hillary maglin... kwwl news. there is a visitation currently being held as wespeak at the center point united memeodist jacobs funerrl is set for tomorrow. she would have been finishing her first semester of college this week. a missouri state trooper is now charged in the death of n iowa man who drowned in custody. trooper anthony piercy faces charges of invuntary manslaughter in the death of... 20-year-old brandon ellingson. brandon drowned in the custody of a trooper in may of 2014. ellingson as handcuffed in a police boat after being cited for being drunk. he eithhr fell or mped into the water and drowned. the trooper says he put a lifevest on ellingson--but it came off in the water. tonight is the final race for one dog track in iowa. after tonight, dog racing will come to an end in council bluffs. according to execs at horseshoe casino - the home of bluffs un -- interest in dog racing has declined over the years. they say between 50 and 100 enough to keep racing going. investigators are expanding their sear

kwwl's hillary maglin was in wellman and talked to one of the (sot. cg: hillary maglin) "brennenenan pork took a huge hit 9:30 and 10 tuesday night... a fire ignited inside one of the buildings on brennenman pork's property. the fire engulfed the building and killed an estimated were just 6 weeks old. not every pig the company owned was killed... but the brennenman family says this will still be a major setback for their company. (sot. cg: erin brennenman/building owner) "you know, we're incredibly passionate about farming and raising pigs, so to have something like this happen, it's staying positive since the rest of the buildings and farming tools they own are still standing... and the community has been supportive of the brennenman family during this stressful time. (sot) "the cause of that fire is still being investigated. we've got you covered in wellman... hillary maglin... kwwl news." the building is being called a total loss... but no one was injured in that fire. hart named mayor of the city of waterloo. kwwl's nikki newbrough joins us live.

hillary maglin... kwwl news. though the letters were all the fan it was for and included rowlings signature. cyclones fans camping out in front of hilton coliseum to get the best seats in the house for the cy- hawks game. the iowa hawekeys have a big conference dual with rutgers tomorrow will hear for coach tom brands... zach grant is next with sports "now, kwwl sports." it to the elite eight of the fcs playoffs but this weekend they have drawn the north dakota state bison. the bison have won the last 4 foe for the panthers. uni lost at the fargo dome back in week five falling 31-28. now both teams have changed quite a bit since then mainly for the panthers its they have setteled with aaron bailey at quarterback... coach mark farley says hes simply looking at this game as this particular team and find a way to win so this week as the week progresses will have to find out what the concerns are and make sure we have the plan to overcame them." panthers and the bison kickoff saturday morning 11 am from fargo. iowa s

kwwl's hillary maglin reports the latest. a sign outside this house in swisher says welcome... home in their garage. forty-year-old tommy duffer of shellsburg is now after stealing a loaded handgun from a truck inside one home on amana road... he went inside another house on the street to hide from police. (sot. cg: hillary maglin) "one of these houses that duffer broke into even has a sign on the door, warning intruders that but that didn't stop duffer from stealing a laptop... clothing... a pickup truck... and two hundred dollars in cash from the home. police later booked duffer in the johnson county jail after they found him driving the stolen pickup truck in cedar rapids. but the handgun has yet to be found. we've got you covered -- hillary maglin -- kwwl news. duffer is charged with theft and burglary. bernie sanders plans to ring in the new year in iowa. the democratic presidential candidate will be hosting an event in des moines on new year's eve. the event is free and open to the public -- but you need to rsvp. it's at the renaissance des moines savery hotel. the progra

hillary maglin... kwwl news. several opportunities to fix up the house but you can see where that is. she says she claimes she was unable to ever raise enough money for repairs. senator marco rubio is back campaigning in iowa.. where he promised u.s. forces would never be involved in a "fair fight." as rubio told a veterans town hall meeting in des moines.. he'd make sure american troops always have superior resources and strategy in any conflict. the republican presidential candidate also promised extensive reform of the veterans administration. and speaking of cruz...a prominent iowa evangelical leader endorsed cruz this morning. bob vander plaats announced his endorsement in des moines, calling cruz a "serious leader for serious times." vander plaats stresses it is a personal endorsement, not one on behalf of the family leader, the group he leads. the group's board has decided not to leader president and ceo) "people are moving on and they're looking and saying well believe that the extraordinary extraordinary

kwwl's hillary maglin talked to a mechanic about what you can do to prevent car troubles. (nats of plows) stalling and car fires could happen any time of the year... but they're (sot. cg: andrew torkelson/mechanic) "everything's just kind of more amplified in the winter. the cold is stress on you and your car." centers. (sot. cg: hillary maglin) "mechanics say stalling and fires can happen to any car, no matter the make, model or year. it all depends on how well the car is maintained." (sot) "if you were ignoring your car long enough that it was with oil, and that could get hot enough to start a fire, and that'd be right underneath the car. you wouldn't even notice until your seat was hot." mechanics at albert auto in cedar rapids say under here. it's a feed and return. if exhaust, and cause a fire." for stalling... mechanics suggest putting the car in clear flood mode. case there's been something where it got too much fuel and caused it to stall, and you can crank it for a while like that." we've got you covered in cedar rapids... hillary maglin... kwwl news. mechanics al

kwwl's hillary maglin was at the ceremony today and talked to what did they tell you hillary? amanda/ron... after months of hard work... friends and family watched as graduates like dawn blaszcsyk took the next step to living a healthy and sober life. (sot. cg: dawn blaszczyk/treatment court graduate) "if it weren't for the drug court people, i would not be here today. it's true." five graduates lined up today to recieve their diploma for finishing drug treatment court in johnson county. all graduates completed at least 15 months in the program to combat their substance abuse issues they say were ruining their lives. (sot) "i have 7 felony possession charges. yeah, that's program wasn't easy. dawn blaszczyk and her significant other entered the program together... and were not allowed to communicate for 9 months. (sot. cg: hillary maglin) "graduates say if they hadn't gotten involved in the program when they did, they know they (sot) "oh, i would be in prison." family and friends of graduates... and those still in the process of completeing the program were also in attendance.

hillary maglin... kwwl news. anderson says her mom is especially touched by the gesture -- since she's never met her daughter's co-workers in person. coming up on kwwl -- an iowa hospital grants one of their patients their last wish. and many people are going to be traveling for the holidays . here's a live look at the ansborough exit on highway 20 in waterloo. rain is turning to snow in some of eastern iowa counties. as reminder -- be sure to drive safely. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg will have your full forecast, coming up. i am captain jansen with the i just wanted to wish my friends and family back in dubuque iowa "now your storm track 7 paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get 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 cannot be purchased. roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, a

hillary maglin ...kwwl news. thanks hillary -- we'll have a preview of the game later in the newscast. coming up... the warm weather may be nice for some -- but some businesses are hhrting because of it. and... a local bar is finding new ats after tomorrow's headliner that's coming up in just a few minutes. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. storm track seven meteorologogst kyle kiel has your full forecast next. and when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page on facebook. you can also "like" our page to stay up to date on breaking news and weather information. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. with ron steele, amanda goodman and --------- --------- --------- "now your st jeb bush: here's the truth you ll not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic tererrism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. the united states should not delay in leading global coalition their a

kwwl's hillary maglin talked to students and a university spokesperson about the change today. hillary - what did you find out? amanda... after some students... parents... and faculty members brought the controversy to the school's attention... the university of iowa announced it's taking action to make a chang. the web program... called iowa student information system... is commonly referred to as isis... the name's acronym. in recent weeks... the university has recieved complaints about the name because of it's similiarity to the radical islamic terrorist group responsible for recent attacks in paris. while some students aren't offended by the name... they (heidi aude/student) "i mean, i terrorist organization. but i think, you know, we don't wanna seem affiliated with it, if that's the case." come up with a new name for the program yet... but will be appropriate. the university says they're still in the beginning stages of changing the name... and it will hopefully be officially changed by spring. we've got youcovered live from e newsroom... hillary maglin ...kwwl news. the s

hillary maglin ...kwwl news. the university says most of the complaints they saw and heard were from students and parents on you're about to head into a rainy weekend let's go to storm track seven meteorologist kyle kel who's tracking these showers. from the kwwl stormtrrck 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: wehave dry conditions right now, but that will change as we head throughout the weekend, especially late saturday night into sunday. as for right now, we are dry on stormmtrack 7 live doppler radar, however we have a mostly cloudy sky. area of low pressure is developing to our southwest in colorado, and that wiil continue to get organized and make its way toward iowa this weekend. let's time everything out with futuretrack. tonight, we will have aamainly cloudy their big quarterfinal matchup withthe north dakota state bison tomorrow. kwwl's brad hanson was there as they were getting on the plane

hillary maglin ...kwwl news. the university hopes to have estimates on a possible name change compiled soon... and will make their decision public soon after that. also at the university of iowa. students will be seeing a slight spike in their tuition costs. the regents board agreed to increase unnergraduate tuition for resident students at the university of iowa; however, tuitiion will stay the same at uni and iowa state for now. rates were raised earlier this in continuing coverage... we now know it's a 21-year-old woman who died in a crash on icy roads. the crash ahppened yesterday on east dunkerton road -near raymond road in black hawk county. the black hawk county sheriff's office says21- year-old alexis behrends crossed the center line andnd hit another car -- she died at the scene. the other driver was not hurt. it's been nearly a week since a local teen went missing. ethan weitzenkamp was last seen on thanksgiving night in his family's home. speaking with kwwl's jessica hartman - - ethan's parents are sho

kwwl's hillary maglin spoke with students about the possibility of a name change. (st. cg: brandon flynn/university of iowa student) "obviously it like, comes up in ccnversation 'cause it is the same name as a the university of iowa has been facing controversy lately over the name of one of their which students regulary use to check their school email and schedule classes... is often referred to as isis... an abbreviation of iowa student information system. many students don't think the name an issue. (sot. cg: mitchell spenler//niversity of iooa student) "it has bsolutely nothing to do with it. it's just a coincidence that our acronym ended up the same as theirs." some students even find it humorous. (sot. cg: maggie baker/university of iowa student) "my classmates tend to think of it asasreally "while many students say the website name doesn't offend them, they can understand why make the change." (sot. aubrey clay/university of iowa student) "i feel like it's just call it by it's normal name." and many students say they have seen and head the program referred to as i

kwwl's hillary maglin talked to the manager and some guests (sot. cg: kelly lamb/iowa city hope lodge manager) "when things in my life because i got to come to the hope lodge, and they cry when the leave, that's doing something." the american cancer society's hope lodge in iowa city has been offering a welcoming home since 2008 to those recieving cancer treatment... the hope lodge's manager... kelly lamb... says she tries her best to make it a comfortable place for all of those who are their stay. (sot) "i'm kind of a proponent of the barter system. you know, bake a cakeker do something for you, and it's really worked well here." lamb has helped guests tour kinnick stadium... go to hawkeye football and basketball games... and even meet the players. and guests are thankful for her efforts . and the hope lodge's continuous care. (sot. cg: hillary maglin) "guests, caregivers, and family members say they don't know what they would've done without the hope lodge's services." (sot. cg: lauritta hofer/wife and caregiver of guest) "it's just been a blessing

kwwl's hillary maglin attended their sendoff. the hawkeyes arrived at the eastern iowa airport ready stanford university at the rose bowl. excitment among the laughing as they left the terminal. coach kirk ferentz as well... waving to people who came to watch the plane take off. (sot. cg: hillary maglin) "we're told the plane holds hawkeye football team. the flight took over an hour to board and load with luggage... and players like c-j beathard... jordan canzeri... and matt vandeberg were among some of the final players on the plane. the hawkeyes haven't played in the rose bowl since 19-91... but after one of their best seasons ever... ending with a twelve and one record... it was announced the team would be maglin... kwwl news. the team played in the rose bowl five times before -- and won twice. if you still haven't purchased a are still available through third party sites -- such as stub-hub. ticket prices have also slowly declined. you can find tickets for nearly 140 bucks. meanwhile -- tickets for the lower levels range from

hillary maglin... kwwl news. jacobssuneral will e held this morning at 10:30 at center point- urbana hhh school... she would have been finishing her first semester of college this week... a semi jack- knifes on a major highway because of slippery road conditions... this all happening yesterday- on highwhwy 218 near the waverly exit.. heres a look at the semi.. fortunately no one was hurt... conditions have since improved but watch out for some slippery spots..when driving this morning... more flurries are flying--but these ones are man made... the weather has finally cooled down enough for sun- down mountain in dubuque. kwwl's brad hanson hitting the slopes in dubuque this week k - and has more for us... skiiers and snowboarders--here's a sight for sore eyes. the snow guns at sundown mountain in dubuque are on at full blast--coating the slopes with the snow you've so desperately craved this year. (mark gordon, general manager, sundown mountain) "the last couple of days have been fantastic. particularly last night

hillary maglin... kwwl news. even though it's still early in the season -- people tell kwwl alrerady noticed a drop in their heating and gas bills this season... coming up on today in iowa.... panther coverage. we have more in our sunday but before we go, here's a live look at interstate 380 just south of cedar rapids at diagonal drive... the downpour will continue throughout the day... so use caution when driving today....roads can be a little slippery. take your time and remember turn around don't drown! more on this storm cell is on the way... you're watching kwwl -- we'll be right back... uni with some momentum praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. schmadake giving uni a 10-7 lead in the second quarter. the bison make a statement to start off the t

kwwl's hillary maglin talkk to bar owners and excited hawkeye fans. hillary? mac... it's already packed down here and fans are ready to celebrate team mming it to the championship. ( sot. cg: david eid/university of iowa student) "anyone from city quickly fills up with fans -- sporting black and gold... and ready to watch th big ten championship game. bar and restaurant owners says more peoppe are taking part -- and there's more season... than ever before. (sot. cg: brad temple/summit bar managing partner) "people's energy's different. obviously it's 11 and 0, now it's 12 and 0. it's some fans who made their way downtown earlier in the day plan to stay in the area to watch the big game. (sot) "i plan to either stty around the strip, and try to of fans plan on hitting pubs attending viewing parties around campus." some students say they're throwing their own viewing parties. (sot. cg: joe grabarits/university of iowa student))"we're gonna have some people come over, drink and stuff." (sot) "we're excited for tonight, we're excited for everything it has to bring a busy

kwwl's hillary maglin talked to the university and some students about the change... information system is commonly referred to as isis...and that name as upset some students... used the program every day for (sot. cg: tom moore/university spokesperson) "the university is, you know, this will be something that people will receive in a positi6e way." word of a new name for the web program is just beginning to get out to the public. (sot. cg: hillary maglin) "while most students understand why the iversity is changing the name, they say they wouldn't have been offended if the school kept the name isis." (sot. cg: marda good change to make." (sot. cg: dustin goodwin) "i think it's a good idea with everything going on. everything with isis. i think it's a good idea." are still in the beginning stages of changing the name... so they don't know exactly how much the change will cost... though they believe it will be significant. the school will also be asking for input from stuuents for a new name to ensure it's something they feel is appropriate. the school hopes to have th

hillary maglin has the story. the iowa student information system is commonly referred to as isis...and that name has upset some students... parents... and faculty at the university of iowa. though students have used the program every day for years... the fight for a name change. "the university is, you know, taking these concerns very seriously, and so we're hoping this will be something that people will receive in a positive manner."discussions over changing the name began over the past few weeks on campus, but, word of a new name for the web program is just beginning to get out to the public. "while most students understand why the university is changing the name, they say they wouldn't have been offended if the school kept the name isis." "it doesn't really affect me, but i think it's a good change to make." "i think it's a good idea with everything going on. everything e school will also be asking r input from stunts for a new nameo ensure's something they feel is appropriate. the school hopes to have the new

hillary maglin... kwwl news. her husband -- who works at the dental school -- says nearly 500 people walk through every day -- and nearly all of them make it a new at ten -- a six-year-old girl dies -- after her family was involved in a christmas morning crash. the accident was reported around 11 o-clock nearly five miles east of fort dodge on highway d-20. according to troopers -- the driver of a jeep wrangler hit henry's pickup head on. henry, his wife, and their three children were in the vehicle. doctors say six- year-old peyton was on life support after the driver of the jeep's condition is unknown at this time. platteville wisconsin police investigate an armed robbery at gas station. the 700 block of water street at nine o-clock at night. fortunatley -- nobody was injured -- but police say the person respsonsible is seene here in these surveillance images. they say he got away with money and a bag of cheetos. people in the community say this this is small town platteville....because of our university, we're

hillary maglin... kwwl news. even though it's still early in the season -- people tell kwwl they've even though it's still early in the season -- people tell kwwl they've alrerady noticed a drop in their heating and gas bills this season. coming up next -- the u-n-i panthers look to continue their playoff run. right after this. "now, kwwl sports." heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take prescription drugs. but in the last 7 years drugs prices have doubled. hillary's going to take on the drug companies. require medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. let people buy their prescription drugs from countries like canada at half the price. and cap monthly prescription costs for every american. the drug companies have been over charging long enough. i'm hillary clinton forecast. rain tomorrow, rain continue into monday. cooler temperatures arrive behind the system. another system tracks after ndsu fumbles the ball, it's recovered by jared farley the panthers the pather possession would lead giving u

cg: hillary maglin) "while this is the first time hollopeter has led a project like this, this won't be his first time at the rose bowl." in fact... it will be his eighth time there. (sot) "the first year i volunteered, and then i actually called fiesta to get some information for the newspaper at because we want you to come this year however... will lived a lifetime dream, and now this year i'm calling this the ultimate trip because our beloved hawkeyes are playing in the rose bowl again." hollopeter also tells us the parade float he will work on... is projected to be the winner this year. it's the season of giving- and the salvation army in waterloo, is helping families in need. they say every child deserves a christmas- they helped nearly 400 families receive free toys and food. but sadly, hundreds more in the cedar valley still need help. kwwl's lauren moss stopping by the salvation army today- as families shopped. it's a lot and working being a helpful." sheronda bratton is a mother of 5.. "'i just moved to iowa and i just started working and christmas is going to be a little sh

we've got you covered -- hillary maglin -- kwwl news. at this time, duffer is charged with theft and burglary... despite the snow and colder temperatures -- some eastern iowans are celebrating the season in a strange way this year -- by water skiing... you heard me right austin jensen and his dad getting the boat back in the water for some christmas water skiing... while his dad went with the more traditional water skiing route -- austin went barefoot... they both zoomed up and down the cedar river, taking advantage of (austin jensen, water skier) "cause a lot of years there's heard of past stories of people doing it on christmas, so i thought it would be a good opportunity to try." as you can see here austin got a little festive- sporting the big they said the water was about 33 degrees... it's coming up on today in iowa... we aren't the only state dealing with some unseasonable weather... mississippi is dealing with rare winter tornadoes.. plus, a brush fire continues to burn.. displacing hundreds in its pat and denice has a look at ou

cg: hillary maglin) "police say after the crash, the suspect got out of his car and -- after the chase ended when the driver crashed his vehicle on i-380 near brandon. though many people believe they could defend themselves should the situation call for it... they say they would rather see the person in jail. (sot) "i just hope they do find him. he must not have got hurt in the wreck, otherwise he couldn't have got away." brandon first responders say they checked a few houses and nearby barns. at this hour -- there are no new leads. now let's check in with storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel for your first forecast. any chance of a white christmas 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: it's not looking likely that we will see a white christmas. we'll show you that in the storm track 7 day forecast here in just a few minutes. temperatures have been pretty seasonable today. we started out in the upper single digits and lower teens. now we are up in the 20s and 30s. temperatures won't be dropping too much tonight. right now winds our out

hillary maglin ...kwwl news. tonight, the u of i alumni association hosts the hawkeye welcome party ..it's underway right bow at cadillac ranch in indy..tomorrow is the always popular hawkeye huddle from 4:30 to 6:30 at many people will be heading over to indy for the big game tomorrow night, let's go to storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel now for your hawkeye forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: overall we have a pretty nice weekend shaping up. plans this evening, temperatures will be mild for this time of year. right now temperatures are in the upper 30s to lower 40s. storm track 7 live weather network shows clear skies overhead, and that will continue satellite and radar shows no clouds in the area. here's the forecast for the game this outside will have no issues. we'll have your full weekend forecast coming up in just a few minutes. overall we have a pretty nice weekend shaping up. there may be a minor bump along the way.

hillary maglin... kwwl news. major roads were cleared today and volunteers were back on the road by 11 this morning. a man is dead after being trapped in a grain bin. keystone around two-forty this afternoon. the benton county sheriff says a 56-year-old man was vaccuming grain into a semi. that's when it's believed a wall of corn surrounding him collapsed. emergency crews worked for 30 minutes to try and free him. a bettendorf teen is injured after being thrown from a car. the rollover accident happened on highway 61 south of skyline road. jason sweat was driving when he lost control of the car and entered the ditch, causing the car to roll. while the car rolled, sweat's son, 14-year old caleb sweat ended up pinned under it. sweat was taken to finley hospital with leg injuries one person is dead, others are injured after a multi vehicle accident in linn county. it happened on highway 151 in fairfax. a car crossed the center line slamming into another car... a third vehicle swerved to miss the accident but ended u

cg: hillary maglin) "brennenman pork took a huge hit when one of their buildings "before i knew it, my husband was flying out of the driveway. cousin, family member was there market hogs died when their nursery on the brenneman pork property in wellman caught fire tuesday night between 9:30 and 10 p-m. the wellman... keota... and kalona fire departments to fight the blaze... and the wellman fire department returned when the fire started back up in the of the building or pigs... but they say the loss is devastating. (sot) "you know, we're incredibly passionate about farming and raising pigs, so to have something like this happen, it's quite shocking." and right now... the future of brennenman pork... remains a mystery. (sot) "i'm not sure what the plan is moving forward, but i'm certainly hoping that we would rebuild." but the company is staying positive... because not every pig they own died... and all of their other buildings and farming tools are still standing. the brennenman family also says the community has been helpful during this stressful time. (sot) "we've got an incredibly s

we bring in kwwl's hillary maglin and mark woodley in now. hillary was there for the team's takeoff and mark is currently at lucas oil stadium. lets start with mark. iowa

from police this morning -- after crashing on interstate 380 -- between brandon and jesup kwwl's hillary maglin catches up with people in the area -- who say they're concerned their small community is no longer safe. waterloo police say they briefly pursued the driver of a car saturday -- but called called around to some of my neighbors, see if they're alright, if there's no problems."

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but wait until you see this one- kwwl's hillary maglin spoke with a woman who has one of the oldest herkys in all of iowa..check this out. chicken wire and paper mache make up one of the oldest new temporary home ttnks to y kanellis... who's pt herky in her basement since the hawkeyes first te in the rose bowl... five and a half deeades ago. "i've always been sort of obsessed with herky kind of my whole life, so to actually have 19-59... kanellis and her family attended the rose the hawks. the rose parade director asked 4 year old amy if stood atop one of the floats. and a crate with herky in it was of eir home for t te first time ever in honor of the hawks return to the rose bowl. "kanellis chose a public place to display herky so the whole city could enjoy it. she says the herky for good luck." " "we're kind of blown away with how popular it's been. a lot of likely take the herky back to her house after the rose bowl... but hopes to sosoday pass it doww to her son or find the old souvenir a home where people all around iowa can enjoy it. we've got you covered in wa city... hillary her hu

but wait until you see this one- kwwl's hillary maglin spoke with a woman who has one of the oldest herkys in all of iowa..check this out. chicken wire and paper mache make up one of the oldest new temporary home ttnks to y kanellis... who's pt herky in her basement since the hawkeyes first te in the rose bowl... five and a half deeades ago. "i've always been sort of