currently , women make up 15% of the iowa army national guard and 18% of the iowa air national guard. but those numbers are likely to increase in the future...thanks to a couple of trailblazers... 17:13:50 'for the first time in the history of our units, we have two women that have now enlisted in traditionally male slots." defense lifting restrictions on women in combat in 2013... two northwest iowa recruits are now leading the way as the first the women to enlist and serve in iowa national guard combat arms units 17:15:22--31 'our organizations more than 175 years old, and this is the first time in our history that women have been able to enlist in this capacity, into a field artillery unit.' 18 year old cheney spaulding of fort dodge enlisted in september and 17 year old dakota doocy from lone rock enlisted in october. col. greg hapgood is hopeful the two history makers will inspire others... 17:15:51--17:16:01 that could have really a cascading effect 17:15:53 'that other people will build on that success, want to do similar things and say you know, theres virtually no job that i

the iowa national guard is pledging to get more women in its ranks. it's an agreement with an iowa women's business group. currently 18- percent of iowa's air national guard and 15-percent of the army national guard is female. the state volleyball tournament begins today in cedar rapids. if you're one of the thousands heading there -- we've got a link with parking information on our website, kwwl dot com. and police are searching for a sexual assault suspect. according to university of iowa police, officers have received three reportes of a man groping women. man, about five ten, wearing red flannel, torn jeans and flip flops. he was seen near the hospital, a hospital parking ramp and the main library. if you see him, do not approach. call police. is back with another check of your storm track seven forecast. nice today before a strong system tracks in for wednesday. this will bring showers and storms to the state wednesday, very windy conditions thursday along with falling temperatures for the end of the week. strong system tracks in for wednesday. th

plus, the iowa national guard says something is missing. what they plan to do to improve their ranks. kevin: and see what cost him his this is iowa. on average, women need to work an extra two hours each day, to earn the same paycheck as their male coworkers. join the fight for equal pay. join the fight for sara and women everywhere. announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with kevin cooney, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and iowa's sportscaster of the year andy garman. steve: it's pretty common for iowa farmers to spend 6 to 8 weeks on a tractor, nearly non-stop, during harvest season. kevin: after that long, most want to leave the fields behind. but in sac county, one guy's soaking up every second this fall because he almost didn't live to see it. eric hanson's this is iowa introduces us to the farmer who's grateful just to be back in the cab. their job. they'll swear, it's in their blood. >> oh yeah. been there all the time. eric: rick meister can't wait to get in the tractor seat when iowa's

the iowa national guard is setting its sights on women... we'll tell you why other organizations are doing the same... changing skyline... its been a record breaking year for des moines construction... and we'll show you the city's latest undertaking... school strife... the waukee school district is getting a first look at a new boundary proposal... hear from some of the parents opposed to it. it's tuesday, november 10th. first on thirteen... where waukee students will go to school next year is now in the hands of the school board... its members have the task of finalizing a new boundary proposal... presented to them last night. and parents are wasting no time voicing their concerns... envision this for my son and his friends, they will have spent two years at maple grove school. under the proposed plan, they will move to waukee elementary next year for two years, then on to vince meyer for another year, waukee middle school for one year, and then assuming things go as weve heard with the new elementary school build, over to south middle sch

currently, women make up 15-percent of the iowa army national guard and 18-percent of the iowa air national guard. last night the republican presidential candidates met for their fourth debate of the campaign. the moderators kept the debate focused on issues ... not on inspiring infighting amongst the candidates. but that didn't stop the candidates from lobbing some attacks. andrew spencer has this look back. fox business network agreed to give the candidates equal time, but that didn't stop some of them from fighting over it. "governor jeb..." "let me say a couple of things here. first of all..." "you should let jeb speak." "...we have grown..." "no, it's unfair." "...but listen..." "hold on." "governor bush." "thank you, donald for allowing me to speak at the debate. really nice of you. really appreciate that. what a generous man you are."moderators didn't press ben carson on his past... "thank you not asking me what i said in the 10th grade. i appreciate that." "i'll just forget that follow-up there." ...but an intentional differentiation from the c-n-b-c debate did not mean the candidat

currently, women make up 15% of the iowa army national guard and 18% of the iowa air national guard. many of them put their lives on the line... and today we're saying thank you for their service. there are dozens of events going on all day to honor and celebrate veterans. josh nguyen is in perry this morning, where they're going above and beyond to honor military members. josh, good morning. perry high school veterans day program, 11 november 2015, 6:00 ? 10:00 am , perry high school, 1200 note: complimentary breakfast 6:00 -10:00 @ hy-vee ; morning refreshments 8:00- 8:45 am @ perry high school dr. eugene brady library; 27th veterans day presentations 9:00- 9:45 am @ perry performing arts center; 18th annual veterans day celebration assembly 10:00 am @ perry performing arts center ; veterans day luncheon @ phs gymnasium following the assembly program. harvest season this year has had great crop return... but that's coming with a catch... the problem fast-approaching iowa farms. and what some are resorting to in a race against the clock. a vigorous upper level low pressure system wi

major general timothy orr, the commander of the iowa national guard, was also there. and he said the guard will try to attract female officers by participating in the epic corporate challenge. women's alliance, which promotes women in iowa businesses. right now, the iowa air national guard has 22 hundred members. 18 percent are women. the army national guard has seven thousand members, and 15 per cent are women. orr says that's why the guard has this new initiative to raise the visibility of women in officer roles. "and this is an opportunity for us to aggressively recruit new members from diverse populations to the iowa national guard" governor branstad also updated the effort to get jobs for iowa veterans. he says companies have hired more than 15 hundred vets through the iowa home base initiative. in about 30 minutes people in dubuque can talk about what they want to see in a third skate park. the project design team will listen to questions and ideas about the project, as well as evaluate and make recommendati ons about the city's other two skate parks. the city is

to the iowa national guard, they are "assymetrical." "which means they country, you're talking about people that represent an ideal and unfortunately their ideal is completely counter to what we believe life should be like." despite the newer strategies of terror isis is formulating ... service members don't feel entirely unsafe. "i think in a general sense over the last 14 years our members have had a great deal of combat experience. i think that experience we have today helps us to be more confident about what we're doing." kattey tonight there hasn't been any specific threat to iowa ... but colonel hapgood stresses to increase your vigilence and report anything out of the ordinary. in the studio kattey ortiz local five news we are iowa. stephanie: thanks kattey. coming up on local 5 news at 10... they mayor left town, can the cyclones keep the hilton magic flowing with the new head coach? the recap of tonight's prohm-opener later in sports. jack: then-- a historic statue vandalized on campus. why iowa state police and students believ

the iowa national guard says isis is a different type of threat -- they call them "asymmetrical" -- which means they represent an ideal and not a country. since the attacks ... the national guard has been working with federal agencies to keep their forces safe and facilities secure. " "we're certainly working with them to assess not only our vulnerabilities but to increase our ability to, if its push away certain threats or be more prepared for those but we're working on different methods right now."" there currently right now."" there currently is no specific threat to iowa .. however colonel hapgood says to remain vigilent and report anything out of the ordinary. elias: an iowa state an iowa state student recounted her encounter during friday's attack... emily wright is staying in a town about 40 minutes outside of paris. but on firday night, she says she was in the soccer stadium targeted by a terrorist attack. she says it was an experience that shook her and her family to the core. "i know they were really worried, especially my parents and sister. obviously, i kind of knew what was g

major general timothy orr, the commander of the iowa national guard, said the guard will try to attract women by participating in the epic corporate challenge. it's part of the nexus executive women's alliance, which promotes women in iowa businesses. right now, the iowa air national guard has 22 hundred members. 18 percent are women. the army national guard has seven thousand members, and 15 percent are women. orr says that's why the guard has this new initiative to raise the visibility of two decades in the making. world leaders have finally put together the trans-pacific partnership. coming up in today's agribusiness report, iowa agriculturists believe their industry comes away with a win. but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning! it's ---. good morning this is the david geiger. ---- well it's taken nearly 20 years to complete.. but the trans-pacific partnership was brought to an agreement last month after 34 high- level negotiations between the 12 countries involved.. last week, the full text was released to the public and there's plenty of bonuses

sabrina: the iowa national guard will hold a rededication rededication ceremony in clinton saturday... sabrina: the ceremony will commemorate the completed renovation of the clinton readiness center. representatives from local, state, and federal government will join iowa national guard leadership for the ceremony. the clinton readiness center was originally built in 1986... a renovation of the center began in 20-14 and provides additional space and upgrades the infrastructure. the public has been invited to the ceremony which begins at ten a-m tomorrow morning. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but coming up, time to check out new releases hitting theaters. sabrina: we'll get a look at what's showing, which includes two movies based on true stories. elias: but before we go...as you get but before we go...as you get ready to start your day...be safe out on the roads.... your day...be safe out on the roads.... des moines police will have mobile radar set up at two locations... one at the ....23- hundred block of indianola and a second at the....five- thousand block of

iowa guard ranks. orr says that of the 2200 member of the iowa air guard just 18. the number is even less in the iowa army national guard where just 15% of its soldiers are women. major general orr says that's initiative to raise the visibility of women in officers roles. >> and this is an opportunity for us to aggressively recruit new members from diverse populations into the iowa national guard. mollie: also this morning, the governor passed along an update on the effort to get more iowa veterans hired. he says so far iowa home base , initiative has led to the hiring of over 1500 iowa vets with 900 iowa businesses taking it was a great weekend. we're looking at another nice week ahead, but possibly a little rain. let's check in now with frank for a first look at your forecast. frank: we have been spoiled with these temperatures well above average, sitting at 58 right now in the metro. the wind is a little breezy out of the south, at times near 15 miles per hour. those temperatures killing really nice. low 60's already around sioux city, iowa. those nice temperature sticking around step 2:00, 59. i think we will

this week the iowa national guard announced it will close its armory there. 'we cant say enough for the 168 th infantry...and what theyve done, not only for our community, for our country and their service.' the iowa national guard announced it would be closing the facility in corning in 2016, moving 80 soldiers to camp dodge in johnston. now the adams community economic development corporation is looking to find a new owner for the building, which was built in 1993. 'definitely we look at it as an opportunity, its a great facility, theres plenty of land there, were looking at it to grow our economy, and get it on the tax rolls." corning would like to add more manufacturing jobs. officials hope to attract an existing company looking for a base in their region to locate in the armory building. after more than a century of dealing with it ... this sound will soon stop ringing out in creston. nats of train whistle after 8 years of planning the city of creston is about ready to start quiet zones for trains downtown. the city has issued notice that on november 16th

the iowa national guard is hiring, and we necessary, we provide the training and experiences you can't get anywhere else. benefits of joining the iowa national guard: gi bill and tuition assistance for higher education monthly part-time income cost-effective health and dental care 20 year retirement plan inexpensive life insurance tax exemptions highlighted positions infantry: the infantry is the main land combat force nd backbone of the army. . hey are responsible for defending our country against any threat by land, as well as capturing, destroying and repelling enemy ground forces. logistician: the unit supply specialist is primarily responsible for supervising or performing tasks involving the general upkeep and maintenance of all army supplies and equipment. medical specialist: the health care specialist is primarily responsible for providing emergency medical treatment, limited primary care, and health protection and evacuation from a p good morning, honey. mmm. honey? so sorry, mrs. parker. so sorry... find a doctor, coordinate appointments, or transfer records with bewell 24/7.

amanda: back in local news now-- amanda: the iowa national guard will hold a rededication ceremony in clinton saturday... amanda: the ceremony will commemorate the completed renovation of the clinton readiness center. representatives from local, state, and federal government will join iowa national guard leadership for the ceremony. the clinton readiness center was originally built in 1986... a renovation of the center began in 20-14 and provides additional space and upgrades the infrastructure. the public has been invited to the ceremony which begins at ten a-m tomorrow morning. amanda sam is back now... sam if you love fall weather than today should be right up your alley. sunny, breezy, and cool conditions are making up a fairly beautiful day today with highs in the low 50s and winds just strong enough to make you want to have a jacket on outside. overnight we're going to be clear and calm with lows falling into the upper 30s. most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by independent weather experts" weather adlib: if you love fall weather than today should b

just one day after the storm...and the fence around the iowa national guard area at the airport is already back up. a big trailer flipped over onto it yesterday knocking it to the ground. the guard says the damage is being assessed and it will be responsible for the cost. waukee, west des moines and ankeny kept students indoors until the storm passed. but that wasn't the case yesterday at another central iowa school. instead of holding students longer...they tried to get them home before the storm. and that didn't sit well with some parents. channel 13's jodi whitworth has the story... 113222 - and lots of kids were something - rides of their life... 055607 - it was really frightening. i didnt the district is reviewing it's policies on the issue. it was announced today -- the issue will not be up for discussion at next mondays "p-t-o" meeting we've got much more coverage of the storm and its aftermath on our website. there's also a slideshow of dozens of photos sent to us...from you... the viewers. you'll find it all at who-tv-dot-com. hundreds of people stood up to discuss a controversial

the iowa national guard is ending its presence in corning.. the guard announced the closure of the corning armory today. 80-soldiers with the first battalion, 168th infantry will be moved to camp dodge in johnston next year. the closure is part of a consolidation effort within the guard, which has closed 13 armories so far. the corning armory was built in 19-93 and will eventually be sold to the public. this morning dillon two was selected to play in the u-s army all american bowl... the game is january ninth in san antonio... two joined the national guard when he was 17. he currently plays the sousaphone in the roosevelt marching band. @08 sup: dillon to / us army all-american band member 'basically another way to extend my leadership skills, basically to broaden my horizons take more in, and give out to teach others. two says he's planning to attend either iowa state or drake as a part of their rotc program next year. clear skies this evening with breezy southwest winds tonight. temperatures will quickly drop from the upper 70s we had this a

today governor terry branstad along with members of the iowa national guard, v-a department, and home base iowa highlighted veteran's day events going on this wednesday across the state. for a full list of events, you can go to ktiv dot com and the link will be inside this story. the sioux city city council is scheduled to vote today on applying for a $4.6 million grant to help pay for street work needed for the new seaboard- triumph foods pork plant. the grant from the "revitalize iowa's sound economy" program would help pay for street work and signage recommended in a traffic study of the bridgeport west industrial area. the 264-million dollar plant will employ more than 11- hundred people when it opens in two years. ktiv's robert lowe was at the meeting and will have more for us tonight on news 4 at ten. a housing project in northeast nebraska is being built faster than expected. hartington security bank branch president brandon baller plans are progressing rapidly to build more available housing in the area. baller says that not only does this project address the need for more hou

21 ive been diagnosed with ptsd weirather served in iraq and afghanistan as a medic with the iowa national guard.:46 i'm excited to get him... beyond excitedweirather gets to bring the service dog and companion home in a few weeks. its a feeling known well by a man who has walked a mile in those boots.06:12 i'm heith, phillip, helloheith hinds served overseas in the army. his dog guiness...just like mathers will help ease symptoms of ptsd.heith hinds, veteran 2:59:26 he's going to be trained to maybe like wake me up if i'm having like a bad dream or if i'm just really getting antsy somewhere.hinds' sister called out to the community to help pay for guinness and his training. crystal wherry (wary)2:25 we ended up raising about two and a half times what we needed initially.so the siblings chose to spread the word looking for more vets to help in the same way.that's what has paid for mathers.they say with community support they can continue to help serve those who have served our country.4:28:02 its great, it really makes me feel appreciated for everything that i had to do and the fact that people

stacey: the adams county town of the iowa national guard says the unit assigned to corning will move to camp dodge early next year. the corning armory was built in 1993. the move is part of the national guard's overall plan to move units to larger population areas. it's the first day of school for iowa's new president. bruce harreld began the job today. he was greeted by protests. iowa faculty and students question his lack of academic experience. and there are questions about the process the regents used to select harreld. but for his part, harreld says give him a chance. , >> it comes with the territory . i have been part of these types of transitions multiple times. everyone gets a little nervous, a little anxious. they anticipate the worst, it's seems like. i think we have gotten a little over the edge. stacey: a few hundred people marched across campus calling on harreld to resign, at one point even going into jessup hall where harreld's office is located. kevin: --kurtis: that was a record-setting day. 2:45, we hit 79 degrees. current readings, we are cooling off now that the s

head of the iowa national guard ... also offered some encouraging news about the increasingly diverse makeup of our iowa forces. orr says 15-percent of the iowa army national guard ... and 18-percent of the air national guard ... are now female servicemembers. he says that is largely due to changes by the obama administration that allow women into combat roles. that in turn has made it easy ways to serve closer to home. 2408-2437 "when we sit down able to open up the whole book ... northwest ... made the state more accessible to serve in the communities that they live in." iowa is one of the top 15 states in the nation in terms of veterans amongst the population. iowa state university paid tribute today to three former students who gave their lives defending the nation. walker wilson of lake city was killed in a bombing mission over japan in 1941. ted rule of cresco and shelby porter of wheaton, illinois were killed during the vietnam war. their names have been part of the gold star hall at the memorial union.... but thi

the iowa national guard is ending its presence in corning... the guard announced the closure of the corning armory yesterday. 80 soldiers with the "first battalion, 168 th infantry" will move to camp dodge in johnston next year. the closure is part of a consolidation effort within the guard... which has closed 13 armories so far. the sold to the public. ben carson now tops donald trump as frontrunner of the republican race... a new n-b-c news poll shows carson leading trump... 29 to 23 percent. the two are followed next by marco rubio... with 11 percent... and ted cruz... with ten percent. no other contenders received double digit support. primary voters... both before and after last week's debate on c-n-b-c. the democratic frontrunner is back on the campaign trail in iowa... hillary clinton will make two stops in the state throughout the day. at three p-m... she will hold a town hall meetnig at "morrison park." then at 6-45 p-m... she will speak at grinnell college's "harris center." des moines is becoming the spot to brainstorm for brighter f

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the iowa national guard has video of the damaging aftermath. >> he saw just about 50 to 75 yards west over toward the national guard area, debris starting to fly and that kind of stuff, so he knew it was a tornado. we did see some tractor trailers picked up and thrown into the fence along mckinnley as well. steve: that video is not being released tonight but we hope to get it tomorrow. what we are getting from the des moines international airport is this. video coming in on twitter. watch as a staircase rolls across the tarmac and slams right into a delta airplane. we're told the wing of that plane was damaged. kevin: a little farther to the south, reports of damaged homes, trees and buildings coming out of knoxville tonight. our team 8 coverage continues with laura terrell live in one of knoxville's hardest hit areas. laura: still rainy and very windy tonight. that is where perhaps the most damage is in town. this major tree down on a power lines. we see debris all over the street. a basket. let me show you the other side of the street. we can't even describe how much did agree -- ho

the iowa national guard has video of the aftermath. >> about 50 to 75 yards west over toward the national guard area. debris starting to fly and that kind of stuff so we knew it was a tornado. we saw tractor-trailers picked up and thrown into offense along mckinley as well. eric: the video is not released yet and we hope to get it later today. elizabeth: reports of damage to, trees, and buildings out of knoxville. laura terrerllll reports. laura: jennifer mcgrath ran to her basement when the storm slammed her house around 3:00. >> catch a fine, your house shakes and you think it will come off. glass breaking, things being thrown. laura: the garage was time to pieces along with several homes along the street on the east side of knoxville. >> aydin police chief year nearly 11 years and this is the worst weather damage i've seen. laura: bruce ripped off homes, insulation and trees at. dorothy whitlatch was sitting in this black chair in her living room when it hit. >> i had glass all over me. the window was broken. laura: those same winds blew over the semi truck and tore off part of the roo

the iowa national guard is working to recruit more women. the head of the guard says he's signing a pledge to recruit and retain more women as part of a campaign by an iowa women's business group. right now, women make up 18-percent of iowa's air national guard and 15-percent of the army national guard. the nationaaguard would like to double that. enough is enough. waterloo police chief dan trelka asking people to put down their guns -- after a car chase leads to a crash. police say one of the cars was being shot at by someone in the other...causing the driver to lose control and hit a tree... somebody could have easily died we don't want to have another four year old child shot. i mean this is stupidy." no arrests have been made. the water is safe to drink. this, following concerns about nitrate levels in a well in waterloo. most of the city's water is a mix from several wells, so despite high nitrate levels in one, the mix was at a safe level. however -- according to waterloo water works -- people living near the well on east dale street ma

zirkelbach served in the iowa house between 2005 and 20-11.during that time, he also served with the iowa national guard in iraq. presidential hopefuls - log thousands of miles through iowa - often starting at the crack of dawn - th breakfast - speeches - - and ending with late e nht - sessions to plan strategy.but it turns out - - the candidates aren't the only ones - tired** of the campaign.voter ** exhaustion - - in tonight's - say what what. the wheels on the candidate buses have been going round and round in iowa - nearly a year it's still three months until the caucuses - and a year until the election election" i don't ththk ananody enjoys the prococs really. " matthew is among many who say - the bickering - and hype - of the campaign - just lasts way too long " it's all you see on the news it's all that you see on late and it's always attack ads, it's just viscious politics. " 0 it's a two year process it seems like. " but would a shorter campaign - - give voters time to ponder someones emails - - consider their personality - - how their past influences the future - - or h they would change the c

today governor terry branstad along with members of the iowa national guard, v-a department, and home base iowa highlighted veteran's day events going on this wednesday across the state. the governor says he will take part in 93 point 3 k-i-o-a's vets of valor radiothon which is helping raise money and awareness for veterans. for a full list of events, you can go to governor dot iowa dot gov and search veteran's day. waukee students could soon know where they may be attending school next year... a committee will deliver a boundary proposal to the board of education tonight. the plan would affect nearly 600 students.... according to the "des moines register." it's an effort to reduce overcrowding in many of the district's elementary schools. the board will vote on the plan next month. we've lucked out with warmer temperatures this season but colder weather is on its way. polk county housing services leaders say people should undergo a complete energy audit in order to have the most efficient heating system this season. the process includes adding insulation to attics, walls, and floors

during that time -- he also served with the iowa national guard in iraq. lots of people love new pioneer co-op for their soups and fantastic wine selection but what might not be as obvious is how big of an impact the co-op has on local farmers and vice-versa. versa.new-pi threw open the doors and handed out free samples at each of its stores in coralville, iowa city and cedar rapids sunday.those from new pi say along with celebrating their local suppliers, they also want to show off the area's winter offeringngand show people how to set ththr holiday tables with fantastic local fare. "it makes a really big difference for our local economy purchasing local so if you can move your hand from the new zeland ple to the local iowawaapple it really makes a big difference for our community here ." ." the cedar rapids store is having another event next sundayto celebrate growing and buying local. the game of dodgeball might bring back some ppnful memories from grade-schol but in iowa city -- it was all for fun.the police department held a tournament at grant wood e

iowa-- after the paris attacks last week ... armed forces across the nation are on high alert including right here in the hawkeye state. the iowa national guard says isis is a different type of threat -- they call them "asymmetrical" -- which means they represent an ideal and not a country. since the attacks ... the national guard has been working with federal agencies to keep their forces safe and facilities secure. " "we're certainly working with them to assess not only our vulnerabilities but to increase our ability to, if its push away certain threats or be more prepared for those but we're working on different methods right now."" there currently is no specific threat to iowa .. however colonel hapgood says to remain vigilent and report anything out of the ordinary. sabrina: and an iowa state student attack... emily wright is staying in a town about 40 minutes but on firday she was in the targeted by a terrorist attack. she says it was an experience that shook her and her family to the core. really worried, and sister. obviously, i kind of knew what was going on before the so i just texted them while the soccer game was still going just

the iowa national guard believes friday's attacks show the need for trrined soldiers. 35 members from the 669th regional support group will deploy to afghanistan in a few weeks. kwwl's kristin rogers caught up with familie sending off the soldiers. "as evidenced on friday from e paris attacks, the world this group, soon to be headed to afghanistan... (cg: pam mcmanemy/ mother-in-law of deploying soldier) "we're proud, it's hard put it all in gods hands." families are saying see- two uncles deployinn) "i'm very proud of my uncles and i'm going to miss them a doing, but we're very many times their loved ones mother of deploying soldier) me not to worry about it." "how are you, how are you doinggith that?" "not worth a darn, he knows "we love him, were gonna misss hihi, but we're veve proud of got you covered in cedar rapids, kristin rogers, kwwl news. a few wwks getting additional training in texas --before going overseas to afghanistan. five more prisoners are transfered out of guantanamo bay asd& part of president obama's goal to close the prison. the prisonee are now in the united ar

during that time -- he also served with the iowa national guard in iraq. lots of people love new pioneer co-op for their soups and fantastic wine selection but what might not be as obvious is how big of an impact the co-op has on local farmers and vice-versa. versa.new-pi threw open the doors and handed out free samples at each of its stores in coralville, iowa city and cedar rapids sunday.those from new pi say along with celebrating their local suppliers, they also want to show off the area's winter offerings and show people how to set their holiday tables with fantastic local fare. "it makes a really big difference for our local economy purchasing local so if you can move your hand from the new zeland apple to the local iowa apple it really makes a big difference for our community here ." ." the cedar rapids store is having another event next sundayto celebrate growing and buying local. the game of dodgeball might bring back some painful memories from grade-schol but in iowa city -- it was all for fun.the police department held a tournament at grant wood

national weather service says at least five of them touched down. they targeted the cities you see here... in des moines it hit near the airport.. mangling a fence at the iowa air national guard base... a plane was also likely damaged when the wind blew a set of stairs across the tarmac. even bigger problems in barnes city... there... a farmer is still searching for his 50-year old barn... aaron brilbeck has the story. living in rural barnes city...andy mart has seen his share of storms over the years. but he had a feeling this one would be different. and he was right. "i heard the tornado come through here and i grabbed my girlfriend amalia and the dog we just rode out the storm. we could hear debris flying off the home."they could see it too "as we were running for the coming across the driveway and it drilled the window over here. and that's when we knew it was pretty serious and you can see it got the garage doors pretty good."when the rumbling stopped..mart came outside to assess the damage. "as i came out further i saw my tree being held by my barbed wire fence." that was bad. but not 50-year old two story barn that used to stand on feet from the house. and this is all

jeremy taylor iowa army national guard there was also a presentation on the korean conflict by matt anderson of sioux city public museum. the presentation honored a war that anderson felt was forgotten and also led to tonight's dinner honoring korean war veteransns at the american legion in seregant bluff. "this year, we had a video that showed every branch of the armed forces, which was nice and also had a part that it honored those who are no longer with us. which i thought was appropriate we wanna make sure we recognize both the living and the past veterans." danielle dempster a flag remembering prisoners of war and those missing in action was also presented during the ceremony. "we continue to celebrate and honor and pay respect to everybody that has served this country and particular those who have given the ultimate sacrifice.. with their life." rene lapierre vice commander of american legion 697 siouxland news also puts out a huge thank you to those who have served and are serving for our country. kayla novak, siouxland news. 3 3 that dinner kayla mentioned to honor veterans who serve

jeremy taylor iowa army national guard there was also a presentation on the korean conflict by matt anderson of sioux city public museum. the presentation honored a war that anderson felt was forgotten and also led to tonight's dinner honoring korean war veterans at the american legion in seregant bluff. "this year, we had a video that showed every branch of the armed forces, which was nice and also had a part that it honored those who are no longer with us. which i thought was appropriate we wanna make sure we recognize both the living and the past veterans." danielle dempster a flag remembering prisoners of war and those missing in action was also presented during the ceremony. "we continue to celebrate and honor and pay respect to everybody that has served this country and particular those who have given the ultimate sacrifice.. with their life." rene lapierre vice commander of american legion 697 siouxland news also puts out a huge thank you to those who have served and are serving for our country. kayla novak, siouxland news. 3 that dinner honoring the korean war veterans starts at 5- 3

leuitenent colonel tim carey with the iowa army national guard was the guest speaker. "for r early 380 years, americans have stepped forward and toward the sound of battle to protect our citizens and our way of life from all enemies foreign and domestic" the new horizons band and the jefferson high school meister singers provided the music for the event. singing and trumpet nats and in iowa city, the group, "veterans for peace," honored a long tradition. vets observed arstice day on the university offiowa pentacrest. veterans day originated as armistice day to commemorate the end of world war one. it's a day to promote peace and remember the victims of wars, including soldiers and civilians. coming up next in sports.. scott will go one e n one with iowa coach kirk ferentz. and he'll also have state volleyball highlights and news of some local athletes who signed onhe dotted line tday. stay with your 24 hour classvolleyball tournament. josh has more from the cell. let's kick off the action with springville taking on sidney. 2nd set, orioles trying to fight back, megan w

the head of the guard announcing he's signing a pledge to recruit and retain more women as part of group. currently 18- percent of iowa's air national guard anf 15-percent of the army national guard is female. the national guard would like to double those numbers. over the next several days, tens of thousands of people will head to eastern iowa's largest city. the girls state volleyball tournament is underway in cedar rapids right now. the girls are in quarterfinals the tournament runs through friday...when the championship games are held. this tournament brings in more than a million dollars for the city each year. and if you're heading to the tournament this week -- we have information about parking on our website, kwwl dot com. russian track and field athletes may be banned from the 2016 olympics. a shocking report accused russia of a wide spread state- sponsored doping program. n-b-c's keir simmons reports from london. this morning president putin's athletes are facing world condemnation... with the rio olympics less than a year away... russia according to a report that reads like a cold war spy for state sanctioned doping. acro

the iowa national guard is working to recruit more women. the head of the guard announcing he's signing a pledge to recruit and retain more women as part of currently 18- percent of iowa's air national guard and 15-percent of the army national guard is female. the national guard would like to double those numbers. now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. nice today before a strong system tracks in for wednesday. this will bring showers and storms to the state wednesday conditions thursday along with falling temperatures for the end of the week. the latest news we'll be back in 30 minutes, be sure to jeb bush: we do not have to be the world's policeman. we have to be the world's leader. who's going to take care of the christians that are being eliminated in the middle east? who's going to take care of israel and support them - our greatest ally in the middle east? the united states has the capability of doing this, and it's in our economic and national security interest that we do it. i will be that kind of president and i hope you want

leuitenent colonel tim carey with the iowa army national guard was the guest speaker. "for nearly 380 years, americans have stepped forward and toward the sound of battle to protect our citizens and our way of life from all enemies foreign and domestic" the new horizons band and the jefferson high school meister singers provided the music. ready. aim. fire! shot aim. fire! shot in dubuque, american legion post six sponsored this veterans day ceremony at the mystique community ice center. the guest speaker was a vietnam era pilot who flew "tubbers tiger," a helicopter on display at dubuque's veterans memorial plaza. survey says-- staying away from facebook can make you feel better. and a major breakthrough will be changing the way we track airplanes in the air. that's ahead in today's tech bytes. good morning! it's ---. plan on a very windy day. we'll 50 mph, especially this morning. if today is your trash day, keep an eye on the bins, especially once they have been emptied out. give high profile vehicles some extra room as well. the wind should continue right into frid

the iowa national guard wants to recruit morwomen to its roles... today the guard will sign onto the "epic corporate challenge." it's an initiative by the "nexus focused on promoting women in iowa businesses. currently... 18 percent of the 22 hundred "air national guard" members are women. and they make up 15 percent of the 7 thousand "army national guard" members. officials say they'd love to see those numbers double in the next few years. up to 40 years in prison for her role in her daughter's death... 25 year old tionne bloodsaw sat emotionless when she agreed to a plea deal she was offered. her daughter... five year old jayda... died after ingesting morphine last year. bloodsaw admits she knew illegal drugs were being produced and dealt out of her apartment. she's eligible for parole after 18 months... something the judge says is an opportunity for >>> it's 6:00 on "today." coming up, big change on board. a major announcement from the federal government that could make it mandatory for every child to wear a seat belt on school bussis. >>> then, w

elias: and members of an iowa based army national guard unit say good bye to friends as they head to afghanistan for the next nine months. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... what's next in the decision over the bakken oil pipeline? we'll see what the iowa utilities board will be doing today as they discuss the project. elias: plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on monday november 16th elias: good to have

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kosovod process 5000 refugees with the iowa national guard.hey were called up to serve my personally baptized their president. i know the muslims and i know the imams and i know it's going on in turkey. i know hillary, john kerry, and obama should be impeached and they are covering this up. i contacted senator grassley's office and they will be calling for an investigation for americans not defending americans. i want the president to debate ted cruz. we get nowhere in trying to -- the bible says you will know them by their actions. the first sign that the president is not a christian and we have evidence from a former kosovo and turkey and when hillary clinton was secretary of state, asked the koso to stepv down and they forced him out of office. o host: a few more calls are waiting to get in in this segment. waynesville, iowa, line for independents. caller: good morning. forum thate the c-span provides for america. i believe it's a valuable service you provide. i would like to make two comments. one concern several other people who talked ea

at kaza rein pass, 45 men from red oak iowa in the local national guard unit are going to be killed or captured by the germans. and so, this was the point where the reality of war in north africa and the european theater is going to start to come home to americans with these losses in such a small town of so many boys in one single battle. behind me is a 105-millimeter howitser. the howitser was originally designed to shoot at aircraft. but in north africa, we discovered that this was an ideal antitank website where the gun could be lowered and then fired at tanks across the deserts of north africa. it was a very effective weapon. this map introduces visitors to the situation when the allies landed in north africa, november of 1942, you can see on the map that the allies are represented in blue, but the axis powers and the territories they control are represented in red. you get a sense of the scale of adolf hitler's power where he and benito mussolini have an empire, really more german, but have an empire that stretches all the way across europe and north africa, a sea of red. we have

shaina: around iowa members of , the army national guard's 649th regional support group had a sendoff in cedar rapids. they said goodbye to family and friends. they'll be heading to afghanistan to provide base operations support and security. for some of these soldiers, it's the first time they'll be going to afghanistan. >> we've been prepared for it for quite some time now. it's kind of like getting up in the morning. put your clothing on and let's do this. shaina: the group will serve a 9-month tour overseas. they'll go to texas first for training and then leave for afghanistan by the end of the year. eric: well, also in cedar rapids, a 10-year-old boy got a big surprise. >> oh, i forgot we had a surprise. can you help me out? >> yeah. everyone, please welcome home from active service staff my dad. >> how are you, buddy? >> i missed you, too. oh my god, i'm crying. eric: he is trying to keep a stiff upper lip. staff sergeant meyer's trip home is pretty short this time only a couple of days and then he'll head back to qatar. shaina: when a cute moment. elizabeth: another pretty grea

have been four touchdowns of tornadoes so far today in iowa, one of them at the des moines international airport causing some damage to the national guard building there, i believe, but this system as it comes toward us, it continues to rotate and spin, but it loses a lot of its luster, by the time it moves in here tomorrow afternoon, it's just showers and some downpours perhaps, but no severe weather expected from it. drier weather tonight, but mostly cloudy skies for tomorrow morning when you wake up. it will be cloudy and maybe a glimmer or two of sun in the morning hours tomorrow, not all that likely. by tomorrow midday and afternoon, here comes the next batch of rain from that weather system. it pulls through with some showers, some heavier downpours at times and then scattered showers right through the evening. by the time we get to friday morning, it's drying up, at least in southern and southeastern new hampshire. the farther north and west you are, the better chance of a friday afternoon shower you could see and as it goes-through time, friday night, some scattered showers through the mountains, colder air wrapping around. yes,