university president steven leath released a statment saying the investigation does include determining if the act was racially motivated. stephanie: and today, claire powell talked to students who say they feel like it was. she has more details in tongihts big story. claire george washington carver was iowa state's first african american student, faculty member and world renowed agronmist. when someone covered the statue in shaving cream on friday- it didn't settle well with african american students on campus who say this type of behavior is unacceptable. "the hope is it was a prank, stupid act we hope theres nothing beyond that" iowa state university officials are trying to figure out who covered the george washington carver statue in shaving cream on friday...and why. "shaving cream does have a corrosive impact on bronze casted statue" a large part of the police investigation: if this was racially motivated or not. "there have been situations around the country, high profile and carver of course we're very proud he was our first african american student and faculty member" in a stat

sabrina: university president steven leath issues a statement last night that a statue of george washington carver had been vandalized friday night. i-s-u police say the statue, which sits outside of carver hall, appeared to be covered with shaving cream. the statues is a tribute to the school's first african american student in 1891 who went on to become a world-renowned agriculturalist. the vandalism happened between one and four p-m friday. university police are conducting an investigation, including if the incident was racially motivated. anyone who may have information is asked to call i-s-u police. sabrina: for fans of fantasy football, theres a major development in the state of new york. online sports leagues fan duel and draft kings both filed lawsuits against the empire state this weekend after the attorney general ruled it was illegal to play the games there. the two sites maintain that daily fantasy is a skill game, not chance. playing for kings and fan duel is already illegal form of but the lawsuit could mean a iowans. keith miller, drake law professor: "i think we're at a real

elias: new this morning vandalism on the iowa state elias: university president steven leath issues a statement last president steven leath issues a statement last night that a statue of george washington carver had been vandalized friday night. i-s-u police say the statue, which sits outside of carver hall, appeared to be covered with shaving cream. the statues is a tribute to the school's first african american student in 1891 who went on to become a world-renowned agriculturalist. the vandalism happened between one and four p-m friday. university police are conducting an investigation, including if the incident was an investigation, including if the incident was racially motivated. anyone who may have information is asked to call i-s-u police. sabrina: the iowa supreme court travels to west des moines today.. sabrina: the state's highest court is bringing its proceedings to a local high school. this evening proceedings in the case of iowa versus donald benjamin earl reed will be held inside the the staplin performing arts center at valley high school. the oral arguments are open to

president steven leath says the school will be conducting an investigation to see if the vandalism was racially motivated. carver was the university's first african american student. the iowa department of heal is urging iowans to get their flu shots... after two flu-related deaths in our state the department isn't releasing a lot of information about the deaths... but we do know they were both men from central iowa... between the ages of 41 and 60. officials say iowa is one of three states with the highest flu activity. the flu usually peaks in february.... and can stick around through may. parents of babies born early are being encouraged to share their stories in honor of world prematurity day, tomorrow nixon howard wasn't due to be born until december 2nd. but, his mom gave birth to him when she was 28 weeks along because of a condition called hydrops, which is severe swelling in babies. nixon had to overcome several other complications. his parents have to juggle their time at the n-i-c-u, at work, and taking care of their two older kids. "i had no idea how much of a struggle this

president steven leath says the george washington carver statue on campus was covered in what appeared to be shaving cream. police believe it happened between at 1:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon and have concerns that it may have been racially motivated. leath says the university is taking this case seriously and anyone with information should contact isu police. eric: happening today, the iowa utilities board is meeting on the controversial bakken oil pipeline project. members of the board will hear testimony in an evidentiary hearing on the pipeline. critics say the project will have a negative environmental impact. dakota access is the company behind the project, and they say the project would create thousands of temporary jobs. to make a final decision on whether to approve the project sometime in december or early january. elizabeth: it sounds like we are in for a soggy monday morning. metinka: yeah, it is. a good day to sleep in. we got the rain moving into the metro area coming in from the southwest. it is pretty much a gentle rain. there may be some pockets of a more moderate ste

isu president steven leath issued a statement saying it is not known whether the motitie for the vandaliim was racial in nature, but the school takes this act of vandalism very seriously and nine people are without a home tonight after a fire rips through a o'clock this morning in the 900 block of center place in dubuque. kw-wl's#shirley descorbeth spoke to a neighbor that t lerted everyone inside the home of the fire. she's live near the scene now. shirley...what did that neighbor see? the neighbor i spoke to was on his way out the door...then noticed flames coming out of the top of the nearby duplex. at that moment...he sprang into action, and began pounding on the doors. firefighters on scene for more than two hours putting out the fire ...which started in the attic. a neighbor says he oticed flames coming out of the top of the house...then called 9-1-1. the nine people who live in the two units made itout afely...but as you can imagine, were visibly shaken by the ordeal. the man whohohelped save t te "everyone was dead asleep this morning, and then i'm pounding try to run in...make som

a news release from president steven leath says campus police received a report that the george washington carver statue was covered in what appeared to be shaving cream. police think it happened friday between 1:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon. the university is looking into the vandalism to see if it was racially motivated. elizabeth: west of the metro in dexter a semi rollover accident around 2:00 sunday afternoon caused a large traffic backup. along i-80 in the westbound lanes, traffic was down to about 15 miles per no word on the hour. condition of the driver. four people are in the hospital right now after a single vehicle crash on i-235 saturday. a vehicle lost control near valley west drive around 8:00 last night. no one was killed in the crash but police say several people were ejected. no word on the extent of their injuries. another crash early saturday morning left one van meter man dead. danny dunton was getting off i-80 around 1:30 saturday morning at the van meter interchange when he hit a vehicle parked on the shoulder causing his car to flip over into a ditch. dunton was pron

isu president steven leath issued a statement saying it is not known whether the motive for the vandalism was racial in nature, but the school takes this act of vandalism very seriously and will continue to investigate it. across iowa many towns are getting ready for the big christmas season, but in the town of dayton, a disappointment 'i drove out there sunday after church,...its just so awful, small towns working so hard... sometime early sunday vandals sometime early sunday vandals damaged dozens of christmas decorations in the dayton city park. wooden figures..along with candy canes and various lighted displays were knocked over or smashed. this comes a year after no decorations were put up..as no volunteer could be found. tonight the community will meet in the community get the christmas displays up 'we always do come together when turn this tragedy into a triumph, and get it lit up by thanksgiving, thats sure out goal.' you can give meredith gallentine a call, we put her phone number on our website. on saturday the town plans a work day to get the thanksgiving.. each week at four we

a news release from president steven leath says campus police received a report that the george washington carver statue was covered in what appeared to police think it happened friday between 1:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon. the university is looking into the vandalism to see if it was racially motivated. west of the metro in dexter a semi rollover accident around 2 -- around 2:00 this afternoon caused a large traffic backup. along i-80 in the westbound lanes, traffic slowed to about 15 minutes per hour. no word on the condition of the driver. todd: 4 people are in the hospital right now after a single vehicle crash on i-235 saturday. a vehicle lost control near valley west drive around 8 last -- around 8:00 last night. no one was killed in the crash, but police say several people were ejected. no word on the extent of their -- extent of their injuries tonight. another crash early saturday morning left one van meter man dead. danny dunton was getting off i-80 around 1:30 saturday morning at the van meter interchange when he hit a vehicle parked on the shoulder, and that caused his car to f

president steven leath says the george washington carver statue on campus was covered in what appeared to be shaving cream. police believe it happened friday between 1 and 4 in the afternoon. leath says the university is taking this case seriously - anyone with information should call isu police. the iowa utilities board is meeting on the controversial bakken oil pipeline project. after an eight hour public hearing on thursday last week, the board is set to hold an evidentiary hearing. members of the board will hear testimony and cross-examine. critics say the project will have a negative environmental impact. dakota access is the company behind the project.. and they say the project would create thousands of temporary jobs. let's first get a check on your forecast right af good morning. light rain showers are moving through the area this morning but temps are mild in the 50s. showers will taper to drizzle this afternoon with stronger downpours moving in overnight and into tuesday but no severe weather is expected. a big cool-down is coming for the end of the week with a few snowflakes