channel 13's jodi whitworth has more from waukee known for it's schooling, sports and booming population... negative attention is virtually unheard of in waukee... 500606 - we moved from chicago to escape the violence and we moved here and its the same thing. its kind of scary - conny myles conny myles lives in the autumn ridge apartments at the corner of se brick and se olsen drive.. around 8 wednesday morning he heard a group of men fighting across the hall followed by several gunshots 491527 - i throw on a pair of pants and run to the door and see my neighbor bleeding from the head waukee police say the victim was injured during the fight but not by a bullet 100811 - were are still garnering facts based upon the interviews we are conducting with potential witnesses and potential suspects scene and were believed to be hiding across the street on different rental property... placing it along with three nearby waukee schools on lockdown. the third time the district has had to do so in the last 6 months... by the noon hour -- three suspects were in police custody. as for the autumn ridge

but as channel 13's jodi whitworth explains... the timing of this legislation iowa family . nats : 193706 m a r i o... there is an o when it comes to fighting for a child well - being 445919 - its just a really difficult thing to get funded - kerry lust the battle is ongoing for the lust family... 450817 - children of state employees have had coverage for 5 years now and we would just like the same coverage - kerry lust 220623 - if you need help with paper use you words, im up here. ok! for two and half hours.... five days a week, for the last three years -- brandon receives applied behavior analysis or a-b-a therapy. he was diagnosed with autism at age four... 395602 - we had seen what a great impact it was having on his behavior and on his life and on our lives as a family - kerry lust aba said to be the only research based treatment for autism... but it's also expensive it's about a thousand dollars a week. brandon's mom -- kerry says insurance companies repeatedly denied her son's therapy. they received coverage under a that's short lived. the waiver expires for children

channel 13's jodi whitworth the iowa high school athletic should allow other licensed health care providers and coaches to make the call to put athletes back in the game, when an athletic trainer is not available. the bill will advance to committee next week. in the race for the white house heated exchange in last night's debate. and now republicans are their own. kristen welker has the story. sharpest attack for last- accusing senator sanders -- of being disloyal to president obama. " it is a the kind of criticism that we've heard from senator sanders about our president ,i expect from republicans., i do not expect from someone running for the democratic nomination to succeed president obama." madame secretary that is a low blow. clinton - hoping to regain momentum after a humiliating defeat in new hampshire -- didn't let up. "those kinds of personal assessments and charges are ones that i find particularly troubling. well one of us ran against barack obama. i was not that candidate." it was a fiery end to a night in which sanders and clinton hammered each other over healthcare, social sec

jodi whitworth has more nat: this is not a bailout .... this is restitution known for their brotherhood - the teamsters local 238 is fighting for what's theirs 093317 - i worked 50 - 60 hours a week and thats what all of us had to do. it was good money but thats how you got what you got and then to see it bob vignovich drove semi's for 24 years... he retired nine years ago -- with a stable pension in mind.. but that could change 050717 - my pension is only 1150 a month but now i would be bringing home a little under 500 the cuts will go into effect july 1 -st but union members say the news came out of no where and with no warning... 055025 - we didnt even know about any of that, we werent informed on any of it allegations of corruption and misuse of money by the central states pension fund is said to be to part of blame for the cuts.... earlier this month -- senator chuck grassley asked the government accountability office to review federal oversite of the issue... grassley told the des moines register quote "central states plan beneficiar

channel 13's jodi whitworth shows us how the city is preparing for the tournament well take place on march 17th and 19-th at the tournament well take place on march 17th and 19-th at wells fargo area. tickets are sold out... and there are currently about a thousand people on a waiting list. another layer of clouds moving in from the northwest will keep temperatures steady over the next several hours before they start to cool back into the 20s later this evening. overall this next week will be mostly dry. we do have a slight chance of some flurries in the des moines metro and light snow showers in the northwest on friday, but these will not amount to much more than a dusting. we'll remain cool and in the lower 30s on friday but a warm up is ahead for the weekend when we'll see highs rise into the upper 30s. another weak clipper system will move through late sunday and early monday. this will bring in a chance for light snow showers on monday which will again not amount to much. behind this clipper system will be an arctic blast, bringing in a much colder air mass for the beginning of

sure it doesn't for nearly two decades a corner with the future of that store now in question...jodi whitworth shows supporters have set up a go fund me page to raise money for the store. they're also holding a fundraising concert at gym's bar on february 19 - th rteptuesd i g nroacsgn brak ut th uerten.his will be the trend over the next week, mostly dry with below average temperatures. stay warm! jennifer ad lib wx main at the 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. 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 super bowl sunday is the 2nd largest day of food consumption in the u-s, only behind thanksgiving. 28-million pounds of chips and over 1- billion chicken wings are consumed. holiday. oh, and there's a game too. super bowl 50. broncos

channel 13's jodi whitworth has more on this month's golden apple recipient one step inside rosa sondag's to watch the full interview with ms. sondag or to nominate a teacher for the golden apple award... com today is going to be even warmer with stronger winds and more sunshine. we'll be nearly 20 above normal with lows staying close to 40. breezy west winds this afternoon will help temperatures boost into the upper 50s and lower 60s throughout central iowa, just be sure to hold onto your hat as gusts are expected to peak around 40 to 50 mph. a wind advisory is in effect across the state until 6 pm. normal highs are around 37 in mid-february, but we'll be in the 50s and 60s record high today is 70 set on this day in so, let me get this straight -- a network that's built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys don't, 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. singles showdown. high school wrest

welcomed after the weeks of below freezing temperatures good evening and thanks for joining us, im jodi whitworth. this type of weather had people thinking spring.... but it won't stick around for long ... meteorologist amber alexander joins us now for a first look at the forecast . the weather isn't the only thing heating up... today -- republicans and the county cast their ballot for the candidate they think should be the next president. victor blackwell has more on the country's two primaries taking place donald trump trying to turn a lead in the south carolina polls into a win... and he tells supporters he expects he can run the table if he can start with a win here. and, this morning, he has a message for black voters across the state... presidential candidate: "i will do more for the african-american people in one year than barack obama has done in seven years, soon to be eight years, and then, by the way, he's out, and thank goodness."south carolina may be the site of jeb bush's last stand... as he's not pulling any punches. presidential candidate: "donald trump has never shown any interes

last presidential debate before that states primary good evening and thanks for joining us, im jodi whitworth... trump, cruz, rubio, carson, kasich, chrisitie and bush all took to the stage tonight... but the only female in the republican race, failed to make the cut carly fiorina received more votes than both governor kasich and christie in iowa... but the network hosting tonight's debate says fiorina did not meet the mandatory polling requirements to take part in the event. however, kasich who came in 7-th place in iowa....is seeing an increased level of support in new hampshire tonight is a debate.we're making a sprint to tuesday , its where ground game takes over, all the work we put in, the positive ads, and all that ...there is no hail mary coming from me.. maybe some from others, we feel great we are gonna do really really well up here ..there is no reason to be doing anything like that, i'm gonna continue to be positive. a new cnn and w-m-u-r new hampshire poll shows kasich has 12 - percent support and is nearly tied for third place with ted cruz. marco rubio is in second place with 1

channel 13's jodi whitworth joins us live with an overview. since novembers homicide -- police have responded to more than a dozen assults in the area... so this effort is a major overhaul for the court ave district... and city leaders, police and bar owners say their three pronged approach to safety will cut back om crime the program will include 6 additional law enforcement officers for 52 weekends per year in the court avenue district with the addition of holidays and special events they will be avaialbe to be on patrol during those times what this approach includes is officers... as well as a state of the art camera system. electronic engineering donated 9 high definition cameras that will be placed in alley ways, parking lots and along the street. all of this will cost about 220 - thousand dollars. several different city entities and organizations including area hotels and housing units will help pay for the expenses. a court avenue building manager says he's been asking and waiting for these improvements for months... even trying to figu

channel 13's jodi whitworth has details about what could be a "game changer." this week the senate sub committee passed a bill to make it harder for coaches to put an injured player back in the game after a head injury.. 391401 - were going to try and provide as much expertise to the coaches and the student athletes as much as possible and one way we can do that is making sure a certified athletic trainer at the event of a collision sport of a varsity event lawmakers say the bill is all the name of safety... right now trainers are not required at sporting events... they are taken out of the game and a licensed health care provider must approve them to go back in. but some lawmakers think having a trainer on site.... will make it less tempting for coaches to put an injured player back in the game, if he or she isn't ready. metro athletic departments the like idea but are worried about cost and if there are enough trainers to be at multiple events at once. valley high school's athletic department is already paying 18 - thousand dollars a year for two trainers. 18

channel 13's jodi whitworth has more... the event center plans to have the entire wells fargo wi -fi enhanced within the next six months. skies will remain mostly cloudy through the evening and overnight hours tonight. it won't be until thursday afternoon when we start to see some sunshine breaking through. winds will remain out of the northwest between 15 and 25 mph on thursday, this will help keep temperatures on the cool side, making it the coolest day of the week. if you have been longing for the warmth to return, you'll this will be the start of a major warm up over the few following days. friday's high will mover around average in the lower 40s, but saturday afternoon looks to be the warmest day over the next week with highs reaching the upper 50s and lower 60s. ul rhoads won't stayn the delines this season.ul rhoads won't stay on the delines this season. well, actuly he will, but he'll ill be a coach. ll, actually he will, but reporter: "so when you hear, say, one side, saying that they'd like to wait 'til "the next

channel 13's jodi whitworth the iowa high school athletic association says lawmakers allow other licensed health care providers and coaches to make the call to put athletes back in the game, when an athletic trainer is not available. the bill will advance to committee next week. it could be another week before the iowa utilities board makes its decision on whether or not to allow a controversial oil pipeline to be built in iowa. the 3-point-7 billion dollar pipeline would carry oil through four states... including iowa. iowa is the only state that hasn't given the go-ahead. the board held four meetings this week to discuss the matter. issues ranged from climate change to oil spill cleanups. but the main issue remains... if the board will allow the use of eminent domain to let the developer dig into private land. board members set a meeting for next friday, and could make a decision at that time. it was a dry morning.. but the snow is flying again. chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us now... a missouri state trooper charged in the death of a clive native was scheduled to appear in court

i'm jodi whitworth. clinching the win for the second time --- real estate mogul and billionaire donald trump. trump earned 33 percent of voter support. followed by marco rubio , then in a close third ted cruz trump says tonight's win will give him an added boost heading into the nevada caucuses in three days. 1:26-1:42 "there's nothing easy about running for president i can tell you. it's tough, it's nasty, it's mean, it's vicious, it's beautiful. when you win it's beautiful. we're going to start winning for our country." meanwhile in nevada.. hillary clinton declared victory over bernie sanders... not all the precincts have reported at this time... but numbers currently show clinton won by 6 points.... she praised her support from the union and casino workers who gave her critical caucus sites along i'm on my way to texas, bill is fight goes on. the future that we want is in our grasp. thank you all, god bless you. despite the loss... sanders is still confident about his close finish "i believe, i belie

channel 13's jodi whitworth has the story... the boy's family admits there has past tension between their son and this other student at school. they aren't denying their son's involvement in the fight... bu they are blaming the school for not taking care of the boy's issues sooner. 450111 - hes got a heart of gold known as big john on the football field... 14 - year - old john brillant junior is described as an all around good kid ... but also known as the type of kid who doesn't mind standing up for himself 470826 -having words exchanged with kids in school is common but have it get pushed to this when your in a bathroom, he was probably like where did this come from - john brillant senior on fight with another student at merill middle school in the bathroom over the lunch hour.... that child then punched my son one time, my son when to return a punch. that kid ducked it and this child hit my son again then swooped down onto the ground and took my sons legs out from underneath him the fight -- landing john junior in the hospita

i'm jodi whitworth... of the nine candidates still in the race to the white house... only seven will take the stage tonight in manchester and some aren't agreeing with that choice. john lornic has more nat pop - "carly, carly, carly" loud cheers from the crowd.. and a large banner with the hashtag, "let carly debate" hanging behind the only female republican presidential hopeful -- but she wont be a part of saturday's debate in new hampshire. presidential candidate "i've already beaten a couple of the guys who are going to be on that stage tonight." fiorina got more votes than both governors john kasich and chris christie in iowa. but despite that, abc news says fiorina did not meet the mandatory requirements to be apart of the debate. seven candidates will be taking the stage tonight.. trump, cruz, rubio, kasich, bush, christie and carson. presidential candidate "if you ever doubted the game was rigged, look at what is going on on that debate stage tonight. sorry i thought votes counted in elections. sorry i thought counted in elections. sorry, i thought the people o

channel 13's jodi whitworth is live at grand view university for tonight's sanders rally... but first we go to sonya heitshusen live at lincoln high school. sonya... clinton is trying to avoid a 21:03:39-21:03:53 of all the people i've ever worked with... ... world class change maker. 21:30:06-21:30:21 they know i say what i mean.... anything to thank you sonya... and now to the campaign clinton is trying to hold off... joins us live from grand view university... and senator sander's final rally of the night... eight months ago -- no one in iowa had heard of the name bernie sanders... his campaign had no money... and polls placed him 41 points behind hillary clinton... fast forward to tonight ... sanders has made a complete 180. the last des moines register poll puts him just 3 points behind clinton... cheering 17 - hundred people packed the gym at grandview university... his wife jane and his two daughters also joined him at the event. sanders revisited his key campaging issues.... like fixing a rigged ecomony, income inqualty and the climate change. sanders is known for ha

channel 13's jodi whitworth has more button... thousand buttons... this is john olsen... thats a but in the political world... he's better known as... doctor vote don't left the outfit fool ya... he takes his collection washington d-c 25 years ago... in a political memorabilia shop... 345825 - and i have been bit by the bug ever since or should i say stuck by the button - john olsen a iowa ---and his collection grew. 443205 - i was like im in iowa, the caucuses... yes if it's political ... it's collectable... olsen's basement in ankeny is 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 whodesperately needs a raise... can't wait. the student with amountain 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. they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial me

channel 13's jodi whitworth joins us live from court avenue with more erin -- city leaders say their plan to increase safety measures began back in june. .. edmanuel perez forced them to

our jodi whitworth is back from the meeting and she joins dave -- this is a wide spread issue... impacting more than 6 - thousand iowans. previously -- retiree's benefits were off limits to pension plan programs unless they were already out of money... but a federal law put into place in 20 - 14 changed that ... nat: this is not a bailout .... this is restitution known for their brotherhood - the teamsters local 238 is fighting for what's theirs 093317 - i worked 50 - 60 hours a week and thats what all of us had to do. it was good money but thats how you got what you got and then to see it go away like that... its pretty depressing bob vignovich drove semi's for 24 years... he retired nine years ago -- with a stable pension in mind.. but that could change 050717 - my pension is only 1150 a month but now i would be bringing home a little under 500 the cuts will go into effect july 1 -st but union members say the news came out of no where and with no warning... 055025 - we didnt even know about any of that, we werent it allegations of corruption and misuse of money by the central s

another round of snow is making it's away into the state good evening and thanks for joining us, im jodi whitworth. several inches of snow are expected to blanket parts of the state we want to head right over to meteorologist amber alexander highly respected u- s supreme court justice antonin has died today at the age of 79... sca-leah died in his sleep while on vacation at a resort in west texas. he is the longest - serving member on the court -- president ronald reghan nominated him in 19 - 86 senate majority leader mitch mc - connell said today -- the senate should wait until a new president is elected to confirm a replacement for the late justice an urbandale police officer shot and killed a suspect after responding to a drug call at a hotel earlier today. now officials from three groups are getting involved with the investigation. reid chandler has more. it's not the kind of wake-up call guests were expecting saturday morning at the holiday inn along merle hay road in urbandale. 13:26:28 "little after 4 this morning we had officers trip to the holiday inn on 4800 merle hay road on a drug comp

i'm jodi whitworth. i think it's safe to say -- that most of the snow around the metro has melted. and the above average temperatures has people thinking spring. meteorologist amber alexander joins us now for a first look at forecast thousand of people paid their respects to supreme court

channel 13's jodi whitworth has more on this month's golden apple recipient winds will finally die down this evening as a low pressure system to the north continues to slide off to the east. we'll stay mostly clear tonight with lows dropping back into the upper 30s. saturday will be a lot less windy with highs expected to top out in the upper 50s and lower 60s. another cold front will move through on sunday, winds will shift toward the northwest and highs will 50s..although this is still over 10 above normal for central iowa. besides a light rain/snow mix on tuesday the next week ahead looks fairly dry.ad lib main coming up next ... think it's hot outside ... it's nothing compared to inside wells fargo arena. we'll take you back live to the state wrestling tourney. wrestlers today at wells fargo arena. the field of wrestlers is narrowing on the brackets as they move towards the championships saturday. 1-a wrestlers are back on the mats for their second round of the day right now ... channel 13's michael admire joins us live from wells fargo arena with highlights ... to vo: two matches t

i'm jodi whitworth. several inches of snow is expected to fall across parts of the state...placing several counties under a winter weather advisory.... meterologist amber alexanders has the timing of when this storm will a prominent member of the u -s

channel 13's jodi whitworth has more... the event center plans to have the entire wells fargo wi -fi enhanced within the next six months. stick around, the agribusiness good afternoon.. geiger. a massive trade deal now has the support of the american farm bureau federation.. in an analysis released this week.. a-f-b-f claim ratifying the trans-pacific partnership will boost farm income by nearly four and a half billion dollars.. adding not approving the trade deal could be harmful as well.. the 11 other member-countries could make agreements with each other.. "had we not performed this agreement, you would see other nations with bilateral agreements that would have circumvented our abilities to enter into this marketplace countries like china. so we pre-empt china with this agreement. this agreement sets the stage for other countries to join. and one of the benefited by this is iowa." in iowa hill says t-p-p would boost exports by three hundred 89 million dollars.. largely in pork but also other proteins.. the farm bureau p

as jodi whitworth reports, it could make their lives a lot easier, and just in time... nats : 193706 m a r i o... there is an o when it comes to well - being 445919 - its just a really difficult thing to get funded - kerry lust the battle is ongoing for the lust family... 450817 - children of state employees have had coverage for 5 years now and we would just like the same coverage - kerry lust 220623 - if you need help with paper use you words, im up here. ok! for two and half hours.... five days a week, for the last three years -- brandon receives applied behavior analysis or a-b-a therapy. he was diagnosed with autism at age four... 395602 - we had seen what a great impact it was having on his behavior and on his life and on our lives as a family - kerry lust aba said to be the only research based treatment for autism... but it's also expensive it's about a thousand dollars a week. brandon's mom -- kerry says insurance companies repeatedly denied her son's therapy. they received coverage under a medicade waiver.... but even that's short lived. the waiver expires for

channel 13's jodi whitworth has details about what could be a "game changer." this week the senate sub committee passed a bill to make it harder for coaches to put an injured player back in the game after a head injury.. 391401 - were going to try and provide as much expertise to the coaches and the student athletes as much as possible and one way we can do that is making sure a certified athletic trainer at the event of a collision sport of a varsity event lawmakers say the bill is all the name of safety... right now trainers are not required at sporting events...

channel 13's jodi whitworth has the story... the boy's family admits there has past tension between their son and this other student at school. they aren't denying their son's involvement in the fight... bu they are blaming the school for not taking care of the boy's issues sooner. 450111 - hes got a heart of gold known as big john on the football field... 14 - year - old john brillant junior is described as an all around good kid ... but also known as the type of kid who doesn't mind standing up for himself 470826 -having words exchanged with kids in school is common but have it get pushed to this when your in a bathroom, he was probably like where did this come from - john brillant senior on

channel 13's jodi whitworth has more on what happened. - hes got a heart of gold known as big john on the football field... 14 - year - old john brilliant junior is described as an all around good kid ... but also known as the type of kid who doesn't mind standing up for -having words exchanged with kids in school is common but have it get pushed to this when your in a bathroom, he was probably like where did this come from - john brilliant senior on tuesday -- john junior got into a fight with another student at merill middle school in the bathroom over the lunch hour.... that child then punched my son one time, my son when to return a punch. that kid ducked it and this child hit my son again then swooped down onto the ground and took my sons legs out from underneath him the fight -- landing john junior in the hospital, with a severe concussion and injures to his arm and leg. according to police -- the boys were involved in a "play fight" a few weeks ago.... and tuesday's fight was a rematch.... witnesses say the fight the was mutual the victim's father knew the but claims emotions u

channel 13's jodi whitworth reports. 193706 m a r i o... there is an owhen it comes to fighting for a child well its just a really difficult thing to get funded the battle is ongoing for the lust family... children of state employees have had coverage for 5 years now and we would just like the same coverage - - if you need help with paper for two and half hours.... five days a week, for the last three years -- brandon receives applied behavior analysis or a-b-a therapy. he was diagnosed with autism at age four... we had seen what a great impact it was having on his behavior and on his life and on our lives as a family aba said to be the only research based treatment for autism... but it's also expensive it's about a thousand dollars a week. brandon's mom -- kerry says insurance companies repeatedly denied her son's therapy. they received coverage under a medicade waiver.... but even that's short lived. the waiver expires for children when they turn nine.... brandon is 8 which one of these goes on your feet? i like how you used your words to

channel 13's jodi whitworth has we'll be right with another look at the forecast and a interview at the science center. some light snow will move acros i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for honeysuckle white . that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) honeysuckle white . no growth-promoting antibiotics, than .5" is possible tonight. we'll remain cool and in the lower 30s this afternoon but a warm up is ahead for the weekend when we'll see highs rise into the upper 30s. another weak early monday. this will bring in a chance for light snow showers sunday night into early on monday which will again not amount to much. behind this clipper system will be an arctic blast, bringing in a much colder air mass for the beginning of next week and strong winds. the iowa power farming show the iowa power farming show after the break.. david geiger talks about how the weak farm economy may have affected it.. good afternoon.. this is the geiger. for more than a hundred and 20