mayor. the vote will still happen, even though the incumbent dropped out. next week, the iowa utilities board will hold a hearing to get opinions on a pipeline that would cross the state. one group says it won't represent true public opinion. there's about to be a lot more fish in the water in cedar rapids. and a lot more fishing poles too. an annual event releasing trout is starting in just a few hours. right now crews are on scene of a fire in amana. iowa county sheriff's office confirmed firefighters are at the amana colonies golf course club house. thats at 4-51 27th avenue in amana. tv9's forrest saunders is on his way - we'll have an update as soon as he

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... now that our cold front has moved through the area, plan on temperatures to be around seasonal averages today with highs back in the lower 50s. there will be some sun out there though, which will help quite a bit. plan on more of the same for tomorrow with some gradual warming from sunday through tuesday. our next opportunity for rain comes in around wednesday and thursday of next week. temperatures should generally average in the 50s with lows down into the 30s. have a great weekend!toda y: mostly sunny, cooler high: 50-56 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 52 dbq: 50 iow: 54tonight: mostly clear low: 32-38 winds: w 5-10 alo: 32 dbq: 34 iow: 35tomorrow: mostly sunny, seasonable high: 47-53 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 50 dbq: 50 iow: 53tomorrow night: mostly clear low: 27-33 winds: light w alo: 30 dbq: 30

longtime cedar falls mayor jon crews is stepping down rather than trying to win a run-off election. crews has served cedar falls for 30 of the last 44 years. but tuesday's election put crews in a run-off with businessman jim brown. neither candidate was able to get the 50 percent needed to secure the position. crews sent out a news release yesterday saying a majority of voters did not support him voters office marking the end of his 16th term. mayoral terms in cedar falls run 2 years. crews reached out on the cedar falls board of education - to inform him of his decision. transition. "i've run 3 runoff and i was behind before and so it's not like i haven't done this before but it's no guarantee but it's hard and it was going to be a tough runoff. 4 more weeks of

campaigning. it was a long campaign to start with. " "i give jon a ton of credit. very humbled by his action, which he described to me as moving the vision of cedar falls further." " there is another variable at play. dave halterman received 20 percent support on tuesday - good for third place. he's not on the runoff ballot, but given crews' retirement, halterman told tv-9 that will he will be in the race as a write in candidate. a recount is over for a city council seat in university heights. johnson county auditor travis weipert ordered the recount after two candidates finished within one vote of each other tuesday night. jerry zimmerman is now the winner, beating stephanie gahn. university heights had the highest voter turnout in all of johnson county tuesday night at nearly 57 percent. the mayor and homeless protestors in cedar rapids are working together to solve some issues. this group started protesting

hall wednesday night after they were kicked out of a park. when mayor ron corbett heard they wanted to meet with him, he set up time for a meeting. the protesters talked about their frustrations and the lack of beds in cedar rapids, and the inability to get an id. mayor corbett says he can't do anything overnight, but police will help them find a place to stay. "i think we opened the mayors eyes to basically a problem he didn't realize was as big as it was. i think we got him to sit down and think a little bit more about the homeless population. " the executive director of the willis dady emergency shelter says the service agencies that help the homeless in cedar rapids will announce a plan on tuesday for an emergency shelter. this shelter will provide extra beds for the homeless as temperatures drop. a group that opposes an oil pipeline across iowa says the state utilities board is limiting public

the utilities board will hold a hearing next week on the proposed pipeline that would run through iowa, carrying oil from north dakota to illinois. because so many people want to comment, the board is limiting the number to just over 200. half of the speakers will be supporters, the other half will be opponents.... each getting just two minutes to speak. the iowa citizens for community improvement says that creates a false illusion of opinion on the project. " nathan 3:44 it paints the illusion that the number of folks who are opposed is equal to the number of supporters which isn't the case. " cecil 17:18 splitting it 50/50 seemed to be the fairest way to provide both sides to speak at the public hearing." the utilities board will decide in the next couple of months on whether to allow the pipeline to cut through 18 counties in the state. iowa livestock farmers are concerned the trade deal called the trans-pacific partnership will be good for businesses but bad for workers. officials released the details of that plan yesterday. the deal is between 12 pacific

nations and is aimed at freeing up commerce in 40 percent of the world's economy. the white house says the deal will increase u-s exports and protect american workers. congress must still approve the agreement. iowa already exports nine billion dollars worth or 60 percent of its goods to nations in the t-p-p. the trade deal would also reduce export taxes on many iowa products. those include pork, which would see a 388 percent reduction, and beef, which would see a 50 percent reduction. legislation against expanding the "water of the u-s" rule is on its way to the house for approval. iowa senator joni ernst was among the u-s senators who voted against it on wednesday. ernst says the bill would have given the environmental protection agency and other governing agencies too much control over bodies of water in the country. other senators including chuck grassley agreed with her and say the bill had more to do with control than water quality. "i'm proud to stand with the majority of my colleagues in voting to scrap it. the senate

decided to act because it is evident that the epa did not seriously consider the comments and perspective that this rule will directly impact. " "i think what they have done under wotus is against the law and we have three court decisions that have already said that. 7:57 but congress should act because biracats shouldn't get away with this. " grassley and ernst say this is a win for farmers, ranchers and manufacturer s. the iowa department of natural resources is about to release 2 thousand trout into the prairie park fishery in cedar rapids. and the anglers will be right coming right after them. they've held this event for four years. once in the fall. once around late winter, early spring when they tag trout and host a competition. this is part of the state's urban fish program. it's popularity has reached an all-time high. more people than ever before have purchased the stamps

needed to fish trout. 13 dollars for residents, 15 dollars for non-residents according to the dnr's website. trout stocking, like what you'll see today, happens at more than 15 locations around the state. according to officials the program got it start because the state wanted to bring more fish species to more people. " the urban fishery program, in the state of iowa, was created to get more interest in local fishing. you don't have to drive to northern iowa. " they will release the trout at ten this morning. again, it's at the prairie park fishery in cedar rapids. right now crews are on scene of a structure fire in amana. iowa county sheriff's office confirmed... fire crews are at the amana colonies golf course club house. thats at 451 27th avenue in amana. tv-9's forrest saunders is live in amana.

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now that our cold front has moved through the area, plan on temperatures to be around seasonal averages today with highs back in the lower 50s. there will be some sun out there though, which will help quite a bit. plan on more

tomorrow with some gradual warming from sunday through tuesday. our next opportunity for rain comes in around wednesday and thursday of next week. temperatures should generally average in the 50s with lows down into the 30s. have a great weekend!toda y: mostly sunny, cooler high: 50-56 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 52 dbq: 50 iow: 54tonight: mostly clear low: 32-38 winds: w 5-10 alo: 32 dbq: 34 iow: 35tomorrow: mostly sunny, seasonable high: 47-53 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 50 dbq: 50 iow: 53tomorrow night: mostly clear low: 27-33 winds: light w alo: 30 dbq: 30 iow: 32 thanks kaj. if you've got a penny, you can get a slurpee. 7-11 is selling slurpees for any price tomorrow all for a good cause. that's coming up in today's america's money. stay with us. while donald trump takes the stage at saturday

night live this weekend, two other g-o-p candidates will be taking the stage at events here in iowa. that's right after they got bumped from the main stage in next week's republican debate showdown.

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while donald trump takes the stage at saturday night live this weekend, two other g-o-p candidates will be taking the stage at events here in iowa. that's right after they got bumped from the main stage in next week's republican debate showdown. reid binion reports. a g-o-p debate shakeup... after

ground in the republican presidential race. trump and carson are up... christie and huckabee are down...both relegated to the under-card debate hosted by fox business next week and lindsey graham and george pataki are out... ...out of the debate. entirely after their poll numbers fell short of the required minimum for the top two contenders - tensions are on the rise. trump releasing a new political ad today. don't disappoint people. i produce. we're going to make america great again. trump also attacking carson after two recent polls showed the retired neurosurgeo n leading the pack trump, tweeting: "the carson story is either a total fabrication or, if true, even worse- trying to hit mother over the head with a hammer or stabbing friend!" trump, referencing carson's description in his autobiograph y of his violent behavior and quick temper as a youth... before finding god. presidential candidate "i tried to stab someone, that was probably the most outrageous thing."carson calls questions about his story "silly" why would you be able to find these people? unless i tell you who they are. if they come forward on their own, because of your story, that's fine."i'm

today, the department of homeland security is expected to call for heightened security at strategic foreign airports that have direct flights to the u.s. this after reports that terrorists were likely responsible for placing an explosive device on a russian plane that crashed in egypt, killing all 224 people aboard. this plane crash would be the worst attack since 9/11 if it is proved to be terrorism. other security measures being discussed include more baggage screenings, and to include matching of luggage to manifest lists before takeoff. investigators say a fox lake, illinois, officer who staged his suicide tried to have a village administrator killed. police say that's because lieutenant charles gliniewicz thought the administrator would find out that he had embezzling money from a police program. police say he shot

in september. they had been searching for three men who he had allegedly been pursuing before the shooting. years is safe. college he used on financial aid forms turned out to be discovered he was on the national database for missing and exploited children. authorities say the boy's father didn't drop him off at an alabama pre-school in 2002 and moved to cleveland with the boy, using an alias. the boy's father will likely face kidnapping charges. now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara. stay with tv9. it's . now, one last look at this

now that our cold front has moved through the area, plan on temperatures to be around seasonal averages today with highs back in the lower 50s. there will be some sun out there though, which will help quite a bit. plan on more of the same for tomorrow with some gradual warming from sunday through tuesday. our next opportunity for rain comes in around wednesday and thursday of next week. temperatures should generally average in the 50s with lows down into the 30s. have a great weekend!toda y: mostly sunny, cooler high: 50-56 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 52 dbq: 50 iow: 54tonight: mostly clear low: 32-38 winds: w 5-10 alo: 32 dbq: 34 w: 35tomorrow:stly sunny, seanable high:- nds: nw 5-15 alo: 50 dbq: 50 w: 53tomorrow night: mostly clear low: 27-33 n: light w alo: 30 dbq: 30w3c's kendis gibson and ena nan have this morning's america's money. trt oc a. good morning, even before this morning's release of the october's job report.

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