now the university of iowa will transform the stadium back in time for next week's hawkeye football home opener. a new study suggests well water could be dangerous to drink. the university of iowa study and last year. the des moines register reports the study found nearly 12 percent of wells had unsafe levels of nitrate. 8 percent had unsafe levels of arsenic. and 43 percent had a kind of bacteria that can be a good indicator of e-coli. no state or federal laws require people with private wells to test for nitrates, bacteria and arsenic. public health statistics show only about 2 percent of iowans with wells test every year. fundraiser this afternoon. the event ran from 12-6 at quarter barrel. twenty percent of the purchases made during that time went to the catholic worker house the nonprofit helps people with food and shelter. organizers were trying to raise more than 10 thousand dollars to keep the worker house going. they say the need for shelters is big. "right now we only have one or two shelters where single women can go to, and i know that they are opening a third shelter, and on

the reason a university of iowa professor wants the mascot to change its tone. right now- a 15-year old kennedy high school student is recovering from serious injuries after being hit by a car this mornining cbs 2 news reporter joe huisinga is live at the school to tell us how it happened happenedjoe? karen the girl was hit right here just a short distance from the marked cross walk at wineg road. traffic was backed up in one lane as kids were trying to get to school and police believe the student may have thought she was ok to cross. cedar rapids police say the girl was crossing 42nd street at about 7:30 this morning when she was hit by an east bound car.the teen was not driver is not being charged in connection with the accident. the victim was taken to saint lukes and is now recovering at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics. "traffic was kind of piled up and i went to pull around and then, i didn't really see that much i just saw her kind of roll off the windshield. i didn't really see how fast the car was going or anything but i just saw kind of lik

helicopter flying in a helicopter from the university of iowa flew in to take a simulated "in the day where we continuously see hostile situations in our communities, in our schools, it's an unfortunate situation that a lot of people don't like to think about. " it's the first time iowa county first responders held an active shooter drill at an industrial site. they say it's much different trying to find the gunman there than at a school, because a shooter can blend in better at a factory. " the officers searched the building. it probably took them about a half hour to find cubicles, lots of stairways. " "police say if you're ever caught in an active shooter situation, you should either run, hide or fight. " we do not do the old fashion tornado style drill where we lock down or put our heads against the wall or anything, because that makes things easier for the shooter." " helipcopter taking off instead, police say people need to do what they feel is best to save their life and others. we never tell a person what they should do. we just open up their eyes to things that they can do. i

jeanne university of iowa from 1951 to 19-55. he graduated with a degree in communication and theater arts. in 2001, wilder donated a collection of scripts, pictures and more to the university of iowa libraries. harnessing the sun for eastern iowa homes. an inside look at the new 3,500 plan on a day just like thunderstorms roaming around the region. some folks will see some downpours again, while others will see nothing. once this front sinks to the south later tonight, rain chances are over until late sunday as a big, blocking ridge of high pressure expands southward over the area. this is in response to a tropical storm that should move into florida later this week. there is still potential for this to become a hurricane as well. regardless of what happens highs mainly in the 70s from wednesday through saturday. today: chance of storms. partly sunny. wind: light. high: 82 tonight: storms early, then partly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 62 tomorrow: mostly sunny and less humid. wind: ne 5-15. high: 79 tom. night: clear and comforta

the university of iowa said officials had aware of the request and in the from says -- process of forming a response. >> i think of herky as being smiley, i think he has a tough persona, it's a good medium of consistent image. >> it's a competitive spirit. >> i don't think we need to check it. >> the fact ultimate president is making sure it is a welcoming, inclusive and safe place but not working on this at this time. >> there's more important issues that need to be focused on on campus. herky explaining a -- expressing a variety of emotions could promote safety. >>> there was no heavy rain falling, that's a good thing with the rivers running very high, 73 degrees our current temperature, winds are north, northwest at six and the dew point is in the mid-60's, there were a few light showers earlier today. a lot not reaching the ground. what was there has fizzled out. there may be a couple sprinkles in dayton county. the forecast will remain dry tonight and tomorrow. that is good news with the turkey river continuing rise. we're expecting a crest at 27 feet sometime tomorrow morning. that

actor and university of iowa grad gene wilder died today. the frizzy haired wilder was a master at playing panicked characters caught up in crazy schemes frankenstein," "silverstreak," and the original version of "the producers." but he also kept his cool in "blazing saddles" and played the charming candy man in "willy wonka & the chocolate factory." wilder died late sunday from complications from alzheimer's disease. he was 83. we have put pictures from wilder's time at the university of iowa in the 1950s on our website, kcrg dot-com. warm and humid, tropical-like air remains in stadium as crews prepare for the start of hawkeye football. we look at that and the construction situation for game day drivers. and we'll look at where a new solar panel farm is coing to eastern iowa. tonight at 6. tonight at ten. as a result scattered thunderstorm chances any serve weather is low, heavy rain from the thunderstorm s that >>> breaking news tonight. we're learning of the death of gene wilder. the passing of a comic legend. tonight, hollywood's biggest

of state under president obama. trump received his briefing earlier this month. back in iowa, a new study shows the university of iowa study looked at 475 private wells across the state between 2006 and last year. the des moines register reports the study found nearly 12 percent of wells had unsafe levels of nitrate. 8 percent had unsafe levels of arsenic. and 43 percent had a kind of bacteria that is a good indicator of e-coli being present. no state or federal laws require people with private wells to test for nitrates, bacteria and statistics show only about 2 percent of iowans with wells test them every year. months after these chalk messages showed up on campus, the university of iowa has revamped its six-year-old policy on sidewalk chalk. the group students for life drew these messages in april on a walkway along with more than 3 thousand hearts, representing the daily number of abortions in the u-s. the school already had a policy requiring means students must now limit messages to the event title, time location and name of the organization. no more slogans, extra messages or artwork are allowed. kinni

the first amendment battle happening at the university of iowa right now. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin arry. barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. weather first forecast. violence has claimed too many lives in cedar rapids, and one group wants it to stop. stop.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson explain how they hope to make that happen. happen.good morning guys, i'm here at redmond park where the cedar rapids group stop the violence held a back to school . bash.several families came out to the event yesterday.the group provided food, music and activities for kids.the cedar rapids police department also came out to spend time with the kids.organizers say creating positive community involvment will keep kids from show these kids there's other things to do show them that there are adults that care about them and that are watching and that want to be role models for them just in case they don't have that person to talk to that support. organizers donated food, clothing and school supplies to help with those back to school expenses. expenses.covering

a new building project at the university of iowa hopes to help a growing population of engineering students. the university says it needs more space, at a cost of 37- million dollars. the university broke ground on a new 65-to school's main engineering building yesterday. this is what it will look like, but the project is still about 18 million dollars short of what it needs. it will feature two new classrooms, study areas, and new digital and mechanical tools like 3-d printers. the addition won't be just for engineering students. it's also meant to bring in art students and promote collaboration . "we have engineers and artists working together on projects to learn more about how creativity project two years ago. the university hopes to complete the addition by next fall. midamerican energy is now looking for land in iowa. it needs space for more than one thousand wind turbines. the iowa utilities board approved the company's three point six billion dollar wind turbine proposal yesterday. the utilities board says the project will put iowa on track to use wind energy to meet 85 percent of i

in 2001, wilder donated a collection of scripts, pictures and more to the university of iowa libraries. the rush to transform kinnick stadium back into a football venue after last weekend's concert continues today. workers removed the stage yesterday and most of the equipment that they had installed for the saturday night concert. but the whole tear down could last till wednesday. the on saturday against miami of ohio at 2:30 p.m. holding a concert so close to the first game created a heavy workload, but they're not expecting any issues. one step closer to a dollar more for minimum wage workers. the board of supervisors is voting for the first time to raise the wage in the county. up next... this morning's weather wise question. meteorologist kaj o'mara is up right after the break. it's ---. plan on a day just like thunderstorms roaming around the region. some folks will see some downpours again, while others will see nothing. once this front sinks to the south later tonight, rain chances are over until late sunday as a big, blocking ridge of high pressure expands southward over the ar

private wells across iowa are at risk for high levels of nitrate. a university of iowa study looked at 475 private wells across the state between 2006 and last year. the results, next. its here is a live look at meteorologist kaj o'mara overall, plan on a very muggy day with dew all locations. plan on a chance of scattered storms, primarily after 10am. unfortunately, these will be so poorly organized, it's tough to time out favored areas of dry or wet weather this afternoon and the chance of storms will have to be down. like yesterday, any storms that form will be extremely slow-moving, leading to areas of excess rainfall in isolated spots. the same boundary is still in our area tomorrow, but will move south tomorrow night. from wednesday through saturday, cooler high pressure builds in as a tropical system impacts the southeast united states. today: scattered thunderstorms tonight: chance of storms. wind: light s. low: 67 tomorrow: chance of storms. partly sunny. wind: nw 5-10. high: 80 tom. night: storms early, then partly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 62 thanks

we are used to seeing herky cheering on the hawkeyes at university of iowa sporting eve. events.but one member of the university faculty says herky isn't happy enough.the clinical professor of pediatrics says there are warm and welcoming messages on campus embracing diversity and a supportive atmosphere.but she also says students may feel the opposite when they encounter herky - she says the herky, i think, may need to be liberated to be able to feel other feelings and display those other feelings as well. well. oral sent a message to members of the community, including the faculty senate.the group's president tells fox 28 news they want the campus to be safe and inclusive, but this issue is one they don't plan i'm patty judge, and if you don't think washington has changed chuck grassley, try and ask him. the senate is broken. why are you leading all the obstruction? if you get your way and defund planned parenthood, where am i going to get my cancer screenings? if i'm paying more for medicine because your medicare plan passes, how do i afford that? are you even listening?

what he's not heard, at craig tierney hopes to finish a business and marketing degree at the university of iowa in a couple of years and believes he'll have good job prospects then. right now, he depends on a minimum wage job, plus tips, as a bartender. and even when he moves on to better work, he knows ny who'll still depend on jobs paying near minimum wage. " i have a lot of friends working in the tipped wage and minimum wage industry. a lot of them are single mom w just for themselves but for kids to provide for them." as a member of the living wage linn county group, tierney and others watched anxiously as supervisors took up the minimum wage question. some supervisors still believe setting a minimum wage is a function of state government. but the feeling was since the state won't that hasn't been increased for almost a decade and not expect a local government entity not to take this up." supervisors did make one significant change. the linn county ordinance no longer calls for automatic wage hikes based on inflation beginning in the year 2020. supervisor harris says the small town business

of washington d-c and the iowa board of regents. u-n-i provost jim wohlpart is currently serving as interim president at the university. former president bill ruud left last month to serve as president of marietta college in ohio. democratic leaders say iowa will play an important role in november's presidential election. they spoke at the progress iowa corn feed in des moines yesterday. leaders from around iowa spoke at the event -- including senate candidate and for judge pointed out how she believes there has been no action in the senate for the past 8 years and she plans to change that. former presidential candidate and former governor of maryland, martin o'malley, closed the event calling out donald trump for his quote "american nightmare" agenda. he pointed out how much work needs to be done in the next 72 days leading up to the election. ""people say to me where's chuck on all these issues someone said he's dragging his feet and i thnk he is." " ""i love your state i'm excited to be here for hillary clinton, tim kaine and also for patty judge...you have some fine congressional candidates we have running this year

i teach business ethics at the university of northern iowa, and hold the david w. wilson chair in business ethics there. our topic this morning is bionic engineering of humans. what does it mean to be human? with us today to discuss this fascinating topic is tom javoroski, an for having me. craig: we also have suresh raghavan, a professor of biomedical engineering at the university of iowa. suresh, i thank you so much for being with us today. suresh: a pleasure, craig. craig: thank you. today people of my generation, i won't include you guys in this, but people of my generation encountered only in science we see regularly today in the news. artificial intelligence, mechanical organs, bionic limbs, these things happen on a daily basis. they are being improved and becoming much more sophisticated as we speak. a few years ago, i had the opportunity to read an excellent book entitled "radical evolution." originally published in 2005, 2020, that the combination of genetic robotic information and nanotechnolo gies would soon combine to change the very nature of who we are

a judge in polk county says the university of iowa can terminate a former associate athletics director who's suing the school for discrimination. the university has ifo meyer that it plans to eliminate her current job with the college of liberal arts and sciences next week. meyer tried to get an injunction to stop that. but the judge denied it, saying she was trying to use iowa's whistleblowe r law without naming any specific violation of that law. until december 2014, meyer was a senior associate athletics director. then the university moved her to several other positions after she complained about gender bias in the athletics her complaint came after the university fired her partner, field hockey coach tracey griesbaum in august 2014. the university said players had complained that giresbaum mentally and verbally abused them. meyer has sue the university, the state regents, and the state, claiming gender and sexual orientation discrimination. her suit goes to trial next april. governor branstad wants 70 per cent of iowa's workforce to have educations beyond high signed an execuutive

the princeton review put out it's annual list of party schools, and this year the university of iowa is not even in the top five. iowa came into 6th place this year. the previous two years, the review ranked iowa at second. the list is based on answers given by students university launched programs and initiatives to decrease high risk drinking on and around campus. coming in at number one - the university of wisconsin madison. here's a look at the rest of the top five. west virginia university comes in second. another midwest school, university of illinois at urbana - champaign is third. lehigh university in bethlehem, pennsylvania is 4th... and bucknell university in lewisburg, pennsylvania is 5th. for a new high school athlete of the week, and the nominees are three football players. and we'll hear from the iowa football players as they prepare to start their season at home this weekend. stay with your 24 hour news scattered showers and storms will come to an end tonight. this ushers in a welcome break from the heat and humidity that lasts into the weekend. scott will introduce us

university was five. it is now eight. >> i'm sure parents of all syracuse university students are disappointed about that. same for the university of iowa. number two, now number six. no longer on the list. >> disappointing. party up. >>> coming up, the who's who of about every a list showing up for the u.s. open in new york city. while another a-lister shows up for jury duty. and the one word taylor swift used to describe her profession to prosecutors and why she was eventually dismissed. >> and remembering a comedic legend. what we've finding about the late gene wilder. he left generations of fans laughing with his zany antics. first, here's a look at today's forecast. >>> "world news now" weather brought to you by cats pride fresh and light. you by cats pride fresh and light. >>> some mesmerizing images of whales behind a ship. their motion looking like they're surfing. the video was taken by a ship's captain. >>> fans and celebrities are reacting to the death of gene wilder. >> we learned he had been struggling for years with alzheimer's and he died sunday from complications of the disease. he left behind a legacy that is still leav

the university of iowa is changing its policy for using side-walk chalk on campus. campus.that comes after the art-work from a pro-life group in april was washed away.now -- students can only use the chalk for writing an events time -- title -- location and for life drew more than three- thousand hearts on university sidewalks for the number of abortions performed every day in the u-s.the hearts were power-washed -- leaving questions about why other chalk messages could stay. the iowa city press citizen is reporting that a judge has ruled the university of iowa can terminate the employment of longtime athletic department official jane meyer. she's worked for the university since 2001 but will lose her job on september 9th. meyer's attorney an injunction to prevent the firing.she filed a discrimination lawsuit after she says she was moved to a less important position a week after telling athletics director gary barta about an alleged pattern of wage, sexual orientation, and gender discrimination. the school said meyer was moved out of the athletic department because

a helicopter from the university of iowa came to take a simulated shooting victim to the hospital. this is the first time iowa county first responders held an active shooter drill at an industrial site. "well, for one thing at a school you can usually pick out who the kids are. where in a employee is, and who's not. " there were three simulated shooting victims during the drill, including the shooter. police say you have three options to react if you're caught in this type of situation. i'll explain what they are tonight at ten. live in the newsroom phil reed kcrg-tv9 news. tomorrow night's concert time at kinnick. but today crews were testing volume levels outside the stadium. up next, find out why they're trying to keep the i'm josh christensen live in solon where the spartans are getting ready to take on mount vernon. of kinnick stadium is less than 24 hours away. today crews finished setting up the stage for the back porch revival. tomorrow. headliners include blake shelton, thomas rhett, big and rich, and tucker beathard, who is the brother of iowa quarterback c-j beathard. kc

"the producers", actors and comedians remember gene wilder -- one of the most famous gradua university of iowa. good tuesday morning! it's 5 o'clock on august 30th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a day just like yesterday with high in the 80s

and we see if the university of iowa's fight against binge drinking has dented the school's party image. that's tonight on t-v nine news at six. final look at tonight's forecast. scattered showers and storms will come to an end tonight. this ushers in a into the weekend. highs fall into the comfortable levels of the 70s with lows in the 50s and the muggy meter drops. we will need to watch the tropics to see how this affects our weather through the holiday weekend. have a super night. tonight: storms early, then partly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 62 tomorrow: mostly sunny and less humid. wind: ne 5-15. high: 79 thank you for joining us for world news with david muir. >>> breaking news. tonight, we start with a new hurricane watch, just issued. two systems. one growing in the atlantic. the other, in the gulf. plus, back-to-back major hurricanes now targeting hawaii. >>> terror takedown. one of the most wanted terrorists killed tonight. the number two man for isis. a $5 million bounty on american woman held hostage. >>> in the race for president, donald trump facing a pivotal moment. will

the actor graduated from the university of iowa in 1955. he died today at 83, but his unforgettable characters will remain with us for decades. michelle turner takes a look at his inspiring career. >> reporter: you can say was mel brooks who first saw something funny in actor gene wilder. his breakthrough role as the neurotic accountant in producers earned him a nomination for best supporting actor. >> [ video playback ] >> reporter: gene wilder was born in milwaukee wisconsin and cut the acting bug by doing theater. his professional relationship with brooks was akin to lightning in a bottle. he earned his 2nd oscar not, this time for best adapted screenplay for they are perry on frankenstein. >> reporter: his role as a hard drinking gunslinger in blazing saddles also help to submit his rise to stardom. >> [ video playback ] >> reporter: perhaps the film imagination."his private life >> [ video playback ] >> reporter: his private life became public with his marriage in 1984 2 saturday night light -- livestock gilda radley. sadly she was dia

at his home in connecticut, from complications of alzheimer's disease.he graduated from the university of iowa in 19-55.wilder appeared in iconic movies like blazing saddles.but it was his portrayal of willy wonka - movies like blazing saddles. but it was his portrayal of willy wonka that made him a tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. busy schedules for every member of the family make it hard for everyone to see each o. other.learn about the positive effects of sharing one meal together at the end of every >>> hoping this is the week we stay moderate. >> tomorrow, we expect to storms again, but not everybody will see storms. if you're lucky, you'll see just so some passing clouds, but it will be warm and muggy. look at the dew point. it's also at 73. that give us a humidity of 100%. that's as much moisture as you did k get in the atmosphere with the. s we're experiencing tonight. around eastern iowa, most locations are still in the upper 60s to low 70s, and with the dew points in all locations very high tonight, running doesn't appear that the timps are going to go down too much more. we're in a t

for example, amerihealth owes just the university of iowa nearly 600-thousand dollars for claims that are less than 30 days old. amerigroup owes the u-i nearly one million dollars for claims made in the same time period. combined, the two companies owe iowa providers nearly 250 million dollars in in a written statement, a spokesman for governor branstad called the new system more efficient. he says data shows providers are being paid on average in nine days - on par with the old state-run system. but democratic state senator liz mathis says the opposite is happening for providers across the state. and it could seriously hurt what services iowans can access down the road. 00:11:48 "i think looking at other states, you see where providers shut down, or they have to really slim their services, so they can medicaid providers and patients will be able to share their stories at a listening post in des moines on monday. we've put details for that meeting under this story on kcrg dot com. bruce, the federal centers for medicaid did ask for that meeting to be live streamed so they can also lis

the unidentified student was transferred to university of iowa hospitals this morning and police have not released a condition report. kcrg-tv9's dave franzman joins us now live from 42nd street near kennedy. dave, there are crosswalks very near where that pedestrian accident happened? was hit in the street only about 30 yards from the crosswalk at 42nd and wenig road. but it's not unusual to see students take shortcuts dodging the traffic. and it was happening again this afternoon, literally in the same place, just hours after the saw used the crosswalks and waited for the signal. yet, just hours after a pedestrian accident with serious injuries there were some that just wouldn't give up the shortcut. they waited...and waited...and watched the traffic...and ran for the other side. " yeah, that's definitely not the smartest idea after today. " about 12-15 students cut across the street before a uniformed officer walked out and stationed herself on the school side of the road. lucy jackson called tv9 to say there were almost same spot. she was driving through here just five minutes bef

of washington d-c and the iowa board of regents. u-n-i provost jim wohlpart is currently serving as interim president at the university. former president bill ruud left last month to serve as president of marietta college in ohio. democratic leaders say iowa will play an critical role in november's presidential election. they spoke at the progress iowa corn feed in des moines yesterday. at the event -- including senate candidate and former lieutenant governor patty judge. judge pointed out how she believes there has been no action in the senate for the past 8 years and she plans to change that. former presidential candidate and former governor of maryland, martin o'malley, closed the event calling out donald trump for his quote "american nightmare" agenda. he pointed out how much work needs to be done in the next 72 days leading up to the election. ""people say to me where's chuck issues well i don't know someone said he's dragging his feet and i thnk he is." " ""i love your state i'm excited to be here for hillary clinton, tim kaine and also for patty judge...you have some fine congressional candidates we have running

the actor graduated from the university of iowa in 19-55. john blackstone takes a look at wilder's inspiring career. personaa&gene wilder gave life to a long list of hilariousa&and hysterical characters. from the mad scientist in young frankensteina&nat: "no no. it's fronken-shteen".(track) 3--to the neurotic would-be con man in "the producers". (sot "the producers")(zero) what is that?(gene) it's nothing.(zero) if it's nothing why can't i see it?(gene) my blanket, my blue blanket, gimme my blue blanket! (track)that role earned him an oscar nomination for best supporting actor. he was also nominated for writing the screenplay for young frankenstein along with his frequent collaborator director mel brook. together they took blazing saddles where no western had gone before.(sot blazing saddles)(sot gene wilder)(2040 gene wilder feed) (20 46 03) i don't want to say this the wrong way. i'm okay as an actor. but i'm a very good re-actor. (track)5--he could be depended on to deliver the unexpected. (quick nat - willy wonka)(gene 6--wilder was not t

the university of iowa is breaking ground on an addition to an engineering building today. the university says the 65,000 square foot add-on is a and research. as the school year begins, we are looking for nominations for the kcrg t-v nine student of the month. just go to "kcrg.com" slash "student of the month" and click on the nominate button. we'll announce 3 finalists on the first tuesday of every month during the tv-9 morning show. once bustling villages are reduced to rubble in central italy, with many people still trapped underneath. the number confirmed dead in that earthquake continues to grow this morning as rescuers comb through the debris for survivors. today's opening farm markets. good morning! clouds today and that will limit our high temperatures into the mid- 70s as well. this morning, a iowa before the showers to our south fizzle out. this front will be a key to our weather later tonight though as storms should quickly become likely. it continues to look like many, if not all football games should go dry tonight, but rain should quickly push in right afterw

luke's with serious injuries and later transferred to the university of iowa hospitals and clinics. >>> cbs two news spoke with the student who was there when the girl was hit. >> traffic piled up and i went to pull around and i did not see roll up the windshield. i didn't see how fast the car was going or anything. just kind of son the end of it when she fell off. >> right now police tell cbs two news the person driving the car is not being charged. >>> heavy rainfall early tuesday left many homes and businesses and roads are flooded. cbs two news reporter stephanie -- stephanie johnson is in the news studio to tell us what is >> a lot of residents are trying to piece their lives back. >>reporter: most roads have reopened. the body of a 77-year-old albert got of world sumter county was recovered after his empty car was recovered in high floodwater. right now the county is planning to apprise and help with relief efforts. >> we have been in contact with state officials and we have a they are out and about as we speak now. doing windshield assessments of homes and businesses.just to se

we are used to seeing herky cheering on the hawkeyes at university of iowa sporting events.but one member of the u-i faculty says herky isn't happy enough.the clinical professor of pediatrics says there are warm and welcoming messages on campus embracing diversity and a supportive atmosphere.but she also says students may feel the when they encounter herky - she says the look on his face is far from inviting. herky, i think, may need to be liberated to be able to feel other feelings and display those other feelings as well. well. oral sent a message to members of the community, including the faculty senate.the group's president tells fox 28 news they want the campus to be >> she sent a message. and inclusive, this issue is one they don't plan on addressing. the corridor top stories, the weather first forecast. still to come, cutting the realtor out of real estate. it seeing a business boom . >>> as we head into the weekend. friday will be another dry day. after that we bring rain drops earleywine: when legislators fail to invest in education here, it affects all of us in here. without ade

. >> with the enrollment increases at the university of iowa. >> that puts a burden on the community. >> steve gordon is a developer and hopes to work with the city to build. >> we have lane that should be zoned have the ability and willingness to invest in aford able housing. >> it's a great place to live. >> about 60 people showed up for the open house to give comments and questions about the action plan and city council. they will decide what pieces to keep, what pieces to change and which to get rid of. can contact iowa cities city managers office to do so. >>> a look at the other stories, this week marks the beginning of a new school year. today we talked with a counselor at clear creek high school. a new anxiety. new schedules, volumes and new people can contribute to that. talk to your students. >>> an accident hurt two parents explaining what happened and alerting them that all students were safe. because of the emergency units responding- the school recommends that parents talk to their kids about the accident.no word right now on injuries cedar rapids police are warning driv

. >> i just did not one to have ticket sales, proceeds, will go to the university of iowa hospitals, to benefit the neuroscience department who treats als patients and helps the documentary isn't just about a-l-s, but focuses on one man's aim to connect with his family despite the progression of the disease.one of the film's producers is an iowa city native - and says having the documentary showing at the englert theatre is a dream come true.connor morgan, family despite the progression of the disease. one of the films produce a is in iowa city nation -- native and says having it shown is a dream come true. >>> a first. thousands of country music fans take the field for the first concert ev of the hawkeyes. seven bands including blake shelton will play the back porch revival. cbs news reporter melanie moore -- mellaney moore has all you need to know. >>reporter: organizers are expecting close to 50,000 people here.there are things those people need to know to make sure the concert experience is as smooth and fun the four lots closest are sold out but there are other lots and ramps. s

of iowa city, which featured more than 40 restaurants. organizers say it all started as a way to introduce new university of iowa students to the local restaurants. but it's now a community- wide event. turning back to weather, joe, what's the weather looking like for the weekend? end, bringing much needed dry air to the state. a cold front continues to slide to the east and with it a comfortable end to the work patchy fog to start our friday. saturday, however, sees a return to more showers and storms. the best chance will be late friday night through saturday. early sunday we dry things our once again and the holds into early next week. have a great night. tonight: partly cloudy. patchy fog possible. wind: and pleasant. wind: ne 5-10. high: 76 tom. night: scattered thunderstorms developing. wind: e 5-10. low: 64 saturday: showers and thunderstorms likely. high: 77 low: 64 sunday: storms end early, partly sunny. high: 80 low: 66 monday: partly cloudy. high: 81 low: 65 tuesday: partly cloudy. high: 81 low: 62 wednesday: partly cloudy. chance of storms. high: 82 low: 62 friday: chance of storms. high: 81 low: 63 showers across southern iowa come

months after these chalk messages showed up on campus, the university of iowa chalk. the group students for life drew these messages in april on a walkway along with more than 3 thousand hearts, representing the daily number of abortions in the u-s. the school already had a policy requiring chalked messages to advertise upcoming public events. the new policy means students must now limit messages to the event title, time location and name of the organization. no more catchy slogans, extra messages or artwork is all is now charged with five counts of invasion of privacy. the charges against reverend paul monahan come from an incident at a high school track meet in april. the iowa attorney general's office did not release the details of what happened. monahan served from 1960 to 2004, when he retired. the diocese of des moines suspended monahan on july 8th after learning of the investigation may be receeding, but it's showing the damage left behind. and now the winneshiek county sheriff's office has a warning for drivers - stay off closed roads-- they're shut down for a

the actor graduated from the university of iowa in 1955. he earned the second nod in the young frak en stein movie. but it was his role as back key a household name. tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. member of the family make it hard for everyone to see each o. other.learn about the positive effects of sharing one meal together at the end of every day.that's tomorrow on cbs 2 regulations are in effect right now for drones. drones.the federal aviation administration the small air craft craftcbs 2 news reporter joe huisinga shows us who's affected-- these new regulations do not impact recreational drone flyers.but is does open up big opportunities for commercail pilots the rules control where when and how these pilots can f. fly. drones are known for the stunning and unique images they can capture.the first classes of uav pilots are testing for their remote pilot certificates.i've been waiting for this day for quite a while now it was nerve wracking to say they least. 4 caleb howard passed the faa test.he will soon be one of iowa's first >> this

the university of iowa - changes its policy for group - raised questions - in april. now - students can only write out the event - time - title - location and name of the group.the change - comes after - students for life - drew more than three-thousand hearts - on university side- walks.they represented the number of abortions - every day in the u-s.the hearts were power-washed - leaving number of abortions everyday and they were power washed leaving questions about why ot >> right now iowa is trying to figure out why so in released inmates become repeat offenders. the new information from department of corrections shows an increase in inmates going back to prison&tracks offenders to prison&-- within three years, that number is up about 100 inmates. last year, about 1500 inmates and woodworking tools are off but earlier today they buzzed nonstop during the wood festival in the colonies the weekend long event featured woodworkers from all over the midwest show casing the wood talents. it included demonstration, furniture carvings and of course toys but 2,000 people sho

funds raised here in the corridor will go directly to the m-d-a clinic at university of iowa hospitals and clinics. it will also help cover costs at camp courageous in monticello. before you head out to fry-fest or to tailgate in iowa city on saturday morning - be sure to catch our brand new iowa football preview show on thursday.our sports crew is teaming up with the gazette to bring you the a preview of hawks tomorrow at 6-thirty on our sister station fox 28. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, an update on the locations and pathways of the many storms in the tropics. tropics. i'm patty judge, and if you don't think washington has changed chuck grassley, try and ask him. the senate is broken. if you get your way and defund planned parenthood, where am i going to get my cancer screenings? if i'm paying more for medicine because your medicare plan passes, how do i afford that? are you even listening? i approved this message because, chuck, you've stopped working for iowa. hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. bob kidder, owner, new england shirt company: thi

university of iowa police say a waterloo man tried to impersonate a black hawk county deputy during saturday's kinnick concert. police found timothy draper outside kinnick stadium last night drunk, wearing a deputy badge and carrying a loaded gun. he is not a deputy. he faces charges of public official impersonation and going armed with a dangerous weapon while intoxica us on newsline nine. that number-- 319-365-9999. patty judge had harsh words for senator chuck grassley at the iowa corn feed today. the former lt. governor is running against the long time senator. hear what she said after amphitheater today. they spoke at the progress iowa corn feed about how important iowa is in the upcoming election. the event is similar to the annual steak fries that former senator tom harkin held each year. leaders from around iowa got up to speak including senator chuck grassley's opponent, former iowa lt. gover of agriculture, patty judge. judge pointed out how she believes there has been no action in the senate for the past eight years and she plans to change that. former presidential candidate and for

but it can have an imposing effect on weight gain according to doctors at the university of iowa. they hope the finding will lead to new ways to treat obesity. >>> exercise alone can cut down on the number of obese women that develop diabetes during pregnancy. researchers tracked nearly 100 obese expectant moms and found exercise lowered blood pressure. new details on uber's plan to map the globe. the company is putting $500 million in the project. they are making the investment to stop depending on google data. the company's head of mapping used to run google's equivalent. they are competing in the self driving car business. >> microsoft is cutting 4% of its workforce, 407,000 jobs around the world. more than a third will be from the smartphone business. many former workers at nokia that microsoft bought two years ago. >>> facebook chief operating officer has a new book in the works. cheryl steinburg is almost done writing option b, how she grieved after her husband died last year and coping as a single mother. she got the idea from a friend who said if she can't live the life she

was the closest theatre to feature the potential oscar frontrunner.half the proceeds fr the university of iowa's neuroscience department for a-l-s research. a big event tomorrow night is the cedar rapids' market after dark, this year - organizers say they've learned from last year's unexpectedly high attendance.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller shows us how they're prepared to keep up with demand. demand. "it's hard to know what to expect for a first time event, but we were just blown away." the expectation was about 10 thousand...but the after dark than 30 thousand.in order to accommodate that many people this year, some things had to c. change."last year we had about 7 blocks for a venue, this year we have 19, so it's going to be much bigger to alleviate congestion."crowding was one complaint..but the limited vendor options was another. this year, they'll have about 90 vendors instead of the 60 last year.and a first for cedar rapids -- you won't have to chug that drink at the bar. bar. "aside from purchasing beverages from our beverage tents, you can purchase wine an participating restaurants an

a helicopter flew him to university of iowa hospitals for treatment. both harris and horsely still have upcoming trials on several state charges relating to the shooting. today president obama commuted the prison sentences for 111 federal inmates, now granted more than 670 commutations, more than the previous ten presidents combined. obama has long called for phasing out strict sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. he calls it excessive punishment. the president commuted sentences for mark glidden of clear lake and kenneth mccoy of council bluffs. both had been serving time for either making or distributing methamphetam take the first step in raising the county's minimum wage tomorrow. supervisors will cast the first of three votes on a proposed minimum wage ordinance at wednesday morning's meeting. if passed, the hourly wage would go up in increments eventually becoming 10-25 an hour by 2019. centanralts to enforce a sidewalk ordinance in that town, but some people believe the city is wasting their time and money. the city council wants to install s

of iowa city last night. it featured more than 40 restaurants. organizers say it all started as a way to introduce new university of iowa students to the local restaurants. but the classroom is a little different from basic training. that's why some military veterans now enrolled at the university of dubuque have some adjustments to make. plan on a steady increase in temperatures into the mid- also be found in far southern iowa before the showers to our south fizzle out. this front will be a key to our weather later tonight though as storms should quickly become likely. it continues to look like many, if not all football games should go dry tonight, but rain should quickly push in right afterwards. this rain shl half inch with isolated amounts over one inch possible. another round of scattered storms will be possible in the afternoon hours, with much of the activity likely waning or moving east by the evening. sunday looks mainly dry with only isolated storms possible. have a great weekend! today: mostly cloudy. isolated showers possible far south. wind: e 5-10. high: 76 tonight: scattered thunderstorms developing. thunderstorms likely. wind: sw 5-15. h

the princeton review put o schools -- and this year the university of iowa has dropped. iowa came in 6th place this year. the previous 2 years, the review ranked iowa 2nd. the list is based on answers given by students regarding questions about student life. over the past few years, the university launched programs and initiatives to decrease high-risk drinking on and around campus. coming in at number one - the university of wisconsin - madison. here's a look at the rest of the top 5. west virginia university comes illinois at urbana - champaign is third. lehigh university in pennsylvania is 4th... and bucknell university, also in pennsylvania, is 5th. researchers at florida sate university say they've found a way to fight zika. it's a drug that could get approval faster than normal. and for the first time ever, stem cell therapy is helping people with heart researchers at florida state could help fight zika. they say it's used to treat tapeworm, but can stop zika from replicating in the body. the drug has also been found to keep the virus from causing birth defects in

and we see if the university of iowa's fight against binge drinking has dented the school's party image. that's tonight on t-v nine news at six. >>> finally tonight, america strong. the 7-year-old girl finding a lost treasure, but returning it to its rightful owner. here's abc's david wright on the golden moment that followed. >> what do t they win the 0 almost pick games? >> a gold medal! >> reporter: olympian joe jajaci won the same gold medal twice. the first time, in barcelona, 1996. the event? canoe slalom. he and his teammate are the only americans ever to win the gold in that sport. but in june of this year, a thief broke into his car and stole his backpack. and, with it, his olympic medal. jacobi thought he'd never see it again. until he received the medal a second time -- from a chloe smith found it when she was walking with her dad in the park. to thank her, jacobi visited her class at woodson park academy. >> these olympic gold medals are not won every four years. you win them every day of your life. >> reporter: he told her classmates they don't have to look far to see the o

for example, amerihealth owes just the university of iowa nearly 600-thousand dollars for claims that are less than 30 days old. amerigroup owes the u-i nearly one million dollars for claims made in the same time period. combined, the two companies owe iowa providers nearly 250 million dollars in in a written statement, a spokesman for governor branstad called the new system more efficient. he says data shows providers are being paid on average in nine days - on par with the old state-run system. but democratic state senator liz mathis says the opposite is happening for providers across the state. and it could seriously hurt what services iowans can access down the road. 00:11:48 "i think looking at other states, you see where providers shut down, or they have to really slim their services, so they can

of iowa city last night. it featured more than 40 restaurants. organizers say it all started as a way to introduce new university of iowa students to the local restaurants. but it's now a region-wide event. the return home for an olympian from eastern iowa... a journey for kayla banworth from dubuque -- to nebraska... to rio... and back home. plus, the rock is at the top of "the" list for acting that proves who really is the bigge meteorologist britley ritz updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert chance of a stray shower mainly to the south of i-80. it will be cool today with highs only in the 70s. you might be able to get away with opening the windows and enjoying some fresh air b our next system rolls in late tonight and into the overnight hours. the warm front will lift and bring showers and storms. a few storms will likely bring heavy rain mainly to the southern tier of the viewing area. however, everyone has the chance of seeing a few showers and storms. these showers will linger through the morning hours tomorrow and clouds will continue to stick with us throughout the day. you also can't rule out a stray shower through temperatures

a judge says the university of iowa can fire a former associate athletics director who's suing the school for discrimination. the university told jane meyer that it plans to cut her current job with the college of liberal arts and sciences next week. meyer tried to get an injunction to stop that. but the judge denied it, saying she was trying to use iowa's whistleblowe r law without naming any specific violation of that law. until december 20 associate athletics director. then the university moved her to several other positions after she complained about gender bias in the athletics department. her complaint came after the university fired her partner, field hockey coach tracey griesbaum in august 2014. the university says student-athletes complained that griesbaum mentally and verbally abused them. meyer has sued the university, the state regents, and the state, claiming gender and sexual orientation discrimination. her a sand-mining company is about to access even more land in clayton county. the pattison sand company wanted the clayton county supervisors to rezone more than 700 acres o