from your 24 hour news source, this is ??? . commuter congestion. the iowa d-o-t says a website could alleviate traffic on i-380. no legal authority. a iowa new court ruling questions the department of transportation's ability to give out speeding tickets. dormitory drug bust. several iowa state students are facing drug possesion charges. on october 21st. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t britley

patchy frost will be present across eastern iowa due to the clear skies overnight and the cool temperatures. as the sun comes up that frost will disappear as temperatures warm into the middle to upper 50s once again. a few clouds will be with us throughout the day, but it won't be too terribly bad. we'll call it party sunny. winds will continue out of the north throughout the day, but begin to shift as the evening progresses. winds will soon push out of the south allowing for our temperatures to warm into the 60s for saturday and especially for sunday. today: mostly sunny. wind: nw 5-10. high: 55 alo: 55 dbq: 54 io 5-10. low: 39 alo: 38 dbq: 39 iow: 39 36 to 42 thanks britley. the iowa department of transportation is trying to take the idea of carpooling -- to ease the traffic on i-380 -- and make that from an idea to

program. each day 49,000 vehicles travel on i-380 between i-80 and the eastern iowa airport. the d-o-t says this stretch near the swisher exit has some of the most congested traffic. kcrg t-v nine's samantha myers reports on how this program could help eliminate some of that traffic. the new program is called iowa rideshare and allows people to connect with other people who want to carpool. people can create a profile on the rideshare details of their commute. the website matches people up with other commuters who live and work in the same areas. one of the options is called vanpool which gives groups of commuters their own vehicle. ""if you already have say six other friends who want to utilize it, you all register and say you want to create a van pool. if you're one person who's interested in participating you register and then vride the vanpool vendor will create a community for you." " the program is geared toward

you can visit our website at kcrg.com for a link to the program. in cedar rapids samantha myers kcrg- tv9 news. getting a speeding ticket from a police department, sheriff's deputy or state patrol is common. but what about a ticket from a d-o-t officer on an iowa road? an iowa district court ruling says that an officer from iowa's d-o-t did not have legal authority to issue a ticket to a teenager. but, the d-o-t says it cannot traffic violations. the 16-year-old was going 30 miles per hour over the posted speed limit. seeking to challenge the ticket, a des moines lawyer dug through decades-old case law and found... this. he says the d-o-t can stop vehicles for issues like weight and registration, but not speeding tickets. "it all limits the authority of the department of transportation to stop cars and vehicles maybe just trucks for issues like weight and load and registration matters but it does not call for speeding tickets and all those other moving violations " the d-o-t is in the process of

district court decision. they have no immediate plans to stop noncommerci al enforcement in protecting traffic and public safety. going across campus at the university of iowa can now be a little safer for students. u-i announced a new app yesterday that provides a sort of digital guardian angel. students who use hawk watch can type in their destination and estimate how there. then, they pick a friend or select law enforcement as a "guardian". if the student arrives safely they turn off the timer, but if time runs out, the app alerts the "guardian". " i look at this as another layer of security that our students, our faculty, staff, the university community can use" hawk alert was based off a program called rave guardian. hawk alert also has several other safety features -- including sending anonymous tips to police

we have instructions on how you can get this app under this story on kcrg.com. the iowa board of regents are looking to add more mental counselors to the state's 3 public universities. the regents held a first round of talks on whether they will raise tuition for students at the university of iowa, iowa state university and the university of northern iowa for this. during thursday's discussions, the regents amended their tuition and fees proposal. they're looking at increase the student health fee fr that money would go to hiring those mental health counselors. the president of iowa state university is facing more scrutiny, as the iowa board of regents investigates his use of school planes. "we as the board of regents take the use of the university resources very seriously and in more than a few instances, the decision to use the plane appears to be questionable at

an audit for each flight iowa state president steven leath has taken on the school's 2 airplanes. the review comes after questions about whether leath mis-used university resources. leath owns a home in north carolina, and has flown to and from the state a number of times. he damaged a university plane in a crash landing when returning from a trip last year. 4 iowa state students are facing criminal charges this morning following a dorm drug bust. 3 of the students are facing charges drug of marijuana and the 4th for unlawful possesion of a prescription drug. investigators busted the students at helser hall on the i-s-u campus. campus police say they often receive complaints about marijuana use on campus. many students say it's somewhat commonplace and it doesn't surprise them -- yet the prescription drug issue is an emerging concern. " you can really hurt yourself really easily with that. the opioid problem has been a huge deal in sort of the medical sphere." "honestly i heard about more prescription drug use in highschool but i would not be

well. " i-s-u police say they rely on students in residence halls to tell them about drug use on campus. some high school students in elkader are doing more than most teenagers ahead of next month's elections. they're getting ready to host a debate involving candidates running for 2 seats in the iowa house. the debate will be tuesday night. the candidates are democrat a republican michael bergan in house district 55... and democrat patti ruff against republican kristi hager in district 56. students have spent hours researching the issues that matter most to iowans and people in clayton county. and they've come up with all of the questions. the teacher overseeing the project says the students are engaging in this -- even if some are not even old enough to vote. "we really pushed it forward with the kids. where they get ownership is where they get to talk about the issues

that debate begins at 7 p-m tuesday night at central community high school in elkader. major job cuts at an iowa city auto parts manufacturer will affect hundreds of workers. international automotive components says it will reduce the number of hourly employees from 600 to 160. and it will cut salaried employees from about 75... to about 40. the company says the reductions are necessary because fiat chrysler is phasing out a model that it makes parts for. and it hasn't found anything to re plant. johnson county is making a local effort to support domestic violence victims. today, customers in iowa city and coralville hyvees can shop for the johnson county shelter. volunteers at the stores will have lists of needed items and donations that can be dropped off in hyvee. the domestic violence intervention program says donations collected today will last throughout the year. theatre cedar rapids' is honoring its longtime executive director today. t-c-r

open house today from 4:30 this afternoon to 7 tonight. anyone is welcome to stop at the theatre during that time. prince accepted a position as the downtown district executive director in cedar rapids. he helped t-c-r through an $8 million dollar renovation to come back after the 2008 flood. now the real pressure starts for cubs fans... take it easy on this friday and enjoy what's to come. last night from los angeles, the cubs' bats returned for a second straight night -- lifting the cubs to only one game from the world series... the same but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning! it's ---.

across eastern iowa due to the

across eastern iowa due to the clear skies overnight and sun comes up that frost will disappear as temperatures warm into the middle to upper 50s once again. a few clouds will be with us throughout the day, but it won't be too terribly bad. we'll call it party sunny. winds will continue out of the north

shift as the evening progresses. winds will soon push out of the south allowing for our temperatures to warm into the 60s for saturday and especially for sunday. today: mostly sunny. wind: nw 5-10. high: 55 alo: 55 dbq: 54 iow: 56 52 to 58 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: s 5-10. low: 39 alo: 38 dbq: 39 iow: 39 36 to 42 tomorrow: partly cloudy in the morning with mor s 5-10 high: 65 alo: 65 dbq: 63 iow: 66 62 to 68 tom. night: mostly clear. wind: sw 5-10 low: 44 alo: 44 dbq: 44 iow: 45 41 to 47 sunday: mostly sunny. high: 69 low: 44 monday: partly cloudy. high: 65 low: 42 tuesday: chance of showers.

few thunderstorm s likely. high: 65 low: 54 thursday: slight chance of showers early. high: 59 low: 50 friday: partly cloudy. high: 59 low: 46 saturday: chance of showers. high: 60 low: 47 thanks kaj. across eastern iowa due to the clear skies overnight and the cool temperatures. as the sun comes up that frost will disappear as temperatures warm into the middle to upper 50s once again.

title drought is well documene their fans probably pondered a dynasty -- back when half the world was actually run by dynasties... but we digress... game 5 from los angeles...cubs and dodgers... series tied at 2. 1-1...top of the 6th. addison russell launches a 2- run home run to centerfield... 3-1 cubs when it lands as russell has been the shortstop that causes teams to snap curses. chicago's jon lester weaved his way out of trouble all night. seven strong innings to befuddle the dodgers... in the 8th, the cubs opened

bases loaded... now 5-1 and javier baez blasts a rocket that clears out the bases. three cubs score. 8-1 chicago... the cubs win 8-4. they lead the series 3-2... game 6 is tomorrow night at wrigley. a win...and the cubs are in the world series for the first time since 1945. apple has filed a lawsuit against a new jersey company that it claims is producing counterfeit products. more on that in today's tech bytes. stay with tv9. it's ---.

charity dinner. a day after the final presidential debate, both candidates making jokes and poking fun at one another. abc's stephanie ramos has more. it's a routine stop on the road to the white house where democrats ..... clinton sot: "i took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to

and republicans .... trump sot: "it's great to be here with a thousand wonderful people unite for a few good laughs at the annual al smith charity dinner in new york city benefiting catholic charities... first up: donald trump. trump sot: "after listening to hillary rattle on and on and on, i don't think so badly of rosie o'donnell anymore. this joke getting the biggest laugh. sot trump: "michelle obama gives a speech and everyone loves it. my wife, melania, gives the exact same speech, and people get on her case!" after some zingers... trump tried knocking clinton on corruption and her emails.... thats when the crowd

at the event? nats: boos clinton started with some self deprecating jokes....about her stamina, paid speeches but her main focus? her opponeent..... going after trump for his comments on women. clinton sot: "donald looks at the statue of liberty and sees a four. maybe a five, if she loses the torch and tablet and changes her hair" clinton .... also taking a swipe at trump's temperament, personality and his relationship with the russians. clinton sot: "donald really is as healthy as a horse. you know, the one vladimir putin rides around on." but last night?ending on a handshake. iraq... the u.s. military confirms a roadside bomb killed an american service member in northern iraq.

the support of the u-s, iraqi and kurdish forces are fighting to push isis out of iraq's second largest city. if the soldier died while taking part in the offensive, it would mark the first known american casualty in the battle to take back mosul. the country's prime minister says the offensive is going "more quickly" than expected. still, the top u.s. commander in iraq says that isis is committing horrific acts. "they saw people's heads off on tv, they drown people and video it, they burn people alive in cages, they crucify people on the street with bulldozers. are they using human shields in there? yeah. they're probably using human shields in there. this is a brutal opponent that has to be stopped." " more than 100 u-s soldiers are embedded with iraqi forces, and hundreds more are playing a support role in staging bases. now for a quick check on your weather with

across eastern i skies overnight and the cool temperatures. as the sun comes up that frost will disappear as temperatures warm into the middle to upper 50s once again. a few clouds will be with us throughout the day, but it won't be too terribly bad. we'll call it party sunny. winds will continue out of the north throughout the day, but begin to shift as the evening progresses. winds will soon push out of the south allowing for our temperatures to warm into the 60s for saturday and especially for sunday. today: mostly sunny. wind: nw 5-10. high: 55 alo: 55 dbq: 54 iow: 56 52 to 58 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: s 5-10. low: 39 alo: 38 dbq: 39 iow: 39 36 to 42 abc's diane macedo and kendis

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early morning news. donald trump and hillary clinton met up for a fundraiser in new york. but their remarks about each other were at times less than charitable. recognizing ruby sutton. the human right's activist's legacy now has a new home. switching hours. operation overnight changes its timetable good morning! it's 5 o'clock on . here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t britley ritz has your first