. >>3 3 3 iowa state and iowa both move in the rankings today. hear how the associated press views the teams. and former cyclones star jeff hornacek is out as head coach of the phoenix suns. hear what lead to the end of his coaching tenure there. chris is next with 3 "sports, with sports director chris neyenhouse." 3 former iowa state star jeff hornacek was fired as head coach of the nba's phonex suns this morning. 3 hornacek learned of his fate last night during a conversation with his general manager following the team's loss to the dallas mavericks, the suns 19th in 21 games. the suns had playoff aspirations after hornacek posted records of 48 and 34 and then 39 and 43 in his first two seasons as coach. but they've fallen to 13th out of 15 western conference teams. the suns say they'll have an interim coach in place by tomorrow. hornacek played his first six years in the nba withthe suns. he holds the isu assist record and became the fourth cyclone basketball player to have his jersey retired back in 1991. 3 it was a good day for the cyclones i

state to help cover the cost of athletics at northern iowa. if it gets through -- iowa state and iowa would transfer a combined four-million dollars year to u-n-i. u-s-a today reports that iowa was 16th in the n-c-a-a in total revenue in 20-14 -- iowa state was 48th and northern iowa 147th.after expenses -- u-n-i lost more an a million dollars last year. year.this story has a lot of people talking on our facebook page... you can share your opinion right now..just search for kgan - cbs 2. republican leleers in the house releleed their budget plans for iowa -- and it's far less than what governor terry branstad wanted to spend. spend.g-o-p leaders rolled out a 7-point-3-2 billion dollar million less than the governor's proposal and would spend less on education and health care than democrats. we have continuing coverage this morning about the plan to privatize iowa's medicaid system. system.the democratic- controlled senana passed legislation that would dismantle the four-point-two- billion dollar plan. plan.right now -- 560-thousand low-income and disabled iowans are signed up for

state after both teams lost last week. and, seven siouxland teams make the new iowa boys basketball rankings. sports fource is next. iowa and iowa state each went 1 the american people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper... but will never make it in the real world. the grandmother who has to choose between paying for medicine and paying rent... can't wait. the single mom who desperately needs a raise... can't wait. the student with a mountain of debt can't wait. right now. i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing for hillary clinton. the american people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper... but will never make it in the real world. the grandmother who has to choose between paying for medicine and paying rent... can't wait. the single mom who desperately needs a raise... the student with a mountain of debt can't wait. we can make real progress, right now. i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing for hillary clinton. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. both won at home -- and both lost to top ten teams on the road. that would have an effect on the new nati

and drake. he also coached at iowa state. the cyclones held an emotional players only meeting today. iowa state has been in every game, but the cyclones have lost four of six. and an assist for iowa from minnesota. if you thought iowa losing to penn state was a bad loss, minnesota. that's oh and 13 in the big ten minnesota. the hawks are now tied with indiana for first with maryland a game back. a much needed win for the hawkeye women, 63-55 over 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 [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from stage one at universal studios hollywood, in los angeles, california, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his

both iowa state and iowa still have plenty to accomplish on the basketball court. they each dropped four spots in the latest a-p rankings... the hawkeyes are at number eight, following a loss on the road at penn state last week... the cyclones are at number 17, after losing at baylor, then winning against t-c-u at home. according to e-s-p-n's leading "bracketologist," the hawks are now a two seed in the n-c-double-a tournament. the cyclones are a four seed. but the real seedings are released on sunday, march 13th. another country superstar is joining the lineup at the iowa state fair... brett eldredge will take the granstand stage on saturday, august 13th. tickets go on sale march fifth, and start at 32 dollars. dierks bentley and jason derulo and in case you're wondering, we're now just 170 days away from the fair. it will be quiet and cooler this week. this evening will remain cloudy with temperatures dropping to the low 30s. a cold front will move through during the morning on tuesday which will could bring a quick rain/snow mix if you haven't filed your taxes,

and 295 yards on 75 carries in 2015. jon: in the state of iowa-- wrestling is king. it's expected that iowa and iowa state are strong programs year in and year out. well its been a bit of a tough stretch for iowa state the last couple of years. i talked with iowa state athletic director jamie pollard about kevin jackson and what the state of the program is moving forward. this wrestling season for iowa state maybe hasn't gone the way some fans had hoped. the cyclones are just 9-5 in duals and they're a long time removed from when the program once excelled back in the 1970's and 80's " i think sometimes you get in the middle of this people's memory of what history has been sometimes gets a little clouded. they remember the great things they don't always remember the bad things clearly in our program we strive to do better than what we're doing right now but at the same time people write me and go well why aren't we championship well we haven't won one since 1987 so it's not like we were doing that just yesterday." that 1987 national title came against a coach who is considered one of the gre

way through the statehouse would require the athletic state to help cover the cost of athletics at northern iowa. if it gets through -- iowa state and iowa would transfer a combined four-million dollars a year to u-n-i. u-s-a today reports that iowa was 16th in t t n-c-a-a in total revenue in 20-14 -- iowa state was 48th and northern iowa 147th.after expenses -- u-n-i lost more than a milli dollars last year. year..this story has a lot of people talking on our facebook page... you can share your opinion right now..just search for kgan - cbs 2. we have continuing coverage this morning about the plan to privatize iowa's medicaid system. it morning about the plan to -- the democratic controlled senate passed legislationing it -- billion dollar plan. to the opposite of. signed funner for the sate-run program. it changed to private -- set to that bill is expected to die in the house. >> tiara pa ma county authorities are cautioning residents to been on the lookout for three men pushing handy manual services, according to to the water -- it driveway repears much take a look at theses pictururphysical had oses 3706. another potential scam

to help cover the cost of athletics at departments at iowa and iowa state help cover the cost of athletics at northern iowa. if approved, they would transfer uni. iowa ranks 16th in the ncaa in total revenue in 2014; isu 48th; and northern iowa, 147. after expenses, isu made 202,000 and uni lost more than $1 million. lot of you are talking on our facebook page. join the conversation. >>> new developments in the plan to privatize the medicaid system. right now 560,000 low income and disabled iowans are signed up for the program. the bill is expectete to stall in the house. >>> authorities are cautions residents to be on the lookout elderly residents in toledo, offering roofing, and driveway repairs. repairs.take a look - if you the group has approached elderly redents in toledo. if you see any of these three men, call the sheriff's office. >>> also new tonight, mid american energy is warning the public to be on the lookout for a scam targeting latino customers. about 50 spanish speaking customers have reported receiving a call threatening to shut off utilities unless a payment i

and alumni. doctor jay simmons says the shooting program as been active at simpson since 2011. "trustees agreed that simpson's program is consistent with similar programs at the university of iowa, iowa state, and many of iowa's community colleges, and approximately 150 other public and private colleges and universities around the nation." those against the hire argue that the money should go toward academic programs. stacey: several accidents on interstate 35. we will update you on road conditions and let you know when those blizzard conditions may come to an end. steve: iowa state benched jameel mckay for its game against oklahoma state. and now, the one-time starter is benched for the cyclones next game. so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, a network that's built to give you coverage and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so, why on earth would you ever go with one of those other guys? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for $40 a month plus get $300 back. 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

asked the legislature to approve a four and a half million dollar increase in state funding for faculty. iowa's three public universities. the gazette reports that iowa, iowa state, and u-n-i will be asking the regents to approve price hikes at their next meeting. i-s-u's most popular room and board package would go up three and a half percent. similar packages at u-n-i and iowa would go up two point nine percent.' that translates to increases of 150 to 300 dollars, depending on the school and the plan. 2-shot wam it's a busy week in des moines as lawmakers work their way through a number of bills ahead of friday's funnel deadline. non bget bills that haven't passed at least one committee in either the house or senate won't go any further. one bill that's still alive would require iowa schools to teach new topics in high school human growth and development classes. it passed a committee earlier this week. the bill would require those health classes to teach... dating violence and also what it means for affirmative, conscious, or voluntary consent to engage in sexual activity. joins us now. forrest, do lawmakers expect this bill will be controversial?

steve: a week of one win and one loss for both the iowa and iowa state men's basketball teams means both teams make a move in the a.p. top 25. iowa's loss to maryland dropped the hawkeyes from 3rd to 5th in the poll while iowa state's win , over kansas moves the cyclones up to 13th. they were 14th last week. weather this morning is to blame for a 15 car crash on interstate 235. the high humidity near the easton exit caused slick patches that made drivers to lose control and slam into one another. it took nearly to clean up the two hours mess. 3 people did suffer minor injuries. kurtis: just find out there for the evening hour for most of us. temperatures right now pretty mild. 40 degrees. east winds at 8. but we happen watching is the

be and interesting day. >>> we have some breaking new, ted cruz has won the iowa can you caucuses. >> tonight is a victory for conservatives across iowa and across this great nation. tonight, the state of iowa has spoken, [cheers and applause] iowa has sent notice that the republican nominee and the next president of the united states will not be chosen by the media, [cheers and applause] will not be chosen by the washington establishment. will not be chosen by the the most incredible, powerful force, where all sof republican ti resides in our nation, by we the people, the american people. [ cheers and applause ] tonight, thanks to the incredible hard work of everyone gathered here, of courageous con conservatives conservatives, we earned the votes. >> cammy: and you are hearing from senator ted cruz who we hillary clininto >>> well the hyperis officially underway. the this sunday the broncos and panthers. tonight, media day is superbowl opening night live. jammed packed font r tonight, for the first time fans were part of the madness. media from around the world doing their best to get the quote of the week. >> it is awesome. i've grown up watching him play at such a high level for

u-s-a today reports that iowa was 16th in the n-c-a-a in total revenue in 20-14 -- iowa state was 48th and northern iowa 147th.after expenses -- u-n-i lost more than a million dollars last year. repupuican leaders in the house released their budget plans for iowa -- and it's far less than what governor terry branstad wanted to spend. spend.g-o-p leaders rolled out a 7-point-3-2 billion dollar spending plan.that's about 80- million less than the governor's proposal and would spend less on education and health care than democrats. johnson county leaders are asking anyone who drives -- rides a bike or rides a bus to be a part of theirst of five surveys.s.they want the public's input for developmental plans over the next 30 years.results will eventually go to leaders in iowa city -- coralville and north lirty.if you'd like to take the survey, we've attached a link on our if you're looking for a spot in this summer's cedar rapids farmer's market, time is running out.theeadline to turn applications in is today. today.nearly 14-thousand people go to the market each week.it starts in june and runs through septe

. >> similar spaces are at iowa state and northern iowa. >>> there's aew clouds in our skies tonight. the clouds are started to depart. it's 26 degrees with a northwest wind. a lot of snow on the ground and the temperature has dipped to 18 degrees. the clouds are definitely moving on to the southeaststnd we should see breaks in the clouds after midnight tonight and tomorrow morning. the clouds will return later in the afternoon. temperatures should be back to seasonal levels. we do have warmer temperatures for the weekend. >>> we continue with the latest information on a d ddly crash. three people died after a packed minivan and a car collided. it happened at 5:30 this morning. and slammed into an oncoming car. airbag recall. recall.the types of vehicles using the problematic airbags have not been announced.but maker continental ys it will notify car owners in the near future.continental say the problem is *not connected the massive recall for takata airbags. cedar lake is a primpiece of real estate, adjacent to the cedar rapids downtown district and right next to interstate 380 3838a

and prevent the legislature from passing new regulations without a compelling state interest. if approved by voters, nebraska could become the third state to adopt a right-to-farm constitutional amendment. brad's here -- iowa and iowa state are both down in the new poll. iowa hasn't looked sharp for the last couple of weeks, and held a players only meeting this weekend. we'll hear from the hawks. and, iowa state also falls, but hopes to have starting center jameel mckay back on the court tonight. the most people have already decided what to spend their tax refunds but we'll show you some options most bang for your buck. and it's not something you usually think about during the winter. why sun screen is vitally important even during the cloudy game out of first place in the big ten, and are in the top ten of the national rankings. but iowa has lost two of their last three games, and barely beat minnesota in the game they did win. that prompted a players only meeting. nicholas baer said the meeting happened on saturday -- and added that the seniors did most of the talking. he called it productive. but reportedly, adam woodbury and jarrod uthoff would have preferred that the meeting stayed private. iowa plays wisconsi

and most profitable state of iowa ... and they are about to get some free money from the state iowa. tomorrow the iowa economic development authority and the city of johnston will each vote to approve unspecified financial packages for the company. details of how much money is being awarded to dupont-pioneer aren't being released but here's what we know now. tomorrow morning the i-e-d-a board will vote on a financial assistance award to the company.... the johnston city council will do the same tomorrow afternoon. last year the company had 25- billion dollars in sales worldwide. at the same time, though, it missed its budget growth targets and has delayed bonuses this year to account for that. the company is currently merging with delaware based dow chemical. each company is thousands of workers before the merger is finalized. we hope to have further details vote on our evening newscasts. while the state prepares to give money to a multi-billion dollar company, a new report shows iowa deficient bridges. t he american road and transportation builders association says there are five- br

and everybody picked me as one of the top wrestlers in iowa. it's an awesome feeling to have." "it's about the sport and it's about a continuation of the sport it's about the state of iowa, and it's not only about the state of iowa it's all over the world, but the state of iowa is represented all over the world in wrestling and because of that i'm pretty proud. jon/sx3s stephanie/sx3s jack/sx3s we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at six. weather adlib: we have had a lot of clouds around this week, but sunnier and warmer days are coming! we will still have to deal with clouds tonight 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 will still be pretty strong, so it will feel like the 10s. thursday will be a mix of sun and clouds through the day, but those nw winds will still keep our temps down a bit again with highs in the mid 30s expected. friday is when things start to really turn around in our favor with more sunshine expected by the afternoon hours here along with some milder 40s for high

iowa and iowa state each went 1 and 1 last week. lost to top ten teams on the road. that would have an effect on the new national rankings, out today. the hawkeyes bounced back from their loss at maryland, to beat northwestern on sunday, 85- 71. jarrod uthoff scored 23 points, and peter jok had 22 of his 26 points in the second half. iowa is now 17-4 overall and is tied with indiana for first place in the big ten at 8-1. the hawkeye defense was oustanding -- they held the wildcats scoreless for a seven minute stretch in the first half. "in the beginning they were really doing a terrific job i thought, of executing their offense against us," said head coach fran mccaffery. "we were down 18-16. they were moving the ball. they got great looks at it. demps had ten quick. we marked him and already he's got ten. there was no panic there. i think that's the maturity side of it." the hawkeyes drop two spots to number-5 -- just behind maryland. iowa his home against penn state on wednesday -- and will visit illinois on sunday. iowa state moves up a spot to 13th after kansas a

a new version of the ap basketball poll is out and there's a shift for both iowa and iowa state. iowa moved up one spot after a good week last week and is now at number 4 in the country. ahead of the hawkeyes villanova , maryland and oklahoma. iowa state fell one spot to number 14 in the country. iowa is on the road again thursday to take on the indiana hoosiers. that game is at 8:00 on he is p.m.. -- on espn. iowa state will play at least one more game without jameel mckay. but the cyclone senior is closer mckay rejoined the team at practice monday. he will travel to lubbock for tomorrow's game against texas tech but will not play. the reigning big 12 defensive player of the year was suspended indefinitely last friday for an unspecified violation of team rules. iowa state tips off with texas tech tomorrow night at 8:00 on espn you -- espn u. elizabeth: economic headlines now investors will wait to see if stocks can rally today after a steep sell-off monday due to another drop in oil prices. the dow closed down almost 178 points. the nasdaq fell about 79. and the s&p 500 was down

iowa drops two spots after their loss to maryland to number 5. oklahoma stays on top. north carolina in second. nova third. xavier in at 6. kansas and texas a and m the two teams iowa state played last week there at 7 and 8. speaking of iowa state they move up a spot to number 13. tomorrow, the cyclones return home to hilton to resume big 12 play versus #14 west virginia. isu knows it needs to bounce back after their loss to a&m. jordan furbee has more from ames... "aggies just dominated these last four minutes. it was a close game all the way thru until the end." a 16-4 run to end the game ultimately doomed iowa state saturday in the big 12- help isu, but that doesn't lessen the sting of the loss. "i was sick after the game really. it was great to see coach kennedy and i'm really, really happy for his success. i was just disappointed for our team, just because we were on the road in a great environment and had a chance to beat a really good team. but it doesn't hurt you, like you're saying, but you could've hit a home run." iowa state now turns its attention back to the big 12 schedule and a tough battle at home with #14 west virginia. a team known for its press... "if people wanna know what it's like, have you ever been

iowa state cyclones on the road tonight lookig for some bibi 12 revenge at number and the 2nd ranked iowa hawkeye state in the national duals championship series. "now, kwwl sports." last week was a tough one for r state's college basketball program... 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 fin

the university of iowa hopes to admit 12 to 20 students this fall from across the state and country. students at the university of northern iowa and iowa state university can now earn dual degrees in physics and engineering in five years. it allows students to spend three years at u-n-i studying physics and their final two years at i-s-u studying engineering. the presidents of both schools signed on to the program at the regents meeting this week. a group of iowa high school students are republican presidential candidate donald trump as an apparent racial insult. it happened monday during a playoff game between dallas center-grimes in west des moines, and perry, a school north h des moineses dallas center's activities director says roughly a dozen students chanted trump's name after losing to perry. dallas center is a largely white school, while perry is more racially diversese new jersey governor and former republican presidential candidate chris christie announced today he's endorsing donald trump for the g-o-p nomination. christie made the announcement at a news conference in texas, saying he believes trump will protect the american

few flurries and temperatures that will fall back into the low to athletics departments at iowa and iowa state to help cover iowa.if approved, beginning this year, u-i and i-s-u would transfer a combined four- million dollars a year to u-n-i. according to u-s-a today, iowa ranked 16th in the n-c-a-a in total revenue in 20-14, i-s-u, 48th and northern iowa 147th. 147th.after expenses, iowa brought in nearly four million dollars, i-s-u made 202- thousand while u-n-i lost more than one-million dollars.a lot of you are talking abou this story on our facebook page, join the conversation, just search for kgan - cbs 2. cbs 2 news has new developments tonight in the plan to privatize iowa's medicaid system. system.the democratic- controlled senate passed legislation today that would dismantle the four-point- two-billion dollar plan. plan.right now, 560-thousand low-income and disabled iowans are signed up for the state-run program.the change to private, managed care companies is currently set to bill now moves to the republican-controlled house, where it is expected to stall. cbs 2 news is tracking a

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 former leader.

iowa state campus to tackle the issue from different angles... and the reason why many college students struggle with the disease... and the mumps can be easy to spread on college campuses... the new cases popping up at iowa state... and the approach the university of iowa took.. to get the virus under and next.. the minimum wage increase in johnson county... is impacting the university of iowa... why it's impacting student workers on campus... and the how much it could cost the iowa board of regents met today in ames... and the issue of minimum wage was discussed... johnson county raised it's minimum wage last year.... that's the home of the university of iowa. the school is feeling the the new wage doesn't apply to university of iowa jobs, but students might decide to find higher paying jobs off campus. so starting june first, iowa will raise the minimum wage for students to 9-50 an hour... the board says that will cost the university an additional 750- thousand dollars. also at the meeting, iowa state president steven leath announced the departure of an institution at the school.. on june 30th, longtime vice president warren madden will be retiring. madden graduated from isu in 19-61 with a degree in industrial engineering. he has served seven presid

if you look at johnson county, which is the university of iowa, and iowa city, story county, that's iowa state university, marco rubio won both of the counties. and the question is, does rubio have a bit of a youth vote on the republican side? really capitalize on that going forward? >> take a look at the maps again, the repububcan side, this is the state of iowa withed cruz in the brown, and donald trump in the blue, and the four states that are green are marco rubiand ben carson. fourth in the race as we mentioned as well. take a look at woodbury county,, but sioux county. this was interesting, as red as sioux county is, and the endorsement of steve king and bob, so many others, teecruz only w w sioux county by y percent almost. your thoughts? >> it's certainly interesting to see -- i went to school in northwestern college, i'm familiar withh sioux county. you wonder were some questions of ethanol involved in those votes. what swayed the voters? given that you just mentioned of the momentum for cruz. maybe the ethanolol question, maybe the l le swin to rubio. it's an interesting vote. >>eall

room and board costs could be going up at iowa's 3 public universities. the gazette reports that iowa, iowa state, and u-n-i will be asking the rents to approve price hikes at their next meeting. i-s-u-u most popular room a a board package would go up 3-point-5 percent. similar packages@at u-n-i and iowa would go up 2-point-9 percent. that translates to increases of 150 to 300 and the plan. loving a lizard. the dubuque county sheriff's office has a new friend at the office. some sheriff's deputies rescued hex from the freezing cold and snow. now they are using the lizard to teach others. the midwest agriculture water quality partnership is getting money to help farmers improve their environmental performance. warmer days are coming, and an on highs generallllinto the 40s s ea-wide with the warmest readings over our far southwest counties. clouds may initially be an issue, but given that these are higher, thinner cirrus clouds, we should be able to warm up regardless. the wind will also be increasing out of the southeast today with gusts up to 30mph. tomorrow continues to be the warmest day with h

applause] >> tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across iowa and all across >> [ applause ]. >> tonight the state of iowa has spoken. >> [cheering and applause] >> iowa has sent notice that the republican nominee and the next president of the united states will not be frozen by the media. >> [cheering and applause] >> will not be chosen by the washington establishment. >> [cheering and applause] >> will not be chosen by the lobbyists. >> [ applause ] >> but will be chosen by the most incredible, powerful resides in our nation: by we the people, the american people. tonight, thanks to the incredible hard work of everyone gathered here, of courageous conservatives across the state, we together earn the votes of 48,608 iowans. >> [ applause ] >> to put it in perspective, your incredible victory that you have won tonight, that is the most votes ever cast for any republican primary >> [ applause ]. >> tonight is a victory for millions of americans who have shoulders seven years of washington deals run amok. tonight is a victory for every american who has watched in dismay as career politicians in washington i

iowa farmers too... because many of the ingredients found in liquor are locally grown. bad news for iowa college students... costs are likely going up... officials at iowa, iowa state and uni want to increase the cost for room and board. all three are proposing a 3- percent increase. the plans will be discussed at next week's board of regents meeting at iowa state university. while increasing costs for students... the university of iowa is handing out a huge raise to its athletic director. as part of a five year deal... gary barta will see his salary go from 400- thousand dollars... to 550-thousand dollars in july. that's a 37-percent increase. barta is coming off a year where the football team went to the rose bowl... and the basketball team is challenging for a number one seed in the n-c- double-a tournament. the already high cost of college... and the five figure debt that often comes with it, has some students wondering if college is still are you getting ahead... or is there financial incentive in going from high school to the work force. we'll show you the numbers in a special report tomorrow night on the channel 13 news at ten. des moines police and firefighters

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wayne ford is co-founder and co-chair of the iowa brown and black presidential forum and a backer of hillary clinton. he is a former iowa state representative and iowa's longest serving black legislator, having served for 14 years from 1997 to 2010. we welcome you both to democracy now! us the lay ofve the land. i mean, you have iowa, one of the whitest states in the country behind, what, maine, vermont, new hampshire, which is the next primary state, west virginia, then iowa. it is determining -- it is setting the stage -- i mean, the person who wins the race is not necessarily the one who will win for president, but it sets the tone for the entire presidential race. can you talk about your state? of.es, i can come any first of all, i am very proud we were the state backup president obama started. although we are this fifth whitest state, but just by letting the first black president is the people in iowa, we look at the message, not the color. when jesse jackson ran a 1988, i had a meeting with him. i said, why do you put your headquarters in des moines? he said, i don't want to be there, i want to be in greenfield, iowa. h

iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. iowa isn't the only state dealing with an emerald ash borer. the insect has now spread to 24 states and areas of canada. the list includes missouri, iowa. mmy states have quarantines on transporting ash wood products. the iowa state cyclones are on the road tonight against texas tech. and they will again play without jameel mckay. till ahead, coach prohm talks a littleleabout mckay's suspension. stay with your 24 hour news our off again - on again snow pattern continues right through the upcoming weekend. the next clipper arrives early on friday with a light snow chance pushing across the state. the sky increases with clouds later on thursday, after a partly cloudy start, as highs push back into the lower 20s. friday's snow looks to be light, but a bit farther east saturday looks fine for travel state wide, valentine's day on sunday looks to have some snow falling. have a great night! tonight: chance of flurries low: 2-8 winds: n 5-10tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 18-24 winds: nw 5-10tomorrow night: chance of snow late low: 11-17 winds: w 5-10friday:)chance of light snow high: 23 - low: 14 saturday: partly cloudy high: 14 - low: 1 sunda

and a half million dollar increase in state funding. room and board costs could be going up at iowa's 3 public universities. the gazette reports that iowa, iowa state, and u-n-i will be asking the regents to approve price hikes at their next meeting. i-s-u's most popular room and board package would go up 3-point-5 percent. similar packages at u-n-i and iowa would go up 2-point-9 percent. hat translates to increases of 150 to 300 dollars, depending on the school and the plan. is closing its less than a year. arterial. it's holding a closeout sale. the store has been open april or may. closing across the u- s. a bearded d dgon is alive this morning, thanks to help from two dubuque county sheriff's deputies. last month the deputies found a lizard on the side of rickardsville. when they arrived, the lizard was frozen and they cranked up the heat in their squad car and rushed it to the veterinarian. after an hour under a heat lamp, the lizard started to move. "it happened quick enough. pefully that's whatatept her alive, because it was bibier cold that night. " the lizard is now alive and well. doctor mundt is keeping it at her office in du

iowa state officials are working to find ways to bring other pieces of veishea back to campus ... including the parade and a community service event. it was an up-and-down week for both the iowa and iowa state basketball teams last week ... but that isn't hurting their standings in the a-p poll. the hawkeyes and cyclones were each one-and-one in their two games last week ... but voters forgave them for their losses. the hawkeyes stayed at number four in the poll released today. the cyclones climbed one spot to number 13. according to one espn expert ... the hawkeyes are still on a path to play in des moines for the first rounds of the ncaa tournament next month at wells fargo arena. this week the arena will host thousands of wrestling fans will flood into the metro for the two state tournaments this week. the state dual team tournament will take place all day wednesday. then thursday through saturday its the individual state wrestling tournament. wrestling fans will have to deal with something they don't normally see at tournament time ... the sun! chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us with a first look at the warm week ahead. a weak disturbance will cross through central iowa late t

find out where iowa and iowa state landed in the west polls... and in high school hoops... a one-a powerhouse looks to take care of business on senior night... the highlights are another week of college basketball is in the books... and after rolling to a couple more big ten victories... the iowa hawkeyes are still in the top five... in fact... fran mccaffery's team is up to number-four in this week's a-p poll after receiving *eleven* first place votes... it's iowa's third straight week as a top-five team... meanwhile in ames... iowa state dropped a spot after going 1-1 last week against west virginia and oklahoma state... they're now number-fourteen in the a-p... and ranked for the 51st straight week... but more bad news on the jameel mckay front out of iowa state... steve prohm announced today that the senior center is still suspended indefinitely... so he'll miss sunday against the red raiders... there's no doubt the cyclones will miss mckay roaming the paint.... but the first-year head coach is sticking to his guns... it's really between me and him but he understands...

today.a state republican departments at iowa and iowa state to give up some of their revenue to northern iowa. u-n-i's atheltic program is losing money each year..state senator david johnson wants iowa and i-s-u collectiveve to give up four-million dollars to u-n-i.that would take up nearly all the profits made by both schools after all athletic expenses are paid. there's still much more to come on the fox 28 news at nine. nine.including, the battle for the big ten.we'll update the hawkeyes effort to topple indiana and remain king of the conference. there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. he can find some new ones. like, farmer. 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. mperatures wind... but things will be changing as arctic air moves in. for tonight.. clouds are moving back in and a few flurries will be possible. just a dusting expected across the area. tomorrow temper

iowa and 30s for the central and southern parts of the state. sunday morning there is a chance of some light rain and falling snow across iowa. it will not amount too down a bit. by tomorrow afternoon, precipitation decrease and we will see mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies to round out the weekend. highs tomorrow will be north and mostly 40s southern iowa. our quiet weather pattern continues into the work week. highs will remain slightly above average in the 30s and 40s with a few chances of light precip heading our way tuesday and thursday. nikki: they will continue to increase overnight calm conditions also expected. lows will be in the 20s in northern iowa and 30s for the central and southern parts of the state. sunday morning there is a chance of some light rain and falling snow across iowa. it will not amount too much, but could slow your morning plans down a bit. by tomorrow afternoon, our chances for precipitation decrease and we will see mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies to round out the weekend. highs tomorrow will be cooler in the 30s up north and mostly 40s for central and southern iowa. our quiet weather the w

iowa legislature that could cost two iowa universities some money. if passed, the bill would direct the athletic departments of both the university of iowa and iowa state university to 20 million dollars to the athlett department of the university of northern iowa. the payments would be made over the next five years. toppling goliath brewing company plans a nearly 10- million dollar expansion this year. kwwl'ssacleod hagemanntravels to decorah and joins us live with the details. mac? this will be the second new expansion for the company since they opened their doors back in 2009. owners say it feels amazing to (nats... bubbling water) from start... (nats... cutting -- pouring barley/oats) (nats... hosing it takes nearly three weeks to brew a batch of beer. toppling goliath president and founder -- clark lewey -- says he's mostly looking forward to the first batch -- after they settle in to their new brewhouse in decorah. "it's exciting on one end, but brewhouse, but due to demand, they hope to expand to a 100- barrel brewhouse. hat's nearly do have some styles we will be we're making, which we're nowhere meeting with our current demand." goliath brewma

elias: the winter weather hitting north and central iowa forced the iowa department of transportation and state patrol to close down interstate 35 between ames and clear lake....as we can see this morning...this is looking at the northbound lanes of the interstate. high winds and snowy weather left visibility poor, leading to car accidents. the roadway some stranded in ames, and officials have also warned against using sections of highway 69, which runs parallel to the interstate. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: the second major contest in the presidential race kicks off in new hampshire today...with three small precincts taking part in midnight voting... dixville notch the first among them to open their polls...after all three reported it was bernie sanders for the democrats and a three way tie on the g-o-p side... donald trump, ted cruz, and john kasich splitting the early morning voting. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: the c-d-c has activated its highest emergency operations level in response to the zika virus. that mean

successful in the mid-major realm, but obviously struggling on the national level to keep pace with iowa and iowa state in the state of iowa." stay with kwwl and kwwl-dot-com this afternoon to find out who u-n-i has selected. a popular online video is creating smiles for people who are normally ffstrated by exercise. a woman created the "wine workout"... and posted it on her fitness facebook page. evan as a mother to a toddler, 24-year-old april struggle. home with her daughter brielle and her husband levi on now been seen by roughly 25-million people worldwide. the 15-second video posted in january (nats) now dubbed "the wine workout." "i was getting ready to do a workout, and i saw the wine there and i'm like, 'you know, storey tells me this is her life. simple... every-day home exercises. not necessarily always the wine that was jjt one of the dozens of non-alcohol included workout things that we're doing every day." that sharing spread worldwide. one post from former star trek actor "george takei" with a slightly different music "most of the comments have wine. but most of the people have been doin

and murder. every time the iowa-iowa state husbands and wives split over which team to support. the iowa caucuses did the same thing... for one des moines couple, differences in opinion could be the reason they're so compatible. channel 13's reid chandler has the story... 10:16:46 "i'm meg morgenson." 10:16:52 "and i am a democrat and supporting hillary clinton." 10:16:59 "grant young." 10:17:03 "i'm a republican, i'm undecided, but i know that all of our than anything secretary clinton has to offer. okay this is going to be a fascinating interview. ." laughter is the common ground meg morgenson and grant young find when addressing the elephant in the room... politically, they're polar opposites...romantically, a match made in heaven. 10:18:33 "i was actually more concerned when we re-met that he was a duke fan than he was a republican - like which is worse, i don't know?" - meg morgenson, democrat grant works in politics, meg's more of an enthusiast... they've done more than reach across the aisle...they're walking down it, together, in may. 10:52:51 "so this is a picture of gra

and michigan priced highest at 85 dollars. iowa state loses a grad transfer recruit. 6-6 300 pound lineman tyler catalina tweets, in part, "my decision. i have decided to decommit from iowa state and have decided that i will be playing my final year at the university of georgia." 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 two big 12 teams, kansas and oklahoma. iowa stays fourth, and the cyclones move up one to 13th. a big ten championship, the first since the 1970s. the hawks have a one game lead with five to pay. the hawkeyes have done a good job of not playing down to their opponent, but last night, minnesota stayed with iowa until the end. minnesota is winless in the big ten conference. fran mccaffery will take the win, and isn't surprised it was close. hawks play at penn state wednesday night. it's a 5:30 tip, iowa time. the cyclones who can beat any team in the country showed up strong saturday night. jameel mckay returned from a two game attitude suspension, and provided a lift, and lift off, steve prohm says mckay won't start at baylor either, but he's needed for isu to go next

iowa will announce their new athletic director. on the short list are dave harris and peter fields - both with 10 years or more experience in their current positions. harris comes from iowa state, and fields worked at montana state university. kwwl's sports director rick coleman believes the biggest challenge for the new director entertainment dollars. to keep realm, but obviously struggling on the national level to keep pace with iowa and iowa state in the state of iowa." stay with kwwl and kwwl-dot-com this afternoon to find out who u-n-i has selected. a billing mistake is costing the city of dubuque thousands of dollars. the public works department is asking for an extra 285-thousand dollars...mostly for street lighting. an audit shows allient energy failed to bill dubuque for all complicated. "they own some lights, we own complicated system...so they're in the process of changing all their information." the mix-up means the city will have to pay 13-thousand dollars more per the city manager says there's cushion in the budget to pay for the lights without affecting other areas. the argosy casino sailed away from sioux city more than a year ago. but, the floating casino's legal battles continue. the riverboat's owners wanted to extend the boat's gaming license...instead....t he iowa racing and gaming commission awarded the license to the hard rock hotel and casino. yesterday the battle headed to the iowa court of

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

and dakota valley. plus, iowa state tries for a rare win at baylor. e girls postseason continues in iowa and nebraska. we have action from ranked teams from western christian, unity christian, lawton- bronson and kingsley- pierson. we have ten games in all. we'll start in sioux city. the east boys only have two games left before the class 4a substate starts. the black raiders -- at 15-4, arar 12th in the e g school rankings is week. east hosting storm lake, who is 4-4 in their last eight games. both teams looked sharp on offense early on. storm lake hanging in there -- kevin duque with the back-door pass to brayden hoops for the bucket. we're tied at 10. east builds a lele -- off the miss, van rees is there for the rebound and put-back. black raiders lead by the tornadoes keep firing. joshua werge rises up and drains the 3- pointer. storm lake thinkin upset. but the raiders pull away -- jaylen rees hits the turn-around in the lane. east downs storm lake, 88-65. the dakota valley boys started 12-0 -- but have lost four of their last five -- hosting west. tied at 15 in the second quarter -- robert rosenq

iowa and advisory go in to effect very early tuesday morning. a blizzard warning will be in effect for north west iowa in central iowa and a winter weather advisory for other parts of the state. clouds will increase this afternoon. late tonight, some develop. the snow looks to hold off until early tuesday morning, but the heaviest snow will fall right during the continue through o will have some dry time ines during e afteo... while northwestwa willoinue to see heavy ll see mainly rain. owing snow will continue to be problem through ear wednesday morning. it will be ier and calmer through the end the week with day me highs back in the 20s and night iowa voters will ucus, and possibly, narrow the field of presidential candidates. dianne gallagher is in des moines with the story. will have a say in who stays and who goes. up to now, donors, polls and party members have had the most influence in who remains a viable candidate. even though the road to the white house begins in iowa... history shows that since the 1970's -- three republicans and five democrats who won here have gone on to win their respective party's nomination. for the republicans, the most recent cnn poll of po

sports illustrated has come up with the most hated college football teams in each state, and iowa state is the most hated in iowa. that's not surprising since some polls show that about two-thirds of iowans call themselves hawkeye fans. by the way, over the last 20 years, the cy-hawk series is tied at ten wins apiece. the most hated college football team in nebraska -- is texas -- in south dakota, it's alabama. country -- taking that honor in it's time for pick of the litter! this week's picks buddy. he is one of the shenandoah rescue dogs. buddy is four years old, and has only three legs. as you can see, he can still get around pretty well. buddy runs with the best, and he be with people. if you are interested in adopting buddy or any other animal, you can stop by the humane society in person or call the number at the bottom of your screen. now before we go, we wanted to take a moment to wish one of our own a happy birthday. tiffany lane celebrated her big day today. you can wish her a happy birthday on sunday at the homeshow. so from all of us at ktiv, have birthday, tiffany. tonight: mostly clear. low: 28 win