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 ReporterMarissa 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 CountyCrisis 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 wee