no so temporary. cedar rapids drivers will see flood barriers around the city awhile longer. honoring an officer. the family of a fallen west des moines police officer is receiving an honor for his 26 years on the force. beverages around the world. friday marks the 16th annual brewnost in that coming up in a live report. good tuesday morning! it's 4:30 on october 4th. here's a live look at the

has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a really nice thursday! highs will be into the 70s for all areas with a nice mix of sunshine and clouds. our slow moving front is making progress eastward today and should bring a rain chance to the area late tonight into tomorrow morning. once we get past about 9am wednesday, the rain chance should be out of here as high pressure builds back in for the rest of the day. by tomorrow night and especially thursday, the front buckles back into the matthew lifting north out of the caribbean. this should allow for plentiful moisture to run up and down this front, and rain totals over 1" look likely on thursday alone. due to recent dry weather, flooding should not be a problem. get the jackets out for friday and saturday as temperatures dip primarily into the 50s!today: ry cloudyd mild.1 morrow: showers possiblerly, th the high water in cedar rapids is gone -- but the temporary flood walls may be up a while -- a reminder of what could have been last week. city workers and private contractors began clearing bridges and key streets

reopen ellis boulevard nw. the city is giving priority to barriers that block streets, driveways, railroad crossings, and business entrances. some barriers on the little- used parking lots may not come down for several weeks. one neighborhood association president says the removal plan seems to make sense. sot "they'll get the ones in the biggest traffic areas out of the way first " the city might leave some of the earthen berms in can help keep flood waters out again, if needed, even though they're not up to the standards of permanent flood protection. the newbo city market in cedar rapids is asking for volunteers today. the market hopes to re- open on october 13th, and this morning is looking for help to move back in. the market did not take on any water in last week's flooding. but business owners have lots of work to do, moving equipment and products back in. volunteers are welcome to

control system committee is meeting this morning. it will gather at the city services center building on 6th street sw from 10 to 11 am today, to talk about the city's flood response process. city leaders say there was minimal damage to the properties it inspected after the flood. the city didn't inspect a home unless the owner called or asked for a utility re- connection. staffers inspected about 60 homes. the flood caused minor damage to about 10 of them. the city inspected 33 commercial properte of those. most of the damage was to heating and cooling equipment. the city has also issued 57 permits as of sunday, primarily for utility reconnections. red cross kits are available for anyone who needs to clean up after flooding in their homes. the kits include bleach, mops, tarps, and trash bags. in cedar falls, kits are at fire station #2 today and tomorrow. and in waverly, clean-up supplies are available at the civic center

outside of cedar rapids but in linn county, people can find the kits at the palo city hall. last night, dozens of west des moines police officers gathered for a powerful promotion ceremony for late officer shawn miller. dozens applauded as west des moines police chief shaun ladue presented miller's family with his sergeant badge. miller was scheduled to be promoted to sergeant -- weeks after he died in a motorcycle crash on august 3rd. the chief decided to still honor that promotion. west des moines city leaders the city. iowa prison officials say a man serving a life sentence for his role in a notorious cedar rapids murder in 1974 has died of colon cancer. atwell conner, jr., was 71 when he died sunday. he was an inmate at the anamosa state penitentiary. in 1974, conner and 2 friends in cedar rapids planned to commit an armed robbery. they picked up 2 teenagers, maureen connolly and michael servey, whose car had run out of

later raped the girl and then shot and killed both teenagers in different locations. although the floods closed the national czech and slovak museum & library, it's open for business and preparing for a big celebration this friday. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us there now, where brewnost is being held. brea, this is also a fundraiser? chris, it is. the money raised here goes directly to the museum's operating fund. that's what keeps things moving around here. standing with me now is.. whose what can people expect if they come out? this is also a fundraiser? now this is a popular event here in eastern iowa. why do you feel people like it so much? i know the museum had to close for the floods, will that change anything with the line up for this year? anything else we need to know? thanks.. brewnost is this friday the 7th at 6:30. for information on tickets and more visit kcrg dot com. support the ncsml while sampling a huge selection of beer, wine, and ciders from around the world - each paired with a dish from a local chef. we hope you'll join us october 7, and say "na zdrav!" to an evening of fun in support of the ncsml!

october 7, 2016, 6:30 pm-10:00 pm where national czech & slovak museum & library 1400 inspiration place sw cedar rapids, ia 52404 the silent auction is online! open now until friday, october 7 at 9:00 pm, it can be accessed from your smartphone or computer. you don't have to attend brewnost to bid on silent auction items and win! ccon "register r auction" ctionts. proceeds from thelent the national czech & slovak museum and library's exhibits,

work day begins for 17-year-old mercedez fay. the senior from washington high school has already found her future in a care kcrg-tv9 student of the month, presented by hills bank and trust. when it comes to care, you might say 17-year-old mercedes fay has the magic touch. "she's very very kind and she's very courteous to our residents. she's very very good at her job." the high school senior is learning lessons that start in the classroom and grew into this life experience. "just being around nurses here, just kind of learning things as you

up for nursing.: as a dietary aid, mercedes knew she wanted to do more. so as a junior, she began classes at the kirkwood high school academy to become a certified nursing assistant. it's also how she met cindy carpenter and began work at the hiawatha care center. "when you're talking about personal cares, especially onto another person, i mean we get pretty intimate with our cares. a lot of high school students can't process that, with the maturity that she did." "i just really love to e what i love doing about coming to work, not wanting to be here." mercedes knows this is preparing her for her future and gives her a head start when she graduates. "i plan to start at kirkwood and start like the nursing program and get my nursing and i don't know what kind of nurse i want to be yet." "being just an rn is just the tip of the iceberg in the nursing field. so she can go anywhere. she can be a registered nurse, she could be a doctor, she could be a nurse practitioner. i mean, it's endless what she could do with her life." mercedes fay, our kcrg-tv9 student of the

we now have our october kcrg-tv9 student of the month nominees. nayra lujano is a senior at washington high school. nayra is a top student in the classroom with a near 4.0 gpa while takingc she is multi-lingual, speaking fluent english and spanish and she learned chinese last year. outside the classroom, nayra lifeguards, plays the oboe and piano for the school band, is a mentor for lego league. she's also thoughtful of others, passing out lifesavers to students and staff on the first day of school with a note "the first day can be tough, but this should help you survive". ally edwards is a junior at linn mar high school. ally maintains a 3.96 gpa while

team and a member of the national honor society. outside of school, she is a master instructor for the bruce taekwondo academy. she also volunteers with the edge youth ministry and also holds down a part-time job. connor woof is a senior at cedar rapids jefferson high school. connor is a major voice at jefferson high school and part of the school's student leadership team. he is also a drum major and recently served as master of ceremonies for the cedar rapids school district's rally starting the school year. connor also works as a camp ymca childcare. he is also active in politics -- working for the clinton campaign. voting runs through friday at kcrg.com/stud entofthemonth. a feature on the winner to run october 25th in the kcrg first morning news. a dangerous category 4 hurricane is damaging haiti's southwestern peninsula. in the u-s, forecasters say it's too early to say how the east coast could be

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plan on a really nice thursday! highs will be into the 70s for all areas with a nice mix of sunshine and clouds. our progress eastward today and should bring a rain chance to the area late tonight into tomorrow morning. once we get past about 9am wednesday, the rain chance should be out of here as high pressure builds back in for the rest of the day. by tomorrow night and especially thursday, the front buckles back into the area in response to

caribbean. this should allow for plentiful moisture to run up and down this front, and rain totals over 1" look likely on thursday alone. due to recent dry weather, flooding should not be a problem. get the jackets out for friday and saturday as temperatures dip primarily into the 50s!today: partly cloudy and mild. wind: chance of rain late. wind: se 10-15 low: 61 tomorrow: showers possible early, then clearing. wind: sw 5-15. high: 75 tom. night: chance of showers and storms late. low: 60

harsh impact of hurricane matthew this morning. the category 4 storm with sustained winds of 145 pass near or over the southwestern tip of haiti this morning. the storm's outer bands have already caused street flooding and forced evacuations. matthew will generate a storm surge and as much as 40 inches of rain in some areas. facebook recently unveiled its new ebay-like service, and people are already using it as underground market for illegal items. that's in today's tech bytes.

major party nominees competing for vice president is today at longwood university in virginia. as abc's maggie rulli reports, trump's running-mate mike pence and clinton's running-mate tim kaine will go head to head tonight. tonight will be their biggest moment of the campaign so far... the vice presidential debate at longwood university in farmville virginia pits hilary clinton's running mate - democratic virginia senator and former donald trump's number 2 - republican indiana governor and former 12- year congressman - mike pence nats from pence erikson we have two seasoned politicians who know how to talk in rough terrain and respond to difficult questions?. kaine - a former harvard trained trial lawyer has been in intense debate prep? pence - a former radio talk show host has been preparing for this debate in overdrive? making sure he avoids the criticisms of being unprepared that dogged trump after his first debate both will have their jobs cut

state she needs to win? clinton spent monday in ohio,- bashing trumps taxes and rallying the state hrc: toledo is the kind of place where people work hard, look after one another, and, yes, pay their taxes. meanwhile for pence? erikson pence has a lot of defense to basically steer away from some of the things trump says tonight - that means addressing trump's current tax controversy. something the candidate addressed last night donald trump, us presidential nominee: the unfairness of the tax laws is unbelievable. it's something i've been talking about for a long time, you've heard me talking about , despite being a very bignefic a florida college student

charged in their killings. 19-year-old austin harrouff faces 1st- degree murder charges in the deaths of michelle mishcon and her husband john stevens. harrouff attacked the couple in their garage, biting-off pieces of stevens' face with his teeth. the teenager arrived at jail yesterday after being released from the hospital. he was hospitalized following the august 15th attack. investigators says the f-b-i is still conducting tests to see if harrouff was on drugs. "i'm very interested, we're all very interested. we're mystery solvers by nature. " 1st-degree attempted murder of the couple's neighbor. now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara.

plan on a really nice thursday!

a nice mix of sunshine and clouds. our slow moving front is making progress eastward today and should bring a rain chance to the area late tonight into tomorrow morning. once we get past about 9am wednesday, the rain chance should be o back in for the rest of the day. by tomorrow night and especially thursday, the front buckles back into the area in response to hurricane matthew lifting north out of the caribbean. this should allow for plentiful moisture to run up and down this front, and rain totals over 1" look likely on thursday alone. due to recent dry weather, flooding should not be a problem. get the jksutfor frida. nd: sw 5-15. hig 75 tom.night: d orms late. low: 60

trt oc in today's "techbytes," facebook taking the wraps off its new shopping feature. >> marketplace is supposed to compete with craig's list and ebay. people are using it to sell things that violate facebook's policies including drugs, animals and adult services. >> google is unveiling its new smartphones today. >> that's because promotional images of pixel and have been leaked. it will have a screen for protection plus a 12 mega pixel rear camera. and ford is bringing back a classic. social media started buzzing after it confirmed the bronco is making a return in 2018. >> with cameras, usb ports and navigation systems you can expect a more high tech version

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early morning news. policy or personality? 8 days after the presidential debate that had plenty of personality and a record audience -- tonight's vp debate may look more on policy. building their background. dubuque is helping to pump up the resumes of young workers. brews and beverages from across the world. rapids is this friday. i have more coming up in a live report. good tuesday morning! it's 5 o'clock on october 4th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a really nice thursday! highs will be into the 70s for all areas with a nice mix of sunshine and clouds. our slow moving front is making progress eastward today and should bring a rain chance to the area late tonight into tomorrow morning. once we get past about 9am wednesday, the rain chance should be out of here as high pressure builds back in for the rest of the day. by tomorrow night and especially