Voters rejected a 10 Million Dollar bond vote to build a new Elementary School. It would have replaced current elementary buildings in riverside and ainsworth. The superintenden t says while the plan would have cut staff, it would have saved the district up to 250 thousand dollars a year. Kcrgtv9s mark carlson is live in our iowa city newsroom. Mark, there have to be a lot of concerns in the highland district about these cuts. Yes, as you noted they have to cut halfofa Million Dollars before the start of next school year. And that could mean a reduction in teachers, administrators even closing a school. My biggest fear is that the district is going to go under, its going to completely close, that is my biggest fear. Abby sojka has two kids in the Highland School district. For now. Next year shes pulling them and open enrolling in a Neighboring School District in part because of the Financial Outlook at highland. I think there is a lot of money being spent where it doesnt such as the Athletic Department when we are severely lacking in other areas. Next year enrollment is projected to be down by 35 students in the district. Thats another reason why district leaders say theyre being forced to look at cuts that may include closing this Elementary School in ainsworth. When i first came to the district ainsworth had 125 students in it, right now were at 78, we have a preschool class of 11, a kindergarten class of 4, a First Grade Class of 10. Superintendent chris armsrtong says enrollment tends to fluctuate in the district. And now is not a good time for a down year. I never thought id be in a position that wed have to look at this big of a number to cut, unfortunately with the lack in state funding and then that drop in students it has forced our hand, we have to look at making significant cuts in order to stay financially viable. As for sojka she says even with her kids out of the district next year, shes holding out hope that better days lay ahead. I live here i live in this community, i never want to see a school close, and i would love to keep my children im not willing to sacrifice my children. District leaders will meet to make some final decisions on cuts at a meeting on march 14. In iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. Today us marshals arrested a man wanted for attempted murder in cedar rapids. 28yearold Cordarryl Smith awaits extradition to iowa. They say they tried to arrest smith when he left a home in streator, illinois, but he escaped and was caught in a town about 20 miles away. Cedar Rapids Police say smith shot a 38 year old man 5th 1532 4th avenue to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. In 2014, had one country. Doesnt agree. It says the federal numbers dont reflect all of dubuques crime in that year. Thats because the fbi only asks for certain statistics each year. Lieutenant scott baxter says the difference in reports is important. For example, dubuque had no murders in 2013, which it reported to the fbi. But the fbi does not consider statistics for incidents that include shots fired. Dubuques numbers for that crime went up in 2014. We want them to rely more on our local data and us saying hey we realize we have a Violent Crime issue not only in dubuque but nation wide really. Dubuque police say the citys Crime Statistics went back up in 2015. To help fight crime this year, dubuque is making changes that include adding more lights across the city. A student pulled out a gun and started shooting today a high school in madison cincinnati. He wounded two students, but survive. Shrapnel injured two other students. The gunman ran from the school, but Police Arrested him a short time later. The Butler County sheriff says investigators know the motive for the shooting, but theyre not releasing it. President ial candidates spent their days reaching out to as many potential voters as possible ahead of super tuesday. Tomorrow, 11 states for each party will hold either primaries or caucuses in their quest for delegates. A total 595 delegates are up for grabs for republicans, while democrats face off for 865. Both donald trump and Hillary Clinton are leading their parties and head into the most important day yet in the 2016 election. Governor Terry Branstad praised governor Chris Christie today. He talked about the current republican president ial race during his Weekly News Conference in des moines. Branstad says christies endorsement of donald trump was well timed, because it took the spotlight off of marco rubios strong debate performance last week. Gov. Branstad i think it was changed the coverage. It was a strategically good move. I am not intending to make an endorsement in the near future. Well have an indication after super tuesday. In just a month, iowa will switch to a privatized some 560thousand iowans. After federal regulators ordered two delays, the system will change on april first. The state of kansas implemented a similar system three years ago. Kcrg tv nines Sarah Mccarthy spoke with hospital officials in that state to learn how the changes there might also affect the medicaid system here. About four percent of patients at this rural hospital in sabetha, kansas rely on medicaid to cover their health care huge number, it has forced the hospital to make some changes. And those changes could be a reality for iowa hospitals soon. 22 00 the ceo of this hospital says working with three Insurance Companies to file claims is more complicated than the old system of state reimbursement. Those complications mean it often takes longer for this hospital to be paid for services. Theyve had to hire m mre staff to handle the paperwork load, which means paying more to workers. Lora key says those issues have hurt her hospitals budget. 01 55 you have to look at that overall when youre budgeting your revenue, your expenses. And yeah, it does hurt. If you underestimate what those dead claims will be for you, it does. One of the goals of privatization is to reduce emergency room visits because those costs add up quickly. But key says theyve only see a small reduction there over the last three years. Now this is not a change that will only effect iowa hospitals. Small service providers, nursing homes, and more will liky also betha, kaas, Sarah Mccarthy,kcrgtv9 news. Lisbon police are searching for those who vandalized numerous buildings in town. Well tell you what theyre looking for. Youve probably noticed that gas prices have gone up in the last week. Well look at what the experts say is causing it. Snow and a wintry mix develop late this evening in the north and spread southward through the night. A dusting to two inches looks likely south of highway 20, although amounts will quickly increase near the highway 20 corridor with localized totals higher than amounts taper off near the minnesota border. Snow ends early on tuesday, with another chance of snow arriving thursday. Highs stay close to freezing this week, but warmth builds once again this weekend and beyond. Today m cloudy, falling temps high 4248 winds nw 1525tonight snow and wintry mix low 2127 winds ne 1525tomorrow chance of snow early high 2632 winds n 1020low 1117 winds nw 510wednesday mostly cloudy high 37 low 14 thursday chance of light snow high 35 low 27 friday partly cloudy high 37 low 22 saturday partly sunny high 46 low 28 sunday partly cloudy, mild high 59 low 34 thanks joe. The medal of honor is the highest award anyone can receive in the us military. Up next well tell you about one that earned him this award. And a gunman in virginia kills a Police Officer who was in her first day on the job. Hear what happened next here on today a man accused of shooting three cops, killing one of them, stood before a judge in virginia. Ronald hamilton remains in jail without bond, and could face the death penalty. He faces two murder charges because police say he also killed his wife. Ashley guindon was working her first shift as a Police Officer in Prince William county, virginia, when she and other officers responded to a Domestic Abuse call they approached at them, officers. Rookie had just been sworn in the day before. Guindon had previously interned with the same police department. Chief Stephan Hudson Prince William county police dept. She did share with us when wewe rehired her that she felt like she still wanted to do this job and couldnt get it out of her blood. Guindon also spent six years as a Marine Corp Officers will recover. A federal judge says the Us Justice Department cant force apple to provide the fbi with access to locked iphone data. A california magistrate judge had ordered the tech giant to create some way to hack of the san bernardino, california, shooters who killed 14 people on december second. The fbi wants information from that encrypted phone. Today, a navy seal made history, when he became the sixth member of that elite awarded the medal of honor. Today in washington dc, president obama awarded senior chief special Warfare Operator edward bynes junior. Bynes is also the first living active duty member of the navy to get it in four decades. He participated in a daring raid in december 2012 that rescued an american hostage in afghanistan. The medal of honor is the nations highest military decoration. Triple a says iowa is one of three states to see the largest jump in gas prices in the last week. Iowa and oklahoma saw an average gas price jump of 18 cents, while minnesotas average went up 17 cents. Across the country prices have risen for six straight days. Triple a says we havent seen that since early november. It says prices are going up as refineries perform maintenance to prepare for the summer months, which slows down production. Triple as Daily Fuel Gauge report shows cedar rapids prices are averaging a dollar84 a gallon for regular unleaded. Thats up week ago. Waterloo drivers saw an 11 cent increase over the last week. Gas there is also averaging a dollar84 a gallon. Poor language and poor spelling is spray painted on some buildings in lisbon. We are in the middle of an investigative process that involves our security footage find out how close cops are to catching the vandals, still ahead here on who did it . Thats what Lisbon Police want to know after vandals spray painted four buildings in that town. Authorities think it happened about a week ago, sometime between saturday night and sunday morning. Two phrases were found on Lisbon School buildings on school street. Paint was also found at d and d body shop and hills bank and trust on main street. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders tells us how close police are to tracking down the vandals. Officials woke up to sunday the 21st. Vandals ray painted foul words on the side of a building facing highway 30. This phrase was found on another School Building facing a parking lot. Luckily we noticed right away sunday morning and we were able to get that squared away before recess ended up back outside and parents were coming to drop off kids on monday. You cant see much of whats left, other than some faint paint stains. An offduty mount vernon officer brought over cleaning tools and got the worst of it. You can see the marks on two other buildings vandals hit, police say likely that same night. The reminisce of the letters dbz are on d d body shops garage door and a white spot is out back on hills bank. Officials say its easy for these kinds of things to happen in small towns. We dont have the capabilities of having a 24 hour police department. Thats one of the reasons why things happen sometimes at night, when we dont have officers on duty. So, who did it . Police think the cases are connected. They dont have any suspects, but do have some leads. Video from School Security cameras person. And get this. Whoever marked up the school had to be tall. Im about six foot. The top of the letters are right about here. That and vandals werent the best spellers. Look close at the word school. They started to write the word school here on the brick wall. Started with an s and went to an h. Then had to cover the h up with a c. The investigation is on going and you can help. If youve got any information on this case, youre asked to contact the linn county crime stoppers. You can reach them at the number on the bottom of your screen. In lisbon, Forrest Saunders, kcrgtv9 news. Someone also vandalized the lisbon city parks new splash pad last summer. Police havent arrested anyone in that case and dont think its related. City Officials Say theyre putting in cameras to make sure it doesnt happen again. Now heres a look at some of what youll see at 5 30 on abc. Lets go back to joe now for a privatized medicaid is already causing trouble for kansas. That states lawmakers are warning iowans on medicaid of what could be the future. Public safety director is in trouble after his stepson was involved in a drunken hit and run. Tonight at 6. In todays top story. Us marshals arrested 28 yearold Cordarryl Smith today in illinois. He awaits extradition to iowa after authorities say. He shot a man in cedar rapids back in september. Smith faces an attempted murder charge. Lets go back to joe now for a final look at tonights forecast. Snow and a wintry mix develop late this evening in the north and spread southward through the night. A dusting to two inches looks likely south of highway 20, although amounts will quickly increase near the highway 20 corridor with localized totals higher than four inches. Amounts taper off near the minnesota border. Snow ends early on tuesday, with another chance of snow arriving thursday. Highs stay close to freezing this week, but warmth builds once again this weekend several breaking stories tonight. Hours away now until super tuesday. Donald trump and the staggering new poll. And the trump rally turning ugly today. The photographer thrown to the ground. Plus, the new numbers tonight on Hillary Clinton. Is there a path for Bernie Sanders . Also breaking, the School Shooting inside a cafeteria. The 14yearold opening fire, then running from the scene. Breaking down on the stand. Erin andrews late today, testifying in the case of her stalker, and a famous hotel. Making a statement. Chris rock at the oscars. And Leonardo Dicaprio finally winning. What he quietly said backstage. And late word today, as we remember another oscarwinning actor. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a monday night. And we begin with fastmoving developments on the eve of the super tuesday showdown. And the central question this
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