in a written statement, athletics director gary barta said "the ui athletics department is committed to providing student- athletes in all 24 sports a first-c-css experience. in addition to the extensive written response, we look forward to sharing information about our programs and values." this is not the first time the u-i athletics department has come under fire for alleged gender discrimination. the university fired former field hockey coach tracey griesbaum in 2014, citing abuse and pressure to play while injured. in turn, griesbaum filed a civil rights complaint with the state, claiming she was fired because of gender bias under director barta. then in late 2015, former associate athletics director jane meyer filed a discrimination lawsuit against the university, saying she was demoted after she complained about griesbaum's firing. meyer and griesbaum were longtime partners. the university says the o-c-r will conduct an on-site visit the week of april 11th. it will intervrvw athletic administrator s and coaches, a group of athletes from each sport and tour the facilities and r

the associated press reports iowa signed gary barta to a new five year contract extension. barta will make a guaranteed minimum of $4.6 million through 2021. the first place basketball team at penn state, hawkeyes 31 nittany lions 38 half state duals begins four days of wrestling at wells fargo arena. it's the country's best high school tournament. hempstead goes fuel-saving mode. it takes rocky lombardi, he of the multi-sport great name, 30 seconds to pin his man. valley wins 72-6 ------ then johnston vs. number one southeast polk. ben wilson pins, and the underdog dragons lead, 19-3. at 220 pounds, ethen anderson, top ranked wrestler in his class, makes quick work... s-e-p wins, 40-24. let's bring in michael admire live at the well. michael, we have the final many wanted to see: rocky lombardi/valley junior travis young/valley coach jason christenson/sep coach michael thanks. assumption's freshman kole kreinbring falls behind in the final michael thanks. assumption's freshman kole kreinbring falls behind in the period. down but not out. kreinbring goes for the pin and get

the board of regents is scheduled to talk about the >>> one ui employee not leaving is gary barta. he will earn another $1.6 million during the time. barta continues to face a federal investigation into allegations of gender discrimination in his department. some accuse his department of not providing equal opportunities for female athletes. >>> another corridor county tonight is considering a wage increase. the linn county board of supervisors is looking to increase the wage to 10.10 an hour. supervisor brent olson says the board is creating a study group to come up with a solution. the minimum wage in johnson county will reach 10.10 an hour by next year. >>> the state wrestling tournament is well underway and local teens are making a big the big results ahead in sports. >> speaking of big, we talked earlier of a big warm up coming for the upcoming weekend.d. we're exexcting temperatures t t be 25 degrees above normal for friday afternoon. 57 on friday, still 52 on saturday and sunday down a bit, but temperatures still well above normal. the weekend forerest is a we'll have that a

gary barta will see his salary go from 400- thousand dollars... to 550-thousand dollars in july. that's a 37-percent increase. barta is coming off a year where the football team went to the rose bowl... and the basketball team is challenging for a number one seed in the n-c- double-a tournament. the already high cost of college... and the five figure debt that often comes with it, has some students wondering if college is still are you getting ahead... or is there financial incentive in going from high school to the work force. we'll show you the numbers in a special report tomorrow night on the channel 13 news at ten. des moines police and firefighters are on thin ice... and they're happy to do it. today they joined des moines buccaneer hockey players at brenton skating plaza... the charity event is raising money for blank children's hospital's child life program. the program helps children facing a life-threatening illness. the event also gave police a chance to meet community members in a more relaxed situation. the contacts that people have with police aren't always as positi

iowa ad gary barta signed a 5 year contract extension today. the contract guarantees barta 4.6 million thru 2021. the hawkeyes had a 5:31 tip time tonight at penn state. and they got off to a fast start woody with the flush and iowa started the game with an n 0 run. but penn state came back thanks to the long ball.. the nittany lions have hit 7 trtr's and they lead iowa 38-31 at the half.. i will have complete highlights for you tonight at 10:00. the uni panthers will try to win their 7th straight tonight on the road in chicago against loyola. when you understand how preperation is with some confidence in their. we have a couple of younger guys what clint and wyatt d d on saturday is terrific and it has been good for a while so you have thr sophomores to go with everybody but you don't get their if you don't have an understanding of how important eaea day is. sot :20 oc: "how important each day is " thanks, scott. stronger south- southeast winds push drier and warm air in from the south keeping weekend. highs jump into the 40s on thursday and t

today, news that the guy in charge of all of that, gary barta, recently signed a 5-year extension of his contract that will run through 2021. the contract calls for a raise to $550,000 base salary for the next two years, then $600,000 for the years following. it also includes incentives, deferred compensation. president harreld says extension reflects the current salaries across the big 10 and other major athletic programs in the not the start hawkeye hoops fansat's all this nonsense about balls? pink balls, blue, yellow, red. it's hard to keep the whole thing straight. and all these so-called deals? well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. u.s. cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys don't. and as for deals? how's $300 back for every line you switch? $300! no ball nonsense. get $300 per line and a stronger signal, today. >>> and death of a contestant from "the bachelor." >> how they tried to save her life. >> please send someone fast. >>> plus -- here they are. the other winners of the largest

griesbaum says she was fired because of gender bias, under iowa athletic director gary barta. friday, the university of iowa released a statement. saying, in part, "the university of iowa respects the office for civil right's jurisdiction and will cooperate fully with the investigation. the ocr will conduct an on-site visit the week of april 11 to interview athletic administrators and coaches, a group of athletes from each sport, and to tour the facilities." a school lawyer says she believes the investigation will show iowa "strives to provide male and female students an equal opportunity to participate." steve? steve: thank you. we are still waiting to learn more about a deadly crash in ankeny. this happened in the 6900 block of northeast 29th street, south of the ankeny airport. polk county sheriff's deputies say a female driver lost control of her vehicle. it left the road and became a child, who was also injured, was taken to a des moines hospital. the crash remains under investigation. stacey: new details about that deadly fire in knoxville. 77-year-old patricia henning w

in a written statement, athletics director gary barta said "the ui athletics department is committed to providing student- athletes, in all 24 sports, in addition to the extensive written response, we look forward to sharing information about our programs and values." this federal investigation isn't the first time the u-i athletic department has been accused of this type of thing. back in 2014, the u-i fired its field hockey coach, tracey griesbaum, after players made accusations of verbal abuse and pressure to play while hurt. in turn, griesbaum filed a civil rights complaint with the state. she claimed she was fired because of gender bias under director barta. later, in 2015, former associate athletics director jane meyer, filed a discrimination lawsuit against the u-i. she said she was demoted after complaining about griesbaum's firing. meyer and griesbaum were longtime partners. this woman will face 30 days in jail, after being sentenced for allegedly lying about an attacker to get insurance payments. stephanie settle of asbury will also face two to five years of probation and a

gary barta rewarded with a 5- year contract extension. university of iowa president bruce harreld and barta made the agreement last month. it guarantees barta 4-point-6 million dollars through june 20-21. at the same time -- more faculty members are resgining at the university -- up 36- percent last year... salary is often cited as the reason people leave. the college of medicine has been hit the hardest. so, to attract and keep faculty - coming up... medical marijuana could soon become more available here in iowa -- but perhaps not in the way you think... plus... college students take full advantage of the winter weather with an epic creation... we'll be right back with your storm track seven forecast. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally crutcher and meteorologist kyle kiel. this is the kwwl "now yourfrom the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: from the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast information from the kwwl welcome back i'm emeteorologist kyle

gary barta rewarded with a 5- year contract extension. university of iowa president bruce harreld and barta made the agreement last month. it guarantees barta 4-point-6 more faculty members are resgining at the university, up 36- percent last year. salary is often cited as the reason people leave. the college of medicine has been hit the hardest. so, to attract and keep faculty - the university is seeking millions from the state. a homeless shelter is looking for help as they continue to battle bedbugs. the hope house in dubuque has been dealing with the parasite for the past two years. staff has started aggressively treating for the bugs--checking beds and spraying furniture. now they're hoping to raise money to get new bed frames and chairs that will help make the search for bedbugs easier. "is that going to stop the them. all you have to do is lift up your mattress and box spring, and there's no where for them to hide." the bed frames cost 380 dollars before taxes and shipping, and the chairs cost 200 dollars. continuing coverage...the

gary barta was rewarded with a 5- year contract extension. university of iowa president bruce harreld and barta made the guarantees barta 4-point-6 million dollars in compensation through june 20-21. onto decision 2016. nevada is next up for the democrats. the caucuses there could look a like like iowa's. a new c-n-n-o-r-c poll has democratic caucusgoers in nevada split almost evenly between the two presidential candidates. 48-percent say they support clinton...47-percent sanders. the caucus is saturday. looking at the republicans now...senator ted cruz leads the race nationally. that's according to the new nbc news - wall street journal poll. it shows cruz as the first choice of 28 percent of republican primary voters.. while trump trails with 26 percent. just last month.. trump held a 13 point lead over cruz in the it's tremendously encouraging...to be leading the field nationally, i think as a result. did you ever think you'd be get to first place to win. ohio governor john kasich fourth...followed by ben carson...and jeb bush. rubio also

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gary barta rewarded with a 5- year contract extension. university of iowa president bruce harreld and barta made the agreement last month. it guarantees barta 4-point-6 million dollars through june 20-21. hyvee is sending trailers of drinking water to flint michigan today. they were inspired by cyclone basketball star monte morris -- whose from flint. hyvee is sending eleven trailers -- that's morris jersey number morris tweeted out a thank you. he's been active on twitter about the water crisis -- even posting a video, asking people to donate to the red cross to help. now, let's go to kyle with a here's your storm track 7 day forecast. windy today with mostly cloudy skies. we will see the friday with warm temperatures, and even above average through the weekend. we'll be back in 30 minutes, be sure to check kwwl dot com for the latest news you're watching k- w-w-l, we've >>> good morning. the hottest ticket in town. hamilton and we have one of the stars. stars. >>> from nbc news this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, willie

its one staff member sticking around is athletic director gary barta.barta got a five year extension from president harreld.many wanted to see barta go after he stood by head coach kirk ferentz during a dismal 20-14 season.but then *this past year, ferentz led the football team through an undefeated regular season - earning national coach of the year honors.barta's base salary is now over the half- million dollar mark and runs through 2021. pay is on the minds of leaders in linn county. county.the linn county board of supervisors is discussing a minimum wage increase. increase.supervisor brent oleson says if the state will not increase the minimum wage, it falls to county leaders to take action. "what we hope to achieve is one that signal to the legislature that they really should be doing this so that we can have a uniform minimum wage across the state but if they don't do that that have that debate if they're unwilling to." to."johnson county is in the middle of a slow increase in the minimum wage, set to reach 10-10 an hour by 20-17. governor branstad says s he would consider a statewide increase if lawmakers sent a bill to his

around is athletic director gary barta.he got a five year extension.many hawkeye fans wanted to see barta go after ferentz during a dismal 20-0- season.but then -- *this past year -- ferentz led the football team through an undefeated regular season and got national coach of the year honors.barta's se salary is now more than half-million dollars and runs through 2021. right now in cedar rapids, one health organization is looking for a few good workers. physicians clinic of iowa held a career fair last night. they're looking to fl a number of positions from nursing to receptionists.if you didn't make it to the fair, you can find a link to the company's website on our website - cbs 2 iowa dot com. good morning, it's on this morning, and if you're in it's degrees.just aheadwe'll have numbers from a new national poll just released this morning. morning. the cbs two community calendar welcome back -- it's now we're taking a look at your_______ your_______ >>> welcome back, let's take a look at this warm up that we've had. it's 28 in waterloo, and 25 in dubuque.>> let's take a look at what that