alert forecast, kaj... warmer days are coming, and today is just the start. plan on highs generally into the 40s area-wide with the warmest readings over our far southwest counties. clouds may initially be an issue, but given that these are higher, thinner cirrus clouds, we should be able to warm up regardless. the wind will also be increasing out of the southeast today with gusts up to 30mph. tomorrow continues to bebe the warmest day with highs well up into the 50s with windy conditions. the sky should generally be clear for both friday and saturday, but saturday does bring much lighter wind. while it does cool down somewhat into next week, highs will generally hover around 40 with lows around 25. there is very little chance of measurable precipitation in eastern iowa for the next week.today: partly cloudy, milder high: 42-48 winds: se 15-25 alo: 44 dbq: 42 iow: 46tonight: rising temps, breezy low: 42-48 winds: s 15-25 alo: 44 dbq: 40 iow: 46tomorrow: m/sunny, windy, mild high: 56-62 winds: w 20-30 alo: 55 dbq: 55 iow: 61tomorrow night: mostly clear low: 34-40 winds: w 10-20 alo: 35 dbq: 34 iow: 39 thanks kaj.

investigating gunshots this morning after they found more than a dozen shell casings. it happened around 7:15 last night in the 1500 block of woodmayr drive. police say no one was hurt, but bullets hit 2 houses. a waterloo woman is back behind bars this morning. she faces charges for setting a house on fire and stabbing a person inside. the fayette county sheriff's office arrested 20-year-old ashley welch on tuesday for violating pre-trial supervision. police say she started a fire at 10-06 home park boulevard in waterloo last march. that's where they found a stabbing victim. she is awaiting trial for first-degree e son among other charges. firefighters in jo daviess county are investigating a house fire that destroyed the home. fire crews responded to the area near stockton street and front avevee in stockton, illinois. that was around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. they were on scene for hours battling the fire. no one was hurt. a bill making its way through the legislature would reqeqre drivers to swswch lanes to pass someone riding a

that's the same rule for passing another vehicle. drivers would not be required to change lanes when a cyclist is using a bike lane. state senatotobill dotzler says the goal is to prevent deadly crashes from passing too close. going to improve safety, we've had people run over and killebecause people didn't get over proper distances. " the bill has passed a senate transportatio deadline tomorrow. iowa lawmakers think the interstate speed limit will stay put. they say a bill in the iowa house to raise the limit from 70 to 75 likely won't make it through tomorrow's funnel. the bill's sponsns responded to critics of the safey hazard. "23:28-36 "if you make a based on one issue only, and if that issue is safety, the speed limit should be 25/0 miles an hour." " data shows the number of traffic deaths increased

limit in the past. two health insurance providers say they're ending efforts to gain contracts to manage iowa's medicaid program. iowa terminated a contract with wellcare in december for unfair bidding practices. wellcare later joined a lawsuit with meridian health plan that said the stste's bidding process was flawed and should be reopened. a judge rejected the suit monday. spokespersons for both companies say they're not planning to appeal. the independence community school district is taking a proactive appraoch to drones. it recently adopted a new drone policy. it prohibits anyone from using or having drones at district events, games, tournaments or above district property. the only exception would be if the superintendent gave permission. the district says it wanted to keep students, staff and visitors safe. "16:47:06 board policies are created so that you don't react from crisis to crisis so that you have a plan in place." board members say with more people using drones for ariel photos and video, they want to

say not all students or their parents want to be on video or photographed . mount vernon community high school students have put together a special project focusing on cedar rapids. it's a part of the school's new social justice course, aimed at teaching students about inclusion and equality. last month, as part of the lessons - the students went to the mission of hope in cedar rapids. while there, they helped cook and serve meals to those in need. this is all a part of getting students to understand the people around them -- outside of their comfort zone kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us this morning. brea, the project is based off of an effort called humans of new york? it is, for those who aren't aware of what that is, it's a best selling book which features photos of people othe streets of the city. this is theiracebook page where you can see their work. those people were asked questions, and the book shares a sentence or two of there stories. one teacher used that method right here, to teach students compassion. english teacher leigh ann

she wanted students in her social justice course to get tonow people they usually wouldn't. 52:20 "what this project does is it shatters the single story, its no longer homeless is all of this, it is homelessness is a man who has a job and loves music and is interested in cooking. it's a person, it's a story, it's a face" and those faces now fill dozens of pages. erickson took her class to downtown cedar rapids and asked them to do one thing, talk. which isn't always an easy thing to do wiwi strangers. 50:55 "initiaiay it was really scaryrybecause we didn't know how people were going to react we didn't know if people were going to talk to us." but they did, and students began to see a side of people they had never seen. starting with a homeless woman met on the street. 46:07 "she had a grocery cart, and she had trash bags full of it. i walked up and we were talking and i asked her what her biggest fear was, and she told me that she came to cedar rapids in 2007, and she came her for a home, and her biggest fear was the fact that she could become homeless again." leaving an impact on them. 48:43 "it really opened my eyes to the fact everyone has their own story, just like we have our own story, and the fact that people were willing to share it

strangers who walked up to them on the street was really unique." erickson says these interactions allow students to break down barriers, and see past a person's condition. 25:50 "ultimately when you know a person, that's going to empower you to make change for that person, and not just for a cause." leading them one step closer to social justice. the humans of cedar rapids project is now aarinted book inside mount vernon high school. and the students haven't stopped working towards social justice. they've started a key club so they can continue getting out of their comfort zone, and into the mmunity. thanks a lot brea. today, boaters who use coralville lake can hear about a new plan to mane boat traffic. the u-s army corps of engineers is releasing an updated shoreline management plan. it says the plan won't change

docks, it will only keep new docks out of some areas. the army corps will hold a public meeting about tonight at the lake's visitor center. that goes from 4 to 8. some in dubuque want the city council to set aside more money for those who are struggling financially.. city council members heard this call during the budget hearing for next year. the housing and community development department told the city that it wants to keep those in dubuque with lower incomes to become selflfufficient. the city's transit dedertment also presented its budget and talked about adding lights and benches to bus stops. a dubuque sporting goods store is closing its doors for the second time in less than a year. m-c sports is on the northwest arterial. it's holding a closeout sale. the store has been open since 2005 and will close in april or may. this is one of four stores closing across the u- s.s. a two way tie and a three way fued. we're getting ready for the south carolina primary. while some polls show democrat hillary clinton ahead of bernie sanders, a poll in nevada

just 2 days left to the caucuses there. a new report shows there were more u-i faculty resignations last year than the year before. it may have e me down to money. but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good moning!

warmer days are coming, and

plan on highs generally into the 40s area-wide with the warmest readings over our far southwest counties. clouds may initially be an issue, but given that these are higher, thinner cirrus clouds, we should be able to warm up regardless. the wind will also be increasing out of the southeast today with gusts up to 30mph. tomorrow continues to be the warmest day with highs well up into the 50s with windydyonditions. the sky should generally be clear for both friday and saturday, but saturday does bring much lighter wind. while it does cool down somewhat into next week, highs will

lows around 25. there is very little chance of measurable precipitation in eastern iowa for the next week.today: partly cloudy, milder high: 42-48 winds: se 15-25 alo: 44 dbq: 42 iow: 46tonight: rising temps, breezy low: 42-48 nds: s 15-25 alo: 44 dbq: 40 iow: 46tomorrow: m/sunny, windy, mild high: 56-62 winds: w 20-30 alo: 55 dbq: 55 iow: 61tomorrow night: mostly clear low: 34-40 winds: w 10-20 alo: 35 dbq: 34 iow: 39

aculty resignations at the university of iowa went up more than 36 percent last academic year compared to the year before. the iowa regentsmost recent report shows 66 faculty members resigned in the 2013- to 2014 school year. that number jumped to 90 in 2014- to 2015. the university's associate provost for faculty says exit surveys showed it may b b over salaries. university president bruce harreld recently asked the legislature to approve a four and a half million dollar increase in sta funding. looking for a babysitter? it'll cost you more now compared to last year. more on that coming

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the battle continues in south carolina, as several of the republican presidential candidates are taking part i itown halls ththre. new poll numbers are out with the primary just two days away. abc's ray raimundi has the latest on the campaign trail. the clash of the republican cdidates....n ow going into overdrive. the battle ground: south carolina -- where four of the six republican candidates -- participated in town hall forums across two cable networks sot-trump i do attack k ople wheei'm attacked publican front-runner donald trump....all alone on m-s-n-b-c ... where he attacked his fellow counterparts...and defended his fiery temperment sot-trump "in a year from now, people will respect what i did over on c-n-n...senators ted cruz and marco rubio....along with dr. ben

chance to address questions from south carolina voters. cruz...whipping out the hammer on trump...after receiving a cease and desist letter. sot-sen cruz cooper: what did you think when you actualal got the letter? cruz :i'll confess, i laughed out loud. rubio...with a more personal message... nats: cheering from nikki haley endorsing marco rubio rally ...smiling from ear-to-ear on govenor nikki haley's endorsement sot-sen rubio in my campaign for president i got the endorsement of a candidate of indian descent and tomorrow we'll be mpaigning along an african- american member. that says a lot about south carolina on the democratic side? hillary clinton and bernie sanders are battling it out in nevada.. ahead of that state's caucuses this weekend. new polls show the race in nevada at a virtual dead heat. ray tag: and with the south carolina g-o-p primaries and the nevada democratic caucuses just 48 hours away.... all presidential hopefulls are desperate for a win. a win...thee hope...will

tuesday... which is just 12 days new york. during his news that the president will make the trip sometime next restored diplomatic ties. president obama's trip will mark first time in more than 80 years that a u-s president will visit cuba in office. the trial of a colorado woman accused of cutting a baby out of another woman's womb continues later this morning... michelle wilkins testified in n court yesterday. she says she was attacked while responding to a craigslist ad about baby clothes. dynel lane allegedly cut wilkins' abdomen with a piece of broken glass, took the baby, and tried to convince doctors the child was her own. the baby did not survive. lane has been charged with attempted murder and

a car bombing killed at least 28 people and injured dozens of others in a aara, rkey. the explosion happened near vehicles carrying military members in the center of the capitol city. at least two of the vehicles caught fire. the turkish government says a syrian national was behind the attack. the attack came months after suicide bombings killed 102 people in the city. now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara.

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snow - though, this time of year, we're using to diggingngut. but in australia people in one town had to dig themselves out of a pile of tumbleweeds. the town of wangaratta has been swamped with tumble weeds. in some places, fluffy weeds have piled as high as the roof tops. the city council won't help with the cleanup because it's not considered a fire risk. now, one last look at this moing's weather, kaj... warmer days are coming, and today is just the start. plan on highs generally into the 40s area-wide with the warmest readings over our far southwest coconties. clouds may initially be an issue, but given that these are higher, thinner cirrus clouds, we should be able to warm up regardless. the wind will also be increasing out of the southeast today with gusts up to 30mph.

warmest day with highs well up into the 50s with windy conditions. the sky should generally be clear for both friday and saturday, but saturday does bring much lighter wind. while it does cool down somewhat into next week, highs will generally hover around 40 with lows around 25. there is very little chance of measurable precipitation in eastern iowa for the next week.today: partly cloudy, , ilder high: 42-2-8 abc's'skendis gibbon and reena ninan have this morning's america's mon good morning. topping "america's money" -- the outlook on interest rate and good news for anyone with a credit card or auto loan. the federal reserve appears unlikely to raise rates at its meetings next week. >> it's concerned about theild swings in the stock markets. take a look at this. a diagram of airbus' new idea of underseat storage. >> it could severely cut down on the leg room on the passenger behind you. and paying for baby-sitter is going up.

up 5% from last year. if two, it's $18 an hour. nearly 20% of it issers get tips on top of their regular pay. >> they deser i ththk when people hear about memory care they're scared, they think that it's sad. i think it's important for everyone to know that there is so much more to memory support than the stigmas you hearabout. that these residents still have lives and their lives still matter and that they are still living their lives. that they're not locked away and that they still have a lot to live for, you know, that they have people that care about them and they have people that love them and i love them, so their lives still matter.

a revised medical marijuana bill is moving on to the house floor. it's not the same as it started. the trial continues today for a man who shot and killed a man outside a grocery store. the trial was pushed back because he was assaulted in jail. taking after "humans of new york", some high school students in cedar rapids are starting to better understand their community. good thursday morning! its 5 a-m on february 18th. here is a live look at . first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara

warmer days are coming, and today is just the start. plan on highs generly into the 40s area-wide with the warmest readings overrour far southwest counties. clouds may initially be an issue, but given that these are higher, thinner cirrus clouds, we should be able to warm up regardless. the wind will also be increasing out of the southeast today with gusts