strong storms hitting the state today. some trees down -- along with some siding damage here in corning-- southwest of des moines. knoxville, iowa -- just southeast of des moines seeing some heavier damage -- trees going into homes -- and roofs damaged from the strong storms. and a tornado touching down near the des mmnes internatioioal airport earlier today. you can see some of the damage here at the airport's air national guard base. the severe weather out of the area -- but still some strong wind -- let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now who's tracking it all. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complee weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team:scattered showers are expected the rest of the night. $& seve storms isover.

centralliowa at 8:00 pm, moves the timing on that would be after midnight. the wind gusts at 8pm in western iowa are 45 thursday. the wind will be gusty thursday night into friday morning and then taper off fridayafternoon/evening. high profile vehicles need to use caution on the rood tonight will end before sunrise thursday and the clouds will clear from west to east during the morning hours. when you get that alert telling you to seek shelter r immediatelyy..you never know where you are going to be. in black hawk county--they got creative at one local grocery store kwwls olivia mancino joins us

live in waterloo with the story if youre ever ii a situation where theres an impending strong storm or tornado its always advised you seek shelter somewhere away from windows, sturdy, and low to the ground well at one local hyhyvee there windows. so employees thought fast, and you never know when a storm will hi. in the midst of heavy storms and a tornado warning in black hawk county wednesday, everyone was adviss to all costs---o matter where you were. "there were a couple customers that were like i just want to get my groceries and go home" "imagine being a the grocery store shopping for a few snacks when an employee approaches you and tells you to et in the cooler immediately." thats exactly what happened at a hy-vee in waterloo. once the tornadot& warning hit the area, employees ushered everyone into the safest place--the cooler. "we were packed all the way from here to here, huddled in langan and roughly 15

it was cold. "like being in there? oh it wasn't too bad, but one of the customers came in drenched in rain and then had to stand in there so they were shivering the fornt half of the store if it does strike thats a lot of glass fragmentssoing everywhere" in the end, everyone was safe, albeit a little cold-- and thas what's really important. i asked the manager if he's ever had to do pack people in a cooler before, he said yes this is hy-vee procedure--a good thing to keep in mind we've got you covered live in waterloo olivia mancino kkkwwl news takee look at this hy-vee semi truck turned on its side on highway 14 in knoxville. you can see the roads were definitely slick from the heavy rain. no word on if the driver was injured

in the crash. some trees getting knocked over in the storms today -- including this pretty big one here on gilbertville road in black hawk county. cres were on the scene to cleanup the debris -- they say luckily nobody was hurt. this video was shot in downtown cedar rapids -- check out this sign barely hanging on in the wind, rajn coming down extremely hard in the area. thth storm, like much of the area, moved through dubuque pretty quickly--the worst of it coming in going in about ten to 15 minutes. officials estimae winds hit around 56 mies per hour, but only minimal damage reported around the area. you may have received a delayed - or repeated text alet from black hawk county tonnght. we talked with black hawk county emergency management who tell us there is a glitch in the computer system -- and that caued all of those alerts.

they are working on the issue and hope to have it fixed as today, is veterans day and the sullivanbrothers iowa veterans musuem is honoring those who sacrifice so much f fr our country. kwwl's lauren moss spoke with some vietnam veterans, whom say it's great to get the recognition today..that they didn't get in the past. i just had to get back anan see soso of the things that i museum. he was drafted into the of iowa is leech lake minnesota fishing and to go to vietnam 14 probably ever cared to hav but it was a great experience you go a boy and come back a man that's for sure. as he looks at pictures of his past.. camels..we had a lot of camels... a memory stands out.. dick miller- anything you could remember home by you grabbed on to ral quick you bet. i was in vietnam and i was on guard duty late at night when i heard that dan gable got beat in his final match of his college career and i'll never forget that..i'll never forget where i was and the fact that he

lost that 1 match his whole wrestling career and i was in vietnam on top of a hill doing guard duty and as i remembered it brought a tear to my eye. lauren moss- now, i spoke to numerous vietnam vets all with rrognition. don hines- "after serving, we got rid of our uniforms, let our hair grow and didn't tell anybody what we did. we were classified as bay killers and there was so much againint the war at that time, so we just

reporting. the musuem offered free admission to all of the veterans today. cedar falls high school students remembering those who served with an assembly this morning -- they listened to a special guest speaker who served in vietnam. in werloo, students at west high school participated in an assembly for veterans day... students getting to watch a movie which featured west high school alumni who served our country. while we remember those who have served,some troops are getting eady to ship out... the 649th regional support group out of cedar rapids will be deploying as a part of operation enduring freedom. the unit will be gone for a year but first, they're training -- spending time at the armed forces reserve center in cedar rapids. these vehicles are similar to the ones they will have in afgahnistan... the soldiers say working as a team is criticaldto their become a family. (cg: john rose/ fist sesegeant unit 649)9)"we know at

come hhme safely to our families, our real, our big family back home. i mean, the army is our family too." soliders also have been workrkg to learn the military rrnks of other countries they will be working with, so they can properly salute themwhen they get there. there will be a farewell forces reserve ceeter in cedar pids, coming up on kwwl... more than 100 bikers indicted following this deadly shootout with police. plus... the uniiersity of misisouri remains in the headlines -- as a student is arrested for allegedly making threats against other students. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar....storm track seven's chief meteoologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast, coming up... "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. with ron rick coleman. this is the kwwl

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"now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen here iadditional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather teaa: scattered showerssare expected the rest of the night. severe storms is over. as the low, located over north increase across eastern iowa. the timing on that would be can expect that kind of wind tonight through most of

morning and then taper off friday afternoon/evening. igh profile vehicles need to use caution on the road tonight will end before sunrise thursday and the clouds will showers are expected the rest of the night. a stray storm can't be ruled out, but the threa for northeast they will begin to increase across eastern owa. 55 mph from the northwest. we can expect that kind of wind tonight through most of thursday. the wind will be gusty thursday night into friday morning and then taper off friday afternoon/evening. high profile vehicles nefd to use caution on the road tonight through thursday night. the scattered shooers tonight the morring hours.scattered showers are expected the rest of the night. a stray storm can't the low, located over north central iowa at 8:00 pm, moves after midnight. the wind gusts at 8pm in western iowa are 45 to 55 mph from the northwest. we thursday night into friday morning anan then taper use caution on the road tonight through thursday night. the scattered showers tonight will end before sunrise thursday and the clouds will clear from west to east during the morning hours. hhe is additional forecast information from the kwwl a stray storm can't be ruled low, located over north central iowa at 8:00 pm, moves northeast they will begin to at 8pm in western iowa are 45

to 55 mph from the northwest. we can expect ththt kind of wwnd morning and then taper off caution on the road tonight through thursday night. the scattered showers tonight hours.scattered showers are expected the rest oft& the niht. a stray storm can't be ruled out, but the threat for northeast they will bbgin to increase across eastern iowa. at 8pm in western iowa are 45 to 55 mph from the northwest. we gusty thursday night into friday morning and then taper off friday afternoon/evening high profile vehicles need to use caution on the road tonight and the clouds ill clear from west to east during the night. a stray storm can't be ruled out, but the threat for northeast they will begin to increase across eastern iowa. the timing on hat would be after midnight. the wind gusts at 8pm in western iowa are 45 5 to 55 mph from the northwest. we can expect that kind of wind tonight through most of thursday. the wind will be gusty thursday night into friday morning and then taper off friday afternoon/evening. high profile vehicles need to use caution on the road tonight through thursday night. the scattered showers tonight will end before sunrise thursday

clear from west to east during the morning hours. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: scattered showers are expected the rest of the night. atray storm can't be ruled out, but the threat for any severe storms iiover. as the low, located over north central iowa at 8:00 pm, moves northeast they will begin to increase across eastern iowa. the timing on that would be after midnight. the wind gusts at 8pm in western iowa are 45 to 555ph from the northwest. we can expect that kind of wind tonight through most of thursday. the wind will be gusty thursday night into friday morning and then taper off friday afternnon/evening. . gh profile vehiclessneed to use caution on the road tonight through thursday night. the scattered showers tonight will end before sunrise thursday andhe clouds will clear from est to east during

the morning hours.scattered showers are expected the rest of the night. a stray storm can't central iowa at 8:00 pm, moves friday afternoon/evening. high scattered showers tonight central iowa at 8:00 pm, moves thursday night into friday will end before sunrise thursday here are your powerball numbers for tonight. 4, 26, 32, 55, 64, powerball # 18 power play - 3 coming up on kwwl.. students and teachers hitting the basketball court -- in wheelcairs. the linn county shriff's office

the linn county sheriff's office is currently on the scene of an accident at hwy 30 eastbound near the entrance to palisades park. traffic is currently closed in the area. we will provide you more details as ey become available. a texas grand jury returns

indictments against 106 of the 177 bikers arrested folowing a deadly shootout outside a reetaurant in waco earlier this year. nine peop were killed and 20 thers were injured in the may 17-th shooting between rival motorcycleegangs and police. authorities have not released the names of those who were indicted today. auttorities identiiy the man killed n a shooting in calhoun county. 41-year-old dale potter's body was found in the 200 block of second street in pomeroy with a gunshot wound. no arrests have been made at this time -- but the public is not believed to be in any danger. a 19-year-old man is in custody -- accused of making terrorist threats against black students at the university of missouri. huntererark allegedly posted to social media website yik yak that he planned to stand his ground and shoo every black erson he sees. there's now more police presence

on campus -- partially ue to prototsts which eventually led to the resignation of the university of missouri president earlier this week. declining enrollment at wartburg college is forcing the waverly college to cut some positions. collegeepresident darrel colson announced today they will be cutting three faculty members; throughout the process several students have shown their support in the form of protests. cut faculty members say they appreciate the support. "for every day that i've had doubt about my abilities in the from my students in the form of support." those people cut will have an opportunity to teach one more year at wartburg. central middle e chool studentss and teachers will go wheel to wheel this week in waterloo. sportability of iowa introduces wheelchair basketball to seventh graders. and as kwwl's macleod hagman reports -- it's not as easy as it looks.

(nats... baaetball -- buckets...) sportability of iowa program director vincen liddle introduces wheelchair basketball -- to teach students about the chair just like i do every shows how anyone can be an dibled may sound easy, but it's actually a lot harder an it looks." "so at first, i had kids who couldn't do it, but then eventually they were in their wheelchairs they were playing basketball ull court, so, that was kind offnice to have done." central middle school p-e teacher kellap grant says chairs at first -- but started to enjoy it. "to see them doing something that they normally wouldn't be able to do, that makes it all worth it in the end." grant says students are learning how to use the chairs this week -- and will compete against eachers this riday during special assembly. we've got you covered -- macleod hageman -- (nats... swoosh) kwwl

nene. the folks at s srtability have overcome a lot of challenges... you may remember back in december, 2013 someone stole a trailer full of their wheelchairs from a ymca parking lot in cedar rapids... about six months later, this man rick smith was arrested and charged with stealing the wheelchairs. by the time he was arrested, the chairs had since been replaced. coming up next... perennial power tripoli begins its quest for another state volleyball title.. and also-- can the dike-new hartford wolverines win one for the thumb... rick coleman joins us next on kwwl.

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in any sport.. this week the powerful dike-new hartford volleyball program will be seeking its fifth straight state championship...the wolverines get this started against eddyville - blakesburg- fremont... in the first set, the wolverine's amber richert gets the kill and early 4-1 lead. dike-nh looks good tonight, madison laventz would respond with a kill of her own putting the wolverines up 13-9. set point, the rockets looking to stay alive , but karlie taylor hits the ball outof bounds and dike new hartford wins the set 25-21

and the match three sets to none. in class 2a the west branch bears faces the wapsie valley warriors. wapsie valley takes set one 25-23, and in the second, kierra salsbury get's the kill and one point warrior lead. set point, #5 haley weepie for warriors hits the ball out of bounds and west braah takes set two 25-23 in the the fourth set, match point. haley poula of west branch gets set up for the kill and she delivers!! bears take the e et 25-19 the match with a three games to one victory over wapsie valley. and finally in 2a sumner- fredericksburg in a tough battle with unity christian.. the cougars start strong-- uni recruit jaidlyn seehase with one of her match high 23 kills-- sumner- fredericksburg with the early lead.. and a big match for becca pagel

pounding one of her 1 1 kills--- sumner- fredericksburg advances in 4 sets.. . also perennial power tripoli meet grandview christian out of des moines in a class 1a match up. first set tripoli's miranda quigly sets up keely heler for the kill, and she delivers, but the panthers trail early tripoli's defense steps up big, heather heine guards the net and gets the block to cut the deficit tt one point. later in the first set, quigly sets up heine for the soft kill... tripoli lost the first set but rallies to win the match in four...next up fo^ tripoli is the winner of th janesville/holy inity match.. in class 1-a, springville met the cowgirls of sidney first set, orioles megan wagaman has her shot knocked back at her by kenna nenneman, but wagaman avoids the ball and it goes out of bounds for the springville point, sidney leads 17-15 the cowgirls mackenzie hulsing on the serve--- looking for the ace, but she lands out of

bounds..the cowgirls lead 23-21 still in the first set, jordyn johnson with the soft touch just straight sets. in the late game, janesville and defending state champion holy trinity catholic battled in class 1-a. early in th e first set, janesville's kennedy meister,with the kill.... then it would be gillian gergen and mesiter on the net defense, they get the put back anddoint ... jannville wins the first set 25-15 and the match 3 sets to 1 to move to the semifinal round. .janesville gets tripoli again. tonight for the second time in five years--the spencer family of wateeloo celebrates a daughter signing a division one softball scholarship. elite all-state softball star jaclyn spencer of waterloo west is choosing to stay ccse to home to play for northern iowa. jaclyn the younger sister of former alabama star jadyn --says she chose uni two years ago and has already started to bondwith her pantr teammates. i pick uni because the

coaches made me feel comfortable says has talked with me about building a great program there--he wants to keep moving forward hopefully i can help with that... spencer is a multi- sport star at

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