it's a new park wildlife sanctuary near la porte city. kwwl's macleod hageman visits the park -- where animals and rangers are hard at work. mac? amanda/ron -- the song goes -- give me a home where the buffalo roam -- and rangers are doing just that -- but for bison, eating.) it's the quiet sound of work -- near la porte city. (nats... come on guys, come on.) south unit ranger al finke says bison, elk and goats are eating invasive plants -- like multi-flora rose, honey suckle and even poison ivy. (nats.. goats eating tree.) "those areas we're working on doing some brush cleaning, it gets all the dangerous stuff out of there and gives us some it." those areas include a new 30-acre enclosure for bison and elk -- and a one-thousand acre movable electric fence for goats. "we're putting those animals in here to turn that area back to the savanah-type area that it park rangers remind you to respect their space." "they do appear to be very docile, but they are pointed on one end, and they can hurt you. keep your pets away from them. as much as y

it's the quiet sounn of work -- near la porte city. (nats... come on guys, come on.) south unit ranger al finke says bison, elk and goats are eating invasive plants --ike multi-flora rose, honey suckle and even poison ivy. (nats.. goats eatitig tree.) "those areas we're working on doing some brush cleaning, it gets all the dangerous stuff out of there and gives us some visibility underneath, and it fills their bellies while we're at and elk -- and a one-thousand "these big furry animals may look like gentle giants, but park rangers remind you to one end, and they can hurt you. to come see the buffalo, the buffalo aren't interested in your dog." if you would like to see these animals at work -- the hickory hills hickory hills park is open seven days a week... coming up in the next half hoor ofof today in iowa... a sexting scandal is under criminal investigation at one high school. plus, the main stage will be a little less crowded for thehefourth g-o-p debate tuesday. details on the way. as a reminder, when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... yo

waterloo cedar falls courier reports police found his car in the drive-thru at a taco johns on la porte road on the city's east side. officers say they found an open bottle of whiskey and an open case of beer in the back seat of brown's car. the courier reports his blood alcohol content at the time was more than twice the legal limit. this is the season where watching for deer on the roads is critical, a woman in grant county, wisconsin died in a crash overnight as investigators say she swerved to avoid a deer. the grant county sheriff's department said, just after midnight, highways 35/61 near lancaster. deputies say she drove off and that her car drove up an embankment, hit a utility pole and turned over. investigators say the crash also injured a passenger and responders flew that person to madison with minor injuries. in a tv9 followup... after a driver was accused of assaulting a student in central iowa, the johnston installing more camera in its school buses. cell phone video from last month shows other students yelling at a man who appears to hit a student at the back of the bus. right now, only 2

la porte road. that's on the city's east side. officers say they found an open bottle of whiskey and an open case of beer in the back seat of brown's car. the courier reports his blood alcohol content at the time was more than twice the legal limit. every fall, iowans grab their rakes and leaf blowers to clear off their lawns. but this year, one group of college students is taking over some of that work. it's called the "rake-a-thon". all throughout dubuque, loras college students who are part of the dance marathon, spent saturday raking leaves to raise money for the university of iowa children's hospital. project organizers say it's an ideal opportunity to reach out past the boundaries of campus, to help patients and their families. " they're just amazing students. you would think they would be so self-centered into their college lives. they're really caring about these kids and wanting to do more and help families and help the community. " loras college leaders say the school's dance marathon is first "per capita" in the nation,

la porte road. that's on the city's east side. officers say they found an open bottle of whiskey and an open case of beer in the back seat of brown's car. the courier reports his blood alcohol content at the cedar rapids police responded to the intersection 8th avenue and 7th street southeast sometime before 8:00 tonight. you can see police lights flashing around a semi there. a tv9 crew at the scene said the semi was blocking traffic in the area. police wouldn't say what might have caused the crash or if anyone was hurt. stay with tv9 and kcrg dot com for updates. every fall, iowans grab their rakes and leaf blowers to clear off their lawns. but this year, one group of college students is taking over some of that work. it's called the "rake-a-thon". all throughout dubuque, loras college students who are part of the dance marathon, spent saturday raking leaves to raise money for the university of iowa children's hospital. project organizers say it's an ideal opportunity to reach out past the boundaries of campus, to help patients

authorities have who is among the six dead so far people in la porte were hit especially hard - as tornadoes hit their city along with....friendswood and cloverleaf.... some schools have had to close for the coming days because of the heavy damage. five iowans are on their way to texas to help victims of the flooding. they'll assist by serving food, helping people find temporary shelter and assessing flood damage a central iowa woman who helped give the gift of life to three others in need.. is on the mend... janet hirock donated her kidney two weeks ago... she wanted to give back those who are struggling. last month -- mercy medical center arranged for all the recipients and donors to meet. hircock hopes her actions inspire others to help. hircock says she's not quite back to feeling 100 - percent... hircock says she's not quite back to feeling 100 - but she expects to make a full recovery in about six weeks. today a grimes couple celebrated a victory as their former wedding venue business re-opened as the new home of their church. the gortz haus gallery made national headlines after the owners declined t

here to show the features being requested it effects the port property the new contract la have the replacement of existing facilities in the city in their current location up for toilets and others private property and asked for expansion by doubling the number of toilets if 28 to 50 the port is a commitment to get more toilets this item returns to the port commission with a selected contract and contract tport commission la address this. >> and carli short with the department of public works. >> thank you for being here earlier we know he had to leave. >> thank you. good afternoon commissioner president katz and commissioners director mirror joseph representing public works and public works has been working with other city agencies port staff, department of technology and the planning department and the city attorney and mta to initiate the rfp ethics commission process and dan from the port has been 12 participating in our toilet and keeping you informed act group the goal of public works to keep the general reminders as open and possible broad to encourage competition and get as a many bidders as possible as we'll be discuss

here to show the features being requested it effects the port property the new contract la have the replacement of existing facilities in the city in their current location up for toilets and others private property and asked for expansion by doubling the number of toilets if 28 to 50 the port is a commitment to get more toilets this item returns to the port commission with a selected contract and contract tport commission la address this. >> and carli short with the department of public works. >> thank you for being here earlier we know he had to leave. >> thank you. good afternoon commissioner president katz and commissioners director mirror joseph representing public works and public works has been working with other city agencies port staff, department of technology and the planning department and the city attorney and mta to initiate the rfp ethics commission process and dan from the port has been 12 participating in our toilet and keeping you informed act group the goal of public works to keep the general reminders as open and possible broad to encourage competition and get as a many bidders as possible as we'll be discuss