The next 10 daysyswith a cooldown likely next week. However, with the arctic shut off and no snow pack left by that time, we really wont be able to get that cold. Before you know it, itll be march today partly cloudy high 3137 winds e 510 alo 33 dbq 32 iow 36tonight partly cloudy low 2531 winds se 515 alo 25 dbq 25 iow 29tomorrow partly cloudy, milder high 4248 winds se 1525 alo 43 dbq 43 iow 47tomorrow night p cloudy, breezy low 4248 winds s 1525 alo 43 dbq 43 iow 47 a juvenile acting in self defense. Thats the reason why there wont be any charges for a shooting in linn county. The Linn County Attorneys Office says the shooter was underage and believe he acted in self defense for a shooting earlier this month. Sheriffs deputies responded to 1414 4 sley grove road northwest the morning of february 6th. They found 44 year old Richard Smith was shot twice at his home. Hes since been released from the hospital and declined to file charges. A 30yearold man is in the Monroe County jail abusing a 2 and half month old girl. Justin stickrod has been charged with 1st dedeee sexual abuse and child endangerment. Hes currently held on a 68,000 dollar bond. The Albia Police Department is assisting the Sheriffs Office with the investigation, which started february 4th. The sheriff says the baba is recovering. In a tv9 followup this morning. The East Dubuque School board president is leaving the position. Shirley horstmans colleaguesesannounced her resignation at last nights meeting. Just last week, she said she was stepping down as president. She held the position when the board put then superintendent greg herbst on administrative leave last summer. The school board later apologized and reinstated him. Earlier this month, herbst announced that he was leaving to be the superintendent in galena, illinois. Van buren elementary schoho in cedar rapids recently learned of an assessment result that any principal would be pleased with. All but 1 kindergarten student tested proficient in reading. 16 32 49 it was exciting. Laugh. It was very exciting. We kind this and keep it going throughout the years. Tthat means 98 of the students tested proficient at van buren. The district average for kindergarten is 78 proficiency. Van buren teachers say they changed how theyre teaching by focusing on key skills students s need. Instead of teaching a little about a lot of topics, theyre making sure each child knows the essential skills they need to succeed. School leaders say the students are working hard to overcome read. 16 00 10 we have 57 kids in kindergarten, 19 of those students are english language learners which means their primary language is something other than english. They are still learning how to speak english as well as learning to read and the fundamentals of reading as well. The district says parentstsave also helped d th this success by continuing lessons at home. The principal says they still have plenty of work ahead to keep this trend going. Getting out of class early each friday next school year. Thats instead of a late start on mondays that the district had previously proposed, but many parents came out sharply against. The district plans to use the time for professional development for t tchers. The school board will holola public hearing on the proposed calendar on monday night. The old Macdonald Farm in cedar rapids is finding new ways to bring in more people. Cedar rapids parks and rec is renovating the farm to make it more enticing and educational. Kcrgtv nines brea love is in our cedar rapids newsroom. Brea, you talked with the department about the changes . Yes, chris, nicole. Animal exhibit coordinator Megan Corrigan has some big plans to change uu old macdonald. Shes bringing in brand new animals, and programs. At the parks and Recreation Commission meeting yesterday, the Parks Department discussed its new goal for the farm. Community members will now be able to feed, pet, and engage with all of the animals at the farm. Old macdonald will hold daily programs like farmer for a day where children can co out and perform the morning duties, and bottle feed the calves. Corrigan says its it use to be. 4 30 a lot of people in cedar rapids didnt grow up around farms, they didnt have that background, and bever zoo which is now old Macdonald Farm is a free place for the community to go to. Their parents dont have to be around, they can ce walk down if they want to. There are also plans to redesign the walk ways around the park to make sure animals are visible and accessible from every angle. Throughout the spring and summer the farm will hold new events like movie nights at the cedar rapids amphitheater, and harvest fest in the fall. The farm opens for the season on april 23rd. Live in the newsroom, brea love, kcrgtv nine news. All week, weve showcased this years 9 who care honorees 9 volunteers who have made big impacts in their communities. Now, we present our jefferson award nominee. Jackie bailey will travel to washington dc this june for the National Award ceremony. Kcrg tv9s mark carlson shows hehe work and what keeps her pedaling on. In my opinion we dont do the work that everybody else does in our committee. Jackie bailey is her husband, tom, she started and now oversees the courage ride, a bike ride that raises thosuands for cancer research. And it requires a whole lot of careful planning. All of the credit goes to our committee. But jackie, has a story to tell, and a reason why she works so hard to make su every year the courage ride returns to eastern iowa. We started the ride in 2005 to honor our son seth who in 2003 after an eight the past ten years the courage ride has raised 300thousand more money has gone directly to the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center in iowa city. Since weve been partnering with them, they have now been able to do clinical trials, which they couldnt do when our sons was going through cancer, they now have 14 clinical trials, they have two or three specific sarcoma doctors hired. Jackie says what shes been through. Is what drives her to help others. Thats what keeps us going, its awesome to know that thats possible. And jackie says she knows seth is looking down with pride, and she has proof. As he lay dying that morning, i whispered in his ear, seth when we see a redtailed hawk we will know you are okay, and things are okay, you would not believe the red tailed hawks we have seen so if you decide to hop on your bike and head for the johnson Washington County line for this years courage ride. Keep your eye out, for hawks that will certaily be looking out for you. Mararcarlson, kcrg tv ne news. Jackie says she is honored to to competeteor the jefferson award. Though, she would rather take a bus since shes nervous to fly. Our nine who care winners have actually won the jefferson award the past two years. We honored all of o o 9 who carereinners at a banquet last saturday evening. You can watch that ceremony and hear from the honorees in a tv nine special that airs tonight at seven on kcrg nine point two. If youre a little accidentproro with your phone, you may be in luck this morning. And theres a new website that only wants your business once sort of. Well explain coming up in todays techbytes. 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 leave 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, plan on a decent february day with an overall partly cloudy sky. The sky will be clearer the farther range from 30 northeast to around 37 south. This weather pattern continues to look like itll take a turn for milder weather with widespread 40s likely tomorrow. While this will c ce along with some wind, its still 40s. Mild and windy weather is likely on friday with highs going well into the 50s. Iowa city and points south may briefly touch 60, though the gusty winds may make it feel a few degrees cooler than that. There are no majaj systems at all oveve the next 10 dayay with a cooldown likely next week. However, with the arctic shut off and no snow pack left by that time, we really wont be able to get that cold. Today partly cloudy high 3137 winds e 510 alo 33 dbq 32 iow 36tonight partly cloudy low 2531 winds se 515 alo 25 dbq 25 iow 29tomorrow partly cloudy, milder high 4248 winds se 1525 alo 43 dbq 43 iow 47tomorrow night p cloudy, breezy low 4248 thanks kaj. Now hers abcs reena ninan and Kendis Gibson with this mornings techbytes. Hey, there. 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The latest cnn orc poll in South Carolina shows bush, rubio and cruz all trailing. Trump with a 16point lead in the palmetto state. On the democratic sideHillary Clinton with a more than 20point advantage. Both candidates appeared on Nevada Public Television last night sanders sot you cannot ignore the impact of what wall street greed has done to this country and no state has been hit harder than in nevada. Nevada. Its one of the most diverse and exciting places in this in our country. Tag tba megan hughes, abc news, washington. The Islamic State is facing a budget crunch. Isis has cut salaries and is asking for utility bill payments in us dollars. The militants are also freeing captives at a discount rate of 500 dollars each. Its a sign Coalition Air strikes and International Sanctions are taking a toll on the terror group. Three americans s e free after a month in captivity in iraq. Us and Iraqi Security leaders say the three men were working for a private contractor in baghdad when someone kidnapped them last month. They suspect an Iranian Armed militia was behind it. The us says the men were in good health when they arrived at the us embassy. Of the three lucky winners from the r rord breaking powerball drawing. The florida winner will reveal himself or herself today. A tennessee couple was the first to come forward. They took a lumpsum payout more than 187 Million Dollars after taxes. A third winner in california hasnt come forward yet. President obama says he will make a recommendati on for a replacement for justice antonin scalia. One iowa senator will have a big role either way. And hes not making any promises. Youre looking live on our camera. Kaj will be back right after the break with a look at your wednesday forecast. Stay with us. Us now with yourfirst alert forecast. Plan on a decent february day with an overall partly cloudy sky. The sky will be clearer the farther northeast you go. Highs will range from 30 northeast to around 37 south. This weather papaern continues to look like itll take a turn for milder weather with widespread 40s likely tomorrow. While this will come along mild and windy weather is likely on friday with highs going well into the 50s. Iowa city and points south ma briefly touch 60, though the gusty winds may make it feel a few degrees cooler than that. There are no major systems at all over the next 10 days, with a cooldown likely next week. However, with the arctic shut off and no snow pack left by that time, we really wont be able to get that cold. Before you know it, itll be march today partly cloudy high 3137 winds e 510 alo 33 dbq 32 iow 36tonight partly cloudy low 2531 winds se 515 alo 25 dbq 25 iow 29tomorrow partly cloudy, milder high 4248 winds se 1525 a a 43 dbq 43 night p cloudy, breezy low 4248 winds s 1525 alo 43 dbq 43 iow 47 thanks, kaj. Those who have a need for speed are hoping for a change in iowa law. Lawmakers are debating a change to the speed limit on interstates. Keep it here on tv9. Good wednesday morning. Heres a live look on our citycam. Its february 17th and heres what you need to know today. Five people now face charges ranging from Involuntary Manslaughter to drug charges stemming from the accidental shooting of vinton teen Emma Redlinger last year. Iowas attorney general will now look at the case of alleged mishandling of asbestos at a cedar rapids high school. New polls are out in South Carolina donald trump and Hillary Clinton hold major leads. And trump is promising to clean up his dirty language. Kindergarten students at a cedar rapids elementary scho have some impressive reading scores. Achers say changing their methods in the classroom is the key to success. And a volunteer from eastern iowa in charge honor of her late son will compete for a National Award in washington dc. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. With an overall partly cloudy sky. The sky will be clearer the farther northeast you go. Highs will range from 30 northeast to around 37 south. This weather pattern continues to look like itll take a turn for milder weather with widespread 40s likely tomorrow. While this with some wind, its still 40s. Mild and windy weather is likely on friday with highs going well into the 50s. Iowa city and points south may briefly touch 60, though the feel a few degrees cooler than that. There are no major systems at all over the next 10 cooldown likely next week. However, withh the arctic shut off and no snow pack leff by that time, we really wont be able to get that cold. Before you know it, itll be march today partly cloudy high 3137 winds e 510 alo 33 dbq 32 iow 36tonight partly cloudy low 2531 winds se 515 alo 25 dbq 25 iow 29tomorrow partly cloudy, milder high 4248 iow 47tomorrow night p cloudy, breezy low 4248 winds s 1525 alo 43 dbq 43 iow 47 this morning five people face charges in the death of a 14 yearold from vinton. Authorities arrested them accidental death. Police say a friend shohoEmma Redlinger in a home in february of 2015. She 17 yearold William Hines is charged with involuntary with official acts. 52 year old robyn merchant faces a federal charge of providing a gun to a prohibited person. Investigators say gun was provided to her son, 17 year old dillon winterroth, who faces possession of a a ntrolled substance with intent to deliver and other charges. Drug charges including possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Another 17 year old faces minor chargrgs. Police also arrested a sixth person who was present at the time of the arrests on drug charges. A year ag Police Responded to Merchants House where they found redlinger shot in the head. Federal prosecutors accuse robyn merchant of knowing her son, dillon winterroth, was a drug user and giving him a gun that was used killed redlinger. Authorities have ruled the shooting an a aident. More than 80 people have used an overflow, Emergency Shelter system this winter. Its a new process to keep the homeless out of dangously cold temperatures. This is how it works. Representatives from shelters, free meal sites, and waypoint fill beds in three shelters first. Once existing shelter beds fill up, an offsite space opens. Last year, green n uare meals converted its diningngpace into a cold weather shelter. Officials say this Community Approach helps connect people to more resources. 21 36 03 we have a much better unt as far as who w re seeing, how many people need shelter, what is link them to services beyond that if theyre interested. I feel like the Community Part has made it much more successful. Cold temperatures have triggered the system 41 times this winter. The offsite space has opened 23 of those