Quickly arrives on tuesday giving the area another chance for light accumulating snow, but may also mix with rain in our southern counties. We stay active with another weak system rolling through on wednesday, possibly sparking off a few flurries or light snow showers. Little to no accumulation is expect at this time. Once we get past this system, the rest of our week warms up significantly. Highs will easily be in the upper 30s and low 40s on thursday, upper 40s by friday well have to watch out for some fog and drizzle on thursday, however. Tonight m cloudy, flurries low 1521 winds s 515 alo 18 dbq 18 iow 19tomorrow mostly cloudy high 3238 wiwids sw 510 alo 34 dbq 33 iow 36 ck to you. Jane kelly is one of a handful of potential Supreme Court nominees several news outlets have mentioned since the death of justice antonin scalia. She has been a judge in the us court of appeals for the ghth circuit in dar rapids, since 2013. Before at, she was a public defender in eastern iowa. President obama says he plans to nominate someone to succeed justice scalia, who died at a ranch in texas yesterday. Governor branstad has ordered all flags in iowa be flown at halfstaff to honor justice scalia. Late last year, iowa representative Quentin Stanerson of center point announced he would not seek reelection in 2016, so he more on his family and teaching career. It brings into question whether iowas legislative system requires lawmakers to spread themselves too thinly between their work in the capitol, their careers, and life at home. Currently, iowa is one of 24 states in the us that have whats called a hybrid legislature, according to the national coerence of state legislatures. That means s these states, lawmakers spend more than twothirds of a full time job working at their state capitol. Their income from legislative work is higher than the parttime states ighlighted in yellow, but its usually not enough to make a living without another income source. Fulltime states are shown in green on this map. We spoke with several iowa lawmakers to see if a full time legislative system might work better in iowa. Every january, iowa lawmakers meet in des moines and start the process of drafting bills, moving those ones that make it through both chambers sending them to the governor for a signature. But marion state senator liz mathis says a lawmakers work goes well beyond the walls of e state capitol. 40 18 31 you also have, you know, legislating during the session, then its meeting with constituents out of session, then its also campaigning, making sure people know youre running for reelection, and its fund raising. For mathis, that often means getting to the Senate Chambers around 5 in the morning, and sometimes leaving at midnight. 40 47 01 i joke around, becausehen im out of session, its my Welfare Agency ob by day and when im in the legislature, its legislator by day, and my Child Welfare job at night. And that requires job flexibility. Now in his 30th year as a lawmaker, bob dvorsky knows finding a job or employer that allows flexible hours is tough to find. 57 42 50 somebody who normally works 8 toto 30 or 9 to 5 or whatever, a regular job, thats almost impossible for them to come here and serve. Those legislature that only serves parttime. But coe College Political scienen professor Bruce Nesmith believes there would be limitations regardless of the states system. 56 22 27 legislators pretty much are on duty all the time, whether or not theyre fulltime legislators. He says being a lalaaker isnt something every iowan can do. 54 29 40 either youre retired, or you have a law practice that you can take off of, of youre in some kind of job where people dont mind you taking three months off. State representative ken rizer of marion says at times, serving as a lawmaker reminds him of his time in the military. 11 52 57 it is kind of challenging to find work that wraps around the legislative schedule. Man y lawmakers we spoke with agreed the time requirements alone are enough for a person with a younger family to avoid running for office. 4 13 19 one of the key things they say is how will this affect my family, and how much time away . Representative dave jacoby believes location can be another limiting 3 15 34 im fortunate enough to live in coralville, iowa, which is 95 minutes away. So if i want to run home at night to catch a cello concert, or maybe watch one of the daughters play in theater or a golf meet, i have the opportunity to rush home, do that, and come back. But a fulltime legislature presents its own challenges. Mathis says while it may require less juggling of responsibilities, it would also require more money. 39 28 38 were fairly conservative with our spending here in the state of iowa. So, in order to do that, it would take a huge amount of money to change thaha to have people go fulltime. And senator rob hogg tells us there are benefits to having a partime system. When hes not in session, his family helps hiwith campaigning. 22 57 02 my wife and daughter at home, very engaged in the campaign. Its something were doing as a group effort. And he says being a parttimer gives him a chance to be a regular citizen, allowing him to stay better connected with the strurules of everyday iowans. 24 55 59 spending time with our work, making sure the bills get paid. Its strenuous, often thankless work, no matter how well a session goes over with voter but these lawmakers say there are few things more rewarding. 42 20 23 ive got to tell you, in the end, its worth it. Its really worth it. Compensation for lawmakers working in fulltime leslatures tends to be much higher than in hybrid states, according to the National Conference of state legislatures. For example, in 2015, california paid its lawmakers a little more than 97 thousand dollars a year. Iowa started at 25 thousand, with those in leadership positions making slightly more. Valentines day is a time to celebrate relationships and express love. We met a couple living at sumumt pointe Senior Living in marion, and they definitely know a thing or two about longlasting relationships. Kcrgtv9s Jill Kasparie tells us their story. Some nats . Gene and Vern Ann Baxter say they dont do a lot for valentines day. Involved. Ill get her a couple of boxes of turtles, chocolate urtles. Do you like those . Anything thats chocolate. But its fair to say these two have had their share of valentines s ys together. This august theyll celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary. Im 102, and im 102, right gene . Right dont let their age fool you they remember the day they met like it was yesterday. It started when vern ann walked into the auto garage gene worked at. My youngest brother said you should have been here, a girl brought in a ford pickup. Slickest chick youd ever seen sexy looking he said. Gene found her nearby and the rest was history. She just hung right onto me. January, and boy she got me married the 22nd of august. The couple says they took a and still nitpick at one another. 4 33 02 i dont like his haircut sometimes. But after almost 80 years and a lot of memories theyre still going strong. 14 34 57 we both got olr and smarter shf has been real good. A terrific wife. Couldnt ask for anything better. Nothing better than decades of love for this 102yearold couple. In marion, Jill Kasparie kcrgtv9 news. A cedar rapids man has spent dades tending to high school athleles and performers. Hes given up nights and weekends to help lend a hand at some of the most popular events in the part of our 9 who care series. Big ten after taking down the golden gophers tonight. Sponsors honor nine outstanding volunteers from throughout eastern iowa. These are people nominated by their peers, and we call them our nine who care. Tonight, were featurininrich struve who works for a Technology Company by day. But high school athletes, performers and their coaches know him better by his moonlighting gig. Kcrgtv9s shows ususow he fills an Important Role behind the scenes of some of the most Popular High School events in linn county. Its show choir season. The glitz, the vocals the band. And the injuries. 9 38 12 for show choirs it can be ankles, asthma, dislocated shoulder h he before 29 rich struve has been doing this for 35 years giving up his weeken and nights tending to the wounded. He started with the red cross, and eventually cofounded the group, linn county cert radio club. Theyre emergency medical responders. A role that is often n ressful, sometimes gory, and never compensated. 9 39 02 over the years weve had a lot of events out at kingston stadium, soccer track heinz 57 and pull in Radio Communication s and weather spotting. 22 this Nonprofit Group brings another layer of medical, logistical and evacuation support to big events. 47 it saves the 911 call, and that frees it up for people who need it on the street. 56 strtre volunteers 500 hours a year as an emergency medical responder with his radio club. But he serves a dual role, helping those who are hurt and nurturing those who have an interest in the medical profession. He recruits High School Students and trains them to respond to everything from a sprained wrist to a bomb threat. 9 57 55 we knewewthe signs of a sszure. Courtney dighton applied what she learned from struve at a Football Game when someone fell backward in the stands. She knew to check for a head injury, radioed in help, and kept the 10 01 08 hes more of a mentor, he teaches you things, he helps you, he makeses you use your brain, which is good. Shes now in college and studying nursing, like marly fredreckson, another volunteer with linn county cert radio club. 9 56 16 hes taught me more than just nursing, but being a team leleer. 277truve has devoted himself to putting others first. Not just those who end up under his medical tent. But to the young volunteers hes grown into future medical professionals. 10 01 15 hes not only a supervisor, hes almost like a grandpa or a dad will help you with anything you need. 30 turning back to chris, a quiet start to the work snow winds down tonight to just scattered flurries under cloudy skies. Cover, temperatures will not plummet, staying in the teens for lows. For president s seasonal day with highs in the low 30s. Our next system quickly arrives on tuesday giving the area another chance for light accumulating snow, but may also mix with rain in our southern counties. We stay active with another weak system rolling through on wednesday, possibly sparking off a few flurries or light snow showers. Little to no accumulation is expect at thi time. Once we get past this system, the rest of our week warms up significantly. Highs will easily be in the upper 30s and low 40s on thursday, upper 40s by friday well have to watch out for some fog and drizzle on thursday, however. Tonight m cloudy, flurries low 1521 mostly cloudy high 3238 winds sw 510 alo 34 dbq 33 iow 36tomorrow night m cloudy, mix late low 2127 winds s 510 alo 24 dbq 24 iow 25tuesday wintry mix early high 36 low 24 wednesday chance of light snow early high 30 low 19 thursday mostly cloudy, drizzle high 41 low 19 friday chance of showers high 50 lowow37 saturday partly cloudy high 45 low 31 sunday chance of showers high 44 low 32 with arguably the toughest the big ten this season, the hawks will take any easy game they can get. Tonight was supposed to be one of them. Iowa hosting minnesota, who entered the game winless in conference play thihi season. Cold shooting out of the gates for the hawkeyes, but peter jok picked up the slack. He scores 10 of iowas first 18. Jarrod uthoff points with three minutes to go in the half. Iowa led 3428 at the break. Second half. Jok with the eurostep. And somehow gets the layup to go. 4033 iowa. Jok had a game high 27. Later, its uthoff with the reverse lay in. Hawkeyes up 8. Its just a four point game with 1 20 to go and the hawks run a set play for uthoff who throws it down. Jarrod had 24 points, 15 rebounds and 6 blocks and iowa holds on for the 7571 win. Scott saville and jess settle have more from carver. Thanks scott and jess. Marcus tar heels on kcrg 9. 2 taking on pitt. Midway through the first half, unc on the run. Its paige with a rare dunk. The little guy flushes it with both hands. Tar heels up 8. How about some defense too. Paige sticks his hand out and comes up with the steal. Paige is rewarded as he gets it back and drills one from downtown. Marcus finishes with 15 on 5 of 8 shooting. Tar heels win 85 64. Weve got more sports after the break. Keep it here on tv9. Week and in tonights sunday night spotlight, Josh Christensen talks oneonone with head coach rick heller. And im joined right now by iowa baseball head coach rick heller for the sunday night spotlight. Coach you guys had a historic season last year with your first ncaa tournament appearance in 25 years and your first ncaa tournament win in more than 40 years. What did it mean for you guys to bring iowa baseball back. It was big. We had a great group of seniors and good leaders on that team that reallhelped change how things were going. The great thing is, that group left a lot for the group coming back this season. The culture that they established was there when we started in the fall, the expectations were high, the bar was set by those group of seniors and hopefully this group will carry it forward. Were surprised about the season you guys had last year . It was great year. I dont think it surprised, in fact, by that time we were pretty upset we didnt win the league. No, it wasnt a surprise. That group knew going into it what they were capable of doing. The big offseason was tyler peyton deciding to come back for his senior season despite being drafted. Were you surprised he decided to come back . Yes, i was surprised that he didnt sign and i think all of us were. And i say that early in the spring as the draft drew near we knewew what tylerss numbers were. In reality, he could have signed in the seventh round, but he holding out for what he thought he was worth. He stuck to his guns and he knew the value of him comimi back to school and getting his degree. He also was in a very good place, said a l of good things about the program and he wanted to come b bk and try to help this team. What do you like about iowa city west grad Nick Gallagher . A lot of things i like about nick. First of all, last season he came in and did a good job in our midweek games. Got hifeet wet, always gave us a chance to velocity is up, his breaking ball is gotten better, which it was good when he first got here and his changeup is really good. That was the one pitch that he and coach brinkman have been working the hardest on. If he was going to have a chance to step into the weekend rotation was that third pitch had to be developed. Right now, his changeup has looked really good. Every year, teams lose players. But you guys lose four or five starters. How do you feel about the replacements . Those guys will be tough replace because not only were they really good baseball players, but they werertremendous leaders. That was one of the reasons why last years team was so good. Thats going to be the big question with this team is there are a lot of new faces. Are we going to have that kind of leadership from within . I think were on pace to and weve got some guys who have stepped up and i think are really doing a good job. The iowa Baseball Team is hoping to get back to the ncaa tournament and now to First Alert Storm Team meteorologis t chris havely for your final tion of learfield sports. Announcer uthoff hits a standstill three. Gesell, his three is good. Excellent Ball Movement again. Hawks have numbers. Jok for three, its good heres woodbury. Popup jumper, left in the lane, down it goes. Dominic uhl will g right around hisisan and the twohand overthehead dunk. Iowa basketball with Fran Mccaffery is brought to you by the eastern iowa airport. The hawkeyes find themselves in a threeway tie for the big ten lead following a thursday night loss at indndna. Iowa, the hoosiers and maryland all sit at 102 with six games to play before the big ten tournament. So the hawks look to dig down deep anstay at the front of the pack. This is Iowa Basketball with Fran Mccaffery. Iowa basketball with Fran Mccaffery is brought to you by the eastern iowa airport. Its your connection to more flights, more cities, more options. Cid even bebeer. Hardees a proud supporter of the hawks. Hyvee making life easier, healthier and happier. Welcome to another week of Iowa Basketball with the head coach Fran Mccaffery
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