they need it. the university of iowa has settled a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a man who said he didn't get a job because administrators wanted a woman. the u-i agreed to pay mike scott 20-thousand dollars for past wages and 97-thousand dollars to settle all claims. they paid his attorney 81- thousand dollars. an email from 2013 showed the university's head track coach rewrote the assistant track coach job description to attract more female candidates state lawmakers today launched a new effort to legalize fireworks in iowa. senate subcommittee. it would allow people to sell, buy and use fireworks in the state. the bill lets cities and counties opt out, and continue banning the explosives if they so choose. lawmakers say iowans are already buying fireworks from other states, but can't legally use them. today, firefighters and health care representatives told lawmakers they don't think legalizing fireworks is a good idea. the f-b-i says it's working to safely remove people who are still occupying a wildlife oregon. last night, the f-b-i says it conducted a traffic stop of

unfairly fired. an investigator with the iowa civil rights commission says a former university of iowa field hockey coach could win her lawsuit for wrongful terernation. in a screenini decision, said a reasonable person could infer that discrimination led to the athletic director firing tracey griesbaum. the university claims the firing resulted from concerns about how griesbaum treated her players. but flickinger says the university's investigative rerert did not outlineneany policy violations by griesbaum. the iowa department of revenue says it's using tighter security measures this year. that's after it saw more than tax returns last year. radio iowa reports the agency will be using updated technology to track potential fraud and verify bank accounts. it will also use geographic mapping to see where fraud rings are located, and are working to strengthen communication with the i-r-s and other states. supervisors and other elected officials in linn county could get raises. linn county's compensation board is recommending a three point five percent increase in pay for the county attorn

millions of dollars just for coming to the game. vobut it's admissions departments. the university of iowa held big outreach events in the southern california area -- using the exposure to recruit students from outside the midwest. the school says the bigger games lets them get their message to more people. sotbarry butler - u iowa provost the number of times the university's name is mentioned since it was announced they'd be coming out here has been tremendous. the visibility in the los angeles area and southern california has been tremendous. llive later tonight, be sure to check back for all your highlights and post game reaction from players and fans. in the rose bowl, kevin barry, cbs 2 news live at five. top hawk kirk ferentz, once again tops the list of highest- paid iowa state employees. records show ferentz made nearly four-million dollars last fiscal year. rounding out the top three are actually two men who no longer work for the state. former iowa state basketball coach fred hoiberg made a little more than two million and former i-s-u football coach paul rhoads brought in nearly two-

a rally in iowa city. the rally held at the university of iowa d dw a sizable crowd d several endorsments from student athletes. athletes.cbs news reporter joe huisinga joins us with what the university has to say. last night trump was presented with his own black and gold jersey and surrounded by football team and iowa wrestlers. wrestlers.ncaa rules don't allow official endorsements of political candidates or ntroversial causes.however the university say the players didn't violate any rules.a statement released today by iowa athletics director gary barta says student athletes are encouraged to participate in the political process but endorsements by students or faculty do not represent the teams or the university. sot script in order to steer this country in the right direction and make america great again vote for trump... go hawks! barta adds that the jersey given to trump was not an official hawkeye football jersey and no candidate has received any official iowa athletic equipment or apparel. in cedar rapids joe huisinga cbs 2 news live at 5. another presidential candidat

light snow, windy high: 24-30 winds: nw 15-30 back to you. the university of iowa has of the former hawkeye football players who was hospitalized after a high intensity workout in 2011. the suit by william lowe was seeking damages for pain and suffering. the university agreed to pay him 15 thousand dollars. doctors diagnosed lowe and 12 other players with exertional rhabdo myolysis in january 2011. that's the result of muscles breaking down and releasing proteins into the blood stream. this is video of a meeting the state regents held about the incident. former university president sally mason read a report that said back squats made the players ill during winter workouts. the hawkeye football program no longer uses that workoko. some eastern iowa students are getting their stem education through a new 3-d classroom. stem stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. the 3-d lab is in the north cedar junior and senior and it provides a new way for students to get hands-on experience in a field they could go into in the future. the u-s department of education says ther

. fiorina spoke to a couple of hundred people this morning at the university of iowa athletic club. she said historically if the polls were right at this point in the past, we would have had a president howard dean or rudy giuliani. fiorina believes she appear at a campaign event in the campus field house at 7:30 p.m. live in ic, mc kcrg-tv9 news. she's not worried about her low spot in the presidentiaia polls. fiorina spoke to a couple of hundred people this morning at the university of iowa athletic club. she said historically if the polls were right at this point in the past, we would have had a president howard dean or ruru giuliani. fiorina believes she is a leader who can bring change to the nation. marshalltown schools dismissed early today so ststf members from the hillary clilion and donald trump presidential campaigns could prepare for the candidates' appearances tonight. trump spoke at marshalltown high school at five p-m before heading to iowa city. clinton will be at miller r ddle school at seven tonight. the school district also students could leave the schools safely, so

doing her omework. she waa a human services major at the university of iowa, and aspired to be a counselor. "it wasnt just us that lost out, she would have helped a ton of people., she was really smart and wilson hopes shee can contiiue to help peeple with a scholarship... the ten thousand dollar scholarship would go to one hardworking human services major at the university of iowa. wilson say its the best way to keep her memory...and her mission...allve. so far they've raised a little more than five thousand fifty continue this scholarship for at least five years we'll have the link to the gofundme page on our website. weve got you coverd live in the newsroom olivia mancino kwwl news as for that bus crash five other people were injured..but are expected to survive. a new year celebration turns olent on cedar falls main street -- sending three people hospipial. according to one manager at tony's - - the hit and run happened in the ally behind the restraunt and voo doo lounge. the manaer saw one man was on the pavemenn rolling arounun and screammng in pain. his friend was trying t

. we went to 380 town hall meetings. i'm going to do 50 this week alone in the state of iowa. " you can watch the full interview online at kcrg dot com. tonight donond trump holds a campaign rally at the fieldhouse on the university of iowa campus. and this could get a little loud... with his supporters on the inside and some groups who'll be protesting the republican candidate on the outside. the rally starts at 7:30. tonight on t-v nine news at six, we'll have a live look at what's happening before the event. and democrat hillary clinton is also in iowa today eeouraging her supporters to make sure they get to the caucuses monday night. she'll be stopping at the gallagher bluedorm performing arts center at the university of northern iowa in just about half an n ur, at 5:45. this is video of her from her winneshiek in decorah earlier today. remember to stay with kcrg t-v nine monday night for complete caucus coverage. we'll have reporters live in des moines and across eastern iowa, along with expert analysis. we'll broadcast live from m ght to nine p-m on kcrg nineneoint two. then from nine all the way through our ten o'clock news, we'll be live here on our main channel. again, that's caucus coverage this coming mon

president and c-e-o resigned yesterday under fire for the long-delayed completion of the swimming pool. it was supposed to be finished last summer... but at this point the 'y' still doesn't have the money to complete the project. iowa state university wants as e-cigarettes and vape pens won't be allowed on campus come monday... the school decided to include them in its current smoke-free campus policy. the policy applies to employees, students and visitors.. and includes vehicles, buildings, property and grounds at iowa state. meanwhile the university of iowa is telling students to leave their hoverboards at home. sot. cg: von stange/university housing director "our concern obviously is the safety of the residents living on campus in the residents halls so that's why we made that determination." :06 the campus is now one of 20 across the country that have banned or restricted the popular motorized scooters. federal authorities say hoverboards are unsafe and can cause serious injury or catch on fire. officials at the university of iowa say hoverboards are banned from campus dorm rooms and other buildings because of the fire risk. the world's toughest rodeo is clear to roll into to town today.... that is where we find channel 13's josh ngu

live coverage for you reason behind this proposal, marissa? the iowa department of transportation says one in four car crasheinvolve distracted driving.when you you probably think of someone on their phone.but university of iowa researchers say drinking and driving definitely falls into t distracted driving category. category. "anytime you have ananmpairing substance it's going to change your driving performance." andrew spurgin is the pharmacist and assistant research scientist ui's national advanced drivinin simulator.he says the research they do in this building is critical for drivers and lawmakers. "by studying their abilities to drive, we'e' able to measure everything from lane position to speed to how hard their pressing on the acelerator or the break."for the last 13 years, the university of iowa has u ud driving simulators like this one to research drunk driving. driving. "the simulator allows us to provide a realistic environment where people would drive like they normally would, but not on the road." their full motion simulator provides three-hundred-60 degree visuals along with the capability to make drivers the road. they also look at how drugs and distractions play a factor on the roads. ro

university of iowa. and state of the city. the new mayor of marion says he is ready to help the city grow. and here's on our city cam. a much quieter start to your work week. has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another mostly cloudy day. while more breaks may occur than yesterday, the sky will fill right back in with more clouds as a weak system approaches from the northwest during the afternoon. at this time, it still appears this won't be much more than passing brief light snow showers with little to no impact. highs will generally range from 30-35 degrees north to south. more clouds are likely on thursday and friday with highs again into the 30s. this weekend, a series of weak low pressure systems look to keep the clouds around at minimum, and possibly generate some rain or snow saturday night into sunday. looking ahead to next week, a substantial storm system is still on track to impact parts of iowa in the tuesday/wednesday time period. stay tuned!today: m/cloudy, sct flurries high: 30-36 winds: sw 10-20 alo: 33 dbq: 32 iow: 33tonight: scattered flurries low: 23-29 winds: w

. investigators found her body in the home they shared on clark drive in dubuque. a case against the university of iowa law school is going to the federal appeals court. lawyer teresa manning and her attorney are still fighting for the case and believe manning deserves a new trial. two different juries already decided the school did discrimination by not hiring manning - who is politically conservative - for a full-time professor position. a man is in custody this morning for 3 separated break-ins in iowa city. police say 22-year-old da'rell henry stole x-boxes from 2 separate homes in november and december, and pawned them off. police say he threatened a homeowner with a knife in one incident. in a third break-in that happened in january, police say they matched henry's boot-prints in the snow with the prints found at an earlier break-in. as the caucuses get closer, the pressure for candidates to secure votes is rising. frontrunner for the g-o-p donald trump held an event last night at the university of iowa - and plenty of supporters and protestors showed up. kcrg-tv9's sarah mccarthy has more. "this spa

new year's baby -- is her great grandmother. the university of iowa's head football coach remains on top of the list of the state's best-paid employees. information provided by the state shows kirk ferentz made nearly four million dollars in the fiscal year. former iowa state head basketball coach fred hoiberg made more than two million bucks during the same period. in third place -- iowa state football coach paul rhoads comes in at one million -- 85- thousand dollars. the best-paid person on th list -- who isn'ta coach -- is kenneth kates. he's the c-e-o of the university of iowa hospitals and clinics. t-c-u head football coach gary patterson speaks briefly on the arrest and suspension of his starting quarterback trevone boykin. boykin was arrested early thursday and charged with felony assault of a police officer after fans at a bar were allegedly heckling the one-time heisman trophy contender. boykin and some friends were at pat alamo bowl matchup against the oregon ducks when other patrons recognized him and "exchanged words." boykin reportedly became upset and tried to punch

won't have to listen to the university of iowa fight song. "your watching local 5 news in hd. home of stephanie: welcome back...looking at comsumer maters tonight... stephanie: good news for people looking to borrow this month. the federal reserve decided to leave interest rates where they are. last month, the fed raised rates for the first time in nearly a decade. they do plan to raise rates at least four times this year. stephanie: forget your debit card while you're at the atm? says you can withdrawal.just phone. it says one of the perks to the new machines is a function that allows customers to take money out of their account by tapping their phones to the a- t-m. stephanie: and a big merger in television today. our parent company... nexstar broadcasting is now the owner of media general. the local tv station group says the deal is worth 4 point 6 billion dollars. nexstar will now own 171 stations in 100 markets across the u-s. the new name of the company will be nexstar media group, it will be the largest affiliates. jack: tonight, after six long months, the haunting refrain o

university of iowa and also at the university of iowa. welcome gentlemen. jim: welcome. heather: obviously the impetus for this papaicular show is groronded in some of trump's remarks about the moratorium of muslim immigration and visitation, but actually the idea of f religious litmus test for entry i io the country more broadly includes speech around the refusal of syrian refugees and others who have called for a block on visitors from nations who have what they would call radical elements in them, however they may define that radicalization. while these e y not overtly y saying the word muslim, they are using in some ways what i believe a sort of a coded language to identify particular groups of people in other countries. a question for you all to maybe talk about is, where do you think this rhetoric is coming from? we are in an election cycle and i can only imagine that the public figures are very aware of how their comments will be received. what is this that you think they are speaking to orr parts of the a arican public? hassan: i think that since the 9/11 events and even

the vaccination you down with something. elizabeth: last year it was the university of iowa. now see which central iowa high school is trying to contain the mumps. eric: plus powerball pool. how offices are getting in on hillary clinton. she stood up to china... ...and spoke out on women's rights... ...went toe to toe with russia on human rights. the drug and insurance companies spent millions against her... ...but hillary didn't quit until eight million children got health care. i've never been called a quitter and i won't quit on you. she's got what it takes to do the toughest job in the world. >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning. a little chilly to start with what it will end up to be a nice day. once is across northeastern iowa is still a little bit below zero. the wind chill in des moines now it four degrees -- now at four degrees. we are not expecting any acute relation. that is the leading edge of warmer air. melting this afternoon. headed for 35 an

palin is showing her support for r o-p front-ruruer donald trump. medical staff at the university of iowa hope to see a decrease in the number of mumps cases on campus as students return from winter break. the linn-mar community school district wants parents to write e o their state lawmakers to push for more school funding during this legislative session. and students and staff at west high school in iowa city will return to classes as normal today after a bomb threat yesterday. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, it's going to be tough to get rid of the clouds over the next couple of days, so be ready for more gray than blue in our sky. even so, our temperatures will still be warmer than they have been, reaching to the lower 20s this afternoon and middle 20s tomorrow. winds are going to be light, as well. a few flurries may fall tomorrow night with partial sunshine returning later friday into saturday. we'll warm to the 30s by sunday before our next chance of snow arrives monday.today: mostly cloudy for the start of the new semester, those at the university of iowa

tonight on the kcrg-tv nine news at six. " it's been construction galore here at the university of iowa for years, but now in 2016 many of these major major projects carrying a combined price tag of over $750 million are nearing completion, i'll have that story tonight on the tv nine news at 6. " million dollars worth of powerball tickets ahead of last night's record jackpot drawing. one iowan and dozens of others across the country are millionaires today after matching some numbers. and three people are multi-millionaires after matching them all. stay with tv-9. everybody comes here to play." that 7-11 owner in california sold one of the three winning powerball tickets after last night's drawing. the other two were sold in tennessee and florida. those three winners will split last night's huge, powerball jackpot... the biggest lottery prize ever. but dozens of people across the country also became millionaires by matching most of the powerball numbers. 73 tickets were each good enough for one million dollars. eight tickets won two million. and one of those two million dollar tickets was so

travel to iowa city for a rally and concert at the university of iowa's field house. that start's at 6-30. there will be several celebrity appearances, including music from this afternoon, republican front-runner donald trump, will campaign at the dubuque regional airport. doors open there at 11 this morning. the rally starts at 1. later, trump will head to clinton and davenport for two other campaign rallies. behind trump in the polls, several other g-o-p candidates campaigning today. this morning, chris christie will make stops in cedar rapids, iowa city, and waterloo. senator chuck grassley will campaign with jeb bush in cedar falls this afternoon. and carly fiorina has several stops today in dubuque, waterloo, and manchester. tomorrow, the g-o-p candidates will release their campaign financial reports. those will show who had the biggest war chest of cash at the beginning of 2016. super pacs will also have to report their finances on sunday. make sure you stay with kcrg t-v nine monday night for complete caucus coverage. we'll have reporters live in des moines and across eastern

or not he violated his probation. at the university of iowa, educators are finding ways to help students better understand their finances. finances.one way is through a brand new class called money-wise: personal finance basics.the course covers things like employment benefits -- insurance -- investment opportunities -- budgeting and student loan repayment.the university's financial aid office staff say many students rely on help from their parents. sara harrington, financial literacy associate director 11:07:09 the more education that students have and the more they are taking a proactive approach to their own financial future, the better for our students. students.and it seem to be a popular topic.the class is fully booked for the semester. right now -- at the university of iowa -- president bruce harreld is planning a town hall meeting.harreld wants to gather input from the community while he prepares to start his first full semester on the job.the townhall will be held inside the pomerantz center at four o'clock on february 23rd. it's and right now in it's degrees. degrees.s

never played together before in the hawkeyes and stanford cardinals. >> one of the great traditions of away games is the hawkeye huddle sponsored by the fine folks at the university of iowa alumni association. that's going on noy as a matter ofon now as a matterof fact. >> the rosebowl version is under we go live to brad hanson. a lot of people, brad, from what i hear. >> brad: i a a lot of people is right. they are estimating 20,000 fans in what has turned into a star studded hawkeye huddle. we have alumni tom arnold on the stage. the university president, we have seen alum from past rosebowl games going back to the 1956 rosebowl game. an electric atmosphere as fans are more thaneady for the first rosebowl game in 25 years. we'll wrap it up in downtown los angeles and send it back to you in pasadena. >> brad, thank you very much. 20,000 hawkeye fans expected at the convention center tonight. it's a hawkeye huddle tonight and the alumni association is party here outside of the stadium at the brookside golf club. that's at 10:00 friday morning. >> they call this the grandaddy of them all. game played 101 times, more than any other bowl game in history. the hawkeyessave played in

iowa city police department, protecting presidential candidates and the public is challenging. the numerous campaign events lead police to call in extra officers to work overtime hours. the university of iowa police department is often called in to help. "it really depends on the person, the political activity staff of 45 officers at an event or more. " police departments can bill the political campaigns for the extra hours. university of iowa police even prepare price quotes for the campaigns before the event. there are plenty of campaign events... this weekend, chelsea clinton is set to campaign for her mother, hillary clinton, in her bid for the democratic nomination. today, the candidate's daughter will head to organizing events across eastern iowa. at 11 this morning, she'll visit a campaign office in davenport. then she'll visit the iowa morial union on the u of i campus in iowa city at 1 this afternoon. clinton then heads to a des moines high school. there, chelsea will join her father, former president bill clinton. yesterday, mr. clinton spoke to about 500 people at northwest junior high school in eastern iowa came just after his wife started falling behind vermont senator bernie

departments can bill the political campaigns for the extra hours. university of iowa police even prepare price quotes for the campaigns before the event. there are plenty of campaign events... this weekend, chelsea clinton is set to campaign for her mother, hillary clinton, in her bid for the democratic nomination. today, the candidate's daughter will head to organizing events across eastern iowa. at 11 this morning, she'll visit a campaign office in davenport. then she'll visit the iowa memorial union on the u of i campus in iowa city at 1 this afternoon. clinton then heads to a des moines high school. former president bill clinton. yesterday, mr. clinton spoke to about 500 people at northwest junior high school in coralville. his arrival to eastern iowa came just after his wife started falling behind vermont senator bernie sanders in some iowa polls. at the coralville rally, mr. clinton pointed out vermont's top political leaders supporting his wife. " 15:38 the senior senator from vermont, a leading advocate for human rights, the sitting governor of vermont and the chairman of the democratic governor's association

heading to iowa city for the first time ssce declaring his run for the white house. and university of iowa police are prepared for whatever might happen at his event tomorrow night. here's another live look from the t-v nine mobile weather lab that's up in the northern part of our viewing area. if you have to travel anywhere tonight, give yourself some extra time because some roads are getting slick.k. we'll have another check of road conditions university of iowa pouniversity of iowa police are preparing for tomorrow night's campaign rally by republican presidential candidate donald trump. trump's events are known to get a little out- oohand with security having to escort protesters out at almost every speech. kcrg-tv9's iowa city bureau chief mark carlson talked to police about what they expect when trump comes to campus. "university of iowa police have been preparing for r is visit by donald trump for the past several days, they say they do expect protestors. " "we're going to make this country great again, so we're going to be announcing something on the 16th and i think a lot of people are going to be vererhappy. " that was the last time donald trump visited johnson county. there were no issue

iowa today and this evening at 8:30 eastern she'll be speaking to supporters at the university of iowa in iowa city. c-span will have live coverage of her remarks. then saturday c-span will be live at the first in the nation presidential town hall hosted by the new hampshire republican party in nashua. many of the republican presidential candidates will be there along with notable republican leaders and over 1,000 grassroots activists. live coverage begins saturday morning at 10:00 eastern and again that's on c-span. >>> american history tv airs every weekend on c-span3. all day saturday and sunday. some of the highlights for this weekend include -- saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on oral histories, an interview with conservative commentator armstrong williams. part of the explorations in black leadership project. >> and we walked in, some of the people recognized my father because he had a strong reputation in the county. just before he was about to be introduced to strom thurmond i extended my hand, i said hello, senator, i'm armstrong williams and i hear you're a

---. from your 24 hour news source, extra security. police at the university of iowa take extra precautions when political candidates come to campus. final plea. 20-16 democratic presidential hopefuls make their final nationally televised plea to iowa voters in a town hall. stopping human trafficking. one victim-survivor shares her story of how law enforcement helped her escape and save her life. you're looking live on our city cam. take your time as you head into work today. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a cloudy day across the area with a few scattered flurries left behind. if you experience any and are a side effect of an overcast sky in winter. plan on temperatures to stay steady in the middle 20s in most areas. wind will generally be in the 15-25mph range, leading to brisk conditions at times. looking ahead, we have several very weak disturbances coming up thisweek, but noe that will produce any accumulating snow&in our area. temperatures should moderate back well into the 30s by theend of the week. starting this weekend, our

the university of iowa - say it's the kind of intense focus on this horrible disease that's needed." the excitement in the field is greater than i've ever seen and the potential to make progress is greater than i've ever seen. " dr george weiner - says surgery - cancers right now - that meant death ten years s o.but if f the initiative means discovering how our own immune systems can fight cancer - how more research can be shared among doctors - and increase funding - it could help everyone touched by cancer - - his own parents died from the disease. disease." the precentage of cancer research grants that are funded by the federal government is in the range of 12% and on a daily basis i have outstanding researchers from our own institution with great ideas who don't have the funds to persue those ideas. " " varoom " "" just down the street - from the cancer research center - the moonshot will have music. " - " music dancing " "-" defeating pediatric cancer is something i would love to e happen not only in my lifetime but very soon. " dan colb says the president's promise defines pe

on insufficient evidence grounds. the iowa supreme court says prosecutors have enough evidence to retry the case. says there is a reasonable possibility a former women's field hockey coach will be able to prove discrimination played a role in her firing. university of iowa athletic director gary barta fired tracey griesbaum in 2014. the university says griesbaum was fired for the way she treated players. but an iowa civil rights investigator says the university of iowa's own investigation doesn't make it clear why specifically griesbaum was fired. the university of iowa says the bias assessment response team the school started putting together in response to this artwork should be ready to go by the end of the semester. the team, known as bart, will look into complaints of racial and other bias on campus. the team was put together after an artist put this display depicting a paper machet ku klux klansman on central campus. students at norwalk high school got a lesson in skin cancer prevention. staff from the john stoddard derma-scan machine. the machine assess any skin damage from tanning and lack of sun protection. it only takes two minutes and is free to students as a substitute to a full screening. many students are headed to spring break and prom or

university of iowa undergraduate students. live in the newsroom this morning. forrest, what did these students do to help surgeons? they built a robot. three ui students coded and assembled the thing for a senior project. take a look. currently, doctors often use microscopes to do brain surgery. they have to spend up to ten hours looking into the device, often hunched over. the robot replaces all that. it uses cameras to lock on to an area of the brain, like a tumor. video is sent back to a headset, which the surgeon can wear. the doctor can even use a special hands free controller to move the camera. though the robot is a prototype, creators have high hopes for the future. " we're happy with our result. t, i think that in the future, new technology is coming out all the time, i think they'll be able to modify or change little things about this and make it even students s t the idea from a university of iowa hospitals and clinics physician. the robot turned out so well, the university says patents have been filed on the prototype. if you're a big gameme you may have noticed that heads

lovato tonight. she'll be in the main lounge of the iowa memorial union at the university of iowa. the event starts at 7:30, and doors open at 5. this isn't the first time a singer has joined clinton in iowa. katy perry endorsed the candidate in october in des moines. on monday, clinton, bernie sanders, as well as martin o'malley, will be in des moines for a town-hall. it starts at 8 o'clock. c-n-n's chris cuomo will moderate the town hall. we will air the entire event on kcrg 9-point-2. in 11 days, voters will crowd aucus locations to support presidential candidates. each of the county parties have spent months preparing. they are training organizers to be ready for all sorts of situations. the caucus coordinator for the johnson county democratic party says parking is going to be a challenge at many sites. "22:26:16 we are giving cab companies and other places a heads up that you could have a very, very busy night so you might want to have some extra ople on hand. people should plan ahead for their caucus night transportation and really set aside most of your evening because the caucu

december once prosecutors looked into whether or not he violated his probation. at the university of iowa, educators are finding ways to help students better understand their finances. finances.one way is through a brand new class called money-wise: personal finance basics.the course covers things like employment benefits -- insurance -- investment opportunities -- budgeting and student loan repayment.the university's financial aid office staff say many students rely on help from their parents. sara harrington, financial literacy associate director 11:07:09 the more education that students have and the more they are taking a proactive approach to their own financial future, the better for our students. students.and it seem to be a popular topic.the class is fully booked for the semester. right now -- at the university of iowa -- president bruce harreld is planning a town hall meeting.harreld wants to gather input from the community while he prepares to start his first full semester on the job.the townhall will be held inside the pomerantz center at four o'clock on february 23rd. the college communit

everybody at the alumni association at the university of iowa, and this had to b special for so many of you on one of those university of iowa alumni association tours. the final press conference before the game, a question came up about recruiting, and the coach delivered whwh would be a classic line, a true statement. he said when the hawkeyes go shopping, they don't get to go to the`gourmet store, so that was telling. they w we going after our- anan five-star recruits, tough to get them to come to iowa city, but that new facility is going to make all the difference in the world. you u id you thought thecoach seemed a lot more comfortable in these settings than we'd ever heard him before? >> mark: he's the newkirk, right. he mentioned earlier in the season that he wenen back and watch some of the old press way he looked and came off and reacted. he kind of changed some things about limbs. it is the new kirk. they moved practices from the afternoon to the morning. the players seem to love it and he seems more comfortable. going back to january, he named c.j. bessard the starter right a

:00. live in des moines, kim st. onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news stacey: the university of iowa says several members of its football and wrestling teams did nothing wrong when they appeared with donald trump at an iowa city rally yesterday. the players presented trump with a personalized jersey at the university fieldhouse. the university says it don't -- says it did not and does not endorse trump or any other candidate, and trump's appearance should not be seen as such. athletic director gary barta adds in a statement, "university of iowa student-athletes are encouraged to participate in the political process as individuals . we are confident that no violations of n.c.-double-a -- ncaa rules and regulations have taken place. steve: the trump rally in iowa city landed one man in jail after police say he threw tomatoes at the presidential candidate. 28-year-old andrew alemao is now charged with disorderly conduct. officers saw him throw 2 tomatoes toward trump. but he didn't hit trump or anyone else. trump's closest competitor is holding a rally of his own tonight. stacey: ted cruz at

the university of northern iowa's west gym. a group of iowa caucus goers plan to protest at donald trump's event today. they say they're against his "out of touch economic policy". the protesters will gather outside of the uni gym at 5:30 this evening. candidate hillary clinton kicked off her two- day tour in the electric park ballroom in waterloo. " iowa will have the first chance, in the nation, to express its -- your views -- about who we want to be president. " clinton has spent much of her presidential campaign focusing on republicans. but that changed yesterday when she confronted democratic opponent bernie sanders more directly. she attempted to undermine his positions on gun control, health care, and wall street regulations. after months of being comfortably ahead of sanders in most polls, the gap between the two here in iowa is much smaller. dubuque police have a woman behind bars for a murder. she's the ex-wife of the victim who was also living with him. officers were called to 29-44 jackson street january 4th for a disturbance. when officers arrived, they found 72 year o

getting ready to hososa campaign rally in about an hour and a half at the university of iowa. and she'll be joined by singer and songwriter demi lovato. kcrg t-v nine's jill kasparie joins us live from the iowa memorial union. . ll, evidently e clinton campaign hopes bringing in some star power will help win over some younger voters. at this point in the game the candidatess are trying anything they can to get people out to caucus for them. we're here at the iowa memorial union where the event is expected to start at 7:30. hillary will, no ubt, be trying to get young votots here at the u of i interested in her message. maybe demi lovato's visit is enough to make some students attend tonight's event. we talked with coe college political science professor bruce nesmith to find out if this strategy of campaigning with celebrities works... "1:16:17 not overwhelmingly. but again in a close caucus race, it might, i think there have been very few races changed by an endorsement. some people suggested oprah winfrey's endorsement of president obama was significant just because she carried such a

union on the university of iowa campus. of the robust republican field, florida senator marco rubio is scheduled for monday appearances in eastern iowa, including decorah, waverly, ottumwa, coralville before he closes out in bettendorf. rubio has been a consistent third in polling of iowa republicans, behind donald trump and texas senator ted cruz. the holiday for dr. martin luther king, jr, was first observed in 1986 -- 30 years ago -- and eastern iowa has plenty of events for tomorrow. this video is from a silent march last year on the holiday on the university of iowa campus. in iowa city tomorrow, the spot at 1030 crosspark avenue will hold community projects before and after an 11 p-m ceremony for the holiday. in cedar rapids, a luncheon to honor the volunteer spirit of 8 cedar rapids-area high school seniors will be held from the doubletree by hilton. also, the african american museum of iowa in cedar rapids will have film screenings at 3 and 3:45 on dr. king's legacy. in the cedar valley, uni's maucker union will be the site to pack thousands of meals for the northeast iowa food

thousand customers in that area. the iowa caucuses are now only 10 days away. today the university of iowa taught some future caucucugoers how the process works. that's next tonight here on t-v nine. [ horn honks ] okay, this is u.s. cellular, and this is verizon. now, same phones, but with u.s. cellular you get 6 gigs of 4g data for only $40 per month -- $20 less than verizon. and u.s. cellular's network was built to work in places like out here, and here. so, with all of that, why would you ever go to verizon? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for just $40 a month plus get $300 back. today some@children in iowa city learned about it's part of a new program at the university of iowa's old capitol museum. this is the first time staff members have organized an election program for children. the program uses superheroes in n place of candidates. children make campaign posters and talk about issues that are important to them. at the end of the program, kids will participate in their own mock caucus - or "hawkus." it'll imitate a republican caucus, so children can also practic

are in that are running for the republican nomination. the iowa caucus will be held coming monday starting at seven pm. many gathered to hear from donald trump last night in iowa city at the university of iowa. before he gave his speech, trump brought members of the hawkeye football and wrestling team up on stage - saying "they were so nice, they endorsed trump." when the group went offstage, they presented trump with an unofficial hawkeye jersey. today ui athletic director gary barta released this statement: university of iowa student- athletics are encouraged to participate in the political process as individuals. however, like any endorsement by a student or faculty member, their participation should not be considered representative of the entire team or university. we are confident that no violations of ncaa rules and regulations have taken place. another incident took place at man being arrested. twenty-eight- year-old andrew alemao is charged with disorderly conduct for throwing two tomatoes at republican candidate donald trump. this happened on tuesday night at the university of iowa. it's not clear if the tomatoes actually hit anyone. officials say alemao is now released as of this

named the new executive director of the cedar rapids organization.kruger, a jefferson high and u-i graduate, has spent many years fundraising and managing other local nonprofits like k-c-c-k radio and the university of iowa law foundation.he'll get started at newbo later this month. today, just across the river at the national czech and slovak museum and libriary, the community welcomed 80 new u-s citizens.this marked the museum's first naturalization ceremony since 1995.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller attended the ceremony and joins us now live with details. scott, it was amazing to see the smiles on everyone's faces...and the relief after everything they've gone point..organizers say it was appropriate to hold the ceremony here...because they just rolled out a new plan -- one that aims to celebrate human rights, the culture and freedom for all citizens.what better way to start out the new year than acknowledging new citizens?the vice president says she hopes the museum serves a greater purpose for the families here today. "we see ourselves as a safe place to have conversations about issues that are very critical in today's society and immigration is one of them and it's wonderful to be able to provide a pl

car crash in iowa. last fall hundreds of students at the university iowa came down with a case of the mumps. we're seeing what health officials expect for the new semester coming up. school is back in session this morning at iowa city west high school. a bomb threat forced everyone to evacuate. on january 20th. here is a live look at . first, meteorologis t j jtin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... it's going to be tough to get rid of the clouds over the next couple of days, so be ready for more gray than blue in our sky. even so, our warmer than they have this afternoon and middle 20s tomorrow. winds are going to be light, as well. a few flurries may fall tomorrow night with partial sunshine returning later friday into saturday. we'll warm to the 30s by sunday before our next chance of snow arriviv monday.today: mostly cloudy high: 19-25 winds: s 5-10 alo: 20 dbq: 20 iow: 23 thanks justin. this morning, g-o-p presidential candidate ben carson is mourning the loss of one his campaign this morning, g-o-p presidential candidate ben carson is mourning the loss of one his cam

vinton and iowa memorial union on the university of iowa campus. of the robust republican field, florida senator marco rubio is scheduled for monday appearances in eastern iowa, including decorah, waverly, ottumwa, coralville before he closes out in bettendorf. rubio has been a consistent third in polling of iowa republicans, behind donald trump and texas senator ted cruz. 3 of the 4 american prisoners held in iran for more than a year are finally on their way back home. a plane carrying the released men touched down in switzerland this morning. the u.s. agreed to release 7 iranians being held in the country for the americans last week. today, president obama said he was grateful to have the men safely on their way back to the united states. "today we are united in welcoming home sons and husbands and brothers who in lonely prison cells have endured an absolute nightmare. but they never gave in and they never gave up. at long last they can stand tall and breathe deep the fresh air of the men landed in germany after the brief stop in switzerland this morning. they were taken to a

county...where over 100 students at the university of iowa tested positive for the virus. deborah souverain spoke with a health official in le mars today.. she has more on the new plymouth county cases. deborah tim mumps is an airborne virus...that spreads through droplets....which can explain why popping up in plymouth county. health officials there...say they have 4 confirmed cases of the illness...and they expect that number to rise. johnson county is still recovering from the largest mumps outbreak since 2006. and now health officials in plymouth county are also battling the airborne virus "we have four confirmed cases and several probably cases in plymouth county," said tara geddes community health manager at floyd valley hospital mumps is caused by a virus...and spreads through saliva droplets... going from one person to the next...through sneezing, coughing or even talking. symptoms include...fever, headace, and the biggest indicator..swolle n salivary glands under the jaw. community health manager...at floyd valley hospital...tara geddes says getting vaccinated is your bes

-- advancing to their first ever big ten title game. the university of iowa's head football coach remains on top of the list of the state's best-paid employees. information provided by the state indicates kirk ferentz made nearly four million dollars in the fiscal year. former iowa state head basketball coach fred hoiberg made more than two million bucks during the same period. in third place -- former iowa state football coach paul rhoads comes in at one million -- 8 hundred 50- thousand dollars. the best-paid person on the list is kenneth kates -- who isn't a coach. he's the c-e-o of the university of iowa hospitals and clinics. moving on to the cyclones -- the iowa state men's basketball team is in oklahoma taking on the sooners. the game kicked off at six o-clock -- and we'll have more details coming up tonight at ten. that's it for sports -- and we'll be right back.. on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write th

tormented from 3-11p.m. each night with the university of iowa fight song. "no one knows why it was happening. it was pretty annoying. or what the purpose is. " stephanie: the building is owned by a man named "smokin" joe anderson. yesterday, anderson's assistant would not shed any light on why the song was playing and said anderson would not be talking about it, but did say that "i tried to talk to him i hope not. i don't know. i hope not." stephanie: a nearby restaurant owner sais the a nearby restaurant owner sais the song irritated customers, even leaving his business a couple of bad reviews online. the reason the song was playing may remain a mystery. stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. we started a nice little thaw today across much of iowa with the metro reaching 40 degrees! and it looks like we can keep this mild weather going the rest of the week. skies will become mostly clear tonight behind a rather weak cold front. this front will change our winds to a more northwesterly

the university of iowa campus. on the republican side, florida senator marco rubio is also in our area. he'll be in decorah, waverly, ottumwa, coralville and ends his day in bettendorf. rubio has been a consistent third in polling behind donald trump and texas senator ted cruz. many schools and businesses are closed today for the doctor martin luther king junior holiday. there are also plenty of events in eastern iowa. today in iowa city, the spot at 10-30 crosspark avenue will host community projects. those will be before and after the holiday. this video is from a silent march last year on this day on the university of iowa campus. the cedar rapids rotary club is honoring 8 area high school seniors who volunteer. that will be from noon until 1:15 at the double tree by hilton. also, the african american museum of iowa in cedar rapids will have film screenings at 3 and 3:45 on dr. king's legacy. in the cedar valley, uni's maucker union will be the site to pack thousands of meals for the northeast iowa food bank. in waterloo, the newly elected mayor, quentin hart, is hosting a coat

professors at the university of iowa about iowa's first in the nation status. part of the conversation had to do with constantly edging out places like new hampshire - and how parts of the new hampshire state constitution affect what iowa can do to improve its caucuses. but we also talked about how other states have said they want to be first in the nation - but our party chairs say that comes with not only the responsibility to vet candidates, but also all the political mail and nasty ads that go with it. but iowa is also the perfect size where candidates can get a lot of face time - one on one with candidates the parties say that makes all the difference. if we started with california, or if we started with new three or four candidates, that either had national name recognition or super pacs that had hundreds of millions of dollars. if we really believe what we're telling our kids in a junior high government class that you can become president some day, you got to start in a place like iowa. iowa.i think this is a great place that we have here to do this, we take it very seriously, as je

iowa university is warning students who got them for christmas, to leave them at home. the university of iowa recently announced that hoverboards will residence halls, dining halls or apartments on campus because of the fire risk. eric: kcci's kim st. onge learned drake is considering a similar ban. kim: the brightly colored, self-balancing motorized scooters quickly became the hottest item on holiday wish lists. they're so popular, a hoverboard store even opened at valley west mall. >> it's really fun. it's hard at first because you are kind of like, i don't know what i'm doing. kim: drake student haley davis loves riding around the hoverboard her 10-year-old brother got for christmas. but, the futuristic scooters may become a thing of the past on college campuses. the university of iowa recently posted this warning on its website, telling students to leave their hoverboards at home because of a fire risk. >> i think they just got freaked out because they started having malfunctions with them, but i don't see anything wrong with them if you know that something bad could happen to them. kim:

candidate donald trump. stacey: it happened yesterday during a campaign stop at the university of iowa. charged with disorderly conduct. officers say they saw him throwing tomatoes toward trump during a speech. the crowd began booing and trump addressed the incident. [booing] mr. trump: do you want to let the football team take care of it? stacey: secret service and university of iowa police officers arrested alemao. he was booked into the johnson county jail. steve: former iowa hawkeye football player tyler sash had cte, a degenerative brain disease. cte has been linked to concussions in football. sash's family says he had several concussions over his football career first in high , school in oskaloosa, also at the university of iowa, and later in the nfl. sash's mother says it offers an explanation for his irregular behavior before his death last september. the polk county medical examiner is calling the death of des moines architect kirk blunck suspicious. sign of assault. the report is in today's des moines register. the 62-year-old blunck was found at the bottom of a stairwell on sunday in

will play in the future. future.our panel will include both the iowa republican and democratic party *chairs, along with other political experts.we hope you'll watch, or attend, tomorrow night at 6. right now at the university of iowa, president bruce harreld is planning hihiown town hall. harreld wants to gather input from the community as he prepares to begin his first full semester on the job.the townhall will be held inside the pomerantz center at four o'clock on february 23rd. now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other stories across the corridor. developing tonight - iowa city police are now looking into west high school and similar threats made in other states. the school was evacuated yesterday morning after someone called in the threat. school officials told investigators the caller's's voice sounded robotic-like. investigators searched the building but found nothing. similar calls were recieved seven other states. in hiawath the wa innovation learning center is closing ititdoors. better known as the cedar rapids science station, the organization has been teaching science to children since 19-85.the once popular destination for schools, was devastated by the floods of '08. managers at the lear