its way to eastern iowa. a new app revamps an old program. thousands are now taking part in a ride safe service at iowa state university. funding for a new exhibit. the university of iowa is working to better showcase a lion display. good friday morning! it's 4:30 on november city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first

us most of the month will be gone very soon. our strong cold front is still on track to push through waterloo around 9am, iowa city and cedar rapids areas around 10am, and the dubuque area around 11am. highs for the day will occur just prior to the frontal passage, with a rapid drop in temperature to around 40 by sunset. in addition, very strong wind will accompany the front with gusts around 40 mph possible. this weekend, plan on cold temperatures to be in the area with highs only around 40 and lows in the lower 20s. the wind will make it feel colder. in terms of the next good rain chance, that's still on track to move in around tuesday/wednesday of next week. have a good weekend!today: windy with isolated showers and falling temperatures. wind: w 20-40. high: 62 tonight: a few sprinkles/flur ries are possible, staying windy. wind: nw 20- wind: nw 15-30. high: 40 tom. night: clear and cold. wind: nw 5-10. low: 20 thanks kaj. thanks kaj. police say the amount of crime in chicago is having a clear influence on cedar rapids. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders

proximity is just one of the reasons for chicago's impact. chicago's influence? sgt. doug doyle is a 10- year veteran of the cedar rapids police force.like many officers, time and time again, he's heard people in the community say chicago is a main contributor of local crime. "i think there's a lot of people that push the blame there-- to the people coming from chicago."chica go has made a lot of headlines recently for its high crime rates. as of early september, the city had more than 500 total homicides in 2016, accordi outpaces bigger cities of la and new york. combined, those two had about 100 fewer homicides through late august. the sgt. can recall hearing horror stories from visitors to cedar rapids. "a few months back, i met a family that was in town. her children weren't allowed to go play in the front yard for fear of what may happen to them, for fear of being shot." there's little doubt that chi-town crime is troubling. but is it really troubling

away. police chief wayne jerman recently weighed in on the question. "is there an influence, sure. and we're aware of it."it's hard to pinpoint exactly how much of an influence, though. arrest records may offer some insight. data from crpd shows last year nearly 16 percent of those arrested were born in illinois, about 12-hundred of 77-hundred arrests. it's nearly the same for the two previous years. the pd says it's the second highest number of arrests behind those arrests. other states were negligible. " we've got to point out the data has two big holes. one-- we don't know if all the people arrested were from chicago specifically-- just that they were from illinois. we also don't know how long those arrested had been in cedar rapids."ultimat ely, though, police think they're seeing a chicago crime influence for a couple reasons. the first of which, that major metros always have at least some kind of impact on

seen and arrested people from all those cities as well. people relocate. they come here and they bring some of those lifestyles with them." another reason... this stuff... heroin. cedar rapids, like many communities across the country is seeing upped numbers of heroin overdoses as the drug becomes more and more available and affordable. dea agents call it an epidemic. they say chicago is the source for the majority of the heroin found on cedar rapids streets-- that the com dealers. "chicago, since it's a major metropolitan area, it's technically the source area for the heroin and what they're doing is transplanting people to the area to distribute that heroin." when it comes to fighting back the chicago influence-- dea agents say they're focused on finding the primary suppliers who bring heroin into the u-s. cutting them off will trickle down to communities like cedar rapids in time. nat for other crimes, like gun violence-- cedar rapids has turned to a new program

doesn't focus on curbing chicago crime specifically, it's much broader. pcat is a flexible team of officers that are sent to patrol at-risk parts of town. officers work in cars are on foot, for varying hours, depending on what a situation dictates. they're there to get to know people and their problems. "they're establishing relationships, positive relationships. they're having an influence... on the offenders and their families to give them alternatives" sgt. doyle is one of the pcat officers and a big thinks it's already having an impact since its inception about a year ago. data suggests it could be. in september, the crpd reported overall violent crime in town was down slightly by about a percentage point, compared to the same time the year before. nat officer when it comes to chicago's influence, sgt. doyle only has anecdotal evidence. but, the way he sees it-- former chicagoans are mostly coming here for one reason-- and it isn't to commit crime. "they're truly trying to escape what there is in

of good people that come from chicago. i think some crime comes from chicago-- but a lot of it comes from cedar rapids." even though info is limited, the stats seem to agree. in cedar rapids, forrest saunders, kcrg-tv9 news. tennessee police say one person is dead and several others are injured following a shooting at a toddler's birthday party. officials say at least seven people were shot. it happened in dyersburg, which is about an hour north of memphis, around 6:30 last night. neighbors say the 21-year- old child. police are searching for up to three people they think are involved. the man accused of killing two des moines- area police officers, praised one of their departments just days before the shootings. on october 29th, scott greene wrote a online compliment form saying the officers in the urbandale police department were "absolute heroes." he also apologized for prior run-ins and said he was getting treatment for

degree murder... .... for the the deaths of urbandale officer justin martin and des moines police sergeant tony beminio. police say he ambushed them while they were sitting in their patrol cars on november second. the u-s senate has passed a bill to improve care for suicidal veterans. iowa senator chuck grassley says the bill is more necessary now than ever for iowa veterans following recent suicides. grassley co-sponsored the senate version of the "no veteran crisis line call should go iowa congressman david young introduced the house version of that bill. it would require a plan to ensure that someone calling the veterans crisis line or the backup call center gets an answer in a timely manner. two iowa veterans have committed suicide since august. one of them was curtis gearhart. his family says he took his life earlier this month after doctors told him he had to wait five to six weeks to get an appointment for severe headaches. and the v-a inspector general is investigating

ketchum. he took his life after the v-a allegedly denied him treatment. the crisis line bill is now on its way to president obama's desk. iowa state says adding an app to a safety program is helping it gain traction among students. a safety escort service was available on the iowa state campus for years. now, the university says a new app called safe ride has boosted the number of ride requests. on the new app, you can request a ride and watch the five thousand people have used the uber-like service since mid-august. "you know we've seen a large increase i think in the last month we've doubled our numbers since we launched in august almost 1700 rides last month alone and i would imagine a lot of that is due to the current tension, climate, environment on campus and across the nation. " rides are available to anyone concerned about walking on campus between six at night and six in the morning. vans will take

the university of iowa is turning to crowd funding to help supply a new exhibit at the museum of natural history. the university says the exhibit will display a lion and lioness. the pair may have spent time at the former zoo in city park, but their true origin is unknown. the university is using its own website, similar to go fund me to help raise ten thousand dollars. the fund raising site is called gold rush and launched wednesday. the money will also pay for students to researc a way to engage a broader audience for some of our smaller projects in particular for faculty projects for some undergraduate and graduate student projects." the university says it will soon open the gold rush website to students interested in fundraising for their projects. it will review applications before putting them on the website. "we are ready to rock we have got everything you are going to need and we are not going to run

people in minnesota are looking for anything to keep incoming snow and ice at bay. but right now, here's a look at morning!

strong cold front is still on track to push through waterloo around 9am, iowa city and cedar rapids areas around 10am, and the dubuque area around 11am. highs for the day will occur just prior to the frontal passage, with a rapid drop in temperature to around 40 by sunset. in addition, very front with gusts around 40 mph possible. this weekend, plan on cold temperatures to be in the area with highs only around 40 and lows in the lower 20s. the wind will make it feel colder. in terms of the next good rain chance, that's still on

have a good weekend!today: windy with isolated showers and falling temperatures. wind: w 20-40. high: 62 tonight: a few sprinkles/flur ries are possible, staying windy. wind: nw 20-40. low: 29 tomorrow: mostly sunny, windy and much cooler. wind: nw 15-30. high: 40 tom. night: clear and cold. wind: nw 5-10. low: 20 thanks kaj. the mild air that has been with us most of the month will be gone very soon. our strong cold front is still on track to push through waterloo around 9am, iowa city and cedar rapids areas around 10am, and the dubuque area around 11am. highs for the day will occur just prior to the frontal passage, with a rapid drop in temperature to around 40 by sunset. in addition, very strong wind will accompany the front with gusts around 40 mph possible. this weekend, plan on cold temperatures to be in the area with highs

will make it feel colder. in terms of the next good rain chance, that's still on track to move in around tuesday/wednesday of next week. have a good weekend!today: windy with isolated showers and falling temperatures. wind: w 20-40. high: 62 night: a few sprinkles/flur ries are possiblang windy. wind. low: 29 morrow: mostly sunny, w d much cler.wind: nw 15-30. hig minnesota is bracing for its

the national weather service says the unseasonably mild weather is likely to turn into blizzard conditions. up to a foot of snow could fall in parts of minnesota. the storm is part of a bigger system expected to also hit nebraska and the dakotas. while homeowners are preparing to fight the elements, the minnesota department of transportatio n says it is ready. ""the trucks are ready, it doesn't take long to get a plow attached to a truck, the trained, all of our operators have had a experience behind the wheel." " so if you're heading north today, the d-o-t is asking all drivers to plan ahead, slow down and pay attention. the first african american to become a linn county supervisor will take office today. i, stacey walker. i, stacey walker. do solemnly swear. do solemnly swear. stacey walker is the newest

walker yesterday morning at the linn county public service center. walker used a bible that belonged to his grandmother. he called this a tremendous experience. "59:31 it's a wonderful experience to have this opportunity to represent all of the people of the county and to do so as the first african american elected to the county board. " linda langston resigned her seat as a linn county supervisor earlier this year. even after its massive recall, samsung is still numbe to smartphone sales. those numbers in today's tech bytes. stay with tv9.

dakota issued an emergency alert after a scuffle between pipeline demonstrator s and police. there is an ongoing protest going on in downtown bismarck, please avoid the downtown bismarck until

and shut down traffic while more than 100 demonstrators occupied the city's business district. officials say one protester attempted to grab an officer's weapon. that's when police decided to notify the public about what was happening with an emergency alert. some protesters say the use of force wasn't justified. people living near the demonstration sites have their own concerns. "we come here in prayer, to pray, to raise awareness, and for them to treat us like that is inhumane." " "we don't have a political side, the pipeline, we just want a safe community." " protesters have been trying to stop the construction of the pipeline for months. they say the project will hurt the environment and destroy some native american sites. supporters of the pipeline say it will boost the economy and reduce u-s dependence on foreign oil. thick smoke continues to pour over the north carolina mountains this morning

office issued a ten thousand dollar reward for any information on who started them. north carolina's governor says the cost of the damage is in the millions. "at this point in time the cost of these fires have been well over 12-million-dollars statewide and that cost continues to climb." " the u-s forrest service says large fires have burned more than 80 thousand acres in north and south carolina, georgia, tennessee, now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara.

strong cold front is still on track to push through waterloo around 9am, iowa city and cedar rapids areas around 10am, and the dubuque area around 11am. highs for the day will occur just prior to the frontal passage, with a rapid drop in temperature to around 40 by sunset. in addition, very strong wind will acc possible. this weekend, plan on cold temperatures to be in the area with highs only around 40 and lows in the lower 20s. the wind will make it feel colder. in terms of the next good rain chance, that's still on track to move in around tuesday/wednesday of next week. have a good ekend!today: windy with isolated showers and llingmpetu sprinefr ries are ssible, stayi morrow: mt sunny, windy and muc

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