identify a phony bill, such as with a black lieutenant mike brotherton says you can also use special pens with ink that turns brown on fake money, and yellow on real money. "if there's no way to check it and you're uncertain, you should call the police department. we'd be happy to come check it out. we can certainly decipher if it's a counterfeit bill or not." lieutentant brotherton says iowa city police will work with cedar rapids police, reviewing surveillance video from businesses where the bills have been used. he hopes that will lead them to a suspect. people in eastern iowa are crowding convenience stores to get powerball tickets before the big 500 million dollar jackpot tonight. some of those buying tickets are part of a group or pool. iowa lottery officials say when the jackpot grows to this size, lottery pools are common, and can cause some say there are a few things pool members should remember. "keep very close track of who is putting in money, when they gave you the money, how much so that there's never a question for the pool just make a photo copy of them, and give them

lieutenant mike brotherton demonstrates how those detector pens work. 42:09-:13 "on this bill here, if i mark it, it turns brown." that's one of the counterfeit bills they've found. take the marker to a real bill, and the mark shows up yellow. 39:45-:51 "most of the ones we have received, they're going with the same serial numbers, so we can compare that."brotherton says businesses can also buy black light machines that reveal hidden stripes only found on real currency. he says either way, it's a good idea for business owners and managers to educate their employees, as accepting a fake 100 dollar bill can lead to a significant loss. 40:16-:21 "once you turn it into the bank, the bank checks the $100 bills, and they will take it out of circulation and you're just out the money." way to check it yourself, but you're still not sure, to call police. he says investigators from cedar rapids and go over security footage from stores where the bills have been used. he believes this counterfeiting operation is not based in iowa city or even eastern iowa, but likely out of state in a bigger city.

lieutenant mike brotherton says peop can also use special pens with ink that turns brown on fake money, and yellow on real money. "if there's no way to check it and you're uncertain, you should call the police department. we'd be happy to come check it out. we can certainly decipher if it's a counterfeit bill or not." lt brotherton says iowa city police will work with cedar rapids police, reviewing surveillance video from businesses where the bills have been used. he hopes that will lead them to a suspect. a black hawk county man faces up to 20 years in pornography. reinbeck admitted yesterday he had at least 7,000 images and 23 videos of child pornography on his computer. he said he received sexually explicit pictures of children under age 12 from 2001 to prison. a trench collapse near des moines killed a worker on wednesday as crews needed hours just to reach him. police in altoona say 30-year-old justin jorgensen died when the 12-foot deep trench he was working in collapsed around him. investigators say jorgensen was in the trench while another man was working with an excavator when

lieutenant mike brotherton says people can also use special pens with ink that turns brown on fake money, and yellow on real money. "if there's no way to check it aa you're uncertain, you should call the police department. we'd be happy to come check it out. we can certainly decipher if it's a counterfeit bill or not." lt brotherton says iowa city police will work with cedar rapids police, reviewing surveillance video from businesses where the bills have been used. he hopes that will lead them to a suspect. a north liberty jeweler says the current immigration system is keeping him from visiting his dying mother. harold van beek owns jewelry by harold and has been trying to become a u-s citizen for re than a decade. vavabeek says his e-2 visa lacks a stamp, which doesn't allow him to travel to see his 86-year-old mother. she was hospitalized for heart failure on new years netherlands. van beck says he wouou need to re-apply for a new visa before coming back to the u-s, putting his business at risk and forcing his wife and son into illegal status. van beek says he's losing hope in the immi