ames, iowa - iowa state has fired football coach paul rhoads following saturdays meltdown loss at kansas state. iowa state confirmed the firing and said that players were called to a sunday meeting where they were told of rhoads dismissal with one game to play. rhoads coached isu to a winning season in his first year, but has followed with six straight losing campaigns, including three wins in 2013, two in 2014, and three in 2015 with one game to play, at west virginia. athletics director jamie pollard has said repeatedly he would evaluate rhoads at the end of the season, and pollard said he didnt believe in mid-season firings, but the debacle in manhattan must have changed pollards thinking. rhoads fired offensive coordinator mark mangino mid-season. a twitter account known to have been mangino in the past tweeted satd, 'there is no doubt at l. the fat lady issingg nginos son is onoads staf hsears, annel 13 sports. they say the team's string of losing seasons has been a low point for school spirit and moral. and they are ready to welcome a new coach. some are blaming the athletic department f

preparing to take on kansas state... the cyclones are coming off a near upset of oklahoma state... a game that is giving the team new confidence... we'll have a preview coming up in sports. and a battle over muslim extremists is splitting the republican party... how donald trump wants to respond... and the piece of paper that won't allow it. grenades and gunfire today at mali hotel... after the break.. the terror group claiming responsibility... and how the gunman were able to get dear future,life is good. no, great. i'm like, a man. only better. but even though i know everything, i still feel like you could surprise me. like that skateboard incident with the squirrel. but life is sweet now. hey, what could go wrong? it's you and me all the way, future. islamic terrorists have struck again... this time taking dozens of hostages at a radisson hotel in mali. an unknown number of terrorists stormed the hotel this morning... police say bogus diplomatic license plates helped them get through security... from there the gunman took over the hotel... killing 21-people. special forces soldi

kansas state cashes in. charles jones ties it up at 35-35. and just like that, the lead is gone. 20 seconds left, isu has the ball deep in their own territory. instead of going into overtime, they try to make something happen and win in regulation. joe lanning loses the ball. that last fumble cost the game. jack cantele nails the 42-yard field goal. kansas state makes a miraculous comeback 38-35. , they scored 10 points in the final 42 seconds. they stun iowa state, unable to get the win on the road. so the final game of the season at west virginia. 11 a.m. saturday on fox sports west virginia knocked off kansas saturday, 49-0. that should be 3-7 for the iowa state cyclones. michigan state won at ohio state on a last-second field goal. uni took on siu in the regular season finale. check out the return by makinton dorleant. this game was a blow out. aaron bailey had 5 totot touchdowns for the panthers. it's a 49-28 win. the fcs selection show is at 10 a.m. on espn. uni is likely to get an at-large berth. let's bundle up for some naia playoffs.

unbelievable collapse in manhattan...kansas state shocks isu 38- 35. 1 game left for iowa state. next week on the road at west virginia for just the 3rd time in school history northern iowa hosts a top 10 team in basketball. this time its the top team, north carolina. very cool moment before the game, marcus paige, iowa standing ovation. paige doesn't play because of a broken bone in his hand. and uni takes advantage. wes washpun, 1 word. explosive. lafty hammer. 21 for washpun, panthers hanging tough. just before half. washpun, lets it fly from beyond half court...got it!!! it is rowdy in the mcleod. huge game for matt bohannon. paige's teammat ein high school... 19 points. and let the celebration begin. northern iowa shocks number 1 north carolina 71-67 regular season finale for uni football. panthers lead southern illinois 28-20 in the 3rd quarter. naia playoffs. 3rd ranked grand view and number 13 lindsey wilson...thats a full team. 1st half. derek fulton, rolling, to aaron schultz. touchdown. the viking loves it. 4th q. tied at 13, closing seconds. joey nissen, the the win!!

we have increasing clouds and a storm system wrapping in moisture along the nebraska and kansas state lines. here's a check of your stormcast hd where an intense storm system will rapidly pass through the region today. we thunderstolook outside on the port neal welding company skycam hd look outside on the port neal welding company skycam hd hd in storm lake, iowa. right now, it's in the 40s and 50s across the map with a brisk northwest flow developing. we have increasing clouds and a storm system wrapping in moisture along the nebraska and kansas state lines. here's a check of your stormcast hd where an intense storm system will rapidly pass through the region today. we expect showers, thunderstorms, and later this evening some snow on top of that! winds will intensify today reaching gusts over 50 miles per hour later tonight. that conditions as we enter the evening and overnight hours. the system is fast to move eastward and tomorrow we'll have sunshine, but a brisk northwest wind. then on friday it'll get more comfortable. today's high is 52 with rain, wind, storms, and snow later!

unbelievable collapse in manhattan...kansas state shocks 1 game left for iowa state. next week on the road at west virginia for just the 3rd time in school history northern iowa hosts a top 10 team in basketball. this time its the top team, north carolina. very cool moment before the game, marcus paige, iowa native, gets a standing ovation. paige doesn't play because of a broken bone in his hand. and uni takes advantage. wes washpun, 1 word. explosive. lafty hammer. 21 for washpun, panthers hanging tough. just before half. washpun, lets it fly from beyond half court...got it!!! it is rowdy in the mcleod. huge game for matt bohannon. paige's teammat ein high school... 19 points. and let the celebration begin. northern iowa shocks number 1 north carolina 71-67 drake hosting umkc, the kangaroos. 2nd half. reed timmer, bottoms up from 3. 23 for timmer, dogs within 2. but too much bounce from the roos. umkc wins 79-73 back to football. regular season finale for uni . hosting southern illinois. 1st q. tyvis smith, 51 yards of green turf. panthers win 49-28 naia playoffs. 3r

the cyclones are coming off a tough loss at kansas state, halftime lead. rhoads is 32-54 in 7 seven seasons at iowa state. he and jaime pollard will address the media tomorrow. john campbell has more on rhoads. -0- iowa state hired paul rhoads to head the cyclone program in december of 2008. he was a local guy who had also been an assistant on dan mc carney's staff. i am proud and honored to be the football coach at iowa state. although he did not win enough to keep his job, rhoads racked up some of the most memorable victories in cyclone history. for instance 2009, winning at nebraska for the first time in 32 years. the postgame celebration when viral. listen to me. i am so proud to be your coach the next year they won at texas. it was the first time iowa state had ever beaten the longhorns. in 2011 a thriller at jack clones topped the hawkeyes in triple overtime and this time the coach was almost lost for words. because of the unbelievable performance by two teams out there on a hot day, sun beating down the whole time. the weight of the state on their sh

kansas....still unable to pick up a win...fell to west viginia at home. arizona state, on the other hand, picked up another win against univeristy of arizona. and ole miss topped l-s-u. and wrapping up our tracker... grandview takes home another win and sits at eleven and one and drake won its last home game against dayton. all: (reax) elias: (reax) well time now for another short break... but when we come back... tesla is recalling more than 80 thousand of its cars...find out which ones "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: on your money now elias: tesla is recalling all of its model s cars -- 90- thousand in total. they say they got one report of a seatbelt malfunction in the front seat that would not securely connect. the car wasn't involved in a crash and no injuries were reported. but the company said there was a potential for future issues and decided on the recall to be safe. tesla says the problem was not found in other models. elias: that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after the break... sam's in with central iowa's m

the nail in the coffin came saturday at kansas state. the cyclones blew a 21 point halftime lead, failed to score in the 2nd half, and had an epic collapse in the final 2 minutes.... 2 fumbles, and 10 wildcat points. the 38-35 loss likely left athletics director jamie pollard no choice. former players... now dealing with somewhat mixed emotions. :16 - :30 no one questioned why he was fired, it's just disappointing that it had to happen. it's this contradiction of mixing emotion and expectation. inevitably looking at it that way. cyclone fans... also feeling divided. yet most say the news doesn't come as a surprise. its expected at this point. its hard to get even any kind of emotion of oh we lost again. cool surprise. we expect it to happen and when thats the feeee you expect to lose. clearly sosothing is wrong personally i feel like he is a great guy. i still feel like he is a great coach but the underlying thing is its all program based. as a school and as a team we have to produce results cyclone fans say the team's string of losing s

but kansas state came back in the 2nd half... in the final minute, the wildcats scored 10 points off two iowa state turnovers... kansas state comes back to win 38-35 we are waking up to the coldest temperatures we have seen so far this season. lows bottomed out below zero for some overnight and this morning. with the slightest breeze temperatures will feel like they are significantly colder. make sure to dress in layers and keep warm. with some sunshine and a southwest wind our temperatures will rebound back into the upper 20s this afternoon. partly cloudy skies will dominate the skies for the next few days. these clouds will actually help hold the heat, allowing for temperatures to become warmer by monday. stephanie schmitz from the society joins us this morning. she's here to talk about safety when traveling with pets over the holidays. what are some of the dangers inherent to traveling with a pet? what should people driving know about having dogs or cats in the car? what about people who are flying? how should they prepare thei

the nail in the coffin came yesterday at kansas state. the cyclones blew a 21 point halftime lead, did not score in the 2nd half, and had an epic collapse in the final 2 minutes which included 2 fumbles, and 10 wildcat points. a 38-35 loss which likely left jamie rhoads will coahc the final game next saturday at west virginia rhoads will coahc the final game next saturday at west virginia just 2 undefeated teams remain in college football, clemson and iowa. i doubt anyone had that as a pre-season prediction. new associated press poll released today and the hawkeyes make a big jump. the hawks are now ranked 3rd. their highest a-p ranking in 13 years. clemson still number 1. alabama 2nd, there's iowa at 3. notre dame is 4th, oklahoma 5. bottom half of the top 10. michigan state, baylor, ohio state, oklahoma state and florida. the hawks rolled over purdue 40-20 on saturday. leshun daniels 2 touchdowns, cj beathard 3 td's through the air. the boilermakers tried to make it a game, actually pulled within 7 at one point, but iowa pulled away in

but kansas state came back in the 2nd half... in the final minute, the wildcats scored 10 points off two iowa state turnovers... kansas state comes back to win 38-35 we have seen so far this season. lows bottomed out below zero for some overnight and this morning. with the slightest breeze temperatures will feel like they are significantly colder. make sure to dress in layers and keep warm. with some sunshine and a southwest wind our temperatures will rebound back into the upper 20s this afternoon. partly cloudy skies will dominate the skies for the next few days. these clou will actually help hold the heat, allowing for temperatures to become warmer by monday. "the sopranos" is now in the possession of one lucky collector. the s-u-v sold for more than 119-thousand dollars! according to r-r auction, it went up for sale on november 12-th. the model has a resale value of only about eight thousand dollars. the s-u-v was seen in the show's finallthird season. it bears the signature of the show's late star, actor james gandolfini, in 3

yesterday, iowa state lost at kansas state 38-35, dropping the cyclones to 3-8. two iowa state fumbles in the final 90 seconds of the game led to kansas state's comeback, scoring 10 points in the final minute. rhoads will @oach the final game this week agginst west virginina. he is in his 7th year as head coach at iowa state with a 32-54 record. john campbell will lookt the paul rhoads era... later in sports. because of the winter storm,, the iowawahigh school athletic association moved all friday high school football state title games to monday. 3 teams from the tv-9 viewing area are playing. iowa city regina plays western chriitian in class 1a at am. mount vernon follows in 2a against spirit lake. superintendent gary o'malley tells us there is no school on monday at mount vernon and that pep buses will be running and they've sold out their 8000 ticket allotment. cedar rapids west des moines dowling meet in the 4a title game at 7. kennedy activities director aaron stecker said they have are planning to have 4 busses leaving from kennedy at 4:45 pm. there will be

but kansas state recorded three takeaways in the final seven minutes. they win it a game-winning field goal and shock iowa state. much more coming up tonight at 10:00. and finally, northern iowa lynn martin native marcus paige. i lost my mojo here. america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are. we don't ignore threats like climate change. we face our problems head-on. with american-made clean energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil... spark new innovation... and create millions of new jobs. solving our climate crisis starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. (phone chimes) text michelle. text michelle what? not you. i have a new dictation app. it works like a charm. (phone chimes) text michelle. female voice: sorry. i don't understand you. clearly. (phone chimes) text michelle. what do you want to say to michelle? ah. plummer's coming at 2:00.

but kansas state came back in the 2nd half... in the final minute, the wildcats scored 10 points off two iowa state ttrnovers... kansas state comes back to win 38-35 brusssls for u-s mililtary personnel. alert level following last friday's deadly attacks in paris france. and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t chris havely for your fininl recast. now that the snow has moved out, it has left us with a thick blanket of generally 6 or more inches of snow cover across eastern iowa. that snow cover will act as an icebox and bring our temperatures down into the single digits overeright, with some spotsspossibly ggng bellw 0. a chilly start tomorrow will yield to highs in the mid and upper 20s tomorrow under plenty of sunshine. moving into the workweek, a warming trend will ensue, melting our snow cover and bringing rain by mid-week. we'll have to watch out for some flooding concerns in areas with this deepest snow cover. thanks s hris. thanksksfor joining us for kcrg-tv9 news at 6. (b(bh gasping) having a little trouble catchin

they plan on winning out, starting saturday at kansas state." paul rhoads--"we've got an opportunity to finish with four conference wins, it'd be the first time th the iowa state football team has seen four conference wins since 2005, it'd also be the 2nd most conference wins in the history of iowa state being in the big 12." j.d. waggoner--"you don't get many opportunities a year to play college football. we get 12 opportunities working every single day, so that's enough motivation go out there and it's important for us to end the year on a good note." jordan furbee--"now taking a peek into the future, of the 22 players that started state, 15 are juniors or younger. so even though this season hasn't panned out quite the way they hoped, the future could be very bright in ames." joel lanning--""oh ya, mean we still have a lot to learn so we're just going to go out there and do everything we can, learn from it and just try to get better and prepare ourselves." j.d. waggoner--"we're not losing much on defense for next year. obviously we're losing da

the cyclones travel to kansas state this saturday, before closing the season at west virginia. last saturday, isu led okie state, 24-7 in the first half and 31-21 in the fourth quarter, before falling 35-31. even though getting to a bowl game is no longer a possibility, the cyclones still have a lot to play for. "everyone was frustrated about the outcome and everything. we just wanted to get a win," said quarterback jojo lanning. "but no one really huhu their heads, just frustrated out the outcome honestly. we're fine now. we're just going to move on and prepare for kansas state." "you don't get many opportunities a year to play college football," said defensive end j.d. waggoner. "we get 12 opportunities. we're working every single day. that's enough motivation for me just to want to go out there and perform my best." k-state isis-6 in the big 12. kickoff is a a 11 am on fox sports 1. the football championship games in nebraska will be set after today. the semifinals are going on for the 8-man teams in class d1 and d2. in d1, creighton falls to b-d-s, in shickley, 4 428. the bu

after the cyclones lost to kansas state on saturday, the university dismissed rhoads the next day, but said he can coach the final game of the season on saturday. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: a des moines family wants changes made an the intersection of hubbell and east 37th street after their two family members died a week ago in a car crash there. the sonneburg family held a vigil last night in honor of their loved ones, and also called for safety measures to be taken. elias: number four... elias: there has been a shakeup in iowa in the republican presidential race. ted cruz now sits at the number two spot in the latest c- b-s poll out sunday. he beat out ben carson and marco rubio. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: the nation is on edge, just a few days before the thanksgiving holiday. security at airports, sporting events, and everyday places has increased in the past few days in response to the paris terror attacks, and belgium remains on high alert looking for the last suspect in the attacks. sabrina/lam a littl

on saturday, iowa state lost at kansas state 38-35, dropping the cyclones to 3-8. two iowa state fumbles in the final 90 seconds of the game led to kansas state's comeback, scoring 10 points in the final minute. john campbell will look at the paul rhoads era... later in sports. three high school football teams from the tv-9 viewing area will play for the play on friday, but the iowa high school athletic association moved all games to today. iowa city regina plays western christian in class 1a at 11 am. mount vernon follows in 2a against spirit lake. superintendent gary o'malley tells us there isn't school today at mount vernon. they've also sold out their 800 ticket allotment. cedar rapids kennedy and west des moines dowling meet in the 4a title game at 7. kennedy activities director aaron stecker said they have are planning to have 4 busses leaving from kennedy at 4:45 pm. there will be no live t-v broadcast for the games. this morning, a university of iowa student holds one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world. iowa city native jeffrey ding is one of

the cyclones travel to kansas state this saturday, before closing the seseon at west virginia. last saturday, isu led okie state, 24-7 in the first half and 31-21 in the fourth quarter, before falling 35-31. even though getting to a bowl game is no longer a possibility, the cyclones still have a lot to play for. "everyone was frustrated about the outcome and everything. we just wanted to get a win," said quarterback joel lanning. "but no one really hung their heads, just frustrated about the outcome honestly. we're fine now. we're just going to move on and prepare for kansas state." "you don't get many opportunities a year to play college football," said defensive end j.d. waggoner. "we get 12 oppotunities. we're working every single day. that's enough motivation for me just to want to go out there and perform my best." kickoff is at 11 am on fox sports 1. new iowa state basketball coach steve prohm -- making his home debut against chicago state. the cyclones started a little slowly -- georges niang with the lob go jameel mckay. 49-35 cyclones at the half. second half -- niang i

ranked baylor and freshman quarterback jarrett stidhamm makkng his first career start against kansas state... the bears first possession--stidham scores on the option to complete an 87 yard drive.. 7-0 baylor... wildcat coach bill snyder says this isn't fair...$& that'c because jarrett stidham does not look like a freshman...; stidham ffes a 55 ststham throws 3 touchdown passes cluding an 81 yyder to corey coleman...baylor beat kansas state 31-24.... to reamin unbeaten the n-b-a toniiht--- kevin durant, russell westbrook and oklahoma city visits derek rose and the chicago bulls... d- rose in a slump with three straight games under ten points....on the attack tonight--- dishing to jimmy butler for the slam... many people are writing off derek rose in chicago... but tonight at least he shows he is not done yet driving by durant for the deuce. vintage d-rosscoring 29 tonight to the bulls to a 104-98 win. thanks rick. if you think we can grow our economy while ignoring climate change, think again. america's most innovative companies are already moving to clean energy using existing technology

at kansas state. the cyclones blew a 21 point halftime lead... and didn't score in the 2nd half. the team collapsed in the final 2 minutes... which included 2 fumbles... and 10 wildcat points. the 38 - 35 loss likely left athletic director jamie pollard no choice... it's not surprising, but it is that everybody likes. the fact that the results aren't baring that is kind of hard to see. rhoads will coach his final game this saturday at west virginia. kickoff is at 11 a - m. some high school football fans are about to hit the road to the uni - dome... the championship games were postponed from friday... to today... due to winter storms. the action begins at 11 a - m... with iowa city regina playing western christian, hull for class 1 - a. then at 2 p - m... mount vernon plays spirit lake for class 2 - a. and class 4 - a takes the field at 7 p - m... with cedar rapids, kennedy challenging dowling catholic. some iowans are helping to fill the plates of others this holiday season... "first christian church" teamed up with "price choppers" and "dowling catholic" to host an early thanks

athletics director, jamie pollard, made the decision following saturday's loss to kansas state. rhoads has taken the team to 3 bowl games... but this was his 6th straight losing season. most fans think the coaching change is the right call... but it's never easy to fire a nice guy who's worked so hard at his job. 16:50:06--17 coach rhodes was a great coach. hes passionate about iowa state athletics, so im sad to see him go, but on the other hand you know its an exciting opportunity to maybe do something great next year with the football team. rhoads will lead the cyclones onto the field for the final time this saturday. the cyclones kick off against west virginia at 11 a - m. this week you can walk through a winter wonderland... for a good cause. the 32nd annual "festival of trees and lights" begins today. the event is the main fundraiser for blank children's hospital. dozens of decorated trees... entertainment... and food will fill "veterans memorial" in des moines. organizers say there will also be a few special visitors... i was just over there and getting his whole set up. y

iowa state glaze kansas state and the little apple. kansas state always finds a way to make that play that makes a difference, especially in games against the cyclones. tom: i think it is just clutch players making big plays. plays that we are capable of making. plays joel lanning or dimock tucker can make. we have to get them making the right kind of place. andy: kickoff in manhattan tomorrow morning at 11:00. it is on fox sports 1. dowling catholic had a shot at history tonight. winning three straight, no team is ever done that in class 4a, they have to wait until monday. a great call to postpone the championship. dowling went through some walk through's during the gym. he says history can way. >> there's nothing we can control about. we kind of move on and try to do what is best for our team to get ready for monday. >> i think it will give us another three days to prepare for cedar rapids. they are a good team. andy: kennedy and dowling, the night cap of a full day on monday in the unidome. those games will not be on television. the

manhattan...kansas state shocks isu 38- 35. 1 game left for iowa state. next week on the road at west virginia for just the 3rd time in school history northern iowa hosts a top 10 team in basketball. this time its the top team, north carolina. very cool moment before the game, marcus paige, iowa native, gets a standing ovation. paige doesn't play because of a broken bone in his hand. and uni takes advantage. wes washpun, 1 word. explosive. lafty hammer. 21 for washpun, panthers hanging tough. just before half. washpun, lets it fly from beyond half court...got it!!! it is rowdy in the mcleod. huge game for matt bohannon. paige's teammat ein high school... 19 points. and let the celebration begin. northern iowa shocks number 1 north carolina 71-67 drake hosting umkc, the kangaroos. 2nd half. reed timmer, bottoms up from 3. 23 for timmer, dogs within 2. but too much bounce from the roos. umkc wins 79-73 back to football. regular season finale for uni . hosting southern illinois. 1st q. tyvis smith, 51 yards of green turf. panthers win 49-28 naia playoffs. 3r

it comes after another disappointing game saturday...this time at kansas state. the cyclones blew a 21 point halftime lead, failed to score in the 2nd half, and collapsed in the final fumbles, and 10 wildcat points. the 38-35 loss likely left pollard no choice. former players are now dealing with somewhat mixed emotions. :16 - :30 no one questioned why he was fired, it's just disappointing that it had to happen. it's this contradiction of mixing emotion and expectation. inevitably looking at it that way. cyclone fans... also feeling divided. yet most say the news doesn't come as a surprise. its expected at this point. its hard to get even any kind of emotion of oh we lost again. cool surprise. we expect it to happen and when thats the feel, you expect to lose. clearly something is wrong personally i feel like he is a great guy. i still feel like he is a great coach but the underlying thing is its all program based. as a school and as a team we have to produce results some cyclone fans say the team's low point for school spirit and morale. and they are ready to we

the cyclones put up quite a fight against kansas state, but couldn't get the win. the panthers, meanwhile, stomped on southern illinois, getting their seventh win of the season. kansas....still unable to pick up a win...fell to west viginia at home. arizona state, on the other hand, picked up another win against univeristy of against univeristy of arizona. and ole miss topped l-s-u. and wrapping up our tracker... grandview takes home another win and sits at eleven and one and drake won its last home game against dayton. sabrina: there are three football championship games today at the u-n-i dome-- the three match-ups include cedar rapids kennedy vs west des moines dowling catholic then mount vernon vs spirit lake and finally mount vernon vs spirit lake and finally iowa city regina vs hull western christian be sure to tune into local 5 this evening for more updates on those games-- sabrina sam is back now... sam snow will be melting across iowa today as sunny skies warm our highs well above freezing. it's going to actually feel pretty nice with highs in the mid 40s

athletics director jamie pollard made the decision following saturday's loss to kansas state. rhoads has taken the team to three bowl games... but his year was his third straight losing season. we have seen rhoads emotional and about iowa state... and today was no how it all began. 57:52-58:13 the first team meeting in hunziker... was just sensational most of the fans we talked to think the coaching change was the right call... but that doesn't make it any easier... channel 13's mike 16:46:45--51 'i think the handwriting was there, unfortunately and this is a league you have to win.' catching up with cyclone fans tonight outside of the hilton coliseum in ames...ahead of the big basketball game against chattanooga...one sentiment kept re-occurring. 16:53:28--36 'our children went to high school with him, so personally, its sad, but as far as hoping for the team to become better, its good.' fans saying they like paul rhoads...but he just didn't deliver the necessary results. 16:48:29--43 'its terrible that we lose a guy with that much passion for our program, that much passion fo

kansas state 38-35, dropping the cyclones to 3-8. two iowa state fumbles in the final 90 seconds of the game led to kansas state's comeback, scoring 10 points in the final minute. three high school football teams from the tv-9 viewing area will play for the championship today. they were supposed to play on friday, but the iowa high school athletic association moved all games to today. iowa city regina plays western christian in class 1a at 11 am. mount vernon follows in 2a against spirit lake. superintendent gary o'malley tells us there isn't school today at mount vernon. they've also sold out their 800 ticket allotment. cedar rapids kennedy and west des moines dowling meet in the 4a title game at 7. kennedy activities director aaron stecker said they have are planning to have 4 busses leaving from kennedy at 4:45 pm. there will be no live t-v broadcast for the games. this morning, a university of iowa student holds one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world. iowa city native jeffrey ding is one of 32 americans who are 20-1

sunday athletic director pollard pollard says saturday's heart- breaking loss to kansas state was not the sole reason he fired rhoads. rhoads will still be allowed to coach his final cyclone game this saturday at west virginia. this marks the 3rd time in a decade that the cyclones are looking for a new football coach. iowa state fans need look no farther than hilton coliseum for relief. the cyclone men's basketball team is now ranked fourth in the country...that's their highest ranking since 1996. they haven't been ranked higher than that since 1957! another sold out crowd as iowa state hosts a chattanooga team that has already taken down both illinois and georgia. the cyclones come on strong. good, unselfish basketball all night. inside out to georges niang. cyclones up 5. then to naz mitrou-long for three. got it! naz nets 24 more coming. monte morris steal. to jameel mckay. great job finding the shooter. hallice cooke buries three. cyclones up 16. and iowa state cruises to an easy 83-63 win. next up, they'll face virginia tech down in florida on friday. speaking of florida, drake w

"i am proud to be hired..at iowa state " on saturday, iowa state lost to kansas state 38-to-35, dropping the cyclones to 3-and-8 for the season. the cyclones fumbled twice in the final 90 seconds of the game, allowing kansas state to put up 10 point in the last minute. rhoads press conference today. watch kcrg-tv9 at 5 and 6 for updates. a note for today's championship high school football games, there will be no live t-v broadcast. teams were supposed to play on friday, but because of the snow they were moved to today. right now, iowa city regina is playing western christian in class 1-a. mount vernon follows in 2-a against spirit lake. cedar rapids kennedy and west des moines- dowling meet in the 4-a title matchup at 7. health insurance is essential to help offset expensive medical visits... but many people are staying away from the doctor when they get sick, because of high out-of- pocket expenses. meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert sunshine will be plentiful for the rest of the day, boosting our temperatures well into the 30s. that'll m

we have increasing clouds and a storm system wrapping in moisture along the nebraska and kansas state lines. here's a check k of your stormcast hd where an intense storm system will rapidly pass through the region today. we expect showers, thunderstorms, and later this evening some snow on top of that! windndwill reaching gusts over 50 miles per hour later tonight. that could produce some difficult travel conditions as we enter the evening and overnight hours. the sysysm is fast to momo eastward andmorrow we'll have sunshine, but a brisk northwest wind. then on friday it'll get more comfortable. tod's high is 52 with rain, wind, storms, and snow later! tonight's low is 33 with a mix of precipitation and strong winds. tomorrow, expect a high near 50 with sunshine and the the republican presidential debate is over.... showing the differing of opinions between the 8 white house hopefuls who made it to the main stage. abc's stephanie ramos brings us a recap. "nats: candidates walking in..or introductions...etc the top eight- polling republicans in milwaukee debating --for the 4th time---

the cyclones are 3-8 on the season following a rough loss to kansas state on saturday. iowa state athletic director jamie pollard will talk to reporters at noon. and rhoads will be speaking at 1:30. we'll have that for you right here on kcci and kcci.com. shaina: brussels, belgium is on high alert right now. they're worried about a terror attack similar to what happened in paris. soldiers stand watch outside train stations, and schools are closed. overnight police picked up 21 , terror suspects. but a key target of the raids remains on the run. meanwhile, british prime minister david cameron and french president francois hollande met this morning and agreed to join forces against isis. cameron will seek parliamentary approval this week for the u.k. to join the airstrikes on isis targets in syria. and new york city on edge this morning as well. of course, the big thanksgiving day parade is this week. police simulated a subway terror attack yesterday, with an active "shooter" and suicide bomber. we are just learning about a huge new drug deal worth $160 billion. pfizer wil

we have increasing clouds and a storm system wrapping in moisture along the nebraska and kansas state lines. here's a check storm system will rapidly pass through the region today. we expect showers, thunderstorms, and later this evening some snow on top of that! winds will intensify today reaching gusts over 50 miles per hour later tonight. that could produce some difficult travel conditions as we enter the evening and overnight hours. the system is fast to move eastward and tomorrow we'll have sunshine, but a brisk northwest wind. then on friday it'll get more comfortable. today's tonight's low is 33 with a mix of precipitation and strong winds. tomorrow, expect a high near 50 with sunshine and the continuing. here's your 7 day forecast. jessica rae scott: jessica rae: in sioux city and the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake, iowa. right now, it's about 40 degrees with a brisk northwest flow beginning to develop. we have increasing clouds and a storm system wrapping in moisture along the nebraska and kansas state lines. here's a check of your stormcast hd where an intense storm s

this game against kansas state was a heartbreaker for iowa state fans, >> another one of those games , could have, should have. vanessa: and it was the last game before coach paul rhoads was fired. >> i'm sorry paul's gone, it's the business that he's in. vanessa: frank randall was a head athletic trainer and assistant athletic director at iowa state. >> the university spent a ton of money to hire coaches, build facilities, they've got to have a way to pay for it and that's to put butts in the seats and if you're losing, those seats become empty. vanessa: tom randall, no relation, was out on the gridiron in cardinal and gold as a defensive tackle about 40 years ago. >> not shocked. you've got to bring in wins, big time football. vanessa: frank randall says it's all business. >> that's the big change from the 70's the 60's the 50's. now, it's big business, before it was athletics. now it's big business, you , either produce or you're gone. vanessa: rhoads will coach the last game of the season at west virginia saturday. live in ames, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. andy

>> this game against kansas state was a heartbreaker for iowa state fans. >>it was the last game before coach paul rhoads was fired. >> paul's gone. it's the-based is that he is in. reporter: frank randall was the assistant athletic director at iowa state. >> the university spent a ton of got to have a way to pay for it. if you are losing it, seats become empty. reporter: tom randall was out on the gridiron 40 years ago. >> not shocked. year got to bring in in wins. >> that is the big change from the 1970's in the 1960's -- now it is big is this. before was athletics and rah, rah. but now it is big business. you produce or you are gone. reporter: thrhoads will coast the last game of the season at west virginia saturday. eric: 4:44. waking up to 34 degrees. there is a little bit of melting going on this morning. a live picture at i-3580. be aware of some of that freeze and re-freeze areas. warmer temsp are -- america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are. we don't ignore threats like climate change. we face our problems head-on. with americ

they're at kansas state on being an artist often requires more than just creating your masterpiece. it means you have to sell it, too! coming up... why a new place in des moines is giving those up and coming artists a place to showcase today is going to be wet and windy. the heaviest rain will fall early in the day. more rain is on the way by tuesday and wednesday. the storm totals will be around 1". it will be noticeable cooler at the end of the week with highs in the low 40s and potentially our first chance of snow. the best don't play with your food is something we hear moms say.. coming up... how she's making a living out of creating works of art with the things most of us keep in for emerging artists... finding an audience isn't always easy... but a new gallery in the east village is helping them connect with customers. up until this point, most of my work has just been like digital, or online, or facebook and social media. so, moxie will help get my work out there in the physical realm and out there to people who haven't seen it before. "moxie" celebrated its grand opening ove

for cost of attendance is less than big 12 opponents texas which is handing out 1.6 million and kansas state at 1.2 million...despite the differences...many do not see a problem for now.. 'its just one other difference, will there be a student-athlete somewhere out there in america that will choose a certain school because they get $400 more? absolutely, but i think thatll be the margin and not the norm.' when the cost of attendance was brought up in april of last year...many smaller schools had their concerns... 'one home game at the university of iowa is 3 seasons worth of revenue in our football stadium so we are not the same financial animal in any shape or form... but the ncaa allowed a special vote of schools from only the power five conferences and it passed... 'it became permissive legislation so any school can fund it. obviously those with more resources have a better opportunity to fund it and at the end its something in the best interest of the athletes and probably should have been done a quarter of a century ago.' major universities such as iowa and iowa state say they can affor

the cyclones suffered a heart- breaking loss to kansas state just one day before. but pollard says saturday's loss was not the sole reason he fired rhoads. rhoads will still be allowed to coach his final cyclone game this saturday at west virginia. this marks the 3rd time in a decade that the cyclones are looking for a new football coach. ames drivers may want to plan some extra travel time the city is closing the intersection of university boulevard and airport road at 8 - 30. it'll allow crews to complete pavement markings on the east side of the roundabout. officials say it'll reopen to traffic after the paint dries... no later than tomorrow morning. a des moines hospital is set to get a little extra sparkle tomorrow... the festival of trees takes over blank childrens hospital... the 5-day festival starts tomorrow. it features 82 decorated trees of all kinds... plus a kids scavenger hunt through them all. of course it takes a crew to get everything twinkling with cheer... and organizers say this year... there are more helping hands than ever before. 062052 - 062

chris: coming off a disappointing 38-35 loss to kansas state on saturday, iowa state decided to part ways with head coach paul rhoads. today, he and athletic director jamie pollard met with the media. after leading iowa state to three bowls in his first four seasons, the cyclones have struggled mightily since. rhoads and the clones are a combined 8 and 27 in the last three plus seasons and at the end of the day, the product on the field wasn't good enough. jamie pollard--"no one game costs the coach a job. we made the decision to make a change because we simply didn't win enough games and we weren't trending in the right direction." paul rhoads--" i wanted to do what hadn't been done before. it meant a great deal to me to be able to provide that for the fans at iowa state university so i stuck around and continued to give it everything i had in the end it wasn't enough." rhoads will coach finale this saturday at west virginia. finale this saturday at west virginia. here closer to home, the university of south dakota is also looking for a new head coach. joe glenn announced his retire

state trying to drive to win the game, insteed, joel lannnng stripped, kansas state recovers, and oh my. the wildcats punch in the 42 yard field goal, outscore te cyclones 24-0 in tte second half, and they beat iowa state 38-35. uni loong to close out it's regulala season with a afifth win in a row. tyvie smith getting going early, taking it in untouched from 51 yards out to give the panthers the early lead. later in the first, michael malloy takes the 49-yard pass from aaron bailey, panthers up 14-0 in the first. in the second, makinton dorleant is going to field this punt, bob, uke and weave his way 90-yards for the big punt return touchdown to make it 28-7 uni. they would adddhree more southern illinois 49-28. it marks the 200th win for the panthers in the uni dome, and most likely secure a trip to the playoffs. the selection show is tomorrow morning at ten a-m. hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 50% more data than verizon and at&t for the same price. but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? no. u.s. cellular sized data. good, strong data you

suggesting the role parents should play if their child enjoys violent video games.researchers at kansas state university looked at parental involvement for kids ages eight to twelve.they found parents who were warm and approachable, but still set clear boundaries, had the greatest impact when their kids play violent games. if this isissomething that is important to you as you work with your children, don't be overly emotionally, don't be overly protective, don't be anxious, just be involved. researchers say their next step is to look into if age ratings have any impact on the amount of violent video games kids play. marissa scott checks in now with your cbs 2 'weather main weather- your plannerer shows what's ahead for the next hoursa&- now a live look weatherfirst skycama& -temperatures around the areaa&- taking a look at regional temperatureseswe see highs are mild all around iowa - the regional satellite/radar is keeping conditions quiet - let's move ahead in time by taking a look at the midwest surface mapa&- moving into a closer view with our 'predictor' forecast we see mainly quiet cond

beathard kittle - 35 yard touchdown - iowa pulled away late - to iowa state - on the road at kansas state. second quarter, game tied at 7 - joel lanning - on the fake - in from a few yards out - iowa state takes a tocuhdown lead. and they'd build that lead to 35-14 at the half - lanning to allen lazard - just gets the foot down - those two connected twice for scores. but k-state shuts out the cyclones in the second half - scores with 42 seconds to go to tie the game - then on the ensuing iowa state possession - they force the fumble on lanning - wildcats recover - and kick the game- winning 42-yard field goal. meltdown in manhattan - iowa state falls, 38-35. the quest for a national championship started today for morningside. the top-ranked mustangs opened up the n-a-i-a football championship series against saint xavier of illinois. both morningside and the cougars lost in the semifinal round of last year's playoffs. someone's going home in the first round this year - on a snowy day at olsen stadium. st. xavier got out to a 14-nothing lead in the first quarter - john rhode finds dennis vi

us at news at t kgananomconnect with us on facebook at it looks like blowing a 35 to 14 lead to kansas state after blowing a 17 point lead at home against oklahoma state was the straw the broke paul rhoads' back -- iowa state athletic director jamie pollard firerhoads this morning -- one game short of completing h h 7t7tseason. season.the university said in a release -- that rhoads will coach the cyclones in their season finale at west virginia -- during his time ashe head clone -- he led them to 1 winnininseason, and 2 bowl games after last season iowa had an empty trophy case -- the pig was gone, the bull was gone, the cy-hawk was gone -- you get the picture -- this year -- they might have to build a bigger one every trophy game they've played this season they've won -- and yestderday against purdue the hawks added a new one to the collection -- the big 10 west trophy -- because all off season they saw a broken trophy case, every where they went. "walking into the complex every single day you don't want to looa broken ttphy se, you know withthnonoing in it. so it just gave us a little extr

at jack trice statdium -- then travel to iowa for the cy-hawk game -- c-u -- baylor, oklahoma, kansas state, texas tech, and west virginia all come to ames -- and according to paul rhoads, next year will be a good one for cyclone nation. "the 2016 iowa state football team will be bowling, because we leave behind a great nucleous of talent, leadership, and commitment to what takes place on the a lot of thanks for watching your cbs 2 news at six. "entertainment tonight" is up next.we hope until then...enjoy your it's been her fight for twenty years. something is wrong with our healthcare system and it needs to be fixed. then, it was about health reform and getting eight million kids covered. now, it's about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on insurance companies to bring down drug prices. i'm not going to let any family be deprived of healthcare. i'm not going to let the republicans rip up obamacare and throw it away.

isu is 3-8 this season, with the firing coming on the heels of yesterday's metldown against kansas state. rhoads will speek at his weekly press conference tomorrow, before coaching iowa state's season finale agagnst west rginia on saturday. some more coaching news....south dakota head football coach joe glenn has announced his retirement. the 66-year-old is one of 76 coaches in n-c-a-a history to win 200 games. glenn won exactly 200 games with the coyotes in 28 seasons. glenn's retirment press conference is set for 11 am tomorrow morning. alex what a weekend it was for ththiowa hawkeyes. . kirk ferentz and company locked up the big ten west, punching their ticket to the big ten title game for the first time in school history. iowa now 11- 0....tying the '02 and '09 teams for the most wins in school history. with saturday's win over purdue, c.j. beathard improved to 12-0 as a starter, no iowa quarterback has ever won their first 12 career starts. under beathard's control, the offense continued to roll, oring thirty plus points for the fifth straight week. all is well in iowa city. " " the

another loss to an fcs opponent in north dakota state was followed by a loss to kansas state where the cyclones were shutout in the 2nd half, falling 32-28. the game that may have saved paul rhoads was a 20-17 win over iowa. cole netton kicked the game winner as the cyclones made it 3 wins over iowa in 4 years. after that, iowa state would finish the season 1-8, going 0-9 in the big 12. this season was a little better, but the cyclones still couldn't turn it around rhoads record to this point is not especially pretty, 32-54, 16-44 in the big 12 and just 4-28 in the big 12. but perhaps nothing sums up paul rhoads more than what his former player jeff woody had to say... "but the guy who has the ultimate say, said it best in an interview earlier this year..." jordan tonight at ten, sports director jon schaeffer and i will delve deeper into this move and speculate on what's next for nikki: we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at 5:30 james: will be warming up as we get to mid week. your week will start out sunny and cold, but the melting will really start on tuesday as h

the final straw may have been saturdays loss to kansas state... the cylcones dominated most of the game and lead 35-17 at halftime but could close it out and wond up losing 38- 35. rhoads who expierneced early suceess with the cyclones taking them to three bowl games in his first four years but latelly his teams have struggled getting into the win column with three wins being the high mark the last three for his players "most of all i want to thank your players past and present who have given there all for the have made a huge impact on vicki and i." rhoads went 32-54 in seven the cyclone head coach rhoads will get four point five million dollars in his contract buyout. ron amanda back to you rhoads will be on the sideline coaching this weekend as the cyclones take on west viriginia in their season finale with thanksgiving weekend coming up, we are just days away from the annual showdown between iowa and nebraska on the football field. iowa is still undefeated after 11 games, hoping to complete their perfect regular season record with a win agains

the cyclones travel to struggling kansas state saturday. the wildcats are 0 a a 6 in the big 12 but are five point favorites over isu. the cyclones won't be going to a bowl game but with two games left, they want to finish the season on a high note. "basically we're playing for pride, for cyclone nation, the fans" said isu freshman brian peavy. "we can't just give up now, knowing that we still have games left. i feel we're playing for much more than the cyclones and wildcats start at 11 am -- on fox sports 1. because of the snow, today's iowa high school championship games have been moved to monday. they'll still be at the same time. western christian will face iowa city regina at 11 am in the 1a final. in 2a, spirit lake and mount vernon play at 2. we'll be back in cedar falls on monday -- and in lincoln tuesday as norfolk catholic and oakland-craig play for nebraska titles. there is hockey tonight. the musketeers start a two-game homestand against green bay tonight. sioux city is trying to work out of a mini-slump. the muskies have lost t

iowa state gets shut out in the second half, and they fall to kansas state 38-35. we've got you covered, brad hanson...kwwl news. thanks brad now let's check in with storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel for your first forecast. it's stopped snowing -- but tempereatures are dropping. what's that mean kyle? from the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast the ground, it is very cold. temperatures really haven't moved much today. the current temperatures right the west northwest, and it has been gusty at times. so our wind throughout the night, thanks to the fresh snow. here are the snowfall totals from the big 4. the total in waterloo makes this the fifth snowiest november on record so far, and we still have about nine days left. dubuque seeing just under a foot of snow, while we had lighter amounts to the south in cedar snow season. road conditions have improved considerably, but there are still some snow and ice covered roads, so due be cautious if you are driving this evening. storm track 7 live doppler radar shows dry conditions across eastern iowa. the