this is ??? . back home and back to work. the city of cedar rapids allows some people to return after getting out days ago because of the high water. planning for the future. a pumping station is in the works as part of cedar rapids' permanent flood protection plan. cedar rapids police are trying to figure out how a boy got a gun that killed a 13-year-old girl on tuesday morning...and where it is now. good thursday morning! it's 4:30 on september 29th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a quiet thursday with lots of sunshine and highs rebounding back to around 70 degrees. the wind won't be quite as strong as the past few days, but

remains dry, but more clouds are expected for tomorrow and saturday. due to the clouds, these days will be held down into the 60s for highs. next week, a warming trend continues to be on track with widespread temperatures into the 70s. as of now, rain chances continue to be focused on wednesday, though the development of an eventual hurricane could delay this rain potential into thursday depending on what it does off the se coast. have a great day!today: sunny and mild. wind: n 10-20. high: 70 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: n 5-10. low: 51 tomorrow: increasing clouds. wind: ne 10-15. high: 69 tom. night: mostly cloudy. wind: ne 5-10. low: 54 here's a live look at the cedar river from up above. we're checking out mays island

skycam. the cedar river continues to pull back in cedar rapids this morning, following the second highest crest ever in the city. now, some who had to get out can at last return home. of the nearly 6,000 homes and buin for people to come back. the city thinned out the evacuation zone yesterday. officials moved back the barricades from the 28-foot-flood stage to the 24-foot-flood stage. the red line on this map shows the new zone -- nearly all of czech village and oakhill jackson is now okay to return to. and the blue dotted line shows what the flood zone was tuesday. we have an updated list of properties that are still in the flood zone on our

most along the cedar river, flooding is still occurring in some areas downstream. kcrg-tv9's meterologist justin geherts is at a ave ne and 5th street this morning. justin, where are those few spots that are still expecting high water? i'm in downtown cei'm in downtown cedar rapids by the tree of five seasons. the cedar continues to fall and should drop below 18 feet this afternoon. 18 feet has been the level at which city officials have said they'll be able to flood protection, given the amount of pressure being put on the systems. water also recedes from edgewood rd. at 18 feet, although crews will still have to make sure the road is clear and undamaged before reopening it. a reminder, too, that all lanes of 380 are now reopen to traffic. the cedar in cedar rapids is forecast to drop below the flood stage of 12 feet on sunday.dar rapids by the tree of five seasons. the cedar continues to fall and should drop below 18 feet this afternoon. 18 feet has been the level at which city officials have said

flood protection, given the amount of pressure being put on the systems. water also recedes from edgewood rd. at 18 feet, although crews will still have to make sure the road is clear and undamaged before reopening it. a reminder, too, that all lanes of 380 are now reopen to traffic. the cedar in cedar rapids is forecast to drop below the flood anyone returning to their houses that even a small amount of water in a home can be dangerous. it's asking anyone who might have water damage to an electrical system, furnace, or water heater to call alliant or midamerican. two red cross emergency shelters are still open for those who still can't get back into their homes. they're at the st paul's united methodist church - on 3rd avenue se -

church at e avenue nw and stoney point. tuesday night, more than 130 people stayed in those 2 helters. that's up from roughly 120 monday night before. cedar rapids says its temporary flood protection is holding up. but it's still in a critical stage until the river falls below major flood stage later this week. the city's public works director says some areas continue to take on water from storm sewers and from seepage through the hesco barriers. the city says there are more than 50 pumps up and running, staffers will continue to monitor them at all m still in a critical situation still need to remember that the river is three feet higher than pretty much all of newbo. " today, the left lane of i- 380 is open to vehicles. but all downtown bridges will remain closed until the city removes the hesco barriers and engineers check the bridges. the cedar rapids flood control manager says

the city had planned to start work this week on a pumping station that's part of the city's permanent flood protection plan. the location is next to 1 of the temporary flood barriers south of 8th avenue se. cleanup from this flood will delay the project. "it may push us back a few weeks as we have to dry out the sinclair site so they can dig and half of the project is underground...we will dig down about 15 feet to get a clay liner under the levee. " moving dirt next week next to the old sinclair meatpacking plant -- south of newbo.. that was to make way for a 2,000 foot permanent flood berm. the city says the berm will eliminate the need for some of the temporary barriers that kept most of the newbo district dry. in waterloo, cleanup efforts are also underway -- as the cedar river is pulling back. on wednesday, the city started picking up sandbags that people are putting out at

through next friday, october 7th. involuntary manslaughter. that's just one of the charges 13 year old boy is facing today following a shooting tuesday morning that killed a cedar rapids girl. police have identified the girl as ireshia parks, also just 13. kcrg tv9's jordee kalk tells us how police are working to figure out what led to the shocking death. jordee: "police are confident at this point in their investigation that it was an unintentional shot that killed a 13 year old girl. and that me in the 800 block of 15th street southeast. the 13-year-old boy that police say fired the gun faces charges of involuntary manslaughter, carrying a weapon, and interference with official acts. his name has not been released. police do not know how the boy had access to a gun. authorities say they're working to determine why the gun was fired. 16:34, "we just don't know because the young person that has been charged has not told us and we don't have enough information to confirm how it was fired."jordee: now the weapon that was used has not been found by police. authorities say if you see it don't touch it and call 9-1-1 immediately. in cedar rapids, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news.

shooting at an elementary school, shot and killed his father before going to the school. the boy's grandparents found his father carolina / georgia state line. at the townville elementary school, witnesses say the teen jumped a fence, firing shots while running onto the playground. authorities say an unarmed volunteer firefighter took down the shooter and held him until deputies showed up. they say a call from their grandson alerted his grandparents. "they went to his home and they live just about 100 yards away to see what was going on because they couldn't understand why he was crying on the phone or make sense of it. when they go into the house, they found their son had been

officials are not releasing the teen's name or age. one boy remains in critical condition today. a teacher and another student were treated and released. in urbandale, at least one school district is choosing not to do active shooter drills with its students. urbandale superintenden t steve bass says their philosophy is to make sure all adults know what to do in an active shooter situation. they say they do not want to train a potential perpertator. in cae what happened in south carolina, bass says students are told to go directly to the nearest classroom, even if its not their own. "2:08 we don't want to be so prescriptive people can't think for themselves on their feet because yes you want to have processes in place but you also have to give people the freedom to think because all situations are different." urbandale is reviewing its security policies -- hoping to get more consistency between schools. for example, some urbandale schools use code words, others simply

along the wapsipinicon - say they're watching out for each other as flood water approaches their homes. homeowners say they've dealt with flooding almost every other year for the past 8 years. but right now, here's a look at today's

plan on a quiet thursday with lots of sunshine and highs rebounding back to around 70 degrees. the wind won't be quite as strong as the past few days, but still notable out of the north. overall, the weather pattern remains dry, but more clouds are expected for tomorrow and saturday. due to the clouds, these days will be held down into the 60s for highs. next week, a track with widespread temperatures into the 70s. as of now, rain chances continue to be focused on wednesday, though the development of an eventual hurricane could delay this rain potential into thursday depending on what it does off the se coast. have a great day!today: sunny and mild. wind: n 10-20. high: 70 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: n 5-10. low: 51 tomorrow: increasing clouds. wind: ne 10-15. high: 69 tom. night: mostly cloudy. wind:

thanks kaj. plan on a quiet thursday with lots of sunshine and highs rebounding back to around 70 degrees. the wind won't be quite as strong as the past few days, but still notable out of the north. overall, the weather pattern remains dry, but more clouds are expected for tomorrow and saturday. due to the clouds, these days will be held down into the 60s for highs. next week, a warming trend continues to be on track with widespread temperatures into the 70s. to be focused on wednesday, though the development of an eventual hurricane could delay this rain potential into thursday depending on what it does off the se coast. have a great day!today: sunny and mild. wind: n 10-20. high: 70 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: n 5-10. low: 51 tomorrow: increasing clouds. wind: ne 10-15. high: 69 tom. night: mostly cloudy. wind: ne 5-10. low: 54

river has those living near it very anxious...and understandab ly so. this is the scene in oxford junction. that's in jones county. tuesday, water city's park. yesterday, that water was over the road is several places and more home owners are dealing with flooding. this is a town that has been a flashpoint of flooding in recent years. people there say the flood water is almost as high as the flood in 2008. "i hate to say we are getting use to it, but we know what to prepare for. " people living in oxford junction say they don't have any flood protection infrastructur e. instead, they've depended

agency, or fema, is in clarksville today to inspect the damage. the butler county town watched last week as the shell rock river swelled beyond it's banks. a dike the city built helped hold off some of the water, but it didn't prevent all of it from reaching homes. the city is now working to be ready for the next flood. "we're having a meeting on october 25th with the army core of engineers with the local railroad that comes through town, and some other organizations to figure out what we can do to stop the next flood from causing so much damage " the mayor says the flooding affected more than 150 homes. the end of an era. in today's tech bytes, blackberry is bidding farewell to the smartphone business. yes... 2009 was seven years ago. stay with tv9. it's

donald trump are out of debate mode - for now - and are back to focusing on swing states, now less than 6 weeks away from election day. that includes a stop this afternoon in des moines for clinton. abc's stephanie ramos reports. hillary clinton and donald trump are out of debate mode and whipping through battleground states. sot clinton: "the next 40 days will determine the next 40 years." clinton in new hampshire.....wi th just 40 days to go till election day .....joined by some welcomed "going high when they go low" first lady michele obama... in front of a loud crowd made up of mainly young people?? pumping up clinton's qualifications for president. first lady obama: "nobody has had as much exposure to be presidency as hrc not bill, not barack - and she's a woman," even vermont sentaor bernie sanders joining the clinton support-bandwagon. urging battleground state voters to back his former primary rival. sot sanders: it is absurd, it is disgraceful for donald trump and

dollars in tax breaks for the top one percent." donald trump in wisconsin last night..... still insisting he won the first presidential debate and going after clinton on ?. big banks. sot trump: "follow the money the wall street investors who have rigged the regulations against the middle class they are donating to hillary clinton." his campagin manager on fox saying trump will be better prepared for the next debate. sot kellyanne conway on fox: "i think looking forward to the next format the town hall format we will certainly be taking into acu thefferent ld donald tru continuing his fd w ump is accused of body shamingt news that he saved alicia machado from being fired by getting her to lose weight. stephanie ramos abc

presidential nominee gary johnson, from a traditionally republican newspaper. detroit news announced this morning it is endorsing johnson. it's the first time in its 143- year history, the paper is endorsing someone other than the republican candidate. now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara. stay with tv9. it's . plan on a quiet thursday with

back to around 70 degrees. the wind won't be quite as strong as the past few days, but still notable out of the north. overall, the weather pattern remains dry, but more clouds are expected for tomorrow and saturday. due to the clouds, these days will be held down into the 60s for highs. next week, a warming trend continues to be on track with widespread temperatures into the 70s. as of now, rain chances continue to be focused on wednesday, though the development of an eventual

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businesses to return. careful clean up. cedar rapids warns homeowners of the health dangers they could face following the flood. democrat presidential candidate hillary clinton is campaigning today in des oi good thursday morning! it's 5 o'clock on september 29th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first