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This is on the money. Your money, your life, your future. Now, becky quick. Working 9 00 to 5 00 is no longer how most americans make their living. 63 of us consider the traditional workday an outdated concept. Instead, we answer phone calls on sunday. But do longer hours actually lead to greater productivity . Thats our cover story this week. 40 hours has long been considered a standard workweek for americans. But most are logging more time at their desks. The average is now 47 hours according to gallup, up 9 from 1979. It seems we can no longer leave our jobs behind. 24 of us check on work d...

Re. And the challenges they present. Gone cold. The investigation of the deadly hit and run of an isu student has come up empty. Why police say. Time is of the essence. Hitting the jackpot. Ok. Not that jackpot. An iowa man makes millions playing powerball. How he plans to spend his cash. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us tonight. Governor branstad outlined his Education Funding plan during tuesdays condition of the state address. But Des Moines Public School officials hope some big ch...

Theres a couple areas we think students, especially students that have students in here in des moines Public Schools, three fourths of students qualify for free and reduced lunch. For the 2016 fiscal year. The district is budgeted 6,514 dollars per districts such as ankeny, waukee and West Des Moines with signigicantly less atrisk students theres just a 68 dollar difference. We think the formula ought to be looked at and changed so it can better target those students that really are atrisk. The english Language Learning Program presents another hurdle. We have got students from 88 different co...

Line this legislative session. And the lines are already drawn over how much lawmakers are willing to spend. The governor has proposed an increase of more than 145 Million Dollars in funding. Thats a 2 point 45 increase. Republicans want 2 percent, while democrats are pushing for 4. However Des Moines Schools are more concerned over how that money will be used. Theres a couple areas we think the state can more to help students, especially students that have additional needs. The districts students, who qualify for free lunches. Its budgeted about 65 hundred dollars for each at risk students. B...

Utah State University Extension has recently been selected as a recipient of a prestigious grant that will bolster language learning initiatives in the state. Thanks to the generous support of the National Security Agency’s STARTALK grant program, USU Extension will be able to offer a unique two-week Mandarin Chinese language and cultural summer camp to […]