johnston loses out on the but keeps the company's research division... the millions the state will give out to keep jobs here.. and the reason it's not sitting well with some lawmakers. an insurance reform bill that banking on has made it through funnel week.. the autism treatments it would their son's life depends on it. the first case of zika virus has been confirmed in iowa... what the department of public health says about the patient... and why officials say iowans shouldn't be concerned about an outbreak here. a merger of du-pont pioneer and dow chemical is in the works... and it left many unanswered questions for employees at dupont pioneer in johnston. today, some of those questions were answered. good evening, i'm erin kiernan. and i'm sonya heitshusen. thanks for joining us. do you want the good news or the bad news first... lets start with the bad news... johnston will not be the home of the new "dow-du-pont" headquarters... but it will be the home of its ag based research division. to make that deal happen the state and city are putting up mi

its global headquarters and what it means for the dupont pioneer site in johnston. the news at noon... starts now. news at noon front door open good afternoon, thanks for joining us. i'm megan reuther. iowa has lost out in a bidding war to keep du-pont's agricultural headquarters in johnston. du-pont and chemical giant, dow, announced plans to merge into one company, called "dow-du-pont" last year. the merger will spin off three separate companies, with one focused on agriculture. that led state leaders to push the merging company to keep its ag-based branch headquarterd in johnston, where du-pont pioneer is currently stationed. the company announced this morning the headquarters will be moved to wilmington, delware... but it's chosen to designate the johnston location as its "global business center"...keeping all activities running out of iowa. mayor paula dierenfeld says she feels good about the deal, noting that even without the "headquarters" status, johnston sits at an advantage with this deal. 5:09:46 "you know, we have been named the global business center fo

dow-du-pont won't make johnston the headquarters for its ag spin-off company, but it's naming the johnston facility its "global business center" for research. the state of iowa is giving dow-du-pont $17 million dollars for that "global business center" designation.. $16 million comes from the iowa economic development authority - $2 million dollars of that is a forgivable loan, and the other $14 million is in the form of tax credits.. the city of johnston is matching the final $1 million dollars there. both groups approved those measures today. in order to get that money, dow- du-pont has to do a few things: first the merger between the two giants has to get the approval of the federal government later this year... then the company has to commit to spending at least half a billion dollars at its johnston location... that can be done in the form of employee salaries and buying research equipment. finally, it has to retain at least 500 the 26- hundred person facility. johnston mayor paula dierenfeld says the company in johnston expects to hover around that 26-hundred employee level in the sh

(tommy johnston/smart kid) "cool." but there are about 30 or so guys in there in the middle that don't have the most recognizable faces. (tommy johnston/smart kid) "i'm good if you do it in order or not." unless you're 4 year old tommy johnston. (kristen hampton/reporting) "this president is-- " (tommy johnston/smart kid) "millard fillmore" if you're a little rusty with your presidential recall... no fear... (kristen hampton/reporting) "that is millard fillmore." a 4 year old is here to take you to school. (names presidents) mmhas been sponging up knledge... since before he was old enough to talk about it. (man) "whatever he can learn he wants to learn. and we have to check him sometimes because we don't think he's right. i'm about 0-10 on that." (tommy johnston/smart kid) (names presidents) "i'm going to go--" (woman) "you getting bored?" (tommy johnston/smart kid) "no i'm getting tired." tired of schooling you on just presidents. (tommy johnston/smart kid) pluto is not a planet." (kristen hampton/reporting) "aww why?

signed vick johnston. but it wasn't sent from johnston's laptop. i want you to trace it and let us know, okay? sure, i'll try. chris bronmiller thought he was going to meet his baseball hero. yeah, who's dead. hey, you know, we have two guest rooms in the house. are you sure you want to...? no, i'm fine here. i prefer this. i just don't want to go home for a while. not after what happened to chris. right. no, i understand. the fbi still isn't sure who broke into your apartment. i know. so, uh... what the hell is all this? uh, cognitive emergence theory. ah, of course it is. i'm attempting to mathematically model how conscious thought emerges from basic neural functions. yeah, that's the basic idea. that's nice. um, you don't have any, like, comics, do you? you know what, i do have something that might interest you. it's a baseball thing. uh... my brother don played in the minor leagues. and i kept his stats, so... you might want to take a look at those. stockton rangers! yeah. they were my fantasy minor league team when i was in high school. well,

but in eastern wake county and johnston county you need to be inside. if you can delay your trip until cleared, i promise that will be a lot better for you. we will watch for any more warnings and update you on this in a couple of minutes. barbara: heavy rain and power outages a problem in durham as well. john: some traffic lights out in the morehead avenue area. anthony wilson is there. what can you tell us about what you are seeing? anthony: i'm seeing darkness except for the parts lit up by our headlights. we will give you an idea of how dark it is. we will look at the rear camera in breaking news one. you see the reflection. down at the other end those are traffic lights that are working. compare that with the view from the front. nothing. just what is lit up by our headlights. this is one area that still has no power. we are talking about chapel hill and morehead. morehead and 10th. all the way to lakewood still no power. about 1,200 customers in the dark we are told. it should be restored, according to the outage map, by 8:30. but if you are drivi

(tommy johnston/sma rt kid) "cool." but there are about 30 or so guys in there in the recognizable faces. (tommy johnston/sma rt kid) "i'm good if you do it in order or not." unless you're 4 year old tommy johnston. (kristen hampton/repo rting) "this president is-- " (tommy johnston/sma rt kid) if you're a little rusty with fear... (kristen hampton/repo rting) "that is millard fillmore." a 4 year old is here to take you (names presidents) tommy has been sponging up knowledge... since before he was old enough to talk about it. (man) "whatever he can learn he wants to learn. and we have to check him sometimes because we don't think he's right. i'm about 0-10 on that." (tommy johnston/sma rt kid) (names presidents) "i'm going to go--" (woman) "you getting bored?" (tommy johnston/sma rt kid) "no i'm getting tired." tired of schooling you on just presidents. (tommy johnston/sma rt kid) (names planets) "but pluto is not a planet." (kristen hampton/repo rting) "aww why?" (tommy johnston/sma rt kid) "he used to be. he was the s

and johnstons city council will action on the i-e-d- as potential approval. the centers for disease control currently working on 84 cases associated with the zika virus. the zika virus spreads through a specific kind of mosquito from south american countries and mexico. if contracted, it can lead to variety of illnesses including birth defects. josh nguyen is in studio this morning to tell us how local officials are prepping metro travelers before they leave for spring break. good morning josh. thanks and good morning. with spring break just a few weeks away everyone is looking to travel somewhere tropical and mexico is popular destination for many. the polk country health department is before they leave next month. where is starts for polk county is the counties affected these are the countries that the zika virus has been confirmed. as you can see it mostly south america but cases in mexico have also been confirmed. the part that has caught the attention of many officials is this map. you can see here that of the 9 states so far have travelers that have got

johnston students are being asked to pay up this morning for a ride to school... last night school board members approved a new paid ridership program. it will charge any student who lives within one mile of their school to pay for the bus trip. that's expected to expand to withing two miles once the new high the charge will be around $460 dollars per year... board members say the change will help with the school's budget during this time of expansion. west des moines, ankeny, urbandale, i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) honeysuckle white . no growth-promoting antibiotics, coming up next, david geiger joins us with this morning's agribusiness report. then... online shopping is getting a little pricier... we'll tell you why that is. plus the latest on a michigan shooting rampage. hear what the gunman is charged with today, and what evidence when the companies dow and dupont

a bakery in johnston is feeling "cupcake addict" opened yesterday. the store was supposed open on thanksgiving but due to construction issues had to postpone. the store's manager says opening around valentine's day is a good thing... it can hardly keep up with the demand for cupcakes.... but it's also a learning process 434601 - as were learning some of the cupcakes are not turning out of the oven properly so we are having to ditch those there's much more to come on the channel 13 news at six northern iowa was on the road today. a chance for the panthers to pull off a shocker. that's coming up later in sports -- but first.... 8:55:01:10:55:08:12 seeing all the costumes, people having a good time.. they're aren't out here to win it, it's more to just have that atmosphere." thousands of people dressed in flannel and took to the streets today... how they money they raised will help others in need. people in the metro are animal lovers got an up close and personal chance to view the nation's bird the des moines parks and recreation and the iowa departmen

the city of johnston matching the final $1 million. so what are the terms? dow-du-pont's merger has to be government later this year, first. then the company must spend at least half a billion dollars at its johnston location in the form of salaries and equipment purchases. finally, they have to retain at least 500 research-related jobs...but they're welcome to create more. 5:09:46 "you know, we have been named the global business center for the seed and the biotech business of the new merged company. so that's what we really want to be." - mayor paula dierenfeld, johnston mayor paula dierenfeld of her community. maybe not the flashy "headquarters" title she was hoping for...but she says the practical benefits are still there, with hope for growth down the road. 1:55:50 "but over the long term, we believe because they'll continue to do their research activities here in johnston, the employment numbers will go back up again and maybe even be higher than what we have currently." now mayor dierenfeld tells us in the short term, as the companies transition into

live in johnston, rose heaphy, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: john deere says its earnings were down the last three months, thanks to weak sales of farm and construction equipment. deere says it earned just over $254 million last quarter. down 34%, from the same time was cutting 220 jobs. agriculture sales dropped 12% during the first quarter. construction sales dropped even farther -- 23%. another open meeting, but no decision yet on whether or not to allow the bakken oil pipeline while board members discussed the evidence already presented still have two more potential hearings next month. iowa is the only state left to approve this pipeline. the pipeline will bring oil from refinery. steve: the warmer temperatures were pushed here by some really strong winds. we had a crew in ellsworth today, where they saw gusts of up to 50 miles an hour. the wind was strong enough to blow over this semi-truck that was traveling along interstate 35. and it wasn't just there. the iowa state patrol dealt with several similar accidents throughout the st

and with this big change coming to johnston. here are some numbers that show how the local community will be affected by the move. the city council reported visitors to the dupont pioneer headquarters in 20-13 spent nearly 3 million dollars, staying at hotels and eating at local restaurants. dupont pioneer makes up almost 40 percent of taxabale commerical value in johnston and 9 percent of all taxable value for the city.

the johnston city council will do the same tomorrow afternoon. last year the company had 25- billion dollars in sales worldwide. at the same time, though, it missed its budget growth targets and has delayed bonuses this year to account for that. the company is currently merging with delaware based dow chemical. each company is thousands of workers before the merger is finalized. we hope to have further details vote on our evening newscasts. while the state prepares to give money to a multi-billion dollar company, a new report shows iowa deficient bridges. t he american road and transportation builders association says there are five- bridges in our state. that equates to 20-percent of all bridges in iowa. that is the fifth highest percentage of any state in the nation. reducing the rate of "recidivism" in iowa's criminal justice system was the focus of a meeting among iowa lawmakers and organizations today. "recidivism" refers to a person's relapse into criminal behavior, causing them to re-enter the system. lieutenant governor kim reynolds and i

in dow already lost their jobs at johnston's dupont- pioneer since december. the city's mayor is hoping to reverse that trend. 'we are hopeful that over time if the decision is to stay in johnston and thats what we are very hopeful it will out over time we will see the employment base to today, city and state leaders application for state funding through iowa's high quality jobs program. the program offers tax-payer funding to companies for creating a set number of jobs. it also requires a matching contribution from the city where the company is located. in 20-10 john deere applied for the same program and received a maximum benefit of nearly 15 million the process. the iowa economic development authority board will discuss pioneers financial assistance . and johnstons city council will meet later at 1 pm to take action on the i-e-d- as potential approval. the iowa utilities board couldn't make a decision on a controversial pipeline last week, so it's board members held four public hold another hearing at one o'clock this afternoon. they've been taking public

development authority and the city of johnston awarded dupont 17 million dollars in state incentives--- all to make sure jobs stay secure through the merger. " after months of fighting for dow- duponts headquarter spot-- the city of johnston will have to settle for being a "global business center" instead. once the 130 billion dollar merger between dow and dupont is finalized- the company will subsequently split into three separate entities. "ii think they immediately thought we can walk away. this is too good. lets see what we can make of this, i thnk that really influenced their decision " please make graphic with statement in a statement, dupont pioneer president paul schickler said ""this is setting us up to deliver more innovation and choice personally, i am proud of what we have looking forward to friday afternoon, the iowa economic development authority dollars in incentives- two million of that to retain 500 research and development jobs. also approved a one incentive - in total giving 17 million to the company. "when you go through a merger situation, where things end up at g

keeping jobs in iowa...a recent merger by dow-dupont has created uncertainty with jobs in johnston but could good news be social standards.. iowa teachers say... they're not high enough for students.. when it comes to social studies.. what they're doing about it.. knoxville woman stole from someone she was supposed to be helping... what she's accused of doing, and how she was caught in the act... from who h-d iowa's high definition leader..this is the nine on fox 17 a merger between "dow chemical" and "dupont pioneer" created the world's largest chemical company... but it also cost dozens of iowans their jobs. good evening. i'm lynn melling. thank you for joining us tonight. two meetings could put fears of additional layoffs to rest for employees at johnston's dupont- pioneer plant. justin surrency joins us now with details on what those meetings are about. duponts headquarters are in delaware...dows are in michigan and of uncertainty for central iowas dupont-pioneer plant...fridays meetings from both the iowa economic development authority and the johnston city council to discuss a ta

sherman meets with johnston again and does this. johnston actually sold sherman a bill of goods in the first one. prof. marszalek: he wept when he heard the news about lincoln. so that softened sherman up. prof. mcpherson: johnson was in no condition to refuse the new terms. they include the surrender terms 10 days after the original. but in the meantime, secretary of war stanton released to the press information about sherman's original terms. putting a spin on them that sherman is giving away the store. sherman becomes the subject of a great deal of criticism. he goes from hero to bum. dir. holzer: he had seven months of great press. which is pretty amazing. if you have any questions please come to the microphones and we will recognize you. prof. mcpherson: sherman never forgave secretary of war stanton for what he regarded as shoddy treatment. and when he met stanton on the reviewing stand on the victorious march of the armies to washington -- dir. holzer: which is here, the grand review. prof. mcpherson: stanton went up to shake

johnston not getting the respect they deserve. johnston's jennah johnson, tough 2. breaks down the defense, laser dan. johnston ends up 52-47. the dragons are number two in the state. great team this year. chad: we definitely feel like we are the best team in the state, one of the best two or three teams. this is the best johnston team we've ever had here. showdown. jump right to the fourth quarter. just over 2 minutes left, centennial's kendyl lindaman drives for 2. waukee's carlie littlefield inside. the guard with a great post position. final chance, waukee down 2. littlefield misses the 3, at the back iron. no good. centennial goes in to get the huge road win 45-43. ,kendyl: working real hard the season, number one feels great. we degrade out there. andy: now, boys basketball. second game of the double header at waukee fieldhouse. centennial's connor cullen pulls nice shot there. waukee would come back and answer. nice pass. double pump, draws the contact. knocking in the foul. michael wenger goes long 66-56. our final friday night hoops tonight, the hoover husk

johnston's stephen fiolic, future hawkeye, his teammate fuhr in . waukee wins districts, johnston 2nd. state meet next week. dave before we go tonight... the simpsons... d'oh! (tires screeching) (grunts) (screams) (door slams) (laughs) (whistle blows, crowd cheers on tv)

the city of johnston... and state are working hard to make sure pioneer stays deeply rooted in johnston... 'we do appreciate the fact that governor branstad, senator grassley and debbie durham with the ieda worked so hard with us in order to make the best pitch that we can to keep pioneer as a very integral part in this new merged company.' the same program has been widely past... in 20-10 john deere received a maximum tax benefit of nearly 15 million jobs. that works out to about 108-thousand dollars per job. authority board will discuss pioneers financial assistance application friday morning at 8:30 and johnstons city council will meet later at 1 pm to take action on the i-e-d- as potential approval... on the flip side, it's hard to question the transparency, if not the efficiency of the iowa utilities board... they held four public meetings last week... and will hold another one tomorrow. they've been taking public input for months... but still haven't decided on whether developers will be allowed to bur

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and johnston does it.. with alec kziazek. he gets the two point take down in a 7-6 upset win over valley's joel shapiro. and plenty of 3a fans rooting for this guy.... indianola's cody pritchard lost his leg at 5 years old. now 10 years later, pritchard has his first state tournament win. that was just one of 504 matches yesterday... today, there will be even more. for scores from all those matches, check the 13 now app or log on to our the cyclones are fresh off an emotional players-only meeting... iowa state has been in every game, but the cyclones have lost four of six. we heard everybody what they had to say they're outlook. and everybody welcomed the men with open arms and whatever was said was said but it was all positive so it was great. we'll see if that talk paid off... tomorrow night the cyclones host tcu. >>> good morning. holy war of words. donald trump responds after the pope questions his faith for wanting to build a wall along >> he has an awfully big wall at the vatican. i'll tell you. >> we'll talk to donald

now johnston residents and local businesses are just happy to see progress... "developers will take more interest in it and once we get something hotel."now johnston residents and local businesses are just happy to see progress... "developers will take more interest in it and once we get something happening here, i just see it spreading all the way up the road..." "it's all about our community, it's all about our business and investing in the future." the city is also beginning landscaping improvements next to the demolition site to improve visibilty and access from the area to beaver creek and the city's parks and trail network... no demolition needed in grimes... according to the des moines busess record.. the owner of gabus ford is planning a new 400-acre development. it would be located the west side of highway-141. though still very preliminary.. development featuring locally owned restaurants... parks.. bike trails... and several small lakes. there were months of public input, followed by four days in a row of meetings, but the iowa utilities board still

grant fuhr of johnston 2nd, josh waltman waukee 3rd. warriors have tons of depth and waltman wins in 50.01 seconds. the first individual champ in waukee history. waltman and his teammates have even more to celebrate. the warriors win their first state swimming title. 34 points better than iowa city west. johnston finished in 5th. one week from today we'll be crowning state wrestling champions. first its all about getting to the well. loaded 3a district from johnston. 106. indianola's kobey pritchard first period pin... pritchard 126. dowling's jake watters recovered from off-season knee surgery.. missed half the season... but he's going to state. 4-0 decision. overtime at 132 pounds... next point wins... in front of his home crowd..ethan ksiazek gets the take down, two points and a walk off win. dragons are district i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for honeysuckle white . we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an

nikki: some disapointing some disapointing disapointing news for johnston... earlier this week, we learned that the city was not chosen as a headquarters location for the merging dow and dupont pioneer. it's a major employer in the metro, so what will that mean for jobs in the area? well those jobs are headed to wilmington, deleware, but some good news for johnston, they were picked for the "global business center" for seed research instead. following the announcement, the iowa economic development authority and the city of johnston awarded dupont 17 million dollars in state incentives--- all to make sure jobs stay secure through the merger. local 5's claire powell has more in this week's farm to family. after months of fighting for dow- duponts headquarter spot-- the city of johnston will have to settle for being a "global business center" instead. once the 130 billion dollar merger between dow and dupont is finalized- the company will subsequently split into three separate entities. "ii think they immediately thought we can walk away. this this, i thnk that

but johnston is in full postseason mode. the deflection by ellie brown, she ends up with it and passes off to knuth for two more. johnston up 4. then sound the alarm it's paige sieren, the floater is good. dragons roll past the j-hawks, 81-55. jordan: traveling down to carlisle in the wildcats' sweet barn. back and forth first quarter. then the bombers start to pull away. gaby doud with the steal. and she takes it all the way in for the easy layup. back claw the wildcats. great bounce pass from agatha beier to gabby schnathorst who scores it. carlisle back in it. but the tale of the first half was ballard's meredith ossian. she was on fire from long range here knocking down three of her first half sixteen. and she wasn't the only one on fire. first half clock winding down and doud nails the three at the buzzer. ballard led by 17 at the break. and they go on to beat carlisle 63 to 46. jon: tonight is the annual pink in the rink event to help raise funds and awareness to fight breast cancer for the iowa wild. could the packed

grant fuhr of johnston 2nd, josh waltman waukee 3rd. they get a win in the butterfly. waltman wins in 50.01 seconds. the first individual champ in waukee history.waltman and his teammates have even more to celebrate. the warriors win their first state swimming title. 34 points better than iowa city west. johnston finished in 5th. one week from today we'll be crowning state wrestling champions. first its all about getting to the well. loaded 3a district from johnston. 106. indianola's kobey pritchard first period pin... pritchard heading to state for first time. 126. dowling's jake watters recovered from off-season knee surgery.. going to state. 4-0 decision. overtime at 132 pounds... next point wins... in front of his home crowd..ethan ksiazek gets the take down, two points and a walk off win. dragons are district champs. more from dallas center grimes. semifinal matches, winners head to state. 152. alan moore of norwalk takedown in extra time to beat dallas miles. 170. valley's austin stotts, gets hunter stumpf twisted like a pretzel.

johnston's holds off his teammate fuhr in . waukee wins districts, johnston 2nd. state meet next week. super bowl less than 24 hours away and its a ferentz family affair in california. this picture tweeted out today by brian ferentz, on the left...there's james in the broncos uniform, he's a backup center, steve backup lineman at iowa, and dad kirk coming up tonight at ten... reaction from residents to the with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider (baseball on tv in background) with heart failure, danger is always on the rise. (water filling room)

but by then it was too late for johnston. dooley 22:18:13 to be advised that it's un safe scene. again, it's a risk that we don't have the tools necessary to mitigate. it really is high risk for the firefighters. it's high risk for the police department. investigators believe the fire started in the kitchen... by the victim firefighters and officers couldn't save. parizek 22:13:05 those officers were very brave. they did the best they could and unfortunately it just wasn't online records show that a neil johnston was arrested for assault two week ago. police confirm that they have responded to domestic disturbance calls at the house, but would not go into detail. they say that is part of their investigation into why this might have happened. smoke in the woodshop room at lincoln high school lead to a short evacuation this afternoon... just after four, a teacher pulled the fire alarm after he saw smoke. students evacuated the school. turns out, a laser engraver started smoking and there was no fire. everyone was let back in the school a short time later. one person was hurt after

justin surrency explains why city leaders say johnston will wings... to say the old north end diner and attached hotel in johnston have lost their luster is an understatement... "you see across the street a that's falling apart, community and an eyesore for our customers to see it across the street."in 2013 a city leaders initiated a new vision for the merle hay road gateway, with advancements such as a 6 million dollar expansion of the lithia motors campus... "we are so close to the interestate here with easy access. you can get on and off." "we've got a beautiful new business that we've invested in."but mayor paula dierenfield says the buildings, which have been vacant since 2009 are holding the entire city of johnston from its full potential... "we really couldn't get people interested in the redevelopment in this area. it was a real impediment for developers to even consider it...it took seven years and lengthy conversations.... "i believe the property owner finally took a look at the condition of the facility and realized it couldn't be rehabilita

tim johnston says sales contracts without fully understanding what they've agreed to. he says ask to take a copy of the agreement home before signing. in addition, get to know the company first. how many of us now do a lot of research before we go out and buy? and if you do that, you headaches. according to the b-b-b website the non-profit group . sets proposes standards for ethical business behavior and monitors compliance. in this case the b-b-b gave fitness connection a "c" score. reasons listed for the rating include: 441 complaints filed the b- b-b received about the against business.. length of time the business took to respond.. and failure to resolve underlying causes of a pattern of complaints. comments left by other customers also claim billing after cancellation was a problem for them. but johnston says the company has worked with the b-b-b in the past to find solutions to consumer concerns. if you can find out what the track record is, that can give you some insight. do you want to do business with the company or not? meanwhile, johnston says if you find yo

we'll tell you where wrecking balls are headed in johnston... and why it has people in town envisioning a brighter future this morning. cost of love... tis the season for affection, devotion... and some serious spending. we're telling you why we feel the need to please with gifts. plus why your money may be best spent today and not on the holiday itself. it's friday, february 12th. i-235 @ 22nd i-235 @ euclid first on 13... an overnight speeding through snowy streets. it all happened just after midnight on des moines west side. police say they were responding to a home invasion -- in the 600 block of park avenue -- when two men sped off in a car, leading officers on a high speed chase. it all came to an end here, at 63rd and park... where the car crashed into a ditch. officers say the chase reached speeds of 70 miles per hour at points, so they put down stop sticks. with flat tires, the driver tried to turn onto 63rd... but their tires spun out. the men quickly escaped the car and ran into a nearby wooded area. officers were able to follow their

that will go toward keeping 500 research jobs in johnston. the major drinking water donation hy-vee made to flint, michigan on behalf of iowa state basketball player and flint native monte morris has made it to its destination. the 11 semis loaded with water that left ames thursday rolled into flint friday. the donation was greeted by members of morris' family, including his mom, grandfather, godmother, aunt and cousin. they were overwhelmed by hy-vee's generosity. >> it just kind of takes you back a little bit. you are just kind of speechless because you really did not have to do it. alyx: frank, you can really hear the wind whipping around in that interview but the good news, not as bad today. frank: that is not a halo above my head, that is the sunshine outside, and boy, is that nice to see on your weekend. satellite radar, we have clear skies all across the state, going to stay that way much of the day. there is a system to the north and west bringing a few more clouds tomorrow and cooling us down a little bit, but the temperatures will b

that will go toward keeping 500 research jobs in johnston. another open meeting, but no decision yet on whether or not to allow the bakken oil pipeline through iowa. while board members discussed the evidence already presented and procedures proposed, they still have two more potential hearings next month. iowa is the only state left to approve the pipeline. the pipeline will bring oil from north dakota to an illinois refinery. the major drinking water donation hy-vee made to flint, michigan on behalf of iowa state basketball player and flint native monte morris has made it to its destination. the 11 semis loaded with water that left ames thursday rolled the donation was greeted by members of morris' family, including his mom, grandfather, godmother, aunt and cousin. they were overwhelmed by hy-vee's generosity. >> just kind of takes you back a little bit. it is crazy. you are just kind of speechless because you really did not have to do it. alyx: you can hear the wind in that interview, a little bit less of that. frank: not as much wind arou

get johnston out, but had to back off because of the fire and smoke. and the fire department couldn't go inside until the threat of violence was over. " 2:37:07 we aren't epuipped to deal with flame, heat, smoke. we don't have the tools they have, they aren't equipped to deal with the threat of violence. we worked as far as we could." jack: by the time that crews got inside the home, johnston was already dead. that fire is considered intentional right now, but a final cause hasn't been determined. and police aren't releasing any details yet about how or why neil johnston was causing a disturbance in the neighborhood. stephanie: medical marijuana is once again a hot topic at the statehouse. new legislation would make it easier for iowans to get it. and this bill has support from both democrats and republicans. local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz has more on this statehouse matters. the law iowa passed to give families premission to have medical cannabis is not the same as giving families access and that's what they say they need. eri

by the way, johnston was just released from the polk county jail 2 weeks ago after being charged with assault. live in des moines, kim st. onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: still no word on the cause of a deadly house fire in knoxville. firefighters found 77-year-old patricia henning in the burning home yesterday. she died later at a knoxville hospital. her husband, 79-year-old ronald treated in the burn unit at the university of iowa hospitals. steve: interstate 35 reopened this morning. the iowa state patrol closed it yesterday, from ames to clear lake, because of blowing snow. the blizzard-like conditions monday blew some cars and trucks right off the road. the iowa state patrol says it received 141 calls for help during the blizzard along the closed stretch of i-35. the calls included 29 accidents with 7 injuries. the tow bans have now been lifted as well. where i-35 and highway 20 meet was a huge problem area yesterday. 40 to 50 vehicles were backed up for hours after multiple crashes sent cars in the ditches. our vanessa peng is live in ames to show us the big dig o

and johnston is providing the final one million dollars. in order to get that money, dow dupont has to do a few things... first, the merger has to be approved by the federal government later this year. the company also has to spend at least a half billion dollars at the johnston location. finally, it has to retain 500 research related positions from its current staff of 26 hundred. johnston officials say they're satisfied with the deal, but some democratic leaders are not... well it seems like its become the trend that we give incentives to just to maintain the jobs that they are leaving, and we dont want to lose all our jobs but at the same time incentives for downsizing at a time when dollars are scarce for essentials like education. dow dupont's headquarters for the agricultural company will be located in delaware. iowa is the last of four states to make a decision on the controversial bakken oil pipeline and it looks to remain that way until march... justin surrency has the details on what happened today and why both sides on the issue

firefighters put out the fire and found johnston's body. investigators say the fire was intentionally started. an invasive insect that kills ash trees is confirmed in anther eastern )owa county. the iowa department of agriculture announced esday the emerald ash borer was found in trees on the university of iowa campus. university of iowa officials on campus. with johnson county added to the list, there are now 30 iowa counties where the pest has been confirmed. a legendary united states women's soccer player will be in eastern iowa. abby wambach will be speaking tonight at the eby fieldhouse at coe college. the event is the 13th coe college contemporary issues forumthe event starts at 7:30. coming up on kwwl, some changes are coming to some eastern iowa public schools - changes that could b inconvenient to se parents. and - thth city of denvee goes into a frenzy as they celebrate the super bowl win with their team. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg will have your ffl

the north end diner in johnston hasn't served a meal since 20-08... which is how long it's been since the best western hotel rented out a room. now the wrecking ball is moving in. 'we believe theres a real opportunity to develop it into some sort of a destination retail or convention center hotel.' the city of johnston has reached a deal with the owner of the site along merle hay road to demolish the vacant buildings so the area will attract more potential developers. in 2013 johnston city leaders adopted a merle hay road gateway redevelopment plan. a 6 million dollar renovation across the street at lithia motors is already underway and the city hopes to capitalize on the areas proximity to the highway. mayor paula dierenfeld says project can't move forward until the area in question is completely removed. for a decision on the proposed bakken oil pipeline. after months of public input, followed by four days of in a row of hearings this week, the iowa utilities board says it needs more time. members debated the issue yesterday afternoon. if approved,

and with this big change coming to johnston. here are some numbers that show how the local community will be affected by the move. the city council reported visitors to the dupont pioneer headquarters in 20-13 spent nearly 3 million dollars, staying at hotels and eating at local restaurants. dupont pioneer makes up almost 40 percent of taxabale commerical value in johnston and 9 percent of all taxable value for the city. city council said it is vitally important to keep the company in johnston. jack/lam: governor branstad released a statement today about the move, saying quote we are proud that dow dupont's leadership has selected iowa as its global business center for its newly formed agriculture company. for the past few months, we've had the pleasure of showing them what iowa has to offer a world-class biosciences company. stephanie/2shot: the waiting game continues for the iowa utilities board decision on the bakken pipeline. jack/2shot: today, the board resumed its discussions about any and all conditions several concerned

johnston will become home to the company's research and development branch thanks to millions of dollars in state and local tax breaks.. 4:53:58 so when you look at what iowa maintained, and what it's going to be able to do in the future as far as modest in getting this deal done." here's a look at the deal... in exchange for maintaining 500 research and development jobs... dow-dupont will get 16-million dollars in state aid. 2-million will come in the form of a forgivable loan. the rest is from tax credits. the city of johnston sweetened the deal by adding on to the tax break the company already receives. 5:08:05 "it's $1 million, it's actually an extension of our tax-increment financing that we already have with the company." dow-dupont is also cashing-in in delaware... the company decided to base its headquarters in wilmington.... after the state offered a 5-year grant worth nearly 10-million dollars, and another nearly 4-million dollars in incentives tied to the creation of 4- hundred new jobs. the county is also kicking in 7-point-5 million dollars. the iowa utilities board needs th

kim: des moines police spent several minutes trying to convince 48-year-old neil johnston to come out of his home. authorities were originally called there after neighbors complained of his yelling and screaming in the street around midnight. he refused to come out of his home, even threatened to have a gun. officers busted through the windows after the home burst into flames. but had to back off because of heavy smoke. firefighters were able to put decided it was safe. inside. >> when you add the situation of threats of wanting to harm scope. eric: no one else lived in at johnston was also released from after being charged with no word on the cause of the deadly house fire in knoxville. firefighters found 77-year-old the tricia heading in the burning home yesterday. she died in a knoxville hospital. her husband is currently being treated in the burn unit in iowa city. elizabeth: we want to check in with metinka. metinka: our snowy trend continues but this will be gentle. not much wind. it is working in a crossfire western iowa this morning, almost through carroll and back through spe

but most of the 26-hundred jobs in johnston should be the iowa economic development authority awarded 16 million dollars in incentives to dow-dupont, and the city of johnston kicked in a million dollars more. dow-dupont says no matter what, about 10 percent of jobs are being trimmed globally as part of the streamlining of the merger. " " see some more loss of jobs in short term. but over long term we believe they'll do research activities here in johnston, employment numbers will go back up again, possibly higher than what we have currently" " jack: iowa leaders are speaking out about dupont's decision, with congressman steve king saying, quote, this news is more than disappointing for our great state and for all the hard working men and women who were laid off as a result of dow- dupont's decision." stephanie: the waiting game continues for the iowa utilities board decision on the bakken pipeline. today, the board resumed its discussions about any and all conditions several concerned groups have expressed about the pipeline. some believe the approval, though plenty of questions remai

but they are excited the global will be based here in johnston. the state went all out to try to sell the company on the value of locating the ag headquarters here. but a dupont pioneer spokesperson tells me there are no additional job cuts in iowa tied to this annoucement and no immediate plan to move iowa employees to delaware. about 175 jobs have already been slashed since december with more expected by the end of march as part of current restructuring plans. >> we expect over time we will see the jobs grow in johnston. that might not happen in wilmington is the headquarters. reporter: we'll would be losing jobs of lymington? -- wilmington? >> in the short term you will see a shakeout as the merger is put in place. there may be some additional job loss but over the next 3-5 years we expect jobs increase. reporter: the iowa economic development authority approved the march -- new company called dow dupont. 1:00 this afternoon. the city also plans to approve extending $1 million tax company as well. coming up in the news, we will have reaction fr

joe, meet uncleling chow johnston. and uncle ling... this is joe blake. [speaking chinese] he's your uncle? he's one ofthe eastern johnstons. [speaking chinese] aunt fernetta?oh, she's fine. did you see an uglywoman with a killer? no. we ended that promotion-- "bring in ugly woman, killer eat free." are you a wise guy? no, old chinese proverb-- "wise maitre d' never insults a paying customer." here to eat? no! then scram. your head's blinding my customers. just for that, i'll never eat here! first we lose a little league world series, and now this? florence. look what he did! george,that's the wayshe always looks. oh, my god! [speaking chinese] nice seeing you, too, uncle ling. tell cousin wong i said hello. i'm glad to see you. what am i saying? i'm glad to see you. if anybody's goingto kill florence, it's me! thanks, mr. jefferson. you liketo kill women. you couldn'tfind a woman tonight, so you pickon florence! i've tried to tell florence something. i don't want to hear! well, you're going to hear it. ok. how's the food? oh, please don't kill me! what's

residents in johnston and grimes should expect some detours. sections of northwest 70th avenue are closing around 100th and 107th streets for construction. the road is being widened as part of a larger project to improve the area of the new johnston high school. kioa and kum and go are teaming up to help you fill up your tank for cheap. as part of their leap day celebration, maxwell and pam are broadcasting their morning show live from the kum and go at 5225 northwest 86th street in johnston. drivers can stop by and fill up for just 93 cents a gallon until 8:00 this morning. kum and go will also hand out some free breakfast pizza samples. eric: girls state basketball tips off today at wells fargo arena. classes 1a and 2a will begin their tournament play. first game of the day is turkey valley versus mount ayr at 10:00. followed by burlington notre dame and kee at 11:45. kingsley-pierson at 1:30. and 1a will wrap up with exira elk horn-kimbalton and newell-fonda. 2a play will start tonight at 5 with western christian and central decatur. pekin w

trying to get neil johnston to come out of his house. officers say he wouldn't budge and even threatened them with a gun. police broke out windows and tased johnston, but that didn't work either. once the fire began to burn out of control, they had to back out of the house. 22:13:01 it was a very dangerous situation. those officers were very brave. they did the best they could and unfortunately it just wasn't enough to convince him to come out of the home 10 the initial calls to police were for a disturbance.. the cause of the fire and the circumstances surrounding johnston's death are still under investigation. city leaders are considering with an influx of emergency calls. the plan is to build the station near northeast 36th street and otter creek park. the cost is estimated at 5 million dollars, paid for with a bond referendum. 5 people would be hired to staff a fire engine and an ambulance. there is currently no time line set for construction... but this is a pressing matter in ankeny... because the number of 911 calls has grown by 3

does a florence johnston live here? don't rub it in. i had to come by and compliment florence on that beautiful solo. florence, someone fromthe lunatic asylum is here. i'm florence johnston. this is mr. and mrs. jefferson. oh, i saw your business card in the collection plate. i wanted the pleasureof meeting you. i hope you're not disappointed. not at all. give it time! it's sweet of youto come over here to tell florenceyou liked her singing. it's my job. i'm a record producer. you are? he is! george, look! records?you just seta new one. you looked at florencetwice in one day. just ignore him. it means a lot that you'd come here just to offer me encouragement. i might be offering more than encouragement. he may be offering me more than encouragement. he secures new talent for e&k records! thanks forclearing that up. your voice is a gift that you should share. i'm going to put it on a record. florence,did you hear that? of course i heard that, mrs. jefferson. i'm standing next to you. try to control yourself. sorry, florence. now control