good evfning everyone, i'm ron steele. and i'm amandagoodman. thhks for joining us. plenty of people hitting the roads -- let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now for your travel forecast. information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: as the storm gets closer, light rain develops and becomes widespread with patchy fog overnight. rain will be steady through thursday and heavy at times. rain totals will range from 1.50-2..0". bbween 5-7 pm ttursday, colder air will begin to change the rain over to a wintry mix then light snow north and west trace to 2". all of the precipitation will end shortly after midnight. areas southeast of this line could see a rain/snow mix, but the precipitation will end result will be little to no wintry precipitation. all of and becomes widespread with patchy fog overnight. rain will be steady through thursday and heavy at times. rain totals will range from 1.50-2.50". between 5-7 pm thursday, colder air will begin to change the rain over to a wintry mix then light snow north and west

of a line from waterloo to elkader. snow accumulation is this area could range from a after midnight. areas southeast of this line faster than the cold can move in. resutt will be little to no am friday. kwwls olivia mancino is out on the roadsdsright now..she joins us live from waterloo olivia talks about the traffic where she is at in waterloo she talks about the good conditions. lets take a live look at our waterloo sky cam... the roads are wet right now, so if you're one who likes to travel overnight, the roads are just wet but thats going to change tomorrow night so be advised -- from elkader to waterloo to des moines, that area will experience some

freezing rain starting tomorrow evening so allow plenty of travel time lets turn attention to cedar rapids now... this is the d-o-t camera looking over the s-curve on 380, near first avenue olivia talks about the cars expect to see rain on these roads omorrow.. nothing too crazy but the rain will be heavy at times, over in dubuque... quiet now, but it'll be raining there's a chance for this rain to turn to snow tomorrow night... andndfor iowa cityy we're looking at the dot cam near dubuque street, facing the exit for the university of iowa tomorrow we'll see someain in area, so if you're cookiig your turkey on the grill outside....ake sure you have an umbrella the main concern i want to reiterate -- if you're traveling west to des moines tomorrow, allow plenty of travel time there will be a lot of ice on thth roads in the early afternoon that'll stay on the roads all evening long so be safe out there and have a we've got you covered live in` waterloo olivia mancino kwwl news to stay up to date onnll weather and travel conditions,

we have the latest on our website kwwl dot com this thanksgiing marks the 54th year the ginter family has served the dubuque community a turkey dinner. donna ginter, the pivotal figure behind the dinner, died a few years ago, but her family has carried it on in her name. kwwl's brad hanson joins us live now from the t-h media newsroom in dubuque. and brad, preparations are arly complete for this massive meal. they sure are--by this afternoon, all the turkey's had been cooked, the salads had been prepped, and really all that was left to do was slice the turkey. but even though the to-do list is a bit shorter today, this dinner is a huge undertaking. the end is in sight for genny ginter and her teem of volunners. they're almost done preparing a massive meal for thanksgiving--one they estimate will feed more than two thousand meal. (genny ginter, meal organizer)

"there's a ton of rep work, we everything up." those roasters now empty, this list of thiigs to "this is the nerve wracking part, because tomrrow it's all gotta get put together. my sisters all have a part, and we do something different, and it's like, did you do your part?" this is a meal that will feature more han two thhusand pounds of turkeys, and hundreds of pounds of dressing and salads. and don't forget the pie. (brad hanson, @bhansonkwwl) "ginter says there will be 25 hundred pieces of pie--here i have 100 plates, so imagine 25 times this many plates. in all, the comes out to more than 300 pies--which at an average weight of two pounds, means 600 pounds of pie will be served." "cause some people might running the meal after her mother died, ginterrsays they're more than happy to keep this tradition going.

are going to the elderly, shut in and the handicap. it always makes us feel good we can do it for them." the meal is served tomorrow from 12:30 at the knight's of columbus here in dubuque. makes us feel good we can do it for them." the meal is served tomorrow from 12:30 at the knight's of columbus here in dubuque. we've got you covered live from the t-h media newsroom in dubuque, brad hanson, kwwl news. and for the second year in a row, santa wilil be making aa appearance at the dinner as well.

local grocery stores under pressure with thankgiving approaching... back in the kitchee at the crossroads hy-vee in waterloo, they're working quickly to prepare all the turkeys and meals going out for catering the chef says at least 100 turkeys will go out between today and tomorrow it's a lot of work, t cheff todd ays it's worth it "ive been working the holidays for you know 20+ years so i really dont give it much second thought" chef todd says they still have about 60 more dinner boxes to send out tomorrow... but the phone is still ringing off the hook with orders! continuing coverage -- university of iowa police arrest a man accused of multiple assaults on campus. 32-year-old adam weinstein is charged with third ddgree sexual abuse and multiple counts of assault. police say he was a part of physical and/or verbal attcks on the campus earlier this month -- leading to several hawkwkalerts. if convicted the sexual abuse

up to ten years in prison. multiple vehicles involved in a crash -- including a police s-u-v. the accident happening at the intersection of san marnan drive and la porte road in waterloo. you can person was seen being put into an ambulance. a couple survives after a car slams through a a estaurant ---- dragging them under the tables. take a look at the car come flying into the california restaurant-- hitting the man on the far left and the person sitting across from him. investigatoo say the drivvr suffered a seizure -- and accidentily hit the gas pedal. amazingly -- nobody was seriously injured in the crash. for far too many iowa children, life is a daily struggle. children likemerson, through no fault of their own, live lives which are often chaotic, very uncertain and quite lonely. but, as we've seen so many times on iowa's child, iowa families

step up, and literally save kids, like erson...it's her day. "just to be a part of this family." "emmy's case came to our attention when she was exposed domestic violence." emmy is two-year old emerson, whose life began without givvg her ch of a chance. "livivng a very chaotic life. parents split. dad went to prison right away." like hundreds of other iowa children, emerson went to "she immediately fell in love with them. michelle becker is an iowa lawyer and child advocate who grew up in gilbertville.. she is emerson's guardian ad litem....that's the person who protects iowa kids in court. "it really struck me how much of that choas we didn't know about. i invesesed in this along time ago in fighting for emerson and know what was best for her." "mom consented to the termination of parental rights. she had given up, becasue she had moved on to another relationship. and, decided that was the live she wanted to live." emerson's case ended up in iowa district court "her parental rights for her biological parents were terminated."

and that court ruling paved the way for emerson's legal adoption by joe and melinda, whom adoptedlast year and haveebeen foster parents for 5-years.. determined to give emmy a new life. little girl when we couldngt. and. she's truly been her voice throughout hhr entire casas." anddso it is with great joy that this court grants the request for adoption." "we just want to give them the best lives possible. they deserve it.they didn't ask to be put into the positions that they ae. and, they idn't ask for life to be this way. so, we just loveehem like we would love our own. so, on this day, it's all about emerson's adoption....but, joe and melinda are building a large family. melilia's biological son is 13-year old jayden....3-year old kaylin. they adopted kaylin

national adoption day. ...oon, ttis little cutie, one year old,owen, will become part of their family...and, they'll even go older, adopting 18- year old aleitha in the not to distant futurur. "one on thh biggest things is remembering why you are willing to open your arms and your heart and your home to these kids, and no matter how eventually." "you know, she was here last year r t our adoption day, because her sister was adopted. i mean she's got a great i meanm she's got a great future ahead of her." november is national adoption moth, so, learar more about adoption and becoming aafoster

iowakidsnet. i have a link to the iowakidsnet website on kwwl.cm. coming up on kwwl... local girls gearing up for their trip to participate in the macy's thanksgivng day parade in new york city. plus.. authorities ramping up security for the event in case of any potential threats here's a live look at the storm track 7 ve doppler radar....storm track seven's chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast, coming up... and when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that byoing to our page on facebook. you can also "like" our page to "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. with ron

forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: as the storm gets closer, light rain develops and becomes widespread with patchy fog overnight. rain will be steady through thursday ad heavy at times. rain totals will range from 1.50-2.50". between 5-7 pm thursday, colder air will begin to change the rain over to a wintry mix then light snow north and west trace to 2". all of the precipitation will end shortly after idnight. areas southeast of this line could see a rain/snow mix, but the precipitation will end result will be little to no

bbomes widespreaea with patchy fog overnight. rain will be steady through thursday and heavy at times. rain totals will range from 1.50-2.50". between 5-7 pm thursday, colder air will begin to change the rain over to a wintry mix then light snow north and est of a line from waterloo to precipitation will end shortly after midnight. areas southeast of this line could see a rain/snow mix, but wintry precipiiation. all of f his precipitation will end about 2 am friday.as the storm gets closer, light rain develops and becomes widespread with patchy g overnight.`rain will be steady thrugh thursday and heavy at times. rain totals will range from 1.50-2.50". between 5-7 pm thursday, colder air will begin to change the rain over to a wintry mix then light snow north and west of a line from waterloo to elkader. snow accumulation is precipitation will end shortly after midnight. areas southeast of this line could see a rain/snow mix, but the precipitation will end faster than the cold can move in. result will be little to no about 2 am friday.as the storm gets closer, light rain developssand becomes widespread with patchy fog overnight. rain will

be steady through thursday and between 5-7 pm thursday, colder air wll begin to chnge the rain over to a wintry mix this s rea could rangg from a trace to 2". all of the precipitation will end shortly after midnight. areas southeast of this line could see a rain/snow mix, but wintry precipitation. all of this precipitation will end about 2 am friday. back in action tonight for the screen for your complete weather rain develops and becomes times. rain totals will range the rain over to a wintry mix the precipitation will end this precipitation will end about 2 am friday.as the storm be steady through thurssay and colder air will begin to change elkader. snow accumulation is this area could range from a trace to 2". all of the areas southeast of this line in. result will be little to no am friday.as the storm gets clososr, light rain develops and becomes widdspread with patchy fog overnight. rain will be steady through thursday and between 5-7 pm thursday, colder air will begin to change of a line from waterloo to

elkader. snow accumulation is this area could range from a areas southhast of this llne faster than the cold can move in. result will be little to no am friday.as the storm gets closer, light rain develops and becomes widespread with patchy range from 1.50-2.50". between 5-7 pm thursday, colder air will begin to change the rain overrto a wintry mix elkader. snow accumulation is after midnight. areas southeast of this line could see a rain/snow mix, but result will be little to no wintry precipitation. all of this precipitationnill end aboutt am friday. coming up on kwwl... the u-n-i panthers back in action tonight for the first time since beating the number one tar heels. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in frytown, strawberry point, atkins and all of eastern iowa

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with very large numbers of iformed officerer, ah.. this year i think you will see even a larger presence." meanwhile -- two independence girls are preparing for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. we caught up with madison and alyssa last week during their rehearsal in independence -- before they left for new york city. madison arend says she's excited to perform with the 500 other dancers. "i'm really excited to go. hopefully, i will meet some new friends, have some fun along the way exploring the city. i'll probably be very n%rvous the day of the parade." madison and alyssa say they've been practicing for more than month. you can catch the macy's thanksgiving da parade tomorrow right here on kwwl. coming up next... coach ben jacobson goes after a milestone 200th win just days after his panthers knocked

plus -- we'll hear from the head hawk -- as kirk ferentz and the iowa football team get set to chaae perfefetion at nebraska --

ben jacobson's won a lot as head coach of the uni panthers -- of course he had a huge one division 3 dubuque -- came in with a bit less buzz -- it was still big ith jacobson

the ddbuque spartans -- coached by former panther robbie sieverding -- the favorites to win the iowa conference this season -- and they kept it close early -- andre norris with the j -- he dropped 20 tonigigt -- game tied at 23 -- panthers pull away a bit later -- wes washpun with the hammer after the steal -- 32, 23 uni -- moments later -- austin arias from downtown -- he had 12 in the game -- panthers led by 7 at the break -- spartans not going away in the second half -- jake weber -- i think that was supposed to be a pass -- still -- washpun from d dwntown -- he led the way with 22 tonight -- then 200th career win at uni -- panthrs rop the spartans 83, 63 -- it means a lot. you know all that coach has done here, all the sweet 16 appearances and tournament wins. it's good to be a partf one of his milestone wins. uni ttvels to face north dakota

on saturday -- the missouri valley football conference handed out st-season honors today -- and it's no surprise deiondre hall has been named the defensive player of the year -- hall leads the confrence with 6 interceptions thissyear -- and is uni's all-time leader with 4 career pick sixes -- ----------------- meanwhile -- aaron bailey won the newcomer of the year honor in a runaway -- his 1029 rushing yards is third all-time for a missouri vally quarterback -- he also a uni quarterback record with 17 touchdowns on the ground -- panthers open the playoffs on saturday hosting eastern illinois -- theehawkeye football team will chase a perfect regular season this weekend with a trip to nebraska -- and considering what happened last year -- there will be no shortage of motivation -- iowa actually led the huskers by 17 late in the third quarter n iowa city -- but things fell apart as nebraska rallied for an over-time victory --

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