supporters are signing an online petition to fire an iowa sentence for a wapello county man. kraigen grooms pleaded guilty to lascivious acts with a child, who was one, earlier this year in wapello county. grooms is 19. judge randy degeest gave grooms a 10-year suspended sentence and five years of supervised release monday. he must also register as a sex offender. a post on a website called 'the petition site dot com' is gaining signatures asking to remove a cedar rapids woman has reached major milestones in her recovery, after a crash that almost killed her. kelsey cummings was driving on zika avenue on the northwest side of cedar rapids in march of 2015. she says was almost home when she hit a patch of ice, and crossed the center line of traffic. she hit a hollow pipe gate, that went through her lower body. cummings told t-v nine that she had a drink earlier that evening but says she wa cummings was in a wheelchair for about a year after the crash. this past march, she had hip replacement surgery, and has since been able to walk with crutches. cummings says she's now focuse

kraigen grooms pleaded guilty to lascivious acts with a child, who was one, earlier this year in wapello county. grooms is 19. judge randy degeest gave grooms a 10-year suspended sentence and five years of supervised release monday. he must also website called the petition site dot com is gaining signatures asking for degeest's removal from office. dozens of people in monticello still can't go back to their homes and businesses today because of a major gas leak. we just talked to monticello police chief britt smith right before this newscast he said crews are working on a by-pass, but people will probably still have to stay out of their homes and businesses for another couple hours. it happened in the area along south main street, south maple street, o drive and east south street. people in 25 to 30 businesses and homes had to leave, and can't go back to their homes even for things like medications or other personal items. emergency responders took people affected to the monticello community building. remember, whenever you see news happening, you can let us know by calling our newsline

wapello county approved raising its minimum wage. the first hike goes into effect this january, jumping in 95 cent increments over three years, to top out at 10-10 an hour. it applies to businesses in the unincorporat ed areas of the county and within municipalities that don't opt out. tonight the iowa city board of adjustment will consider an appeal against reid and sandy carlson want to build the 7,500 square foot replica in the manville heights neighborhood. neighbors are challenging the building permit citing parking problems and safety concerns. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin. mostly sunny skies are taking over and our temperatures are comfortable. highs should end up generally in the lower 70s. quiet weather continues into tomorrow with clouds increasing later in the day. it'll be about five degrees warmer, though. showers and a few thunderstorms arrive tomorrow friday, winding down late friday evening into friday night. the weekend looks like another winner with sunshine and highs in the 70s. seasonable 7

the first year is agreeable to most places but then it's how they feel where do they go from here " wapello county, including e ottumwa, could be next with a final minimum wage hike vote set there for tomorrow. polk county could take a final vote next month and lee county is actively kcrg tv9 news. it's a great start to the work week joe. will the sun stick around for this evening? an increase in clouds tonight signals the approach of a cold front from the west. overnight showers and storms develop and stick showers and storms continuing while wednesday and thursday are looking good. by thursday night clouds thicken once again with the next rain chance ahead for friday. once again we will need to watch closely to see if any friday night light football games are impacted by rain. have a goodnight. tonight: mostly cloudy. showers move in late in the night. wind: s 5-15 low: 63 tomorrow: mostly cloudy with scattered showers and a few storms. wind: w 5-10. high: 73 alo: 70 bruce and beth... who shot himself at jefferson high school, has died. students reported hearing the sound of gunfire frida

on january 1st, wapello county's minimum wage will rise to 8.20 an hour from the current state minimum of 7.25. it will rise to 9.15 in 2018... ..and 10.10 in 2019. towns have the option of opting out. supervisors voted to raise its minimum wage. johnson county supervisors voted a year ago to raise the wage. and polk county is considering it. should a house resembling kinnick stadium go up in a residential area of iowa city? the city's board of adjustment could decide that at a meeting starting in just a few minutes at 5:15. reid and sandy carlson want to build the 75- hundred square foot home in the manville has already issued a building permit for the house that would resemble the hawkeye football stadium. the group, "neighbors of manville heights association," and some property owners are trying to stop that. they fear big parties there, plus fire safety and other concerns. the board has the final decision unless someone takes the issue to court. one linn county flower shop spread kindness today through the gift of six roses. pecks in hiawatha hosted its annual good neighbor dy. six

wapello county followed suit just days later -- becoming the third iowa county to approve a plan for a higher minimum wage.on january first -- they're setting their at 8-25 an hour -- up from 7-25.the next year -- it goes to 9-15 -- in 20-19 -- it'll be 10-10 an hour.cities within the county can also decide to "opt-out" week two of the n-f-l continues in justa few hours -- but iowa lawmakers are getting ready to tackle fantasy sports in the state. state.right now -- when you go to sites like fan-duel -- you get an error message because it's not allowed in iowa.even just playing for cash can be out of line -- but some lawmakers are trying to create regulations to govern -- and they say the iowa racing and gaming commission would oversee it all "we realize it's gambling -- but we want to make sure it's regulated and it's done properly -- we want to make sure people who are playing have the means to play and are not in debt..""we know that there is a very strong corelation between online gaming and fantasy sports leading too the potential to having a gambling disorder." before -- we hea

johnson and wapello counties have also passed county-wide increases.a similar proposal is being considered in polk county. game... ron calozzi has really done a good job and i don't know if we can cover a punt right now he's not giving us a chance. he's really doing a good job there so that's certainley a positive."no offense to the iowa punting game -- but when that's the only positive thing kirk ferentz takes away from a game -- it's not a good thing -- saturday c.j. beathard looked off, the running back was no existant -- and the hawkeye defense got gashedand that's becoming a trend early in the season -- if you take away the iowa state game -- iowa is per game -- how do they fix it? -- pretty simple to the hawks -- just execute. execute. "i mean everybody gets a little tired, but i don't think we were phased by that... we just need to execute. again we need to be in the spots that we are suppose to be in. in those situations we just have to know what's going to happen, anticipate, and we just didn't execute when we needed to." to.""communication issues and then fit issues. we need to l

on january 1st, wapello county's the current state minimum of 7.25. it will rise to $9.15 in 2018... ..and $10.10 in 2019. towns have the option of opting out. on monday, linn county supervisors voted to raise its minimum wage. johnson county supervisors voted a year ago to raise the wage. and polk county is considering it. meteorologist justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... clouds will be in and out of the sky today, with a general increase in cloudiness later this afternoon. it's going to be another nice day with highs well into the 70s. showers and a few thunderstorms move in tonight and continue into friday. severe weather is not likely but some decent rainfall amounts perhaps more than a half- inch are possible. storms should not be much of a problem during the high school football games, however. highs stay in the 70s this weekend with dry weather returning. we'll be a little warmer most of next week with highs hanging out near 80.today: increasing clouds. wind: se 5-15. high: 77 alo: likely. low: 64 alo: 63 dbq: 63 iow: 65 61 t

on january 1st, wapello county's minimum wage will rise to $8.20 an hour from the current state minimum of 7.25. it will rise to $9.15 in 2018... ..and $10.10 in 2019. towns have the option of opting out. on monday, linn county supervisors voted to raise its minimum wage. johnson county supervisors voted a year ago to raise the wage. and polk county is considering it. congress is still unable to pass a bill to fund the fight say that's about to cause years of problems. according to c-d-c director tom frieden, the u-s is about to see more children born with birth defects as a result of zika. florida governor rick scott says a lot of those children will be born in his state. " this isn't just a florida issue. this is -- we're the tip of the spear. we have over 60 people now with local or non-travel related zika. this is going to be a national issue. the house and the senate and the president have got to come together that zika isn't at the front of senators minds. just under eight weeks until election day, senate republicans are anxious to finish their work and send members up for re- ele

on january 1st, wapello county's minimum wage will rise to $8.20 an hour from the current state minimum of 7.25. it will rise to $9.15 in 2018... ..and $10.10 in 2019. towns have the option of opting out. on monday, linn county supervisors voted to raise its minimum wage. johnson raise the wage. and polk county is considering it. one linn county flower shop spread kindness through the gift of six roses. pecks in hiawatha hosted its annual good neighbor day yesterday. the shop gave participants six free roses all day until they ran out. it encouraged people to keep one rose for themselves and hand out the rest to a neighbor, friend or stranger. "it's a very happy day. we have a lot of repeat customers that come every year. we kinda threw them off a little bit by calling and saying 'when is good neighbor day?' " participants were also encouraged to bring in donations for the linn community food bank. good neighbor day has been a peck's tradition for more than 20 years. presidential candidates are talking more about their medical history. but one candidate has released more information tha

johnson and wapello counties have also passed county-wide increases.a similar proposal is being considered in polk county. the iowa city board of adjustment will soon decide whether a couple can build a 75-hundred square foot home that looks like kinnick stadium. stadium.the board decided last week to postpone its as cbs 2 news first reported in june - the plans for the home include brick siding and a replica of the stadium's press box.in july - neighbors filed an appeal complaining about the home's size - describing it as a tailgating venue.the decision could come on wednesday. don't forget -- cbs 2 connects with you - call cbs 2 if you see news happen.800 222 kgan. you can also email tips, pictures, and even video --to news -- at cbs 2 iowa dot com. that's a quick look at your tuesday morning news.get more that's a quick look at your tuesday morning news.get more e measure quality of life by the numbers. so when washington politicians like rod blum keep voting to raise social security's retirement age to 70, it's time to pay attention. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security