fireifghters credit ken blazek and brock staley with saving a woman trapped in her cedar rapids home after an explosion in june.

chris and nicole, the grocery chain named ken blazek and brock staley as iowa's hy-vee heroes. on june 27th, their fast year old neighbor. a natural gas leak caused her home to explode and then quickly go up in flames. blazek and stanley heard the explosion, and ran to help. "46:18i'm going a train just derailed or something just blew up. i look outside, outside is just all gray. now i knew it was diane's house." saturday they will be honored coming up in our next half hour we'll learn more about what was going through their heads, during this scary few minutes. chris, nicole? studying for tests used to mean going through mountains of flash cards. in today's made in eastern iowa, one man capitalized on an idea to offer the same practices in a mobile version. good morning! it's ---. plan on a cool monday with are looking for a day to get lights up this week...this may lunch hour on wednesday . rainfall totals out of this tuesday-wednesday system look to be around a half inch in most areas. nothing strong or severe is cannot fully be discounted. on thanksgiving, we continue to fo

chris and nicole, the grocery chain named ken blazek and brock staley as iowa's hy-vee heroes. on june 27th, their fast thinking and quick movement saved the life of a 64 year old neighbor. a natural gas leak caused her home to explode and then quickly go up in flames. blazek and stanley heard the explosion, and ran to help. "46:18i'm going a train just derailed or something just blew up. i look outside, outside is just all gray. now i knew it was diane's house." saturday they will be honored during halftime at the hawkeye game. coming up in our next half hour we'll learn more about what was going through their heads, during this scary few minutes. chris, nicole? the memory of a small town's marine is now set in stone. the town of preston, which is west of maquoketa, held a dedication ceremony for a memorial statue. it's in honor of 22-year-old who died in afghanistan from an i-e-d explosion. the battlefield cross statue features a marine's boots, helmet and rifle. his family says it immediately brings back memories. "

ken blazek and brock staley are iowa's heroes games between iowa and nebraska this friday. firefighters credit them for risking their lives to help their neighbor who was badly burned in the explosion in june. they shut off the gas meters, used a extinguisher to knock down the fire and pull their neighbor to safety. "48:57i picked her up, helped her up, we walked off got her out of the house across street. not more than 30 seconds later, the house was fully engulfed." they'll take part in a number at halftime of friday's game. dubuque schools are taking another look at a book that's required reading for one class. the book's popularity led it to the big screen. but some parents say it should be banned from the classroom. and governor branstad pardoned two turkeys today before thanksgiving. and here how the cubs world series win played a part in the ceremony... one class at hempstead high school in dubuque. the book is "the perks of being a wallflower." and tonight, a school committee is discussing the future use of the book. kcrg t-v nine's katie wiedemann joins us live fro

chris and nicole, this saturday, ken blazek and brock staley will receive that honor for saving their neighbors life after her house exploded. june 27 started out as a typical day for these two. but that changed, within a matter of moments. "46:14all of sudden whom we just heard the great big explosion, i'm going a train just derailed or something just blew." "41:57i heard a lot of air going through the leaves of the the alley. then i rushed a little bit sooner and i could definitely see it." they both took off running toward their 64 year old neighbor diane barnes' home. staley grabbed two fire extinguishers, and blazek grabbed a wrench. actually hear the gas, and since i just mowed a half hour before, i actually knew where the shut off was for the gas line, so i knew i had to shut the gas line off." "43:25there was no way we could fight anything, or be first responders for anything if we fighting experience. once the gas was off, he says that training kicked in. he fought as much of the fire inside as he could, and got barnes out. "48:46she wanted to go back and go get her shoes and

fireifghters credit ken blazek and brock staley with saving a woman trapped in her cedar home after an explosion in jne. they shut off the gas and used a three people from nebraska will also be honored. one of the most recognizable t-v moms in history is being remembered today. so many of us grew up watching florence henderson. she died yesterday -- surrounded by family and friends. she was best known for her role as carol brady from the brady bunch. millions of people watched that show in re-runs over the a this morning, a very special reunion to show you. amanda ober saw a woman in the air force return home at the airport "i'm home for about 25 days so i'm really excited." this sweet embrace... between a young airman and her beau caught our eye at the airport. 19 year old terra ford was returning but the story gets better.... "your family doesn't know you're home?!" "no ma'am they don't' i'm really excited to surprise them." terra and marcos graciously agreed to let us go with them to terra's grandmothers house where her family was having thanksgiving. she called her family from down

and brock staley as they received honors for risking their lives. today, an investigator with the state fire marshal's office checked out the damage at iowa gold distributing. the recycling plant in central city caught fire after multiple explosions yesterday morning. people nearby couldn't leave their homes, or use their furnace for possible contaminates in the air. central city firefighters went back to the plant that rekindled. the fire chief, james o'leary, says it's hard to prepare for the dangers explosions and that type of fire can present. a prairieburg firefighter went to the hospital for overexertion while battling the fire. "you're carrying probably an extra 50-60 pounds of weight on you. and he's in shape, he's not an older guy at all. even someone in shape, it wears you out. a good few hours of o'leary says the firefighter is back home and recovering. a state fire marshall says they will have to get somebody to move things out of the area before they can determine a cause for the fire. turning to weather.. chris, the clouds are leaving

fireifghters credit ken blazek and brock staley with saving a woman trapped in her cedar rapids home after an explosion in june. they shut off the gas and used a fire extinguisher to help pull her to safety. three people from nebraska were also honored. people in cedar falls getting in the holiday spirit this weeekend with holiday hoopla. santa's workshop was vacant all day yesterday -- but people say it's all about being surprised. "my fav he's come by helicopter before. he's come by train before. so, who knows what's going to happen tonight." small business saturday kicks off today at ten and runs until five. jingle mingle will also start december first in cedar falls. pretty soon, we'll start to see some snow here in eastern iowa. snow. (brad hanson, @bhansonkwwl) "well so far, the they are more ready this year nats truck door shutting, truck starting, truck leaving the winneshiek county (dan marx, winneshiek county sheriff) "we don't get to take a day off because of weather, of weather. so we still have to work in the worst kind of around, especially on the icy drive, mostly rear

fireifghters credit ken blazek and brock staley with saving a woman trapped in her cedar rapids home after an explosion in jne. they shut off the gas and used a three people from nebraska will also be honored. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: have some thunderstorms late. rain could be heavy sunday night with lingering rain into monday. afternoon through night with breezy conditions monday and again on wednesday. temperatures will be mainly mild through the next week. check kwwl dot com for the >>> we're back on this black friday try day and if you want to try a new hairstyle for the holidays this might be the answer. >> for weeks now a lot of our friends who have watched our show have gone crazy on social media for kathie lee's hair. want to know the secret for getting those perfect curls. >> here's >> yes! >> laura casterrino. >> basically what goes on, actually just on mondays and thursdays from start to finish. so -- here it is!

at halftime, the crowd cheered for ken blazek and brock staley as they received honors for risking their lives. while the hawkeyes are done for the regular season, there's still plenty of college football today. iowa state hopes to end their season on a high note with a matchup at home against west virginia. kickoff for today's game is set for 2:30 at jack trice stadium in ames. you can watch the record on the line today in the division three playoffs. after beating monmouth last week, they travel to saint paul minnesota to take on saint thomas. kickoff is set for noon. you can catch the game live online. a link to watch is on the coe athletics website. one eastern iowa community famous for its christmas lights, is living up to its reputation. this year they put in extra effort. the lights are serving another purpose. stay with t-v 9. morning! its 8:30 on november 26th! here is a live look at green party presidential candidate jill stein has filed a request for a recount in wisconsin. fidel castro, the leader of cuba more than half a century, died at age 90. the cuban government has decl

brock staley and ken blazek will receive that honor during the iowa vs. nebraska game on november 25. the cedar rapids fire department will also honor them for their heroic acts next month. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin. enjoy the sunshine while we have it, because we won't see much of it for the rest of the week. clouds increase later this afternoon clouds continue to thicken tonight, keeping us in the lower 30s. showers become likely on tuesday, especially during the afternoon. it'll be breezy, too. showers continue tomorrow night and taper off on wednesday. rainfall amounts of a quarter to half-inch will be common. clouds will hang around on thanksgiving, but it will be a dry day with highs in the lower 40s. some flurries are possible thursday night into early friday. while it doesn't look like much right now, it's something to keep in mind if you plan on being out for black friday shopping.today: increasing clouds. wind: se 5-15. high: 42 alo: 41 dbq: 41 iow: 43 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 alo: 30 dbq: 29 iow:

fireifghters credit ken blazek and brock staley with saving a woman trapped in her cedar rapids home after an explosion in jne. they shut off the gas and used a fire extinguisher to help pull her to safety. also be honored. we all know how tough driving can be in an iowa winter. law enforcement in one county is now better suited to deal with the snow. the winneshiek county sheriff's office updating their fleet of cars for the winter. they have three new trucks, and upgraded all their vehicles to be four wheel drive. "we don't get to take a day off because of weather, and we don't close down because of weather. so we still have to busiest, in the bad weather conditions." having four wheel drive means they'll be able to get where they need to go faster. one of the most recognizable t-v moms in history is being remembered today. so many of us grew up watching florence henderson. she died yesterday -- surrounded by family and friends. she was best known for her role watched that show in re-runs over the years. carol brady was 82 years old. this morning, a very special reunion to show you

fireifghters credit ken blazek and brock staley with saving a woman trapped in her cedar rapids home after an explosion in jne. they shut off the gas and used a fire extinguisher to help pull her to sa three people from nebraska will also be honored. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather stormtrack 7 weather team: mostly cloudy today with sunshine for saturday. rain with lingering rain into monday. another round of light rain/snow tracks in on tuesday. winds will wednesday. temperatures will be mainly mild through the next week. we'll be back in 30 minutes, be >>> it is 8:30 now on this friday morning, november 25th. we've got a huge crowd out here today! working off some of the turkey and stuffing by waving to their friends and family back home. that's a way to work it off. thanks, all, for coming out here. >>> jessica chastain stars in a new political thriller that's we'll talk to her about tackling a role that's ripped right from the headlines. >>> plus, a new twist on turkey chilly and more ways to en