kwwl's lauren moss spoke with co-workers and lauren, this is really a loss to the entire community. van millee was known as a community leader here in the cedar valley.. he was passionate about iowa, his employees and his family. just one day before he passed away, his youngest son got married...co- workers told me he spent hs last days, surrounded y a lot of love. piller was an icon in the home care iidustry- he rrceived numerous awards for all his work. this year, the des moines register named v-g-m the top workplace in iowa among large companies. his business has more than 800 employees..-nd he centered his time and money around local charities- he was all about helping people in the community.. jim phillips- chief operating officer, vgm made along the way were always wrapped around the people that helped make the business successful in making sure that..that will stay here in the waterloo area." van miller leves behind 3 sons, 5 grandchildren and a wife of 24 years. as i mentioned, his youngest son got 4& married his weekend- and co- workers told me it was a beautifuu and fun we

for more details, kwwl's lauren moss spoke with health and meat experts...but lauren, they are saying people shouldn't panic... that's right, as we know, understanding cancer is very difficult but health experts say you should focus on keeping up a healthy and active lifestylye...more than worrying about any individual food. . the world health organization says eating your risk for cancer by almost 20-percent.. that's some alarming news when you think about all tastes good that's even better yet but meat experts like mark ratkovich say eating meat is certainly not a death sentence by any means. "as far as burgers and brats and steaks and things like that..i don't think there's anything to fear as far as dying or anything like that. lauren moss- when calculating cancer risk it's important to consider a person's overall health, their diet and control. professor robert picard- "the bottom line in nutrition is to eat a little bit of as many different things as possible, but never to eat too much of one thing." and mark..who deals with raw meat everyday, agrees. i eat plenty of meat myself

kwkwl's lauren moss spoke with co- workers, shhjoins us now live, and lauren this is not only a loss for his cmpany, but really for the entire community of the cedar valley. that's right..talk about a class act, van miller was known asasa communnty leader hee in the cedar valley.. since 2000, he has been dealing with heart problems..minor heart attacks and even a bypass surgery..and it looks like he died sunday of a heart attack. & miller gas an icon in the home care indusy- he received numerous awards foo all his work at v-g-m. this year, the des moines register named v-g-m the top workplace in iowa among large companies but he wasn't just passionate about work.... he loved the state of iowa, hs employees an his family. just one day before he passed away, his y yungest son got married...co- workers told me he spent his last days, surrounded by a lot of family and love...a day that van was very exited about. van gave a lovely talk to everyone abouthow happye night. in a way t have that grfat of a weekend, with that much happiness in his life..but to have it end way too early is a sad

we've got you covered, lauren moss ...kwwl news. thanks lauren- wheelift h been manufacturrng the transporters for nasa since 2012. coming up... the 12th ranked iowa hawkeyes would be hard pressed to name a single most valuable player on offense or defense during their the kansas city royals. k-c leads the series 3 games to 1.. and a royalswin today send them backk to the world series for the second straight year. the blue jays playing with a sense of urgency--game is scoreless in the second----toronto's chris colabello smasases a solo homer to left off edinson volquez to give the jays a 1-0 lead. toronto starter marco estrada is solid on the mound today---pitching just under 8 innings --giving up three hits and 1 run with five strikeouts-- the blue jays win 7-1 to force a game six..back in kansas city. theubs and metsslay game four of the n-l-c-s tonight at wrigley. the 12th ranked iowa hawkeyes are in a bye week--so today the coordintaors--offe nsive coordinator greg davis and defensive coordinator phil parker got a chance to meet

lauren moss has more on the new concern for lawmakers and enforcers. << "there's a lot coming in due to the supply and demand." lt. corbin payne of the waterloo police department's tri-county drug enforcement team says a pure form of meth is coming from over the border...and ending up here in iowa. "the yield of ice meth our lab results indicate around 97-98 percent pure meth compared to the home based meth labs are anywhere from 45-60 percent..so the yield is much higher." and they've been working hard to get it off iowa's streets.. "in the last probably 4 years since the ice meth has been on the rise, we've seized probably 60-70 pounds of ice meth for the value to 3-4 million dollars." meth trafficking is a big problem to take on , considering the amount of meth labs here in iowa have decreased in recent years. "it's a major problem esp because of the money thats involved with the tand also more than likely we see weapons involved with the seizure of this cash and drugs." so now senator chuck grassley wants to help..he wants to keep this form of meth in mexico and ultimately out of

i'm lauren moss. if you are about to head out this morning, grab a jacket because it is pretty chilly out there. lets check in with storm track 7 meterologist denice pelster with a look at our forecast.. let's go right to storm track seven meteorologist denice denice.... a chilly start to the day with cold start, highs will be right around normal, generally around 60. plenty of sunshine expected disturbance tracks north of the 30s with light winds. clouds will begin to increase monday as moisture begins to increase. highs monday will be around 60 again with winds a little stronger from the southeast at 5-15 mph. a cold front and remnants will also increase as the cold front tracks across the midwest. breezy tuesday with those winds continuing into thursday. rain should track out wednesday with cooler air we begin this morning with decision 20-16 coverage. four republican candidates are in eastern iowa this weekend.. and they want to hear what iowans have to say about the u-s political landscape. kwwl'

lauren moss reports on how he plans to do that. << "there's a lot coming in due to the susuly and demand." lt. corbin payne of the waterloo police department's tri-county drug enforcement team says a pure form of meth is coming from over the border...and ending up here in iowa. "the yield of ice meth our lab results indicate around 97-98 percent pure meth compared to the home based meth labs are anywhere from 45-60 percent..so the yield is much higher." and they've been working hard to get it off iowa's streets.. "in the last probably 4 years since the ice meth has been on the rise, we've seized probably 60-70 pounds of ice meth for the value to 3-4 million dollars." meth trafficking is a big problem to take on , considering the amount of meth labs here in iowa have decreased in recent years. "it's a major problem esp because of the money thats involved with the transportatio n, the sale distribution of meth and also more than likely we see weapons involved with the seizure of this cash and drugs." so now senator chuck grassley wants to help..he wants to keep this form of meth in mexico

with lauren moss and meteorologist denice pelster. this is today in iowa." "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete wea who's toughest on spending? fox news did the analysis and jeb bush had the best record. billions in pork, vetoed. eight budgets, balanced. and tax cuts every single year. right to rise usa who has the plan for jobs? jeb. tax cuts for the middle class. eliminates special loopholes. an explosion in growth and new jobs. jeb: cut taxes. grow america. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 eather team: a a old front hasstracked across state and temperatures are not expected to move much today. highs will be in the 50s. east of the state. clouds will decrease this afternoon. winds will also be strong from the northwest today with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooler and mostly clear tonight with ws in the 30s. not as windy and a bit warmer sunday. winds will be from the south at 5-

i'm lauren moss. no tric here..we want some treats! many people are wondering what the weather will be like for trick or treating? well, storm track 7 meterotogist, denice pelster joins us with our halloween forecast. t's go righttto storm track seven meteorologist denice pelster for a check of our forecast. denice.... rain will be coming to end across thearea today. rain overnight has rand from a trace to around 0.25". the rain will be in the 50s with cloudy skies and a south/southwest wind up to 15 50 with skies clearing. mostly clear overnight will lows around 40 and a west wind at 5-10 mph. don't forget to set clocks back an hour tonight. sunday will see mainly mossy sunny skies with highs in the 60s and a south wind at 5-15 mph. internationally... today will be in thth 50s with likely see temperatures around 50 with skies clearing. mostly clear overnight will lows around 40 and a west wind at 5-10 mph. don't forget to set clocks back an hour tonight. sunday will see wind at 5-15 m mh. a russian passenger plane carrying 224 people

kwwl's lauren moss was there, she joins us now live with more the work hereen iowa is reely remarkable. they make transporters to put together nasa rockets. today, the company, nasa officials and a local astronaut... talked to students.. proving that iowa kids can make a pretty big differencc in this world, and beyond. when you think of iowa...nasa may not be the first ceo- "nasa has indicated that they've started interviewing some of the universities in iowa pretty fun to be on the leading edge of that." it's called a wheelift trrsporter, madeeright here in iowa. ceo-we make transporters that assemble their new rockets which are the deep space program that ultimately we think will take human beings to mars one day." astronaut james "vegas"kelly.. nat: i earned that nickname from being lucky a pilot on two space shuttle missions.. astro: during the 69 moon it and that's kinda what got me started and i was a big scienceiction fan and science. i ave 2 engineererng degreee, so i kinda rew up from to do it i applied and you can do it. student: "i've had the chance to talk to a couple nasa

we've got yoy covered, lauren moss ...kwwl news. thanks lauren- keep it to kkl and kwwl.com for updates throughout the day. let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your first foreeast. temperatures are still on the mild side as we head into the afternoon... we are already in the 70s in many areas. winds are helping from the south and have some showers tracking into the area, too, mainly in the south, but heading to the northeast. we will keep a few showers in the forecast through the day and to the overnight. as the rain tracks in, temps may stall a bit, but we should still be in the mid 70s in many areas this afternoon for highs. we stay mild for muh of the week and we ve more chances of rain. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. this weather mean farmers are out in the fields harvesting. but one group is plowing with equipment you might not expect, and they're doing ittor fun -- story. at first glance, you'd almost swear it's john deere himself... plowing a path through a rugged landscape. mani