the iowa hawkeyes. a-p ranks iowa fourth. the hawkeyes have lost just once in nearly two months, and that was at #2 maryland. iowa had no problem at illinois sunday. the hawks won by 12, and the outcome was never in doubt. this is a steady team with four senior starters. iowa at indiana thursday night. here's why: coming up next on the news at

both the iowa hawkeyes and iowa state cyclones dropped four spots each in the latest associated press college basketball poll after suffering losses last week. villanova holds on to the number one ranking..kansas is number two.. virginia and oklahoma are tied for the number three spot.. and xavier comes in at number five. micicigan state moos up to number six...followed by arizona... iowa falls four spots to number eith..arizona is number nine and maryland rounds out the top ten. tonight it is number 14 west cyclones-- indiana is 18, baylor is 19, purdue is number 20 and avenge a defeat to west virginia just three weeks ago. iowa state currently sits fifth in the big 12 just a game out of second place in the coference standings. cyclone head coach steve prohm says the important thing for his team tonight is to finish. it's a big road game for us and the biggest thing i want to take conference play.. 3 overtimes and one wheree we had a shot to beat number one oklahoma in regulation and we didn't finish. we want to it off at 8 tonight... the second ranked iowa hawkeye unbeaten record on

hands n lab just to give them an early love for math and science for later on in life. " some iowa hawkeye football players lined up to get autographs from iowa ity's youngest authors today. the annual "one book two book" event took place at hotel vetro, and the players came out to support the kids' creative achievements. the hawkeys praised the young authors for heir accomplishme nts. "you can see the work that they do and this is amazing, like, young kids writing stories, it's very good it's amazing. i'm really proud of these kids about what they'veccomplished so far." this is the first year the iowa hawkeyes attended the festival. "one book two book" ends tomorrow with the "write out loud" award ceremony in macbride auditorium at 1 o'clk. bringing the farm to your backyard. inner-city chickens have grown in popularity in recent years. we'll see if people living in marion have gone along with that trend. and it's been a rough stretch men on the hardwood. they're hoping to bounce back against kansas state. josh has highlights coming up in sports. tay with tv9. stern iowans are flocking to

and the new sports illustrated cover pictures another iowa hawkeye... this time big ten scoring leader jarrod uthoff. toour winter storm continues to roll through the area tonight. watch out for areas of dense fog tonight as the winds diminish with the passage of the area of low pressure this evening. overnight light rain changes back to light snow with increasing winds into wednesday morning. as we watch the mercury drop overnight slick travel conditions are likely for the morning commute. stay with kcrg-tv9 for the latest updates on our winter storm. tonight: fog early, snow late low: 26-32 winds: e 5-10tomorrow: mostly cloudy, windy high: 26-32 winds: nw 20-35 kcrg-tv9 news at 5. now we go to new york for abc's world news with >>> tonight, the new three-way fight. the candidates already on the ground in new hampshire, and so are we. ted cruz, donald trump and marco rubio in a heated battle now after iowa. and trump's new message tonight. and hillary clinton declared the winner, but just barely. we're live in new hampshire. >>> also breaking, the majo

announcer: from iowa's sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. andy: for the hawkeye hoops if iowa wins its final four games, the hawkeyes will win the big championship -- win the big ten championship outright. but, those are huge challenge, beginning with wisconsin badgers tonight in iowa city. tony: basketball is a sport that is all about runs. a season in basketball is the same way, and that is what makes tonight's game so intriguing. wisconsin is a team on the run. they have won 8 or their last 9, and those weren't all home games. they have won 3 of the last 4 on the road. the iowa hawkeyes know it is going to take more than a home-court advantage to win this one. >> very talented team. they started out the season slow and got the new coach, i think >> we love playing on the road. you love going to another opponents plays and coming out with a w. tony: hawkeyes looking to win out and win the big ten championship. it all starts with step one tonight, take time set for 8:00 p.m. tonight's. highlights coming up at 10:00. andy: thank you very much. a busy night at bas

a well known area girls basketball and the fourth ranked iowa hawkeyes look to protect first place in the big ten as they visit dangerous indiana. you're watching kwwl. we'vgot you covered in fredericksburg, keystone, anamosa ananall of eastern iowa it's a key battle good evening im zach grant... the fourth ranked iowa hawkeyes travel to assembly hall in indiana for a big matchup with the hoosiers. iowa riding a three game winning streak sits atop the big ten standings with a 10-1 record. indiana is a game behind the hawkeyes with a 9-2 mark... the hoosiers can force a three way tie for the ig ten lead with iowa and maryland with a victory tonight. the game matches the two highest scoring teams in the big ten---with the hawks number one and indiana third and the hawks fourth. iowa forward to the challenge. atmosphere..the arena is into environments like that on the key for our defense is to hold those guys under their averages and make them work for their points and that is no hawkeyes and hoosiers tip off at b ig ten leadersstonight at carver hawkeye arena. sixth ranked ohio state vi

season they have a quick turnaround now they take on penn state right here at carver hawkeye arena on wednesday night. in iowa city with your hawkeye headquarters report, alex giaimo, local 5 sports." valley hoops, uni hosting southern illinois at the mcleod center. first half. bennett koch drives and throws it down firing up the crowd... he had a double- double, 22 points and 11 rebounds later, uni in transition... it's klint carlson with the rim- rocker... panthers down by 3 salukis go up 10. wes washpun drives, count the basket and one... he had 16, deficit is down to 8 salukis now up 11, but uni continues to fight... karlson wide open for the easy two-handed flush... panthers trail 23-17 but they rally to win back to back games, 67-58 over southern illinois. women's scores from today. and it's sweep for the hawks. 79-64 the final. 5 players finished in double figures, led by chase coley's 19. freshman megan gustafson recorded her 2nd straight double double with 15 and 13. then in the valley, drake takes down loyola chicago, 81-65. lizzy wendell led all scorers with 25. and uni holds off bradley, 55-47. ma

the 8th ranked iowa hawkeyes wisconsin badgers in a game that tips off at 8 o'clock at carver hawkeye arena. iowa stumbles into tonight contest losing two of its last three games--while the badgers are surging with seven wins in their last 8 games.. including three wins over nationally ranked opponents. coach mccafferey says the badgers have been impressive well, they've got some young played as much -- you know what stepped up. we will have highlights at ten. former iowa state head coach -- paul rhoads accepts a new coaching position rhoads will join the university of arkansas --razorbacks coaching staff as a defensive back's coach. he will join former bret bielema who is arkansas's head coach. rhoads spent seven seasons with the iowa state cyclones and was fired in novemeber after the reporter: "so when you hear, say, one side, saying that they'd like to wait 'til "the next president is in office to appoint a justice, what do you think about that?" justice o'connor: "i don't agree. i think we need somebody there, now," from sony pictures studios, it's america's game. wheel... of...

the hawkeyes are trying to stay ahead of the hoosiers in the big ten standings. iowa is currently at the top of the conference. jon: on the ice-- the iowa wild are rolling back into wells fargo weekend for a pair of games against grand rapids friday and saturday. since christmas break the wild are 9-7. and they're coming off of a five to one win in chicago last weekend. the wild have won three of their last four in large part because they've gotten healthy up the middle with their centers. it's a team that looks rejuvinated the second half of the season here. while they're still back in the standings-- head coach john torchetti says it's a lot more fun putting some tallies in the win column. he feels the program is at a point where it once was before they made the move to iowa. " before i got here before we moved from houston that's exactly how it feels. great locker room great atmosphere everyone the guys who are doing well and develop correctly are the ones that get called up and that's what the idea is being an american league team. it's a lot of fun, fans have bee

al will be in to break down all of that action as well as the iowa hawkeyes taking down northwestern and penn state this week. the hawkeyes just keep chipping away on their big 10 schedule a lot of excitement around that program as well i'm sure. all that and right after your local 5 news at 6. let's send it back to nikki. " jordan/2shot nikki: we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at six. nikki: the web. we are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in news, weather, and sports. nikki: coming up on local 5 news at ten. we will recap tonight's big republican debate that airs right here on abc tonight at 7 from new hampshire. we'll hear from the main candidates and see what they had to say from new hampshire university. bree: a blizzard watch posted for north central iowa is in effect until noon monday. overnight tonight the clouds will decrease, the winds will become breezy at 10 to 15mph from the southwest, and the temperatures will stay mild, dropping only into the upper 20s. spoken like some getting used to...the season before spring! football sunday will come i

next -- the iowa hawkeyes looked to keep themselves all alone on top of the big ten standings with a trip to illinois -- supreme as the broncos and panthers battled for the right by your locatonight in california -- reigning mvp cam newton locked up with the sheriff -- peyton manning -- with a possible retirement looming on the horizon -- and while the spotlight started on the two quarterbacks tonight -- it quickly moved to the von miller -- an absolute monster in this game -- stripping newton -- malik jackson will scoop and score -- the underdog broncos quickly out to a 10, nothing edge -- but carolina kept it close -- johnathan stewart -- up and over -- 1 yard for the score -- panthers pull back within three -- it was a six point game in the 4th quarter -- von miller -- he'd get the mvp award tonight after hitting newton again -- t-j ward recovers -- and it led to the dagger -- c-j anderson scores denver's only offensive touchdown of the night -- it's been 17 years for broncos fans and the wait is over -- manning gets another ring -- denver takes down carolina 24, 10 -- with indian

the iowa hawkeyes make some moves in the latest national rankings... and the surging uni panthers talk about the keys to their second you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in scott, sumner, one day after beating illlinois beating illlinois 77-65 and moving into sole possession of first place in the big ten...the iowa hawkeyes not only move up in the associated press colege basketball rankings. the hawks also get some first place votes. villanova is the new number one followed by maryland at number two. oklahoma falls from number one to number three.. the hawks which recieved 11 first place votes is ranked fourth while xavier rounds out the to ten. kansas is number six..viriginia falls to nine..while west virginia is number ten. iowa state falls one spot to number fourteen..purdue is number eighteen...baylor is number 21...texas is 24th and wichita state rounds out just three days after tweeting that his suspension would only last one game...it appears iowa state starting center jameel mckay will miss a second straight game. today at his weekly pr

elias: and in sports this morning...the iowa hawkeyes faced a test in indiana last night... while not dealing with a ranked opponent....they did have to face a dangerous hoosier team at the historic assembly hall. jarrod uthoff led iowa with 24 points, but it wasn't enough to get the win... wasn't enough to get the win... the hawkeyes now in a three- way tie with indiana and maryland for first in the big ten. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break here on good morning iowa.. elias: coming up, its friday, so we take a look at new releases hitting theaters.. sabrina: but before we go...as you get ready to start your day...be safe out on the roads.... des moines police will have mobile radar set up at three locations... the first at the 16-hundred block of hickman...looking eastbound a second at the 27-hundred block of boston....west bound.. and the third at the four- hundred block of 42nd...that's northbound. so use caution while driving.. elias: while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues

the iowa hawkeyes take on the indiana hoosiers. the highlights and why it's shaping up to be an interesting conference tournament this season. eric:-- metinka: we had our snow last night. 20 degrees right now. the moist starting off pretty decent. we have a light breeze so far, the all of this is going to be changing. make sure you grab all of your warm gear. the wind will pick up by noontime, adding a bite to the air. temperatures falling into the teens by around 3:00 p.m. when chills below zero and watch for blowing snow, especially crossed northern iowa. arctic air and that means dangerous wind chill. eric: a check of the state's you can see thursday's snow affected much of central, northwest, and southeast iowa. the blue here means roads are partially covered in snow or ice. any pink means completely covered. roads here in the metro will still be slippery for your morning commute, so give yourselves a few extra minutes. elizabeth: in commitment 2016 news now, rematch. hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off last night for

the iowa hawkeyes make some moves in the latest national rankings... and the surging uni panthers second longest winning streak of the "now, kwwl spothe all-time record, but wasn't quite the most watched super bowl ever. the game attracted an audience of about 112-million viewers--second only to last years game between the one day after beating illlinois 77-65 and moving into sole possession of first place in the big ten...the iowa hawkeyes not only move up in the associated press colege basketball rankings. the hawks also get some first place votes. villanova is the new number one followed by maryland at number two. oklahoma falls from number one to number three.. the hawks which recieved 11 first place votes is ranked fourth while xavier rounds out the to ten. kansas is number six..viriginia is number seven.. michigan state is number eight..north carolina falls to nine..while west virginia is number ten. iowa state falls one spot to number fourteen..purdue is number eighteen...baylor is number 21...texas is 24th and wichita state rounds out the top 2

isu falls 68 to 53 the final and the iowa hawkeye women fall tonight on the road at penn state 81 to 68 it's been a rough last 5 games for the lady hawkeyes. to the ice-- the manitoba moose visiting the iowa wild tonight. this one with some bad blood early-- brett sutter fights jc lippon after a borderline hit-- sutter would win that fight. but manitoba on the ensuing power play would strike first blood-- tick tac toe-- petan to de leo-- to rafl for the 1-0 manitoba lead. later in the first-- another fight-- joe finley and rafl going at it-- they go down-- not done yet they're back up no harm done to either. period-- the outlet pass ahead to zach mitchell on the break away who goes five hole-- buiscuit in the basket-- 1-1 wild... and they'd go on to win 2-1 max fortunus nets the game winner. jon/3shot (wrap sports) stephanie: jack: we'll be right back... you're watching local and part of tomorrow through. look for mostly cloudy skies again tonight with a few snow showers out west early on and some flurries possible here later. temperatures will fall back into the 20s, but the winds wi

iowa won 77-65. a new ap poll comes out today, so we'll see how the hawkeyes do in that poll. we continue to follow blizzard travel very dangerous across the state at this hour. joining us now on the phone is sergeant nathan ludwig with the iowa state patrol. sergeant ludwig, we understand you've been in contact with several troopers today. what are they saying? are there any serious traffic accidents and where are the worst parts to avoid right now? sergeant ludwig: the worst part to avoid is north highway 30 from there to the minnesota border. we are working with the dot and shutting down the interstate at the clear lake exit just because we have a multivehicle crash just about 10 miles north of highway 20, where a vehicle is stuck underneath a semi. rescue crews are having a hard time getting there just because of visibility. mollie: are there serious injuries and that? sergeant ludwig: we don't know that. i've gotten a lot of photos from visibility -- i talked to one sergeant and he said this is the worst eocene in 18 years. we went advised any -- we would advise any driver

and find out if the iowa hawkeyes rise or fall in the latest a-p college basketball poll,,, you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in dunkerton, vinton, anamosa and all of eastern iowa thursday and narrowly escaping minnesota last night--- the iowa hawkeyes hold on to the number four spot in the latest associated press college basketball poll. villanova is still number one-- followed by kansas, oklahoma.. the hawks are number four and north carolina rounds out the top five maryland falls to number six after their upset loss to wisconsin...michigan state is number eight ----iowa state moves up a spot to number 13 and indiana is number 22... texas is number 24 while baylor rounds out the top 25. it took 27 points from peter jok and 24 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks from jarred utthoff to lift the hawkeyes to a 75-71 victory over minnesota. the win moves the hawks into sole possession of first place in the conference. iowa led the entire second half...but couldn't shake a gopher team that is winless in the big ten until e final seconds, we just beat a b b ten team. they're athletic. t

and the eighth ranked iowa hawkeyes are set for their one regular season meeting with the rival wisconsin badgers. northern iowa will reveal the leader of its athletics department. several candidates interviewed to replace outgoing uni athletic director troy dannen. iowa state senior associate athletic director david harris and former montana state athletic director peter fields are among the candidates still under consideration. the announcement is tomorrow afternoon at 2. kwwl will stream the announcement live on the web. tomorrow night following the announcement... the northern iowa men's basketball team will host the indiana state sycamores at the mcleod center on senior night. the panthers lost last month to indiana state in terre haute at the beginning of a four game skid for northern iowa. uni head coach ben jacobson dissusses the keys to a victory tomorrow night. they are very good in transition they bring it at you they can defend in transition and defend coach jake is urging panther fans to arrive by 6:45 wednesday night for a special senior send-off it has been a rough couple o

iowa getting 14 different players minutes tonight. they keep running wagner gets the floater goes high off the glass and in hawkeyes up 12 at that point. more peter jok check out the moves this pushes iowas lead up to 14... then maybe the play of the night right before half uhl the put back jam on his own rebound-- just give him an assist on it as well.... the hawkeyes roll over penn state 73 to 49. jon: as for the hawkeyes football team they add 24 new players to the roster on national signing day today. we go to alex giaimo in iowa city with more. "national signing day is an exciting day for fans, athletes and programs across the country and today was no different for the iowa hawkeyes. earlier today head coach kirk ferent addressed the media about this year's recruiting class and he said just like his coaching style it wasn't dramatic or suspenseful but he like it that way. (kirk ferentz) our stuff is really not that dramatic it's kind of like today it's really it that way it's like going into a game i like if our team is really prepared and if they've practiced well to put them in a position and recruiting is kind of the same way

the iowa hawkeyes. a-p ranks iowa fourth. consistency. with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink,a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah,that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider your dreams evolve, and with committed support, they thrive. coming up next, david geiger joins us with this morning's agribusiness report. then a train accident in germany kills at least 8 people and injures dozens more. and voting is underway for the first in the nation primaries. who's expected to come out on top, if voters don't change we don't just serve any fishsandwich at culver's.we serve wild-caught, northatlantic cod. this cod grows in water that iscold, clean and pristine, full of flavorful nutrients, and that come

iowa. big jake's headed to arkansas where he'll play for bret bielema. hawkeye fans don't worry much about the rankings of iowa recruiting classes. kirk ferentz's teams often finish in the top ten, but not iowa's recruiting classes. michael admire has more. lance billings is a ferentz kind of recruit. hawkeye fans don't worry much about the rankings of iowa recruiting classes. kirk ferentz's teams often finish in the top ten, the rankings of iowa recruiting classes. kirk ferentz's teams often finish in the top ten, but not iowa's recruiting classes. michael admire has more. lance billings is a ferentz kind of recruit. didn't have other big offers, but iowa likes the 3-star recruit. billings played receiver at clearview high in ohio, but he's been told he'll play cornerback at iowa. hawkeyes sign 24 players, averaging around 3 stars each, with two 4-star players. 11 states represented. scout ranks iowa's class 31, that's 7th out of 14 teams in the big ten. alabama #1 overall. ohio state 2nd. iowa state hired matt campbell in november. campbell had to put together

hawkeye arena. tipoff will be at 8:06pm. in iowa city, with your hawkeye headquarters report, alex giaimo, local 5 sports, we are iowa. " jon/sx3s stephanie/sx3s jack/sx3s we'll be right back... you're watching local buzz acronym in iowa education. and at gilbert high school, they're thinking outside the that done. stephanie/2shot: tonight at ten... we show you why they won this month's oen classroom at a time thousand dollar grant, sponsored by bankers trust and local 5, because it's what they're doing to keep students challenged that caught our eye. "because our students have access to technology like the internet, they can find answers quickly when just a topical. however, it's the resoning these labs are providing to make them expand their understanding. " stephanie: we'll show you how they are replacing the science class of your youth with something you'd expect to see in a and in the mean time, teachers, apply for the one classroom at a time grant on our website com. check of your weather, with chief meteorologist weather adli

stephanie: jon here now and the iowa hawkeyes may be in panic mode? jon: yeah stephanie what was supposed to be a run away win well it turned into a humbling night coming up on local 5 sports at penn state. " now, local 5 sports jon: welcome back. the iowa hawkeyes remaining schedule didn't look overly challenging down the stretch. a tough matchup here or there but no one said oh penn state maybe they should have... iowa on the road in state college-- p-a the hawkeyes winners of 4 in their last 5. 1st half 36-31 penn st shep garner (ps) drives and feeds donovon jack (ps) for the dunk as the 1st half ends score: 38-31 penn st 2nd half 48-41 penn st peter jok (iow) takes it strong to the hoop for the bucket and the foul he finished with 28 points score: 48-43 penn st 2nd half 48-45 penn st payton banks (ps) knocks down the corner 3 pter score: 51-45 penn st 2nd half 63-59 penn st donovan jack (ps) gets the lay in.....then gets the block at the other end score: 65-59 penn st 2nd half 65-60 penn st isaiah washington (ps) misses the 3 pter but brandon tayl

"(alex giaimo) iowa athletics has taken the media world by storm this past year. jarrod uthoff is just the latest hawkeye to be featured on the cover of sports illustrated magazine. he's the first iowa basketball player to be on the cover since the 1966 season. and of course he folllows george kittle and the iowa football team who were on the cover just a few months ago marking the first time in school history that football and basketball have been featured in the magazine in the same year. (fran mccaffery) when you see them working as hard as our guys work you want to see them recognized properly so i think it's a terrific honor. (mike gesell) you know it's really cool to get national recognition like that i think it's a lot of fun for our university with the season football had and now the season that we are having you know it'ex exciting times to be a hawkeye. (anthony clemmons) holy buckets.. (giaimo) fran and the hawks are excited about the cover but what does j-u himself think about the honor? (jarrod uthoff) it's (adam woodbury) i mean he's a pretty low key guy not a big deal i'm sure when you guy

iowa. peter jok shoots the hawkeyes right back in the game. his first three is on target. more from jok. iowa cuts the indiana lead down to 7 at the half. to the second half, iowa surges. uthoff dunks. the senior did his part with 24 points. then mike gesell scores. he steps back, and stepped up with 17 splashes three. hawks take the lead. but they don't hold it. yogi ferrell missed ten shots tonight. but he makes this big three. indiana stays perfect at home, knocking off iowa,85-78. we bring in michael admire, live from historic assembly hall. michael, what made the difference in this game? here's why it wass such a iowa waslone at the top. but now with the loss, iowa is in a three way tie with indiana and maryland. michigan state and purdue move to within two games. hawkeye women lost at home to #6 ohio state, [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- kristen wiig, bob odenkirk, musical guest, elle king, and featuring the legendary roots crew.

six percent last year to more than 531 a successful hawkeye football season and a promising basketball season is causing black-and-gold fever in iowa city. and local hotels, restaurants, and businesses are cashing in on the hawkeye hoopla. we have e llege wrestling action for you tonight on kcrg 9 point 2. the cyclones travel to northern iowa to face the panthers. it starts at 7 p-m on kcrg 9.2. the iowa hawkeye men's basketball team is having a phenomenanaseason so far. and that means big business for hotels, restaurants and anyone who sells hawkeye merchandise. right now, the hawkeye basketball team is 18 and 4. they're second in the big 10, and ranked 5th in the a-p poll. sports illustrated just featured jarrod uthoff on their regional cover this week. that all follows the hawkeye football seasonand trip to the rose b bwl. as kcrg-tv9's mark carlson reports johnson county businesses are loving the back to back historic seasons. first the football team made its mark on the gridiron. nats now the basketball team is leaving its mark on the hardwood. nats back-to-back seasons like this are nearly non- existent. back in 1985 the hawk

cyclone favorite george niang prepares to take the home court one last it was a slide for the iowa hawkeyes and iowa state cyclones this week... iowa, once fourth in the a-p poll drops to 16th... the hawks have lost three in a row... iowa state is near the bottom of the poll, coming in at 21st. iowa state looking for some hilton magic tonight... it's senior night... and that means it's the last home game for cyclone favorite, georges niang... let's head out to ames.. where johns sears is chatting with stick around, we'll get another finally tonight.... going on a diet is nothing new to people... but it's a different story...for hedgehogs. at four pounds, jabba the hedgehog weighs nearly three times the weight of the average hedgehog. but that extra weight won't be good once he's released back into the wild... since he's so big, he could not curl up into a protective ball if predators approached him. rescuers in swindon england say jabba had to give up his fattening favorites...like meal worms. >>> tonight the klan controversy exploding around donald trump after refusing to condemn the kkk's

and the college baseball season opener is just around the corner for the iowa hawkeyes. stay with tv9. ... the iowa men's basketball team will take ... the iowa men's basketball team will take the court against indiana in about 90 minutes. this game features two of the top teams in the big ten standings. ... it also features the top two scoring teams in the big ten with indiana in first averaging 84 points a game, iowa averages 80 a game. the hoosiers have four starters who are shooting 47 percent or better from the field. they're yogi ferrell. "they move the ball. they run. they attack. they get layups. if you're shooting those kinds of numbers, you're getting layups. they're also a good three-point shooting team for the most part. so they got your defense stretched out." "you have to be locked in the entire game. he can get going in a hurry and if you're not pressuring him, he's loading other guys up. he's a very unselfish player and he plays the point guard position the right way. he's a guy you really have to disrupt his rhythm and be locked in the entire game." trt:

eric: the iowa hawkeyes were trying to bounce back against wisconsin after a shocking loss last week to penn state. unfortunately that did not happen. tony seeman was in iowa city that has more. -- and has more. tony no shortage of heartbreak at hawkeye arena. iowa has lost three of four games and was three games left in the regular season, iowa needs to fix the ship. >> we have not played well in the last two games. yet we have done some good you tend to only focus on what we did not do or should have done. we did a lot of good things in both of these. just didn't do enough to win. >> i think rotations aren't as good as they were earlier in the year. a few broken plays. >> we had a three to go up nine and we don't make it eight to three and cut to the two. you take it upon yourself to make sure this doesn't snowball. >> either be kayvon or we continue to succeed. >> we didn't get the necessary stops. like we need to. we have to do a better job of that and they have to understand done. they just have to get back to playing. eric: you can catch iowa's next game on kcci. the hawkeyes go

iowa needs scoring balance right now.. here's some from adam woodbury a career high 18 rebounds. that's not enough to keep them on top though... hawkeye fans see their team lose at home for the first time this season. badgers close down iowa for the final six minutes and win again, 67-59. tons 408957 :00 - :22 now we just have to get back to playing that way hawks take another break before battling ohio state. tip off is sunday afternoon in columbus. iowa is now a full game back in the race for the big ten lead. the iowa women are having a much more disappointing season. still ahead... flight delays, cramped seats, waiting on the tarmac for hours... the list of typical airline passenger complaints goes on and on. but one johnston man says his worst flight experience ever came on a day when he was bumped up to first class.. we'll tell you about discovery... and how the airline some light snow is falling along this morning. the winds will remain out of the northwest between 15 and 25 mph today, this will help keep temperatures on the cool side, making it the coolest day of the week. if you have been longing for the warmth to return, you

still to come we look at the new , class of recruits for the iowa hawkeyes and iowa state cyclones. there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. i got it. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and sports director andy garman. >> for people to pick up these diseases and bring them back to iowa is not that rare. steve: the iowa department of public health says, it is now testing a couple of people for a mosquito-borne virus that can cause birth defects. zika virus has now been reported -- the zika virus has now been reported in more than 30 countries. stacey: the first u.s case was just found in texas, and was sexually transmitted. kcci's kim st. onge sat

uni wins 82-66 the 5th ranked iowa hawkeyes hit the road tomorrow to take on illinois. iowa is 18-4 overall, 9-1 in the big 10. indiana lost tonight so the hawks are alone at the top. opponent coaches say they're trying to mold their own program after iowa. 70's night with the energy, surge stayin alive. even the coaching staff going with the throwbacks. 1st q. kick out to terry whisnant, money from the after 1. more from iowa. andrew harrison driving, drives. up and in. energy 91 canton 102 the winter sports season is winding down and that means time for the top swimmers in iowa to shave those legs and get ready for the state meet. first districts... from summitt middle school in johnston. 200 individual medley. waukee's jackson kuhlers edges out connor neils of ankeny in a time of 1:56.93. 50 free. down and back sprint. waukee's josh waltman out- touches grant fuhr of johnston in 21.17. waltman also won the butterfly 100 freestyle. johnston's stephen fiolic, future hawkeye, holds off his teammate fuhr in 46.67. waukee wins districts, johnston

the iowa hawkeyes take on the indiana hoosiers. the highlights and why it's shaping up to be an interesting conference tournament this season. eric: good morning, everyone, and thanks for waking up with kcci 8 news this morning. elizabeth: it's 6:00 on friday, february 12. we got to release note last night and a little break today. -- we got through last night snow and a little break today. metinka: nothing to slow you down, 20 degrees in des moines. go downhill, the wind increases and once it picks up, temperatures falling and that will lead to blowing snow concerns, especially in open areas and the countryside and will lead to slick roadways. the weekend, arctic air saturday followed by more snow saturday night into sunday. great news, check out the 8 day forecast, temperatures next week , 30's, 40's, maybe close to 50. eric: this morning, there is still a bit of snow. across most of the state, a hold of green but a lot of partially covered roads. in the northwest, blue, be careful, especially in the metro, a little bit slippery

hawkeyes lead late. gophers down 1, 19 seconds to to play. rachel banham to jessie edwards... gophers lead, 75-74. iowa answers. ally disterhoft all the way to rack. count it. hawks lead 76-75. minnesota time for one shot, banham for three... got it! game winner. 35 points for banham. gophers edge the hawkeyes, 78-76. in iowa city, the gophers led iowa until jarrod uthoff took over. uthoff had 9 straight points, including a three from the logo's edge. uthoff finished with 24 points, 15 rebounds, and six blocks. uthoff and the hawks play at penn state wednesday night. it's a 5:30 tip, iowa time. iowa controls its destiny to a big ten championship, the first since the 70s. the hawks have a one game lead with five to play. the hawkeyes had a 1 and 1 week, but the loss at indiana did not cost iowa a spot in the a-p poll. villanova stays #1, followed by kansas and oklahoma. iowa fourth, and the cyclones tomorrow night at baylor, georges niang should pass his former coach, fred hoiberg for third on iowa state's all time scoring list. niang needs just 3 to tie the mayor, and ten to reach two thousand points.

while the iowa hawkeyes discuss the reasons why they have fallen in the big ten. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in tripoli, waterville, elkader and all of the 4th ranked iowa hawkeyespossession of first in the big ten. they returned to iowa city in a three way tie for the top after falling to the hoosiers 85-78. with the loss---the hawkeyes are now in a three-way tie with indiana and second ranked maryland atop the big ten conference with 10-2 records. iowa overcame a sluggish performance in the first half when they fell behind by 16, but battled back and led by five midway through the second -- but the hawks struggled down the stretch and afterward talked about where the game was lost. they came out to ready to play excute which is something we which is a little dissapointing. it goes to show you can't beat a godd team on the road and execute the way we did. the hawks return to action on sunday when they host minnesota on sunday night at carver hawkeye arena. iowa state big man jameel mckay is expected to be in the lineup when the cyclones play host t

the iowa hawkeye football team gets a chance to meet the greatest and youngest authors of iowa city. good morning from is waking up with kcrg-tv9 it's here's what you need to know today. maneuvering through traffic-and construction. if you're a driver, we'll explain some areas you may want to avoid tomorrow in cedar rapids. bringing fresh poultry to the home. eastern iowans explore the idea of keeping chickens in their backyard. building a better community on encourageme nt. we'll tell you about a new think thank that's helping black youth accomplish their goals. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is the kcrg-tv9 saturday morning news. but first, meteorologis britley ritz has your fst alert forecast, britley... this morning we're coming close to breaking record for warmest low temperature, as we sit in the 40s for most of the morning. we'l'lstart off with a bit of sunshine to help warm us through the morning and early afternoon. however, clouds roll back in and stick with us throughout the day. highs will range depending on location, cedar rapids and s

he hopes to wrestle for the division one iowa hawkeyes. and as you can see wells fargo arena is ready for state wrestling to begin today and it won't stop until saturday night. yesterday, crews already had the mats down. the action starts with team duals this morning. southeast polk will defend its team title. individual state wrestling begins tomorrow and runs through a few flurries will fall early this morning. expect to see a little more sunshine this afternoon with temperatures again in the upper 30s. there will be a significant warm up for the end of the week with highs in the mid to upper 50s. plan on slushy roads and lots of mud with all of the we don't just serve any fish sandwich at culver's. we serve wild-caught, north atlantic cod. this cod grows in water that is cold, clean and pristine, full of flavorful nutrients, and that comes through in the fish. this is the way we ship it to your restaurants. it's not pre-breaded. so not only do we use the highest quality cod, but we still hand-batter it the old-fashioned way. that's rema

the article inside focuses on the uthoff and the fifth- ranked iowa hawkeyes, who host pennnntate on wednesday atat. the magazine will be on newsstands later this week. ththmorningside women are still second in the new naia division ii poll. the mustangs are 14-2 in the gpac and have a three-game lead on briar cliff, who moved back into the top ten, at number-9. mount marty is receiving votes. on the men's side, briar cliff falls from third to sixth. the chargers had their 18- game winning streak snapped at midland on saturday. bc still has a three-game lead on dakota wesleyan in the conference standings. of course, super bowl 50 is sunday and carolina and denver were on the big stage at media day. former bishop heelan, iowa, and morningside star brandon wegher, #32 -- was in the spotlight with the rest of the panthers. the rookie appeared in one game for the panthers -- after being signed as a free agent. wegher set an iowa high school record with over 32-hundred yards rushing in '08. super bowl 50 kicks off at 5:30 then tonight on news four at ten.... the numbers are in and winners

alex giaimo--"in iowa city with your hawkeye headquarters report, alex giaimo, abc9 sports." hawkeyes have a big one tonight. they head to assembly hall to take on indiana...p off is at 8 o clock and the game can be seen on espn. chris: we're less than 100 days away from the sioux city x's opening up their season and manager steve montgomery continues to build his roster with key holdovers from last year's record-setting squad. today the team announced league era champ ryan zimmerman will be back for his second year in sioux city. zimmerman went 14-2 last year with a 1.80 era while holding opponents to a sub-mendoza line .190 batting average.he becomes the fifth explorer to resign from last year's 75-25 team. zimmerman joins infielders tommy mendonca, ryan court, and noah perio back with the team this summer. outfielder michael lang will x's uniform. the x's open up the season on may clark park basketball season is officially beginning to wind down here in is officially beginning to wind down here in siouxland as class 1a girls teams in iowa begin their regional tonaments ton

coming up in sports...iowa's jarrod uthoff accomplished something no hawkeye has done since 1966. find out what honor he received up ahead. tim plus iowa state wrapped up a stretch of four ranked opponents ininive games ainst west virginia tonight. highlights from hilton coliseum state squared off with a top-15 opponent. so far, , e clones have gone 2-1 in those games and with a win tonight against west virginia, isu could move into a tie for second place in the big twelve. steve prohm and bob huggins, their first ever game against each other. early in the first...matt thomas...more than just a catch and shoot guy...nails the step back triple. then off the dribble...he connects from distance and the thomas wasn't the only offense though..eorges niang...rough night with turnovers, makes up for a bit of it here with three. then it's monte morris...he tickles the twin from range and the cyclones doubling up the mountaineers 7 and a half minutes in. they'd go on a run too...and this, the exclamation point...morris to deonte burton...he finishes with the massive lefty slam. but west vir

michael admires tells us what's the iowa hawkeyes are the best team in the big ten... but they'll need a win over indiana tonight to keep it that way... the hawks have just one loss in the big ten.. and a second loss tonight would mean a three-way tie at the top of the conference... a win would put the hawks in the drivers seat for the team's first outright conference championship in nearly 50-years... let's go live michael admire at historic assembly hall... tip off is set for eight this evening. you can catch it on espn. stick around, we'll get another hope you'll stick around with us this evening... hope you'll stick around with us this evening... here's what we're working on for the channel 13 news at six... lawmakers are looking into how traffic cameras are operated in the state... why they say the changes could get more people on board it's use... and then at ten... we go to a iowa prison... hear from the inmate battling terminal illness behind bars.. and the caretakers who make sure their final days.. are as comfortable as possible.. at then.... finally tonight.

re-focusing.how w e iowa hawkeye mens basketball team is getting ready for refocusing. how the iowa hawk eye men's basketball team is getting ready for wisconsin, who has been on a hot streak lately. >> and the biggest chahaenge ather-wise for our forecasters here in eastern iowa will be the temperatures over the next few days. we'll go down a little bit the next two days, but just in time for the weekend we see a nice bounce here. look at saturday. should be a pretty nice ay with temps back up in the 50s. i don't think we'll run it through the entire weekend. as you can see, there is a chance of showers on sunday and things will cool off towards the end of the weekend. rest of your forecast aft tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. each year, thousands of americans die from infections they picked up at the hospital. hospital.how you can protect yourself and your family during your next hostal visisithat's tomorrow on cbs2. . >>> low pressure is getting its act together down to the south of us tonight. that's been pushing a little moisture up into eastern iowa, causing clouds.

sports illustrated has a new the iowa hawkeyes. a-p ranks iowa fourth. the hawkeyes have lost just once in nearly two months, and that was at #2 maryland. iowa had no problem at illinois sunday. the hawks won by 12, and the outcome was never in doubt. this is a steady team with four senior starters. iowa at indiana thursday night. big game for the hawkeyes. here's why: check the big ten standings, iowa alone at the top at 10-1. maryland right behind with 2 losses. indiana falls a game back after losing at and iowa state freshman thomas pollard can run for team usa after pollard won the usa track and field junior cross country championship. the former gilbert star ran the 8k in 26 minutes 11 seconds. we don't just serve any fish sandwich at culver's. we serve wild-caught, north atlantic cod. full of flavorful nutrients, and that comes through in the fish. this is the way we ship it to your restaurants. it's not pre-breaded. so not only do we use the highest quality cod, but we still hand-batter it the old-fashioned way. that's remarkable. and we think we g

if you are heading to airport try to get there 90 minutes before you're the iowa hawkeyes had a great football season... and that success carried over to the basketball season.. coming up... the latest honor for the hawks... and how it marks a first for the what's america's best-selling brand of trucks? you're in for a big surprise, pal. actually, you're not. it's ford f-series, again. and, it wasn't even close. same trucks that have been leading the industry for 39 straight years. why? game changin' innovation. like f-150's high-strength, military-grade aluminum alloy. which helps make it stronger, more capable and more efficient than ever. innovation. it's why f-series is making every other truck brand... history. super bowl 50 celebrations are from street parties to pass competitions, there's something for every football fan ahead of the big game. and as the festivities got started... the players met the media for the first time. and as jim crandell shows us, media day has turned into a big event .. there was no game..no scoring..not even a timeout..still, thousands of fans lined u

jordan meanwhile the iowa hawkeyes are also looking to finish strong. after their loss to penn state, which may have taken the hawks out of the running for a #1 seed. the team held a players-only meeting on saturday led by its seniors. no specifics were given, but the hawkeyes say the meeting, coupled with the time off has them ready for the final four games of the season... "ya i think these last couple of practices have been doing a really nice job for us and just getting back to the basics of what was successful for us earlier in the season and earlier in the big ten season and just kind of getting back to what was successful are really all against very good teams. so hopefully we'll play well, we'll play a little better than we have recently. we're close, but i think our defense has to get we're going to face on wednesday night." hawkeyes back in wednesday at wisconsin. on btn more hawkeye the 2nd ranked iowa grapplers host the final dual of the season versus #4 nc state at carver. that gets underway at 7 pm. and can be seen online on btn plus. if y

with your hawkeye headquarters report in iowa city, alex giaimo, local 4 sports. " since their loss to maryland the hawkeyes have won their last three games by an average of 16 points or more-- they'll look to do the same in bloomington on thursday. meanwhile the drake bulldogs schedule doesn't get any easier. take on number the shockers are at the top of valley-- while the bulldogs are dwelling at the bottom. drake just got run over by northern iowa saturday. ray giacoletti bright spots-- especially from one of his young hopes will shine. " the other guy who has made great strides for us is ore. we're asking him to guard the team's best offensive player. tonight that was their guard. he's a two way player being able to floor for us so those two guys gave us glimpses of better things to come from both of them." drake tips off at 7 pm tonight. wichita state is 11-1 in conference play this season-- they're coming off of a loss against illinois state. jon: switching to wrestling, sunday is a big day for iowa state. the wrestling program will celebrate its 100th year of wrestling with its

head to our web-site siouxlandmatters t com sports...as iowa continues its impressive season, the honors keep rolling in for the hawkeyes. find out the latest up ahead. plus...iowa state faces west virginia in another top 25 showdown tonight. hear how the cyclones plan to beat the mountaineers' basketball coach will tell you, there's no such thing as an easy game at this point of the season. that's certainly true for iowa state. tonight when they host west virginia it will be the fourth time in the last 5 contests they've faced a top-15 opponent. so far iowa state is 2-1 in those ranked contests, downing then number 1 oklahoma and number 4 kansas and falling to fifth ranked texas a and m. while west virginia might not be as highly ranked as those opponents, they present a tough matchup with their pressure. the mountaineers lead the country in steals and forced turnovers and average a whopping 23 points per game off those takeaways. georges niang--"if you ever been chased by a couple of wild pit bulls? that's what their press really feels likekethey're just looking to m me you feel as much uncomfortable as possible." ste

hawkeye forward jarrod uthoff is on the s-i cover -- months after the iowa football team was also on the cover. and the magazine calls uthoff a candidate for national player of the year. it also described the hawkeye basketball team as america's biggest surprise. the hawkeyes are currently 5th in the a-p poll and 7th in the u-s-a today coaches poll. today is national signing day for college football recruits. it could tip the balance for several programs this year... some of the biggest announcements start as early as 7 iowa time. the world health organization director has declared a public health emergency this week. the zika virus is now present in at least 24 countries mostly through southern and central america. but right now, here's a look at opening farm markets. good morning! it's ---. across the area during the morning commute. this will be a bit of a fluffier snow this time around and with wind all lead to a slick commute. combine this with falling temperatures, and it may be hazardous for several hours. plan wind to also gust to 35-40mph, especially during the morning hours.