in some eastern iowans -- while others are calling it all an act of public nuisance. good evening everyone, i'm ron steele. and i'm amanda goodman. thanks for joining us. a strange -- and vivid -- craze sweeping the united states has now made its way to eastern iowa. in at least a dozen states -- people have been spotted wearing the night or in wooded areas. police at the state's three major universities have all gotten reports of people dressed as clowns. here's a viewer picture of a clown supposedly taken in waterloo recently. there's been at least six recent clown sightings throughout the city. these were all from last night in waterloo. kwwl's elizabeth amanieh is live in waterloo. she has been covering this bizarre story.

amanda -- you have a lot of people wondering is this some kind of hoax. as you can imagine -- there's a lot of fear. but as far as police are concerned -- they say unless these clowns are committing a crime they can't do much to stop them from simply walking around in costume. "start heading for college and university." "college street and university." "the house that's kitty corner "behind the house." "are several subjects." "undressing they appear to have been wearing clown costumes." it's reports of clowns like this one. "are several subjects." "undressing they appear to clowns like this one. popping up all across eastern iowa in the weary hours of the night that have many on edge. "i'm constantly looking out my locks, i'm constantly locked up in the house." waterloo police hearing six separate reports of

all happening between 10:30 to three in the morning. one of those-here at this mcdonalds on la porte road. teenage girls dressed with clown masks ordering food through this drive through. in cedar falls-two clown sightings one even on the uni campus. "i saw the hair flying, and they were walking at me at a pretty fast pace. i got spooked and i ran." and to her horror- finding a clma "i saw the mask on the ground, and it freaked me out. left it there." there." but not everyone is laughing. "i'm not sure just because they're getting a thrill out of hurting people, and seeing people scared, or what it is, but its just not funny anymore. it needs to stop." and for police the concern is now

going after these clowns. cedar falls police are urging those who do see these clowns to not approach them. we've got you covered, live in waterloo, elizabeth amanieh...kwwl news. university of iowa police have also confirmed two sightings of clowns the past two nights. saying they are taking all reports seriously, and at this time there is no threat to the university campus or its students. police responding to a report of shots fired in dubuque. it happened on west eighth street near the intersection of hill street sometime before three today. witnesses say they heard quite a bit of yelling back and forth before the shots rang out. police say one person was arrested, and property damage and a number of shell casings were found. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now -- he's tracking rain and

7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: clouds increase this evening leading to rain and a few storms us a mostly sunny afternoon. the sunshine pushes high temperatures into the mid-upper showers are possible after midnight. scattered showers and storms are back in showers. friday is also going to be much cooler with a gusty northwest breeze. high temperatures friday through sunday are in the upper 50s and with low temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s. overnight. most of the rain falls overnight. a few light srs afternoon. the sunshine pushes high temperatures into the mid-upper 70s. the sky remains clear showers are possible after midnight. scattered showers and storms are back in forecast thursday and thursday night. clouds linger through be much cooler with a gusty northwest breeze. high temperatures friday through sunday are in the upper 50s and with low temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s. tonight -- we have new information on recovery efforts in eastern iowa -- following the worst of the

its way back is cedar falls. this is video from the kwwl drone last week over the cedar river. the north cedar nieghborhood took an especially grim hit by the flood water. kwwl taking a boat tour with emergency crews during the height of the flooding late last month. today -- help is being given to those still struggling with the flooding strik north cedar falls today- offering help to victims. storm track seven's lauren moss stopping by today. ruined flooring, cabinets, doors, and trim.. it's hard for patrick gutknecht to look around his the hard-wood floors dry wall, gone.. ..all destroyed by flood- waters.

i am a disabled individual so at this point in time i am not so the red cross has been working hard to help. nat: falls- lending a helping hand to people in need. they come in and like that we are glad to help. strangers coming there is nothing like the heartland- i have worked and lived in many diff. places in the u.s and when you come back to people like patrick, be at home again. there is nothing like the lived in many diff. places in the u.s and when you come back to the heartland, it really feels

the resource center in cedar falls will also be open tomorrow from 11 a-m to 8 p-m. there will also be a resource center open in waverly later this week. cleanup supplies, food and water will be available at the center -- which will be in the waverly civic center. remember that you can always visit our website at kwwl dot com for complete flooding information. one area in cedar rapids that took on water -- still slowly trying to up-close look at flooding in the new-bo area within the czeck village. while much of cedar rapids dodged major damage in the flooding -- parts of new-bo took on several feet of water. today--newbo is dry-- one up and coming buisness--bo mac's-- was impacted by water-- the business though--still in their renovation stage and not yet open. it plans open as a bar and resturant with live music.. they say they're glad they "yeah it could have been worse

we would have had to shut and have to you know have people not be able to work which would have been difficult for a lot more people than just myself." just down the street tornado's pub had an open sign on it today-- a great sign for the newbo area. you can also still help flood victims. kwwl and the american red cross are sharing this information for you to help yori here's what you need to do - text the word "redcross" - all one word" to 9-0-999. that money will be added to your phone bill. meanwhile -- much of the caribbean is in the direct path of hurricane matthew tonight. the category four hurricane threatening jamaica...cuba and haiti. so far -- deaths have been reported in haiti. there's also extensive damage.

close personal connections with the nation of haiti. stormtrack seven's shirley descorbeth joining us -- shirley, you have family in haiti. how are they doing tonight? well, those in port-au-prince such as my uncle...are doing okay. however, we haven't been able to get in touch with family members in the southern part of the island... where the storm is relentless. huriccane matthew is the the caribbean in ten years. in haiti -- the dangerous storm destroying homes...and causing flooding. according to my uncle, who i spoke with over the phone...rivers are overflowing. roofs are blown off homes... people have lost thier livestock...and their land. days ago...haitian officals...and other public figures tried telling people to evacuate the dangerous areas. to see...they always like to wait and see when something is gonna happen then they'll try to move, at that time usually it's too late for them to move, that's

and now...it's too late. communication to the southern part of the country is impossible. there's also no transportation. it really seems like haiti can't catch a break. for many there...they're still dealing with tht the earthqauke six years ago... and now this. we've got you covered live from the tellegraph herald newsroom in dubuque -- shirley descorbeth -- ...kwwl news. thank you shirley -- as for this country -- many on the southern east coast are getting ready for the storm. florida has already declared a state of emergency. here's a view of the deadly storm from space -- thanks to nasa. this video is from a camera on the international space station -- 250 miles above earth.

powerfully through the caribbean sea. we'll continue to follow the hurricane's path -- and also take a look at how the storm could affect our weather here in eastern iowa. coming up on kwwl -- a visual showing in eastern iowa -- meant to start a conversation about a tough subject. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg will have your full forecast -- and also the latest on hurricane matthew in the caribbean. that's coming up next. i think my strongest asset, maybe by far, is my temperament. i'd like to punch him in the face, i'll tell you. i would bomb the [bleep] out of 'em. i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go [bleep] themselves. get him out of here!

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showers are possible after midnight. scattered night. clouds linger through friday with a few light showers. friday is also going to temperatures friday through sunday are in the upper 50s and low 60s. saturday and sunday low 40s. 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: clouds increase this evening leading to rain and a few storms us a mostly sunny afternoon. the sunshine pushes high temperatures into the mid-upper 70s. the sky remains clear wednesday evening as clouds move in around midnight. isolated showers are possible after midnight. scattered showers and storms are back in forecast ths be much cooler with a gusty sunday are in the upper 50s and low 60s. saturday and sunday mornings are going to be chilly with low leading to rain and a few storms overnight. most of the rain clear late in the morning giving us a mostly sunny afternoon. the sunshine pushes high temperatures into the mid-upper 70s. the sky remains clear wednesday evening as clouds move in around midnight. isolated showers are possible after midnight. scattered showers and storms are back in friday is also going to be much cooler with a gusty northwest breeze. high temperatures friday through mornings are going to be chilly with low

screen for your complete weather stormtrack 7 weather team: clouds increase this evening leading to rain and a few storms wednesday morning. the clouds clear late in the morning giving us a mostly sunny mid-upper 70s. the sky remains clear wednesday evening as clouds move in around midnight. isolated showers are possible after midnight. scattered night. clouds linger through friday with a few light showers. friday is also going to be much cooler with a gusty northwest breeze. high temperatures friday through sunday are in the upper 50s and low 60s. saturday and sunday increase this evening leading to rain and a few storms overnight. most of the rain falls overnight. a few light clear late in the morning giving the mid-upper 70s. the sky wednesday evening as clouds move in around midnight. isolated showers are possible after midnight. scattered night. clouds linger through friday with a few light showers. friday is also going to be much cooler with a gusty sunday are in the upper 50s and temperatures in the upper 30s to for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl overnight. most of the rain falls overnight. a few light showers may linger into early wednesday morning. the clouds sunshine pushes high temperatures into the mid-upper 70s. the sky remains clear wednesday evening as clouds move in around midnight. isolated forecast thursday and thursday

wednesday morning. the clouds in around midnight. isolated sunday are in the upper 50s and upper 30s to low 40s. area college students--are trying to start a conversation about mental health-- this is the scene at kirkwood in the grass- to show the appoximate number of college students who die each year by suicide. kwwl's kristin rogers--joining us live from kirkwood with more--kristin? the students are a part of a campus organization called active minds-- which works to promote mental health awareness-- eleven-hundred flags--nats--- put into the ground-- reflecting the approximate number of college deaths each year by suicide. "i think i just see people

students in the active minds organization at kirkwood--wanting to remind other students-- they are not alone-- "you know i kind of use this as a chance to kind of come to situation or for people that are struggling in general for me to just reach out to them and say basis." and many college students have felt that struggle. "grouping them together kind of helps people realize everybody struggles everybody is struggling in some way." they're wanting to let their peers know-- it's okay--to talk about another student. in hopes the message will be heard---or seen. and suicide is a leading cause of death among college students-- students calling it preventable--- saying it's okay to talk about mental health.

if you are having thoughts of suicide--there is help. you can call the foundation two crisis hotline at the number on your screen. coming up... an n-f-l rookie with ties to waterloo makes his presence felt for the new york giaints in their game against the minnesota vikings. and at the mcleod center its media day for uni men's basketball... hopes are once again high for the panthers. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in greeley, anamosa, gilbertville

northern iowa men's basketball team enters the 2016 season believing they can contend for a missouri valley conference title

postseason. coach jake returns two starters and a lot of depth from a team that won the valley post season--and advance to the second round of the ncaa tournament. it's media day senior guard jeremy morgan is the top returning scorer from the team that also uspet ncaa runnerup north carolina last year. morgan averaged 11.3 points and led uni with 5.3 rebounds. in the post... uni season... koch started every game last year. the panthers' klint carlson, wyatt lohaus and ted friedman also got take sot you know jeremy is ready to after waiting his turn behind wes and bo and paul and in many ways jeremy has been waiting his turn behind those 5 seniors waiting in the background offensively now he

the way to finally have his shot at catching the ball a little more. the panthers open the season on november 12 at the mcleod center against coe college. last night in the n- f-l and new york giants rookie with ties to waterloo making a spectacular play. runningback paul perkins took a short pass from eli manning and turned starred at waterloo central and his great uncle don perkins played at waterloo west and later for the dallas cowboys. now those are some great bloodlines... and today---there is a memorial service in his homestate of pennsylavania for the king.. arnold palmer----among those speaking --the great jack nicklaus... p-g-a commissioner tim finchem and cbs sports announcer jim nantz.. plamer died of heart

you've worked hard. retirement's within reach, blum: we've got to raise the retirement age. blum would make it harder, voting to cut social security and privatize medicare. blum would even deny social security to seniors until they're 70. i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message, because seniors have earned social security and medicare.

where thousands of animals were blessed by the catholic church in remembrance of the patron saint of animals. hundreds of pets and their owners lining up for blessings outside a church there in remembrance of saint francis of assisi. the saint was known for speaking to animals and treated them as members of his family. his saint's day is being celebrated today in the u-s. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg for a last look at your forecast. track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg for a last look at your forecast. thank you for joining us for the k-w-w-l news at six.

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