program unique in the country is we are the only program that is partnered directly with the state association. our students actually attend local, professional events, even national events, and so they enter the field after graduation with a running start. students coming back or who have already had batch alreadies degrees-- bachelor degrees. >> about 15% of the students have advanced degrees because it is such an upcoming profession. ron run how can anyone learn more about the program? anghelo guevara look at our website. and we have a great website that has engaging videos on what the students learn and the detail opticianry as a career path. >> byron: professor blair wong and anghelo guevara and gisele soares thank you for coming in. good luck with your careers. >> thank you. ron run coming up next a new way of learning that brings the learning cycle down to 60 seconds. the details here on "urban >> byron: testive is an on-line tool that combines people and technology to help students unlake their potential and based on a unique learning system, testive individually prepares students for

eddie tipton is the former security director of the urbandale based "multi state lottery association." tipton was convicted earlier this year of rigging the iowa lottery to win more than 14 million dollars. since then... he's been accused of doing the same with jackpots in colorado, wisconsin, and oklahoma. now the des moines register reports investigators are linking two more tipton. investigators say he purchased the tickets and gave them to two people to claim... in december of 20 - 10. tipton's attorney dismissed the allegations as a publicity stunt. authorities are investigating a deadly house fire in cedar rapids... this mobile home went up in flames just after seven sunday night. officials say a woman's body was discovered inside. her identity is being withheld... and an autopsy is scheduled later this week. investigators haven't determined the cause of the fire. west des moines firefighters are trying to keep you safe by decorating for the holidays... they put this star up at the department along ashworth road... as a fire safety reminder. for every fire between thanksgiving a

the former security director for the iowa-based multi-state lottery association is now accused of tampering with drawings in four other states over a six year period. tipton is now connected to rigging jackpots in colorado, wisconsin, and those state lotteries have confirmed they paid jackpots worth 8 million dollars to tipton associates. 37 other states are on the list investigators are looking at as well. tipton was convicted of installing an undetectable software program in the computers that pick winning numbers so he can know them in advance, and then works with other people to play those numbers and collect the money. he was caught and convicted when he tried to pull the same scam against the iowa lottery. jack: there are new details in the search for whoever was behind the wheel in monday's hit and run in ames. jack: iowa state freshman emmalee jacobs was hit and killed at the intersection of lincoln way and ash avenue-- just off of the iowa state campus. ames police have been taking tips and reviewing nearby surveillance video for the past five days. so far, none of the video clearl

jack: the former security director for the iowa-based multi-state lottery association is now accused of tampering with drawings in four other states over a six year period. tipton is now connected to rigging jackpots in colorado, wisconsin, and oklahoma. those state lotteries have confirmed they paid jackpots worth 8 million dollars to tipton associates. are on the list investigators are looking at as well. tipton was convicted of installing an undetectable software program in the computers that pick winning numbers so he can know them in advance, and then works with other people to play those numbers and collect the money. he was caught and convicted when he tried to pull the same scam against the iowa lottery. jack: the best women golfers in the world are headed to des moines. the solheim cup comes here in 2017. two players who helped win the solheim cup this year, brittany lang and gerina piller, made the announcement earler today. hall of famer juli inkster will return to the tournament as captain of the u-s team. back in september, the u-s golfers were able to mount a big comebac

tipton is the former security director of the iowa-based multi-state lottery association. the iowa department of cultural affairs is askinfor $65 million to renovate the state historical building. the roof is leaking warping the , wood floor, and granite slabs are even falling off the building's exterior. the 28-year-old facility in artifacts. >> it is really important that we have a safe environment that's dry and has the right humidity and environmental controls to be able to preserve those items. ryan: the building originally cost $26 million to construct in the 1980's. a member of "the lion king" musical and a waukee resident , both suing des moines over the automated speed cameras along interstate 235. both claim the tickets violate their equal protection rights because not every vehicle the cameras catch speeding gets a ticket, and that the iowa dot ordered the cameras to be shut down in march. the tickets shouldn't have been issued. des moines is appealing the dot's decision. a processing error delays checks to thousands of kum and go employees on friday. a spokeswom

eddie tipton is the former security director of the urbandale based "multi state lottery association." tipton was convicted earlier this year of rigging the iowa lottery to win more than 14 million dollars. since then... he's been accused of doing the same with jackpots in colorado, wisconsin, and oklahoma. now the des moines register reports investigators are linking two more jackpots... in kansas... to tipton. investigators say he purchased the tickets and gave them to two people to claim... in december of 20 - 10. tipton's attorney dismissed the allegations as a publicity stunt. the community of madrid is struggling with the loss of a respected coach and teacher... 58 year old randy hinkel died unexpectedly over the weekend. the head football coach walked madrid's sideline for 29 years... becoming only the 11th coach to reach 300 times. players say the lessons he taught them transcend football... and they will not be forgotten. my favorite quote was how are you going to perform when you get uncomfortable. he used that in football and you can use it in life and i will use it for the

but the former "multi state lottery association" officals attorney asked for a delay. tipton is accused of rigging jackpots in several states. he pleaded not guilty to charges of "ongoing criminal conduct" and "money laundering." he will now stand 18th. tipton has already been convicted of fixing a more than 16 million dollar jackpot in iowa. families can ring in the new year early at a kids friendly event. guideone imagineve is the premiere new years eve party for kids. if you want to take your kids out and make sure they have a great time on new years eve... you need to go to guideone imagineve. "guideone imagineve" runs from four to eight on new years eve... hy-vee hall will be filled with inflatable slides, carnival games, and costumed characters. there will also be specific zones for the toddlers and "tweens." it's all capped off with a countdown to 20-16 and a fireworks display. the event is free and open to the the transition to college life can be challenging for those on the autism spectrum... coming up... see how a new program is helping them adjust and flouri

eddie tipton is the former security director of the urbandale based "multi state lottery association." tipton was convicted earlier this year of rigging the iowa since then... he's been accused in colorado, wisconsin, and oklahoma. now the des moines register reports investigators are linking two more jackpots... in kansas... to tipton. investigators say he purchased the tickets and gave them to two of 20 - 10. tipton's attorney dismissed the stunt. authorities are investigating a deadly house fire in cedar rapids... this mobile home went up in night. officials say a woman's body was discovered inside. her identity is being withheld... and an autopsy is scheduled later this week. investigators haven't determined the cause of the fire. west des moines firefighters are trying to keep you safe by decorating for the holidays... they put this star up at the department along ashworth road... as a fire safety reminder. for every fire between thanksgiving and the new year... they change one of the bulbs from white to bulbs so far. firefighters hope it stays that way for the rest of the season

the des moines-based multi-state lottery association includes lotteries in these 35 states, as virgin islands. tipton has already been accused of tampering with jackpots in four of those states, including colorado, wisconsin, oklahoma, and iowa. tipton has been convicted of fraud in connection with the iowa case. hot lotto to win a $14 million jackpot back in 2010. stacey: a member of the "lon king" musical and a waukee over the automated speed cameras along interstate 235. "lion king" cast member reuven weizberg received three tickets. david veng-pedersen received one. both claim the tickets violate their equal protection rights, because not every vehicle the cameras catch speeding gets a ticket. and that the iowa dot ordered the cameras shut down in march, the tickets shouldn't have been issued. des moines is appealing the dot's decision. iowa hospice, llc agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle claims it submitted false claims to medicaid. federal prosecutors say iowa care given to patients who did not have a prognosis of only having six or less months to live. under the settl

the iowa state education association says the numbers are just a starting point. they do not measure what all school can offer through technology or sports. they can however start , conversation on improvements needed to create equal success. >> on a quick glance on the schools that were doing exceptionally well, poverty is not as much as an issue in those schools. so i think as a community, we need to be looking at how we can best help all of our schools. emmy: the isea want parents to try to make a difference before looking at another school. just next week the west des moines school board will be faced with a vote to keep or scrap several language classes due to declining enrollment. fewer students can lead to fewer funding for the district. live in studio, emmy victor, eric: whatever school you are going to this morning, you will have to bundle up. metinka: it will feel like a nice wintry day out there all day long. downtown look so pretty but also looks very cold. just for the feels like temperature of 17 -- dress for the 17 feels like temperature in ames. hi

the iowa state education association says not to judge a school by numbers as more than half of the results are based on standardized test scores. the report card stems from an education reform bill passed in 2013. when it comes to the act and sat one ankeny senior is perfect. , matthew brucker scored a 36 on the a.c.t. and 2400 on the sat. that is highest scores on each test. less than 1% of test takers score a perfect score on either test. that makes brucker's accomplishment kind of a big deal. >> kinda a surreal experience almost because i didn't think that i would ever get it and finally experiencing that just i didn't think it would ever happen. stacey: brucker hasn't picked a college yet. he says he wants to study computer engineering. mark: coming up at 5:00 come to , the dark fried. what's on zombie burger newest star wars themed creation. stacey: plus, back in the spotlight. the defense secretary explains his use of personal email for government business. why ash carter admits it was a mistake. a car gives you freedom. room to grow. and in time, room to grow up. your dream car evol

official who ran the powerball game for nearly 30 has been removed from his post at the multi- state lottery association. the associated press reports charles strutt was stripped of his duties as executive the association started 1987. strutt's removal comes after eddie tipton, the association's former security director, was convicted of fixing the hot lotto in iowa in 2010. a jury found tipton guilty on two counts of lottery fraud in june. he's serving two five year sentences. since his conviction, iowa authorities say tipton may have had access to lottery jackpots in as many as 37 states. today the body of a dubuque native who was killed in afghanistan arrived back in the u-s. joseph lemm was born in dubuque and has family members in that part of the state. he was one of the six american service members who died in a suicide bombing on monday. today other soldiers in afghanistan honored those six at bagram air field. lemm had worked for 15 years for the new york police department... the last two as a detective. he was also a member of the air national guard, and he served three tours in afghanistan. l

tipton worked as the head of the security for the des moines-based multi-state lottery association. that includes lotteries in 37 states, as well as puerto rico and the virgin islands. so far, there's no evidence to link tipton to maine. coming january 1, a new state program launches. the safe at home program allows survivors of sexual abuse, domestic abuse, trafficking, and stalking to substitute a street address on public documents, such as a driver's license or utility bills. that mail will be delivered to the secretary of state's office and forwarded to participants' confidential addresses. by substituting the address, it's less likely an abuser can find a victim. applications to sign up for the program are being accepted online. a cedar falls native who lost all his limbs while serving in afghanistan has to come up with a new plan, after a zoning request to build a new home was taylor morris says he is unsure what to do after the cedar falls planning and zoning commission voted against the veteran's plan to build a house on undeveloped land. morris and his wife wanted to build o

a judge agreed to delay the trial of the multi-state lottery association's former security chief until july. tipton has been convicted of rigging a jackpot in iowa and is accused of fixing games to win money in several other states. next at 5:00, hoverboards accident. plus record breaker. , how "star wars", the force awakens is rocking the box el nio on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. she gets the job done for us. this is kcci 8 news at 5:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, and chief meteorologist john mclaughlin. todd: right now, severe weather is leaving dozens dead and many more injured. diane: 2013 is going out like a lion. the unusually active weather weekends left dozens dead, hundreds injured. residents

reporter: the 52-year-old, a former security director working for the multi state lottery association may have made his own luck more than once. essentially stealing jackpots from the millions of hopeful players around the country. according to investigators he installed secret software on the machines that randomly generate the winning lotto numbers so he would know the they say tipton may have had access to lottery games and as many as 37 states. >> we are looking into any jackpots that can be associated with eddie tipton. reporter: tipton's attorney says there has been no evidence that mr. tipton did anything to tamper with any of the computers. that assertion is based upon pure speculation and fanciful theories. this video shows tipton in 2010 making his first big mistake. purchasing a winning ticket worth $16.5 million. collect it, investigators uncovered the scam. this year a jury con vehicle -- convicting and sentencing tipton to prison. he is currently out on bail pending appeal. ed: he is due back in january, but it mentions new england. they run lotteries in every new englan

the nevada state education association is pushing the state to dilute the weight of the scores..during the evaluations./// quick check on your commute southbound delays on i-15 at us 95. ndot crews will be out doing some project neon- related work on wall street at i-15 and on mlk, north of charleston through five pm today. < > < >> a fire chief risked his life to rescue a man trapped inside a car after it crashed head on into a utility pole. york, pennsylvania chief nate tracy ran to the car as flames surged from its back end monday. tracy leaned into the car, pulled the man out, dragged him to safety as you can see just as help arrived. the man suffered head injuries and smoke inhalation, but he is expected to be okay. what an amazing event that was. welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, residents of a southern california neighborhood could be out of their home for months. harmful gas has been leaking into the community and making people sick. why it took so long to fix a well. a pioneer of heavy metal music died. lemmy kilmister, we'll show you how his lif

tipton worked as the head of security for the des moines-based multi-state lottery association. and the virgin islands. investigators are looking into the possible tampering -- investigations into possible tampering are now underway in each of those states. new court documents just filed by the prosecution are giving us a better idea as to what evidence might be used against tipton when he heads back to court in january. kcci's kim st. onge is live in studio with the new information. kim: these court papers give a detailed description of how tipton allegedly used his brother and a couple friends to claim the multi-million-dollar jackpots. prosecutors say his associates would claim the jackpots and then pay him half the earnings. including back in 2005, when tipton's brother claimed a $4.5 million jackpot in colorado. tipton allegedly bought a home just a few months later, raising red flags to even some of his friends. prosecutors say he also tampered with the computers to win multi million dollar jackpots in oklahoma and wisconsin. today say they don't trust the system anymore an

mark pollock, the incoming president of the state association. >> we're trying to be proactive, becauses very possible this won't happen. but we want to be ready and get our message out just in case it is. >> reporter: i reached out to the governor's office to find out what is still on the table in terms of how to pay for the budget. they tell me that it's still being worked out. i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >>> philadelphia's next mayor is talking economic growth as he prepares to take office. today mayor-elect jim kenny talked about the importance of looking beyond center city. >> center city is important to philadelphia's health and it always will be. but we cannot ignore the commercial corridors that extend onthat if we want to have a strong growing small business community, a meaningful increase in employment for philadelphians of color, reduced crime, or a strong diversified economy for the long term. >> jim kenney takes office as philadelphia ace mayor on january 4th. >>> philadelphia firefighters are remembering a hero one year after she died in the line of duty. lieutenant joy

former security director at t e multi state lottery association? is now accused of hacking computers so they'd pick his winning numbers. prosecutors say tipton asked people he knew...including his brother... to help collect jackpots in colorado? wisconsin and now... oklahoma. sot - sot - david jobes / iowa division of criminal investigation / those three together totaled about eight million dollars. investigators say they're now scrutinizing games (gfx map) in as many as thirty seven states and territories. sot - david jobes / iowa division of criminal investigation / we're looking into any jackpot that could be associated with eddie tipton across the country. in september tipton was convicted of scamming the iowa lottery. prosecutors say this surveillance video shows him in disguise buying a ticket that won 16- point-five-million dollars. nats - 18:49:19 courtroom / we, the jury, find the defendant edward tipton is appealing that conviction. (gfx) but he still faces trial on the newer multi-state cases. his attorney says "there has been no evidenc

tipton worked as the head of security for the des moines-based multi-state lottery association. that includes lotteries in 37 states, as well as puerto rico and the virgin islands. so far, there's no evidence to link tipton to maine. coming up january 1st, a new state program launches. it's called the "safe at home" program. it allows survivors of sexual abuse, domestic abuse, substitute a street address on public documents, such as a driver's license or utility bill. that mail will be delivered to the secretary of state's office, and then forwarded to the participant's confidential address. you can sign up for the program online. a cedar falls native who lost all his limbs while serving in afghanistan has to come up with a new plan, after a zoning request to build a new home was denied. the cedar falls planning and zoning commission voted against taylor morris' plan to build a new house on undeveloped land. the veteran wanted to build on land considered agricultural and needed special zoning permission. he lost both his arms and legs from an ied bomb in may of 2012 and wanted to

state. associate professor of politics at the university of new hampshire and shira center from "the boston globe." let's pick up on this muddled establishment picture, add the bush, theicatkasich and rubio n together. that beats trump. how will the establishment sort this out up there? >> that's the $64,000 question. it's going to be very difficult. because who is the leader of the republican party that's going to tell kasich or christie or jeb bush or rubio, that they need to step aside to make way for someone else? is it paul ryan, who is new to his own post? is it dick cheney? who would tell that person and make those arrangements to ensure that goes through? but it's a problem for the republican party. that they are not coalescing behind one candidate for the establishment lane. there's a scenario in which you can see them not even making a third place -- an establishment candidate not even getting third, maybe just taking fourth place. >> yeah, on that point, talk about the union leader, the state's biggest newspaper. this is not a typical endorsement, like on the one day and that's i

all of it goes to philabundance, the food was purchased through donations made by the tri-state dealers association and 26 of their partners including us here at 6 abc. today the people at philabundance say they are grateful for the help. >> some food is the food you see today and it will be used throughout the year, hunger is an issue ay s a year. >> how do you get the food down here but with a toyota tundra. they are working out here all day and they have help from the philadelphia phanatic and a number of other sports people down here cheering them on and the big message they want to get out, normally this time of year is the time we think about people that need food because of the holidays but it's something they need to do all year round and they hope that this spreads the message, reporting live in south philadelphia, annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." >> don't forget there is time for to you make a difference in the lives of families across the region, head to 6abc.com to find out how to connect, share and give this holiday season. >>> and still to come on "action news" at noon, the w

prosecutors say 52-year-old eddie tipton - a former security director working for the multi-state lottery association ?may have made his own luck more than once - essentially "stealing jackpots" from the millions of hopeful players around the country. gfx (14 secs) investigators say tipton - installed secret software on the machines that randomly generate winning lotto numbers - so he would know those winning digits in advance. they say tipton may have had access to lottery games in as many as 37 states. dave jobes - assistant director, iowa division of criminal investigation we're looking into any jackpots that could be associated with eddie tipton across the country. gfx (6 secs) tipton allegedly asking people he knew, to help collect jackpots in colorado, wisconsin and oklahoma. dave jobes - assistant director, iowa division of criminal investigation those 3 together totaled about 8 million dollars. gfx (10 secs) but tipton's attorney says "there has been no evidence that mr. tipton did anything to tamper with any of the computers. that assertion is based upon pure speculation and fanciful theorie

a judge agreed to delay the trial of the multi-state lottery association's former security chief until july. tipton has been convicted of rigging a jackpot in iowa and is accused of fixing games to win money in several other states. eric: we now know the names of two people shot inside a southside apartment building. two people were shot sunday night just before 11:00. 36-year-old tacono conner is deceased. and 37-year-old amy stolki is hospitalized but expected to survive. it happened at the brookside apartments in the 5200 block of south union. people on scene tell us they don't believe that connor or stolki lived in the apartment building. des moines police were called to a report of shots fired at the building and found connor deceased and stolki injured in the second floor hallway. police are following leads and have identified a person they would like to speak with who might know more about what led to des moines's 21st homicide of the year. throughout the eyar is the -- throughout the year is the commanality between these homicides one thing seems to be there is just a lot of vo

onge has more. 3 former security director for the multi-state lottery association, eddie tipton, is now accused of rigging 2 lotteries in kansas bacacin 2010 -- totaling 44-thousand dollars!that's on top of allegations he also rigged the comper syst to win lotteries in colorado, oklahoma and wisconsin. according to court documents, tipton's brother and friends claimed the multi-million tipton half the earnings. [duration:0:04]2750, 34:55- 34:59/kevin johnson(des moines) <"anytime you-- have something that's rigged like that, bang. itit over."> lottery players i talked to... want the book thrown at tipton. sot/kevin johnson/des moines"i play powerball once in a while but it's right up at like $200 million right now so like everybody's out playing it, but that hot lotto? no, i haven't played it since."sot/deb grenko/des moines"it's ridiculous. i hope they prove it and i hope he already found guilty of fraud in october and sentenced to 10 years in prisis.jurors says he riggededhe system to buy a 14 million dollar wining hot lotto ticket... right here in des moines.i spoke exclusively to ti

the state employees association said between $3000 and $4000 worth of gift cards, bags for needy families were taken. organizers are try to figure out everything that was taken. christmas tree growers from across the region are pitching in to help service members and their families this holiday season. hundreds of trees are being shipped from a farm in bethlehem. wmur' s mike cronin joins us from bethlehem with the story. right now by innocently line of fifth graders from -- and a summary -- an assembly line of the fifth good is from the -- fifth graders from bethlehem down to missouri to military veterans and their families. this is a program called trees for troops. it provides christmas trees to u.s. monetary families at home and abroad. >> we realize how much a military person misses being at home, and one of the greatest things you can send it when you send a tree is the scent. the scent from vermont makes them think that home. mike: the first gentleman will cut the state' s first christmas tree of the holiday season, which will be donated to a local navy family. my cronin, wmur news

now, if your local club or your state association has been wrong, i suggest -- and this is the executive summary of my talk. use honey, not vinegar in dealing with these folks. don't become the person that's easy to dismiss and just ignore. so if you've been wrong to appeal to the sense of fairness in the news organization, radio station, tv station, you might go to the reporter directly. you might go to an editor. and then you can ask for rebuttal time in those cases. first, i would say establish some kind of sense of rapport. you might even commend a reporter on something else. i really liked your coverage on x, on some other story that has nothing to do with the second amendment or guns. but you really did a number on us, and ignored our viewpoint, or left x, y, and z facts out of your report. as we heard yesterday a suggestion, invite the media to events. maybe it's to a target range, a shooting range, or some other event where you're celebrating maybe an anniversary for your local club, which i think is coming up in western new york. what i would add, though, is don't just send a le

and joining us this afternoon, ella marie from western state petroleum association and, of course, larry sly with the contra costa and solano food bank. thank you both for being here today. so let's talk about what's going on here. first, larry, i'm looking at a check here for over $12,000. tell me, what can this do for the food bank? >> this is great news. $12,500 is going to be more than 25,000 meals we'll be able to get out in the community and we very much depend on community support to make our work possible so what the petroleum association is able to do to bring that community together to help us helps us serve people in need. >> how does the petroleum get this money? how do you gather this money? >> well, our association is made up of many companies here in the bay area who work and support the oil and energy industry and collectively we come together to hold several fundraisers each year to raise money for societies and organizations such as the food bank. >> reporter: well, thank you so much for this donation. and we'll have our official check presentation here. thank you so mu

onge has more. 3 former security director for the multi-state lottery association, eddie tipton, is now accused of rigging 2 lotteries in kansas back in 2010 -- totaling 44-thousand dollars!that's on top of allegations he also rigged the computer system to win lotteries in colorado, oklahoma and wisconsin. according to court documents, tipton's brother and friends claimed the multi-million dollar jackpots, then paid tipton half the earnings. [duration:0:04]2750, 34:55- 34:59/kevin johnson(des moines) <"anytime you-- have something that's rigged like that, bang. it's over."> lottery players i talked to... want the book thrown at tipton. sot/kevin johnson/des moines"i play powerball once in a while but it's right up at like $200 million right now so like everybody's out playing it, but that hot lotto? no, i haven't played it since."sot/deb grenko/des moines"it's ridiculous. i hope goes to jail."tipton was already found guilty of fraud in october and sentenced to 10 years in prison.jurors says he rigged the system to buy a 3 14 million dollar wining hot lotto ticket... right here in des mo

the state of iowa is producing more ethanol than ever before. the iowa renewable fuels association says the state produced more than four bibiion gallons of ethanol this year, which is a new record. that total accounts for about 27 percent of the nation's ethanol. the association says the state's 43 ethanol refineries surpassed last year's production by increasing iowa and stanford players answered all sorts of questions in pasadena today... hear what some of them said, as we bring yououhe sights a a sounds of rose bowl media day. stay with your 24 hour news the rose bowl game is just three days away... and the action today centered around media day. it is the only time that all the players and coaches from both teams are available to reporters. kcrg t-v nine's scott westerberg was one of those reporters, and he joins us live tonight scott, it sound like quite an event. it definitely was a site to see. the rose bowl says have been issued, so things were a bit overwhelming today. some of the players like the media interaction. hers...not as much. "i noticed a lot of guys that would

tipton is the former security director of the iowa-based multi-state lottery association. excuse me. the iowa department of cultural affairs is asking for $65 million to renovate the state historical building. the roof is leaking. that's warping the wood floor. and granite slabs are even falling off the building's exterior. the 28-year-old facility in downtown des moines houses thousands of historic iowa artifacts. the proposed price is reportedly in line with similar museums in other states. that we have a safe environment that's dry and has the right humidity and environmental controls to be able to preserve those items. steve: now, the building originally cost $26 million to construct, back in the 1980's. stacey: record-breaking open for "start wars: the force awakens." the movie made an estimated $57 million from last night's show. that's more than the previous thursday night record. so, it's obvious "star wars" isn't just a movie. it's a phenomenon. steve: kcci's mark tauscheck is live at flix brewhouse tonight, where he found an indianola man who has taken his "star w

but the former "multi state lottery association" officals attorney asked for a delay. tipton is accused of rigging jackpots in several states. he pleaded not guilty to charges of "ongoing criminal conduct" and "money laundering." he will now stand trial beginning july 18th. tipton has already been fixing a more than 16 million dollar jackpot in iowa. families can ring in the new year early at a kids friendly event. guideone imagineve is the premiere new years eve party for kids. if you want to take your kids out and make sure they have a great time on new years eve... you need to go to guideone imagineve. "guideone imagineve" runs from four to eight on new years eve... hy-vee hall will be filled with inflatable slides, carnival games, and costumed characters. there will also be specific zones for the toddlers and "tweens." it's all capped off with a countdown to 20-16 and a fireworks display. the event is free and open to the a winter storm warning continues through 6 am for north central iowa. the snow is done across most of the state. a new blanket of 4 to 7" is in pl

the appeal was filed by the i will night state rifle association which argued a ban on assault weapons violates second amendment rights to bear arms. prosecutors say a chicago police officer who shot and killed a black man last year will not face state charges. the state's attorney says the 25-year-old man was armed and resisted arrest. andy rosden reports from chicago. >> antonio, the state's attorney was under tremendous pressure in this new ronald johnson case after the last big police shooting case involving laquan mcdonald. alvarez insits she is not covering up anything in this johnson case. the attorney for ronald johnson's case says she is lying. >> i am going to call it as i see it. >> this is what state's attorney anita alvarez saw, the dasdashc after a scuffle with the officer, the video shows johnson running from officers wia different officer shoots johnson in the back. you don't see johnson fall to the ground. al veras says the video is not good and has now sound but it was strong enough to help her decide that the shooting was justified. >> mr. johnson ran into a public p

accomplices are bigfoot hunters they fear it could distract from tipton is the former multi-state lottery association security director. he's accused of rigging jackpots in iowa, colorado, wisconsin, kansas, and oklahoma. a warning about a new scam in ames. it uses an old ames car dealership to dupe people out of tens of thousands of dollars. the website says it's benson motor in ames. it's at bm-center.com. it looks legitimate and has pictures of real people. but, benson motor closed in 2009. chris, who didn't want us to identify his last name, almost wired $72,000, thinking he was getting a deal on a couple of cars. he checked in with ames police just in the nick of time. >> you've got to be so careful, i mean if you're not able to vet it with your own eyes. with technology these days we , could have wired 72 grand that could have instantly been gone. steve: ames police tell kcci they got a call from an agency similar case. a webster county man is wanted for throwing hot grease on his dog. police have issued an arrest warrant for 52-year-old gary wilson of fort dodge. they say the labrador retrieve

election page to the secretary of state's online registration last week's unseasonably mild weather helped to johnny carson theatre for nebraska school activities association's state high school one-act play production championships. volunteers sold 3,356 tickets for the three-day event, breaking last year's mark by more than 150. norfolk will continue to host the state one-acts each december through 2019. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix. " jessica rae: the treasury department is delaying its on which woman will go on the ten treasury lew says the department feedback from than they expected. planned to pick a bill year...he now says a decision will be made sometime next year. contenders were...harriet tubman....first roosevelt.. civil rights parks.. girl scouts founder juliette gordon low... and humanitarian helen keller. around the corner... and maybe you plan on taking a long flight, or a long drive to visit your family... if so, there's one thing you need to keep in mind. you must continue to get up and move... doctor steven joyce explains in this week's get going segment... how to avoid getting a blood cl

states. the associated press reported that trump was planning to visit the king of jordan this month which is primarily muslim but trump denies those plans saying he is own going to israel. boston commissioner condemning trump's comments as he calls for calm and balance between vigilance and what could be an act of hate. commissioner evans says the quote see something/say something policy is important but tells fox 25 he's visited islamic centers in an effort to address public fear. >> words that he's speaken are very divisive. they don't help our cause. we're all in this together to make sure the city is safe and that isn't helping anybody. >> the highest ranking and oh muslim politician in the entire state says now is the time to educate the public about the good work muslim does in their communities. the standard. >> investigators are analyzing one of the shooter's bank accounts hoping to learn more about wednesday's shooting that left 14 dead. fox news has learned syed farook received a $28,000 deposit in his account in november. two days later he withdrew $10,000 and investigators are no

months of debate, the nebraska school activities association has paved the way for a potential transgender policy for high school athletes in the state. yesterday, in norfolk, the association voted to give first-round approval allowing individual school districts to decide what to do with athletes. to determine which gender a student would take part in for activites, documentation and a consultation from a doctor would have to happen first. "we had to do what we felt was in the best intetest of those ststents who've come to us and want to participate in nsaa activities. we believe the policy that's been presented fairly accounts for that as well as provides some facilities, such as locker rooms and rest rooms," the nsaa executive director jim tenopir said." the proposal has drawn criticism from both the aclu and nebraska catholic conference. the athlethic board will take action at its next meeting in january in lincoln. children with autism often struggle to eat healthy. we'll show you how a new program is helping kids overcome the issue in healthhat four. << staff sgt. shawn ross. from burleson, texas. i'd like to wish my family in

tipton is the former security director for the multi-state lottery association. he was convicted earlier this year of rigging a multi million dollar jackpot in iowa back in 2010. today, we've learned charles strutt, the executive director of msl, was placed on administrative leave indefinitely back in october. strutt held the position for 28 years. in des moines, a massive fire tears a family-owned business to pieces. kcci's ryan smith spoke to a 3rd generation employee about ryan: you can still smell the bird structure here nearly 12 hours after the fire started. the building has been reduced to nothing more than a charge shall -- a charred shell. the manager here plans to not only rebuild but one day expand his family business. flames pierce through three garage doors at this east side body shop. responding fire fighters arrived to find auto parts on maury fully engulfed with flames. >> the whole room was swallowed up by flames. ryan: manager austin reed faced the blaze head on when he stepped into a room containing a wood burning stove. >> as soon as i opened

in five states for fixing lotteries while working as the head of security for the multi-state lottery association. that group holds lotteries in 37 states, as well as puerto rico and the virgin islands. so far, there's no evidence linking tipton to maine. this morning, the countdown to the rose bowl is on. we're now just five days away from the iowa hawkeyes taking on the stanford cardinals. the teams are already in pasadena. they attended an official welcome day at disneyland saturday, to kick off a week of pre-rose bowl festivities. our kcci team is also ready to soak in the california sun. andy garman, scott reister, eric hanson, and steve karlin will all be making the trip. their coverage starts on tuesday. the game itself is on friday, new years day, at 4:00 p.m. iowa frank, you tell me that friday is looking chilly for those getting out and celebrating. maybe they should stay indoors. frank: after the snowstorm we have coming for us, it will start to cool down. it will be january and iowa, it has to come sometime. satellite and radar shows mainly cloudy skies. precipitation to the south, if

eddie tipton is the former security director of the urbandale based "multi state lottery association." tipton was convicted earlier this year of rigging the iowa since then... he's been accused of doing the same with jackpots in colorado, wisconsin, and oklahoma. now the des moines register reports investigators are linking two more jackpots... in kansas... to tipton. investigators say he purchased the tickets and gave them to two people to claim in december of 20 - 10. tipton's attorney dismissed the allegations as a publicity stunt. an old hotel in downtown des moines has new owners tonight.. nats 14:28:55 nice wide open space with i think pretty good views 00 built in the 1930's, the kirkwood hotel once housed 155 rooms. now, it features 54 residential units on walnut street. new owner timothy schutte plans to convert them into condos. they will sell for 150-thousand dollars and up. the local real estate broker says his family literally bet the farm on this historic property . that's one of the reasons he decided to become a tenant. 14:38:14 it's been fun getting to learn the build

the multi-state lottery association who employed tipton - tells abc news they have examined their internal processes and are now confident that the games are safe and secure going forward the latest on a car hitting pedestrians in las vegas. authorities say a female driver car hitting pedestrians in las vegas. authorities say a female driver intentionally drove up onto a sidewalk and into more than 35 people along the vegas strip. so far one person has died, but several others are in critical condition. the driver has been taken into custody. police say a toddler riding in the car with her was not hurt. at this point, police don't know why the woman drove down the sidewalk. overnight, they were checking to see if she had any alcohol or drugs in her system. sabrina: and starting today, anyone who owns a drone, or is expecting to get christmas will with the f-a-a. new guidlines go into effect as the agency tries to monitor the of drones in the the flying machines have become a headache for law enforcement. all drones will be given a tracking number that will help the f-a-a keep tabs in a dat

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. >>> former buccaneers coach will face chris ash as ohio state's new associate head coach and defensive coordinator. remember, schiano coached in national relevance for a decade. this means ash has to work hard. the plot thickens. michael cuddyer is one and done with the mets. he decided to retire, walking away from $12.5 million. that will likely free up a nice chunk of money for the mets this off season. rangers and team president glen sader in edmonton tonight. he gets his own banner raze ised to the rafters, surrounded by family and players past and present. and then he watched his rangers spot edmonton 3-1. purcell to hall. broussard. >>> devils hosting detroit. 20 seconds left in the power play and blasting it on net. sergey callinan there to push it past. this ties it at 2-2. three on three, the old alleyoop. watch the screen as palmery gets the jump, roofing it. that is top shelf stuff. his sixth goal in seven games. of devils win 3-2. >>> in nba, the warriors moved to 24-0 in double overtime tonight. carmelo anthony doesn't think he's getting calls this year. the nba now says r

the program run by the state employees association provides gifts for disadvantaged children at christmas. police say some time during the thanksgiving break, somebody entered the operation santa claus warehouse and took gift cards and toys. they are still trying to figure out exactly what other presents organizers say many people have already stepped up to help replace what is gone. >> that' s the part of the season that operation santa claus can' t overshadow that. and they' re not going to dampen our enthusiasm going forward. tom police say they are working : on several promising leads and tighter security measures are now in place at the warehouse facility. shelley: as parts of the nation get hit with a one-two punch of heavy rain and snow, we' re hearing new details about a dramatic rescue. a mother and her 3 young children were trapped in their car, as flood waters began to rise above their heads. abc' s brandi hitt reports. >> we' re all in the river. >> in a desperate 9-1-1 call. britta franck' s suv had been swept away by flood waters into this oklahoma creek over thanksgiving we

authorities say a former security director at the multi state lottery association hacked computers so they'd pick his winning numbers. he even used people he knew to colorado, wisconsin and now.. oklahoma. but this could have spread to as many as 37 states and territories. sot - david jobes / iowa division of criminal investigation / we're looking into any jackpot that could be associated with eddie tipton across the country. the lottery worker's trial begins in january, if convicted he could face 25 years in prison. local subway restaurants are partnering up with the salvation army today to feed more than 3-hundred people in the valey. it's a story that's positively las vegas. subway officials and employees will be giving out the sandwiches today at 1:30 p.m. at the salvation army location... on west owens free of charge. the sandwiches are for the homeless and low-income residents. over the past year, local subway restaurants have donated nearly 4,000 fresh sandwiches to the needy through the salvation army. here's a chance for you to give comedy-magic duo penn and teller are asking

tipton is the former security director for the multi-state lottery association. the troubled evolution nightclub has closed. polk county suspended its liquor license and the doors are now locked. sheriff's deputies have been the last straw, a deadly shooting there last month. ankeny centennial high school is investigating a report of hazing... a district spokesperson tells us 11 students were involved in the alleged incident. a source tells us the students are members of the sophomore boys basketball team. there are reports of them taping another player to a pole of some sort. ankeny police say they have no cases right now involving hazing at ankeny centennial. kcci 8 traffic! any accident locations are plotted on the your forecast right after this! today patchy fog before 10am. otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 44. south southeast wind 7 21 mph. tonight rain likely, mainly after 4am. cloudy, with a low around 39. south southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. chance of precipitation is 70%. new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an

the state of iowa is producing more ethanol than ever before. the iowa renewable fuels association says the state produced more than 4 billion gallons of ethanol this year -- a new record. that's about 27% of all the nation's ethanol. the association says the state's 43 last year's production by increasing efficiency. people in dubuque now have an easier time tracking road conditions in another way. a live website shows you when a plow last cleared snow from e ery city street. all 23 of dubuque's snow plow trucks have an automated vehicle location tracker. information about where those trucks have been during a storm, shows up, live, on the city's website. the gps sensors t tck the actual snow plow blade, not the truck itself. so activity only shows up on the map, when the blade touches the ground. plow drivers use that information after a ststm to figure out which streets need attention. "some of my drivers will check the public site before they come into work and just see where they're at on their route. " dubuque e de the gps tracking system live to the public back in 2013. in r

states. the associated press is reporting ethan couch won a temporary day of his deportation. prosecutors in texas eager to get couch back after he avoided jail time in a deadly drunk driving crash. and it won't be the only one facing charges this time around. >> we expect the mother to be charged, then we expect proceed wisconsin ethan couch. there is hearings set on january 19 to transfer his juvenile probation. if we proceed in the juvenile sentence, the maximum he will receive is four months of confinement. that in my opinion is not a sufficient punishment for the taking of four lives. gregg: we thought he was going to be extra dated. suddenly a judicial stay in this. what are the chances american authorities will be able to get him back here. >> the relations between mexican authority and the united states authorities with regard to extradition are historically pretty good unless it's a case involving capital punishment and this is not one of those case. i expect this is a minor but' in the road and ethan couch will be back in court shortly. gregg: this kid killed four pe

here's the deal, in the united states, the national association of state fire marshals, and in the united kingdom, their version have issued warnings that some of these hover boards, especially the less expensive ones, the cheaper the cheaper ones can have faulty plugs that can overheat, cause it to explode and catch fire. there's a story out of louisiana it cop fire and burn down the house. they lost everything they own. in the united kingdom they took 15000 of them and found that 88% of the plugs were faulty. the fire marshals are saying make has that you l symbol in other words, don't go cheap, you might regret it. >> ben: can that you l thing be? in one of these manufacturers just slap it on their and even though it hasn't been tested by underwriters laboratory? spee2 i would suspect that ul laboratories would find out about england to them in court. i went to the fire marshal webpage, the the advisory they issued on fridays not there. several news articles are quoting the board of directors, guy named burning, he is saying this is really serious issue. these incidences of them catchi