you coveredin richland, traer, arlington and all o eastern the surging northern iowa panthers close out the regular season on the road tomorrow afternoon against the evansville purple aces. the panthers have won eight of their last nine games---including a 57-54 ctory over evansville three e weeks ago at the mcleod center. depending on what happens in evansville tomorrow the panthers will be either a fourth or a fifth see and will play southern illinois next friday afternoon at 2:30 in the missouri conference postseason tournament. norrern iowa whipped indiana state by 22 points on panther senior day wednesday night. now they will visit an playing on its senior day with a chance to finish secood in the missouri valley conference regular season standings. and their seniors balentime has been well talked about--and the big fella --the more i watch hiim play i thinik he is going the panthers and purple aces tip it off on tomorrow afternoon at one. the 17th ranked iowa state cyclones are back in the comfortable confines of hilton colisium tomorrow looking for a season sweep of the kansas st

the university of northern iowa revenge tour continues tommorrow in the windy city. the panthers have won six straight games--with three of those victories coming against teams that had beaten uni earlier this season. northern iowa can avenge a fourth defeat tomorrow when it visits loyola of chicago. uni was slumping the last time coach ben jacobson says his squad is in a positive groove now and that was proiven by how the panthers won at wichita state. this one had to be eyes--- i can tell the coondfidence of the group is on the same page now and because that has happened the defense has gotten the panthers and loyola tip it off tomorrow at seven from chicago. today the medidi got a chanceeto tour the minnesota vikings' new home. the billion dollar plus u-s bank stadium is set to be completed mid- summer. two huge scoreboards are in place--- one is120 feet by 85 feet and the other is 90 feet by 55 feet. thehetadium will open july 29th...with the first big event a luke bryan concert in august. and tonight we will have highlights of girls regional basketball action---as the road t

its senior night at the mcleod center--as the northern iowa panthers face indiana state in a critical missouri valley conference showdown. and the eighth ranked iowa hawkeyes play host to a red hiot wisconsin team looking to play panthers will say goodbye to three key members of its basketball before their game against indiana state. wes washpun, mark bohannon and paul jesperson will all play in front of the the regular season. the game tonight is critical for the panthers who want to enter march like a lion. uni has won seven of its last eight games and coach ben jacobson says his team looks a lot different from the panther team tha lost at indiana state in mid- january. wyatt, clint, bennett those guys have got another month un played well for a stretch now..that is very different going into that game and that stretch of games. the panthers tip it off with indiana state at 7... and the senior farewell starts at 6:45 so if you are still watching me you probably won't make it. for the only time this season-- two long time rivals will meet on the hard court. the 8th ranked iowa hawkeye

and also tonight--the northern iowa panthers look to match their longest winning streak of the season when they play host to missouri state. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in denver, boyd, marion and all of eetern iowa their fifth win in a row when they host mcloed center. the panthers are getting their seconddlook at the bbars---who clipped u-n-i 59-58 last month in springfield. the panthers can match their longest winning streak of the season of the season with a victory tonight---while moving into a tie for fifth lace in missouri valley conference. the panthers shot a blistering 62 percent from the field in hammering drake 82-66 on saturday. head coach ben jacobson says his team did not play well offensively in the first meetiig with missouri state. at that end of the floor.. and thes last couple guys are moving some guys in better spots. hopefully that will continue on wednesday and be different from the first one. tip off of tonight's game is seven o'clock... we will have highlights at ten. the fourteenth ranked iowa state cyclones are on the road tonight texas tech.

on the courts, the iowa men are off this weekend but a critical stretch awaits the northern iowa panther men -- uni lost at loyola chicago on wednesday, taking an edge off the uni hosts illinois state tomorrow at the mcleod center. tip off is at 3 pm. uni is now 16-12...and needing to probably win the valley conference tournament to make the big tournament. make sure to catch all the ioio state high scscol wrestling matches today and tomorrow on channel 9- point-2. our coverage begins this afternoon at 3-30. tomorrow night you can watch the championship matches-beginning at 6. building up biceps is great for the beach -- but any fitness expert will say that "building up the core" is key to a better life -- and level of fitness. feryl york wiwi take us through some of the "best bets" for the core... stay with tv-9. my constipation and belly pain... ...feel like a raging storm. i've tried laxatives... ... but my symptoms keep returning. my constipation... ...feels like a heavavweight... ...that keeps coming back. linzess can help. or chronic constipation. linzess helps you proactively mana

northern iowa's "good panthers" show up today. and the hawkeyes bounce back in a big way. we'll start in just a few minutes. but first, the hawkeyes follow the script against northwestern. back home at carver-hawkeye arena. after just 9 points against maryland jarrod uthoff bounces back like you knew he would. uthoff just getting warmed up. tied at 7. then off the miss, follow up dunk for 'the u.' 23 points for uthoff. iowa leads 12-10. peter jok continues to impress. 3 from the wing. iowa leads by 16 at the half. more from jok in the 2nd. pete scores 26. hawks win 85-71. michael admire the panther are back above 500. not sure how they ever went under. me either, but they did. uni back home to take on southern illinois. bennett koch wakes up the mc-leod center with the hammer -he leads the way with 22. uni gets a much needed win, 67-58. here's the soundoff buzz, murphy's law on the tyler sash cte effect. --- what's bugging andy? attempts to make cyclone fans understand his point. --- and we'll find out why donald trump and his hair make an appearance in faceoff. hot topic:

drake bulldogs playing missouri state, northern iowa playing host to indiana state. speaking of northern iowa, the panthers have hired a new leader for their athletic department and they didn't have to leave , the state to find him. you and i introducing -- uni introducing david harris to be the new man in charge of the panther program. the iowa women just underway now at penn state. iowa at home against kansas state. we will have updates on those games coming up at 10:00. the final day of the state bowling tournament tonight. tonight, the 3a, coeds, boys and girls teams going at it. it is a dynasty, two years in a row for johnston. >> it feels awesome, second year in a row. we put in so much work this year. to get to pay off, especially our senior year -- it has been an awesome year. undefeated this year, so it was well worth the work. andy: congratulations to the dragons. lincoln finished fifth, roosevelt seven. riley of cedar rapids prairie led the way with 470. i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for honeysuckle white . we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just th

one called panther pac just formed to help northern iowa. the community group held its kick-off meeting last week. its goal is to get candidates elected to office who will support u-n-i and address their top concerns for the future. the co-chairs of the group especially want to tackle the issue of state fundinin "9:25:05 it wouou be hard to imagine a fundingngodel for state public higher education that treats uni more inequitably than what we have here. so what we have done is form a non- committee that will help to reward and incentivize state elected officials and candidates that will solve that problem once and for all." gorton says forming a pac in support of an institution is prprty rare. the community group will now work out the process of deciding which candidates to support for future elections. the two democratic presidential candidates are going head to head in a debate tonight in new hampshire. the exchanges at a town hall last night between bernie sanders and hillary clinton show the attacks getting sharper. " i say you can't go

panthers up 2...evansville a chance to win. dj ballentine, league's leading scorer...blocked by washpun. another look...no. northern iowa wins 54-52. panthers play southern illinois 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

the cyclones travel to northern iowa to face the panthers. it starts at 7 p-m on kcrg 9.2. the iowa hawkeye men's basketball team is having a phenomenanaseason so far. and that means big business for hotels, restaurants and anyone who sells hawkeye merchandise. right now, the hawkeye basketball team is 18 and 4. they're second in the big 10, and ranked 5th in the a-p poll. sports illustrated just featured jarrod uthoff on their regional cover this week. that all follows the hawkeye football seasonand trip to the rose b bwl. as kcrg-tv9's mark carlson reports johnson county businesses are loving the back to back historic seasons. first the football team made its mark on the gridiron. nats now the basketball team is leaving its mark on the hardwood. nats back-to-back seasons like this are nearly non- existent. back in 1985 the hawkeyes went 10 and 1 and went to the rose bowl, then in the 86-87 basketball season iowa went 30 and 5. so what's going on in iowa city right now is very special -- both teams cracking top five rankings and both landing on the cover of sports illustrat

panthers up 2...evansville a chance to win. dj ballentine, league's leading scorer...blocked by washpun. another look...no. northern iowa wins 54-52. panthers play southern illinois friday in the mvc quarterfinals the energy get 21 from andrew harrison and roll over the drive 94-74. hockey...wild shut out at grand rapids. 3-0 by the griffins. with your thank you megan.. it is now and time to recap our top stories ..... polk county is asking state lawmakers for help funding current mental health and disability services. some providers say they need an extra 7 million dollars. if changes aren't made....more than 13-hundred people will lose services. those against the proposal argue it would result in a property tax increase.. supportesr say raising the cap for the first time in 20 years is the right thing to do. police need your help finding two escaped inmates. michael amodeo and jessy foley, are missing from the newton correctional release center. officials say both were not present at a routine count last night around 9:30 and just after ten. an investigation is now under way at the minimum live out if you've seen them

northern iowa is impossible to figure out. panthers have beaten north carolina, and iowa state. but they've also lost 11 games and will likely need to win the mvc tournament to make the big dance. on the road today at number 25 wichita state. uni ends the 1st half on a 12-0 run. clint karlson buries the 3. 12 for carlson...38-27 purple at the break. 2nd half. wes washpun, liftoff. lefty hammer. lead up to 15. markus mcduffie inside and we';re tied at 44. but the panthers dont blink. matt bohannon. nba 3 with a hand in his face, lead back up to 7. then its washpun again, drives, bucket and the foul. wichita state's 43 game home winning streak is ova! uni with a big win 53-50. another loss for the drake men. 75-60 on the road at southern illinois jameel mckay is back and iowa state needs a big win. cyclones return home tonight to take on 24th ranked texas at 7:30. the longhorns beat isu in overtime 1 month ago in austin. iowa state is in 6th place in the big 12, 2 games back of kansas and west cyclone women fall to 4 and 9 in the big 12, losing at tcu 79-69 swimmers work all year

senior day at northern iowa as the panthers wrapped up the regular season at home in the mcleod center. and inspired night for the seniors. paul jesperson, nba range as he knocked down a three. then it couldn't have a fantastic highlight. he will throw it down with two hands. panthers run the sycamores right out of the gym. 66-44 is the final. the panthers have hired david harris as the school's new athletic director. he replaces troy dannen, who left for tulane. harris has been a senior associate athletic director at more valley basketball. drake comes up short. missouri state beats the bulldogs 61-52. the cyclones women's team is a young squad, taking lumps and getting better. unfortunately, tonight, they ran into a couple of storing droughts. playing without shauna johnston, she was all for a family issue. jadda buckley knocking down the long three early on. towards the end of the first half, doing it all on her own. 8 points on the day. kansas state rolled up iowa state. isu with a couple of buckets late to make the score more respectable. hawkeyes lose at penn state. lisa bluder's

85-75 final cyclone women fall to 4 and 9 in the big 12, losing at tcu 79-69 northern iowa is impossible to figure out. panthers have beaten north carolina, and iowa state. but they've also lost 11 games. uni ends the 1st half on a 12-0 3. 12 for carlson...38-27 purple at the break. 2nd half. wes washpun, liftoff. lefty hammer. lead up to 15. but the shockers go on a 17-2 run. we';re tied at 44. but the panthers dont blink. matt bohannon. nba 3 with a hand in his face, lead back up to 7. wichita state's 43 game home winning streak is ova! uni with a big win 53-50. another loss for the drake men. 75-60 on the road at southern illinois its been a tough season for the iowa wild, now they're losing their head coach. john torchetti is leaving iowa to take torchetti has been with iowa since november of 2014. he's bee an interim coach twice in his career but never a full-time nhl coach. minnesota is just a few points out of a wildcard spot. and the wild losr tonight at home 4-3 to grand rapids. swimmers work all year for a few seconds of glory at the state meet. shaved heads, shaved legs, all worth it if it means a st

northern iowa wins 54-52. panthers play southern illinois what's all this nonsense out balls? pink balls, blue, yellow, red. it's hard to keep the whole thing straight. and all these so-called deals? well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. u.s. cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys don't. and as for deals? how's $300 back for every line you switch? $300! no ball nonsense. get $300 per line and a stronger signal, [ whimpering ] [ cuckoos ] [ chomping ] [ burps ] [ clatter ] [ squeaks ] [ giggles ] it's america's game! wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, pat sajak and vanna white! hello, america! hello, jim thornton. hi, players. hi, vanna. hi! thank you. appreciate that. thank you very much. report to the puzzle board, please. hi! good to see you all. it's that time. gotta give away some money here. "on the map" is the category for our first "toss up." it's worth $1,000. go get 'em, vanna. [ bell chimes ] bill. rhode island. that's it. wow. simple as that. [ cheers and applau

northern iowa. it's called panther pac. its goal is to get candidates elected to office who will support u-n-i and tackle the issue of state funding. the group is now deciding which candidates to support for future elections. muslim students at the university of iowa will soon have two prayer rooms on campus. one will be for women and the other for men. e muslim student asasciation will hold an inauguration ceremony for the quiet rooms tonight at five at the iowa theater inside the iowa memorial union. gear in the first half against penn state tononht. and theieidefense was pretty good too. josh has more from iowa city. this is penn state's first trip to carver hawkeye arena in three years adam wobury had rebound, peter jok buries a three ononther end to put iowa up 10-4 freshman ahmad wagner had a big game off the bench... he drives the baseline and throws it down with authority... he d 8 points... iowa up 16-7 closing seconds of the first half... dom uhl drives to the hoop, layup won't go, but he gets the putback jam... h

we have collegegerestling aaion for you tonight on kcrg 9.2 the northern iowa to face the panthers.. the mats "go live" at 7 pm on kcrg 9.2. also, more live sports from eastern iowa on saturday night... the cedar rapids roughriders travel to dubuque to face-off against the fighting saints. the puck drop is at 7 tomorrow. we'll have the game live on kcrg 9.2. now here's our morning mugshot on your friday. it's the 41st annual heart fund benefit square dance. rapid eights square and round dance cl sponsors the eveve. it's this sunday at the knights of columbus hall in marion. dancing is from one to four. all donations go to the american heart association. all dancers are welcome. if you have a non-profit event or organization ou'd like to see feaeared... send us an e-mail... mugshot at kcrg-dot-com. door on your friday. 20-16 republican presidential candidates are preparing to face-off in a debate in new hampshire just ahead of the primary on tuesday. abc news is hosting that debate. you can watch it here on tv-9 tomorrow at 7. this weekeke is also the biggestst weekend of superbowl is

finished@3rd in 7.99 in the womens 400 the panthers maddie beeler won her heat and finished d 3rd with a time of 55.85. in the high jump kassidy sharp of northern iowa finished 2nd with a jump 5'7 the panthers dominated the womens 800 and what a finish amber clock holds off her teammate brette corey to win with a time of 2:14.39. other better and finally another record breaking performance from brandon carnes in the 60. with mvc all time beat 6.69. i just wanted to win and get the record so im happy from the dome scott saville tv 9 sports thanks josh. memeorologist a dubuque organization is re-inventing a fun and interactive way for people with physicalal disabilities to get involved in sports activities. that story is tonight on the kcrg-tv9 news at 10, which will be on right after the oscars. and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t chris havely for your final forecast. skies will gradually clear night behind the cold front that moved through earlier on sunday. temperatures will fall down to near 30 >>> good evening, everyone. m robin roberts. welcome to the biggest night in hollywood! we're live on the most famous red carpet in the world.

we have college wrestling action for you tonight on kcrg 9.2 the cyclones travel to northern iowa to face the panthers.. the mats "go live" at 7 pm on kcrg 9.2. the university of iowa hospital clinics is contacting thousands of past patients for a bacteria concern. the bacteria has been found in multiple hospitals across the country. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. it's ---. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, source, this is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. winter driving safety. the iowa state patrol says icy roads caused a deadly crash in benton county. the three who died weren't wearing seatbelts. bill opposition. some iowa veterans would allow the sale of fireworks in the state. and dance marathon. university of iowa students are ready to dance the night away to raise money for kids in the hospital. and here's a look on our city cam. a quiet start to your friday. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... we are planning on a decent friday all across the area with a typical february chill and a steady increase in clouds. a weak area of low pressure is still s

northern iowa beats evansvill, 54- 52 - the panthers, now 11-and-7 in m-v-c play. three siouxlanders are into the finals of the south dakota state wrestling tournament. yankton's spencer huber is the only class a finalist - at 132 pounds. in class b, beresford's dakota galt, at 132, and ep-j's dylan colt, at 138 are in the finals. the finals should start right around the bandits begin their quest for a second straight champions indoor football title tonight. sioux city is at home against omaha at the top of the hour. the bandits have plenty of veterans returning on both sides of the ball. but sioux city does have one very notable rookie - that's quarterback a.j. graham, who takes over for departed league mvp charles dowdell. the bandits are the defending c-i-f champions - but the staff says that doesn't guarantee anything in game number 1. "you never know what you have until you put it out there," said bandits head coach erv strohbeen. "you can think you're looking great in practice, everything's running smoothly, and then you put it out there, and you never really

we have college wrestling action for you tonight on kcrg 9.2 the cyclones travel to northern iowa to face the panthers.. the mats "go live" at 7 pm on kcrg 9.2. now, one last look at this justin. clouds are taking over our sky this afternoon, bringing with them a chance of light snow. while a few flurries are possible as early as sunset, most of the light snow we ge will fall laae this evening. for those who do see snowflakes, a coating to a few tenths of an inch are possible. we'll have highs in the upper 20s this afternoon, dropping to the lower 20s tonight. tomorrow is looking good with a partly cloudy sky and highs in the middle 30s. we're back in the 30s sunday with a chance of light snow, mostly later in the day. light snow continues monday, but the windss really crank up, causing patchy blowing snow. it'll be colder for the first half of next week, too.today: chance of light snow late high: 25-31 winds: sw 5-10 alo: 25 dbq: 28 iow: 30 tonight: chance of light snow low: 20-26 winds: s 5-10 alo: 20 dbq: 22 iow: 25 tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 33-39 winds:: w 5-15 lo: 34 dbq: 3535iow: 37 tomorrow

sports we'll introduce you to david harris as he trades in the red of iowa state for panther jon: welcome back. the university of northern iowa's search for an athletic director is over. today they named david harris-- the senior associate athletic director at iowa state-- as their new a-d. here's more from sports reporter josh christianson in cedar falls. "there were 3 finalists for the ad position here at northern iowa. and the school feels it has found the right person for the job in david harris. he's been at iowa state for the last 10 years before that he worked at wisconsin and his alma mater mississippi. he says a lot of things academic reputation. it's one of the best public universities in the midwest and as someone who came from the academic services background that was very important to me. from an athletics standpoint there is such a strong foundation in place. uni has been good in multiple sports for multiple years. one person harris made sure to thank was isu athletic director jamie pollard who was in attendance. "jamie i have to say it's kind of odd that you're in the back of the room and i'm up here at th

northern iowa earned the 4 seed friday in the quarterfinals. should the panthers win they'll likely face wichita state in the semis. solid bench, jameel mckay returned to his old form and iowa state took care of business on saturday against kansas state, rolling over the wildcats by 19. after leading by just 1 at the break the cyclones blew it open in the 2nd. matt thomas scored 20 points, georges niang added 17. but the story was jameel mckay, energy, focus...14 points, 17 senior night tomorrow against oklahoma state...abdel nader, jameel mckay and georges niang will play their final game at hilton. tipoff set for 6pm. and in case you missed this last night in the golden state oklahoma city game... tied at 118, time winding down. step curry pulls up from 38 feet. ball game!!! what a shot. 46 points, 12 -three pointers for curry. unreal. warriors win 121-118 well, i must say, leonard, when i first heard your idea for giant jenga, i was skeptical. i can't blame you-- tiny twister was a complete bust. no, i was wrong. the looming threat of being crushed under a pile

northern iowa on the road at drake...the panthers looking for their fourth straight win. 2nd half, panthers up 13 at halftime. paul jesperson knocks in the long two! uni up 10. back comes drake, reed timmer with two of his team high 18 on the day. bulldogs within 8. but that's as close as they'd come the rest of the day. matt bohannon drills the three. uni wins it 82-66. alex for high school wrestlers in the state of iowa, winning state is the ultimate goal...but to get there, you must qualify... the road to des moines began today at sectionals.....the top two from advances to districts... and we start in mapleton for class 1a's sectional 11..... at 106....mvao's bryce kafton flips west monona's ian pinkelman....he notches the fall.......and finishes 2nd to advance.... 120.....fifth-ranked kody berg of westwood......domi nant......pins his way to the finals...and gets the fall there to advance to districts... up to 126....rebel grappler markes myers continues the pin train for westwood....he takes a second placfinish.....he is moving on..... 138...woodbury central's cody zellmer....with the

northern iowa hired david harris away from iowa state. harris becomes the panthers new athletics director. uni's president says it's easy to see how much isu thinks of harris. play just one home game the first month of the season. the head coach doesn't want you blizzard and barnstormers at the well, tomorrow night at before we go tonight... there were plenty of pups to go around wednesday in minneapolis! nearly forty chihuahua's were flown from california all the way to minnesota... by the american humane society. that's because of on overpopulation problem in california among the dogs. the a-h-s says the dogs are adopted within days when they are taken to minnesota. wednesday marked the one-thousandth chihuahua to receive a second thanks for joining us. have a good night. what's all this nonsense about balls? pink balls, blue, yellow, red. it's hard to keep the whole thing straight. and all these so-called deals? well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. the signal goes weak. u.s. cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys don't

iowa state. coach campbell said he tried to sell a blue collar foototll program. " " the uni panthers signed 28 players today wash all-stater isiah nimmers put his name on the dotted line for northern iowa. nimmers played two ways for the warriors but is listed as a defensive back for the panthers. the fastest high schooler in the state jalen rima of prairie faxed in his letter of intent to cedar falls. rima's grampa gary rima is the long time voice of the panthers....nd jalen can't wait for gramps to call one of his touchdowns. i can't wait for that i am excited about it i can't imagine what he might say when i sce a touchdown. i have a lot of history with uni i have been going to games for years.. sot :13 oc: " going to games for years " thanks scott. one last look at the recast, joe... the prolonged storm system moves east tonight allowing the winds to diminish. we have already seen dropping day and by morning we are expecting lows in the singles digits in many areas. thursday remains a quiet winter day y th a slight chance for some light snow developing late friday. an early peak at the weekend remains quiet with highs in the middle to upper 30s. have a good night. tonight: cle

the northern iowa men's basketball team will host the indiana state sycamores at the mcleod center on senior night. the panthers lost last month to indiana state in terre haute at the beginning of a four game skid for northern iowa. uni head coach ben jacobson dissusses the keys to a victory tomorrow night. they are very good in transition they bring it at you they can defend in transition and defend coach jake is urging panther fans to arrive by 6:45 wednesday night for a special senior send-off it has been a rough couple of weeks for the eighth ranked iowa hawkeye men's basketball program. the hawks have lost two of their last three games but can still move into a tie for first place in the big ten with a victory wednesday wisconsin. the hawkeyes will be looking to rebound from a tough loss last week at penn state. tomorrow night the hawkeyes will play the badgers for the only time in the regular season. this will also be the first time the hawks will play the badgers under interim head coach retired. they haven't changed that much stretch you...winning formula they are going to play hard and are their leader

red-hot northern iowa on the road at wichita state.....the panthers have won five straight games... but ron baker was on a mission....the board and the putback...shocker s take the one point lead... u-n-i responds....the visitors up four......make it seven...matt bohanon with the huge triple.....51-44 panthers... last chancnow for wichita state.....baker's three rattles out.. uni snaps wichita state's nation leading 43-game home winning streak....53-50 the final. a top ten showdown at the heartland hoops classic in grand island...winnebago taking on number nine gothenburg... that's david wingett...he steps out and buries the one close down the stretch....... and when its tight...feed your star....wingett with the two hand jam...winnebago holding on to a one point lead.... 10 seconds left in the game...dawson graham runs it up the court for the layup and how about this...gothenburg takes the one point lead... 2 seconds left bago needs a prayer...and they make it happen.... d'von lapointe with the buzzer beating three winnebago wins it 80-78 to stay perfect at 25-0. chills below 0.tom

some points in the 60 hurdles 7.99 in the womens 400 the panthers maddie beeler won her heat and finished high jump kassidy sharp of northern iowa finished 2nd with a jump 5'7 the panthers dominated the womens 800 and what a finish amber clock holds off her teammate brette corey to win with a time of 2:14.39. do it every day in practice we make each other better and finally another record breaking performance from brandon carnes in the 60. with mvc all time beat 6.69. i just wanted to win and get the record so im happy from the dome scott saville tv good monday morning. you're looking live on our city cam. it's leap day, february 29th and here's what you need to know today. 20-16 presidential candidates are getting ready for the most critical date so far in the campaign. super tuesday is tomorrow -- with hundreds of delegates at stake. one eastern iowa man is lobbying lawmakers in des moines to change the law allowing people to make and sell medicinal cannabis oil in the state. iowa is getting ready to switch to a privatized medicaid system in a month. we take a look at the challenges in kansas -- a state that changed its system

northern iowa knocks off bradley, 65-41 the final. panthers continue to lead their league. welcome back, barnstormers. arena football is back. the indoor football league kicking off the home portion of the schedule. facing green bay, you know the fans were going all out. so were the stormers. the former cyclone, the easy pick six. a little celebration, as well. 14-0. and iowa, look at this final score, 73-21. points on the board in a big way. they are 2-0. on the ice tonight. grand rapids beats iowa. good game for the des moines that is the finalat's all this nonsense about balls? pink balls, blue, yellow, red. it's hard to keep the whole thing straight. and all these so-called deals? well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. u.s. cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys don't. and as for deals? how's $300 back for every line you switch? $300! no ball nonsense. get $300 per line and a stronger signal, stacey: nationally-known christian singer michael w. smith was in the metro today. bef

red-hot northern iowa on the road at wichita state.....the panthers have won five straight... but ron baker was on a mission....the board and the putback...shocker s take the one point lead... u-n-i responds....the visitors up four......make it seven...matt panthers... last chance now for wichita state.....baker's three rattles out.. uni snaps wichita state's nation leading 43-game home winning streak....53-50 the final. alex to the gpac.....the briar cliff ladies have a brutal trio of games to wrap up the regular season...... second-ranked morningside on wednesday.....numb er fourteen concordia next saturday....but one step at a time... today the chargers visited11th-ranked hastings. this showdown the n-a-i-a gaga of the week! hastings has won five straight in this series.... after half...h-c down double digits... teeka thompson the drive...contested pass ends up with rachel jelden for the bucket === on the other end... mckenzie shipley let's it fly. three of her 14. 2-for-2 from deep. === later briar cliff in transition... morgan hansen decides to shoot and buries it...ends

like the hawks, the panthers are also on the road this weekend -- northern iowa travels to drake on saturday and they're bringing a lot of momentum to des moines -- u-n-i has won 3 in arow and are just 2 games out of second place -- but nothings changed up in cedar falls because it's all part of the process "it'll be real similar. look, the way we've practiced and e way we've gone about it the last ten days has been good.... with where were at right now, you just gotta keep putting your best foot forward. we've played good. especially these last two." two.""as you've seen these last couple of games, a play by wes there at the end, then a play by jerere, that wins toughness and a group of guys buying into each other and understanding the season's not over -- at all." tonight's a huge nighthtn the mat -- not are the hawks grappling against the hoosiers -- but state bragging rights are on the line in cedar falls -- between the panthers and cyclones now this late in the year it's normal to have teams dealing with injuries and both u-n-i and i-s-u are -- in some weight classes they won't know who

the ramblers beat the panthers by ten last month in cedar falls. northern iowa has been playing solid ball since then---recording a upset win at then number 25 wichita state saturday. uni coach ben jacobson says the key to the turnaround is simple. i would tell you and my hope is same. the panthers and ramblers tip it off in 35 minutes. right now the fourth ranked iowa hawkeyes are in happy valley...and they are getting all they can handle from the underdog nittany lions--- penn state used a 16-2 the baylor-iowa state game in texas. the rule was simple - first one to run the serpentine course and come back and sink a basket wins. the two students in their giant sumo suits "sprint" their way up and down the court. eventually the yellow belt sumo gets the ball into the basket first but not before a giant 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 subs is putting tremendous pressure on sidewalks... enjoy all of our classic grab your passpo

northern iowa on the road at drake...the straight win. 2nd half, panthers up 13 at halftime. paul jesperson knocks in the long two! uni i 10. back comes drake, reed timmer with two of his team high 18 on the day. bulldogs within 8. but that's as close as they'd come the rest of the day. uni was just unconcious shooting. matt bohannon drills the three. lead up to 11. then it's jesperson splashing in another triple. panthers lead by 14 and they win it 82-66... deborah/elisa/alex tonight, 29 with very gusty with blowing snow possible, light accumulations of less than an inch. 7- day.. still windy on monday, much calmer the rest of the week. >>> heart attack on the volleyball court. she's just 17. >>>> she was shocked back to life >>> then exclusive pauljones. her accusations brought bill

finished 3rd in 99 in the womens 400 the panthers maddie beeler won her heat and finished 3rd with a time of 55.85. in the high jump kassidy sharp of northern iowa finished 2nd with a jump 5'7 the panthers dominated the womens 800 and what a finish amber clock holds off her teammate brette corey to win with a time of 2:14.39. make each other better and finally another record breaking performance from brandon carnenein the 60. with mvc c l time beat 6.69. i just wanted to win and get the record so im happy from the dome scott saville tv 9 sports >>> and now abc'c' "jimmy kimmel live after the oscars"! >> how do you think it went? what did you think of j-law's dress? which white people did you go after, bro? >> chris, over here, did you to us! >> jimmy, jimmy kimmel, what are you doing out here? >> jimmy: my mom got me this camera, i figured i'd get a few shots. >> don't y y have the "after the oscars" special tonight? >> jimmy: yeah, but -- did you get a gift basket? can i get some of f at nourishingnglotion? yo, chris. did leta rock it tonight? chris, who are you wearing? chris! i didn't find out who you're wearing! wearing! >> dicky: from holly

speaking of standings -- the northern iowa women are at the top -- the panthers lead the vallll and entered senior day streaku-n-i hosting loyolaand the seniors paced the panthers early --- madison weekly drives and dishes to jen keitel who knocks down the jay -- keitel finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds -- and became a member of the 1 thousand point club then later weekly finds amerber r sorenson -- she spots up and rattles home the three -- sorenson finished with 12 points and then weekly caught fire -- the former benton bobcadropped in a game high 17 -- as the panthers make it 6 straight -- 63 to 52. to the mats -- still to come on fox 28 -- how wartburg flexed their muscles again and dominated their regionals -- so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, a network that's built to give you cocorage way out here where the other guys don't, and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. so, why on earth would you ever go with one of those other guys? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for $40 a month plus get $300 back. when it comes to d-3 wrest

speaking of standings -- the northern iowa women are at the top -- the panthers lead the valley and entered senior day on a 5 game win streaku-n-i hosting loyolaand the seniors pacac the panthers early --- madison weekly drives and dishes to jen keitel who knocks down the jay -- keitel finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds -- and became a member of the 1 thousand point club then later weekly finds amerbebesorenson -- she spots up and rattles home the three -- sorenson then weekly caughtfire -- the former benton bobcat dropped in a game high 1 1-- aathe panthers make it 6 straight -- 63 to 52.when it comes to d-3 wrestling -- it's wartburg and then everybody else -- all the knights do is win -- conference titles, national championships, and regionals - - eric keller and company looking for their 4th straight regional championshiptop 3 in each weight class qualify for nationals at 149 pounds..... fifth-ranked kenny martin gets the takedown on luther's dakota gray -- martin takes the regional championship with a 12 to decision .. then at 165 -- coe's'sah-rye so-where-ah gets the takedown in

northern iowa has named the new leader of its athletic department. today uni president bill ruud announced iowa state senior associate athletic director david harris as the panthers' new athletic director. harris replaces troy dannen who left to become a-d at tulane university. sports director rick coleman was at the press conference to introduce harris. - which we streamed live on kwwl dot com. rick joins us live to talk about the new u-n-i athletic director. david harris is a very impressive young man with a clear picture of the challenges he will face as well as what he would like to accomplish panther student athletes, coaches, faculty and support staff...harris thanked many of the people who supported his journey to become the uni athletic director. harris says it is important that he connect with people in the cedar valley. as with most mid- major schools... harris says the biggest challenge facing northern iowa is financial. at a place like uni, that's gonna be even more extreme. so clearly coming in trying to find a way that as our coaches and our student athletes are coming to us saying these are the things that we're going to need to compete. iowa state

...and bluders bunch gets it done 79-64 over northwestern northern iowa ended a 4 game losing streak on wednesday with a win at bradley. panthers now just 3 and 6 in the mvc. back home to take on southern illinois. 1st half. bennett koch wakes up koch minutes later -- wes washpun finds klint carlson -- 2 more with a 2-handed flush -- panthers down 3 -- but not after this -- matt bohannon from the corner -- drops one home -- ties it at 25. uni gets a much needed win, over the salukis drake women, win again. 81-65 over loyola. lizzy wendell 25 points. bulldogs now 7 and 2 in the valley tied for 1st. wrestling from ames. 14th ranked iowa state and central michigan. 165. 9th ranked tanner weatherman 2 nearfall points. weatherman a winner 8-3 to tie the match at 12. 197. freshman marcus harrington, the ankle pick, plus back points! harrington wins 11-10. iowa state wins the dual 24-12 steven michael-eck is not a household hockey name. in fact michaelek made his ahl debut yesterday in goal for the wild. he made the most of it. michaeleck stopped 32 shots, helped iowa win 5-1, but his debut will be remembered more for this. a goalie f

northern iowa take sole possession of first place in the valley. the panthers beat drake tonight, 85-74 in the mcleod center. finally, a little nba ball with a local twist. doug mcdermott had a career-high 30 points off the bench, to lead the chicago bulls to a 116-106 win over toronto. mcdermott was asked about his said ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> stephen: hey! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: welcome to "the late show." thanks, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) thanks, everybody. please! welcome to "the late show." hello, jon! i am your host, stephen colbert. what a beautiful crowd we have here tonight. and we've got some very special audience members tonight. they're joining us from the united states coast guard reserve, everybody. please, give them a hand over there. ( applause ) thank you so much for being here. ladies and gentlemen of the

the surging northern iowa men's basketball team will be seeking its fifth straight victory when the panthers play host to missouri state...that game tips off wednesday night at 7 o'clock at the mcleod center. the panthers which handled drake 82-66 on saturday has a chance to a tie for fifth place in the missouri valley conference. coach ben jacoboson talked about uni's improved play. our offense is moving better, guys have taken to a little bit of this passing game and getting paul and bennett, i think all they've played in some games in between has helped them with their confidence, so we've got three guys that are that are just playing better. if the panthers beat missouri longest winning streak of the didn't waste any time celebrating his super bowl win with a trip to disneyland. the denver broncos quarterback was the center of attention in a parade at disneyland in california. mickey mouse, goofy and all of their friends helped manning and his twins wave to the roaring his family with him to enjoy the day at the park. storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has a final l

one called panther pac just formed to help support the university of northern iowa. the community group held its kick-off meeting last week. its goal is to get candidates elected to office who will support u-n-i and address their top concerns for the future. the co-chairs of the group especially want to tackle the issue of state funding. "9:25:05 it would be hard to imagine a funding model for state public higher education that treats uni more inequitably than what we have here. so what we have done is form a non- partisan political action committee that will help to reward and incentivize state elected officials and candidates once and for all." gorton says forming a pac in is pretty rare. the community group will now work out the process of deciding which candidates to support for future elections. the two democratic presidential candidates are going head to head in a debate tonight in new hampshire. the exchanges at a town hall last night between bernie sanders and hillary clinton show the attacks getting sharper. " i say you can't go and say you are a moderate on

the surging northern iowa men's basketball team will be seeking its fifth straight victory when the panthers play host to missouri state...that game tips off wednesday night at 7 o'clock at the mcleod center. the panthers which handled drake 82-66 on saturday has a chance to a tie for fifth place in the missouri valley conference. coach ben jacoboson talked about uni's improved play. our offense is moving better guys if the panthers beat missouri state---they would match their moving better guys are taking better if the panthers beat missouri state---they would match their longest winning streak of the season. bear officially has a name: it's nora! the name was chosen in a public online vote, which attracted participants from 115 counties. nora is a combination of nanuq and aurora, her parents' names. from sony pictures studios, it's america's game! wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show -- pat sajak and vanna white! [ cheers and applause ] hi, everybody!

panthers won by 33 in cedar falls. round 2 today from the knapp center. northern iowa gets a big game from paul jesperson, dead eye from beyond the arc, 46-35 uni up 11. 21 for jesperson drake's reed timmer keeps it close...mid range j makes it and 8-point game. but too much from uni...panthers are tough when they get rolling on offense. matt bohannon, another 3. uni wins 82-66 the 5th ranked iowa hawkeyes hit the road tomorrow to take on illinois. iowa is 18-4 overall, 9-1 in the big 10. indiana lost tonight so the hawks are alone at the top. opponent coaches say they're trying to mold their own program after iowa. 70's night with the energy, surge stayin alive. even the coaching staff going with the throwbacks. 1st q. kick out to terry whisnant, money from the after 1. more from iowa. andrew harrison driving, drives. up and in. energy 91 canton 102 the winter sports season is winding down and that means time for the top swimmers in iowa to shave those legs and get ready for the state meet. first districts... from summitt middle school in johnston. 200 individual medl

northern iowa hosting this game. uni down one. west washington, look out. the monster dunk gives the panthers a one point lead. on their next possession, one thing, three. high 14 for him -- 57 -- 54 was the final -- and guys claim nothing has changed and still to come on cbs 2 it was national signing day -- how kirk ferentz feels about his newest flock of hawks -- it's a day where grown men sit by their phones like teenage girls -- waiting for a boy to >> it's a day where grown men sit by their phones like onethe hawks signed 24 guys -- 5 of them are from iowa -- the class ranks 9th in the big 10 and 31st overall according to scout dot com -- two names that jump out -- -- cedrick lattimore and nathan stanley -- both are 4 star recruits -- as for the rest of the class -- captian kirk is pretty pleased. always emphasize with players that we don't give scholarships out -- they get earned. so we're very enthused about this class -- i'm sure every coach in america feels that way but...for us the biggest part of the battle is getting them here and once we get 'em here, i feel like we have a really good chance witho

northern iowa finds its new athletic director in ames. iowa state associated a-d david at uni. the 44 year old harris faces several challenges at uni, almost all them dealing with finding the funds to keep panther sports programs thriving. big game for the hawks tonight. they've had a week off to find their mojo. iowa hosts wisconsin and can move back into first place with a win over the badgers. michael admire is live at carver- hawkeye arena. state bowling from plaza lanes. and these gals from johnston can roll. the dragons win the class 3-a state championship. morgan wolfe had a two game dragons best single game, 257. des moines lincoln fifth, roosevelt 7th. cedar falls won boys 3a, marshalltown, southeast polk, johnston, and waukee finishes four through seven. briar cochran was born to wrestle. old video 3:26 'i really dont know what wed do different. thats all we know' fade 40:46 we come from a strong wrestling family. i know briars been wrestling since he was in 3rd grade. i wrestled when i was in third grade.' since he could fit in a singlet... briar was on a mat. old video 1:45 'want you to go up to the stand and say cochran go check- in' groomed for the stage of championship from sony

northern iowa wins their fifth straight game -- beating missouri state, in cedar falls 83-69. the panthers are now 15-11 overall and 7-6 in the conference. south dakota state loses at omaha, 95-92. the morningside women were trying to wrap up the gpac title. to do it, the second- ranked mustangs would have to beat #16 dakota wesleyan -- a team morningside has beaten 22 straight times. morningside coach jamie sale looking for his tenth gpac regular season championship -- and fourth straight. close game in the fourth quarter -- dakota wesleyan's erica herrold drops in 3 of her 20 points. we're tied at 54. it's not tied for long. lexi ackerman with the strong drive to put the mustangs in front. ackerman had 22 points. mustangs down a point with under 6 minutes left. jessica tietz with the pretty reverse layin. it's 61-60 morningside. tietz led all scorers with 32 points. two more on the hoop and hack. morningside wins 80 to 74 -- the straight conference championship. "i'm very proud of them, especially the seniors," said head coach jamie sale. "this is a great conference and to win this confe

northern iowa earned the 4 seed and will face southern illinois on friday in the quarterfinals. should the panthers win they'll likely face wichita state in the semis. solid bench, jameel mckay returned to his old form and iowa state took care of business on saturday against kansas state, rolling over the wildcats by 19. after leading by just 1 at the break the cyclones blew it open in the 2nd. matt thomas scored 20 points, georges niang added 17. but the story was jameel mckay, energy, focus...14 points, 17 rebounds. senior night tomorrow against senior night tomorrow against oklahoma state...abdel nader, jameel mckay and georges niang will play their final game at hilton. tipoff set for 6pm. and in case you missed this last night in the golden state oklahoma city game... tied at 118, time winding down. step curry pulls up from 38 feet. ball game!!! what a shot. 46 points, 12 -three pointers for curry. unreal. before we go...a farmer in ohio with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the inte

northern iowa. nimmers played two ways for the warriors but is listed as a defensive back for the panthers. " that was the goal. i went to their camp for defense and they told me i would be playing defense. that is fine with me. " and finally wash athletic director paul james from his ad job. but he would still like to coach the football team. we will have more with paul touorrow night on the kcrg tv-9 news. we'll be right bact joe winters for your final forecast. the prolonged storm system moves east tonight allowing the winds to diminish. we have already seen dropping temperatures through the expecting lows in the singles digits in many areas. thursday remains a quiet winter day with a slight chance for some light snow developing g te friday. an early peak at the weekend remains quiet with highs in the middle to upper 30s. have a good night. tonight: clearing out, colder low: 6-12 winds: nw 5-15tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 26-32 winds: sw 5-15 thanks for joining us for kcrg-tv9 news at 6. we hope you'll be wth us again tonight at ten. have a greret what are you working on? can't talk. in the zone.

of his 11 5 panthers finished in double figures -- inculed wasphun -- who was just toying with the defense -- the drive for two of his 15 -- he also dished out 6 assists -- as northern iowa stays hot -- 82 to 66 -- mia o'brien was there and has more on the snapping of jesperson's shooting slump the panthers shot a season high 62 percent from the miss a shot, but perhaps most importantly for this u-n-i team paul jesperson continued to break out of that midseason this afternoon. afternoon."honestly really haven't thoguht about it, you know? you don't see it go in for a little bit of the time but it hasn't bothered me as much." much.""almost everything surrounded how he shot the basketball and i think he's gotten himself past that hurdle."and a tweak in the panthers' offense has only hurdle "we've patterned or structured the ball screen stuff to get more movement... so now everybody touches the ball -- everybody;s moving." moving.""just looks a lot more fluid and it feels a lot more fluid where before it felt like the ball was sticking a little bit." but what is sticking around is the panthers' resilience... sometimes things don't go your way. you get down in some slumps, b