today, the iowa restaurant association held a career fair at the iowa events center... at least thirty five restaurants were interviewing job seekers. positions include servers, managers, kitchen staff, and dishwashers... iowa's restaurant industry expects sales to exceed $4.2 billion this year.. perhaps, we saw the creations of some of iowa's greatest future chefs today. they showed what they could in a culinary competition 40:31 our team has been practicing for a couple months now, and i don't want to sound cocky, but we got it, we got it down 40:40 emily reinertson has waterloo west high... her team is one of twelve competing today at the iowa prostart invitational. teams served up a three course meal made in 60 minutes using just two butane burners.. they got judged on knife skills and chicken fabrication among others. the morning competition focused on culinary skills... and the afternoon match up centered on management skills. it took place at the iowa events center, which organizers say is fitting. 32:49 girls state bball is just across the street, this is where a

coming up, we introduce you to the first two iowa women enlisting for guard... yet just a fraction are enlisted to serve in combat... channel 13's mike dasilva spoke with the first two about what it means to them. the decision had been made that they would remove all barriers, starting january 1st 2016 for women to serve in whatever role they wanted to in the military." with the door finally open for the first time in the guards 176-year history... private megan reaska and private dakota doocy are preparing for combat... "i dont want to be like pampered because im a female. i mean i joined the military like thats not something thats very girly, you reaska, a 20 year old sophomore at the university of iowa, started out considering a medical position... but was drawn to the duties of a combat engineer. youre talking about jobs in which you may have to go find improvised explosive devices. you may have to use you know high explosives to remove obstacles. you may engage in direct combat, just like the infantry would against an enemy. combat engineer definitely intrig

prosecutors called their final witnesses from the iowa dci. fazzino is charged with first degree murder in the 2012 death of his wife emily in boone. he has pleaded not guilty, saying she accidentally drowned in a bathtub. elizabeth: the city of ames and iowa state are teaming up to look into safety issues along lincoln way. it's been just over two months since 18-year-old isu student emalee jacobs was hit and killed on that road. however, city engineers say there's no correlation between the december hit and run and the safety study. but they want to make a busy road safer for everyone, especially with continued growth the study is part of the city's long-range transportation plan. and a des moines man is in jail after stealing a car that belonged to a des moines police detective. 55-year-old la forest bennett was outside the embassy suites hotel saturday night when he took patrick garcia's keys and vehicle. bennett didn't know garcia is married to a detective, and that the hotel was full of officers for an annual celebration. he's now in the

paving the way for wind energy. how iowa has stepped up to lead the nation, and the us's plan for the future. eric: plus, it's making an impact. how one iowa coffee shop is helping people turn around their lives. and their plan to help across the entire state. elizabeth: and he's spent the last year far, far away. we'll show you some of the incredible images from his trip. and when the history making u.s. back on earth.gs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider with high-speed internet from centurylink. >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning. with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist

the iowa events center is busy with high schoolers today... that's where a top chef style event is putting them head-to-head at the stovetop. channel 13's josh nugyen is live from the convention center this morning to tell us how the event is also helping a growing restaurant tuesday, we return back to winter! light snow is falling early this morning across northern iowa. a few snowflakes may brush the metro, but no real measurable snow is expected in the des moines area. 1 to 3" is possible in parts of northern iowa through early tuesday. the remainder of the day will be cloudy and blustery. winds will be from the north at 10 to 15 mph and gusts up near 25 mph. temperatures will hold in the upper 20s and low 30s. skies will become partly cloudy late in the day. wednesday will be a quiet day with highs in the low 40s. there is the possibility of a light rain snow mix again late wednesday into early thursday morning. temperatures will continue to climb into the metro locations - 3 our top story... authorities are still searching for two inmates

"the hawkeye" burlington, iowa, the oldest newspaper in the state in iowa. an editorial in iowa's oldest newspaper, as i indicated, "the burlington hawkeye." the misstep is an unprecedented decision by the senior senator from iowa and the republican leader to deny the president to fill the current supreme court vacancy. the editorial ends with this declaration -- and i quote -- "a few weeks back when the longest tenured senator from iowa passed a vote we lauded his service to us. we noted in casting votes on matters before the senate, he was doing what iowans elected him to do. we gave grassley an atta boy for that. we take it back. we take it back. that's a blistering statement. a revealing statement, a substantive statement. we take it back. there's a lesson that senator grassley and my republican colleagues should learn from this editorial. by refusing to give president obama's supreme court a meeting, a hearing, or a vote, they are banning the oath of office they swore when they became a united states senator. this abdication of their constitutional resp

definitely one of the all time greats. iowa state hosting oklahoma state. you know it's your night when this happens. niang misses the tree throw but flushes it home. here's one of those dimes. niang with the alley. senior -- later gator -- 19 points for nadar -- none sweeter than that dunk -- cyclones win -- 58 to 50 "this day was about these three guys, and what they've done for this university and this basketball program. and then georges, 2 thousand points scored, 3rd all time leading scorer, winningest player in the history of the school." "the support, the love, the real love that i felt here i was afraid for that to happen my all inin this place and i'm content with closing this chapter at hilton because i left everything i had out there." and still to come we head to state -- how the orioles flew out to a lead and the spspngville girls were the darlings of the state basektball tournament -- the orioles flew all the way to the 1-a final before magical run came to an end -- this year -- they entered with a a ssion -- brininhome a title pierson in the q

the city council will also discuss bringing uber to iowa city. the city's already arted talking with h e ride shariri service, and the two sides agree that a potential a change to city code could work for both of them. the amendment would require uber to get a business license from the city. that would allow the ride-sharing service to conduct its own background checks and vehicle screenings. tiffin's city council is set to city's minimum wage nine dollars hour next week. earlier this month, the council voted down a different minimum wage ordinance that would have gone along with johnson county for workers over 18. the countywide minimum wage is set to go up to 100 an hour by 2017. the vote is set for march 8th. a new des moines register - mediacom iowa poll shows almost seven out of ten iowans would like to see a increase in minimum wage. but how much that increase should be varies among supporters. 16 percent would like to see 15 dollars an hour or more. 33 percent would like 10 dollars an hour. and 16 percent would like nine dollars an hour. th

yogi ferrell hits the three... iowa doesn't go away. down 3, no. indiana wins the outright big ten title, 81-78. iowa has lost four straight..five of its last six. no team in the nation has fallen farther, faster than the hawkeyes. today the spotlight turns to girls hoops...there are teams we care about in basically every single game, today. 10 am - pella vs. lewis central 11:45 am - harlan vs. marion 1:30 pm - indianola vs. linn mar 3:15 pm - johnston vs. sep 5:00 pm - centennial vs. davenport north 6:45 pm - cedar yesterday ballard taking on keokuk. ballard falls to the chiefs, 42-31.. nevada versus sioux center... nevada fans show up in force. and they're rewarded. cubs win 59-44, undefeated pocahontas area taking on over-matched mount vernon. the indians roll over this team... 83-43 the final. manson nw-webster against iowa city regina. boys state basketball starts next week. and with a win last night, you're in. fans showed up strong for ankeny and dowling. the hawks, also strong. second half, steal by drew maschoff. it's a back and forth, tens

organizers from the iowa city downtown district say the event is an opportunity to share all the culinary experiences available in iowa city. next on the fox 28 news at nine.. nine..an education in iowa.how one group of students foreign to this country are getting a very special lesson -- when the fox 28 news at nine continues. nice' gets tossed around a lot. but one group of foreign ststents at the university of iowa found out how true it is. is.fox 28 news reporter steffi lee shows us how it's helping one group of students from japan. japan.in tonight's voices of diveveity report. port. it sounds like tongue twisters. i want to learn some cultures of america - reading, speaking and writingand it's part of the reading, speaking and writing skills these ten japanese students are learning in this university of iowa english class.they're change students from yamanashi university - students like yukari kosaka are here learning what's in high demand. i think what the world needs now is a person who can speak english and english is a very and i want to study english and i want to be a good ene

the iowa regents say they never heard about an incident involving the university of iowa's interim public safety director and his driving crash. the associated press obtained records showing public safety director david visin refused to pull over for police while driving his stepson, sean crane, in june. officers were looking for crane after his truck hit two cars in a parking lot outside a bar. instead of stopping, records show visin dropped crane off at a gas station and then left before officers arrived. visin says he's diabetic and needed to rush home to control his blood sugar. the regent's subcommittee on campus safety didn't find o o about the incident until the a-p broke the story yesterday. interviews started today for applicants who want to sit on the dubuque county board of supervisors. a total of 25 people are vying for one vacant seat on the board. the seat opened up when supervisor tom hancock died in late january from an apparent heart attack. treasurer, and recorder, is interviewing the 25 candidates before making a decision. that decision could come next week. kcrg t-v ni

about 1 to 2 and even further to the south, the amounts less from interstate 80 on to the south from iowa city towards washington. and we have winter weather advoice ris in effect for most of the counties along the north -- advisories in effect for most of the counties along north so the morning rush is dicey around eastern iowa. we will talk about this storm and another one that follows it with a potential for more accumulating snows along about thursday. >> terry thanks we will see you then. >>> more and more iowa business leaders are throwing their support behind the comprehensive medical cannabis bill. >> the group iowans for medical cannabis says 95 prominent business leaders have signed a letter in support of a bill to make the substance available to more patients with more medical conditions. those offering their support span several industries from insurance and banking to real estate and publishing. they say they believe the bill will provide safe consistent quality medicine and that now at the seam time a new report shows iowans are buying hundreds of millions of addictive pharm

the loud crowd helps iowa come- back. nicholas baer, the walk-on, hits a three, and iowa ties the game. but great players, make great yogi ferrell hits the three! iowa doesn't go away. down 3, peter jok can tie it! no. indiana wins the outright big ten title, 81-78. iowa has lost four straight, five of six. #22 west virginia too much for iowa state, even at hilton coliseum. back to back threes by the mountaineers, it's all west virginia, 82-57. day two girls state basketball, and like day one, the girls compete against a college basketball senior night for attention, but today, far more central iowa teams took the court. that includes ballard, a team with a reserved parking spot at state. bombs away against keokuk. taylor larson for three. bombers up by one. then gabbie doud surrounded by half of nevada shows up to see the champs play sioux center.. surprisingly, the cubs trail early. cubs lexi koudelka kuh-del-kuh scores to tie sioux center at 22. 2nd half starts with a barrage of cub three's. abby stephenson starts the s

the iowa house is considering a bill that would eliminate front license plates. the department of transportation says the change would save more than 500 thousand dollars each year. law enforcement is skeptical. they say removing the front license plate would make it harder for them to do their job. authorities use front and rear license plates for tracking vehicles in criminal investigations . they also say it helps identify people involved in amber alerts. "you take that front plate off, it makes it tough to get that identification and feedback from the public. 12:34 12:35 you've got several vehicles with similar make and model and license plate. " the iowa automobile dealers association supports this bill, saying new cars aren't made with holes for a front license plate. the iowa d-o-t hasn't taken a nationwide, 19 states do not require a front license plate. the mount vernon city council is thinking about banning nicotine in parks and outdoor facilities. at the last council meeting, the city's parks and recreation board presented a ordinance. the coalition, "r

we'll continue to track the snow all throughout today in iowa. new this morning...two people are in the hospital following an overnight fire in cedar rapids. according to firefighters, the fire happened around 1:45 this morning in the 700 block of 9th street southwest. apartments and everyone got out on their own. however, two people had to be taken to the university of iowa hospitals and clinics due to smoke inhalation the search for a young man is over. rashon montgomery was found at the casey's off university avenue in waterloo. he had been missing since friday -- and his family was very today is the biggest one day grab of delegates yet in the race for the white house. it's super tuesday. tracie potts tells us texas is the big prize - an important one for ted cruz. it's the only state where donald trump isn't expected to win. to build on his frontrunner compeititive. "a vote for donald trump tomorrow is literally a vote for hillary clinton." for ted cruz, that means winning his home state, texas: "what we will see, i believe, is else far behin

one of i was oldest newspaper in this reference here is unprecedented by the senior senator of iowa and republican leader to deny the president the right to fill a supreme court vacancy. a few weeks back when the senate passed a vote we allowed this service to us. we gave grassley and add a boy for that. we take it back. we take it back. that's a blistering statement. a revealing statement. we take it back. here's the lesson that senator grassley should learn from this editorial. by refusing president obama supreme court nominee a hearing, or vote they swore when they became a united states senator. this evocation of our responsibility will epitomize their work in the united states as a senator. what they accomplish their careers will be secondary over their job, remember our job is to vote, that that is what we swore to do. follow the constitution. in the constitution's is make clear on this issue. so the stakes should even be higher for senator grassley and the other republican senators, why? because as chairman he has one of the most important proceeding committees in the united stat

one of the girls state basketball tournament in des moines... several eastern iowa girls teams crown... including innclass one-a with top ranked turkey valley. mark woodley brings us first turkey valley, making their first ever appearance at the statete deep 3 - trojans up 4 later - 33-25 at half - down in crunch time - shelby riecks taking control - 17 for riecks - trojans up 4 late - but mount ayr's kelcie shields but turkey valley got it done at the free throw line - they advavae 55 to 51 1 it feels amazing, cause we've great feeling. kee high debuting against burlington notre dame - loooing to make it 2 upper iowa conference teams in the the deuce, they'd take a 7 pint edge -- the board plus the and 1 - kee would lead 25, 16 at half - burlington-notre dame rallied for a 55, 44 qin as the kee hawks would go dowow in the quarterfinals - ---springville - last year's runner-up - opening up against kingsley pierson - and the orioles were feeling it early on - in transition madi and keeping on the gas - mikayla nachazel uses the glass - orioles in control they would g

the regular season is all set. iowa state travels down to take on the 12- time big 12 champion and new #1 kansas jayhawks saturday. the cyclones could knock off its second number one of the year and become the first big 12 team to sweep kansas since 2001! all: (reax) sabrina time for another short break...but before we go let's get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at west mixmaster [current conditions] sam says ??? he's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast next... good morning iowa continues most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green strong winds and snow are going to keep driving conditions very tough for northern iowa through the morning hours today. the bulk of snow has stayed primarily in northern iowa centered roughly around highway 20, and it will keep pushing eastward through the morning. snow reports have ranged from a dusting around the metro to 4 inches up near fort dodge. the win

court.president obama will discuss the open spot today with republican senate leaders, including iowa senator chuck grassley.the white house says the president still intendndto nominatat someone, but continues to reviews recommendations from his legal team.senator grassley, who heads the senate judiciary committee, has promised n to hold hearings fowhomever the president picks. apple received a big win in its fight against the f-b-i. f-b-i.a federal judge has ruled that investigators *cannot force the company to unlock an i-phone owned by a convicted drug deaear in new york. york.that't'comes after another judge ruled it must comply with the feds, to unlock the i-phone that was used by san bernardino attacker syed farook.says creating such software would d invadedethe privacy of f apple custumers.attorney's in new york are investigating cases involving 175 apple products, with encryptions similar to syed farook's i-phone. new this morning... rning...the u-s has now asked ththu-n security council to schedule a vote this afternoon on a resolution that sanctions on north korea.it's in re

jenna: it's been 4 years since the iowa hawkeyes had arguably one of their worst years in history on the hardwood, but a couple of siouxland recruits have helped turn the team around. anchor chris palmquist has more on how the sioux crew has helped pave the way for better city chris woodbury are certainly no strangers to the wells fargo arena, having played here a number of times and possibly doing so tournament. but final game at carver hawkeye arena, closing the book on a journey that rned the iowa program around. fran mccaffery--"we had a mess. nat we had academic issues. we had transfer issues. nat the first workout that i went to, four guys showed up." chris palmquist--"when fran mccaffery took over the iowa hawkeyes, he interited a once- proud program that had just finished the worst three year run in school history. but he had a plan." fran mccaffery--"i wanted iowa kids moving the iowa chris palmquist--"two of his highest priorites became sioux city east's adam woodbury, and south sioux city's mike gesell, nat a pair of top-100 recruits." fran mccaffery--"i went to every game

eric: and the hawkeye heartbreak continues. iowa struggles to get another big 10 win before the start of the post-season. hear from the players on how alyx: -- elizabeth: things for waking up with kcci this morning. eric: it is 5:00 on wednesday, march 2. metinka: we are going to need all that warm winter gear. 18 in des moines. check out clarion, now at one degree above zero. it is a good thing the winds have settled down here it -- settle down. headed for a high in the 40's. sprinkles and snow showers by this evening. sparkles will be left over for thursday. it looks to be the coldest day of the next eight. check out these numbers. over the weekend, 50's and 60's. next week, 60's with the potential for thundershowers. elizabeth: in commitment 2016 news, hillary clinton and donald trump are taking victory laps this morning after sweeping a series of super tuesday states last night. nikole killion is in washington with more on what it means for the state of the race.

police have not released the name of the driver. iowa murder trial of a man accused of killing his wife. the defense beginning by calling alexander fazzino's former house cleaner to the stand. she pleaded the fifth many times when when asked if she sold prescription drugs to alexander's wife, emily. alex's mother also taking the stand yesterday... she testified that she saw emily stumble, stagger and slur her (joanne fazzino, alex fazzino's upset for her, i was upset for daughter. i loved her, i loved her, and i thought we had a very close relationship." testimony continues today. decision 2016. today's the day which can reveal which candidates have the best chance at winning their party's nomination for president. it's super tuesday. twelve states -- and hundreds of delegates on the line. republican ted cruz and democratic bernie sanders both need to carry their home states -- texas and vermont -- today. a photographer covering a donald trump rally in virginia says he was choked and thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. video

the final. manson nw-webster against iowa city regina. regina 24-0, but manson nw-webster stays close with the three ball. cloie herzberg from the corner, webster trails leads 38-31. manson creeping closer. same corner, same result emma rae snell cuts the lead to 5. but regina pulls away down the stretch, stays perfect 59-47. for up to the minute live scoring of all girls state basketball games, use the 13 now app, or log on to banner on the home page. big game for the hawkeyes tonight. iowa plays big ten leader indiana, and it's senior night in iowa city. four starters play their final game in carver-hawkeye arena: anthony clemmons, mike gesell, jarrod uthoff, and adam woodbury. channel 13's john sears is at carver- hawkeye arena, where it's still nearly 2 hours to tip. we'd talk to john, but like so many right now, he's lost his voice, but feeling fine. tonight's game between iowa and indiana is completely sold out. john will quietly bring us highlights and post game interviews later. iowa's fading hopes of sharing the title with indiana

the federal government says iowa is the first and only state to the govenor says he's proud of iowa's leadership in wind energy and is hoping to push that number up to 40 in five years. this morning at the white house, a special meeting between the the focus is the standoff over a supreme court nominee. the president plans to nominate someone to replace the late justice scalia. republicans -- including senator grassley -- who chairs the committee that considers court appointments -- want that decision to be up to the next president. the senate majority and minority leaders will also be at today's meeting. we've been told they'll also talk about the drug problem in this country. senator grassley's office says more than 47- thousand americans died from overdoses in 2014 -- an all-time high. his office says that's more deaths than from car crashes or gun violence. new this morning... new records say a university of iowa public safety director did not cooperate with other officers. they say david visin refused to pull over -- driving with his stepson in june. officers were looking for his

elias: the final game of the regular season is all set. iowa state travels down to take on the 12- time big 12 champion and new #1 kansas jayhawks saturday. the cyclones could knock off its second number one of the year and become the first big 12 team to become the first big 12 team to sweep kansas since 2001! all: (reax) sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's kendis gibson and reena ninan with america's money. america's money market losing streak- u.s. stocks closed >>> good morning. topping "america's money" -- things are looking up for your 401(k). >> well, after a rough january, the dow was up slightly in february. while the nasdaq lost more than 1%. but here's the good news. march is historically a good time for stocks. month. >>> subway promises your footlong sandwich will really be one foot long. that's part of the settlement of a class-action lawsuit that complained the subs fell short. >> the plaintiffs aren't getting much money, said one attorney. it was difficult to prove monetary damages because

the iowa events center is busy with high schoolers today... that's where a top chef style event is putting them head-to-head at the stovetop. channel 13's josh nugyen is live from the convention center this morning to tell us how the event is also helping a growing restaurant

lucas: the final game of the regular season is all set. iowa state travels down to take on the 12- time big 12 champion and new #1 kansas jayhawks saturday. the cyclones could knock off its second number one of the year and become the first big 12 team to sweep kansas since 2001! all: (reax) lucas: a story now from your national sports headlines-- lucas: new trouble for johnny man-zel -- the troubled cleveland browns quarterback is seen in a new video from a miami nightclub -- as a domestic violence case against him is now on its way to a grand jury -- abc's ryan smith is here with the latest " this morning, johnny manziel...once again microscope...for his hard-partying ways. (nats video) tmz sports releasing thisvideo of the cleveland browns quarterback reportedly in a miami nightclub thursday...sporting a big hat and sunglasses...drinking from a bottle. just hours earlier....dallas police...announcing they sent a misdemeanor domestic violence case against the former heisman trophy winner to prosecutors....a grand jury now expected to decide i

the senior senator from iowa outlines that he assumed the chairmanship. promising republicans that i will restore the senate to the deliberative body the founders intended. that is what he said. to tosaid. to restore the senate to the deliberative body that founders intended. he said he took the responsibility of vetting the nominees for a lifetime appointments very seriously. the senior senator from iowa is failing the commitment that he made himself, restoring the senate to deliver the body of the founders intended. the founders of people that wrote the constitution. first chair, this important committee to take the unprecedented step of refusing to meet,meet, conduct hearings, or hold a vote on supreme court nominations. following a republican leaders call to refuse the nominee, hearing or vote. of all people should no how important the voters. a lot of record of not missing roll call votes, 7,545 consecutive votes. what good is it if you simply sweep the votes you don't like under the rug? don't run for our vote, hide what good is a chairmanship if it

and the front plate debate. iowa lawmakers are considering a change which would help some car lovers...but police aren't thrilled about the idea. here's a live look at our good morning it's 6 a-m -- today is . good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist is here now with your storm track seven forecast. brr... it is cold this morning... temps are in the single digits and teens and have even dropped below zero in some light winds... one of the reasons we are so cold. the other is that we have clear skies over new snow (in the north). we will track through this afternoon. highs will stay below normal

the 22-year-old works in sales for iowa information inc. in sheldon. the republican is a 2015 graduate of northwestern college. in a press release, wheeler said kooiker encouraged him to run. people in orange city, iowa are voting today whether to pay for a new fire station. the fire department wants to spend 3-point-5 million dollars to expand the existing station, which dates back to 1973. fire chief dennis vanderwel says it's too small for today's needs. he also says there's a lack of ventilation that exposes the firefighters to high levels of diesel exhaust. polls are open until eight o' clock tonight at living waters church in orange city. it's the biggest day, so far, in the race for the white house: super tuesday. democrats and republicans are voting in 11 states. steve handelsman has more from houston << nats texas senator ted cruz cast his (s/ sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate :05- :08) "any candidate who can not win his home state has real problems" state polls show cruz with a lead over donald trump. mos - texas voter :12-:20 "i vote

the fox 28 news at nine. nine.a dubious honor for iowa. the growing problem of bad bridges -- when the fox 28 what's'sll this nonsense about balls? pink balls, blue, yellow, red. it's hard to keep the whole thing straight. and all these so-called deals? well, they come with a lot of deal@breakers. like when you leave the cityty the signal goes weak. u.s. cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys don't. and as for deals? how's $300 back for every line you switch? $300! no ball nonsense. get $300 per line and a stronger signal, rotisserie-style chicken raised without antibiotics? it's what we do. that same chicken pulled by hand? it's w wt we do. freshly-baked bread and crisp veggies? it's what we've always done. the new rotisserie-style chicken sandwich from subway. fresh is what we do. fox28 morning live we continue to get a taste of cedar rapids popoli's!see them prepare a specialty they're hoping will make t tm the best in town, tomorrow on n x28. the race for we've heard about the nationon crumbling infr

the event runs at the iowa event center until 2... still to come on your channel 13 news at noon.... a local organization is empowering women across the metro.... how you can shop to help their mission of helping women successfully enter the workforce and stay employeed. from miles away families now have less to worry about... all thanks to a tiny camera families expecting babies mark the due date on the calendar for months. but when the newborn has health challenges, there can be a delay in taking the baby home... new cameras in one indianapolis hospital are helping families get through the stressful time with less worry. anne marie tiernon reports. it's so gratifying to see little graham's progress. "he looks so good. his color is really good today." he's 7 weeks old and at just over 3 pounds...nearly triple in size compared to his birth weight. "you came early" graham is one of the tiniest preemies at st vincent women's nicu. "well, i just can't wait for him to get home" back home ...an hour and half drive from the nicu...graham has

and the ground is bear in the south and tempmpatures 24 in iowa city and 25 in washington. you can see today's systemkicking off to the east. another one developing to the northwest and that comes in here tomorrow night with another chance of some accumulating snows. tonight in advance of that temperatures in cedar rapids should drop into the lower with the snow a singleleigit low will be a good bet.a cold night a-- night ahead. >>> sure is. >>> no secret eye was what -- iowa has dilapidated infrastructure. >> tee fishent roads and bridges can be -- deficient roads and bridges can be found throughout the state. joe joins with us where the problem lies. . joe. >> reporter: iowa has the highest number of investigate rally dilapidated bridges considered poor or worst condition according to a national report from the american road and transportation building association. listing iowa 5025 bridges with sub structure or its deck.a big contributor is iowas rural roads.thats were you find a lot of bridges with little traffic. "we're still trying to figure out what to do with some of

running the iowa's enhanced 9-1-1 calling system. an audit found most counties either under reported...or over-reported costs, with one off by more than a million dollars. elias: new this morning....the city of ames looking for input on improving a heavily used corridor. elias: thousands of cars travel along lincoln was each day, along with hundreds of pedestrians and cyclists... the roadway is also where i-s-u freshman emmalee jacobs cy-ride bus and killed... now, the city is looking at ways to improve the lincoln way corridor.. a series of workshops will be held to gather recommendation s from those who live and work along the roadway, as well as the public in general. the information will help develop the corridor plan, which will address the look of the corridor and the safety needs of cyclists and pedestrians. the public workshop will be held this evening at zeke's. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: sam: weather adlib: after a snowy and cold day yesterday iowa is looking at a slightly wa

the layup. less than five minutes left -- and iowa grabs the lead. peter jok with the layup -- 74-72. carver erupts... but from there, iowa would go cold. and indiana's yogi ferrell would hit the shot of the game -- a 3 with 38 seconds left. hoosiers by five. the hawks would have one more shot to tie. down 3 -- jok for 3 -- but he's short -- and indiana wins the big ten regular season title. they knock off iowa 81-78. smiling thanks to a bad pass at an n-b-a game last night. knicks and the trailblazers. watch the pass go out of bounds -- and that's where things get messy. beer. it ends up giving him a bath. next time, he might ask the knicks to pick up the tab. this is one way to show up to work. two members of the new york mets come to spring training on horseback. the mets already have a lot of horsepower with one of the best pitching rotations in the game. an eastern iowa teenager has a night to remember on national tv. maddie poppe from clarksville beat out 40-thousand others to be 1 of 95 to audition in front of the celebrity judges -- on n-b-c's the voice. she had a few laughs af

the race.. plate debate.. why some iowa lawmakers want to get rid of the license plate on the front bumper of your car.. and why others don't like the idea. investigation interference police say the leader of the university of iowa campus police force refused an officer's request to pull over last summer... what police were looking for... and why they said he was interfering with an investigation. from who h-d iowa's high definition leader..this is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 003126 - i just think its one of those things in the state of iowa that don't we really need it anymore 19 other states nation wide do not require cars to have a license plate on their front bumper... now iowa's turn... good evening. i'm lynn melling. thank you for joining us tonight. the iowa house is considering a bill that would require only rear license plates on vehicles... however those against the idea say lawmakers would be getting rid of the plates for the wrong reasons. jodi whitworth has more... 103201 - were kind of entering a new

senator tony bisignano says animal abuse rates are on the rise in iowa...so he championed a law to come down harder on those who do it. under the bill...anyone accused with animal abuse could be charged with a felony. right now it's an aggravated misdemeanor. the bill also requires the department of human services to do a wellness check if the abuse happens in front of a child. yesterday the bill passed the senate and today it heads to the house. currently....iowa's animal abuse laws are considered to be among the softest in the nation by animal welfare advocates. students from across the state will put their sauteing skills to the test today... a top chef style cooking competition has 17 teams of aspiring chefs facing off for an opportunity to compete at nationals. while many will be focused on career. dozens of local restaurants will be on hand to scout some potential new talent. the event runs at the iowa event

parts of central iowa through 10 pm. the rain-snow mix will transition to all snow by 11 pm. a winter weather advisory will be in affect across northern iowa through 8 am tuesday. the first of the snowfall will melt, limiting totals. the snowfall will stay the heaviest and most consistent across far northern iowa and into eastern iowa. totals will range from 1 to 2" for the metro with 3 to 4" in parts of north central to northeastern iowa. the snow will end before 5 am in the metro, but the morning commute will likely be slick. the remainder of the day, cloudy afternoon. temperatures will be much colder with highs only in the low 30s. winds will be breezy from the north at 15 to 30 mph. we'll return to the low 40s on wednesday with another chance of a light rain-snow mix late wednesday through thursday morning. temperatures gradually moderate to mild conditions again during the weekend. skies will be sunny and highs will be back in the 50s. coming up -- wall street. who's up and who's down on the new york stock exchange.. an

iowa." stephanie: exactly one month from today, april 1st, is the day iowa's medicaid system will switch out from under state control. now it'll be three private insurance companies who will manage the health care for some 560 thousand iowans. stephanie/2bam: governor branstad is the one who spear- headed the move, as a way to save the state money and, he says, improve care. jack: the state of kansas actually made a similar switch three years ago. sarah mccarthy traveled there to get an idea what iowa medicaid patients can expect. inside cottonwood incorporated in lawrence, kansas stories that start like this.. are common. meant."> when doctors delivered connie warkins' daughter jessie, they also delivered a diagnosis. connie warkins jessie's mother (00:45 - 00:50) <"i had seen people that were downs syndrome, but i didn't really understand what it was about."> that was 32 years ago, when help for people with intellectual disabilities wasn't easy to find. [take: nat full]nat full<54:00>

the iowa caucuses have been over for a month. todd: voters here cannot get the nasa is back and live -- vanessa is live to tell us what she heard. vanessa: residents i spoke to today say that the back-and-forth between the candidates is juvenile and messy. these walls since the 1920's have been through dozens of presidential election years. grexit makes us look bad. vanessa: but this year, they say something is different. >> people need a little more class. >> i am heading to vote and be done. vanessa: this is the last remaining one stop for gas, lodging, and two, all in one place. you can find regulars and out-of-towners munching on. butter pie and pork tenderloin sandwiches. maybe you can find yourself in a conversation about politics. grexit of course there is conversation on a regular basis vanessa: people we chatted with say they have had enough of mudslinging between the republican hopefuls. >> it is more of a popularity contest and facing the actual issues that face me and my children everyday. >> it is petty and juvenile.

he is being held in the lasalle county jail -- before being extradited back to iowa. the mother of a man accused of murdering his wife -- taking the stand today. alexander fazzino facing first degree murder charges for allegedly killing his wife... emily in their home in january of 2012. she's the daughter of the fareway grocery chain's owner -- richard1 beckwith. the defense beginning by calling fazzino's former house cleaner to the stand --elodie mcwilson. she refused to answer any questions, pleading the fifth, wheeasked if she ssd preeription drugss to emill the defense then calling joanne fazzino, alex's mother. she says she saw emily stumble, stagger and slur her words (joanne fazzino, alex fazzino's mother) "i was very concerned, it was very upsetting. i was times, you loved emily as a daughter. i loved her, i loved her, and i thought we had a very close relationship." the reason she wanted to take the kids and alex back to kansas city a week before emily died. she says emily was very upset with them after the were forced by court order to bring the kids back to

the iowa girls state basketball tournament is underway. we'll have highlights of three northeast siouxland through early tuesday morning most of our highs today took place in the morning as colder air started moving in this afternoon in advance of our next storm system. this system is going to bring light snow to siouxland this evening and tonight with some accumulations possible. sioux city will likely see an inch or two out of this with northeastern siouxland possibly getting in on 2 to 4 inches of snow which is the reason they are in a winter weather advisory through early tuesday morning. some lingering flurries could be with us early tuesday but we'll try to bring in just a little bit of clearing by the afternoon. while tuesday will be cool (only around 30 try to warm back into the 40s wednesday before a light mix or snow moves in again wednesday night. once we get past a cooler thursday, warming comes our way heading toward the weekend. in fact, we have a chance of seeing more 60s in the forecast by late in our 7-day forecast. ktiv wa

this is how the pledged delegates are assigned. iowa has 44 pledged delegates, new hampshire has 24. the amount of delegates each state gets is determined the long and short of it is that the amount of delegates by population, and by recent voting patterns- basically more often their state delegates they get. [photo of sanders next to 15, photo of clinton next to 9, cross out the 9 write 15]to understand the impact that super delegates have let's look at new hampshire. sanders won new he got 15 pledged delegates. clinton got 9. but clinton had worked to the primary season continues this weekend -- five states saturday. now to the fight over the balance of power on the u-s supreme court -- iowa senator chuck grassley chairs the senate committee that will question an eventual nominee. nominee.he and g-o-p leaders are standing firm -- saying they won't consider *any* nominee from president obama. still -- senator grassley joined a group of republicans at the white house tuesday to talk about the issue with the president.senator grassley ca

for the women's teams, it's tournament time. iowa state heads to oklahoma city on friday, coming off a loss last night to west virginia. the cyclones are going into the big 12 tournament as the 8 seed, they'll take on texas tech on friday in the quarterfinals. winner goes on to play top seeded baylor. and the iowa hawkeyes are going into the big ten women's tournament as the 9 seed. they also play on friday, against eighth seeded michigan in indianapolis. winner goes on to play top seeded maryland. eric: at the high school level, girls' state basketball is in full swing in downtown des moines. tuesday saw quarterfinal action for class 3a and 4a, including a big win for nevada over sioux center in 3a. the cubs ended up on top 59 to 44 to move on to tomorrow's semifinals, when they'll face center point urbana. today, it's a big day for central iowa teams. and 5a teams hit the hardwood. kcci's alyx sacks is live from wells fargo arena. alyx, when do games start today? alyx: eric, it is a very exciting morning here it is going to start a

the girls take over the iowa event center this week. day one of the high school basketball tournament. reporter: and see how coffee of around in tonight's this is this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin and sports director andy garman. steve: right between ames and des moines, there's a new coffee shop on highway 69. stacey: along that stretch, you can find plenty of places for coffee . but this week, eric hanson shows us why coffee and scones aren't as important as the iowans behind the counter. this is iowa. reporter: brewing coffee is simple. >> we're at about 416 degrees. reporter: but a year ago, brian dannenmueller didn't even know that. >> i thought it just came from a can, folgers, you know? reporter: today, every bean of freedom blend coffee goes through him. >> roasting nat. but that's not even close to the biggest transformation in his life since last january. >> i went to jail and then i was evicted from my apartment. reporter: some believe 2

the iowa sexual abuse hotline offers confidential and immediate phone counseling and referrals 24/7. you can call them at 800-284- 7821. stephanie: a different kind of group gathered on the statehouse steps today. stephanie: the event is called "spread the word to end the word day" and it gained some attention from the community today. special olympics iowa athletes and family members gathered to make a stand against "the r word" that is often directed at someone with intellectual or developmental disabilities. on advocate shared how hearing that word made her feel. "it was not easy to do to stay in that class. i was not a quitter so i tried to ignore everybody but you can ignore stuff for so long. it was, several was over i was in tears crying." stephanie: the group is encouraging people to take the pledge to not use the r word. you can visit r- word dot org for more information. jack: could someone drop out of the presidential race following tonight's super tuesday contest? jack: it's the first multi-state contest for the seven remaining candidates, and one that could spell the end

the bill now heads to the supportive governor. folks in orange city, iowa are voting today whether to pay for a new fire station. the fire department wants to end 3-point-5 million dollars to expand the existing station which dates back to 1973. fire chief dennis vanderwel says it's too small for today's needs. he also says there's also a lack of ventilation that exposes the firefighters to high levels of diesel exhaust. polls are open until eight o' clock tonight at living waters church in orange city. the city of sioux city held a meeting toy to discuss the possible move of the clerk of courts office from the law enforcement t nter to the county courthouse.e. ktiv's sam curtiss will have more on the meeting a northwest iowa dairy and animal feeding operation is facing a federal lawsuit. the lawsuit is against meadowvale dairy near rock valley and its owner, sjerp ysselstein authorities seeked a court order to stop the spills into a tributary of the big sioux river. the complaint lists four counts of clean water act violations. federal prosecutors say that

the university of iowa >>> calming all parents. it's time to nominate kid captains. the university of iowa hospital is partnering with the hawks to feature inspiring stories of hope. two captains get a jersey, recognition during a game, and a behind-the-sceces tour. for more on how to nominate someone, go to cbs2iowa.com. we can't wait to see what the kids come up with. and here's the final look at the forecast. >>>>today cold temperatures out there. up north in particular where there's snow on the ground, we'll have lows around 5 or 6 the rest of us, though, more like 10 to 15 and then tomorrow afternoon, we'll get back in the 30s but the clouds will come in and by tomorrow night, should be some snowflake flowing in eastern iowa so we'll try to do all again and see if the north gets all the snow -- >> usually does. there's just a line and separates -- >> four timesaver seen that. >> -- on or off. thank you, terry. thank you for joining us at 5:00. we hope you will be here at top news and weather coming yo >> pelley: can trump be caught? >> super tuesday is the single

troopers are asking drivers to plan for the unexpected along iowa's roadways. the odd danger that kills millions every year, and how to saving for school.. how a new program lets high school students earn scholarships. and why it will make college more affordable. it's wednesday march 2nd.. today in i-80/35 @ douglas i-235 @ e. first on 13.. final results are still piling in today from a big day of voting. overnight, all eyes are were focused on alaska. results there were still too close to tell until just hours ago... ted cruz is now projected to win it by just a sliver. he trumps donald trump by just two percentage points. that's about one of just a few he picks up half of the 14 states up for grabs. you see those states in red here. senator ted cruz gets four -- texas, oklahoma, colorado and alaska.. marco rubio took minnesota. governor john kasich, and doctor ben carson have yet to win a single state. another sweep in the democratic race. hillary clinton takes seven of 11 states. bernie sanders gets four. north dakota and wyoming are still technically up in

the trial is expected to last another two days. iowa lawmakers are getting tough on animal abusers... under the bill approved today by the senate... a person accused of abusing an animal could be charged with a felony. right now animal abuse is an aggravated misdemeanor. the bill also requires the department of human services to do a wellness check if the abuse happens in front of a child. hillary clinton and donald trump are banking on tomorrow being a big day for their campaigns. voters in these 11-states will make their pick for the democratic nominee... polls have hillary clinton leading in eight of those states... the ones marked in yellow. senator bernie sanders is ahead in just two. we left out colorado because there isn't any recent polling information there. on the republican side... these 14- states are up for grabs... and donald trump could win most of them... polls have him ahead in eight of the states.. the ones marked in red. senator ted cruz is ahead in arkansas and in his home state of texas. senator marco rubio is leadi