assessments let individuals and discuss the survey and collaborative efforts is jim waterbury of unitypoint health allen hospital in waterloo. jim is the vice president of intitutional development at allen. unityoint health - allen hospital, wheaton franciscan healthcare - iowa (covenant medical ceceter and sartori memorial hospital) and black are working together on this initiative. all replies will be gathered, analyzed and published as community health needs assessment reports to improve local health carservices. surveys are done every three years. to find out more regarding the survey and to take it yourself, visit https: or the kwwl homepage for more information. three health care systems headquartered in black hawk county are coming together to ask residents across thh cedar valley to assess the health needs of their communities. community health needs assessments let individuals and organizations identify and prioritize health needs in their communities. joining us today to discuss the survey and collaborative efforts is jim waterbury of unitypoint health allen hospital waterloo. jim is the

unitypoint health - st. luke's hospital. now we can provide extraordinary care and provide our families s th a comfortable respite area. a placacto recharge and rest. a place that allows families to be lives. this family room is located on the second floor of center for women's and children's health. unitypoint health - st. luke's foundation is leading a $600,000 capital campaign to renovate the existing sleep rooms and family lounge into a family-friendly and home-like environment that will provide amenities similar to those found in a traditional ronald mcdonald house, but within the walls of the hospital. in cedar rapids, forrest saunders, kcrg-tv9 news. thanks a lot forrest. a group of area seniors is taking time out to hehe young people. they're packing meals for children to take home for the weekend. the hacap program is called operation backpack. kcrg-tv9's jill kasparie explains the purpose and the mission in our show you care spotlight. 9:01:41 cans? from canned goods s to 9:02:06 these seniors from

city's biggest hospitals is joining governor privatization of medicaid.the governor's office says unitypoint health, the parent company of st. luke's hospital in sioux city, 3 has come to an agreement with the managed care organizations 3 that will administer medicaid 1st.unitypoint health joins the university of iowa hospitals and clinics and genesis health systems in making those agreements.the governor's office says that three companies represent more than 33- hundred medicaid providers. 3 3 <

bria: tim and jenna, mercy medical and unitypoint health st. luke's hospitals say theywould practice under r fferent terms s it weren't for the state's agreement withth four different managed care organizations or mco's. the state's new plan take affect on january first and both hospitals are worried about the care of its patients. "1-800-ask permission is not really the best way to manage care," said wold. beginning january 1st, 4 private companies will oversee medcaid plans for the state of iowa, but unitypoint health st. luke's president and ceo says this plan has some unfnfseen bumps in t t road. "it's createtesome confusion for a lot of medicaid d beneficiaries. i is created confusion for providers, but i think that we're finding some clarity and we're getting some answers," said wold. medicaid patients will be assigned to provider that matches their plan. if a patnt finds a provider that is not under contract with their assigned mco at the start of the new year, then he or she will have 90 days to file a request to switch to a company tha

unitypoint health - st. luke's foundation is leading a $600,000 capital campaign to renovate the existing sleep oms and family loungng into a family-friendly and home-like environment that will provide amenities similar to those found in a traditional ronald mcdonald house, but within the walls of the hospital. in cedar rapids, forrest saunders, kcrg-tv9 news. in cedar rapids, forrest saunders, kcrg-tv9 news. skiers in eastern iowa were happy this weekend as sundown mountain in dubuque finally opened for the season. the resort usually opens the day after thanksgiving, but warm temperatures pushed it back nearly a month. it hasn't open this late since 2001. the temperature has to be about 28 degrees to make artificial snow. the resort will have to take it day by day with the warm temperatures ahead this week. a group of area seniors is taking time out to help young people. they're packing meals for children to take home for the weekend. the hacap program is called operation bacack. kcrg-tv9's jill kasparie ex

the state says the university of iowa hospitals and clinics, unitypoint health, and the genesis health system represent 33- hundred providers. kcrg-tv9's dubuque bureau chief atie wiedemann joins us. why all the confusion? the governor's office says this is a very fluid situation. hospitals, clinics and doctors could be signing contracts to medicaid even as we speak. but right now there's a lot of up in ththair about who wiwi provide and who won't. and one dubuque family says all of this confusion is caused by the change happening way too fast. alyson beytein has three adult sons, all who have autismsmtwo of them are in medicaid. including zachary, who uses medicaid exclusively as his health care provider. "he has had some serious and significant medical issues that we nearly lolo him. so we have a lot of concern about what physicians will be available to us. " earlier this week she received medicaid enrollment forms in the mail. both of her sons were automatically enrolled in two different networks. patients do have the option to switch networks, but she had trtrble finding dubuque e

they are university of iowa hospitals and clinics, unitypoint health, and the genesis health system. the state says those three represent 33- hundred providers, including doctors, nurses, and specialists. kcrg t-v nine's dave franzman joins us from our newsroom. dave, the department of human services released some other key information today? bruce, that agency released information today showing how the four companies that won the right to provide services to 560-thousand iowans receiving medicaid are doing in signing up medical providers. the big news, though, came from the governor's office because the figures before today had no hospitals at all signing those contracts. iowa has approximately the state. united health care of the river valley now has contracts with 85 percent. wellcare has signed up almost 41 percent. amerigroup now has contracts with 36 percent. amerihealth is last percentage wise with just 11 percent. all four managed care groups have a good number of contracts with pharmacies with percentages ranging from a low of 79 percent to 100 percent coverage. this is impo

that includes mercy health iowaospitals and clinics, unitypoint health and genesis health system. service providers - like doctors or small health clinics - will then choose which m-c-o's - if any - to sign a contract with. kcrg-tv9's sarah mccarthy joins us in the ststio. sarah, what does this mean for people enrolled in medicaid? that means people have two options. stick with the mco you're assigned by the department of human services or change your r choice by tomorrow's deadline. but many care-givers haven't decided which mco's, if any, they'll work with. several families say the timeline is too rushed. 25:06 "they needed foster homes, so we started adopting in 1970." karen muters and her husband are legal guardians for eleven people with special needs.i say people, not t children because although her youngest, evan is eight, her oldest is 43. a looming medicaid but especially derek, who has the most critical needs. derek on the phone including communication disabilities. 23:39 "the provider needs to know how to speak derek language so she can understand whatate's trying to co

cbs 2 news reporter marissa scott is live inside unitypoint health healthsaint luke's hospital to share how one former patient is spreading holiday cheer, marissa? "i have two elves that have twice a week, betsy bananetz and her two kids are spending time at the hospital. hospital. "what do you tell him hudson?" hudson?" "we wanted to brightenenour day a little bit. merry that was marissa scott reporting, betsy says they plan to keep coming*every week before christmas, and if the hospital lets them, they'll comemeall year! still ahead live at five... a-summer essential, created in the corridor is helping children thousands of miles away. how bug soother is giving&them a new future. this is a live look down fourth avenue in cedar rapids. there's more news ahead when live at 5 continues on cbs 2. tonight a company that eastern iowa knows very well, is hosting a fundraiser to support a place you might not know at all-- but hopefully will afterhis evenings event. event.cbs 2 news reporter joy howe is here with the e story. karen, we know simply soothing for their products like "bug soother.

university of iowa hospitals and clinics, unitypoint health, and the genesis health system represent 3300 providers. stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at 10... got your game gear for the big 10 championship? we'll see what t-shirt maker raygun is doing to support the hawks. then.... " " stephanie: and...despite a really mild about winter tonight. we go inside a that is pure winterwonderla nd.. brad: toss)) "monday on good a police force turns to the dark side... approach to recruitment it's a video that will make a sith lord proud. and we get a fresh look at the forecast. ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa! " "your watching local 5 news at 10 in hd with jack miller, stephanie edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." stephanie: brad brad: weather adlib: what is better than a friday in the 50s? maybe a saturday in the 50s! look for clear to friday in the 50s? maybe a saturday in the 50s! look for clear to partly cloudy skies as we head through the night. temps will not fall as much as las

the state says the university of iowa hospitals and clinics, unitypoint health, and the genesis health system represent 33- hundred providers. the iowa wrestling teaeawas hoping to stay undefeated tonight against south dakota state. josh christensen has the highlights. and i'm scott saville live in wrong all season and is hoping to do once more against michchan state. scott saville has more live from indianapolis, scott. josh it is quiet inside lucas oil stadium tonig but it will be rocking tomorrow. this game e s big time championship feel. the game day set is up and ready to for tomorrow's big 10 title game. their has been a lot of publicity this year about how the hawkeyes have been slighted in the national media. one of those guys that has been hard on the hawks is game day host kirk herbsreit. iowa do you think their is a slight? i don't think their is a slight they are excited to see them play a big time team and challenging atmosphere. it is all in front think they are great or not they control their own destiny. with that being said do you think they have a chance to win this g

accoing to governor branstad's office, mercy health network and unitypoint health both are on board, joining genesis health systems and the university of iowa. the four hospitals represent over 3,500 medicaid doctors, 73 rural health clinics and 47 general hospitals across the state. a half a million poor or disabled iowans are in the process of deciding which m- c-o they plan to continue thier care needs with once iowa's medicaid system changes from state run to for- profit. just last week the governor announced he was extending until march, the time frame that health-care providers have to continue recieving 100 percent payments from medicaid participants. jenna: tonight was the final night of debating for the republican presidental candidates bore the caucuses begin. the subject of tonight's debate was terrorisim and how the candidates feel they can protect our coutry. donald trump's soultion is to build a large wall jeb bush responded by noting that he is good at one liners, but a chaos candidate ananhis plan is full of holes. senator rubio agreed saying that the attackers in san

at unitypoint health - st. luke's, traditional baby names reigned supreme in 2015. evelyn was the top girl's name this year, beating out mia from 2014. for boys, jaxon, with liam and noah also being quite popular. some of the less traditional names at st. luke's were lennon and mystiq for girls, and callaway and rowdy for boys. jenna: as a parent, your child's health is top of list of important things in yoru life, but could it be affecting their doctor's appointments in a negative way? abc's dr. timothy johnson shows us more. " everyone wants a happy, independent teen. you may be sabotaging that at the doctor's office. a new poll conducted by c. s. mott childres hospital? suggesting that helicopter parents - too involved, too hands-on -- are taking over at doctor's visits for their teens? as a result, these teens are not learning to take control of their own health. nearly forty percent of parents in this poll saying that they alone - not their child - ask questions during the visit? two-thirds of parents complete all the health history forms by themselves? and sev

is joining governor branstad's planned privatization of medicaid.the governor's office says unitypoint health, the parent company of st. luke's hospital in sioux city, 3 has come to an agreement with the managed care organizations 3 that will administer medicaid in iowa starting january 1st.unitypoint health joins the university of iowa hospitals and clinics and genesis health systems in making those agreements.the governor's office says that three companies represent more than 33- hundred medicaid providers. 3 3 <> 3 3 a siouxland holiday tradition is now open in its new home.santa's house has moved to

at unitypoint at unitypoint health - st. luke's, traditional baby names reigned supreme in 2015. evelyn was the top girl's name this year, beating out mia from 2014. for boys, jaxon, with liam and noah also being quite popular. some of the less traditional names at st. luke's were lennon and mystiq for girls, and callaway and rowdy for boys. jenna: christmas is right around the corner... and maybe you plan on taking a long flight, or a long drive to visit your family. if so, there's one thing you need to keep in mind... you should continue to get up and move. jessica rae explains in this week's get going getting a blood clot. "rae: tis the season airports and long traffic delays... if you are part of this group of holiday travelers... i've got one healthy tip for you to remember. keep. moving. when we sit for long periods of time, we are asking for a blood clot. dr. steven joyce: "we don't have a lot of blood return from the legs up into the heart and lungs and so it forms what we call stasus in other words statat you are not moving very much and therfore if blood isnt moving too

the state says the university of iowa hospitals and clinics, unitypoint health, and the genesis health system represent 33- hundred providers. machine sheds and tractors are the latest classroom tools used by two eastern iowa groups helping beginning farmers. it all started this week at the amana farms, with a machinery workshop. kcrg t-v nine's sarah mccarthy explains why the class is crucial for people breaking into the ag industry. be sure to grease your universal joints. this.. 18:46:39 yeah, there's a greaser for this spindle. can be intimidating. 19:11:2 parallel park "everyone just wants to look something up online and figure it out." but that's not how this works. "it's nice to get together with people and actually just answered you know?" 18:50:19 is synthetic oil going to last longer? questions from this group of beginner farmers hoping to break into iowa agriculture. 19:05:10 "that is one of the largest growing segments that we're seeing right now. it's also a segment that's very receptive to learning new ways, and embracing a safety culture." safety is key. 18:31:51 that's

beschorner was taken to unitypoint health st. luke's in sioux city for treatment. the combine damage to the car, house and garage is estimated at 18 thousand dollars. 3 3 3 a beautiful day in siouxland.but do we have a cold night ahead chad? 3 <> 3 3 a siouxland holiday tradition is now open in its new home.santa's house has moved to the howard johnson hotel atrium downtown.on tuesday and thursday evenings, and saturday and sunday afternoons until december 22nd kids can visit santa, create free holiday crafts, eat treats shop santa's gift shop.all the money raised from santa's ho

unitypoint health-st. luke's saw a mix of traditional and modern names. evelyn was the top girl's name inin015 beating out mia from lasasyear. other popolar girls' names included zoey, mia, emma, sophia. in the boys' department, jackson took the top spot with various spelling of the name. other popular names included liam, which was one of the top names in 2014, missed the cut this year, meanwhile, over at mercycyedical nter, mia and carsosotopped their list. among the list of other most chosen names for newborn boys were easton, noah, landon and lucas. other favorite nes for newborn girls were ava, lillian, amelia and violet. among the more original names for boys were axel, holden, jett and gideon. holiday help: when we come back... we step into the ktiv kitchen for a quick way to impress your r mily and friends for r l you seasonal get-togethers! party or hosting a holiday party you'll want a really good appetizer to impress your family and friends. fareway foods registered dietitian whitney packebush joins us with a good idea that are pretty healthy a

is joining governor branstad's planned privatization of medicaid.the governor's office says unitypoint health, the parent company of st. luke's hospital in sioux city, 3 has come to an agreement with the managed care organizations 3 that will administer medicaid in iowa starting january 1st.unitypoint health joins the university of iowa hospitals and clinics and genesis health systems in making those agreements.the governor's office says that three companies represent more than 33- hundred medicaid providers. 3 and with the winter weather we've had the last few days... we'd like to take the time to remind you that a lot of kids in siouxland don't *have* a winter coat to keep them warm... but you can change that.donate to this year's siouxland news is partnering with davenport cleaners and the salvation army to take in gently - used coats... clean them... then distribute them to kids in need. if you want to donate... check the "coats for kids" page on our website... siouxland news dot com. we'll have a list of donation sites there. 3 santa is getting an update to his old red suit.meet "hipster

unitypoint health - st. luke's in sioux city started the procedure in october. nurses and doctors there say they promote skin to skin in the delivery room, operating room, recovery room, and throughout the family's stay at the hospital. brad's here -- a crazy game in ames tonight. iowa and iowa state battled to the final second. we'll have the highlights and reaction from hilton coliseum. and, north and south sioux city play a nail-biter on the high school court. sports fource is next. you know families today are so stretched... ...they're working two jobs; they're working extra hours, but paychecks have barely budged. raising family incomes is the defining economic challenge of our time... i have a plan that will put raising incomes right at the center of our economy again. we've got to get back to making it possible... ...for anybody in america to go as far as their hard work will take them. that will be my mission as president. i'm hillary clinton, i approve this message finding healthy food to eat can sometimes be hard. but a new app aims to guide people to

in cherokee, sarah te slaa, ktiv unitypoint health - st. luke's in sioux city also started the skin to skin procedure in october. a new christmas album drops today featuring all siouxland artists. and it benefits a couple of great causes. that's on the way... and nice today, but the weather changes a bit this weekend. meterologist t-j springer is in next with the forecast. here's the live view from spencer, where it's 40 anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and reckless, like donald trump? will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like ted cruz? will he have skipped crucial national security hearings and votes just to campaign, like marco rubio? 27 generals and admirals support jeb bush. because jeb has the experience and knowledge to protect your family. right to rise usa is responsible meet the newest member of the ktiv team, t-j springer. he's our new weekend meterologist, but he's filling in for ben dorenbach this the wi

unitypoint health - ststluke's in sioux ty started the procedure in octer. nurses and doctors there say they promote skin to skin in the delivery room, operating room, recovery room, and throughout the family's stay at the hospital. iowa state and iowa university faced off on the court last night. who came out on top? and a siouxland metro rivalry. north sioux city hosted south sioux last night. we'll have the highlights from the basketball the cy-hawk series -- in basketball -- has swung in iowa state's favor over the last decade. ktiv's brad pautsch has more in the sports fource morning wrap. << the cyclones have beaten the hawkeyes in seven of the last ten meeting, including a 15-point win in iowa city last year. but isu senior georges niang said he expected iowa to try to make it a 'bloodbath' at hilton coliseum. iowa state with a 31-game non- conference winning streak at home. but early on -- it was hawkeye magic - in the form of jarrod uthoff - uthoff made his first 8 field goals as iowa got built a 20-point lead. the cyclones had no answer for uthoff

they are university of iowa hospitals and clinics, unitypoint health, and the genesis health system. the state says those three represent 33- hundred providers, including doctors, nurses, and specialists. new information shows how the four companies providing services to iowans a a doing in signing up medical providers. iowa has approximately 75-hundred physicians in the state. united health care of the river valley now has contracts with 85 percent. wellcare has signed up almost 41 percent. amerigroup now has contracts with 36 percent. amerihlth has just 11 percent. all four managed care groups have a good number of contracts with pharmacies with percentages ranging from 79 percent to 100 percent coverage. this is important information for medicaid recipients like michael chalupa and his friend colleen morrissey. both have serious medical conditions and need to see three or four specialists as well as family doctors. the two came to a d-h-s medicaid public hearing wednesday hoping to o arn how soon they can find out which doctors are signing up with which managed care companies. mor

they are university of iowa hospitals and clinics, unitypoint health, and the genesis health system. the three represent 33- hundred providers, including doctors, nurses, and specialists. new information shows how the four companies providing services to 560-thousand iowans are doing in signing up medical providers. iowa has approximately 75-hundred physicians in the state. united health care of the river valley now has contracts with 85 percent. wellcare has signed up almost 41 percent. amerigroup now has contracts with 36 percent. amerihealth has just 11 percent. all four managed care groups have a good number of contracts with pharmacies with percentages ranging from 79 percent to 100 percent coverage. tts is important information for medicaid recipients like michael chalupa and his friend colleen morrissey. both have serious medical conditions and need to see three or four specialists as wewe as family doctors. the two came to a d-h-s medicaid public hearing wednesday hoping to learn how find ovt which doctors are signing up with which managed care companies. morrissey worried sh

and buy direct from iowa farmers while shopping the downtown farmers' market - presented by unitypoint health - des moines. the downtown farmers' market presents iowa producers from 58 counties across iowa, offering fresh fruit, vegetables and so much more every saturday, may - october. you'll find fresh herbs, beautiful flowers, farm fresh eggs, local wineries, a delicious assortment of goat cheese, an endless selection of varieties of iowa raised meat such as beef, pork, chicken, turkey, goat, rabbit, before we go -- this time of year, a good way to warm up is sharing your home with one of the many animals that are without a family... ramsey subaru of des moines has partnered with the animal rescue league for a special "share the love event" saturday... they will have some adoptable special reduced adoption fee of just 25-dollars.. that carries over to all a-r-l locations. they hope to find as many homes as possible for pets... amanda: a new coffee and bagels concept cafe will be taking your taking your order starting today on mills civic parkway. caribou coffee and einstein bagels have tea

beschorner was taken to unitypoint health st. luke's in sioux city for treatment. the combined damage to the car, house and garage is estimated at 18 thousand dollars. 3 trains blocking traffic is one the biggest hassles for drivers in sioux city. but now a plan to ease some of that congestion is taking another step foward. 3 the city wants to build a viaduct from floyd boulevard that would stretch over the canadian national railroad tracks at 18th street.next thursday a public meeting will be held at 6:00pm in council chambers to go over the preliminary plans. construction could begin in february of 2017... pending funding. it would take about a year and a half to finish the project. >>> good morning. 2015. welcome back to "cbs this there's more real news ahead, including a possible motive for the san bernardino massacre. and we'll have presidential candidate marco rubio saying how to make the violence stop. first here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> law enforcement still won't speculate on why the couple opened fire but they have not ruled out terrorism. >> th

amanda o'connor with unitypoint health - st. luke's joins us this morning. seasonal influenza, commonly called "the flu," is caused by influenza viruses, which infect the respiratory tract . unlike many other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, the flu can cause severe illness and life- threatening complications in many peop. joining us to talk more about the flu is dr. amanda o'connor, unitypoint healtlt- st. luke's hospital hospitalist.- we are now in what is considered flu season - when is the peak typically? -what are the symptoms of the flu and if some believes they have the flu - what should they do? -is it too late to get a flu shot? learn more about the flu at dr. o'connor, thanks for being our hy-vee dietitian will be here tomorrow. stay with your 24 hour news back to our top stories this midday. about 75 people from eastern iowa are atathe state capitol in des moines today. they are working to delay medicaid privatization, because many believe there is not enough time to figure out what plan is best for them. medicaid will privat

at unitypoint health-st. luke's saw a mix of traditional and modern names. evelyn was the top girl's name in 2015 beating out mia from last year. other popular girls' names included zoey, mia, emma, sophia, in the boys' department, jackson took the top spot with various spelling of the name. other popular names included liam, noah, henry, hudson, names in 2014, missed the cut this year, meanwhile, over at mercy medical center, mia and carson topped their list. among the list of other most chosen names for newborn boys were easton, noah, landon and lucas. other favorite names for newborn girls were ava, lillian, amelia and violet. among the more original names for boys were axel, holden, jett and gideon. a new owner is about to transform an old shopping center in sioux city. the boys and girls home bought the indian hills shopping center for almost $2 million dollars. next spring they plan to reveal what they have planned for the site that includes eight and half acres. sioux city mayor bob scott spoke on the acquisition after this evening's city council meet

mercy health network and unitypoint health both are on board... joining genesis health systems and the university of iowa. the four hospitals represent over 3,500 memecaid doctors..... a half a million poor or disablediowans are in the process of deciding which m- c-o plan they want. " jessica rae: still to come... an iowa man is going viral online... after what he said to two pan- handlers. find out why everyone is talking about him... up next. scott: we'll have... "you're watching morning... jessica rae... and scott larson.... this is abc9 news this morning. " "" scott: dear future, please help. the present is kind lf a scary place. i have no money, no job, no clothes. i feel completely helpless. but i hear good things about you, future. like i'll have hair, and friends, and books and music. siouxland. a winter storm is spinning in the north-central united states. we've got winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories painted to the northwest. the regional satellite and radar displays precipitation currently falling along the intersrste 29

beginning january 1st, 4 private companies will oversee medcaid plans for the state of iowa, but unitypoint health st. luke's president and ceo says this plan has some unforseen bumps in the road. "it's created some confusion for a lot of medicaid beneficiaries. it's created confusion for providers, but i think that we're finding some clarity and we're getting some answers," said wold. medicaid patients will be assigned to an mco and will have to find a health care provider that matches their plan. if a patient finds a provider that is not under contract with at the start of the new year, then he or she will have 90 days to file a request to switch to a company that their preferred provider is in agerement with some siouxland hospitals are voicing concerns as some think the change has come all to quick. and if given the chance, they would do things differently. "ultimately, we would have rather worked directly with the state. we do feel that having a third party involved as a managed care organization is not totally necessary. we would have liked to work directly on that responsiblity, managing th

at unitypoint health - st. luke's, traditional baby names reigned supreme in 20-15. evelyn was the top girl's name this year, beating out mia from 20-14. for boys, jaxon, with liam and noah were quite popular. some of the less traditional names at st. luke's were lennon and mystiq for girls, and callaway and rowdy for boys. jessica rae: after the break... we'll discuss some of the best and funniest viral stories of the year... that the country couldn't get enough of. the heartwrenching... and the adorable to the infuriating... this year was chock-full of viral moments. jeremy roth takes a look back at 20- 15's most viral stories "(nats) "cause the players gonna play play play play play and the haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate baby im just gonna shake skahe shake shake shake -- shake it off, shake itff." 7-year-old dylan barnes shook it off this year... dancing his way onto 'ellen' -- and into the presence of taylor herself. barnes got to meet the superstar backstage at her tour stop in kansas city -- and they had this epic dance-off. (nats - claps at end) (nats)

at unitypoint health-st. luke's saw a mix of traditional and modern names. evelyn was the top girl's name in 2015 beating out mia from last year. other popular girls' names included zoey, mia, emma, sophia, in the boys' department, jackson took the top spot with various spelling of the name. other popular names included liam, noah, henry and hudson. meanwhile, over at mercy medical center, mia and carson topped their list. among the list of other most chosen names for newborn boys were easton, noah, landon and lucas. other favoriteteames for newborn girls were ava, lillian, amelia and violet. here's ben with weather. flood warning in effect for calhoun, carroll, sac & crawford counties until 10:45 a.m. today winter weather advisory for holt county from 6 am today until 1 pm wednesday winter weather advisory for yankton county from 3 pm today until 3 pm wednesday overall, today won't bring much in the way of measurable precipitation, it'll just be cloudy with areas of drizzle and perhaps a shower or two. with temperatures nearing the freezing mark this mornin

the three local health systems unitypoint, mercy, and the iowa clinic will present checks to the make a wish foundation. the result of the #bringthejolly campaign to help offset the lost also today, chef d's rock power pizza is having his annual christmas party for central iowans in need. you're looking at video of last year's preparations. he'll provide a free meal to anyone who needs it today at st anthony's school from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. he is accepting donations of cash and gifts if you'd like to help out. and we will be learning about new protections for domestic violence victims. lieutenant governor kim reynolds and secretary of state paul pate are unveiling the iowa safe at home program. it's an address confidentiality program for victims of violent crimes. we'll learn more about how to enroll and how it works today at 11:00 a.m. at the statehouse, so watch for that at kcci.com. eric: cat and dog dangers. the most serious hazards around five your home this year and how you can keep your furry friends safe. plus that didn't take long. , there are internet memes a plenty this morn

steve: three central iowa health care providers are helping to make wishes come true. leaders at unitypoint, mercy and the iowa clinic will present make a wish foundation. they started the bringthejolly campaign after jolly holiday lights had to close because of flooding. next at 5:00, registration open. the three things you have to report to the faa or pay a fine if you own a drone. plus, the outboard announcement. sally: another republican drops his bid for president. i'm sally kidd in washington with an update on the 2016 campaign. 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. announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough en

the state says the university of iowa hospitals and clinics, unitypoint health, and the genesis health system represent 33- hundred providers. machine sheds and tractors are the latest classroom tools used by two eastern iowa groups helping beginning farmers. it all started this week at

at unitypoint health-st. luke's saw a mix of traditional and modern names. evelyn was the top girl's name in 2015 beating out mia from last year. other popular girls' names included zoey, mia, emma, sophia, in the boys' department, jackson took the top spot with various spelling of the name. other popular names included liam, noah, henry