officials tell cbs 2 news they are investigating a racist remark found etched in a bathroom at spence laboratories. laboratories.university message to students and faculty just last night.in his statement, president harreld said quote, "this t is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated."harreld says e remark was immediately sanded down. down.the university's public safety director says it was a racial slur that didn't have any threatening language.he says the specifics are not being released due to an investigation.n. muslim students at iowa's three public universities are looking for a permanent place to hold prayers. prayers.the university of iowa already accommodates space requests from faith-based student groups.students at iowa state say they have access to the school's chapel but it's too far from classes. at northern iowa, more than 300-muslim students are looking for a place to pray. a man accuseseof killing his mother three years ago will stand trial this week. week.investigators say 44-year-old edward cusic used a crowbar to murder his 68- year-old mother at their home on ol

email sent out last night, someone reported the message carved on a bathroom door inside of the spence laboratories building earlier in the day. the email did not specify what the message said but the university's director of public safety described it as a possible hate crime. in response, harreld sent out this statement, "this act is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated. an investigation is underway and if the individuals responsible are identified, appropriate actions will be taken." officials say they have since any information on the incident to contact u-i police. it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... let's head down to megan salois at the science center. ad lib wx quick skies will be mostly cloudy today and a few snow showers and flurries may develop at times. temperatures will stay chilly in the 30s and winds will be brisk from the southwest at 10 to president obama's headed home from paris today... leaving negotiators to work out a historic worldwide deal on climate change. he's also trying to get more backing for the fight against isis in syria. kelly o'donn

university won't tell us what was said...but it was found carved on the inside of a bathroom door in spence laboratories. university police tell me as soon as they were notified by that staff member they sent maintence to sand off the comment as well as officers to investigate. it was not long before students were notified by iowa president - bruce harreld uzair ahmed/ student "i think with what the president is doing, his reaction was very appropriate, i think it shows he does not stand for this type of negativity around campus and i think it shows this is not what the school is about this is not what the school represents. the university police are asking anyone with information on the message to give them a call... u-s senator joni ernst announced today that she has retired from the iowa army national guard. she served as a lieutenant for more than 23-years. in 20-03 she was deployed to iraq... where she ran convoys through kuwait. earlier this year she mentioned that she would retire to focus on her new role as senator and to be able to spend time with her family. ernst has supported the state's ren

officials tell cbs 2 news they are investigating a racist remark found etched in a bathroom at spence laboratories. laboratories.last night - school president bruce harreld sent a statement to students and that said quote: "this act is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated."harreld said the remark was sanded away immediately . .the university's public safety director said the message was a racial slur, but didn't have any threatening language.he says the specifics are not being released due to an investigation. a west union man is accused of attacking a fayette county sheriff's deputy. deputy.terry mork faces peace officer, and trespassing. investigators say mork caused a disturbance on another person's property last wednesday night.officers claim he resisted arrest and assaulted a deputy who later was treated for a minor injury. mork has posted bond and is out of jail this afternoon. a crash is now being blamed on a johnson county sheriff's deputy.the iowa city-press citizen reports it happened over the weekend at the intersection of highway six and highway 109 near oxford. the she

president bruce harreld says it was found in a bathroom in the spence laboratories - which contains faculty offices and research labs. he says crews immediately sanded down the bathroom door to remove the comment. harreld told students, faculty, staff that quote "the act is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated." late last year, an assistant professor put this statue resembling a k-k-k member on the pentacrest. the professor said it was meant as a protest to the violence against black people. but some students authorities removed it. republican presidential front runner donald trump is facing questions over his campaign's claim about receiving an endorsement from a group of african american pastors. trump and dozens of black pastors met behind closed doors today in new york. trump had planned to hold a news conference afterwards, but his campaign abruptly canceled it over the weekend. some pastors had criticized trump because he promoted the event as an endorsement from the group. they said they wanted to challenge trump about his racially charged rhetoric. but trump called t

university won't tell us what was said...but it was found carved on the inside of a bathroom door in spence laboratories. university police tell me as soon as they were notified by that staff member they sent maintence to sand off the comment as well as officers to investigate. (cg: uzair ahmed/ student) "i think with what the stand for thit type of negativity around campus and i think it shows this is not what the school is about this is not what the school represents." since the situation is being investigated as a hate crime i'm told charges could be pursued once the person behind it all is found. students made it very clear to me this is not something they stand for and it is not welcome on their campus. were happy to share their opinions on the vandilism and how it was handled. we've got you covered live in iowa city, kristin rogers ...kwwl news. the university police say tips from the public are important for their investigation. contact university of iowa police if you have any information. senator chuck grassley is trying to crack down on a prescription price hike... he and democratic senator ro

bruce harreld says the school is now trying to figure out who left the message in the spence laboratories. harreld says the door was immediately sanded down to remove the comment. is now open in west des moines and waukee. state and local leaders have been working on the new i-80 ramps and grand prairie parkway project for more than 15 years. construction kicked off on the ramps last november. it features a new intersection style for the metro the -- for the metro the diverging , diamond. the new ramps are expected to help cut traffic on other busy metro ramps like hickman, university and jordan creek. a jump in big car sales. kcci's vanessa peng is live in ames. she explains why iowans are turning to suvs and pick-ups. vanessa: stacey, this truck by the here was just put in a few minutes ago because the one that was originally here was sold this morning. the owner here tells me one of the biggest reasons why people are turning to bigger cars is the price at the pump. as the price goes down, consumers are looking up. >> probably going to be a record year for large truck sales this year. >

officials tell fox 28 news thth are investigating a racist remark found etched in a bathroom at spence laboratories. laboratories.university president bruce harreld sent a uessage to students and faculty just over an hour ago reporting the incident.in his statement, president harreld said quote, "this act is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated."harreld says the remark was immediately sanded down and an investigation is underway. drivers continue to get a big break at the pump. pump.the latest figurus from average price for a gallon of gas in iowa dropped another two cents la week.mumu of eastern iowa is now enjoying prices below two dollars a gallon.experts say while anything is possible, they don't see any major events coming up that would drive prices back up. also today, a good news, bad news situation for the corn industry.the obama administration announced a cut in the amount of corn-based ethanol that would be pumped into the nation's gas supply. but the figurereis higher than an earlier proposal from the environmental protection agency.iowa senator joni ernst expressed her s

the remark was found carved into a bathroom door in the spence laboratories for psychology building monday. in an email, president bruce harreld told the university community the act was offensive and would not be tolerated. school staff quickly sanded down the door so that the remark could no longer be seen. the investigation comes at a time where concerns have been raised at campuses across the country over racism and hate speech. elias: the bakken pipeline project got some good news monday, moving it one step closer to construction. elias: the south dakota public utilities commission approved a construction permit for the pipeline. the project needs approval from all four states that the pipeline crosses. the proposed route cuts diagonally through iowa. the iowa utilities board is in the middle of evidentiary hearings. once those are finished, the board will makes its decision. south dakota is the first state to give its approval. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: snow and ice were a huge problem in west and northwest iowa yester

president bruce harreld says they found it in a bathroom in the spence laboratories - which contains faculty offices and research labs. he says crews immediately sanded down the bathroom door to remove the comment. harreld told students, act is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated." professor put this statue resembling a k-k-k member on the pentacrest. the professor said it was meant as a protest to the violence against black people. but some students found it offensive and authorities removed it. today world leaders from nearly 200 countries s e in paris to tackle climate change. this morning, president obama fighting a war on two fronts- one against climate change and the other against isis. abc's lana zak reports. some have asked why the world would dedicate some of our focus right now to combating climate change even as we work to protect o o people and go after terrorist networks. the reason is because this one trend, climate change, affects all trends. at the un confrence on climate change, philanthropists, businesses, and governments pledged $20 billion to inve

officials tell cbs 2 news they are investigating a racist remark founetched in a bathroom at spence laboratories. laboratories.university president bruce harreld sent a message to students and faculty just last night.in his statement, president harreld said quote, "this act ]s offensive to our community and will not be tolerated."harrrrd says the remark was immediately sanded down. down.the university's public safety director says it was a racial slur that didn't have any threatening language.he says the specifics are not being released due to an investigation. muslim students at iowa's three public universities are looking for a permanent place to hold prayers. prayers.the university of iowa already accommodes space requests from faith-based student groups.students at iowa state say they have access to the school's chapel but it's too far from classes. at northern iowa, more than 300-muslim students are looking for a plpce to pray. a man accused of killing his stand trial this week. week.investigators say 44-year-old edward cusic used a crowbar to used a crowbar to murder his 68-year-old mother

president bruce harreld says they found it in a bathrhrm in the spence laboratories - which contains faculty offices and research labs. he says crews immediately sanded down the bathroom door to remove the comment. harreld told students, faculty, staff that q qte "the act is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated." late last year, an assistant professor put this statue resembling a k-k-k member on the pentacrest. the professor said it was meant as a protest to the violence against black people. but some students found it offensive and authorities removed it. today voters in black hawk county will make the final decisions on some key city they will choose mayors in waterloo and cedar falls. councilman quentin hart and former mayor tim hurley are both vying for the seat in waterloo and mayor jon crews and businesesan jim brown will be on the ballot in cedar falls. however, crews recently announced plans to step down and urged people to vote for his challenger. polling in t t run-off elections is open from 7 this morning until 8 at night. the polling places are the same as

sparks an investigation at sabrina: the remark was found carved into a bathroom door in the spence laboratories for psychology building monday. in an email, president bruce harreld told the university community the act was offensive and would not be tolerated. school staff quickly sanded down the door so that the remark could no longer be seen. the investigation comes at a time where concerns have been raised at campuses across the country over racism and hate speech. sabrina: the bakken pipeline project got some good news monday, moving it one step closer to construction. sabrina: the south dakota public utilities commission approved a construction permit for the pipeline. the project needs approval from all four states that the pipeline crosses. the proposed route cuts diagonally through iowa. the iowa utilities board is in the middle of evidentiary hearings. once those are finished, the board will makes its decision. south dakota is the first state to give its approval. sunday's early morning shooting has raised questions about safety in downtown des moines... it happened in the busy bar dis

an apparently racist message was found carved on the inside of a bathroom door in spence laboratories. maintenance crews took care of it. students were then notified by president harreld. "i think with what the president negativity around campus and i think it shows this is not what the school is about this is not what the school represents." police are now trying to figure out who's responsible. an eastern iowa high school student is being remembered this morning. justin shaffer died monday night after a crash on thanksgiving. western dubuque's superintendent says they're doing what they can to help students through this tough time... that were available. they had a helping the students and the other driver involved in the crash is still in the hospital. a one-thousand dollar pill. that price -- for one pill -- raised red flags and had iowa senator chuck grassley asking questions. the iowa republican and a democrat from oregon are sharing the results of an 18-month investigation into the pricing and marketing of the hepatitis c drug "sovaldi." "the evidence shows that the its hepatit

while police aren't releasing what the message on a bathroom door in spence laboratories said...we've learned they're investigating it as a hate crime. students learned about the incident through an email from the university president. (cg: uzair ahmed/ student) "i think with what the type of negativity around campus and i think it shows this is not what the school is about this is not what the school represents." university police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them. police arrest a man connected to multiple gym thefts. waterloo police arrested robert bleakley after the hiawatha police department identified him from these surveillance pictures. he's charged with second degree theft. senator joni ernst is now retired from the iowa national guard... ernst served in the iowa national guard for more than 23 this year that she planned to retire to make more time to serve as a senator...and for her family. ernst was as a lietuenant colonel - and served in the middle east in 2003 as part of operation iraqi freedom. continuing coverage... today a jury should

president bruce harreld says they found it in a bathroom in the spence laboratories - which research labs. he says crews immediaaly sanded down the bathroom door to remove the comment. harreld told students, faculty, staff that quote "the act is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated." late last year, an assistant professor put this statue resembling a k-k-k member on the pentacrest. the professor said it was meant as a protest to the violence again black people. but some students found it offensive and authorities removed it. today voters in black hawk county will make the final decisions on some key city elections. they will choose mayors in waterloo and cedar falls. councilman quentin hart and former mayor tim hurley are both vying for the seat in waterloo. and mayor jon crews and businessman jim brown will be on the ballot in cedar falls. however, crews recently announced plans to step down and urged people to vote for his challenger. polling in the run-off elections is open from 7 the polling places are the same as they were in the city election in november. republ

offials tell cbs 2 news they are investigating a racist remararfound etchch in a bathroom at spence laboratories. laboratories.university president bruce harreld sent a message to students and faculty just last night.in his offensive to our community and will not be tolerated."harreld says the remark was immediately sanded down. down.the university's public safety director says it was a racial slur that didn't have any threatening language.he says the specififs are not being released due to an investigation. more than 120-million people are expected to shop this week to take advantage of extended cyber monday deals. deals.that means great savingng online and lots of free shipping -- but police are asking shoppers to be careful. every year -- people end up with stolen credit card numbers and personal information being taken by fake or unreliable websites. crime prevention officers say shop at the sites you know you can trust and beware oforder forms that ask for social security numbers. don't forget -- cbs 2 connects with you - call cbs 2 if you see news happepe800 222 kgan. you can also email ti

president bruce harreld says they found it in a bathroom in the spence laboratories - which contains faculty offices and research