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Time. She feels until the investigation is over, she cant keep her child at starry. 26 46i was told by one school that i would have to have a conversation with starry about the concerns and have to come to an agreement. 27 09my mind is no longer at ease. Theres no more discussing it. She also tried to move districts, but was told she cant until a scheduled meeting set for the end of november. Right now shes looking into other options, but she wants other parents to be aware. 30 26if your child wasnt a something . Do they think thats okay now . Do they think thats how you treat people . The Marion Police Department Release details at this time. I also reached out to the Marion Independent School district, and it gave this statement. We are aware of some allegations regarding improprieties that may have occurred in one of our classrooms. The matter has been turned over to the Police Department for investigation. Bruce and beth, we were not given the name of that highschool student and no charges have been filed. Thanks, brea. We want to remind you, when you see news, call newsline nine. 319365 9999. Meteorologist joe winters joins us now with a look at our first alert forecast. Joe, can we expect some cooler weather overnight . At least one thousand law a final goodbye to Des Moines Police Sergeant Tony beminio today. Beminios funeral took place this morning at the Lutheran Church of hope in west des moines. Just five days ago, police say a man shot and killed beminio and Urbandale Police suspect, scott greene, faces two counts of first degree murder. But greene was not the focus today. Instead, family, friends, and fellow officers remembered Sergeant Beminio and his life that he had dedicated to serving others. On almost every level, i hate that we have to do this today, this isnt right and it isnt fair. My heart bleeds for you and if anyone of us could take away bagpipe music as officers walk in chief everything tony did, he did from the heart. Think about the world we would be in if everyone took that approach. Ive talked to a lot of you who say how good of a person he was, not just a police officer, but how good of a human being he was. Nat of music chief this dmpd family will you and wrap their arms around you. They will always be there for you, they will always take care of you. You will never feel lonely, helpless or walk in fear. The funeral for Urbandale Police officer Justin Martin be at South Central Calhoun School in martins hometown, rockwell city. We will broadcast the funeral point two and on kcrg dot com. After the recent des moinesarea officer shooting, Mount Mercy University is hosting a Forum Tonight about safety in the line of duty. Agencies invited to the discussion include us marshals service, iowa state patrol, Linn County Sheriffs Office and cedar rapids Police Department. The forum starts at six in Flaherty Community Room on the Mount Mercy University campus. We told you last week what the hurts donut raise money for the families of the fallen officers. The business sold special donuts bearing a thin blue line. And during the 48 hour fundraiser those sales brought in 27thousand dollars. All of that money is going to the officers families. Today Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are making last Minute Campaign stops on this, the last day before the election. Both candidates have multiple events in 2016 president ial race. This is so hard to believe. You have one day until the election. You know what that means . That means tomorrow. One day to make every dream youve ever dreamed for your country. For those who are still making up your mind or thinking maybe its not worth voting at all, let me just say, the choice in this election could not be clearer. It really is between division the latest abc News Washington post tracking poll has clinton leading trump by four points 47 to 43. Tomorrow may be election day but more than 30 percent of americans have already voted. The president ial campaign has been a long, hard grind for all the staff workers for both Hillary Clinton and donald trump. I think those of us who have been around since iowa, still feel so united by that experience of going through the caucus process. I think ive been to maybe 20 of the 50 states. Being the face of this campaign in iowa, its all on my back. I told mr. Trump we were going to win this, and we have to win this. Lily adams and tana goertz have played major roles in the clinton and trump campaigns. Adams relocated to iowa a year ahead of the caucuses. She says she knew it was woman as president , but shes ready to see all of her work lead to a clinton win tomorrow. And goertz has also been with trump since day one. She served as his iowa co chair before the caucuses. She says shes never lost sight of what she feels trump could do for the country. We hope youll stay with tv nine on Election Night for complete coverage. First, follow us on social media for updates all day, and share your voting experience with the hashtag ia votes. When the for results and analysis. And dont miss a special edition of the tv nine news at 10 when well have live reports of key races across the state. Fewer paid leaders in linn county would save taxpayers money, but one supervisor says that thinking is short sighted. West to east occurred ahead of a cold front earlier today. This front has very little any shower chance tonight will be isolated and light. Our latest polls indicate sunshine will win tomorrow as iowans head out to vote. Quiet and dry weather remains in the forecast for the remainder of the week. Tonight mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Wind w wind n 1020. High 58 aaron zenz liz on cam and art is the perfect way for them to express themselves. Vo aaron zenz is an artist, author and illustrator. H es also the dad to six children. Together with his kids, the michigan dad created a community 1thousand rocks with silly faces. And planted them throughout grand rapids, michigan. Sot aaron kids all draw, they all color, they all draw. They dont give a Second Thought about it and its actually one of those things thats unfortunatel y trained out of us as we grow older, um, ya know, we see what other people do and we think oh, mines not as good or maybe we even hear Something Like that or we start getting praised for other things, so our attention turns. They also entered prize the Worlds Largest art competition. But unfortunately did not win. Liz on cam check out our full interview with aaron at momseveryday. Com. And get his advice on cultivating your childs creativity. Im liz hayes. The public will vote tomorrow on whether to reduce the size of the linn county board of supervisors from five members to three. People supporting the change the petition a year ago. He believes the Board Members are overpaid for the amount of work they do. Right now the pay for each supervisor is more than 103 thousand dollars. If voters approve the change, the county would also have to redesign the districts each supervisor would represent, reducing them from five to three. Supervisor amy johnson opposes the change. When you have five supervisors, um you people in all those small towns of linn county. Ya knowcentral city, palo, prairieburg. And i think people in those towns would really suffer if they didnt have their voices heard through a representative. We reached out to kevin kula for a comment today supporting the change, but he did not respond. If the ballot issue passes, the terms for all five supervisors would be up by the end of 2018. Iowa republicans showed support the group included First District congressman rod blum and also former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. It was a final effort to get people to the polls tomorrow. Blum, whos seeking his second term, thanked voters for supporting republicans in past elections, and he encouraged them to continue tomorrow. 14 21i dont think we ever stop and think about that. Were in the process of turning iowa red, and it doesnt happen overnight. And its not because of us. Were just doing what you pay us to do. Its because of you. Grassroots are doing this. The group also stopped in waterloo and will be trying to win last minute support in mason city tonight. Monica vernon joined fellow voters at the polls today. The democrat is hoping to unseat blum in the first Congressional District of iowa. She waited in line for more than an hour at the Linn County Auditors Office in cedar rapids. She says its exciting to well im here to vote, ya know and exercise my uh american right and responsibility. Its wonderful to see so many other people doing the same, so im excited. Voting ended at five and polls open tomorrow at 7 am. An earthquake in oklahoma has damaged dozens of buildings. And fracking for oil and Gas Production may be to blame. That story is next here on tv nine. Bricks just falling off the like kaboom but it was actually an earthquake last night that hit central oklahoma, damaging dozens of buildings and injuring a few people. The center of the quake measuring fivepoint zero was near the city of cushing in northeast oklahoma. Oklahoma has experienced more earthquakes in recent years, with nearly all of them traced the quake hit last night, but Oil Operations resumed today in the area. State officials said pipelines were running as normal. Cushing is about 50 miles northeast of Oklahoma City and bills itself the pipeline crossroads of the world. State regulators are reviewing whether to shut down or restrict activity at some wells. The States Geological survey expects aftershocks to continue today. Crews also inspected more than 100 bridges in an area around the epicenter and found no damage. Downtown dubuque. Part of eleventh street collapsed, creating a large sink hole. The city says a water main break damaged the ground under the street, and that caused the street to cave in. The hole in on 11th street between main and iowa streets. The citys working to repair the water main and then fill in the hole and repair the street. It hopes to finish that by thursday evening. In september, cedar rapids escaped major damage even though the cedar river reached but where does the campaign stand to put up permanent flood walls and berms to protect both sides of the river . Tonight at six, tv nines Dave Franzman looks at how much it could cost and how long it might take for permanent flood protection. The city spent more than 10 Million Dollars on temporary measures. Most came down after the water went down. Some wonder if promised federal funding for part of the Flood Control system will ever become reality. Well, i think youve got to hold out some hope and we cant help us, well have to help ourselves but does cedar rapids rank so far down the list, the promised federal funding will never come through . And where else could the city get the money for permanent protection . Thats tonight at six. And well be right back. Rapids officer involved shooting. We look at why it sometimes takes a while. And will we ever see federal funding for flood protection in cedar rapids . We dig into the issue. Earlier today. This front has very little moisture to work with, meaning any shower chance tonight will be isolated and light. Our latest polls indicate sunshine will win tomorrow as iowans head out to vote. Quiet and dry weather remains in the forecast for the remainder of the week. Wind w 510. Low 48 tomorrow mostly sunny. Wind n 1020. High 58 tonight, breaking developments from abc news election headquarters here in times square. We are outside at the electoral map, of course, the key, 270 electoral votes. And the brand new polls are just in. Tonight, where this race stands, with just hours to go. Who is leading before the first polls open . Trump, clinton, neck and neck in the battlegrounds. Hillary cl stage with the president , the first lady and Bruce Springsteen just moments from now. Were live. And donald trump tonight, barnstorming the battlegrounds, lashing out at the fbi after clearing clinton again. And tonight, why trump is confident he will win. Our Powerhouse Political Team is all here. Also tonight, the case of the alleged serial killer breaks wide open. The suspect leading authorities to several gruesome discoveries. And dont here, his new ghonds