The increasing number of accidents convinced the dot to close the i35 this afternoon. It remains closed in both directions tonight between ames and clear lake. Chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us. For a few years now, the shooting sports have been at Simpson College, to the degree that administrators want to hire a coach to oversee the shooting Sports Program. Opponents say it makes the school beholden to the gun lobby. They argue its against the religious beliefs that the college was founded upon. Channel 13s Justin Surrency explains why the school is moving forward, anyway. Over its brief 5 year history Simpson College president jay simmons says the shooting Sports Program is gaining popularity. were hopefull this might be one factor that makes simpson a more attractive option in the future. but a proposal aiming to hire a full time coach for the program with over 30 members has sparked frustration from alumni who believe school funds should go towards academics and not the shooting Sports Program. we have a great group of alums and friends of the college who are concerned that the college always make the right decision. the online petition began january 27th and has nearly 200 signatures. Including former iowa ussenator john culver for whom Public Policy center is named after. A statement from petition cocreater and 1977 simpson graduate Rebecca Bentzinger said the petition urged the college to not sanction a program that proposes to add shooting to the curriculum with the hiring of a coach. they also questioned a recent 10,000 donation to the club from a gun lobbying group called the National Shooting sports foundation. Petition organizers said, we believe that this would place simpson outside of the beliefs of the United Methodist church. we reviewed the relevant parts the resolutions of the United Methodist church. we felt as though those resolutions were in keeping with what some of our fellow colleges are doing with similar programs. on friday the board of trustees voted to go forward. given the fact the same program is available at 150 colleges and universities including harvard, yale, middlebury and dozen other United Methodist affiliated conflict. President simmons also believes the program will not put students or staff in harms way. what we are talking about is a very controlled environment where the equipment is stored off any of the academic areas of the campus and any of the residential areas of the campus. while the move to go forward may anger some, president simmons says it just shows that people care. we have a group of alums that are very passionate about Simpson College and we are greatful for that passion and that interest. Simpson College expects to hire a full time coach soon. A petition in favor of the Simpson College shooting sports club began last monday and has already received over 2200 signatures iowa lawmakers are also taking for the second session in a row. An effort is underway to legalize gun suppressors in iowa. The device reduces the noise when a gun is fired. And is already legal in 41 states. Heres the difference. The first gun you hear is without a suppressor. Nats, boom, quieter boom supporters of the effort to legalize suppressors say the noise reduction will nats, boom, quieter boom supporters of the effort to legalize suppressors say the noise reduction will help gun owners avoid hearing damage. Still not all lawmakers are sold on the idea. Jo 01 35 47 many of the concerns you hear of people not being able to hear shotguns going off and certainly concern at a time when were having a lot of violence around the country is this the right direction to be going 01 40 18 probably 90 of people in iowa who shotgun hunt for deer do not wear hearing protection. That has a cumulative effect over the years 25 the bill to legalize suppressors its expected to go to the full house for a vote in the next few weeks. Another battle at the state house has put governor branstad at odds with democrats. And with the man he replaced. Tomorrow former governor chet culver will hold the first of two town Hall Meetings on governor branstads plan to privatize iowas medicaid system. Culver isnt the only one raising concerns. Today a Senate Subcommittee approved a bill to repeal the privatization effort. Some lawmakers argue the governor hasnt shown that his plan would actually save money. Others say its putting lowincome and disabled iowans at risk. David johnson. 5050 people with disabilities. Thats really important to me and in my area because we really lave a culture of recognizing in northwest iowa that these people especially have dignity and they have privacy. The full senate will vote on the repeal measure later this week. Most people assume the governor would veto it, but he hasnt another three hours of meetings today. And still no decision on the proposed bakken pipeline. It would run through four states. Including iowa. And it would carry oil from north dakota to illinois. The iowa utilities board is considering the proposal this week. But members wont say if four more days of meeting will end with a decision. The other three states already approved the pipeline. A Sioux City Police officer is expected to make a full recovery. Investigators say 18year old Isaiah Mothershed shot the officer during an arrest. It happened at this apartment complex this week. Sioux city police chief doug young says mothershed was seated on a couch while handcuffed. He managed to dig a hidden handgun out of the couch and fire it. The arresting officer was shot in the thigh. Mothershed was also shot in the leg during the struggle for the gun. Mothershed is charged with two counts of attempted murder and five counts of robbery. Investigators are trying to find the cause of a deadly house fire in marion county. Police were called to the home they say 79year old ronald made it outside. The first two sheriffs deputies on scene tried using a fire extinguisher to reach his wife. But they were pushed back by the flames. They recovered the body of 77year old patricia henning. anytime there is a loss my on losing a loved one and the family needs to know that the Fire Departments my deputies who arrived on the scene did everything they could to try and get her out of the house. Ronald Henning is hospitalized in iowa city. His condition is not being released. Strong winds made a house fire even worse in Saint Charles this morning. Firefighters say the wind helped spread the fire throughout the home. Making it a total loss. Everyone inside made it out safely. Windsor heights is out with a plan to increase congestion along university avenue. City leaders want to reduce the between 63rd and 73rd streets in both directions. 12thousand drivers use the road everyday. And city leaders say the change would help calm traffic and give drivers a better hour speed limit. The city still needs to complete study before moving forward. An exhaustive search is finally over in iowa city. William the goat is in custody. The university of Iowa Research animal escaped a portable carrier late last month and has been on the run ever since. This afternoon he was spotted and captured by animal control officers near coralville. A vet checked him out and fine. Cyclone Center Jameel Mckay being taught a tough lesson. Today he learned an indefinite suspension means more than one game. Hes taking the court in practice. But wont make the trip to texas tech could be on the sidelines coming up in sports. The Vice President decided against a late run for the white house. But another politician thinks theres still time. Whos flirting with throwing his hat in the ring. Coming up. Great hugger. Aplus. 100 . Oh my god. It was a hug capable of bringing a person to tears. Who this emotional show of support was for. Right after the break. It took a week longer than expected. But the results of 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 herewhere the other guys dont, and 6 gigs for only 40 a month. Thats a lot less than verizon and at t. So, why on earth would you ever go 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. Appear to be final. The latest tally corrected some of the errors from caucus night. It didnt change the outcome however. The Iowa Democratic party says Hillary Clinton still won. Even with the caucuses complete. Another candidate may be joining the race. And hes got the money to pull off a serious run. Former new york mayor Michael Bloomberg says hes considering joining the race. According to cnn. The billionaire would selffund his campaign and run as an independent. Bloomberg would likely have to make a decision by the end of the month in order to make sure his name appears on the general election ballot. Bloomberg might be best known for his failed plan to restrict the size of softdrink cups at new york City Convenience stores. Bernie sanders and donald trump are both enjoying big leads on the eve of the New Hampshire primary. There is still room for surprises. 44 percent of New Hampshire voters are registered undeclared. Allowing the to vote in either partys primary. Its political pinball here in New Hampshire with candidates bouncing between at least 30 events across the state today. Trying to hit the all important target of undecided voters. Carly fiorina starting the day at blakes creamery in manchester New Hampshire she wasnt on the debate stage saturday night but she is here very much in the thick of it trying to get votes from the citizens of New Hampshire. Despite weeks of campaigning there is still a lot of convincing to be done on this nose to the grindstone day in the Granite State theres probably about four people im considering, carly is one of them. Who are the other three . Kasich and Bernie Sanders oddly enough. This could be fiorinas last chance to change voters minds. So youre obviously the underdog here, whats your pitch to voters . The same pitch ive had all along. See im not a politician so the pitch doesnt change. We have to take our country back the systems rigged. The game is stacked. The odds are stacked against the american people. We a citizen government we have to take our country back. Across town, hillary of the family name to Manchester Community arkansas had dozens supporters from that state in the crowd. Shes been solid before solid was cool. Shes been there. Shes going to step in the first day and do this job that needs to be done. Across town, we ran into marco rubio as the florida senator braved the snow to get his message out. Your rivals are saying the debate performance shows you wouldnt be your rivals are saying the debate performance shows you wouldnt be ready for clinton. Whats your response . President ial candidate first of all, im as conservative as anyone in this race but im the conservative that can unite the conservative movement. I can bring our party together. I can grow it. I can take our message to people who havent voted for us before and were going to win this election. Hillary clinton doesnt want to run against me. Your rivals are saying that your debate performance show that youre not ready for clinton. Whats your response to that . President ial candidate not just that debate but every debate fore ivshown consistently the ability to answer important and difficult questions. I think in a very compelling way. We raised more money after this debate than any were excited about it. Excitement is in no short supply for one candidate leading the polls here. At the Palace Theater in downtown manchester where as you can hear the crowd is getting prepared and getting excited for a Bernie Sanders get out the vote event. It was a mixed crowd of both older voters and the younger, vocal ones who may help him win this state on tuesday. He actually has a game plan on how he wants to get stuff done whereas with hillary, i dont trust hillary as a candidate with the recent thing with the emails and also i feel shes much too involved in corruption and politics. Were younger in our 20s, were paying attention and were going to vote based on what we see and whats going on. Tomorrows primary could be the start of a shakeup within the clinton campaign. Politico is reporting clinton isnt satisfied with the campaigns message and digital operations. Politico says clinton planned to reassess following the South Carolina primary on february 27th. But could make changes sooner depending while some voters support a them. A rally sunday. And 18year old Courtney Kaufman struggled to keep it together. She broke down when rubio walked over and gave her a hug. Friends had to help calm her. Too many. I like his foreign policy, i like his take on national security, and hes so like a lot of the other candidates. He doesnt lie. Its like how i felt about one direction three years ago. Anyone who leaves the comfort of School Basketball game tonight is a real fan. Feels like zero, until you step inside the heated rivalry of des Moines Lincoln at des moines roosevelt. 1st q. 1 point game early. To eli dotson, another 2 inside. Riders back edwards, open in the corner. Buries the 3. Back and forth we go. More from downtown. Jacob perks, helping lincoln heat up on a cold night. Thats not enough. Roosevelt rough rides to the 10 point win, 5444. Cyclone Center Jameel Mckay returned to practice today, but he wont play wednesday night. Steve prohm suspended mckay last week, and the senior did not make the trip to oklahoma state. Mckay is an emotional guy, who at times, has been visibly upset his role. Hes even vented on social media. Sunday, mckay apologized. Heres jameel from instagram, quote we all make mistakes. My mistakes will never define who i am as a person. Cant promise to be perfect but always to give my all. Apologies to all fans, supporters, coaching staff, family, and most importantly my teammates. Love you all. Good apology. Cyclones will play texas tech without mckay wednesday night. That remains a winnable road game for isu. Oklahoma and texas tied late in norman, allamerican buddy hield does it again. Hield for 3 of his 27 points. Scored the final 12 for oklahoma. Buddy hield is your National Player of the year. Sports illustrated has a new projected 1 overall seed. The hawks keep climbing behind consistency. Home and away. Another away game thursday so, let me get this straight u. S. Cellular has the phone youre looking for, a network thats built to give you coverage
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