city.here's cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore. moore. the city has big plans for the next fiscal yeara&one being $9 million dollars in improvements to first avenue between sixth and ninth street. street. it's been widened, sidewalks improved, new lighting new landscaping done south of that area and also norththe city will start with utilities this south of that area and north. >> reporter: they will start with utilities in 2017. they say that's a major traffic area as the city continues to grow. >> the new projects that we'll be doing in the future will do just that. >> reporter: the federal government and need for higher capacity are moving forward. >> the waste water is about a two-year time frame. that will end in fiscal year 19. >> reporter: one thing they'll be talking about are long-term plans being used for things like a park, retailing, and housing. >> about 20% in that area interstate 80 north. it's a very important area for us to get right. >> reporter: there will be underdevelopments for the next few years. mellaney moore. >>>

cancers.c-b-s 2 news reporter mellaney moore is live with some surprising statistics tonight. dozens of cancer centers surprising statistics. >> reporter: who say it is important for both preteen girls * and boys to get vaccinated. the ccine is an outstanding example of advances in preventing some cancers.those include cervical cancer, throat cancer, penile cancer and more.the virus is transmitted [technical difficulties] [please stand by] 16:37:51 we know that in the us, there are 27,000 hpv- induced cancers every year and that if everybody >>> we know in the u.s. there are 30,000 induced cancers every year. if everybody got vaccinatedd before they got the virus that number would plummet. h-p-v.covering the corridor in iowa city, mellaney moore, cbs right now, 15-hundred surgery patients of the u-i hospitals and clinics are being warned about a potential infection risk. risk.the c-d-c has notified all hospitals of the risk-- which is linked to a heating and cooling machine used during major heart, lung and liver surgeries.the bacteria causing the >> right now 1500 surgery pat

covering the corridor in iowa city, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. students in cedar rapids are spreading some love through community service. miss akers' fourth and fifth grade class are spreading love through community service. mid-acres fourth and fifth grade classesein summit schools are giving a helping hand. they spent 1 hours this past week packing lunches. acres believes teaching students outside of the classroom can have a positive impact on them. >> they come it into this and realize there are other people in the community who need resources like this. to need this opportunity. >> today the students packed more than 4300 lunches. >>> new tonight at 6, cover reallyville is looking to snuff public videotaping. our partners with the corridor business journal tell us the banning ecigarettes. health department asked cities to ban ecigs. st year, they banned the use of any form of tobacco. iowa city also approved a similar measure. >>> in the race for the white house tonight, all eyes are now on the battle for south carolina. right now, polls in

covering the corridor in cedar rapids, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. coming up on cbs 2 news at six, re-charging and re-focusing. re-focusing.how w e iowa hawkeye mens basketball team is getting ready for refocusing. how the iowa hawk eye men's basketball team is getting ready for wisconsin, who has been on a hot streak lately. >> and the biggest chahaenge ather-wise for our forecasters here in eastern iowa will be the temperatures over the next few days. we'll go down a little bit the next two days, but just in time for the weekend we see a nice bounce here. look at saturday. should be a pretty nice ay with temps back up in the 50s. i don't think we'll run it through the entire weekend. as you can see, there is a chance of showers on sunday and things will cool off towards the end of the weekend. rest of your forecast aft tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. each year, thousands of americans die from infections they picked up at the hospital. hospital.how you can protect yourself and your family during your next hostal visisithat's tomorrow on cbs2. . >>>

covering the corridor in iowa city, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news live at five. new tonight at five - students in washington county are mourning the loss of a classmate. superintendent mark schneider of mid-prairie released a statement saying the school was locked down yesterday because a student was reported missing. then - just before three o'clock - law enforcement notified the school that they found the body of nate hawbaker. school today and will be available through next week. superintendent schneider says his thoughts and prayers go out to the family. also new tonight - an oelwein man is in custody accused of sexual assault. police say 42- year-old ryan tupper sexually abused a minor from 2006 to 2009 and again in 2011 and 2012. tupper now faces sexual abuse charges and is being held in the fayette county jail. a tragic story out of arizona tonight is still developing. two 15-year-old girls died from gunshots this morning at their arizona high school. circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation but police do say it's an "isolated inciden

also help local restaurants as more people get outside.covering the corridor in n iowa city, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. good news for stores is city, melanie moore, cbs 2 news. >>> good newses for store, actually turning into d news for shoppers tonight. retailers slashed prices to get shoppers to spent big bucks in stores. for awhile, stores have now cut back on these deals. and there's been a 4% drop in customer satisfaction. >>> coles feeling some of that unhappiness. retailers will close 18 under performing stores this year. the company says it'll announce what stores are closing next month. >>> new developments tonight, as deer in company continues to balance work force needs with demand for its projects. deer announced today it's laying off about 100 employees from the economy's factories in dubuque and davenport. it has yet to recover from dropping in august. >>> girl scout known for its cookies. but one group got their oatmeal on. they labeled oatmeal pacts and fundraiser. the fundraiser feeds more than 2000 local children. the girl scouts say they were happy to lend a hand. >>> be

covering the corridor in johnson county, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. mellaney moore reporting.in solon - the town's first and only traffic signals are in the works.starting in june, four lights will go in at the and highway one. the city received 115-thousand dollars in traffic safety funds from the iowa d-o-t.the total cost is more than 230-thousand dollars.the city hopes to have the project completed by the end of september. nearly all americans have played it fast and loose behind the wheel at some point. triple-a says 87-percent of drivers engaged in at least one risky behavior while behind the wheel in the last month. they include things like driving while distracted or sleepy and not wearing a seat belt. experts estimate more than 35-thousand americans were killed in coming up in ssports sportsthe hawks -- were badgered by the badgers last night -- why there isn't any panic in iowa city cityplus -- eric keller is doing more than just winning on the mat in wartburg -- how he's taking the knights to the next level -- next in the ed after fyling hig

cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore explains some of those making music tonight will be those teaching corridor girls this summer. >> girls rock iowa city say there are a couple of misconceptions. one that it's for toms and two, that girls need to be quiet. >> i think that it's really important that we give music minorities because a lot of times spaces are just assumed to be male in music culture. second summer teaching drums with girls rock iowa city. applications are available now to snare a spot.laurie haag, women's resource and action center program director 01:55:32 it's a camp designed for young women between the ages of 8 and 16 to give them a chance to get their hands on their instruments learn some skills, go through some empowerment workshops. the girls pick an instrument and form bands.at the end of the day camp they play their own song in a showcase.standup: after the girls rock iowa city performance, the girls come here to the united action for youth recording studio. nat in here they get to record the song they played.organizers say the girls don't just pick up drumstick

the cbs2 news reporter mellaney moore reportsid they are >> reporter: emergency calls come incritical information is sent out to smart phoneneof volunteer firirfighters. >> we could click i am responding to the station or you know 10 minutes out or however long and it shows up on here. >> reporter: last year the north liberty volunteer fire department responded to more than a thousand calls. >> i think the volunteers do an excellent job of covering what we have. >> reporter: it's a community -- as the community continues to grow city leaders are moving in the right direction considering full time firefighters. north liberty population is estimated at 18,228 people. the city officials say there is not a magic number for when the fire department would switch from volunteers to full-time. they say it depends on how long the north liberty volunteer fire department can maintain the quality of service. >> we need to look at if f we grow even more making sure we are able to meet the demands. than it used to be to get volunteers and employers are less willing to let them go when calls come in

cbs 2news reporter mellaney moore says some of those making summer...and they want your help. help. this summer july 11-17 the girls rock iowa city camp will drown out any misconceptions about women in rock music. applications are available now to snare a spot as one of 30 campers... or a volunteer. laurie haag, women's resource and action center program director01:55:32 it's a camp designed for young women between the ages of 8 and 16 to give them a chance to get their hands on their instruments learn some skills, workshops. the girls pick an instrument and form bands.at the end of the day camp they play their own song in a showcase.standup: after the girls rock iowa city performance, the girls come here to the united action for youth recording studio. nat in here they get to record the song they played.organizers say the camp is almost entirely put together and run by volunteers.natasha finnegan- kennel, united action for youth music programming 14:15:07 you don't have to know how to play an instrument for girls rock, you can volunteer at it. it's super fun and it's just a really

mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. live at 5:00. >>> find out just how many free- roaming cats live in one process can help them too. >>> dreams of living well in re retirement are dying for americans. many cite financial stresses saying they don't think they've saved enough for their golden years. more women say they're not financially ready and that the difference in income between the sexes is a big problem. these concerns seem to resonate with voters too. retirement benefits and the future of social security remains some of the hottest topics in the current presidential race. >>> that race turns to nevada tonight where republican voters are caucusing for their presidential pick. caucus locations will be opening in at state later night. s 2 news reporter kevin barry is live in our newsroom with what we can expect. >> reporter: after jeb bush dropped out on saturday nit after the primaries in south carolina, marco rubio got one giant step closer to becoming bush and rubio were tracting many of the same vototares and

video too.1:43:39 they're a couple of burmese cats running on a treadmillcovering the corridor, mellaney moore, fox 28 news. next on the fox 28 news at nine. nine.we'll take you to des moines where efforts to expand the use of medical marijuana took another step forward today. today.and the hawkeye men try of the big ten.highlights from another tough road test -- we're excited about february. all our handcrafted classic footlongs are just $6 each. $6 for a footlong is big news. sub-pocalypse 2016 - where foot traffic for delicious pressure on sidewalks... enjoy all of our classic footlongs for just $6 each. the medical use of cannabis are one step closer to a major victory, after years of lobbying iowa lawmakers, today, the house commerce committee passed a bill making a form of medical marijuana more accessible to patients. patients.similar to a *senate- approved bill from last year, the house bill would allow the production and distribution of cannabis oil in iowa. but, not as *many medical conditions would be covered. fox 28 news reporter steffi lee explains now -- at the capitol... capitol

spending.as fox 28 news reporter mellaney moore found out, there are a lot of big cket items on the list, icoralville. coralville is no exception in johnson county.the city has big plans for the next fiscal yeara&one being $9 million dollars in improvements to first avenue between sixth and ninth street.kelly hayworth, coralville cititadministrator 22:04:14 it's been widened, sidewalks improved, new lighting new landscaping done south of that area and also norththe city will start with utilities ts summer to prepare for the street improvements during fiscal year 20101hayworth says that's a major traffic area as the city continues to grow.mitch gross, mayor pro-tem22:16:03 the number one responsibility we have is to provide good infrastructure and good servjces to our city and to our community and the new projects we'llllbe doing in t t future will do just that.new standards from the environmental protection agency and the federal government and a need for higher capacity are moving forward $31 million dollars of water plplt improvements. 22:08:47 the wastewater is about a two year time f

covering the corridor in north liberty, mellaney moore, fox 28 news. iowa city is now a certified blue zones community. community.the certification immplementation of blue zones projects over the past two years. years.since the start of 20-14, a quarter of iowa city schools have become designated blue zones schools, while 23 restaurants have earned a similar designation. iowa city will celebrate its certification during the freeze festival on saturday, february 20th.. another story we're tracking in iowa city...the city council has decided *not to approve a plan to spend 50-thousand dollars on a new piece of public art.the downtown district, which wants to install the art piece, will continue to try to raise the so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, a network that's built to give you coverage 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

a way millions can help protect themselves from certain types of cancer.fox 28 news reporter mellaney moore explains. explains.in tonight's to your health. health. on world cancer day...my grandfather died of stomach cancer@when i was in eighth ade and he was a big role model for me.it's difficult to find someone who isn't impacted in one way or another by the disease.when i was in the 4th grade, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and then actually this past month my sister's fiance passed away from bone morrow cancer.cancer is a complex group of many different diseases, we're never going to have a single approach that prevents all cancers or cures all cancers. what we can do is make advances.dr. george papillomavirus vaccine is an outstanding example one of those advances.hpv is a group of viruses that are very common. some of them cause very benign problems like warts. others can cause long-term infections that can lead many years down the road to development of certain kinds of cancers.those include rvical cancer, throat cancer, penile cancer and more. the virus is ttnsmitted sex

dollars.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore joins ususlive from one precinct-- the american legion in swisher. the storm today did have impact on when voters could county auditors office says ____ many people came out in the first three hours. hours. nd, snow and sleet didn't stop some corridor voters. voters.19:20:24 i was raised on a farm, so it wind, snow and sleet kept some people home. from voicing their opinion on $49 million of potential bond money going to theollege community school district. >> they brought books but we have not been able to open them. >> reporter: that says a lot about what voting officials said would do to the voting turnout. >> it has been extremely busy. >> reporter: polls were scscduled to open at 7:00 until the weather for his cast came in. that pushed it back to noon. minutes. >> reporter: as we reported the school district says of money residents are voting on would be used to add classroom space and address safety, security and efficiency issues. officials say they approved wrong in their expectations for how many people it comes through the doors an

happening now - several corridor cities are wrapping up next year's budget.today cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore spoke with north liberty leaders to hear what they have planned. planned. i'm standing in the middle of an area that will see a lot of changes in thnext few years.s. north liberty has work planned to the east on penn street, for that house and to the west on penn street all the way to the interstate. interstate.north libertytycity officials say fiscal year 2017 is going to be another busy year.the council has $200,000 planned to restore the historic ranshawawhouse that now hosts some community events and could have more.to liberty road and dubuque street the city has resurfacing, sewer and water projects totaling at least 1212 milllln dollars over the next two years.the city administrator says much of that work is fueled by the construction of liberty high and two incoming subdivisions. to the west, the city plans to use 3.5 million dollars to widen penn street to four lanes from the i-380 ramps to alexander way this year... and then to jones boulevard e next. amy nielsen, north liber

watch.while the video may be entertaining, cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore found today there's a serious message about pets and second-hand smoke. karen i talked with a veterinarian who sayay sometimes pets are forgotten in these conversations, she says pets can have the same health problems as humans when it comes to second hand smoke. smoke. a twter account called truth orange is trying to end smoking for good and doing so by asking an important question:what would we do if we didn't have our kitty kings of the internet?kurt weidemann, hawkeye 1:50:54 i've seen a cat doing ssups, actually.angie weidemann, have our kitty kings 6m$+

chef.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore joins us live from the competition, >>> clouds are rapidly increasing around eastern iowa. we have seen some rain and snow on the radar. some of that is not yet reaching the ground but is beginning to develop and that's something we'll see a lot more of later tonight as the next weather system works across the midwest. we're at 43 cedar rapids now. our wind is north-northeast at 12 miles per hour and looks like widespread snow will form across the area tonight. initially, some of this will start out as rain, particularly in our central and southern county, but eventually, everyone will get some snow later on tonight with the heavier totals across our northern counties. that's the way it's been all winter long and there will be some snow-covered roads and some slick traveling by early tomorrow morning and as a result of that we have a winter weather advisory in effect for the northern half of the area. wind shouldn't be a big issue. we may see gusts of 25 and way be some minor blowing and drifting in the open areas but i don't think drift should be a big

a winter storm won't keep them from coming to vote.covering the corridor in swisher, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news live at five. another linn county strict is also hoping weather doesn't keep >> thank you, melanie. >>> another lynn county district is also hoping weather doesn't keep voters from going to the polls. people in springville are decing when the s sool district should pass a nearly $5 million bond measure. that money would go toward an school buildings. after months of tracking polls, senator ted cruz and hillary clinton claimed reporter steffi lee is live in the newsroom to toexplain what contributed to their success here in the state. state.steffi? some experts say looking at iowa caucus results, it's really about the numbers and the policiesthat are compelling to iowans. iowans. [ no audio ] turnout - hillary clinton won the democratic caucuses by a very close margin.cornell college assistant professor of politics hans hassell says clinton's support comes from older voters, with youth leaning towards sasaers. hassell says manynylder women see clinton as a leader who can cha

covering the corridor in iowa city, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news live at five. developing tonight, president california and was asked >>> developing tonight, president obama just made an address in california and was asked about replacing justice antonin scalia. he was speaking from a summit on business and trade with countries in the east including china but the focus quickly shifted after his remarks to a hot put ton issue at home. many republicans have vowed to block an appointment until the next president comes into office next year. today, the president said the constitution is clear. when there is a vacancy, the president is supposed to senate is supposed to consider my job between now and january 20th of 2017. i expect them to do their job as well. at least holding hearings if obama selects a candidate. he says he would wait until a nominee named before making a decision. and new tonight at five, we now have details of justice scalia's funeral service. it a decision. >>> we now have details of justste scalia's funeral service. it will take place on saturd

mellaney moore explains why they're considering a full-time fire department. [ indistinct radio transmission ] >> reporter: the north liberty fire department responded to more than 1,000 calls. >> when the alarm goes off, these guys are getting out of their shoes on, getting in their car driving over here, especially in the winter with snowstorms and that and then heading out. out.standup: right now north liberty's population is but city officials say there isn't a magic number for when the fire department would switch from volunteer to full time. they say it all depends volunteer fire department can maintain their quality of service.mayor amy nielsen, north liberty 02:40:35 we need to look at, if we grow even able to meet the demands.the chief says having full-time staff at the station all the time would reduce response times to emergencies. emergencies. coming up on the cbs 2 news at six, what it takes to become a volunteer fire fighter and some of the challenges the department is facing in getting people to donate their time. new today - video you have to see!the meeting between president

themselves.it is a terrifying experience whehea loved one go miselly if fox 28 news reporter mellaney moore shows us one way officers are hoping to combat the problem -- in iowa city. city. teaching elementary school children and playing piano.she could play the piano by ear. you could just tell her can you play the yellow rose of texas, well how does it go? and she'd play itbut after 30 years of marriage, palmer holden knenesomething wasn't quite right.she'd get lost or she couldn't remember. she'd ask the same question three times, not realizing that she already asked it.doctors diagnosed sheryl with alzheimer's in 2005...and just two years ago, palmer decided it was best for her health and his peace of mind if she went into assisted living. you had to watch her all the time and it finally got to the stage where i just didn't feel safe taking care of her.iowa city police say its common to search for family members who might be wandering or confused because of conditions like alzheimer's or autism.they're hoping their new program called lost-- loved ones safe and together will make the sis

low.and as fox 28 news reporter mellaney moore found out, the weather didn't help in some lling locations. locations. wind, snow and sleet didn't stop some corridor voters.i was raised on a farm, so it doesn't matterfrom vcing their opinion on 49 and a lf million dollars of potential bond money going to the college community school district.we brought books but up yet.that says a lot about whwh voting officials thought the weather would do to tuesday's turnout.we opened the polls at noon at it has been extremely busy ever since we opened.polls were scheduled to open at seven in the morning until the weather forecast blew in.that pushed it back to noon.we've had 45 people in 45 minutes, so that's really pretty good we weren't expecting that.as cbs 2 news previously reported, the school district says the money residedes are voting on would be used to add classroom space and address safety, security and efficiency issues in four schools.voting officials say they were proved wrong in their expectations for how many people would come through the legion doors...and they're happy about it.it rea

dollars revamping community gathering places.mellaney moore joins us live from coralville right now to show us some of the proposed improvements, mellaney? we're at the coralville youth sports park.the park and rec director says the city of coralville is spending one and youth sports park and the parks and rec director said the city will spend $1.5 million to add more than a mile of trails and other items. there are more than $1 million of improvements. a shelter area will be added to the restroom and concession stand and the city plans to add trail around centennial park and additional parking. beaver creek park is gaining a new playground with a zip line. >> i think it's what draws people to north liberty. i think it's the quality of life, um -- we -- try to give them recreation. >> reporter: -- iowa city. mellony moore, live at 5:00. >>> you have likely heard "live life to the fullest because tomorrow is never promised." we met a marion woman who knows firsthand how true the statement is. >> reporter: that's right. heidi is a successful 34-year- old wife, mother and businesswoman, but she almost didn't billion those things life short