For years now, the use of Traffic Enforcement cameras in cedar rapids has made for a lot of controversy. Controversy. If youve ever gotten a ticket in the mail, you likely thought you had to pay it or face a blemish on your credit history. But thats actually not the case. Case. Fox 28 News Reporter dora miller joins us live to clear up the misconception. Just one half of one percent of people actually get these speeding tickets from the Traffic Cameras. If youre part of that small group, your ticket might not impact you as think. So a Traffic Camera caught you speeding on interstate 380. You only realize that when you find the dreaded citation in the mail. Mail. Ive gotten a couple because they have one right at my exit. But that 75 dollars pocket. I dont remember what happens if you dont pay it. What if i told you that nothing happens if you dont pay it . Ha. Ha. The hammer in the past has been that it can affect your credit rating, so if you were out to look for a car loan or a house loan, there would be this on your record. Now mayor ron corbett whos lobbied for the controversial cameras says that hammer has lost its impact. Impact. The Collection Agency will attempt to collect on that fine and if people still dont pay then the only other resource the city would have would be to take the individual to court. In the big scheme of things, corbett says thats not an option the city plans to explore. Explore. Were not gonna go through the Legal Expense of trying to take someone to court for a 75 dollars, that doesnt make any financial sense. Last year, a court turn over unpaid tickets to a Collection Agency. But they could no longer be sent to a credit bureau. Bureau. We think we have a very fair system that one, doesnt go against your driving record and now doesnt go against your credit record. Record. Thats really good news. A lot of people cant afford 75 dollars for a speeding ticket. Nats natspeople wont get a ticket if they just obey the law. The city has allotted three Million Dollars to the budget for speeding ticket payments. So the mayor still advises paying your ticket. And clear your conscience. Covering the corridor in cedar rapids, dora miller, fox 28 news. Now to a developing story out of the university of iowa. Iowa. Federal investigators are looking into accusations of gender bias within the Athletic Department. Department. The case was first opened after four womens Field Hockey Team members filed complaints. Complaints. They claimed the head of the department ignored coach. More than a dozen areas of the Athletic Department are now under investigation. Investigation. If discrimination is proven, the university could be forced to alter its policies, commit more money to womens athletics or add more womens sports. We have much more on these accusations on our website, fox 28 iowa dot com. Now to Fayette County. County. Where an oelwein man is behind bars, accused of sexually abusing a child. Child. Police are charging ryan tupper with two counts of Second Degree sexual abuse. The alleged incidents took place over two periods of time between 2006 and 2012. The victim was reportedly under the age of 12 at the time. Tupper is being held at the Fayette County jail now to washington county. Where students are mourning the loss of a classmate. Midprairie superintendent Mark Schneider tells fox 28 news, the school was locked down yesterday because a student was reported missing. Hours later, authorities hawbaker. No other information was released. Counselors were on hand at the school today and will also be made available to students next week. New details tonight about a threat impacting College Community schools today. Today. A 16yearold is now charged with harassment after making the threat. Threat. District Officials Say a the threat was vague, but pertained to the high school. School. A search of the building turned up nothing. Nothing. As a precaution, morning activities were called off and students were asked not to bring backpacks or purses into the school. We turn next to iowa city. City. Where a substitute teacher allegedly showed up to teach while drunk. Drunk. In a statement, principal amber boyd praised the actions of students who quote were very respectful and true leaders in the situation. No charges were filed. The teacher was removed and replaced by another staff member. President obama is asking congress for billions of dollars to combat the growing zika virus outbreak. Anytime soon. Lawmakers have now left washington for the long president s day holiday. Members who spoke with fox 28 news today had mixed reactions to the president s request. The administration has requested 1. 8 billion dollars, some of us think there is some existing money that ought to be used. We need to take this very seriouslywe have to make sure the funding is there, so the president has put forward a funding request. I believe the Congress Needs to authorize that immediatelywe are trying to more than what we did with the ebola virus in africa it remains to be seen what congress will actual do, hopefully we will step it up this time and be a part of that early solution solutionhouse Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters they are waiting on a briefing from the administration and they hope to put forth a bipartisan plan. He noted any new spending will need to be offset with cuts elsewhere in the budget gilmore is barely registered in the polls, had little money and very few campaign events. Meanwhile, the first republican poll in South Carolina since the Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire primary is out tonight. Tonight. It shows little change in the race. Donald trump still holds a commanding edge over his closest rivals, texas senator ted cruz and Florida Governor marco rubio. The poll Shows Growing support for senator cruz after his win in iowa as well as a bump for Ohio Governor john kasich after his second place showing in new hampshi. There are just seven Campaign Days left before the South Carolina primary. Tomorrow night, all six remaining republicans will take the stage in South Carolina for the next gop debate. You can watch that debate live on cbs 2, tomorrow night at 8 oclock. At the capitol tonight. Tonight. Theres a renewed effort to pass new restriction on tanning beds in iowa. Patients and survivors are lobbying in support of the bill next week in des moines. If passed, the bill would ban minors from using tanning beds. Experts say indoor tanning is linked to a higher risk of skin cancer including the most deadly which is melanoma. If you want to get some real rays this summer, youll pay more for it at coralville lake. Lake. The army corps of engineers is changing the fees to use the lake area. It will now cost five bucks per car heading to the beach. Two dollars will get you in if you walk or bike. A bus load of swimmers will run you 20 dollars. Kids 16 and under get to swim for free. Still to come on the fox 28 news at nine. Nine. Coaching lessons that last a lifetime. How those in charge of teaching active lessons to kids can have a major impact for better or for worse. Worse. And keeping active despite a devastating diagnosis. The story behind this incredible boxing club when the fox 28 news at nine off a new week monday on fox 28 morning live eastern iowas only local newscast at 7 am. New technology is giving space fans an inside look at appollo 11. 11. When you will be able to see the images in person. That mondays on fox 28 morning live. Sports coach can impact a child for a life. A good one sets in motion a positive foundation for a lifetime of healthy physical activity. Activity. A bad one however can crush an athletes confidence, success, and even the desire to play. So how do we develop and encouragebetter coaches . Coaches . Reporter Cynthia Gould has more in a story you will too often we see the ugly side of coaching. But in reality, most are in it for the kids. Barbara humphrey is the parent of five athletes. Been a scholarship athlete. And now coaches track and field in the summer. I want someone fair with integrity, want a coach to care about my child yes we want to win what about child cant always win one of those hot button issues always on a parents mind. Playing timea and whether a coach is playing favorites. If its Little League everybody participates. If its middle School Everybody participates. But as you go on to high school it kind of changes. She says the focus cant just be on those few star players. Some of the qualities in a good coach. One who inspires, never embarrasses or humiliates a nurtures each athletes talents. Humphrey says the most a coach can ask of an athlete. Did you do your best . If you come off the track and say i did everything i could you get a hug, because you did what you did to represent you. Coach judy green has also seen coaching from all sides. She remembers those who impacted her playing days. One i think the demand for discipline and the discipline for the details of game. 56 41 we had coaches werent afraid to push us past our limit allow us to fail at times so we could be resilient and recover. Green says at the end of the day. We need to ask our children did they enjoy the game . Was it fun . Did they learn something . And their coach is central to those answers. For your winning ways im Cynthia Gould. We will have much more on how to promote an active lifestyle that can last a lifetime all this month. Head to our website, fox 28 iowa dot com. In cedar rapids now nowstudents are spreading the love through Community Service this valentines day weekend. Weekend. Fourth and fifth graders from Summit School gave a helping hand to horizons this week. They spent a total of 12 hours packing lunches. Teacher pat akers believes teaching students outside of the classroom can produce a very positive impact. They come into this and realize that their are other people in the community who need resources like this to need this opportunity. Opportunity. The students had hoped to pack fourthousand lunches. They beat that mark there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. And with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u. S. Cellular, he can find some new ones. Like, farmer. Russells brussels. Russell speaking. Paleontologist. Hashtag trex. Park ranger. And t. V. Spokesperson. Thats my line. I got it. With u. S. Cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. Next on the fox 28 news at nine. Nine. Well introduce you to a group of people fighting an incurable disease one punch at a time literally literally and a groundbreaking discovery at the university of iowa that could have major implications in the fight against cancer. Well show you what makes it so unique february is huge for us. All our handcrafted classic footlongs are just 6 each. The media is going a little crazy. Submageddon with an incredible amount of accumulation inside. That now seems. Enjoy all our classic footlongs just into the fox 28 newsroom tonight. Tonight. At least 10 police units are repsonding to lindale mall in northeast cedar rapids after a reported threat was made to the shopping center. Police tell fox 28 news they do not believe the threat was credible, but are searching the area out of an abundance of caution. We should point out, that the mall is closed so there are few if any people inside at this time. We will continue to monitor and bring you updates if the situation changes. More than one million americans suffer from declining health in their nerve cells. Cells. Its called parkinsons disease and theres no cure, but a group of patients in cedar rapids are punching away and regaining strength. Fox 28 News Reporter steffi lee shows us what they do and how it helps. Diversity report. Report. Determination. And fighting back. Back. It causes you to forver adjust and adapt to your life. John krumbholz like some others in this Title Boxing Club class battles parkinsons. The disease impacts more than a million americans eating away at nerve cells and its gone forever that will never come back. Causing slower movement. They lose dopamine a chemical that helps smooth muscle movement. Some tremor constantly. Constantly. You try not to think about it because if you think of it you go crazy. Crazy. When youre working out youre not affected. John says he and others started boxing a few months ago after learning the sport can treat symptoms of parkinsons. Parkinsons. Anytime youre crossing the midline like you do in boxing plus the footwork, you have some very positive ramifications. The stretching relaxes their muscles and as a result stronger. Jab cross jab right uppercut left hookby staying on their feet their balance is better their function is goodthe coordination that was once fading away is now back its really building up my stamina i can walk further and like i said, talk better. Better. Uppercut hook nice excellentthe workouts get exhausting i was done a half a hour ago i just kept hitting it. But it pumps up their bodies nat popand also their attitudes even if theres no actual cure. Cure. It makes you feel like you dont have it anymore. No two parkinsons patients are the same. Same. Theyre going at their own pace. They may not be able to do everything but theyre doing the best that they can. but this group agrees that force coming out of them is theraputic. Thats the secret to being stronger than the disease. Disease. I cant fool myself and none of the other parkies around can fool themselves into thinking what theyre doing is going to stop the disease. But if you want to as long as you can you aboslutely have to exercise. Title boxing club is only one of the many places parkinsons patients can go to exercise. We have more resources listed on our website fox 28 iowa dot com. Covering the corridor in cedar rapids, steffi lee, fox 28 news. Parkinsons Wellness Coaches say other forms of activities include dancing. And singing can be a big help to those hoping to regain some of their speech. And theres more medical news next on the fox 28 news at nine. Nine. This time in the fight against cancer. How researchers right here in the corridor think they found a new way to detect the lifethreatening condition, before its too late. Late. And some Business Owners say theyre getting run out of business, by the federal government. The investigation into an alleged abuse of power when the fox 28 news so, let me get this straight u. S. Cellular has the phone youre looking for, a network thats built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys dont, and 6 gigs for only 40 a month. Thats a lot less than verizon and at t. With one of those other guys . Switch to u. S. Cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for 40 a month plus get 300 back. Breakthrough from the university of iowa could help save lives and decrease invasive surgeries like biopsies in the future. One professor and her team have spent the last six months creating solar cells to help detect cancer early. Tonight, all their hard work is paying off. Off. Fox 28 News Reporter Marissa Scott got an inside look at their invention, marissa . This morning, the Research Team got their dataack and found out their invention works. The data shows the solar cells can detect a changewhich means theyre getting closer to providing an alternative test for Cancer Patients. It was really excitingresearch assistant wenqi duan has spent hours making solar cells and a prototype from scratch that will be able to detect if a patient has cancer. Its a waiting game and your praying and waiting to see if treatments work. Anything to more accessible in general to everyone who needs it. She uses this 3d printer to make a prototype thatll hold the solar cell and blood sample. In another lab, she makes the solar cells. Its a small cartridge with a chip inside that we can layer for electrical and optical signals signals there would be probes attached to this that would detect electrical optical changes that would detect if theres cancer just like patients with diabetes, Cancer Patients would be able to test if they have cancer from home. The team says they would test for Prostate Cancer first, but their main focus is to make sure this test is affordable and accurate for all Cancer Patients. Your doctor could maybe tell you, you have cancer but you actually dont, and then you go through a painful surgery actually it was malignant. If we can reduce t importt thing as well. She says theyll continue to tweak some things, but are now getting other compan place so these could hopefully be available to patients in a couple years. The team is heading to San Francisco on sunday to talk about their invention and hopefully come back with a 25 thousand dollar grant to help continue their research. Marissa scott, fox 28 news. The season of giving may be over, but the season of need never ends. Ends. The Johnson County Crisis Center says as the mercury drops, so do donations this time of year. At the end of last year, the center averaged 30thousand pounds of donated food each month. This month, theyre far below that average. And with a thousand families served each week, the impact is far reaching im quite grateful to the lot. Money is usually the best way to donate to a food bank. In december, the Johnson County Crisis Center raised over 225thousand dollars. So far this month just 11thousand dollars. Some lawmakers on capitol hill are accusing a federal agency of abusing its power. Power. They also claim that abuse is hurting legitimate Business Owners. Owners. Fox 28 News National correspondent Kristine Frazao investigates whats behind the accusations. Accusations. Kat oconnor says she did everything rightfederal licenses, state licenses, fees all to open up her own business tomkat ammo. But when she was finally ready to open her doors, she had others slammed in her face. The first time i realized there was a problem was when my bank manager told me that they couldnt offer us credit card processing with our bank account simply because of our industry. Oconnor says she of Justice Program called operation choke point, designed to prevent banks from doing business with companies at risk of committing fraud and money laundering. Critics say the government is also targeting industries it doesnt like. I felt like a criminal. I was humiliated the house just passed a bill that would require banks to have actual reasons for denying services. Were choking off Legal Businesses doing Legal Business to me thats the antithesis of who we are as americans. The department of justice declined our requests for interviews but pointed us to testimony given by the assistant attorney general here on capitol hill back in 2014. This strategy aims both to hold accountable those banks and processors that violate the law and to prevent access to the Banking System by fraudulent merchants. But oconnor insists theres not only no fraud. She says the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms which is run by the doj, gave her the paperwork to prove it. One day theyre handing you a license saying here go do business and with the other hand the next day theyre saying dont do fine line for the government trying to protect consumers from some corrupt businesses while others get caught in the cross hairs of regulationin washington im kf reporting the senate is now looking at a similar bill. Even if either version makes it through congress, president obama is vowing to veto it. Two weeks ago, the us navy launched the uss sioux city. Its the latest in a growing number of vessels entering service, especially in the persian gulf and south china sea. Sea. We wanted to know why all these ships are painted gray . Because it hasnt always been that way. During world war one, many ships looked like abstract art. It was a form of camouflage that, for american ships, was called Razzle Dazzle. You cant disguise a ship on the high seas, its impossible, you see it on the horizon, its giving off smoke, you cant disguise them, you cant literally camoflage them and what you can do is distort them and thats what the art and science of Razzle Dazzle is all about, tricking the eye. Uboats were sinking one out of four ships crossing the atlantic. How well did it work . . . Work . . . You can see the whole story this weekend on full measure with sharyl attkisson, sunday morning at 9, right here on fox 28. Theres still much more ahead on the fox 28 news at nine. Nine. First, heres a look at the stories were working on right now for cbs 2 news ten at 10. 10. Ecigarettes have changed the shape of the Tobacco Industry in recent years. And theyre getting a lot of attention from local leaders. Hear about a new effort to restrict the use of ecigs in the corridor. And the biggest night in music is just three days away. Well preview the grammys and all the incredible performances that come with it. Thats coming up in a few minutes on the cbs 2 news ten at 10. Still to come on the fox 28 news at nine. Nine. The titans take the field for a fifth season. Highlights from their big intrastate tonight in sports. Tonight in sports. Just call him mr. One stable. Details are next. And rivalry night in iowa city. High school hoops highlights are next on fox game. One thousanth game. Weve been fortunate here. Weve had a great fan base since the beginning. So i think its still continuing to grow. People are still continuing to learn the game and. I think the stability that weve had. Being able to bring a lot of good kids in here and good people. And put together competitive teams. The High School Hoops playoffs are right around the corner. And for teams like iowa city west and iowa city. Its hard to replicate a playoff atmosphere. Good thing the bitter rivals met on the hardwood tonight. Lets start with the boys. The trojans ranked number two in class 4a. But the little hawks didnt care. First quarter, naeem smith he takes the easy way a Straight Line to the hoop city on a 70 run to start the game. West didnt hit a field goal until an Alex Henderson jumper with nearly six minutes into the game. Made it 105 city. Then later wally parks gets in on the action go but the little hawks were thinkin upset nile ringen from three. Bingo. Citys gym was rockin. Because the little hawks beat the trojans for the First Time Since 2008. 6353 the final from iowa city. In the earlier game, number three city high hosting the 12th ranked trojans. West was down 14 but they were trying to be comeback kids Maddie Huinker muscles her way in to make it a five point game in the fourth quarter. But ashley jones said hold on ive got this she pulls the trigger from deep. And the sophomore is money. And then later the cross court heave the jones layup for the little hawks they win, 5741. And iowa city high pulls off a clean sweep. On the surface. It doesnt look like uni has much of a chance tomorrow against wichita state. The panthers are just 24 in conference road games this season. And the shockers. On the other but Northern Iowa has a streak of their own going. Theyve won five straight. And the ball is finally going in the basket. After a long slump. Theyve scored 80plus in each of their last two contests. And the panthers hope to keep riding that wave on saturday. Were playing good basketball right now. And guys are playing with a lot of confidence. Weve got some things to clean up on but if we go in there with a confident mindset then anythings possible and weve played well in big games so far this season. Youve got a couple things. Youve got a really really good team. A top 25 team. And a team that plays great at home. And then youve got a full house to deal with. So theres plenty. And thats the way College Basketball should be. The Northern Iowa women continued their late season run with a 6145 road win over indiana state. Madison weekly, jen keitel and Stephanie Davison all scored in double figures for the panthers. Who sit in a tie for second in the conference standings and trail first theyre at Illinois State on sunday. Iowa state will get their big man back on saturday. Steve prohm announced today that jameel mckays suspension is over. And hell play against texas. Mckay missed two games after a practice related incident last week. The cyclones went 1 and 1 in his absence. In cyclone football news. The injuries were just too much for linebacker luke knott. The senior has decided not to return to the field for his final season of eligibility. Knott had two hip surgeries that limited him during his time at iowa state. But he did rack up 140 tackles in his career. Tom brands and iowa wrestling traveled to montana for their final regular season dual tonight. And capped off an undefeated regular season with a 51nothing win. Six pins for the hawkeyes tonight. Theyll find out sunday who theyll host in the National Championship dual series. Thats a check of sports rebecca has a last check of your forecast when the fox 28 news at nine returns. Hello. Im mark hyman. The us and the European Union have a new agreement on data privacy. The issue is data storage by giant Us Technology companies such as facebook, google and others. Us Companies Prefer data stored on their own servers. But eu laws require the data to be stored on european servers. This is because the eu has stricter laws than the us when it comes to protecting personal data. This bears repeating. The eu has stricter laws than the us when it comes to protecting personal data. Under the new agreement, the us will not conduct indiscriminate mass surveillance of the data on as many as 500 million europeans thats stored on us. Servers. Will have greater protections from Us Intelligence and Law Enforcement agencies spying on them than do us citizens. This socalled Privacy Shield agreement bans mass surveillance. And establishes an ombudsman program. Europeans who believe their data is at risk can use the ombudsman to represent their interests. There is no equivalent for americans. In fact, federal law treats data such as email,. Calendars and. Location data older than 180 days as abandoned. This allows data to be searched and email read without a warrant. This underscores that mass surveillance is less about protecting the us from foreign adversaries and is more about keeping tabs on american citizens. To comment, go to behind the headlines dot there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. And with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u. S. Cellular, he can find some new ones. Like, farmer. Russells brussels. Russell speaking. Paleontologist. Hashtag trex. Park ranger. Where am i . And t. V. Spokesperson. Thats my line. I got it. With u. S. Cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. A big instate indoor football showdown between the cedar rapids titans and iowa barnstormers tonight. Early on. It was all barnstormers. They had a 296 lead. And jawad yatim is in for dylan favre. And the qb change pays off in a big way here. Yatim takes a deep shot to dawan scott. The titans needed that. The 36yard td makes it 2913. Next drive. Same score. Just before the half. Yatim has nobody open. Hes gonna tuck but cedar rapids could not capitalize. They had to settle for 3. Right now in the 4th. The titans lead by 10. Thanks for watching your 28 news at the uni men have now won 5 games in a row, today we talk with coach jacobson about the red hot panthers. We also look at the past 10 years of unis mcleod center, tell you about a new agreement that will give you more uni Football Games to watch, look at a returning ncaa qualifier, and preview the
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