the iowa division of criminal investigation is looking into the death of an iowa inmate... unresponsive male in a jail cell in cerro gordo county yesterday. the man was taken to the hospital.. where he was pronounced dead. his name hasn't been released.... but an autopsy has been scheduled. a federal investigation is underway in the metro... drug enforcement agents served three search warrants yesterday. one of them took place at this home on northwest 63rd place. the u - s attorney's office wouldn't say what investigators were searching for... or what they seized from any of the three locations. new emails suggest hillary clinton isn't a fan of the caucus process used by 13 states... the emails from clinton's time as secretary of state were released this week... in one to her adviser sidney blumenthal... clinton writes, "if mittens can't beat grinch in florid... there will be pressure on state republican or liberalize ballot access... especially in caucuses... which as we know are creatures of the parties' extremes."the email was in reference to the 20 - 12 republican presi

wind chills today will be in the teens in northern iowa and 20s here in the metro. overnight, as skies begin to clear, our temps will drop quickly into the teens and 20s. factoring in the wind tonight, the feels-like temperatures will be in the teens in central iowa and single digits to the north. throw an extra blanket on the bed tonight! by tomorrow, the sun will return, but it won't do much for temperatures which will hover close to the freezing mark. there is the possibility, mainly in northeastern iowa, of a brief flurry tomorrow afternoon with light, if any, accumulations expected. for friday night, the bottom really falls out with lows in the teens here in the metro. there will be a push of warmer air by saturday, however, and our temperatures will rebound nicely to and upper 40s by sunday. sabrina: moving now to a sad end to a grain bin rescue mission in southern iowa -- where a farmhand has died. emergency crews swarmed the farm in clarke county near murray on a call about a man stuck in a grain bin wednesday morning. they spent the next few hours working t

will be the only democrat in iowa this weekend.... but the majority of the republican field will be making stops in iowa including donald trump, ben carson, and jeb carson joins fellow contenders rand paul, ted cruz, carly fiorina, and rick santorum in cedar rapids saturday for the rising tide summit... amanda: one event they won't be a part of...the iowa republican party's first- ever brown and black forum.. the forum gives candidates a chance to talk about issues that affect latinos and african americans. the iowa g-o-p says it was an exciting first- time opportunity for republicans, but it didn't work out this time around. charlie 9:35 it was supposed to happen today but you know, sometimes these partnerships don't work out on the first round. there's a lot of moving parts you need to get settled down and we just had some scheduleing issues and weren't able to make this event work. joe 14:58 it's a tremendous loss to them especially when latino community wants to participate in the caucuses both democrat and republican next febuary

here are some of the numbers. iowa has a 92 percent high school graduation rate, and one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country at 3.5 percent. we want to know what you think of our ranking. should iowa be in the third slot? let us know for a chance to see your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on facebook and twitter. jack: or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. jack: coming up... with nearly 400 thousand hungry people in iowa, the iowa farm bureau is celebrating its five year committment to feeding hungry iowans. brad: and.... more mild weather coming up this week. we'll have more on your forecast, coming up-- jack miller, stephaniemeteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: stephanie: the holidays can be a stressful time for families across the state. nearly 400 thousand people go hungry in iowa...but that's where local farmers come

we are iowa" elias: about the arl - about arl the animal rescue league of iowa (arl) is iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year. the arl serves people and pets from across the state of iowa through its programs, which include pet adoption, humane education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal cruelty intervention and much more. history the arl has grown dramatically since its founding in 1926 - expanding its programs that serve both people and homeless animals across iowa. the most obvious growth is the number of animals the arl provides shelter and care for each year. intakes have increased from a few thousand animals a decade ago to more than 15,000 animals in 2013. through our proactive community outreach and spay/neuter programs, in the past few years we have begun to see a care for, but our work is far from over. other areas of growth include the arl's programs designed specifically to address the reasons animals end up in shelters, including spay/neuter, behavior training, and humane education programs. the arl's positive reinfo

iowa dot com. or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555. we're on facebook "we and twitter "we are iowa 5 news" if you see news break... let us know. we are iowa and we want to cover the stories that are important to you. jack/wxhang: now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist spending your time with us weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: weather adlib: our weekend is going to start off with a real chill in the air as temps get about as cold as they have been all winter. well, that isn't saying that much since we have had such mild weather, right? look for skies to become clear overnight with those cold winds pushing wind chills into the 0s. thankfully, those winds will diminish by morning, but temps will fall to the 10s for much of central iowa >>> blake meets gwen's dad. and are m and chandle >>> madonna speaks out on he ex-husband sean pen's lawsuit. what she said claiming sean abused her. >> and blake meetsgwen's dad. the new family's holiday outing >> these two are clearly getting serious. >> deliveri

he'll be at the "iowa state fairgrounds"... tonight the "celebrate iowa" gala... will do just that... the stage is already set for the annual event hosted by the "iowa historical society." guests can enjoy local food and entertainment... accompanied by the governor and his wife. the historical museum's exhibits will also be open to walk through. organizers say many of the exhibits are made possible due to the money raised by the event.. this year we have raised 124,000 dollars. we are just a few thousand away from our goal. but i think its a success. we're really excited about what we have raised and we're excited to see what it does for our museum and the forward. the "celebrate iowa" gala starts at 7 p - m and goes until 11.. at the state historical building. and you can still get tickets.... just cultural affairs" website. emcee. you can help kids with cancer by morning... broadcasting on w - h - o radio. "news radio 10 - 40 and the "pinky swear foundation" teamed up to host a radio - thon... which started about an hour ago. the foundation raises money to help e

at the battle of waterloo... northern iowa's win over north carolina on november 21st was a big-time upset... but not a complete shock... what was surprising... was how the panthers did it... by holding the tar heels to 67 points... if they want to be giant killers again on saturday against iowa state... they're gonna have to o llow a different blueprint... the high-powered cyclones have scored more than 80 points in seven of their nine games so can put the ball in the bucket as well... and they won't shy away from getting up and down the floor with the nation's fifth-ranked team... we have to be who we are... and we have get really good at it...and a big part of our game iour transition offense... wes is terrific in the open floor... we've got guys that can really shoot it.. we know how good they are in transition... and we're gonna have to do some things defensively... and we're nna have to work to get t our defense set... but i don't like changing our offense because iowa state's good at something.. the iowa men haven't playe

state in the big ten championship game. iowa looking to continue its undefeated streak and move on to the college football playoffs. local five will air a half-hour special later today....plus have full coverage and live reports from indianapolis through saturday night. elias: another chance this month for the public to comment on the bakken pipeline... elias: this time the project goes before the iowa department of natural resources, which will hold a public meeting later this month on a permit needed by dakota access. you may be familiar with the proposed pipeline's path through iowa...crossing through more than a dozen counties... the project will need a permit from the d-n-r to cross publicly- owned land and water under jurisdiction of the iowa d-n-r. the department has scheduled a public meeting with a chance for iowans to comment about the permit and project. that meeting will be wednesday december 16th in des moines at the wallace state office building. iowa d-n-r expects to make a decision on the permit later this winter

we are iowa and we give back to the community. sabrina: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa still ahead... coming up, today marks a pivotal moment in u-s history....the anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor... sabrina: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...16- hundred block of northeast 66th avenue and a second at the ...71-hundred block of southeast vandalia drive. so take care on the roads today... sabrina let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: storms lashed out over the united kingdom over the weekend causing floods and lots of damage to homes and businesses. one of the worst affected ar

we'll also visit the u.s.s. iowa in the afternoon-- that battleship is now a museum docked here in los angeles. we'll have all of those stories tonight at 6 and 10 elias: and don't forget, the 102nd rose bowl game gets underway new years day between iowa and stanford. the game kicks off at 4 pm on espn. we'll have more from jon throughout the week as we head into the big game. elias: time for a quick break. coming up ... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning elias: thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute a

it was drug activity that caught the attention of police in northern iowa... the cerro gordo county sheriff's this week... mike sullivan has the result. 16 drug traffickers are off the streets of mason city... 13 sitting here in the cerro gordo county jail. s/chief deputy david hepperly/cerro gordo county sheriff's office :11-17 "these are a lot of investigations that had been taking place over a period of time, and it was the proper time to make the arrest at this point." one by one these faces met law enforcement... the work of the cerro gordo county sheriff's office and the north central iowa narcotics task force. "it happens periodically, it's not an everyday occurrence obviously." the drug charges are widespread. "prescription medication sold illegally, marijuana, and methamphetamine." out of all three... 11 are tied to the delivery of meth. "well we continue to do our investigations as we always do. i will say these are ongoing investigations, and we are expecting to make more arrests." while the source of the meth and marijuana is unknown... the prescrip

they get a steal off the iowa inbounds pass... kick out to matt thomas who pumps, fires and buries a three... he had 19 points off the bench... cyclones with 55 seconds to go. they made a defensive stand and got the ball back with 21.5 seconds left... monte morris, drives and knocks down the floater to give iowa state an 83-82 lead... uthoff nearly hits a three to win for iowa, but the hilton magic works again as iowa state comes back to beat iowa, 83-82. "george handed me that ball and he said to go win this game. that just shows the character, the type of person georges is and confidence he has in me and my teammates... i think this one stole the show for my career right now." in ames, josh christensen tv9 sports thanks josh and what a night it was for hawkeye desmond was looking dapper at the home depot college football awards show. and that's a od thing because he e n the jim thorpe award tonight as the top defensive back in the country. desmond with a hug for his mom and coach parker.. his 8 picks are tied for the lead in the

showdown for the third straight season. iowa held a 20 point lead in the first half.....jared uthoff dropped 32 on the cyclones....yet iowa state never gave up on their home court in front of their "we just had to stay the course. i tell the guys all the time to stay the course, stay the course, stay the course. and we will be fine." "clock didn't hit triple zeroes yet. there is still time on the clock we always have a chance to win. and we have been in these situations before like coach said in our scrimmage we were in this exact same situation we always have belief as long as there is time on the clock. this is a rivalry game and it means so much to the people of iowa, to the alumni, to the current staff and media it just means so much." heck of a win for the cyclones. iowa state still perfect with an 8-0 record. as for the hawkeyes.....a heartbreaking loss for the black and gold....but a solid night stats-wise for the siouxland crew.... sioux city east alum woodbury posted 12 points and five rebounds, stretching out that lead

the team is scheduled to depart the eastern iowa airport around noon. they'll be practicing all week leading up to the rose bowl on new year's day. tv-9's chris earl is at the eastern iowa airport today covering the hawkeyes exciting departure. we'll have coverage of the team's departure this afternoon on the kcrg-tv9 news at 5 and don't miss a special hour- long edition of t-v nine's "countdown to kick-off" on new year's day. the t-v nine sports team will preview the rose bowl starting at 9 a-m right before the tournament of roses parade. you can see kcrg t-v nine. tickets are selling fast for the rose bowl game, but officials are warning hawkeye fans about online ticket scams. cedar rapids and marion police say you should be careful when buying tickets through craigslist. they've received several reports of counterfeit tickets on the website. police say some sales involved the seller meeting buyers at a cedar rapids movie theater. then those sold tickets turn out to be fake. police are advising fans to only buy tickets from trusted businesses or indivi

according to the iowa state highway patrol report... a jeep was traveling east about 5 miles away from fort dodge on d-20... when it drifted across the center line, and struck a truck traveling westbound.... both drivers... as well as a third adult and three small children were all injured in the crash and taken to unity point hospital we're learning that the six year old payton henry passed away while at the hospital... the fort dodge community is rallying around her family.... jana bartlett, brooke's aunt: "it's an absolute nightmare. it's an absolute nightmare. seeing these kids and the parents having to go through all of this is just absolutely devastating." nikki: a go fund me has justin henry and their children... so far more than twenty thousand dollars has been raised since friday... nikki/1shot: perry police say at least five people have been injured in a two vehicle crash yesterday afternoon... it happened on highway 141 and 8th street in perry.... police are releasing few details at this point, but say the crash involved two v

and some great news for the iowa hawkeyes and their fans. desmond king won the jim thorpe award for best defensive back in college football last night. he had 20 pass breakups and 8 interceptions this seasons for the hawkeyes. jack/sx3s we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at six. visit local 5 on the web. com is your home for the latest in and sports. jack/1shot: tonight, local 5 news crews are working hard to bring you even more stories that affect how you live. tonight at ten... we'll take a look back at donald trump's rally set to begin soon at the iowa state fairgrounds. what did the business mogul speak about for his first iowa crowd in weeks? jack/wxhang: now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. james: weather adlib: for your much anticipated friday night we are going to be mostly cloudy with fairly mild temperatures for this time of year as lows fall into the low 40s. saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are going to start to see rain moving in from the sou

the snow falling in parts of eastern iowa will taper off this evening. roads may be slick through the overnight where the snow fell. use extra caution when traveling. the sky will be mostly cloudy overnight. christmas day, the wind is going to be light with a mix of sun and clouds...leaning a little more toward the clouds at times. high temperatures will be above normal...mid 30s where there is snow and low 40s where there is no snow on the ground. the snow falling in parts of eastern iowa will taper off this evening. roads may be slick through the overnight where the snow fell. use extra caution when traveling. the sky afternoon. kwwl's jessica hartman has been out on local roads today. she joins us live with the details. jessica? it really depends where you're driving. because conditions are different throughout the state. slick and snow packed roads causing a roll over accident on dysart road. you can see the car resting on its top in a deep ditch. emergency crews took at least one person to the hospital. and here is a look highway 2-18 in waterloo - -

local 5' jacob peklo takes us inside the struggles of public school districts in iowa as the state legislature rolls out new plans for funding and transportation. "your watching local 5 news midday in hd with sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" sabrina for years, it's been a topic of conversation across the country...fundin g, or a lack thereof for public schools. the state legislature now has a pair of proposals to look over, which could help districts with some of their funding woes. local five's jacob peklo has plan. dr. kevin fiene, i've seen is having to do more with less, bottom line." the iowa association of school boards is working on a five-year plan that would eventually restock the funds for transportation across its school districts. galen howsare, deputy executive director for iasb: "it only seems fair to iowans that they should have fairness in their funding and then hold people accountable for the results." the proposal is mostly geared toward the rural schools. natural sound of dr. fiene speaking: "to bevington." interstat

that's the proposal. iowa is one of the states in this proposed route. there is a pending proposal right now from the company that wants to develop this pipeline energy transfer partners, to build this pipeline. they have to get approval under our current laws. that company needs to get approval from the iowa utilities board. there's been a lengthy hearing in front of the iowa utilities board. the parties are submitting their comments and we expect that there'll be a decision from the utilities project is approved. if it's approved, what are the terms that that board, that the iowa utilities board says the company has to meet in order to build the project. pete welch: now bill, is this above ground? below ground? bill gerrhard: it's below ground. it's a pipeline. it's underground. i think there's i would an average is probably four foot underground, goes from like you said, northwest iowa to southeast iowa through 17 counties. there's a 30 inch diameter pipeline. it can probably move half a million barrels of oil a day through it. it goes to like you sai

today is the day-- iowa fans hoping to get tickets through the university of iowa found out today whether or not they'd get a seat at the rose bowl on january first. there were nearly 55,0000 ticket requests for just 22,000 tickets that were available through the university ranging in price from 150 dollars up to 185. this is the first trip to the rose bowl since 1991 for the dream season. it's no secret iowa fans travel well. with so many people requesting ticketsthere are sure to be some broken hearts. we caught up with one fan in iowa city who got the good news today that he'd be inside the rose bowl for the new years day game. but wonders how they determine who got the best tickets. "(ethan diehl) my parents had season tickets for like 35 years and i read on k- hawk that point cut off for tickets is 31 and you get three points for each season so my parents had 105 points so they easily made the cut off for getting tickets to the game but they didn't get the best tickets to the game. so for me i kind of wonder like what does it take to get the best tickets. i mean they turned away 32,0

the iowa players talk about their trip to southern california. and the uni panthers struggled building off the iowa state upset. scott will recap their city. they will board a plane most of the iowa players have never been to southern california so they are looking forward to the trip.. but make no mistake about it..this is a business trip. you want to enjoy the festivities but we no we going down their for a reason and that is to a win a football game and what an opportunity to do it in the rose bowl against a great opponent. l lking forward to disneyland? i have only been to oceans of fun in kansas city we will see what disneyland has. a lot of things out their w w just have to stay focused we have to enjoy the air and culter but also know you came for a game and to win that game. so you are not dying the dumbo the ride.. no not yet not yet. vtr :38 oc: "no not yet not yet" i will go one on one with iowa coach kirk ferentz tonight at 10:00. to hoops and it was not a good morning for uni to open the diamond h hd classic on against the host school

by the way, the iowa caucuses are february 1. todd: blood tests just released show the woman charged with driving her car into crowds of people on the las vegas strip had marijuana in her system. the tests show lakeisha holloway had more than the nevada legal limit of pot in her blood when she was arrested earlier this month. one woman was killed in the crash. 35 other people were injured. stacey: changes coming in the way chicago police officers are trained. mayor rahm emanuel says one change will require every officer responding to a call to carry a taser. the changes follow the release of video showing a black man police officer. and the accidental fatal shooting of a woman during a domestic call last weekend. todd: right now, facing flooding. major rivers in flood prone areas of missouri and illinois are creeping toward milestone or near record crests. forecasters say the mississippi river in st. louis is expected to crest tomorrow night at 13 feet above flood stage. meantime, authorities are confirming a 14th missouri floodin

"this is an investment from the iowa clinic. we think this is an important things to do for a certain subset of our patients. the physicians and medical teams here have said, you know, certain people need more education and need more from us." standup "the iowa clinic has 8 care managers who are all certified health coaches, who also make calls to be sure people are being proactive about their health." "you're proactively reaching out for physicals." you just don't get it scheduled and so someone calls and we really need to get this done, and just sort of helps make it happen, and we've found some early cancers that have probably manager has changed her life. "i think having that person on your side pulling for you and doing what they can to get your health were it should be so your quality of life is a lot better."which is a huge plus, when you're dealing with a chronic disease. hug "i don't know what i would do. e-mail me." in west des moines, megan reuther, channel 13 news. the goal of an accountable care organization is to cu

stephanie: iowans who will be abroad for register for the tele-caucus by visiting the iowa democratic party's website. the deadline to register is january 6, 2015. once registered, you will be given a pin that will allow you to call in on caucus night and cast your vote. and remember, caucus night is february 1. jack:/1shot: we have the latest on governor branstad's proposed medicaid changes. today-- the federal government met behind closed doors with the director of medicaid here in iowa and representatives from the four out-of-state companies that are set to be working with iowa healthcare providers, come january 1. this all following huge crowds inside the state capitol yesterday. iowans came from across the state to be part of yesterday's hearing. they were joined by state lawmakers, demanding more information before the rollout of the new plan next month. one of the senators at the oversight hearing yesterday even asked that the deadline for the rollout be moved to july first of 20-16. has to give its approval before any of this can happen. jack: and also today-- governor bransta

you can see iowa state in action this weekend during the big four tournament. it's with iowa...university of northern iowa...and drake...at wells fargo arena. hawkeye football coach kirk ferentz has won an award that no other iowa coach has ever won. kirk ferentz was named the 2015 eddie robinson coach of the year today. the award is decided by the entire "football writers association of america" membership. it'll be presented on january 9th in arizona during the "college football playoff national championship." ferentz is in his 17th season as iowa's head coach. he led the hawkeyes to a perfect 12 and oh regular season...and will play in the rose bowl on new years day. it's not an award... but some political insiders say marco rubio won the g-o-p debate last night. and he was up bright and early this morning to get back on the campaign trail. coming up...where he met with iowans...and the somber tone he took with the discussion. plus...it's a first in nearly a decade. the increase the federal reserve implemented today...and some of the things it'll impact. plus

he'll play in the senior bowl.. at iowa state... matt campbell's program added five signees today... all of them junior college transfers... and all will enroll next semester... the cyclones added plenty of depth on the offensive front and in the defensive backfield... oh- dah-goo was listed as a top- 100 juco recruit for this signing riod... and d'andre payne has some major college experience... he played his freshman season at we will be right back to take news at six. for lynn's family, the big stress is paying four hundred dollars a month in medical and drug costs for aidan. for other families it's higher deductibles, premiums and co-pays that keep adding up. that's why we've got to crack down on price gouging, cap out-of-pocket costs, and fast track approval of less expensive generic drugs. because we've got to get health care costs under control for lynn's family and for yours.

the country. still ahead on today in iowa sunday... des moines' best dancers lace up their pointe shoes and put their best foot forward. the holiday classic coming to hoyt sherman place. another great day to get out and enjoy des moines and the metro. catch a holiday classic on the big stage. des moines ballet's annual production of the nutcracker is coming back to hoyt sherman place. it's going on this afternoon at 1. tickets start at 25-50. and hear the sounds of the classic family story of a magical car. chitty chitty bang bang is playing at the des moines community playhouse at 1 and 5 p-m. tickets for the holiday musical start at 25 dollars. finally, catch all the action on the ice it's star wars night at wells fargo arena starting at 4 p-m. tickets start at 11 dollars. remember, there are thousands of ways to enjoy des moines and the metro. to find out how, check out our website at catch des moines dot com. the rain moved in through the night and really poured in some locations. radar estimates show more than 3" of rain fell by 5

fran mccaffery and the iowa wkeyes topple the spartans... find out the secret sauce to p pling a it's one of the premier college wrestling gatherings in the country... and all three iowa schools are represented in the f fals... it's the midlands championships in evanston... let's start with a hawkeye... thomas gilman at 125... living up to his number-one seed... he gets two points there... and a 5-win... he's a freshman josh alber came *this* close at 133... but couldn't pull it off... he gets taken down in overtime... so he'll have to settle for runner-up... iowa's brandon sorenson fared a little better in o-t... facing a national champ in northwestern's jason tsirtsis... that's a win for the hawks at 149 pounds... iowa state's tanner weatherman nished second at 165 pounds... most iowa fans understandably have their eyes on the rose bowl in pasadena... but those that made their way to carver- hawkeye arena last night... saw somethininspecial... the hawkeyes jumped all over the country's top-ranked team... and michigan state... could barely

the tickets turn out to be fake. iowa plays stanford on new year's day at the rose bowl in pasadena, california. you can count on kcci for team coverage from pasadena. our crews will be live at 5, 6 , and 10:00 starting tuesday. we'll also be live all morning leading up to the game. be sure like kcci on facebook and download or mobile app for constant updates. they uni men's basketball game scott: honolulu, a lot warmer. they are playing pretty well. announcer: from iowa's sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. scott: the hawkeyes left for california earlier today. kirk ferentz and company left the eastern iowa airport just before 1:00. it's the first rose bowl trip in 25 years. iowa has a jam packed schedule as we lead up to the january 1 showdown with stanford. there's a welcome event at disney land on the 26th. they will get to eat at lawrys the following day. they'll practice all week. legendary sportscaster bob brooks was on board and was hoping it was a better rose bowl trip than the one he made with the team back in

the top two democrats have a lot of stops planned for iowa in the coming days. days.this weekend, senator bernie sanders will campaign in anamosa, dubuque, waterloo and mount vernon.then on state hillary clinton will hold town hall meetings in iowa city and mason city. for more political headlines, don't forget to join cbs 2 news anchor kevin barry sunday morning for iowa in focus.it airs at 10-30 right here on cbs 2. now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other stories ross the corridor. in cedar rapidsa major redevelopment projojt is moving along.frew development group announced today the final tenants to fill the new multi-tenant building at westdale. great clips and q nails & spa have signed leases and will j jn &t, noodles & co., wingstop and chipotle in the 12,000 square-foot building.a second 12-thousand square foot building is in the final design stage. construction is slated to begin in early 2016. in coralville coralvillea major road construction project is coming to an end. 5th street from 1st avenue to 10th will reopen to all traffic starti

that includes the imax theater at the science center of iowa. kcci's rose heaphy is in the middle of all the excitement and fitting in nicely. rose: there is a lot of excitement for this sold-out show. there are a lot of other people who are -- vader, i thought i smelled your foul stench on board. the crowd is telling me that this has been worth the wait. x-wing, droids, light saber, it is so close the fans can almost take it -- can almost taste it. oliver housman of des moines claimed his spot first in line at the imax theater at the seat, i'd rather be here super early van show up at 2:00 and be stuck down at the bottom. rose: that makes an 11-hour wait until showtime. to stay busy. housman brought snacks and a yes, laptop to get in his work for the day. >> i'm my own boss, so yes the boss does know. >> did the boss approve? >> the boss approves. for curt joseph, it's a family affair. he's holding a spot for six others including his son, who left the line for a special meeting with his girlfriend. >> he's going to surprise her and ask her to ma

where the iowa state cyclone men's basketball team is ranked right now. in the new rankings released today the cyclones are number two in the country behind the michigan state spartans in the coaches poll. that's the highest they've ever been ranked. in the a-p poll they come in 4th. that's the second highest they've ever reached in that poll. that adds even more excitement to this week's cy-hawk matchup. that's right ... the cyclones and hawkeyes play in just a few days. it's iowa versus iowa state ... this thursday at 6:30 ... at hilton coliseum. we'll be back in three minutes right now. thanks for joining us on the channel 13 news at four ... the news at five starts right now. suspicious death... the iowa d-c-i is helping investigate a body that was found in a farm pond. where the investigation was focused...and what we know about the victim so far. december 7th, 1941... it is the date which will live in infamy. see the special pearl harbor remembrance ceremony in des moines and meet one iowan who survived the blast. rerouting traffic... a key section o

iowa and drake play at 3-30. the first iowa boys high school basketball poll of the season was released late this afternoon. western christian is one of the championship contenders in class 2a. beating a good spirit lake team, 78-48 on friday night. western also opened the season with a 16-point win over lemars. the wolfpack went 22-3 last season, without a senior on their roster. senior josh van lingen had 21 points on friday night -- and likes the way the wolfpack are playing. "we want to win a state championship but we're focusing on the regular season, taking it a game at a time because that's how you get where you want to do" said van lingen. "we got the best coach in iowa, i think, and he'll always get us playing hard in practices and always working hard and staying hungry." the first poll of the season is out from the ap. no siouxland teams in class 4a. valley, iowa city west and pleasant valley all got first place votes. in 3a, bishop heelan is fifth, with spencer and moc-floyd valley also making the top ten.

but m trouble in the critical state of iowa. "the more significant confrontation you could see is between ted cruz and marco rubio over the substance of ted cruz's national security and foreign policy positions." the other candidates are hoping the debate will give them a boost and keep them in the race until the iowa caucuses. c-n-n is sponsoring tonight's debate, which starts at 7-30. a new quinnipiac university poll out today shows hillary clinton leading bernie sanders 51 to 40 percent. the poll of likely iowa democratic caucus goers shows martin o'malley with 6 percent support. clinton has an almost 2 to 1 lead among women voters over sanders. but men back sanders 52 to 39 percent. the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points. developers in ononeastern iowa there need more housing options. we have the results of a study county officials conducted to determine what to build, coming up. hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data for just $70! but t wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're get

as well as members of the iowa d - n - r. the proposed changes are scheduled to take effect january first. people in the west metro will take advantage of the warm temps this evening to get into the holiday spirit. tonight the city of waukee will hold their annual winterfest celebration. it's put on by local businesses and it is free to attend they have a long list of activities on the schedule. events like , ornament decorating, tractor rides and pictures with santa. guests are encouraged to bring an unopened toy or non perishable food item to donate. local charities. organizers are grateful this year, that the weather is expected to cooperate. the weather is going to be perfect. we're so excited about this. last year the weather was great too we had a good turnout. a couple years before that santa used to sit in the gazebo but it was very cold so we did move it into the community center. and that's where we've been holding it ever since. and it's been an awesome turnout for us. if you want go to waukee's winterfest it is fre

iowa... a morning. flooding that could top the 1993 disaster pluu-- buried in e snow. they were out doing their job when they became stuck... and stranded for 20 hours. and number one goes downn a wild celebration in iowa ciiy. hawkeye fans hhe been focused on the football team this week... but are given another reason to smile this morning. i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist kyle kiel. good morning. good wednesdada morning. we are the morning hours. the good news, no heavy snowis expected, but there could certainly be some slick spots on the roadways. storm track 7 live doppler radar shows the snow right now st to the west of the viewing area. this will continue to track to the northeast throughout the morning and will be scsctered about.t.so your morning commute will likely be affected. here is the snowfall forecast for today. we will generally see l lss than an inn of snow, with some areas getting around an inch, and slightly higher amounts in a burst of moderate snow. for the most part, the snow will wind down late

and it's demo day for the new iowa events center hotel... crews will begin kicking up dust at the site along 4th and park today. the new 330-room hotel comes with a price tag of over 100 million dollars... some of it, board members had hoped to fund with a rare government program involving green cards. but that program ends tomorrow. they're now looking elsewhere something is missing along main street in downtown ames this holiday season. and the retailers say that something could make their season a lot brighter. channel 13's megan reuther has the story. it's a busy time of year. @4:13 "we love all the people coming in, browsing, shopping looking for the perfect holiday gifts." in downtown ames. @12:56 "people are happy...." the stores are decked out. the snowflakes are twinkling... but if you look up, something is missing. @55:15 "for the 2nd year in a row, we haven't been able to turn on the lights that line the tops of the buildings in downtown ames." the lights lining the tops of the buildings on main street are nearly 25 years old. the

of iowa. the regents approved a 3% increase for undergraduate tuition at iowa for the however tuition for undergrads , at iowa state and northern iowa will stay at the level they will be next spring. the regents also approved a $500 tuition increase for international students at iowa state. steve: meteorologist kurtis gertz is here to do one thing, and that is make us smile. kurtis: i think i go to the polls of extra ships, i have two kids coming to university of asteroid iowa state next year. a cold air over northwestern iowa. that is where the snowpack is. 47 degrees today. someone, 43. waterloo, 44. it comes the smiling part. yes a father early on but then we break -- some father early on but then we break free quickly to sunshine. weekend, sunshine saturday. late day clouds. sunday, a week system moves through. you may get a shower or two before sunrise. steve: the american institute of business says it has sold off part of its southside des moines campus for $2.25 million. the 3 apartment bui

the only loss in that span was to iowa state last thursday. fran mccaffery isn't taking this game lightly-- he has a lot of giocolletti has done with the bulldog program. but a statement win tomorrow would bring back quite a bit of confidence for the hawkeyes who need to move on from that loss to the cyclones. "i think it's a team that's been impressive they have a tough overtime loss at tulane a game they played tremendously well in than an overtime win over western kentucky a win in a tournament situation so this is a team that has impressed me on film but i'm not surprised i have a lot of respect for ray and his body of work. " drake and iowa kick off the afternoon at 3:30 from wells kick off the afternoon at 3:30 from wells fargo arena. the iowa state-- northern iowa game tips off after that around 6pm. that game will be on espnu. jon/2ram (wrap sports) jack: we'll be right back... you're watching local real chill in the air as temps get about as cold as they have been all winter. well, that isn't saying that much since we have had such mil

and sanders will end the year in iowa... party thursday night at the renaissance savery hotel in des moines. it's free and open to the public...but attendees are urged to r-s-v-p. you can do that at who tv dot com. and martin o'mally spoke to an audience of one yesterday... o'malley still held four campaign stops monday, despite the winter storm. at his final stop in tama... just one person showed up. o'malley said he had a lengthy chat with the potential caucus goer... the man said he was still undecided. mostly cloudy skies will continue across the state overnight. a few more snow showers may pass through on wednesday morning. this may bring an additional trace to one inch of snow. all will be done by noon. the new year's holiday will be very cold. temperatures will reach the teens on thursday afternoon and drop to the single digits by early new year's day morning. the weekend will be dry and 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

see how the iowa women are preparing for friday's big game. that's coming up here on t-v increase in clouds as a weak storm heads east. rainfall from this system will minimal and stays well to the north, across minnesota and wisconsin. with a stronger southwest flow of air beginning to develop, we are in n r a warmup pushing highs on thursday into the middle 50s. prepare for a wet weekend with rain developing late friday. low: 35-41 winds: s 5-15tomorrow: partly sunny, mild high: 52-58 winds: w 15-25tomorrow night: partly cloudy low: 34-40 winds: sw 5-15friday: slight chance of rain late high: 52 - low: 37 saturday: rain likely high: 52 - low: 41 sunday: rain likely high: 47 - low: 45 snow, windy high: 39 - low: 34 tuesday: partly cloudy high: 40 - low: 29 wednesday: chance of rain/snow high: 39 - low: 27 thanks joe. up next tonight, the big 12 nference has honored a couple of iowa state football players. scott has that story. and bluders bunch hasn't won in ames in over two decades. they hope to end that streak this friday. stay with tv9. the

a popular destination--the uss iowa. this ship has seen action in world war two, the korean war and the cold war. it's earned a number of awards and battle stars over it's life. now it's a floating museum in the port of los angeles here. and with free admission to iowa residents, and this week to iowa students, it's a popular spot for hawkeye fans this week. (kathy lange, centerville) "it's fabulous. it's just amazing. i didn't even, had no clue. had no clue what this would be like. it's really cool." there expecting quite the influx of iowa fans to make it through the battleship this week. they expect even more thursday when they're holding a pep rally for the rose bowl. that's from 12 to five here at we did mention this was media day for the rose bowl -- the first one ever for kirk ferentz as a head coach -- zach grant was there today -- talking to the man who's been standup in: "yea thanks a lot mark well kirk ferentz is in his 17th season as the head players told me there's an extra incentive to win a rose bowl for it

we're now just a little over a month away from the iowa caucuses. and candidates like christie are hoping to drum up support in this final stretch. kcrg-tv9's brady smith joins us cedar rapids. brady, what did christie have to in iowa city? christie stopped at the hamburg inn number 2, a popular stop for politicians. he says showtime is over, and now it's gametime, with the iowa caucuses right around the corner. christie led off by saying president obama isn't doing enough in the fight against terrorism at home and overseas. 7:20-:22 "he's never understood how to fight terrorism." christie referenced the terror attacks in paris and san bernardino, california, saying the obama administration isn't doing enough to keep americans safe. 7:35-:47 "if a center for the developmenta lly disabled in san bernardino, california has now become a target for isis terrorists, then that means every place in called out republican opponents ted cruz and rand paul, accusing them of voting for measures that weakened the u.s. intelligence community. one man in the crowd

now to the wrestling mat... all three iowa schoooo e well-represented at the midlands championships... in total... nine wrestlers have advanced to tomorrow's semifinals... seven of them are iowa hawkeyes... not listed there are sammmmbrooks at 184 and sam stoll at 285... and one cyclone and one panther are still in contention... josh alber at 133... and tanner weatherman at 165... coming u uin sports... more hoops talk... find out what steve prohm and the cyclones as they get ready to iowa state america is not just electing a president, we're also electing a commander in chief. that choice matters. because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, ising incomes. all of that depends on us being both secure at homee and leading the world. i will get up every single day and do whatever it takes to make sure our country is safe and strong. iowa state will return to hilton on wednesday night... for the first time in 17 days... but this won't just be your typical cupcake non- conference game... the cyclones are b

the rose bowl. back to you josh. ... former northern iowa quarterback jay johnson has been named the n offensive coordinator for the minnesota gophers. he ent the last four s ssons as the o-coordinator at louisiana lafayette. the ragin cajuns set school points in 2012 under his guidance. thanks scott. one last look at the forecast, justin... light snow is likely late tonight into wednesday morning as a weak, fast- moving weather system crosses the midwest. a sting to an inch of snow will be common with sove locally higher amounts between one and two inches. fortunately, winds will be light, mainly under ten miles per hour. we'll have highs in the 20s tomorrow. the year will end on a colder note with highs around 20

iowa state plays uni at the big 4 classic saturday. iowa state plays uni at the big 4 classic saturday. the hawkeyes also have a co-player of the week. big ten picks jarrod uthoff. uthoff averaged 30 points and 9 rebounds in two iowa games last week. most famously, he had 30 in the first half against iowa state, but just two after that. the 32 points was a career high. his way to consensus all-american. that puts a player in a school's all time greats conversation. the football writers of america the latest to name king first team all- america. the hawkeye junior cornerback had a big ten-best eight interceptions this season, which ties nile kinnick's iowa record. king also had 67 tackles. former hawkeye mike daniels should have a merry christmas. the packers defensive end signs a new four year contract extention worth 42 million dollars, and that includes 22 million in the first 15 months. packers drafted daniels in 2012. he's since made 117 tackles and 18 sacks. daniels was a two star recruit coming up next on the news at for lynn's fa