the iowa hawkeyes are making today the iowa hawkeyes are making preparations for their big game against michigan state this weekend. we'll hear from head coach kirk ferentz after the break meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert authorities in southern california are searching for a motive after a mass shooting in san bernardino. today the city's mayor says he's thankful for the nation-wide support. part of downtown des moines will have tighter security this weekend after a homicide there just last week. "that the challenges we face, we can meet them head- on together. "

points of the game. bulldogs and hawks tied at 30 at the break. but the story of the game, iowa had a block party! 9 in the first half and a school record 14 in the game. hawkeyes outlast drake, 70-64... behind a big effort from mike gesell. "that's the thing you gotta love about him, he's just going to keep coming. he feels terrible about the game the other night, like a lot of people do, but he's just going to come back and go to work and gonna keep attacking you and making plays, clearly the difference in the game." "you learn from it, the iowa state one hurt, but i think we learned from it, i think we did a much better job down the stretch. could've done a little bit better at times, but it's never a perfect game and i think we did when we needed them and then closing out with a rebound."

... some people at the university of iowa are calling for a name ange to their onlinenetudent information system. put the name iowa in front of the words "student information system" and the acronym is "isis". the system has been called isis for many years but in light of world events some want it changed, so name officially in place by spring. however, at least one student thinks most people wouldn't think of terrorism when they log on. "i mean i feel like it's pretty obvious that the university of iowa is not standing with isis, the terror organization but i guess if you know we don't want to seem affiliated with it, if that's the case," said iowa university student, heidi aude. a university spokesperson said the university is seriously

are recommended. sanders will campaign in iowa... in the days leading up to the party. the newton y-m-c-a has announced a major gift... in the amount of five million dollars... it comes from brad and mary mannatt... the same family that was instrumental in helping to start the "iowa speedway." the mannatt's had heard about a

we will get into that have plus, the iowa baske announcer: from iowa's sports tony: parker hesse and the hawkeye defense has been one of the best in the nation this year. their opponent saturday, they are no slouch either. michigan state's defense is every bit as good as iowa's. in fact, defense is one of the many areas where these two teams are basically identical. that is ironic, considering people like radio host paul finebaum are saying iowa has zero chance. iowa's bulletin board material grows daily. how do they have zero chance when they are almost the same team?

years, the iowa farm bureau and university of iowa athletics teamed up to donate more than 100 thousand dollars to feed hungry iowans-- that's 400 thousand meals for people across the state. brad- "it's one thing to raise corn, raise soybeans, and raise pigs. but to bring it from out farm to people in need is really special for us." brad is just one of the hundreds of farmers in iowa that participated in the initiative although a lot of progress has been made- the food bank still needs more help. cory exec direc.- "the struggle is there, pantries. even though unemployment is down, we're distributing more food than ever before." in iowa, one in 5 children go hungry... in total-- 389 thousand people need help. edie davis knows the struggle first hand edie- "i ate from the food bank, i fed my kids from the foo bank today's ceremony was a chance for some farmers to get a first-hand look on the people they impact. brad-"as a farmer in iowa, it means to much to us to be able to provide to those situations to meet those hungry needs." and they say as an iowa farmer--giving is natural.

afternoon. the iowa state patrol has cited a johnson county sheriff's deputy in a weekend crash. sheriff lonny pulkrabek says deputy ryan quiles was on a routine patrol about 4:30 saturday afternoon near the intersection u-s highway 6 and 109. that's north of oxford. he says quiles pulled away from a stop sign and into the path of another vehicle, ininring one person in that vehicle. the cited quiles for failure to yield. quiles remains on active duty pending a the crash. university of iowa officials are looking into a racici campus property. president bruce harreld says they found it in a bathroom in the spence laboratories - which contains faculty offices and research

iowa fans will make it happen. jack: after losing in the big ten championship to michigan state and missing out on a playoff spot, the hawkeyes were matched up against pac-12 champion stanford in the rose bowl. it's iowa's first trip to pasadena since 1991. jack: it's the school's 6th rose bowl appearance. iowa is 2-3 all- time in the rose bowl, with its last win coming in 1959. it'll also mark the third time coached in the rose bowl, though his first as a head coach. the two games where he was an assistant coach, in the 1980s, iowa lost. jack: it's fun for hawks fans to witness history. but it's definitely going to cost you. stephanie: local five's lucas casey shows us just how much, from the digital media center. "i don't know about you, but since sunday afternoon, my social media feeds have been blowing up with my hawkeye fan friends making plans to head

melisa raney reporting. authorities have released the name of the software program one man used to steal prii money from the iowa hot lotto.

the national media. and has learned how passionate the iowa fan base is. they are vocal.i have been a kirk ferentz fan for a long time.i picked them last year to make a run. fans that feel disrespected. there were about 50 reporters trying to interview herbstreit today. but he is right it will all be decided on this field tomorrow night. .. thank you scott, , wa wresesing hosting south dakota stata ... thomas gilman gets things started for the hawkeyes with this first period pin against kahlen morris... iowa goes up 6-0 ... onto 149, denver/tripoli grad brandon sorenson with the two-point near fall... he shutout his opponent 8-0... hawkeyes go up 13-3

outside of iowa city expected the hawkeyes to raise much of a fuss this year -- but at the end of the regular season, they were one of only two undefeated teams in the country -- and are now headed to the rose bowl. and in honor the hawks' incredible season -- 43-hundred roses are now at the university of iowa. the floral manager at hy-vee in iowa city led thh project. the ses were processed and packaged into bouquets by a floral team in less than 24 hollopeter/hyvee floral manager) over 200 pieces of arrangements that went over to the football us there was nothing significant about the number of roses - 43-hundred, but they wanted to do something too congratulate the team. they also said -- so far -- there are no plans in the works to deliver red roses if they win. a new repeprt shows how aving children really costs on a yearly basis... hear the results right here... plus... the post office maximizes efforts to keep up with the

we have 30's for highs in the 8 day forecast. alyx: news around iowa, a bondurant man was accidentally shot by a member of his own hunting party saturday afternoon near stuart. 32-year-old shaymus smith was hit in the leg with a shotgun slug. his fellow hunter was trying to shoot a moving deer at the time. the good news the iowa dnr says , he will recover. moines hospital this morning after jumping off a bridge. it happened in fort dodge at the great northwestern train saturday trestle. police were called there just before 9:00 a.m. for a man threatening to jump. all trains were stopped. officers were able to talk the man down after four hours. as he was being escorted of the bridge, he lunged away from officers and jumped off. two officers grabbed a hold of a leg but couldn't rescue him and he fell. he survived the fall and was air lifted to des moines. as of this morning his current , condition is unknown. still ahead on kcci, bernie is back. how he is taken his campaign to the next level.

back to 100 percent for next season. "just after playing the iowa game i felt like i had been feeling a little while earlier," said felt like it was time, especially being under that nine game window and having a guy like deonte burton coming back versususni, i just felt l le it was the perfectime to call it for myself." "this is just a decision we felt is in the best interest of him going forward," said isu head coach steve prohm. "he's got all my support and prayers." iowa state plays northern iowa a look at ticket sales for star wars: the force awakens. the much anticipated movie was expected to bring in giant ticket sales. that story on news 4 at ten.

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again possible by the weekend. what a crazy wet and mild december we have had! nikki: the iowa state

tomorrow at 6:30 from hilton coliseum the iowa hawkeyes wrestling team is undefeated so far this season sitting at 7-0, but tomorrow the second ranked hawkeyes welcome in 11th ranked rutgers. this is already the second big ten conference dual of the young season for the hawkeyes now coach tom brands tells us that these early season matchups could have impacts on ncaa but also big ten seeds and really every weekend so thats something that we talk about and thats why you got to be ready to go because every match counts." the no. 2 ranked hawkeyes host no. 11 ranked rutgers at carver the uni volleyball team's season ended a few days ago when the lost to marquette in the first round of the ncaa tournament losing three sets to two. the panthers finished off the season 19-15 with only three

. the iowa caucus is february 3. he is fourth in that state behind trump, crews and carson. he was leading. it also is taking us right to donald trump. marco rubio scoring very well. trump not scoring well with them. trump does not do as well and i will as he does in other states. stuart: thank you very much indeed did let me show you the

"multi state lottery association." tipton was convicted earlier this year of rigging the iowa lottery to win more than 14 million dollars. since then... he's been accused of doing the same with jackpots in colorado, wisconsin, and oklahoma. now the des moines register reports investigators are linking two more jackpots... in kansas... to tipton. investigators say he purchased the tickets and gave them to two people to claim... in december tipton's attorney dismissed the allegations as a publicity stunt.

lot of clouds around tuesday, but almost no rainfall for central iowa. the clouds will be decreasing tonight leaving us with partly cloudy skies and mild, dry conditions. we have only had two days so far this winter that have stayed below freezing all day, but that could change next week as we could have three more! as for the short term, look for a decent amount of sunshine wednesday with warmer temperatures by afternoon. we should reach the mid 50s in the metro by 3 pm be picking up a bit wednesday, but really get going on thursday when they will be gusting over 30 mph from the west. this will mean our warmest day with temps in the morning hours in the 50s and the high close to 60 by early afternoon. more clouds are expected friday with a slight chance for some light rain showers late in the day, but heavier rain will be likely saturday evening for mainly se iowa. we will have a chance for rain both late saturday and sunday in central iowa, but the higher threat is for se iowa this weekend. cooler

unit at mercy medical center got a special visit tuesday... four members of the iowa wild visited patients, taking photos with fans. they didn't come empty handed....they also brought toys and stuffed animals to the children staying there. they shared their thoughts on what it means to get involved with the

your chance to celebrate all that is iowa at the fourth annual celebrate iowa gala. jeff is joining me from the state historical museum. >> on friday, december 11 we will be hosting be fourth annual celebrate iowa gala from 7:00 until 11:00. it is a celebration of all iowa food. the components of the creative catalyst to help build capacity and communities generate job opportunities and economic growth. mollie: what is the goal, to >> to bring all of these different things together in one place to celebrate all iowa

clever, clever. and now, a sweet gesture from the rose bowl-bound iowa hawkeyes to share tonight. steve: thursday, the players delivered yellow roses to patients at the university of iowa children's hospital. now, those are the same roses that were delivered to the team by hyvee. the team is gearing up for the big game new year's day. in beautiful pasadena, california. stacey: scott reister, the cy-hawk showdown continues. scott: sure does.

concern is determining how those guns got from marquez's hands into those of the killers. laurenen lyster, abc news, san bernardino. it's monday night, so that means klutz awards coming up. and both the iowa and iowa state basketbbl teams s re in action tonight. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9.

early saturday morning. the iowa state patrol says 22 year old lucas buban was driving eastbound... when he lost control of his vehicle. buban was taken to the hospital but later died. he was not wearing his seat belt. a des moines teenager will answer to murder charges in court today. 17 year old josue socup is police say socup shot lopez after an argument early last month. socup's arraignment is set for 8-30 this morning. he's being held on a 500 thousand dollar bond. des moines police are still looking for the person who they say shot a private investigator... michael narin of ankeny says he was following a person into prospect park late friday night. he just got out of his car to break up a fight... when he says someone shot him in the stomach. he says the shooter got in a car and took off. narin has since been released from the hospital. anyone with information is asked to call police. the spencer community is mourning the loss of high school wrestler.

3 iowa state hits the road tuesday to take on number 23 cincinnati the hawkeyes held off a pesky drake squad 70-64 on saturday. mike gesell led iowa with 17, but every time the hawks made a run the dogs would fight back. huge game for reed timmer, 25 points. iowa improves to 8-3 and fran likes the way his team is competing every night. both teams are back home on

com.the website used violent crime stats from the f-b-i's 20-13 report.other eastern iowa cities to make the top 15 include new hampton at number four.williamsburg and decorah rank fifth and eighth.mount vernon is 14th. iowa city is walalt-hub's third best small college town. those are college communities with populations less than 125- thousand people.wallet-hub used categories like quality of education and crime stats to figure out the rankings. fellow b b ten city -- ann arbor, michigan was the best small college town. the price to see iowa play in the rose bowl continues to go up.this morning - the cheapest ticket price on stub-hub dot com is 635-dollars.that's up 135 dollars from this time yesterday.ticket-master started selling tickets to the game yesterday.the cheapest price on that site this morning is 18-hundred dollars. michigan has gone viral with more than 100 thousand likes from around the world. world.6 year old landon went to see santa at the mall and had a typical visit, but then when his mom was paying for pictures, landon went back

tomorrow night's debate starts at 7. the university of iowa posted this cool throwback this cool throwback thursrsy photo yesterday. it shows a 19-59 herky and a young girl who was the official rose bowl party. an employee asked 4-year-old amy if she wanted a souvenir and she pointed to the larger- than-life mascot. months later -- her wish came true when a crate showed up at her doorstep. she's had herky ever since and in honor of the hawks return trip to the rose bowl -- she's put 1959 herkey on display at the college of dentistry on the university of iowa campus. don't forget -- cbs 2 don't forget -- cbs 2 connects with you - call cbs 2 if you see news happen.800 222 kgan.you can also email tips, pictures, and even video --to news -- at cbs 2 iowa dot com. that's a quick look at your friday morning news.get more news anytime online - at cbs 2

will continue to do so overnight. temperatures will settle into the 20s in western iowa where skies clear out first and 30s for eastern iowa where clouds will linger into the morning hours. fog will begin to develop late night tonight into early tomorrow morning. once the fog clears, sunshine coupled with a southerly breeze at 5 to 15 mph will take over and warm us back into the 50s in central and southern iowa with northern iowa getting into the 40s. the week ahead looks to be mainly dry with the thermometer sitting well above average in the 50s all week. several days look to be windy, particularly thursday through the end of the week. the pattern looks to switch next weekend as temperatures return closer to the 30s we would expect for december, so get out and enjoy this short break from cold! nikki also coming up on local five

voted to change the name to the stead family university of iowa children's hospital.it's named for gerry stead and his wife, mary joy.the couple has pledged more than 53-million dollars to support the hospital, and other university programs.the new children's hospital is scheduled to open next year. don't forget -- cbs 2 connects with you - call cbs 2 if you see news happen.800 222 kgan. you can also email tips, pictures, and even video --to news -- at cbs 2 iowa dot com.

weather team: some snow fell across eastern iowa in the last 24 hours. many locations saw just a trace but spots up in northeast iowa a long the mississippi river saw up to 2.5" of fresh a bit icy this morning. the accucuulating snow has tracked east and some the clouds have tracked away. some sunshine will be possible today located to our north and are tracking south eastern iowa. we'll still see some sun this afternoon but expect mostly cloudy skies with highs in the middle 30s and a northwest wind 10-15 mph. tonight, we will have a mostly cloudy sky with lows in the lower 20s. mostly sunny on thursday as a high

the year at the hands of northern iowa on's -- on saturday. >> you don't want to think about or keep that that taste in your mouth. i'm definitely excited that we get a chance to go play another. >> to get out there again, i just to put our talent on display again on espn. the real deal. andy: iowa state falls to 11 this week.

after suffering their first loss of the season. northern iowa and the hawkeyes are both receiving votes this week. michigan state is the near unanimous selection at number one in front of a pair of big twelve teams, kansas and

don't forget to don't forget to visit local 5 on the web. we are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in news, weather, and sports. jack: contact us with any news tips or story ideas, we want to hear from you. send local 5 news your news tips. email us at: news at we are iowa dot com. or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555. we're on facebook "we are iowa local 5 news" and twitter "we are iowa 5 news" if you see news break... let us know. we are iowa and we want to cover the stories that are important to you. jack/wxhang: now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. james: overnight temps are going to stay fairly mild tonight, with a low down near 40 degrees. friday is still going to be very nice and warm with highs in the upper 50s, despite seeing more passing clouds throughout the day. the weekend is looking cooler with highs in the 40s and plenty of showers, especially on saturday evening and sunday

here on abc9. alex matt campbell has been the head coach at iowa state for 26 days. in that time frame, the former toledo head man has been on a mission. locking up the current class, recruitng the future....and finalizing his coaching staff. eli rasheed coached the toledo defensive line....he will work in a similar role at iowa state. under rasheed's leadership this season, the rockets led the mac in scoring defense...and they ranked second in rushing defense. also of note....rudy wade has been named iowa state's director of strength and conditioning.

that's a great day. >> says who?noon... students stormed the cot in iowa -- sending one man to the hospital. so will there be any consequences? denice is tracking that for us --

passengers on board 760. they expected to be here at the eastern iowa airport around 8:00 this morning. instead, they're waiting for a ride in chattanooga. tired travelers on the tarmac. that's what you see in these viewer photos after allegiant air 760 was forced to land about an hour and a half into the flight. passengers report they had to leave the plane with all their belongings and wait it out, stuck in chattanooga, tennessee. for some, it's been frustrating. "very. we've been gone for a week and i kept thinking,

. we are hanging out with 15,000 of our closest iowa friends. >> expecting 60,000 at the game. >> this is what iowa dies.

be held every december 7th, all around the country. jack: iowa today-- where iowa pearl harbor survivors were invited to the word war two memorial on the state capitol grounds. but the concern is-- that number gets smaller and smaller every year. jack: "once we lose these people, we lose those stories. and, once you lose those stories, then how can we teach the younger generation that, no only do we have to find a better way to solve problems, but to teach them about what the military and our veterans actually have gone through." only four iowans who

freezing rain and sleet in the metro are possible. eastern iowa should expect a mixed bag of freezing rain, rain, and snow as the day progresses. winds will also be very strong at 15-25+mph, gusting to near 40mph at times. there is the potential for power outages with this storm, particularly in areas where ice accumulates on the power lines. possible snow totals with this system range from 5 to 8" in central iowa, so stay with local 5 for the latest. the system will start moving out late monday night with most of iowa remaining mainly dry for tuesday. limited precip chances and cold

, the 5-0 iowa state cyclones return home to the friendly confines of hilton coliseum where they are an astounding 62-4 since the start of the 20-11 season. but the clones had to watch out for those pesky bison... isu hosting north dakota state, new football coach matt campbell taking in hilton magic. right off the bat, georges niang finds jameel mckay who slams it home for the clones. next time down, it's monte morris finding naz mitrou-long who cashes in the three ball. later on scary moment here, niang hits his knee with one of the bison players, he was down and hilton went silent. but he'd walk it off and return later on. bison cash in the

had to suspend responses to minor accidents.the midwest isn't out of the woods yet.parts of iowa, wisconsin, and the dakotas could see up to a foot

steakhouse in the state of iowa. this latest honor comes off of the steakhouse being named number 4 on rachel ray's list of the top 200 steakhouses in america. archie's was awarded with the james beard american classic award this year after being a semi

special. >> drake and iowa start things off this afternoon, uni and isu finish things off at the well tonight. iowa facing a panther team that has lost two of its past three. they took down number one ranked usc last month so steve prohm can see some problems. >> great program, program that's about winning, about doing things the right way. a terrific culture they have their. mcdermott did a great job and jacobs has taken over and done a

was a state. more. more fernando: to anyone living outside of the state of iowa, it can be confusing to understand why the hawkeye state is so critical in electing our next

from $105 to iowa farmland prices are dropping quickly.. in the last six months.. prices fell by an average three point seven that's about a 10 percent drop in average farm took the hardest hit in the last is months with half percent. while west central iowa only lost around two percent. and that's all we have for the show today... thanks for joining.. i'll be back again tomorrow. we put stories up every day.. check out who-tv dot com.. click news then

, we actually bought them from them. and then all of our proceeds go to the iversity of iowa's chilen's hospital. kevin: now one of the things about coming to the forest is that it's actually colder inside the building than it is outside. so how does that factor into what kind of drinks you guys give people and what food is avlable? elise: we'll we actually we don't have any warm food but all of the drin we're rving are warm. i dodot think we've finalized it yet but coffee, hot chocolate, and

iowa. the most obvious growth is the number of animals the arl provides shelter and care for each increased from a few decade ago to more 2013. through our proactive community outreach and spay/neuter programs, in the past few years we have begun to see a

football. king leads the nation with 8 interceptions. ... new iowa state football head coach matt campbell was named the mac coach of the year today. as e prepares for the 2 26 season at iowa state, one player he's excited to have is running back mike warren. warren committed to toledo, but came to iowa state and ran for more than 13 hundred yards and five tououhdowns. "i think i may make him run a little bit extra from the start of this thing because i tried to recruit michael at toledo. he was committed there... i know this, he's still a young g p and i think you're only going to see him get bigger and better. he's got one of the best running back coaches in the country to continue to lead his growth. i can see him continuing to grow as a football player." "very selfless, famamy-oriented, team first type of person. it's not everything and anything before himself and that's probably one of the biggest characterisis cs i like about him." trt: 31 oc: "i like about him" ... xavier has hired bob cataldo to be the new baseball head coach. he's been a volunteer assistant for xavier bas

indianapolis. john sears has the story from iowa we'll have more on hawkeye football coming up in sports....

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