Medics took her to a nearby hospital where she later died. Ames police are investigating the hit and run and need your help. at this point no ones came forward to say they saw the specific incident, at this point were asking for the publics help, if they were anywhere in that area, campsutown specifically lincoln way and ash between 6 30 and 7;00 if they saw any vehicles or they saw people crossing the road at that time wed like them to give us a phone call. Police have not released her name, but say she was an 18 year old isu student from cedar rapids. Its time now to get a first look at the forecast. Meteorologist joins us now. Ad lib wx quick rain is winding down in central iowa as of the noon hour. A few showers are afternoon. Very heavy rain fell the last three days from atlantic across ames to waterloo. Amounts ranged from 2 to 4 in most spots with some locally higher amounts. This has lead rivers to rise to flood stage. The rest of the afternoon will be cloudy windy and cool with temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. Central iowa is drenched after a and the record rainfall is causing rivers to push their banks. As of 1045 this morning, the des moines river. At southeast 6th street. Currently sits at flood stage. At 25 feet. Its expected to crest Tuesday Morning at over 28 feet. You can expect moderate flooding in the area. The Raccoon River. At fleur drive. Is sitting right at its flood stage. Its at 13 feet. And will likely crest at more than 19 feet. On wednesday morning. Drivers are already noticing the effects of moderate flooding in that area. George flagg parkway. From southwest 30th street to park avenue. Is closed. Several des moines trails are also closed, including those at grays lake. Flooding has also closed down this road the 29hundred block of hartford avenue. Near southeast 30th court. The road will stayed closed until flood damage is assessed and repaired. For more information about closures, you can call the citys public works. The number is at the bottom of your screen. The rain has pulled the plug on a tradition for many metro families. Jolly holiday lights has closed for the season. The annual event ended operations nearly 2 weeks early because of flooding. Thats because it jeopardizes the safety of volunteers. And risks damage to the more than 100 displays. The closure also comes with a cost. The make a wish organizations budget. Jolly holiday lights is its largest fundraiser of the year. But officials are staying positive. 1,100 cars already went through. Last year, at the end of all of this, we had 28,000 cars go through. That tremendous support, we dont take for granted. This is our 20th anniversary. Please continue to support us our kids need it. A guest from make a wish iowa will be on the channel 13 news at four to talk about what this means for the organization. And it was a wet scene in altoona this morning, but its not because of the rain. The citys Water Department says crews are working to fix a water main break at the village inn on 34th avenue south of 8th street. No one is without water, but it did take out part of the side walk and created a sinkhole in the parking lot. Crews are expected to stay on site for several hours. Police made an arrest in a weekend homicide in the town of hampton. 60 year old ronald rand is police say he killed his girlfriend, 51 year old michelle key of waterloo. Officers say they reported to a home in the 600 block of 1st street 6 pm sunday. When they got there, they found key dead from a gunshot wound. Rand is now being held in the facility. Fort dodge police are also investigating a suspicious death over the weekend. Officers were called to the one hundred block of 8th street yesterday morning. Officials say someone found the body of a man in the grass between two homes. The body was taken to des moines for an autopsy. But the name is being withheld until family members are notified. Governor Terry Branstad is checking off a major milestone this week. Today marks his 7thousand642nd day in office. Making him the longest serving governor in american history. And is now on his 6th term. To commemorate his achievement branstad is holding two events. The first is a free open house at the governors formal office in the iowa capitol. Its going on now until 4 p m. Thats followed by a dinner and program on the iowa state fairgrounds. At six. Remain. Today president obama is making a rare visit to the pentagon. Strategy session with top generals and National Security advisers to focus on the war against isis. Officials say no major policy shift is expected. This is president obamas first visit to the pentagon since the terror linked attacks in Southern California and paris. Hundreds of waukee students will soon know where theyre going to school next year. The school board is set to vote on a new a New Elementary School called grant ragan is opening next fall to help with rapid growth in the district. Last year they formed a Boundary Committee to sort out the details of the expansion. Including which students from what neighborhood go where and what middle school they would head to after. The committee will meet with the school board again tonight at 6 to give their its recommendations. They say the proposal is expected to pass. We have emphasized pretty heavily to the school board we need to get this done. Theres staffing implications. Once we know what those boundaries are, we go about the process of determining how many students we have in each grade level in each building. Then we have to move staff around to meet that need. Theres a whole process that needs to take place before we can even go out and hire additional staff we need. The board meets tonight at 6. If approved, the new boundaries will affect around 500 students. A des moines family is getting a kenneth and lisa barlow received a brand new amana furnace this heating and cooling energy in des moines. Contest for families in need, and today the winning family. The barlows say the gift couldnt come at a better time. I cant work i am a disabled veteran, and i cant work because of my diabetes. We would have never had the money to replace the furnace. It was a big worry for us because we didnt know how long our old clunker was going to last. The Energy Company says the new furnace and installation came the Energy Company says the new furnace and installation came free of charge. The Holiday Season could be a little brighter in ames next year thanks to an anonymous donor. Last week, we told about the lights lining the main street the past two years. An anonymous donor came forward with an offer to match any 100 dollar donation made by a downtown business, up to a total of ten thousand dollars. The main street cultural district is trying to raise about 80thousand dollars for an led lighting system that can be used year round. Still ahead on your news at noon. New year, new you. 2016 is a chance to start fresh. Why experts say people have their minds on their wallets this year. Were just weeks away from the end of 2015 and the start of a were just weeks away from the new year. With the new year, comes new years resolutions. And theres one in particular experts are saying should be on your list. Chris clackum has the details. Financial experts have another reason to celebrate the upcoming new year. A survey finds more americans. Now willing to make resolutions related to their financial health. I think the overall theme here is that people are feeling a little more optimistic going into next year. Ken heverts with fidelity investments. Who sponsored the study. That found the most popular Financial Resolutions include paying off debt. Spending less. And definitely saving more. Even if i was to increase my annual savings by 1 ultimately thats going to get me a lot closer to building up the nestegg you want in retirement. Seeing how Many Americans will likely be facing Higher Health insurance costs in 2016, he says to keep in mind. That Better Health and fitness can reduce health care expenses. And just like resolutions to be healthier, make sure you tell someone about your Financial Resolutions. You get positive reenforcement and you feel much more committed to hitting that goal. The study also found those who had Financial Resolutions going into 2015. Are more financially secure, debtfree and optimistic going into 2016. Chris clackum, nbc news. The study included telephone surveys from 2thousand adults across the nation. Heres a look at some flooding heres a look at some flooding near 33rd and hubble. You can see its closed down this trail. And as Raccoon River continues to rise des moines city officials will meet to discuss closing fleur drive. A final decision will be announced around 130. Snow is winding down precipitation is becoming lighter and more scattered in nature. Triggered numerous flood warnings along the des moines and Raccoon Rivers. Des moines, with most areas throughout central iowa with at least 2 of rain thus far. There are a few heavy rain reports, including 4. 77 in boone, 6. 38 in state center, and 7. 44 in goldfield. The rain and snow will continue to lift and weaken into North Central iowa through noon. Dry conditions are expected this afternoon with cloudy skies, windy weather and colder temperatures. Winds will increase from the northwest this afternoon at speeds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts up to 30 mph. The rest of the week still looks to be chilly with daytime highs in the 40s. A storm system looks to move past iowa to our northwest tuesday night through wednesday. This will bring a few rain showers to our state with the snow staying in the dakotas and minnesota. Temperatures will briefly get colder with highs in the low 30s on thursday still ahead on your news at noon. Its a night many teenagers look forward to every year. And a local church wants to make sure its a night they will never forget. The event filled with music and dancing, and why it could be the have your next burger with a side of awesome. The oneofakind, creamy blend of sweet and tangy. Miracle whip and proud of it. At kraft we start with quality ingredients. All expertly blended to make our mayo. So you can take whatever youre making from good to amazing. For lynns family, the big stress is paying four hundred dollars a month in medical and drug costs for aidan. For other families its higher deductibles, premiums and copays that keep adding up. Thats why weve got to crack down on price gouging, cap outofpocket costs, and fast track approval of less expensive generic drugs. For lynns family and for yours. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Forget. And organizers need ever. Beth castile of Valley Church joins us now. They have a special event happening in a few months called night to shine. Its in its second year and the group is hoping to get more attendees out to the event this year. Teases are done announcer a horrific terror attack in paris. Then, a brutal act of terror here at home. Its time for a tested and proven leader who wont try to contain isis. Jeb bush has a plan. To destroy them. And keep america safe. Jeb bush the United States should not delay in leading a Global Coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. Announcer tested and proven leadership matters. Jeb bush. Right to rise usa is responsible avoid this afternoon and when this december rain will stop. And ames police are investigating a hit and run that killed a student this morning. Why they need your help. Good afternoon. Im megan reuther. Thank you for joining us. An Iowa State University student died this morning following a hit and run near campus. Police say just after 7 am, a campus officer found an injured woman lying in the street near the corner of lincoln way and ash avenue. Officers say she had an injury consistent with being hit by a vehicle, but no one had reported an accident there medics took her to a nearby hospital where she later died. Ames and run and need your help. at this point no ones came forward to say they saw the specific incident, at this point were asking for the publics help, if they were anywhere in that area, campsutown specifically lincoln way and ash between 6 30 and 7;00 if they saw any vehicles or they saw people crossing the road at that time wed like them to give us a phone call. Police have not released her name, but say she was an 18 year old isu student from cedar rapids. Its time now to get a first look at the forecast. Meteorologist joins us now. Ad lib wx quick rain is winding the noon hour. A few showers are still possible early this afternoon. Very heavy rain fell the last three days from atlantic across ames to waterloo. Amounts ranged from 2 to 4 in most spots with some locally higher amounts. This has lead rivers to rise to flood stage. The rest of the afternoon will be cloudy windy and cool with temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. Central iowa is drenched after a and the record rainfall is causing rivers to push their banks. As of 1045 this morning, the des moines river. At southeast 6th street. Currently sits at flood stage. At 25 feet. Its expected to crest Tuesday Morning at over 28 feet. You can expect moderate flooding in the area. The Raccoon River. At fleur drive. Is sitting right at its flood stage. Its at over 14 feet. And will likely crest at more than 19 feet. On wednesday morning. Drivers are already noticing the effects of moderate flooding in that area. As Raccoon River continues to rise des moines city officials will meet to discuss closing fleur drive. A final decision will be announced around 130. George flagg parkway. From avenue. Is closed. Several des moines trails are also closed, including those at grays lake. Flooding has also closed down this road the 29hundred block of hartford avenue. Near southeast 30th court. The road will stayed closed until flood damage is assessed and repaired. For more information about closures, you can call the citys public works. The number is at the bottom of your screen. The rain has pulled the plug on a tradition for many metro families. Jolly holiday lights has closed for the season. The annual event ended operations nearly 2 weeks early because of flooding. Thats because it jeopardizes the safety of volunteers. And risks damage to the more than 100 displays. The closure also comes with a cost. The make a wish organizations budget. Jolly holiday lights is its largest fundraiser of the year. But officials are staying positive. 1,100 cars already went through. Last year, at the end of all of this, we had 28,000 cars go through. That tremendous support, we dont take for granted. This is our 20th anniversary. Please continue to support us our kids need it. A guest from make a wish iowa at four to talk organization. And it was a wet scene in not because of the rain. The citys Water Department says crews are working to fix a water 34th avenue south of 8th street. No one is without water, but it did take out part of the side walk and parking lot. Crews are expected to stay on site for several hours. Police made an arrest in a hampton. 60 year old ronald rand is murder. Police say he killed his girlfriend, 51 year old michelle key of waterloo. Officers say they reported to a the 600 block of 1st street 6 pm sunday. When they got there, they found key dead from a gunshot wound. Rand is now being held in the Franklin County lec holding facility. Fort dodge police are also investigating a suspicious death over the weekend. Officers were called to the one hundred block of 8th street someone found the body of a man in the grass between two homes. For an autopsy. But the name is being withheld until family members are notified. Governor Terry Branstad is this week. Today marks his 7thousand642nd longest serving governor in american history. The 69 year old republican started serving the state back in 1972 and is now on his 6th term. To commemorate his achievement the first is a free open house in the iowa 4 p m. Thats followed by a dinner and fairgrounds. At six. Remain. Hundreds of waukee students will to school next year. The school board is set to vote on a new its expected to pass. A New Elementary School called to help with rapid growth in the district. Last year they formed a Boundary Committee to sort out the details of the expansion. Including which students from what neighborhood go where and what middle school they would head to after. The committee will meet with the school board again tonight at 6 to give their its recommendations. They say the proposal is expected to pass. We have emphasized pretty heavily to the school board we need to get this done. Theres staffing implications. Once we know what those boundaries are, we go about the process of determining how many students we have in each grade level in each building. Then we have to move staff around to meet that need. Theres a whole process that needs to take place before we can even go out and hire additional staff we need. The board meets tonight at 6. If approved, the new boundaries will affect around 500 students. A des moines family is getting a warm start to the Holiday Season. Kenneth and lisa barlow received a brand new amana furnace this morning. Its all thanks to best heating and cooling energy in des moines. Each year they hold a holiday contest for families in need, and today crews installed the furnace for the winning family. The barlows say the gift couldnt come at a better time. I cant work i am a disabled veteran, and i cant work because of my diabetes. We would have never had the money to replace the furnace. It was a big worry for us because we didnt know how long our old clunker was going to last. The Energy Company says the new free of charge. Still ahead on your news at noon. Youve heard of the 25 days of christmas. But this time, its 26 days of kindness. How a school in connecticut is spreading love while remembering lives lost. Precipitation is becoming lighter and more scattered in nature. The rain through the weekend triggered numerous flood warnings along the des moines and Raccoon Rivers. Over 3. 5 of rain has fallen in des moines, with most areas throughout central iowa with at least 2 of rain thus far. There are a few heavy rain reports, including 4. 77 in boone, 6. 38 in state center, and 7. 44 in goldfield. The rain and snow will continue to lift and weaken into North Central iowa through noon. Dry conditions are expected this afternoon with cloudy skies, windy weather and colder temperatures. Winds will increase from the northwest this afternoon at speeds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts up to 30 mph. The rest of the week still looks to be chilly with daytime highs in the 40s. A storm system looks to move past iowa to our northwest tuesday night through wednesday. This will bring a few rain showers to our state with the snow staying in the dakotas and minnesota. Temperatures will briefly get colder with highs in the low 30s on today marks three years since a with highs in the low 30s on thursday and friday. Today marks three years since a Elementary School in newtown, connecticut killing 20 children and 6 adults. Not far from newtown, another school is honoring those who died. With what theyre calling 26 days of story. For her students at Notre Dame Catholic high school in fairfield, connecticut. Nats introducing letter writing. Tape 3 1 44 ill give you about 15 minutes or so moments later they began writing. You could hear a pin drop. The task. Send a letter. Letter reading nats tape 1 53 40 sound. 56 46 pic dear Newtown School teacher. To a teacher or a First Responder in newtown or elsewhere in the country. Tape 1 47 32 sound. 57 14 pic to First Responders tape 1 51 25 sound. 54 26 pic dear Newtown Police officers. Student sot 1 tape 1 18 49 tape 3 15 28 i wanted to let them know that they were appreciated and that there job was selfless. This idea. 26 days of kindness. Honoring the 20 children and six adults who lost their lives in the 2012 mass shooting at sandy hook Elementary School in newtown. Nats 2013 pkg. Manifested through acts big and small. Like donating food and blankets to the homeless. An annual tradition at notre dame these past three years. Teacher sot tape 3 35 21 it reminds us that human goodness and human kindness is an every day affair. For students here it couldnt make more sense. Andrew blue shirt sot 2 tape 1 22 15 tape 3 18 52 were not just remembering something bad that happened. Were trying to counteract that bad with some a world outside these walls crowded with cruelty. Junior olivia kaden says she her and her peers. Student sot 3 tape 1 23 28 tape 3 20 08 it starts small like with the letter that we wrote today, but it really grows. Kindness has become a part of the curriculum. Sot principal tape 1 12 18 tape 3 08 15 harry do the kids buy into this . Chris they do. They do. And you can see that through their participation and their activity. Tape 1 13 06 tape 3 09 08 i think if we can live our lives like that every day beyond our 26 days, the worlds gunna be a better place. And its sinking in. Student sot 4 tape 1 28 15 tape 3 25 03 you spread one good idea and it becomes like a disease a good disease in a way. Remember that old thing about its better to give than to receive . They still believe that here. Harry smith nbc news fairfield connecticut. Good afternoon. This is the for lynns family, the big stress is paying four hundred dollars a month in medical and drug costs for aidan. For other families its higher deductibles, premiums and copays that keep adding up. Thats why weve got to crack down on price gouging, cap outofpocket costs, and fast track approval of less expensive generic drugs. Because weve got to get Health Care Costs under control for lynns family and for yours. Geiger. Members of congress are expected to get a first look at the delayed omnibus spending bill today as negotiators spent the weekend working on the bill. Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn says he hopes the house will post the text monday. Setting up a final passage vote by wednesday. Theres no word yet on what will be included in the bill. But for agriculture there could be a repeal of country of origin labeling and legislation towards the waters of the us bill. Last friday. The Senate Passed a five day continue resolution extending government funding. The Transpacific Partnership might not get a vote until after the 2016 elections. According to Senate Majority leader mitch mcconnell. Adding it may not get a vote until after president obama leaves office. Theres a lot of pushback against the tpp. Mcconnell opposes provisions that hurt the tobacco industry. And republicans are wary of helping the president score a legacy trade win. Democrats also are against the bill because of labor and environmental conflicts. And the president ial candidates may not want a vote during next springs primaries. The American Farm bureau says mcconnell is speaking for groups that want issues with the tpp addressed. Senator mcconnell is just saying there are issues that different groups want addressed even after the agreements been signed they want some more effort on these and then unless those are looked at and something is done about them. Itll be hard to put together the support necessary to get enough votes for passage. Political pressure is off. And power has shifted hands. That may be the only opportunity for tpp to get done in the lame duck session. Of issues that get put aside during an Election Year and the lame duck calendar gets pretty crowded. The grain markets this week started a bit to the upside in market. Nice little start to the week here honestly, markets are really pretty stagnant in here. Probably the not really had any positives. Limited as well. The year not a runaway market. The colfax sheep and goat saturday saw 217 head of sheep. Feeder lambs fetched the days high average price of 1. 80 per pound, while fed lambs averaged 1. 29 per pound. The 104 goats at the auction saw a high average price ranging from 105 to 215 per head. Iowa farmland prices are dropping quickly. In the last six months. Prices fell by an average three point seven percent. In the last year. Thats about a 10 percent drop in averageefarm prices. South central iowa took the hardest hit in the last is months with prices falling nearly five and a half percent. While west central iowa only lost around two percent. And thats all we have for the show today. Tn forining. Ill be back again tomorrow. Put stories upvery day. Check out whtv dot com. Click newthen runaway market. The colfax sheep and goat auction on saturday saw 217 head of sheep. Feeder lambs fetched the days high average price of 1. 80 per pound, while fed lambs averaged 1. 29 per pound. The 104 goats at the auction saw a high average price ranging from 105 to Iowa Farmland prices are dropping quickly. In the last six months. Prices fell by an average three point seven thats 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 thats all we have for the show today. Thanks for joining. Ill be back again tomorrow. We put stories up every day. Check out whotv dot com. Click news then and befo paris theres a lot to do on a dairy farm. Nobodys gonna do it for you. You have to get out there and do it yourself. Bernie sanders is a wellknown friend of family farms. Bernie cannot be bought out by big money. Bernies opinion cannot be purchased. Its time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. Hes a rock