Entities and organizations including area hotels and Housing Units will help pay for the expenses. A court avenue building manager says hes glad the financial burden doesnt fall on only the bars any more. 305712 this will be a big boost for the downtown, i didnt have any real fears until recent activities, so this just really lifts my heart. This is good to hear officials plan to have all this Safety Measures in place by the ncaa tournament next month. We are learning more about a former Lincoln High School with public exposure. Michael madson was arrested on saturday after police say he exposed portions of his genitalia to a Valley West Mall employee. Madson resigned on tuesday. But this is not his first offense. Back in 1994, he walked into the lobby of a Waterloo Hotel wearing only a tshirt. He was charged with indecent exposure, but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of criminal trespass. Then in 2001, madson was charged with harassment after allegedly peeping on a teenager at a tanning salon. Court records show madson entered a guilty plea. And in exhcange. The harassment charge was dismissed. Madson was hired by des moines public schools. Three months later. Its been one year since the bodies of two cousins were found at seven bridges park in Bremer County. Experts say whoever killed 8 year old Elizabeth Collins and 10year old lyric cook, knew that area very well. They say that information could still be vital. Nikki newbrough talks with elizabeths parents about the these two small crosses may be frozen over, but the idea of what happened to lyric and elizabeth here. Is still pretty fresh in elizabeths parents minds. I just think how scary it must have been for them. Heather collins elizabeths mother because the grass was so high on july 13th. It was so high and there was so many bugs. The collins believe elizabeth and her cousin were killed at seven bridges park in Bremer County the same day they were abducted. But just a year ago, police addressed the public. Urging people to think about that area. Feb. 3, 2015 think about anyone they may know who was familiar with the seven bridges wildlife area. Shortly after that press conference. The tip line was swamped with calls. Hundreds of them. Drew collins elizabeths father im sure lots of leads have come in, but we dont know what any of them are. Nikki newbrough investigators say its still important, if you know anything about seven bridges to give them a call. Lead dci agent Mike Roehrkasse says right now they are bridges park and seeing what shakes out. As for drew and heather. They believe justice will be served. I do believe that. It just takes time to go through all the stuff and all the information and all that. If you have any information, call the tip line. That number is 855300tips or 855300 8477 congressman steve king is still answering questions about a tweet he sent out during the iowa caucuses. In it, king suggests carson may be dropping out of the race. And that iowans should support ted cruz instead. King says the tweet was a reference to a cnn report that carson would take a break following the caucuses. Carsons campaign called it a dirty trick. Moments ago, king told me hes standing by his statements. Saying he did not try to mislead 16 41 20 the origin of this information came out of the Carson Campaign. I went to visited with Carson Campaign on wednesday one of them was the one that communicated with chris moody on cnn. So i got it straight from the horses mouth, what came later was the r r part. To thats what caused the confusion. 16 41 56 and voicemails have now surfaced revealing how the Cruz Campaign spread that message. Precinct captains were told ben carson was suspending the campaign after the caucuses so they needed to direct voters to support cruz. Iowa Workforce Development says its reviewing procedures after an audit revealed more than 900 thousand dollars in improper payments. Some of that money, was sent to fake companies. The payments came out of iowas between february of 2013. To january 2015. Part of the problem stemmed from a phone system malfunction. That issue came to light during Oversight Committee hearings in 2014. Iwd reported 27thousand dollars was improperly given to 85 claimants. But a state audit revealed that more than 180thousand dollars was sent to 858 people. Along with improper claims and other issues, more than 700thousand dollars was wrongfully handed out because of technical issues. 8 44 04 its important that when you file. That they are able to pay quickly. Important to iowa Workforce Development 8 44 25 the state auditor also found companies. More than 97thousand dollars for the first time, Life Serve Blood Center is opening its doors on a sunday. This weeks blizzard prevented donors from getting to collection centers. Which lead to critically low levels in the blood supply only two days worth. Life serve provides blood to more than a hundred hospitals. Of course sunday is super bowl sunday. But life serve is hopeful donors will show up. 32 48 there are a lot of activities going on sunday, people have church, its super bowl sunday, so are team has really stepped up to the plate to offer up their sunday to collect blood donations and we are hoping the Community Steps up as well and they come out when they have time through the day for a lifesaving blood donation. 33 05 the des moines and Urbandale Donor Centers will be open sunday, from eight until noon. Other Donor Centers are extending weekend hours. Those are in ames, marshalltown, mason city, fort dodge, and we set up a link to that information at who tv dot com. An Urbandale Elementary School was recognized today, for its 5 29 33 youre role models, youre heroes, youre the people that shape these kids. 29 38 congressman david young presented teachers at webster elementary with a congressional record today. Its shows that the school was recognized by congress for its high achievement. Webster was a 2015 National Blue ribbon school. Closing achievement gaps and putting programs in place to help students excel. 24 56 we always believe to get get better at what we are doing. Constant improvement, i think for us its always that challenge to keep kids excelling and learning at high levels which is a challenge in of itself. But getting kids excited and motivated. And engage in learning 25 09 webster elementary has 590 students. Enrollment in the school tripled since it opened in 2006. A Harding Middle School student is also being recognized. Campaign tied to the super bowl. Coming up, why he feels honored and chicken wings is a popular choice on a super bowl menu. How many pounds of wings local restaurants are preparing to serve up. And still to come, the worries about young Football Players. And head injuries. What experts say can be done to make the sport safer for kids. And what parents need to weigh if they are considering putting as we gear up for the super bowl this weekend, a local middle schooler is helping with an ad campaign. Harding middle School StudentJohnny Castro is part of a nation wide social media campaign. It promotes several psas that will air during the super bowl. Its all part of the i have a dream campaign. Part of it features castro holding a football and diploma in a cap and gown. The i have a dream Foundation Helps children from low income areas save for college and make Higher Education a reality. Castro hopes to attend Iowa State University and become a police officer. He says he understands how special it is to be part of this campaign. i was impressed and happy because some kids dont get to us, so i want people to do the same thing as us to get a good education. castro says while he prefers european futbol. For the super bowl he will be cheering on the broncos. As people gear up to watch the super bowl many may be thinking about whats on the menu. Stephanie moore shows us how local bars are preparing for the crowds and take out orders. Nothing says the super bowl like some wings. The appetizer is a fan favorite but not one many people like to cook. We always prepare for a heavy outgoing of takeout. ken beister owns thunderhead sports bar and grill in ankeny as well as the chicken coop in West Des Moines and urbandale. His team is prepping for big orders come game day. we have about 600 pounds of wings that were prepared to serve over the weekend a majority of that will be sunday between 35 before the between all three restaurants beister estimates he will go through 1516 hundred pounds of wings. Most of those heading out to the door and into super bowl parties. Either way the pig skin brings out the chicken wings and thats always good for business. busy is great we love busy. stephanie moore, channel 13 news. According to the National Chicken council, americans will eat onepoint three billion chicken wings this weekend leading up to and during super light snow is possible as you are driving home this evening, but it will not amount to much more than a light dusting. Clouds will hold temperatures in place throughout most of the night. Lows will be in the lower 20s, which is nearly 10 higher than we have seen over the past couple of nights. Well start the day on saturday with quite a bit of cloud cover, but as they break up temperatures will start to warm up into the upper 30s throughout the des moines metro. Northwest, but we could be pushing low 40s in southern parts of the viewing area. Sunday will start off nice, but a cold front moving through will strengthen the winds and bring in a chance for light snow late in the evening. Next week is expected to start off in the lower to middle 20s with northwest winds around 1525 mph. Enjoy the pleasant weather while you football is a contact sport. And that means injuries happen. And with more awareness of concussions. Many parents wonder if they should even let their kids play. Coming up, an indepth look at concussions among young football the super bowl is this sunday. And thousands of children hope to oneday play in the big game themselves. A top concern on the fields these days. Are concussions. Erica greenway spoke with some of the countrys top experts in sports concussions and asked should your kids be playing football . Theres no question Football Players take hard hits. Its been called americas most dangerous game. But the danger hits home for more than just nfl players. 4 25 33 he came up from behind me and slammed me into the ground 34 lj, Football PlayerLawrence Anderson was in seventh grade when he was hit hard 4 26 11 everything was a blur 12 4 25 51 i didnt know what i was doing or where i was 54 lj, Football Player for anderson its only happened once. But as more and more nfl players talk about the devastating effects of hit after hit its tough for parents to hear. 4;21 52 its a little scary because you dont want your son to grow up and have mental issues 56 mom of player so what can be done to make kids safer . 16 can we change practice, can we change games, can we make better equipment 19 stefan duma thats what researchers like dr. Stefan duma are trying to figure out. The Virginia Tech professor just started a fiveyear, three Million Dollar study to track kids starting at age nine. One thing theyre looking at their helmets. 22 45 26 right now youth football helmets are basically adult football helmets with a little different material 31 professor the problem is kids heads are disproportionally large compared theres very little musculature, they cant resist that impact, so the same force to the head ends up with a larger acceleration than the adult counterpart 03 professor stefan duma helmets are just part of the equation, though. 22 51 02 its not all about the equipment, its about how you coach and how you play 04 professor stefan duma crystal chandlers 14yearold son has played for years but now shes wondering if she should let her six yearold follow in his footsteps. 4 21 34 im afraid for him to play football because of all the concussion stories thats going on right now, so maybe one day hell be able to play but right now im not so sure 43 so what should parents do . 2;57 59 thats a great question and a tough question doctor dr. Joel brenner director of chkds Sports Concussion Program says its not a black and white answer. There are a lot of benefits to sports we want kids to be physically active we dont want them to be just sitting at home, its really a personal decision 27 doctor and its not as easy as having them just play another sport. 22 54 46 a lot of parents will say well im gonna not let my kid play football, thats not the hockey, theres concussions in wrestling, theres concussions in soccer, in basketball in all the sports 56 professor 2;54 33 we actually see more cheerleaders during the fall than we do Football Players 38 doctor people who love the game say football can be dangerous but theyre working to make it safer because its worth it to keep playing. 4 51 19 its the greatest sport in the world, you know its the greatest sport in the world, these kids are learning so much about so much in life, from the discipline, the structure 26 coach 4 51 39 we teach life lessons and we use the game of football to teach test developing news tonight, a powerful quake, a race to rescue hundreds reportedly trapped after a city is rocked by an earthquake Strong Enough to cause buildings to crumble. 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