authorities found a u-n-i student dead in the iowa river in iowa city. first responders pulled the body of 20- year-old nathan twedt of marion from the river on september 10th. police are still investigating the circumstances that led to his brought you earlier tonight. sheriff's deputies in jo daviess county have identified the victim in a deadly hit-and-run. alex boelk, who was 17 and lived in apple river, died shortly after a vehicle sideswiped a parked car and then hit him. it happened around 10:30 last night near the 6000 block of pea ridge road in scales mound. authorities are interviewing a person of interest in the case. and iowa county an a-t-v crash that killed a man. jacob basemann died friday night near 116th street and r avenue - north of west amana. basemann was 20 years old, and from atkins. an iowa city man faces charges for allegedly burglarizing a home and attacking two people inside. police arrested santiago garcia on a first-degree burglary charge on saturday night. police say he forced his way into a home at and attacked a man with a sharp object in the head. whenever you

an eastern iowa a waterloo police officer will not face formal charges. charges.body cam video shows officer adam wittmayer yanking on the dreadlocks of a handcuffed suspect.it also shows the officer yelling at the suspect -- hitting him in the head and pushing him into a squad car.the suspect's attorney sent this video to the f-b-i and cbs 2 news. news.officials say the suspect is 24-year-old montavis keller -- and that he nearly ran over officer wittmayer at the end of a high-speed chase.keller wants the offi office reviewed the footage and decided not to charge officer wittmayer.the waterloo police chief says the officer was punished internally.keller will stand trial later this month. a fayette county man convicted of threatening to kill an eastern iowa police chief - will now be sent to a halfway house.33-year-old joshua sargent was sentenced to two suspended five-year prison terms...and also sentenced to two to five years probation - that will begin in a for burglary - and when he left the jail - he called the police chief and threatened to kill him. a former corridor school bu

. the iowa division of investigation tells cbs 2 news officers jeremiah white and ashleigh steil are on paid leave this morning after the shooting monday night. they responded a domestic violence call and found a woman with multiple stab wounds. she's expected to recover. the suspect was 25-year-old markell bivins, he died at a local hospital. >>> after taking three days off the campaign trail to recover from a bout with pneumonia, democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton returned to the campaign trail. clinton gave a clear message fine. she quickly turned back to politic calling on all american voters to take a closer look at both candidates. >> and i will never give up, i'll never walk away no matter how tough the going gets. i'm actually asking americans to hold me accountable for my ideas and hold my opponent accountable for his. >> clinton is planning campaign stops now in the coming make up for lost time. her runningmate tim kaine will visit central iowa on monday. >>> starting back in the caucus season donald trump has been the candidate calling other people the embarra

. that's why the v-f-w is holding an event today. some law enforcement officers in eastern iowa why they are up there in a live report. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. our next area of low pressure is knocking on the door today with a chance of will be two rounds of rainfall with the first arriving in our northwest counties early today. there should be a substantial break with very little activity around the midday hours, with storms increasing in coverage again for the late afternoon and evening hours. these storms may impact some football games, and they are worth monitoring today and tonight. the weekend continues to look excellent with highs around 70 on saturday and mid-70s on sunday. iowa/iowa state football continues to look great with clear sky and kickoff temperatures in the upper 60s. have a great develop. locally heavy rain possible. wind: s 5-10. high: 78 tonight: lingering showers and a few thunderstorms. wind: nw 5- 10. low: 57 tomorrow: mostly sunny and very comfortable. breezy. wind: nw 15-25. high: 72 tom.

. more heavy precipitation rained down on eastern iowa tod. today.weatherfirst chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now to show us where a gunshot rang out today at a cedar rapids high school-- midwest, a gunshot triggered a lockdown. police said a 15-year-old boy tried to kill himself outside of the auditorium. he was rushed to university of iowa hospital with life- threatening-injuries. students were kept inside of the building until authorities assured there was no threat to the safety of the students. >> one note about this story, fox 28 news doesn't report on but in this case, we considered the impact on students and parents and the community wanting answers. and experts said, be sensitive about the way we cover it. welcome back a young person attempts suicide it increases the risk for others. >> many in the jefferson community responded the way they did at the homecoming game. students both turned out to the varsity football matchup wearing purple, the color of suicide awareness. they released balloons before kickoff. counselors were on hand. and we want to make sure anyone wh

story of sacrifice"why a ce >>> honoring fallen iowa carson. >> it is a phenomenal strip.>> what he cedar rapids post office carries the heroes name.>>> walking in the war against a deadly disease. >> the more we talk about it the more people can learn they can be involved to help us identify.>> why your help in the fight against alzheimer's is so critical and historic home is getting a facelift. who is lending a hand in what is next.>>> think you for joining us tonight. the hawks knew it could be a big battle and for the first time in 15 games it was all that and more. >> the hawkeye stick on the north dakota state bison today. pat moroney is here not to break down the nailbiting day.>> the hawkeye's new a dynasty was coming to iowa city. they knew about north dakota state championship history and the success they have had against the big boys. in the end it did not matter. iowa was bowled over by the bison. iowa and north dakota state, on the fourth route, the score is tied. hawkeyes - cam pederson from in the final seconds and here comes the heart break. cam peterson from 37 yard

evacuations over northern iowa should they become necessary. this next round of rain will be capable of another 1-4" over northern areas, before dropping southward towards cedar rapids and iowa city later this morning. more rain is possible tonight with drying conditions from midday friday into all of saturday. another round of rain is also possible sunday into monday. please stay tuned for further flooding updates.today: storms likely. isolated very heavy rain totals possible. wind: s 5-15. high: 79 tonight: chance of storms. wind: s 5-10. low: 64 tomorro high: 83 tom. night: partly cloudy. wind: se 5-10. low: 64 thanks kaj. the butler county emergency manager says that falling on homes and power lines. in floyd county, nearly every road across the southwestern portion of the county is under water. there are also trees down near marble rock. flooding is now a huge threat. area rivers including the cedar, shell rock, and winnebago will rise thanks to a lot of rain. kcrg tv9's brea love joins us people are carefully watching the shell rock river this morning. brea, butler county emerg

dew points are down in the 40s and northwestern iowa, that is the dryer though bring a sunshine comfortable conditions tomorrow with afternoon highs at about developing right now investigators have released the name of a man shot and killed by two cedar rapids police officers. that responded to a domestic dispute at the valley high apartments on edgewood road northwest the last night. that is with the officers found a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds. they believe 25-year-old markell bivins was the suspect. the -- two officers shot bivens released. bivens was taken to a local hospital where he died overnight. the woman who was stabbed it is expected to recover. cps to news is released -- will not release any. stuck the first round of testimony is wrapped up in the trial of david miller. spy case accused of straggling in strangling his girlfriend of last year. today jurors got a glimpse of what authority sauntering their investigation break cbs two news reporter dora miller was dashcam video of miller walking down a highway waiting down motorist in just his boxers partic

iowa. the special chance for kids in the corridor to jump behind the controls of some pretty big equipment. the international research that starts with >>> right now i'm cbs2 this morning, the two major vice presidential nominees during battle. >> the chance for kids in the corridor to jump behind the controls of big equipment . starting with a step in eastern iowa. welcome to cbs2, a live look at i-380 and you as 30 north, not a lot of traffic we are waiting for the sun to cross the more rising. >>> i am kevin barry. >> i am kelly d'ambrosio and thank you for joining us on monday. we are checking in with the forecast justin roberts, what is going on today? >> not right now, hardly fool you because it could turn interactive afternoon with scattered showers and thunderstorms as the cold front is moving through the last few hours have been comfortable, as low as 61 degrees, but we start to turn around now and the sunrise, just about one hour away, 62 currently, in cedar rapids as we look off towards the east. the same temperature in waterloo, 61 old-line, monticello, 59 in dubuque

across eastern iowa. temperatures are in the 50s and 60s and winds are switching to the northeast. temperatures tonight for friday night heroes will be chilly in the 60s. you may want to pack the rain gear since a spotty showers is possible across the area, especially in extreme eastern iowa. full weekend forecast coming up... eastern iowa. full weekend new details at noon about a death investigation in waterloo. a case that goes back 16 months. we're learning what witnesses have been telling investigators about a four-year- old girl who died. kristi buss has been charged with child endangerment resulting in death. she died of severe head trauma. the criminal complaint shows the mothers fiance -- chad little had been living with the family at the time. two witnesses tell police little was beating gracie. right now -- little is serving time in jail for theft and burglary. he's being held in fort dodge. buss is in the black hawk county jail on a 75- thousand-dollar bond. today -- in another case -- we're hearing from the mother of this is the video of malcolm anderson. he was 17 whe

right now on cbs 2 this morning...the big push morning the big push from iowa politicians to get extra help after major flooding this summer. the developing story overnight about violent protests in north carolina and the new sentence of a corridor murder after iowa changes the law. >>> good morning a live look now at i80. your morning commute looks >>> i'm kevin barry and delaware is out on a sient. first let's take a look at the forecast with justin roberts where all the action has been up in the decorah ya. >> once again these same folks are getting hit with rain they don't need. they are under a flash flood watch we'll tell you about. very muggy last day of summer. take a look at the temperatures. we've been in the 70s since the offering up some of the scattered showers and storms this morning in northeast iowa. a slight risk of severe storms later this afternoon on into the evening time. again the timing looks to be later tonight and most of it north of highway 20. flash -- flash flood watch but muggy in cedar rapids. 70 right now on mostly clear sky. 64 decorah. 68 in iowa

finally rest in peace. live in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv9 news. a former iowa legislative clerk is going to prison for putting white powder into an envelope, and claiming it was deadly. today, a judge sentenced michael mcrae to 18 months in prison. mcrae pleaded guilty in december to writing a letter threatening to kill himself an state representative ako abdul- samad in 2012. mcra the white powered came in contact with mcrae and the representativ e he threatened to kill, abdul-samad. mcrae made people think the powder was some kind of biological weapon. iowa's unemployment rate is creeping up. 4 point 2 percent of iowans didn't have jobs in august. that translates to more than 72-thousand people in the state without employment. in july, it was 4 point 1 percent. iowa's rising unemployment could impact the vote come election day. typically, rising unemployment rates are not a good sign for the incumbent party in a presidential election. other swing states-- pennsylvania and ohio-- also saw increases in unemployment. however, it fell in other swing states, like florida, nor

panthers and iowa/iowa state game look perfect. have a great night and a safe weekend. tonight: lingering showers and a few thunderstorms. wind: nw 5- 10. low: 57 tomorrow: mostl breezy. wind: nw 15-25. high: 72 back to you. cedar rapids jefferson high school students are responding to a classmate who the 15 year old boy has life-threatening injuries. police say he shot himself just before eight this morning outside the school's auditorium. they rushed him to a hospital and roped off the area where it happened. jefferson went under a short lockdown, but no one else was injured. kcrg t-v nine's dave franzman joins us from jefferson high school tonight. dave, what have students told you about this? who reported hearing some kind of a "popping" sound as they were entering one of the school buildings. police don't believe anyone witnessed the shooting, and it was the sound that prompted those here to investigate and find the wounded student. immediately after the reports of a self-inflicted shooting, jefferson began a lockdown procedure. that means one student who was off campus when it happe

here in eastern iowa honored the heroes and victims of the september 11th attacks today. not many of us make it there... so people at one cedar rapids church celebrated their oldest member who's 102 years young. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news at 10 . taps memorial wall today as new york marked the 15th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. this is a live look at one world trade center, built near ground zero over the last decade and a half. it's lit tonight in honor of victims and heroes lost during a terror attack on the two towers, 8-thousand people gathered at the ground zero site, today. thomas henry mcguiness, michael gregory miginty... there, for four hours, they listend as people read the names of the nearly 3-thousand who died in new york, virginia and pennsylvania. ceremonies were also held at the pentagon and the flight 93 national memorial in shanksville. cornell college is bringing back an annual dozens gathered near the college chapel to honor those who lost their lives on 9-11. kcrg tv9's jordee kalk explains

an in depth look at the people and events that shape our community.this is iowa in focus.this week -- 15 years since 9-11 -- we look at how it's shaped politics in the 21st century.then we sit down with one of the men at the center of the battle of benghazi welcome to iowa in focus -- we're giving context to wt on the campaign trail.but today is also the 15th anniversary of the september 11th attacks in new york city -- washington d-c and pennsylvania.a big chunk of the show today will look back at that day -- and how terrorism affects politics around the world. world.for now -- we start with the barnstorm. a full week ago -- arizona senator jeff flake continued to attack donald trump. trump.senator flake has been critical of trump from the record.senator mccain has said that he'll back donald trump -- flake isn't so quick to forgive.sunday morning -- he was on jake tapper's state of the union. "i would not vote for hillary clinton and as of now, i would still not vote for donald trump.""i would like to vote for donald trump. it's not comfortable to not support your nominee, but gi

could make more time for april. live in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news a former iowa state university right way when she told officials another student sexually assaulted her. now, she's suing the university. the lawsuit says university officials discouraged the 21-year- old from formally reporting the assault. it happened in 2014. she says the school took months to investigate and take action. she also says the university placed her and her abuser in the same housing that's why she dropped out. people are taking to the web to try to get an iowa judge removed from office after sparing this man from prison time. kraigen grooms pleaded guilty to lascivious acts with a child, who was one, earlier this year in wapello county. grooms is 19. judge randy degeest gave grooms a 10-year suspended sentence and five years of supervised release monday. he must also website called the petition site dot com is gaining signatures asking for degeest's removal from office. dozens of people in monticello still can't go back to their homes and businesses today because of a major gas leak. we j

wife at the time of the murder. his body was found at the university of iowa's oakdale campus in corralville. birch has pleaded not guilty. he'll be released until auto trial can begin. gps monitoring device. >>> a manchester man convicted as a teen of killing his sweet shot his grandparents in their manchester home. he appealed his life sentence to the iowa supreme court in may. the state's highest court has banned mandatory life sentences for juveniles convicted of first degree murder.sweet is currently being held at the iowa state penitentiary in fort madison. developing tonight - two top aides to ron paul's 20-12 pr spending the next 27-months confined to their homes. homes.a judge handed down the sentence for the former campaign chairman and manager today.both were convicted - in may - for plotting to make hidden payments to state senator kent sorenson for his endorsement of paul.as cbs 2 news first reported in 20-12 - sorenson switched his support first reported in 2012, sorenson switched his support from michele bachmann to ron iowa caucuses. the change immediately sparked

members in iowa city are trying to create an affordable housing fund. $500,000 to $1 million dollars could be available. robert stern will likely spend the rest of his life in jail for first degree murder. the jury found him guilty of killing his daughter last summer. health officials are trying to let more women know about resources to treat postpartum depression. 1 in 5 mothers get the disorder. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... we'll need to watch for some morning thunderstorm s over extreme northeast iowa and southwest wisconsin through the early morning heavy rainfall is likely and may lead to localized flash flood concerns. highs will be tricky today and solely depends on the extent of sunshine, but low 80s northeast and upper 80s southwest should be a good compromise at this time. later tonight into tonight, areas of thunderstorms should blossom again, especially towards northwest iowa. this activity should sink south into the area overnight carrying a heavy rain risk with it. dry weather is still on track for

driver, 28-year-old alex meredith iowa city lost control of the atv on private property was taken to uihc. the crash is still under investigation. now - continuing our vote 2016 . coverage.whether you call it door-knocking for democrats - or rallying republicans -the clinton canvassing continued today in the corridor. corridor."this really is the year of the woman." woman."leaders from the state and national education association stopped in marion to show support for an all- female slate of democratic candidates.education was the driving force behind the event - with speakers standing up for liberal leaders - including local teacher molly donahue - who is running for statehouse. office is an advantage. a lot of times they're lawyers. a lot of times they're businesspeople. we need more educators. we need more people who know families and know children. there's nothing more real in the world." world."with only 64 days until election day - expect canvassing to increase here in the corridor. the world. spoke with only 64 days until election day, expect that to increase your the corridor.

happen and who is handling the investigation. >> plus the republican nominee turns to iowa. by donald trump supporters say they are ready for a change. >> a kinder and gentler day plan for tomorrow. i will have the latest for you. >> the highway headache that will add a lot more driving time for camino this >> this is cbs two news 10 at 10. >> both sides of our testing controversy stemming from a cedar rapids played are trying tonight the deaf community gathered with t-c-r representatives to press for a change. cbs 2 news anchor jenee ryan was at tonight's meeting.jenee. month - t-c-r announced they cast an actor who can hear - to play a deaf character in their upcoming play tribes.the decision sparked outrage in the deaf community.the theatre says - they were limited by who auditioned - but they could have done more to find deaf talent. talent. today - theatre cedar rapids hears the local deaf community loud and clear. t-c-r recently cast an actor who can hear - to portray a deaf character named billy in the upcoming play tribes. 082904 theres only five weeks left, im not sure

early morning news. rates and rentals. iowa city says it need more affordable housing and is hashing out a plan. trying to stay together. organizers and volunteers say there is a growing need for safe spaces for homeless families. doctors are trying to help new moms see that postpartum depression isn't a character complication of giving birth. i have more on that in a live report. good wednesday morning! it's 5 o'clock on september 21st. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara we'll need to watch for some morning thunderstorm s over extreme northeast iowa and southwest wisconsin through the early morning hours. while not severe, some heavy rainfall is likely and may lead to localized flash flood concerns. highs will be tricky today and solely depends on the extent of sunshine, but low 80s northeast and upper 80s southwest should be a good compromise at this time. later tonight into tonight, areas of thunderstorms should blossom again, especially towards northwest iowa. this activity should sink south into the area overnight carrying a heavy rain r

physical violence between the two was rare. tuition could soon go up for some iowa state students, but not for all. plans to introduce a tuition plan that would charge juniors and seniors more than freshman and sophomores. president steven leath said higher tuition for upper-level is fair because of higher costs associated with more advanced course work. leath says state funding has not kept up with the university's enrollment growth. now, he must present the plan to the iowa board of regents. research from some coe college students in cedar rapids is going to mars. it's all thanks to a grant from na physics professor there. the grant will allow the coe physics department to study the red planet's atmosphere for the next two years. the work is part of a combined study with the university of iowa. it's a busy week 3 of the college football season in iowa. we'll show you how you can catch the hawkeyes, cyclones and panthers. darien: why have the latest smartphone if you can't use it wherever you go? switch to u.s. cellular for our best plan yet: 7 gigs of data per line for only $49.

well down into the 50s. kickoff for iowa/iowa state will be in the upper 60s with temperatures falling to the upper 50s around the 4th quarter. thanks kaj. "love water, not oil! love officers have pulled back from dakota access pipeline protesters in north dakota. that's because they say it wasn't safe for police officers. this after a federal judge has temporarily stopped work on some, but not all, of a portion of the dakota access pipeline -- the pipeline set to go through iowa. the standing rock sioux tribe is pushing a pipeline company because they say construction could destroy sacred sites. the judge says he'll make decision by friday on the tribe's challenge of construction permits. authorities say a group of between 150 and 200 protesters gathered at the construction area tuesday morning to continue their protest. some carried hatchets and knives. officials say two protesters tied themselves to bulldozers. one woman says their fight is culturally significant. numbers...with strong prayers. our ancestors are with us, " no pipeline workers were at the site, and authoritie

." this dubuque woman wants the law changed in iowa so she says she can die the way she wants to. but not everyone agrees with her. and some commuters in johnson county will work this morning as construction begins on this bridge. good tuesday morning! it's 4:30 on september 6th. here's a live look at the city cam. and we saw the return of the going to stick around for us today kaj? plan on another breezy and warm day. storms will be knocking on the northwest door later today and into the night. heavy rain is possible out of any storm given the amount of heat present. a few storms northwest of waterloo will carry the risk of a few strong wind gusts as well. overall, the weather pattern will be very active for the next 36 hours with heavy rain the main risk going into wednesday. rainfall totals over 2" still appears possible over the northern half of t and off to the east with our next cold front coming in here on friday. this front will also bring a rain chance with it. this weekend will be great, and the iowa/iowa state game will have ideal weather conditions saturday night with

surprising. >> reporter: it's not new york or california but actually iowa banking. there are about 300 banks in the state and like most, the number is shrinking but the analysts say it is happening at a slower rate and it has a solid tier 1 leverage. that is a positive sign. another top performer was nebraska which came on number 4 . you may be be local. >> we are hearing that a new grocery store is coming to the corridor. >> reporter: that is a colorado- based healthy chain. they held interviews this afternoon and allocation is scheduled to open in november. they specialize in vitamins and nutritional statements and next year they plan to open a that spot will be at the corner of gilbert street and highway 6. just west of the area, two other familiar names are pairing up. location on the west side of riverside drive.those will be across the street from a 96-unit apartment complex that opened last mo also targeting in upcoming renovations as part of the riverfront crossings master plan.so expect to see more walkways, streetlights and a lot of other improvements in that area very soon.

iowa hospitals. students work health inside that building until they knew there was no safety. >> in general we don't report suicides. in this case we have to consider the many concerned parents and community members looking to us for answers. we also reached out to help experts in the community. they asked us to be sensitive in our reporting because apparently when a young person attempt suicide it can increase the risk for others to do the same. all of us here at cbs want to help parents and caregivers of teenagers and anyone who can seems too hard. reporters talk with dental health experts today and it's here now to explain one very important way we can help loved ones were suffering. >> reporter: it is no secret experts say having those hard conversations can save lives. lives. most all of us remember what it was like to be in high school - but we still might not understand what teenagers are going through these days. in high school we still might not understand what teenagers are going through these days.>> teenagers have a lot going on. it is hard for adults to understand some

plane hit the first tower around 7:45 that morning, iowa time. a second plane hit the south tower about 15 minutes after the first. both towers collapsed a short time later. meanwhile, five more hijackers took control of flight 77 and flew it into the side of the pentagon. that crash killed 59 people on board and 125 military and civilian personnel on the ground. field in shanksville, pennsylvania. that's about 20 minutes flying time from washington d-c. hijackers may have been targeting the capital, but passengers stormed the cockpit and the plane crashed. altogether, the september 11th attacks killed nearly 3 thousand people and injured thousands of others. several ceremonies and services will mark the anniversary in eastern iowa, today. at the university of northern iowa, student government is planting a flag to silence to mark when the towers collapsed and planes crashed in the pentagon and in pennsylvania. you can find a full list of ceremonies for your area on our website, kcrg dot com. there's a new person in command at the army reserve in cedar rapids. yesterday they held a chan

-70s on sunday. iowa/iowa state football continues to look great with clear sky and kickoff temperatures in the upper 60 weekend!toda y: showers and thunderstorms develop. locally heavy rain posible. wind: s 5-10. high: 78 tonight: lingering showers and a few thunderstorms. wind: nw 5- 10. low: 57 tomorrow: mostly sunny and very comfortable. breezy. wind: nw 15-25. high: 72 tom. night: mostly clear. excellent for football! wind: nw 5-10. low: 50 an upcoming play. it's because some are upset that a hearing actor was casted to play the role of a deaf person. the play is called tribes. it's about billy--the only deaf member of a family living in london. he meets a hearing woman who was born to deaf parents, and she introduces him to others in the deaf community. artistic director leslie charipar says t-c-r contacted at least 1 organization that advocates on behalf of those who are hearing impared when casting. although sh ",'"we're an interpretive art form and so the question becomes do you have to have a deaf actor play a deaf role or is that just the very nature of acting? i

the roadblock because of flooding. this is all from the iowa dot website, so you can check that . d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 in more than 160 years, the cedar river in cedar rapids has passed the 20 foot mark only once-- in 2008.now, it's eight years after the catastrophic flood. flood.major flooding is now forecast along the cedar river wants in 2008. now it is expected to happen again just eight years after the catastrophic flood. major flooding is now forecast along the cedar river from waterloo to them, halo and cedar rapids. the river is not expected to reach the levels seen in 2008. it is forecasted to crest around 24 feet early next week in cedar rapids. there could still be major impacts on homes, and businesses. we are tracking the latest measures this in cedar rapids is taking to prepare for flooding. last night scott sanborn set down with mayor orbit. >> we have been doing a lot of for boarding today about businesses that are preparing what they are getting ready for. but we know that a lot of homes, specifically the time check neighborhood will neighb

rapids. things have quieted down a bit now. you can see some additional storms trying to form from iowa city back to cedar rapids and then along highway tama. a strong storm located to the southwest of washington. this is the area i think has the best chance of seeing the heavier rains tonight from highway 30 on to the south. if we get the storms going there, the threat for some locally heavy rains and some flash flooding. we will be back with more in a few minutes. >>> a former substitute teacher at cedar rapids washington says she is not guilty of having an inpresent relationship with a student. mary beth haglin entered the in interviews with cbs 2, however, haglin admitted to having sexual contact with a student. she is charged with sexual exploitation by a school employee. haglin says the school tried to cover up the controversy. long-time principal ralph plagman and activities director michael johnson resigned their positions at the school along with district human services officer jill cervello. the district says school followed. >>> also developing tonight a favorite breakfast st

his remains. and a u-i professor explains how people, all the way up in iowa, can feel an earthquake hundreds of you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is the kcrg-tv9 sunday morning news. good morning and thanks for joining us. we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis yesterday, just slightly warmer and a little muggier. temperatures this morning will be in the upper 50s and low 60s, but will warm in to the low 80s this afternoon for most. some sunshine this morning will turn into partly cloudy skies into the afternoon. as more moisture flows into the tv9 viewing area due to a southerly wind. evening temperatures will be warmer, expect lows in the low to middle 60s. with overnight lows into the 60s and a southerly win rise. monday's highs will be in thanks britley. this morning, post-tropical cyclone city new jersey where the storm is gaining strength after heading back out to sea. it's sustained winds are at about 70 miles per hour. that's just four less than a category 1 hurricane. tropical storm warnings are in effect as far north as connectic

right now on cbs 2 this morning...the damage after a night of severe weather in eastern iowa. the important results from a university of iowa survey about sexual misconduct. the iowa supreme court case where the field of dreams hangs in the balance. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 the heavy rains and severe weather that hit parts of north and east iowa - are making an impact this morning - there are a number of schools that have been affected. affected.right now -- north butler schools are closed for the day.that area was hit hard by heavy rain. schools in charles city -- nashua plainfield and rockford are all starting two hours late -- closings -- head to our website c-b-s 2 iowa dot com. com.you're now looking at a photo of a funnel cloud that was seen yesterday evening in charles city.ellie kew sent in this photo. now here's video from damage left after last night's storms in floyd county..powerful winds knocked trees into roadways -- closing some of them down.other large tree branches

north central iowa storms north of highway 20. this activity should diminish by the afternoon, leaving all of eastern iowa under mostly sunny skies. mugginess will be on the rise through the day, and by this evening, we're back to very humid conditions. moving into tonight, a few storms are possible for overnight and early tuesday morning. better chances for rain arrive tuesday late afternoon. heavy rain will be possible with any storms that do develop. our active weather pattern continues into wednesday with more storms likely. again heavy rain is possible. finally, we'll get a small break on thursday from the rain, but it quickly moves back in for friday. this last system should clear us out for a very nice warm. wind: s 10-20 high: 87 alo: 86 tonight: partly cloudy. isolated storms possible late in the night. wind: s 5-15 low: 71 alo: 70 a dubuque man faces charges for sexually iowa city police are investigating yet another armed robbery at a fast-food restaurant. off after 5 yesterday morning to the mcdonalds on lower muscatine road. witnesses told police a man wearing a b

of iowa that cannot take anymore. meteorologist terry swails joins us now with a flooding threat that could stretch four days. >> looks like a boundary will get established on northern iowa. it may be for several days to come. will be raining all the time but when it does rain it could come down heavy. there are places in eastern iowa that have had 47 and 40 inches of rain. the ground is northern counties. so flash flood watch is in effect and that is out until 7:00 on thursday. for the moment the raiders are quiet but thunderstorms have developed northwest of mason city. those will developed and move east southeast and cut across northern iowa. 11:00 the storm is just starting to work its way to northeast iowa and by two or three clock in the morning you can see those raising the farther northern counties. looks like it will be scattered between three and 6:00 in the morning. during the morning hours they should diminish a little bit and move onto wisconsin. the bottom line is this is the first volley and there will be of our viewing area for the next 2 to 3 days. the rest of us

challenges.chris prizler, farmer and iowa co. farm bureau president 19'25:54 we don't haul too much to the local cooperatives, but i've already heard stories about how they haven't emptied to 50 percent of their capacity, so they're looking to fill up mid-season taking grains, corn not sure the good year will create noticeable price changes in stores.19:24:24 i would hope. do i honestly think they'll see it? no.what we do know, is the next generation is getting a good education on ?all aspects of farminga&especially the joys of the job. 19:28:07 it's a family operation. that's one thing that i really enjoy about it. there's not a lot of occupations that you can work day in and day out with your dad and your brothers. linn county supervisors made it official today, voting for the final time to raise the county's minimum wage. but now-- cities within the county have to decide whether they'll go along with it cbs 2 news reporter joe huisinga is in the newsroom with some communities' concerns scott the county wage goes to $8.25 this january with the following 2 years county supervisors say

over the iowa river in johnson county will close for and the iowa river landing in coralville is celebrating all things hawkeye today at fryfest. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first today will be fantastic as highs rise into the middle to upper 70s. the continued lack of mugginess will also be nice. this weekend, high pressure is a lock and will keep the upcoming weekend quiet with moderating temperatures into the 80s for sunday and especially labor day. next week, our weather should tuesday and wednesday. have a great weekend!toda y - mostly sunny, high around 77. tonight - clear, low around 54. tomorrow - mostly sunny, high around 79. sunday - mostly sunny, high around 82. this morning tropical storm hermine is weakening georgia. the storm hit the coast of florida overnight as a category 1 hurricane. this is a live look near tampa 12:30 this morning, iowa time. sustained winds when it made landfall were at about 80 miles per hour. it's expected to drop as much as 10 inc

the 15-year-old student was transferred to the university of iowa hospitals and clinics, and there is no current condition update. however, police de morning as life threatening. immediately following the shooting, the school went on a lockdown with students unable to come and go. some parents gathered outside wanting to take their students home for the rest of the day. the lockdown ended just before ten o'clock. classes continued for available. a number of students told tv9 about half took the option to leave early. "i haven't talked to my daughter yet, but just the situation going on i want to bring her home and we'll discuss the events that happened today " cedar rapids police do not believe the student who tried to take his own life attempted to enter the school with a weapon. instead, they believe the self-inflicted wound occurred on a small concrete patio area outside the school's fine arts auditorium some of the students leaving jefferson told us they believe some students would pay and awareness by wearing the color purple at football games tonight. school administrator s say

, all resigned as a result. let's turn now to meteorologist justin gehrts who's out live at iowa city west ahead of tonight's friday night lights. justin, after some rain today, how's this evening shaping up for high school football? while a slight chance of a light passing shower remains into early tonight, many of us are done with the rain for will tonight. the weekend looks fantastic with highs in the 70s and a partly to mostly sunny sky. much of next week looks fairly mild with highs near or even a few degrees above 80. we do have a slight storm chance both monday and wednesday, but for most of us, the next round of rain won't happen until the end of the week.tonight: partly to mostly cloudy with a very slight shower chance. wind: sw 5-10. low: 60 alo: 58 dbq: 59 iow: 61 tomorrow: partly sunny. wind: w 5-15. high: 75 alo: 75 dbq: 75 iow: 76 back to you. iowa's two u-s senators spent center they've both criticized in the recent past. both joni ernst and chuck grassley called for an investigation into the iowa city v-a after a veteran committed suicide following a trip to the center

few spotty light showers are spreckels, skies are clearing around eastern iowa as cool, canadian air tomorrow morning, we will have sunshine but the temperatures will be fresh. readings will be back in the 40s and with more sunshine then today ergo tomorrow afternoon looks good with high temperatures back in the 60s. we will tell you what to expect in the weekend forecast coming up. >>> still developing tonight, we're learning more about the shooting death of a 13-year-old girl in cedar rapids.>>> police parks, and right now a 13-year- old boy is charged with involuntary manslaughter. today ryan is life with reaction from the city's top cop who says this death was 100% presentable. jenee' reporter: yes, scott, cedar rapids police chief wayne jerman tells me these balloons and flowers and candles relate today, and even the tears have it -- that have soaked into the ground wouldn't be here and 13- year-old ireshia parks what if one thing could be achieved. of children.>> guns and kids don't mix. but cedar rapids police chief wayne jerman says he has seen the combination too often. >> i

today. some cities in northeast iowa are facing major flooding today. this is a live look at floyd county. butler, floyd, and other counties are under a flash flood warning after getting several inches of rain. charlotte, north carolina. this comes during a violent night of protests in the city in response to police killing a black man. the iowa city board of appeals has pushed back a decision again on a house that would like kinnick stadium. last night's meeting lasted late into the night. about a fifth of women who completed a survey last year at the university of iowa reported being raped since enrolling as an undergraduat e. cedar rapids schools is using a new program at wright elementary to track attendance communication with parents. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. wet weather is on the top of the mind today. after torrential rainfall last night, another round has moved b morning, and is unfortunately impacting the same areas as last night. as a result, flooding is a certainty, but the severity is something we'

temperatures have been as cool as 58 this morning. as we start the day we find 57 anch 61 in iowa city. 59 and --. they will turn to the south and as the days roll- on they will continue to thicken up. we will call for a partly sunny day to day. that is the good news we will be dry. if you're heading to western iowa you will run into a few scattered showers. looking at 74 degrees at lunchtime and 78 degrees this afternoon. the full forecast including the we can outlet for football and for tober best and anything outdoors is coming up.>>> in cedar rapids is postponing the protection of the play tribes. this comes after members of the deaf community spoke out after the casting choice. it has been a controversy week now. they have chosen a person who can hear to play the part of a deaf person. the theater said he should have done more and now they are trying to reschedule the play.>>> we still do not know the future of in iowa city home designed to look like a stadium. the city postponed a decision on the home until next week. the 7500 square home has brick in july neighbors filed an

delay for one of the most anticipated construction projects in iowa city. the corridor partnership making sure first responders are always ready to help. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. barry. let's get a check of our cbs 2 theater cedar rapids is postponing its production of the play "tribes". spoke out against a casting cho. choice.cbs 2 news has been following the controversy for more than a week now.the play features a lead character who is deaf.leaders at t-c-r chose a person who can hear to play the part when they say no deaf actors auditioned.after speaking with members of the deaf community -- the theatre said they could have done more -- and now they're trying to reschedule the play. developing right now -- we still don't know about the future of an iowa city home designed to look like kinnick stadium.last night -- city leaders postponed a decision on the home until next week. the plans for the 75-hundred square foot home have brick siding and a replica of the stadium's press box.in july -- neighbors filed an appeal complaining about the home's size -- s

six. temperatures mainly in the 70s in eastern iowa. out west where the clouds are thicker, only 68 in sioux city and council bluffs. clouds advancing towards eastern iowa and eventually this is going to bring some rain back to the forecast. on our predictor at midnight not much happening in eastern iowa but the clouds are 6:00 a.m. as we go through the morning hours the worst of the clouds will stay just to the west but later on in the day you can see we'll turn cloudy and some showers and storms begin to develop and those will come across the area tomorrow night and be around friday as well. tomorrow i still think dry conditions and comfortable temperatures with highs up into the upper 70s, most locations. >>> work on the highway 100 extension is far from over but the first phase is nearing cbs 2 news joe huisinga is live in cedar rapids where the road will make connections. joe? >> reporter: yet, scott. once this road opens it will mean a shorter commute for a lot of drivers. we looked at some of the challenges in building it and some of the methods used to give you a smoother ride.

look at the people and events that shape our community.this is iowa in focus.this week -- donald trump's new-look campaign coming through the hawkeye state.we sit down with the man so many people think is the only alternative to in 2016. welcome to iowa in focus -- we're giving context to what happens in the headlines and on the campaign trail. trail.that starts with the barnstorm. donald trump rolled iowa for one of his first appearances since shaking up his campaign structure a few weeks ago. ago.now -- trump is reading from a teleprompters much more -- and the biggest sign of that is hitting on a few topics very specific to iowans. before -- trump's stream of consciousness speeches would stay general.but in front of the crowd in clive -- he talked about things that are important to this narrow sliver of the american population. "we are going to end the epa homes and farms. we are going to protest the renewable fuel standard, corn-based ehtanol, eliminate job killing regulations like the waters of the us rule and provide desperately needed tax relief." relief."keep in mind -- t

to describe it." it."the contract designed to turn the iowa football coach into a hawkeye for life. life.this is fox 28 news at thunderstorms are threatening to drop heavy rain in parts of iowa that don't need it. it.weatherfirst chief meteorologist terry swails is tracking -- tonight's potential for an afternoon fire at a popular cedar rapids restaurant forced thousands of motorists to find an alternate route downtown. downtown.fox 28 news anchor kevin barry talked to the owner of riley's cafe and shows us the -- --struggles firefighters faced on scene. scene. not many people saw flames from riley's three alarm fire... fire...but nearly everyone has riley's about 15 years ago -- but there's been a restaurant in this -- now charred -- store front for three decades. decades.same spot same location -- it's been a meeting spot where people come and have business meetings and have family gatherings here it's quite a loss, such an iconic restaurantcedar rapids finest sent every truck they had -- with about 30 fighters cycling through -- chasing flames through riley's roof. roof.wayne wi

meant it. coach fry said today he found out he had cancer during his final year coaching at iowa and has since had ten surgeries which have taken a toll the hall of fame coach. but in true hayden fry when describing his instructions to the statue's creators. "the most important thing is be sure and put me high enough on the foundation that the dogs can't urinate on my shoes..laughter" trt :10 oc: "..." --coach fry's statue is still here at fry fest for fans to come and take picture, but after today, if you want a glimpse of it, it will be outside of the iowa city/coralvill e convention and visitors bureau which is located on 1st avenue, also known as fry statue are from eastern iowa. kcrg-tv nine's mark carlson gives us a behind the scenes look at how the statue came together. we are so pleased to carry out this tradition, this is our 8th one... every one has been very special for a different reason. it's become a tradition fans. a visit from legendary football coach hayden fry right before the fi trip back, i'm really having a difficult time." with traveling now a challenge for fry.

traffic using interstate 380 because highway 965 is closed at the iowa river bridge for repairs. a widening project on penn street is also snarling the city says they plan to look at the timing of the stop lights at that exit, but little changes can cause other problems. "every little change has a ripple effect, more traffic off of 380 south means less traffic off of 380 north, means less traffic off of kansas, so all of those little changes can have big ripple effects and big changes. " tonight at six we'll take a closer at the population growth that has also led to these traffic issues. here now with your first forecast. joe, what a fantastic day out there. the iowa supreme court heard branstad. it claims he violated state law when he closed two mental health institutes last year. branstad vetoed funding for the facilities in mount pleasant and clarinda. and attorneys representing a union leader and several democratic state lawmakers claim that was not proper and was unconstitutio nal. they filed the lawsuit more than a year ago after branstad's veto forced the facilities to shut

so said or when trying to kill her newborn. at the university of iowa hospital. then left the child in a trash can.the newborn was later found alive by hospital staff. staff.hautzenrader is pleading ?not guilty to attempted murder and child endangerment. her trial is now scheduled for february. city leaders in cedar rapids are considering ideas about abouthow to handle any future emergencies -- like floods -- droughts or nitrate issues. those ideas have come from dozens of corridor experts and community members who met thursday to talk strategy.in a twist -- the u-s army corps of engineers created a multi-hazard tournament.people were put into groups and each be looked at by the city. it helps them befrain if the future moves in this direction here are th epossible outcomes and here are possibile strategies to adapt to that so we don't carry quite the conseq. consequence.a few of these brainstorming sessions have already happened in canada and the u-s.the corps says the session yesterday was by far the most techonologically united states. the army corps says the session from yesterd

where it's going to stay fog will morning. i'm expecting sunshine tom and by the iowa game at 11:00 kick off temperatures should be 70, the fog should be burned off by then. as far as the rest of the day is concerned we begin at 58 and end with a temperature of around 76. >>> i was 2 u.s. senators are waiting for the inspector general so before continuing with their research. veteran sergeant brandon's family said he he committed suicide shortly after reaching reach out to the va. how the system works right now and where he might have fallen through the cracks. so far nationwide the va suffers because they he haven't been listening when their own >> it stems from the fact that there's not an appreciation from information that comes from whistle blowers. people way up in the va don't want to hear anything bad and our job in the congress is to make sure there is maximum amount of transparency because transparency in government brings accountability. >> says the fastest way to solve problems is within the system itself. ey changes but it would be too long to make those changes. >>> in the r