam ketelsenets the giss off the glass down low. mount vernon led 33-15 at halftime. 3rd quarter, benton tries to make a run. tyler eggert sets, fires and knocks down the triple. bobcats still down by sixteen. mount vernon has just too many weapons, led by sharpshooter austin ash who hit three consecutive three-pointers. mustangs advance winning, 68-36. josh christensen, kcrgmtv9 sports. and finally it's time for another edition of the sponsored by cedar rapids toyota. cpu senior brock rathbun finished his career in style winning his third straight state title and ending his high school career with $& 144 straight wins.. brock had to

hancock had also served with the epworth volunteer fire department for 45 years, including as chief for 16 years. he was 67 years old. it takes hundreds of dedicated volunteers just to run one animal shelter. the cedar rapids animal care and control says they couldn't do all that they do without them. cleaning, walking and fundraising. those are just a few examples of the many things the shelter's 197 volunteers take on every day. volunteers do the things that the staff doesn't have the capability to do--- like socializing with the animals. over the past year they put in more than 6,000 hours of volunteer work. "if you take a look at the different responsibility we have, and the number of hours in the day, and then the number of animals in house, there's absolutely no way we could get everything done." that's why webber says these volunteers are crucial, and they're always looking for more. the shelter asks for anyone 18 and up to fill out an application, and come to orientation. the next one is february 24th. the shelter is also holding a "paws for love" fundraiser on february 13th at

he served with the epworth fire department for 45 years, including 16 years as chief. he was 67-years- old. police are investigating who jewish center in tennessee. someone set the cars on fire just outside a cultural center. investigators believe prejudice may have been the motivation behind the attack. police have notified the f-b-i. officers are also stepping up patrols near other jewish centers and houses of worship. hundreds of plumbers volunteered to replace faucets in homes of people living in flint, michigan this weekend. about 3-hundred plumbers spread out around the city to start replacing faucets and installing water filters. people in the area have been depending on water bottles since the city switched the water system to the flint river - which contaminated the tap water... "it's our community. it's right here. this isn't some other country. this is america. these are all our american brothers and sisters." homeowners say they're thankful for the repairs, and the plumbers say they're happy to help the place they call home. a man saves a dog from a freezin

from mahs's service station in downtown epworth scott saville tv 9 sports. ... thank you scott, high school wrestling... jefferson versus kennedy on 9.2 ... 126, great matchup between brenden baker and nolan hromidko... hromidko uses this 2nd period reversal to win 4-2 ... 182, jefferson's taylor victora moves the arm to get a third period pin... the j-hawks were up 24-9 after nine weight classes ... kennedy responds at 220, future hawkeye football player dallas jacobus takes just 27 seconds to pin his opponent ... cougars cut their deficit to six... but jefferson's joseph seals the deal with this first period pin at 113... jeff won 39-21... j-hawks also beat dubuque senior 60-12... kennedy also beat dubuque senior 66-10 ... d3 wrestling, coe at cornell ... 125, jan rosenberg gets the kohawks started with this 2nd period fall over scott smith... that has coach john oostendorp pumped up ... coe led 9-0 after two matches... but cornell comes answers with back-to-back pins... at 141, josh martin pins brady ruden in the final seconds of the 2nd period... 149, 8th ra

he also served as chief of the epworth fire department for 16 years. a quick look now at some of the we could learn the cause of a deadly traiaiderailment tooy. federal investigators are expected to release evidence and reports today about the may derailment in philadelphia which killed eight people and injured more than 200 others. excessive speee has already been cited as a factor but the n-t-s-b has yet to say why the train was going too fast today general motorskicks its efforts to build self-driving cars into high gear. a new team starts today. its goal is to figure out a strategy to make g-m the leader in self-driving technology. and today the world health organization is holding an emergency mmeting to discusus the zika v vus. the group must decide if the outbreak should be considered a public health emergency. to a devastating birth defect, cases have been confirmed in 23 countries. a rural iowa hospital just got a new robot...a robot that all patients kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in the newsroom... with an inside look. it's called the u

. >> this audio was recorded from inside a home off epworth. margaret says just the other day a coyote darted by her house and into the woods. >> i'm concerned about people's little pets. we lost a cat when they were really active about an a year ago and there's small children on this street. so i'd be a little scared. >> residents in westwood have seen coyotes for the pest -- past several years and on one occasion a wolf. coyotes attacks are very uncommon and for the most part they're active and out and about when we're inside but if you see a coyote here's what the ohio department of natural resources says to do. if you see one clap or shout. it will most likely run off and to deter them don't leave food or garbage out. they're more interested in small an mels -- animals like squirrels rabbits and mieps. brand underwood. >> if you're having problems with coyotes go local12.com. >> archers will take aim on butler county this weekend for the archery national championship. it's all taking place at the butler county fair grounds. more than 120 archers from around the country are right he

hancock was an epworth resident, and served as former chief of the epworth volunteer fire department and past president of the iowa firefighters assssiation. "it's going to be a tremendous loss. we have to figure out where do we go from here. but in the meantime it's going to hurt. and thoughts will always be with him. "

epworth tells us that their staff and board members are in the planning stages an still

hancock had also served with the epworth volunteer fire department for 45 years, including as chief for 16 years. he was 67 years old. it takes hundreds of dedicated volunteers just to run one animal shelter. the cedar rapids animal care and control says they couldn't do all that they do without them. cleaning, walking and fundraising. those are just a few examples of the many things the shelter's 197 volunteers take on every day. volunteers do the things that the staff doesn't have the capability to do--- like socializing with the animals. over the past year they put in more than 6,000 hours of volunteer work.