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Thanks britley. A child is among 7 people shot and killed during a random shooting spree in kalamazoo, michigan. It happened around say a 45yearold man opened fire at three different locations including a Cracker Barrel restaurant, a ford dealership, and an apartment to happened. In summary, what it looks like driving finding people and shooting them dead in their tracks. Man in custodod Officials Say they y found him in downtown kalamazoo with Authorities Say there is no lonr a threat to the public. The South Carolina primary is over, and voters there have chosen donald trump for the gop nomination. Vote, a soaring victory over his opponents. Narrowly came in second place with 22 point 5 percent over texasenator ted cruz. Momentum shifted to rubio throughout the night. Trump was quick to congratulate him and cruz during his victory speech. I want to also congratulate the other candidates. In particular, i have to say y d and marco did a really good job. They did quite well as i understand it. Last night didnt play out well for former Florida Governor jeb bush. He came in fourth and made the call to drop out of the race for president. Have spoken and i really respect their decision, so tonight i am suspending my campaign. Soon after bushs announcement, the remaining candidates in the race moved from empathy to celebrations. A threeperson race and we will win the nomination. We are t only campaign that has beaten and can beat donald trump. It started as a 16 person race. And now folks, its down to the final four. There are news people here who think that im gonna make a concession speech. Im not going anywhere. Ininnevada, caucus goersrsipped the scales for Hillary Clinton last night in the race for the democratic nomination. At 96 percent of precincts reporting, she beat out vermont senator Bernie Sanders 52 point 7 percent of the vote. Sanders pulled in 47 point 2 percent. Clinton celebrated her win with supporters in las vegas. Tonight marked a rebound for the former secretary of state after a doubledigit loss to sanders in the New Hampshire primary last week. I am so, so thrilled and so grateful to all of my supporters out there. Some may have doubted us but we never doubted each other. Despite a virtual tie in iowa and a loss in nevada, sanders will try to keep momentum from his New Hampshire into summer. I believe whenemocrats assemble in philadelphia in july at the convention we are going to see the results of one of the great political upsets in the history of the united states. South carolina is the next demoatic a lawsuit may soon involve the iowa utilities board, if an iowa Landowner Group decides to sue over a proposed oil pipeline. The company dota access wants to build the Bakken Oil Pipeline from north dakota to illinois. That crude oil line would cross through 18 counties in iowa. The northwest Iowa Landowner Association argues the utilities board does not have the authority to grant Eminent Domain permission across the state. The government could use the law to grab privatelyowned land for the proposed route. The board could decide on the project as soon as next month. Officials in illinois, south dakota, and north dakota have already approved construction of the pipeline in their states. The state of iowa plans to help keepep6hundred jobs in central iowa, by signing off on a 17 Million Dollar incentive package between two chemical giants. Move comes after iowa lost a bid to secure the new headquarters for the merger of dupont and dow chemical. The new company will be based in delaware. The incentive packagegeill keep jobs that are part of Dupont Pioneer in johnston. Dupont and dow are expected to wrap up their 130billion dollar merger later this year. Profits keep falling for john deere. First quarter numbers for fiscal year 2016 show deere and companys net income for the quarter ending january 31st, was 254 point 4 Million Dollars. Thats down from 386 point 8 Million Dollars during the same time period in fiscal year 2015. Deere expects Equipment Sales to stay on a downward trend this fiscal year. In a release yesterday, the company said sales are projected to fall about 10 percent. Thats up from an earlier estimate of a 7 percent drop. Finding the facts. For the Supreme Court. In our second half hour, well tell you how congress and the president will uly Work Together t tfill late justice slightly cooler than yesterday morning. A cold front is dipping down from the northwest, which will bring cooler temperatures today and the chance of a few snowflakes this morning and a few raindrops later this afternoon as our high temperatures make above freezing, but only into the low 40s. Winds today will be out of the north due to the front at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight skies will remain cloudy and lows drop highs topping out in the upper 30s and low 40s, keeping us just a few degrees above normal. Thanks britley. Its a speci and expensive well tell you why a lucky bidder is celebrating after getting an actual piece of a beatles star. Tournament. Today, the field was narrowed down to 84, and 42 would be crowned a state champion. All eyes were on lisbons Carter Happel who was going for his 4th state title. Happels match with Trent Johnson of dike new hartford was scoreless until late in the first when happel gets the takedown. Its 30 in the Second Period when happel scores another takown. He wins 71 to become the 25th fourtime state chamamon in iowa high everything that was ever told to me about this journey, was right. Everything is worth it. All the hard work, all the effort you put in. It was a fantastic atmosphere out there. It was everything i figured it would be. Trt 18 oc figured it would de back to the mats. At 106, wapsie valleys donny schmit with the early takedown. He wins the 1a title 53. Staying in 1a. At 113, north linns Brock Henderson lands a takedown just 15 seconds into the match. He wins a titit one, 43 and gets a big hug from his dad to cap off a 500 season. At 120, top ranked bryce west of highland ends his season at 580 as he wins his second state title with this Second Period pin. Speaking of guys with multiple state championships. Cpus Brock Rathbun wins his third with this 73 decision. Rathbun ends his season 510. At 132 eaton geerts of new hampmpn scores the takedown and hangs on for 1. To 138. In class 3a, nelson brands of iowa city west and Clint Lembeck of xavier. This match is tied at 4 late in the third when brands scores the takedown. The trojans sophomore holds on for his first state title with the 65 decision. Also at 138. Nick williams of lisbon w ws a 63 decisisn. Its the second state title for williams. At 152. Connor schulista is able to escape top ranked zach axmear from english valleys. Schu lista wins his first state title with a 63 decision. 160. Shea hartzler of linnmar with a takedown on his way to a 50 decision and his first state championship. Alburnett got another winner 170 as tanner sloananruises to the 80 win. Top ranked max lyon of western dubuque finished the season 510 after winning the 182 pound title. At 195, number one Izaak Shedenhelm of denvertripoli is the 2a state champ with the 72 decision. At 285, jard brinkman of regina wins the 1a title with a 21 decision. And in 3a, Gannon Gremmel of hempstead ns Aaron Costello ofofestern in the team standings. Al burnett edged lisbon 119. 5 to 111 for the 1a title. The iowa state Mens Basketball Team returned home to hilton coliesum after tuesdays overtime loss to baylor. The cyclones took on tcu. Isu hasnt lost to the horned frogs since they joined the big2. The cyclones get off to a fast start on offense. In transition, matt thomas with the catch and shoot three. Bingo. He had 16 points. Cyclones up 135. Later, its Georges Niang throwing it down one handed. Iowa state was up 208 to start the game. Tcu cut into the lead. But the cyclones remain calm. Deonte burton pulverizes the rim once again with the jam. Su up 3934. Closing minutef the first half, Great Ball Movement by iowa state. Abdel nader buries the triple. He had 24 points. Cyclones led 4436 at halftime. 2nd half action. Georges niang threeball corner pocket. Got it. He had a up by 10. Deonte burton continues to show his athleticism. Watcp him take the ball all the wayo the hoop and slam it home. He had a a reerhigh 23 points as iowa state wins 92 83. Its hard to believe, but just three games remain in the regular season for the uni Mens Basketball Team. The panthers hosted illinois state. Scott saville has the highlights. What a start for the panthers the ally oop to wis washpun who shows off the hops and throws it down. And with bohannonoand jesperson in foul trouble in the first half the panthers got a big boost from their bench. Clint carlon with back to back treys and then wyatt louhas takes it to the rack and uni jumumd out to a 2111 lead. Usually when the first one goes i will shoot again it felt good. Wyatt has had his best three games and clinton has en really good the e st 6 or 7. And then they started to heat from the outside Jeremy Morgan for three of his 13 and uni led 4026 at the break. Illinois the second half lee paris with the pick and lauupp and the lead was down to four. But then wasphun took over late with the dribble drive and nice assist to Matt Bohannon for three e his 10. And the ally oop to morgan for the 10 point lead and wes continued to attack with two of his game high 18. He is a grebt plaeyr we look him as a senior he knows how to make plays out their. We are playing our best basketball a lot of guys involved in the offense thought the guys played great. And uni raises their record to 97 in the valley with the 7566 win. From the Mclead Center Scott Saville tv 9 sports. The High School Girls basketball regionals continued tonight. For some it was the championship round, and for others, it was the semi finbls. We start in class 3a, region mount vernon. Winner goes on to state. 1st quarter action, sydney lawson wi a nice drive to the hoop for two points. Solon with an early 42 lead. Ttn its nichole obebehien taking it coasttocoast. Spartans up by four. But mount vernon starts to heat up. Great feed inside to former kcrg tv9 athlete of the week, kaitlyn volesky. Mustangs up three. Then libby ryan knocks down the 3ball corner pocket. Mount vernon is heading to state with the 6150 win. Cass 5a, region 5 se finals. Prairie at linnmar. 1st quarter, linnmar gets off to a quick ststt. Brittney lancial splashes in a three to give the lions a 92 lead. Closing seconds of the first quarter, prairies Jenna Wagemester goes off the window and it twirls in. Hawks trailed 168 after one. 2nd quarter, linnmar tries to keep its lead. Future hawkeye Amanda Ollinger with the offensive board. She hits a three. Lions up 1912. But prairie continues to fight. Lauren kuch cans a three to give the hawks a 4point lead. But linnmar. Class 4a, region 4 semi finals. Dewitt central at marion. 2nd quarter, marions chloe rice with a nice pass to elle herold for the layup. Were tied 99. Marion had toight hard for every bucket. Rice drives and banks one in with the left t nd. Its tied 1111. But the indians close out the 2nd quarter on a highnote. Caitlyn smith plays some string music on this three pointer. Then in the closing seconds before halftime, smithh lays it in to slightly cooler than yesterday morning. A cold front is dipping down from which will bring cooler temperatures today and the morning and a few raindrops later this afternoon as our high temperatures make above freezing, but only into the low 40s. Winds today will be out of the nortrtdue to the front at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight skies into the middle 20s. Monday will be partly cloudy with highs topping out in the upper 30s and low 40s, keeping us just a few degrees ababe normal. Nothing says an auction like a lucky bidder bought this 50yearold locke of hair belonging to late beatless singer, john lennon. Get thishis hair sold for 35 thousand dollars it was sold at an auctions in it was sold at an auctions in dallas yesterday. The winner, paul fraser, is an active buyer of united kingdom. Superfans with deep pockets are a bit closer to superfans with deep pockets are a bit closer to living the life of ubercool movie spy james bond. A Charity Auction of items from m e movie spectre included agent doubleoh sevens latest sportscar. One of the 10 aston martin db10 specially built for the film sold thursday for r ree and a half Million Dollars. But that new owner wont be able to do much with the car. The cars w we created without any safety features or certifications required to be streetlegal. Is waking up with kcrgtv9 its heres what you need to know today. Many are making claims about whats next when it comes to filling justice we get out our fact checker to analyze claims. A body cam for every des moines cop. Thats what the chief says his department is working on. The price tag is massive. Gymnasts are expecting a big turnout for a coralville event this weekend. Find out how a new facility there could make it a bigger crowd in the future. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is the kcrgtv9 but first, meteorologis t britley ritz has your first alert forecast, britley. Temperatures this morning start off in the 30s, morning. A cold front is dipping down from ich will bring cooler temperatures today and the morning and a few raindrops later this afternoon as our high temperatures make above freezing, but only into the low 40s. Winds today will be out of the north due to the front at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight skies will remain cloudy and lows drop into the middle 20s. Monday will be partly cloudy with highs topping out in the upper 30s and low 40s, keeping us just a few degrees above normal. Thanks britley. Us lawmakers are battling each other on who should fill the Late Us Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalias seat. President obama is urging the senate to consider his future nominee. But, Many Senate Republicans suggest theyll block anyone he nominates. Its an argument thats led politicians to make claims about the nomination process. The gazettes Brian Morelli has and our Fact Check Team looked into those state senator robb hogg will challenge senator Charles Grassley this november. Both spoke out on the impending the Supreme Court nomination process. In a statement, senator grassley called it Standard Practice over the past 80 years not to nominate or confirm a Supreme Court justice in an Election Year. Actually, we found at least one Supreme Court nomination and confirmation made during an Election Year Justice Frank murphy in 1940. Justice Anthony Kennedy was confirmed in1988 but nominated in 1987. The bigger issue is Supreme Court justices havent left the bench in an Election Year. One scholar called it disingenuous for senator grassley to call it Standard Practice to wait for the next president. Thats why we give grassleys statement a d on the same issue, state senator rob hogg urged president obama to make the appointment and claimed a Supreme Court vacancy from a death hasever lasted ore than 6 months. The longest death h ame in 1954 when it took 174 daysso confirm jususice earl warren. That is just under the 6 month window, which is why we give rob hoggs claim an a. The seat debate comes just as 3 thousand family and fririds mourned Justice Antonin Scalia at his Funeral Service in washington dc, yesterday. Plans for a massive baseball and softball complex in linn county may come to fruition. Prospect meadows will be a 17field complex located north of marion. It would run along highway 13 and countythome road prospect meadows is about 3 ququters of the way to the 14 Million Dollars needed to start construction. And now, it may get a boost from iowa lawmakers. This week, a Senate Subcommittee advanced a bill that would give the project 2 and a half mmlion dollars in sales tax rebates, over prospect meadows could break ground this fall with the fields ready to host players in 20 18. Givingngn idea legs can help it become something real. And a group in coggon decided four legs is better than two. This tenvendor pet expo at the Coggon Center helped raise money for the k9 unit at the linn county sheriffs office. Fortyfive percent of te admission fees went to there. Officers say itll be used to pay animal medical bills or possibly to replace aging k9s, like gompie. Hes nine years old, and approaching retirement. New dogs are not cheap to train. Usually it costs us between ten and fifteen thousand dollars for one dog. That includes the training that the initial handler will have to go through withthhat dog so they can become a team. Another 45 of admisssson dollars went to the puppy jake foundation. The non profit trains service dogs for veterans. This june, every Police Officer wear a body camera. The police chief tells the Des Moines Register the department received bids from 7 body camera suppliers. Officials are working to purchase a camama model that fits their incar systems. The chief estimates the cameras will cost 1 point 4 Million Dollars. Private donors will help the pd pay for some of the equipment. A regional gymnasticicmeet is bringing thousands of people to the Coralville Mariott to watch 6 hundred gymnasts twirl and flip. Kcrgtv9s Sarah Mccarthy explains, a planned multiMillion Dollar project could allow events like this to draw even larger crowds in the future. Hundreds of athletes here hope. Competitions like this will springboard them. Nat springboard onto a college team someday. Not iowa university. I like iowa state. Including 13yearold mallorie its the only thing i know how to do, you know . Its my way of life. So competitions more eyes on her, audiences. For her teammate bigger meets mean bigger goals. Izzy jimenez gymnast 32 36 this persons reall good ahip hop, or this persons really good at turns, i need to step up my turns. But to draw more teams, meet organizers say they may need a bigger space. Jill bednarz meet director 45 50 we have to bring in all this equipment, so we need the big garage door here and the spe itself needs to have space for the vault and things like that, so we have very specific needs that this did fit. But this. A planned 45 Million Dollar arena, could allow events like this to grow. These are renderings from the city of coralville. Thousand and sit nearby on the iowa river landing. For athletes and coaches here. Good, lets try not to slow down. Its a venue that could speed up groroh at events like this. Wed like to see it become a huge meet. Weve been to other meets where they have multiple gyms and multiple sets of equipment, so someday wed like to get up there. A bigger challenge. No, i think thatd be fun. These athletes. Youll rock it. Arent afraid to take on. In coralville, Sarah Mccarthy, kcrgtv9 neww. A shooting spree for one man in kalamazoo, michigan. Wee tell you what authorities are revealing about the random mass killing. Whats all this nonsense about balls . Pink balls, blue, yellow, red. Its hard to keep the whole thing straight. And all these socalled deals . Well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. Like when you lelee the city the signal goes weak. U. S. Cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys dont. And as for deals . Hows 300 back for every line you switch . 300 no ball nonsense. Get 300 per line and a stronger signal, meteorologist britley ritz joins us now w wh your weweher wise question. Temperatures this morning start off in the 30s, slightly cooler than yesterday morning. A cold front is dipping down from the northwest, which will bring cooler temperatures today and the chance of a few snowflakes this morning and a few raiaidrops later this ternoon as our high temperatures make above freezing, but only into the low 40s. Winds today will be out of the will remain cloudy and lows drop into the middle 20s. Monday wll be partlcloudy with ghs topping out in the upper 30s and low 40s, keeping us just a few degrees above normal. Thanks britleyey winning the caucus and the well tell you which candidates are celebrating a victory in both South Carolina and nevada. Stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrgtv9. A random shooting spree in kalamazoo, michigan. It happened around midnight this morning. Cnn previously reported 7 people including a 14yearold girl were killed. But local officials are now reporting she is gravely injured. Police say a 45yearold man opened fire at three different locations. A Cracker Barrel and an apartment complex. Authoritits and witnessss are trying g piece together why this happened. To have somebody. That Just Community police have the unidentified man in custody. Officials say they found him in downtown kalamazoo with weapons in his vehicle. Authorities say there is no longer a threat to the public. Primary voters in South Carolina have picked donald trump as their choice for the republican nomination. Trump lead the other candidates with 32 poi 5 percent of the vote. Narrowly coming in second place was marco rubio with 22 point 5 percent. At the end of the night, cruz was right behind h h with 22 point 3 percent. But perhaps the Biggest Surprise of the night is with 4th place winner jeb bush, who announced he was dropping out of the race. The people of iowa and New Hampshire and South Carolina have spoken and i really respect their decision, so tonight i am suspending my campaign. Candidates. Winner donald trump expressed his shock of the results. I want to also congratulate the other candidates. In particular, i have to say ted and marco did a really good job. They did quite well as i understand it. The remaining candidates will battle each other next in the Nevada Republican caucus. Thats o otuesday. In the neneda democratic caucuses, Hillary Clinton, grabbed a big win over senator Bernie Sanders. The former secretary of state got 52 point 7 percent. While sanders only pulled in 47 point percent. During their end of the night speeches, both candidates talked about pushing their momentum forward. I am so, so thrilled and so grateful to all of my supporters out there. Some may have doubted us but we never doubted each other. I believe when democrats assemble in philadelphia in july at the convention we are one of the great political upsets in the history of the united states. South carolina is the next democratic primary on february 27th. Family, friends, and longtime colleagues said their goodbyes to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Yesterday, 3 thousand mourners attended his funeral in washington dc. The catholic mass ended two days of mourning for scalia, who was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1986. He died in his sleep at a ranch in texas last saturday. President obama and First Lady Michelle Obama did not attend the funeral, but were among the thousands paying their respects at the Supreme Court yesterday. Scalias son paul, a catholic priest, led the mornings service. Dad understood that the deeper he went in his cathohoc faith, the better a citizen and Public Servant he became. God blessed him with the desire to be the countrys go servant because he was scalia served nearly 30 years on the Supreme Court. President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the bench in 1986. Well take another look at your first alert forecast, next. Stay with tv9. Join us for our 8 oclock show. Were talking with the cedar valley humane society. Preston moore will sit down with me in a live interview and explain dog bathing tips. Now, a final look at the forecast. Temperatures this morning start off in the 30s, slightly cooler than yesterday morning. A cold front isipping down from good morning, america. Breaking overnight, huge wins Donald Trumps decisive victory. The people of South Carolina. His big sweep in backtoback primaries. Gaining momentum. Is he unstoppable . Even the mysterious melania weighing in. He will be the best president. And the tight fight for second place marco rubios razorthin win oveveted cruz. As its lights out for jeb bush. So tonight, i am suspending my campaign. Plus, Hillary Clintons vegas victory. Intense campaigning in nevada paying off. The fight goes on the future that we want is within our grasp but Bernie Sanders a strong second, and looking ahead. Tuesday. Thank you this morning. Also breaking overnight. Shots fired, one confirmed victim right now. A gunman spraying bullets this is your worst nightmare, where you have Somebody Just driving around randomly killing