luke's in cedar rapids. and, for the shift, kelli will be ready -- amidhe others trying to transfer their coverage. " i can be on the phone long periods of time even though it's hard. " kcrg-tv9's chris earl with that story. most health care providers and political leaders in iowa approve of the delay. that includes state senator liz mathis, who has been one of the biggest critics of governor branstad's plan. giving caregivers more appreciation is a new focus for one cedar rapids hospital. mercy medical center in cedar rapids opened the new "family caregivers center." it says there's plenty of research about those with intense stress and even loneliness. so, the cenenr pairs each caregiver with a volunteer coach, who works with a family to provide support. "family caregivers are stressed because they feel overwhelmed and isolated. and often times they can't figure out what they need when they're taking care of someone with a chronic condition. so our center will help them f@gure out what their needs are." th

meanwhile, this is a live look in cedar rapids. let's check in with chief meteorologist jeb bush: here's the truth you will not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. their aim is our total destruction. we can't withdraw from this threat or negotiate with it. we have but one choice: to defeat it. vo: right to rise usa is responsible cool in the 30s and 40s 40s skies are fair fair highs were in the range of 45-50 except where snow was on the ground in the n/west n/west saturday look s great but clouds and cooler weather will sunday highs were in the upper 40s to near 50 with no rain rain current temps are in the 30s and 40s 40s winds are south 5-10 5-10 highs saturday will be in the upper 40s to near 50 50clouds are gathering over the plains and they will bring a chance of a sprinkle or brief shower sunday sunday rainfall looks to

we've got you covered live in cedar rapids kristin rogers...kwwl news. certainly some slick conditions south of cedar rapids, the iowa city sheriff's office tells us they have pulled more than 20 vehicles from ditches there. here's a ve look at the hawkeye community college skycam. mark schnackenberg has a final look at your weather next. we'll be righgh back --------- --------- --------- --------- announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not d day in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. . >>> tonight, triple threat. blizzard conditions, tornados, flash floods. 100 million americans at risk with a storm thatas already killed dozens. >>> no charges. a grand jury does not indict the

in cedar rapids. stephanie johnson... cbs 2 news. police in cedar rapids are asking f f your help to identify two suspects they say are responsible for numerous thefts in the area. these two men used stolen credit cards to purchase items all over town in november - including target and kohl's on the northeast side of town. town.anyone who can identify the men is asked to call cedar rapids police or linn county crime stoppers. good employment news tonight. right now, there are more open jobs than unemployed people in the corridor. corridor.according to the iowa workforce development, there are more than 18-thousand job vacancies, but just less than 11-thousand unemployed workers. those numbers are better than most parts of iowa.statewide, there are about 48-thousand openings, and more than 60- thousand people without jobs. new national numbers show 211-thousand jobs were added in november. cbs 2 news continues to follow latest polls in the race for the white house housea new c-n-n o-r-c poll maintains a commanding lead over her oppone

live in cedar rapids this morning. thanks a lot, forrest. many are celebrating a holiday light display at summit pointe senior living in marion. after he came up with the idea last year, staff members at the facility say russell wasn't sure if he still be around to see the big reveal this year.. but kcrg-tv9's jill kasparie shows us that he is, and he couldn't be more thrilled to see the project come to life. "3:02:41 hey dad, hello there. hello hello!" russell is used to his routine with dinner at 4:30... but tuesday night it was obvious -- things are a bit different. "3:19:13 with christmas a couple days away what bebeer of a night. " it is the night russell has waited for - for a year. "2:57:45 christmas was passed lat year. i couldn't make christmas come back and i had to wait until this christmas. " the 82-year-old s ss last ccistmas his daughter - window and he thought one just wasn't enough. awesome to light every window in this building and that's - i just took it from there." russell still has the box of lights from his daughter. an

his history in cedar rapids is a pretty incredible history. a lot of the neat things we enjoy today, i guarantee bill quinby had a role in. " mayor ron corbett was among the people attending the roast. coming up next in sports.. iowa coach kirk ferentz wins another national coach of the year award.. and scott will feature hawkeye scoring machine, jarrod uthoff. stay with your 24 hour news sosoce, i have ever seen.. jarrod uthoff put on a show against iowa state but it didn't end the way he wanted it too. before practice today jarrod uthoff was busy working on his shot. their is a reason he has scored 59 points in the last two games. nobod works harder on his game than jarrod. i work extremely hard my shot. and that is the key to my confidence on the court. is it where you just know that ball is going in? you don't even think about it it just happens you just know it is going in. it is pretty special when you are in a zone like that. for uthoff to do that in one half i thought he was going for 50 to be a part of that in that environment was gre

the housing market in cedar rapids is healthier now than it was a year ago because cedar rapids has had fewer home foreclosures. and more homeowners are making their mortgage payments on time. data from corelogic show the city's foreclosure rate in october was nine percent. that's down from october 2014, when the foreclosure rate was zero point 94 percent. corelogic data also shows the 90-day delinquency rate was just over two percent in october. that's down from more than two and a half percent a year earlier. a daycare program in tipton that includes children with special needs is getting national attention. tipton adaptive daycare began working with kids who have special behavioral or physical needs 10 years ago. last year, the daycare moved from a home setting to a larger commercial building in tipton. child care aware of america picked this program as the national child care provider of the month for november. director deborah vandergaast , who is also a registered nurse, says many visitors might not know of the special needs focus. "this is not meant to look like a hospital or a s

stay with c-b-s two -terry has after the cedar rapids police department has 12 new officers.the 43rd class of the rapids regional police academy graduated today at veteran's memorial coliseum. the recruits started their 17-weeks of training back in august and are eager to get on the job.iowa city, university heights, vinton and west liberty also added new officers with today's news at ten.

today is a big day for in downtown cedar rapids. . the c-r-s-t building is raising an important beam. that story and more still to come on tv-9. stay with us. a cedar rapids group is hosting it's to honor the lives of two homeless people murdered earlier this year. the catherine mcauley center is hosting the memorial walk today. they will be starting at the center at 5 o'clock this evening. then they will walk or drive to each of the two sites where the homeless people were killed. back in september, police found 56-year-old raymond ursino strangled in the parking lot of the first presbyterian church. found 41-year-old sharon mead strangled outside of coe college. 44-year-old travis standlee for the two murders in may. he has pleaded not guilty. homeless advocates from around the state will gather today at the state capitol building in des moines. the leaders of joppa - a non profit that works to end homelessness - have organized the memorial and rally to show city officials something needs to be done. a candlelight vigil is planned f

live in downtown cedar rapids. dave, some plow drivers are saying the calendar helped them clear the roads? beth, stranan as it sounds, you could have worse mondays for snow and sleet. since we're between christmas and new years all the schools are already clcled. a loloof people also take vacation or holidays this week. and d-o-t plow drivers working on the highways and interstates noticed the difrence. t/nat mitch wood, a supervisor at the d-o-t garage in cedar rapids, says it was something plow drivers noticed right away this morning. they even chatted about it on the truck radios. plows weren't sharing the road with quite as many vehicles on the morning commute. some of it might simply be the weather with many people deciding to statahome until the roadadwere cleared. sot/nat but more likely, with no school and many drivers on just didn't need to try to make it somewhere. and it made a difference. " the less traffic out there the faster our trucks can make the rounds and get material to the road and put materia

what you can expect to see in a new development on one of the busiest corners in cedar rapids. tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning, one of the hardest parts of fighting cancer is the treatment.we'll talk about the treatment that could make chemotherapy a thing of the past.find out how, tomorrow on ((kelly)) time now for this week's c-b-j report. report.and joining us live from the corridor business journal is editor adam moore. adam, sounds like we're getting some new businesses at one of the busiest intersections in cedar rapids.. we have word this week that two retailers will be moving into a new commercial strip at first avenue and collins road in cedar rapids. regional eyeglass chain all about eyes and mattress firm, which is now located just down the block, have both signed 10- year leases at the new strip. the building will replace the former fiesta del sol restaurant at the corner, which is one of the busiest in the city. those retailers are expected to be open for business by next summer. speaking of development, there's been some controversy surrounding a vote at cedar rapi

back to you in cedar rapids. the rose bowl game is tomorrow with kick off shortly after four p-m iowa time. the 12-and-1 hawkeyes face the 11-and-2 stanford cardinal. you can see the game on e-s-p-n. and don't miss t-v nine's "countdown to kick-off" earlier in the day. the hour-long special airs at 9 a-m, right here on kcrg-tv9. " " here's what you need to know as door on this new year's eve. it's going to get cold tonight. auto repair shop workers say the cold temperatures make cars break down faster and it's very important to keep up car maintenance during winter. mechanics are hard at work fixing brakes, alternators, and replacing tires which all deteriorate in the cold. there are lots of ways that kids can get in on the new year's celebrations today. several places around eastern iowa are hosting "noon year's eve." the iowa children's museum in coralville, the downtown cedar rapids public library and the marion public library all have events today for the young ones. because tonight is new year's eve, the iow

she joins us live in cedar rapids with the details. kristin? palo is a little more than ten miles from where i am in cedar rapids, however -- the small store of palo outdoors has experienced huge sales the manager believes recent violence has lead to more people wanting to buy guns one customer now because due to the violence he fears guns will be harder to get in the future. it's a concept the manager of (cg: matt schrantz/ manager of palo outdoors) "the pro gun people are defintely concerned so they are taking it upon say." talk of stricter gun control comes after a series of violence. the san barnardio shooting in california marked the 355 mass shooting in the united states this year in 336 days. another part of this recent to feel safe. we've got you covered live in the store manager says the says sales of all types of guns have increased this year. an assault rifle is found -- and a man is arrested following reports of gun shots. police arrest 22- year-old vincent harrington in the 600 block of wellington street tuesday night in waterloo.

live in cedar rapids, dave franzman kcrg tv9 news. it's already been five years since the delhi dam breach and still lake delhi sits empty. the contntctor says rebuilding of the dam has run into problems, but he's promising next year. stay with tv9. "hi, i'm first lieutenant mike many eastern iowa boaters were hoping the new lake delhi dam would be done by now. but the contractor says several weather issues have caused the work to take a little longer. the dam breached in the summer of 2010 after heavy rain. that caused lake delhi to drain, leaving just a small river behind. in the spring of 2014, construction workers started to rebuild a dam and construct a spillway. kcrg-tv9's jill kasparie shows us what is behind water flowing everywhere you look construction crews are hard at work on the lake delhi dam. " 25:39 they have three crews running in a very small space to get the project done." the lake's governing board was expecting an october finish date, they then moved that to november. now the contractors say the new target finish

we are closer to having a new building in the cedar rapids skyline. construction workers placed the last beam on top of the crst building sterday. and a lot of people involved with the project had a chance to leave their mark. owners, workers, and architects wrote their signatures on t`e beam before hsting it to the top of the building. construction workers also lifted a christmas tree and an american flag with the beam. c-r-s-t's corporate headquarters will occupy two floors of the building. and bankers trust, r-s-m international, and holmes murphy will fill the rest of the eleven stories. the building should be door on your tuesday. the coralvill city council will discuss how to address the city's big debt at it's meeting today. moody's investors service downgraded the city's bond rating earlier this month. this can make it harder for money. the city says residents will not see property taxes rise and the city will continue to grow. 20-16 democratic presidential front- runners hillary clinton and bernie sanders will be campaigning in iowa today. cli

we are closer to having a new building in the cedar rapids skyline. conststction workers placed the last beam on top of the crst building yesterday. and a lot of people involved with the project had a chance to leave their marks. owners, workers, and architects wrote their signatures on ththbeam before hoisting it to the top of the building. construction workers also with the beam. c-r-s-t's international corporate headquarters will occupy two floors of the building. and bankers trust, r-s-m international, and holmes murphy will fill the rest of the eleven stories. the building should be done by july. chipotltlhit another snag thihi morning. the burrito chain is dealing with another e-coli scare. this one much closer to iowa. stay with your 24 hour quiet trading day yesterday. investors are taking advantage of this shortened week for the holidays. all three indeces finished in positive territory yesterday. the dow jones gained 123 points. the s and p rose 15. the nasdaq -- 45. oil prices are on their way to a seven-year low, closing below 35 dollars a

in cedar rapids, jill kasparie, kcrg-tv9 news. the search for the next university of iowa president ended in protests with the hiring of businessman bruce harreld. kcrg t-v nine's sarah mccarthy explains why staff and students may keep this controversy going into 2016 and beyond. bruce harreld's first public interaction with h udents and staff included several tense interactions like this.. 10p fourth ui presidential candidate 09/01/15 "are you a performance artist? w? nevermind. no, why do you ask? i was just wondering if you were putting us on." four presidential candidates held forums like this. 430a fourth ui prez candidate sotvo 09/02/15 "maybe, in fact, i have some role to play and i might be of th. i think it's complplely legitimate foror you to ask what the hell is this guy doing here?" the state board of regents chose harreld for the job just two days later. 6p ui presidential announcement pkg 9/3/15 introducing bruce rreld the next presisint. clalaing a decision faculul, students, and staff overwhelmingly disagreed with,

luke's in cedar rapids. and, for the shift, kelli will be ready -- amid the others trying to transfer their coverage. " i can be on the phone long periods of time even though it's hard. " kcrg-tv9's chris earl w wh that story. most health care providers and political leaders in iowa approve of the delay. that included state senator liz mathis, who has been one oothe biggest critics of governor branstad's plan. giving caregivers more appreciation is a new focus for one cedar rapids hospital. mercy medical center in cedar rapids opened the new "family caregivers center." it says there's plenty of research about those who help an elderly parent or sick spouse deal with intense stress and even loneliness. so, the center pairs each caregiver with a volunteer coach, who works with a family to provide support. "family caregivers are stressed because they feel overwhelmed and isolated. and often times they can't figure oututhat they need en they're taking caca of someone with a chronic condition. so our center will

cedar rapids shares a long history with members of islam. muslims from lebanon were pioneers in early industry arriving in the late 1800's. the "mother mosque" in northwest cedar rapids was the specifically as a mosque in all of north america. for those members to hear a major presidential candidate say "close the borders" is distressing. "i'm not really going to be upset about a politician that hopefully has no chance to be elected. now if he does get elected, as president, it says a lot about our country and that's unfortunate." local muslims worry comments like trump's would encourage people to target members of that faith. they point to a severed pig's head thrown against the door of a mosque in proof it's already happening. decorah have issued a statement calling for unity with muslims. it says in part, "an alarming our nation. we repudiate the hostility and hatred aimed at muslims in and beyond our community. we pledge to challenge islamophobia whenever and wherever it occurs." many faculty, staff and alumni have also signed the online

in cedar rapids, forrest saunders, kcrg-tv9 news. in cedar rapids, forrest saunders, kcrg-tv9 news. skiers in eastern iowa were happy this weekend as sundown mountain in dubuque finally opened for the season. the resort usually opens the day after thanksgiving, but warm temperatures pushed it back nearly a month. it hasn't open this late since 2001. the temperature has to be about 28 degrees to make artificial snow. the resort will have to take it day by day with the warm temperatures ahead this week. a group of area seniors is taking time out to help young people. they're packing meals for children to take home for the weekend. the hacap program is called operation bacack. kcrg-tv9's jill kasparie explains the purpose and the mission in our show you care spotlight. 9:01:41 cans? from canned goods to packages of oatmeal... 9:02:06 these`seniors from methwick -- a retirement are filling up dozens of bags. "9:14:18 they have them marked, how many goes in each bag." they have e routine down to a science. after all, they volunteer their time every other friday to help with operation bac

right now, the cedar rapids police department has of the rapids rrional police academy y aduated today at veteran's memorial coliseum. the recruits started their 17-weeks of training back in august. they tell cbs 2 news that they're now ready to start helping their community. "it is very surreal. it is gratifing knowing we made it to this point, but now the real journey begins. we are going to try and fill in those foot steps of all those officers who came before us, and i am really excited to get out on the street. " "iowa city, university heights, vinton and west liberty also added new officers with today's graduation women in and around iowa city are learning more about how to defend themselves against sexual predators.today wraps up the week-long rape aggression defense course.the all-women class learned what sexual assault is and how to survive if they find themselves in a dangerous situation. situation.you'll hear what the students think of the class tonight on cbs news ten at 10. police in cedar falls have arson.investigators determined that 18-yeye-old royce lenth poured gasoli

that was about eight o'clock last night in cedar rapids. police say it happened in the 16 hundred block of b avenue northeast. they didn't find any victims there, but they did find a vehicle with bullet holes. and while police were at the shooting scene, they say a 19 year old man showed up at st. luke's hospital with a gun shot wound in the arm. he's expected to be okay. then aroundnd0:30 last night, dubuque police found shell casings and some property damage from gunshots. police say bullets hit the house at 611 university avenue. people were inside, but no one was hurt. and around 1:45 this morning, waterloo police responded to two gunshots. officers fofod shell asings in both the 11 hundred block of west mullen and the 500 block of elm street. no one was hurt, though. there have not made any arrests, but anyone with information should call the waterloo police. a two car crash on an icy road killed one person early this morning in black hawk county. it happened around 5:30 a-m on east dunkerton road near north raymond road. authorities s

live in cedar rapids this morning. thanks a lot, forrest. many are celebrating a holiday light display at summit pointe senior living in marion. it's all for one man -- russell schmidt. after he came up with the idea last year, staff members at the facility say russell wasn't sure if he'd still be around to see the big reveal this year. but kcrg-tv9's jill kaarie shows u uthat he is, and he couldn't be more thrilled to see the project come to life. "3:02:41 hey dad, hello there. hello hello!" russell is used to his routine with dinner at 4:30... but tuesday night it was obvious -- things are a bit different. "3:19:13 with christmas a couple days away what bettererf a night. " it is the night russell has waited for - for a year. "2:57:45 christmas was passed lat year. i couldn't make christmas come back and i had to wait until this christmas. " the 82-year-old says last christmas his daughter - rusty holub - put lights in his thought one just wasn't enough. " 3:10:16 he said wouldn't it be awesome to light every window in this building and th

anita labkon, three years ago at their home in cedar rapids. today, 9-1-1 recordings were e played to the court. court.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson has our continuing coverage. throughout the trial today cusic barely made any eye contact with anybody. he did speak to his attorney when the prosecutors brought up their witness, dr. tranel. tranel.dr. tranel did not personally interview cusic but he reviewed cusic's mental history and gave his expert opinion. he talked about cusic's iq test and showed results of the test for the jury. he compared cusic's iq results from two different psychologists. both tes were given ten months apart from one other. cusic's score differed slightly between the two tests. based on the tests, dr. tranel suffer from long term brain damage. well my opinion about that is his behavior during that call is sufficiently coherent and organized and linear but he does not appear to be majorly intoxicated at that time reporting in cedar rapids... stephanie johnson...cbs 2 news. new tonight at six, six,a back-and-d-fou

people in cedar rapids will have easy accccs to bus routes starting today. the cedar launching their mobile application. users bus routes, trk buses in real time, and figure out when the next bus will arrive at a location. city leaders in cedar rapids shared a year in review on the city's flood control system. . the flood control program manager say in 2015, the city transitioned from floododecovery to the control stage. crews have met with the community and have laid out plans for a series of levees, removable walls and permanent walls to protect the community from the cedar river. hile we are not floloing today, it's just an emphasis of why we need to do this. we are having record flows in the cedar river for the month of december. just imagine if this was happening in the summer, we would need d is." they also discussed a big project that's slated preparing land at the former sinclair site where a levee will protect the newbo area. several republican presidential candidates are stumping through iowa today and this weekend following th debate earlier this w

luke's in cedar rapids. and, for the shift, kelli will be ready -- amid the others trying to transfer their coverage. " i can be on the phone long periods of time even though it's hard. " this was a "health care story" where you meet a toddler whose joy of life touches your heart... from health care and political leaders in iowa -- the delay has been largely met with approval today, even from those opposing the medicaid shift in the first place. that included s ste senator liz mathis, who has been one of the sharpest critics of governor terry branstad's plan... ...as she and many others want this extra time to try and reorganize... bebe? turning now tweather and meteorologis t justin gehrts. justin, cooler weather settling in eastern iowa? our sky has cleared off for the time being, which will continue into the night. our lows wi dip to around 20 or so tonight. partly cloudy sksks return tomorrow, as does a blustery west wind. it'll be the coolest day we've had in quite some time with highs climbing to arnd

safe- c-r stands for secure and friendly environments in cedar rapids. the program centers around a points system, include things like police calls to a rental property's yard. each point sends a notice to the landlord. and once those points start accumulating, the program designates a property as a nuisance. kcrg t-v nine's brea love joins us live from northeast cedar rapids with a look at one of these nuisance properties. brea? this is an example of a nuisance propopty. the house is boarded up, and has signs all over the doors with multiple warnings. sincecehe program started in 20-13 there have been 354 properties designated as a nuisance. 80 percent of those homes esignation after receiving notice from the program. when a home is labeled a nuisance, it must spend 12 months on a nuisance list. now, 167 of those properties are in compliance. "all of those 167 properties have stayed o o the list for the past twelve months without having additional calls for service they've kind of exceeded that time. they've fixed the problem." tonight at 10, safe cr co

this is a live look down fourth avenue in cedar rapids. there's more news ahead when live at 5 continues on cbs 2. tonight a company that eastern iowa knows very well, is hosting a fundraiser to support a place you might not know at all-- but hopefully will afterhis evenings event. event.cbs 2 news reporter joy howe is here with the e story. karen, we know simply soothing for their products like "bug soother." but did you know the family-run business is dedicated to helping out a group ofofids thousands of mimis away?night they have a simple request - won't you help their family support and love a different kind of family. ((nats))**clip 003vg a lot of our marketing materials are the kids! 13.04.28.07 the family-run business of simply soothing in columbus junction, iowa makes a lot of different products. but they also make you feel loved when you walk through the door.12.55.29.14 sojka started making the homemade products in 2003, and throughout the years, they've grown - and now use that success, to give back. she's an amazing woman 12.57

let's head to the weweher center where justin roberts tells me we're expecting quite veterans in cedar rapids say there's new hope tonight, and it comes in the form of a new *home that's being built just for them. today, "patriot place" " s introduced to the community. mayor nats: for all of our veterans that are here today and those that aren't, welcome home 18.21.24.17inside the veterans memorial building, a small group gathered to hearar about a big opportunity for cedar rapids veterans. nat pop of kelly at podium kelly ridenour founded the non-profit "healing our heroes" - and says she quickly realized one of t t wounds needed immediate attention. once i got started on the work that i was doing, the housing need in the community was brought to my attention 18.37.02.21 because of the veterans i was working with, so incidentally the very first veteran i ever worked with, wawaliving in his truck at the time 18.37.09.9. the wife, veterans says, her dream is finally being realized, in "patriot place." ((nat pop clapping?)) the 9-million dollar facility is specifically for veterans and their fa

hassan mov to cedar rapids from egypt four years ago. he just became a a naturalized citizen a few weeks ago.he says at a time when he feels there is "islamaphobia" all across the globe, he is thankful for his community here in eastern iowa, whe he tells s he's always felt welcome.he says he'd struggled to find a way to express his gratitude to his community, until he saw our story about the salvation army's need. so he set up the online fundraiser, saying their message is the same as his - to show love without discrimination. he says, he hopes this will help create a *positive narrative to some of the negave things we hear about muslims. on the page, he writes : while we hear in media and social media about and sad comments that can be least described as islamophobic, i must say, that here in cedar rapids we have always been shown love and always felt welcome. that's because the people of cedar rapids, iowa, and the midwest are genuine and hold the true american spirit." and i think it that is very, very important now, more than any tim

a cedar rapids middle school student is still recovering after another student assaulted him. it all started with a snow ball. santa has nothing on the post office. the post office is trying to deliver thousands of letters and gifts before christmas. people are in the giving spirit this time of year. but one shelter sasa after the holidays are over, donations sharply decrease. good wednesday morning! first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... today will be an active weather day with light fog, drizzle, showers, and even some thunderstorm s all i ithe game plan. we are still on track for widespread 0.50" to 0.75" amounts, however, any storms that materialize could boost this in isolated areas. as for temperatures....plan on 40s for waterloo and 50s for dubuque, cedar rapids, and iowa city. this system may genete a brief period of mixed precipitation this evening, but it seems the ground will be too warm/wet for any impact. we eve and christmas day. saturday.today: showers/storms high: 50-56 winds: s 5-15 alo: 45 dbq: 53 cloudy low: 26-32 winds: nw 10

night out -- it's a battle on the court in the m-v-c -- tonight was no different -- undefeated cedar rapids washington hosting undefeated cedar falls -- the tigers are ranked 13th in 5-a -- warriors wanting to protect home court courtand wash was fired upup- jah-kneeeeua clark dabbin' before the gamereilly johnson sees the dab -- and raises with a dine and dash -- johnson gets the hoopnd the harm -- cedar falls jumped out to and early leadwash would battle back -- jessie puk -- coast to coast and 1 -- she had a team high 11but the tigers were too much -- emma gerdes works it d dn low to cyntnta wolf -- she banks it home for two of her 12 -- cedar falls gets the win 63 to 52 staying in the m-v-c -- xavier hosting iowa city west -- both team ranked in their respected classesand the saints can get it and go -- hannah helms pushes it ahead to maddie kadlick -- she banks it home for twobut the women of troy were just one step ahead all night -- off the steal -- rachel saunders finds logan west wins 62 to 31 boys hoops -- wamac clash in mount vernon -- mustangs hosting western dubuquestangs' up 6

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you'll have some opons because there are quite a few other events going on right here in downtown cedar rapids. rapids. the familiar sound of caroling can warm up the spirit. spirit. "it's a really great opportunity through the colder months to get people to come downtown, see all the businesses, see all the great developments that's happening." santa and his little elves will parade around cedar rapids tomorrow night for the fire and ice festivava.. festival..."the downtown andnd kinda that core of the city is really where you see the unique aspects, there's no other downtown cr somewhere else."and with the economic alliance says they're expecting a crowd. crowd."last year we h h similar weather and we had our largest crowd, which was almost close to 7,000 people." but the parade is just part of the nighttime activities.n. activities..."the parade, which is kind of the main event, starts at 6 and will be done by 7 at the latest and the game's at 7:17." 7:17." "we have been full for every iowa game and so we're still expecting that same crowd obviously, plus more."at kickstand, ey're taking pa

this was ellis road nw in cedar rapids about 24 hours ago -- when fire and police were on the scene of a car that flew off the road and into the cedar river. police say the driver told them he swerved to avoid a deer. he was okay but, as you can see here, the honda convertible that a tow truck pulled out took on extensive damage on the front and the back. cedar rapids police have not said if any charges would be filed. it's not a full "onslaught" on politicians for this week... but several are expected eastern iowa with the caucuses 37 days away. for the republicans, new jersey governor chris christie and florida senator marco rubio will be in the area. christie will host a town hall tomorrow in dubuque and davenport. that's before events in muscatine, iowa city and cedar rapids on tuesday. meanwhile, rubio has several town-hall meetings set for this week, including stops in clinton and waterloo on tuesday. for the democrats, former maryland governor martin o'malley will hold campaign events in waterloo and tama tomorrow. vermont senator bernie sanders will be around the state this wee

the building is going up here next to harrison elementary school in cedar rapids. lift "8:01:10 what's been exciting the last couple of weeks is the walls and ceiling are pretty much done" construction crews are about halfway finished with the northwest recreation center project. a mix of fema, city and school district money is paying for the 4.3 million dollar project. the 16,000 square foot building will have a full- size gymnasium, a social room and a multipurpose room. while construction is going on here, others are hard at work gathering ideas for programming. many people have been waiting a long time to see this back to the neighborhood. "8:08:00 why did it take so long, it just took - some case it was fema, some cases it was agreement and finding support for the right location, some cases it was the amount of land available. but it's here. it's coming." the city has an anticipated opening time frame of sometime this august. crews expect to have programming for people of all ages from youngsters to seniors. in cedar rapids, jill kasparie, kcrg-tv9 news. black

the company employs about 4,500 people in the cedar rapids area. after a failed attempt to convince voters to help fund the cedar rapids public library - there is a new program underway to make sure it gets financial help.it's called the library champion program.the goal is to raise money to support the library through donations.library board members say they need the money to continue the high level of programs they have been providing. news that the iowa hawkeye football team is headed to the rose bowl has many fans packing for pasadena. pasadena.at the same time, several are trying to figure out how to even find tickets. tickets.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller explains how the university is handling their requests. there's a significant savings registering to reserve your seat.but there are other ways to make sure you get to see the hawks. hawks. more than 20 years after their last rose bowl appearance... the time has come. come. "i'm beyond excited, i'm pumped."as a senior -- michael says he had to see his hawks off the right way. way. "i haven

in cedar rapids, sarah mccarthy, kcrg-tv9 news. again, hacap says it'll match donors with families through christmas eve. if you'd like to help we've put all of that information under this story on kcrg dot com. tonight more than 150 kids at four oaks in cedar rapids. children and their parents enjoyed a meal and even got to meet santa claus as part of four oaks' holiday project. throughout the holiday season, the organization collected enough gifts for more than 12 hundred four oaks children in the area. kcrg-tv9 helped nine children by donating the gifts on their christmas wish lists. this dubuque teenager spent the afternoon shopping with police. sarah pieterek has leukemia and recently learned she'll be going to disney world in florida as part of the make-a-wish program. today the dubuque police protective association took sarah on a shopping spree at target where she was able to pick things she wanted for her upcoming trip. "it's more presents and it's a better christmas. and you get to meet new people. " "sarah thought she wa

the cedar rapids animal control is also making it easy for you to adopt pets.managers there tell cbs 2 news, they have dozens of cats and dogs in need of a forever home.next week it will cost 25-dollars to adopt a spayed or neutered cat, 5 5dollars for a dog.the sale lasts through new year's day. "here's a live look outside at broadcast park and the rain coming down.justin will have and we'll be back here at 6 praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendmenen in a republicacacongress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengtden veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, d effective leader. building a future to believe in.

donald trump was not in cedar rapids - he campaigned in spencer and davenport. only two major polls came out in november -- a quinnipiac and a cbs poll. trump averaged 28% between the two. ben carson has been either first or second since august. his numbers were down -- 19%. at 22% and within shouting distance of trump. he spent saturday talking in depth on terrorism and the rights of citizens. " 36:25 we will focus on the bad guys and draw a distinction between the jihadists who have pledged to murder innocent americans and the innocent americans who are exercising their constitutional rights." dr. carson also spoke at the summit and still emphasizes his "outsider status", saying that the political class tries to tell voters only they can solve problems. " 58:29 if my candidacy is successful, it's going to change the whole paradigm for america. there are a lot of people out there who are not in politics who are really smart people and, all of a sudden, they'll say i'm going to throw my hat into the ring and we'll have a much larger pool to choose from than just

chances will be areas north of cedar rapids this evening. despite today's dreery weather -- more travelers are expected to drive during the holidays. with the combination of a likely brown christmas and low gas prices -- experts predict of the conditions. experts say one in three americans will take a trip this holiday season. triple a expects 100-million people will travel before the end of the year -- which his the highest number on record. following recent shootings overseas and even closer to home. according to the f-b-i website -- more than 2-million background checks were performed for gun buyers last month alone. that's compared to less than two- million checks in the same month of last year. kwwl's kristin rogers talks with buyers and sellers. she joins us live in cedar kristen? palo is a little more than ten miles from where i am in cedar rapids, however -- the small store of palo outdoors has experienced huge sales -- and there is no doubt in the manager's mind, the increase is partially due to shooting in california marked the 355

a cedar rapids company is also looking to expand. van meter announced two major expansions this week.by n n year's, the cedar rapids electrical and mechanical parts company should have completed the purchase of bright electric of chicago. leadership at van meter say the deal will introduce new customer base-and naturally that's a base in one of the largest markets in the country. also on the horizon for van meter is a new office somewhere in omaha.the omaha office will likely empmpy about t dozen peopop, and could include transfers from existing van meter offices.at a meeting this week, company leadership stressed to employees that no one will be laid off as part of the expansions.multiplelesources said van meter's revenue growth has slowed recently, particularly in the industrial sector.but, ceo kevin powell said revenues for 2015 are up, and the company shouou improve over last year by about 8 percent. starting tomorrow, the cyclecross race jingle cross returns to the johnson county fairgrounds.and while last year's race drew about

here's a live look at our cedar rapids south city cam. meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now. kaj, we've seen some wild weather across eastern iowa in the past twelve hours. what can travelers expect today? a weak wave of low pressure will drift up and across iowa today. it may generate a few hours worth of rain or snow showers on us this afternoon, especially the rther north you go. highs should remain in the 30s. christmas day will be quiet across iowa with the potential for 40-degree highs. our next storm system arrives this generally in the 40s again on saturday, and a cold round of rain possible. we'll be cooler and drier for sunday. enjoy your day, and safe travels! thanks kaj. homeowners north of cedar rapids will assess storm damage today after heavy winds last night. the storm did not last for very long, but this is a glimpse of some of the destruction along tower terrace. the owner of a luxury camper - a 2016 jayco jay flight wreckage as his camper was spread out across about 500 feet. the damage in eastern iowa is minor compared to other parts of the country. power

we're talking about more than 80 years of history in cedar rapids. established community, it's unlike any other community in america. we have the mother mosque of america."but then there's islamophobia -- the fear of the religion of islam and muslims... muslims... "i really wish that the people who have fear of muslims, or who have that islamophobia, would just come and meet these people."imam hassan selim says outbursts like the ones happening in other parts of the world don't offend, but give them an opportunity to inform. "i don't think we're handling islamophobia as much as we are just learning from it." it." "a lot of people don't have a chance to hear from muslims, they have a lot of chances to hear about muslims." muslims.""it's just really sad to see people be that way."he says displaying such hatred -- like comments made by presidential candidate donald trump -- can spur more trouble overseas. overseas."they will use these kinds of statements and say 'this is what america is thinking about islam, this is muslims' and they will fuel hatred on

dozens of passengers were thrown from their vehicle today in cedar rapids. rapids.but they weren't humans -- they were pigs.they were tossed out of a semi that tipped over on an exit ramp and the i-380 highway 30 interchange.the driver was not hurt but a handful of pigs died in the crash.ten farmers came in to help police round up the other pigs and get traffic flowing again. now to the university of iowa. iowa.where there are calls for president bruce harreld to fire another top official. official.the group iowans defending our universities wants peter matthes to be dismissed.matthes is vice- president of external relations and responsible for awarding 321-thousand dollars worth of contracts without a bidding process.the contracts went to companies owned by matt strawn, a republican party consultant.the group says matthes skirted open bidding laws and policies, something the iowa board of regents agrees with.regents also plan to review the bidding process at a later date. later this week, president obama will meet with the families of those killed in this m

abandoned cars litter interstate 380 near cedar rapids... taking a toll on the wheels even had to cancel their services to keep their ronnebaum/horizon meals on wheels volunteer coordinator) "a lot of our volunteers are super willing to get out there and brave anything, but we just wanna make sure everyone is safe." employees and volunteers at horizon meals on wheels in cedar rapids say it's rare to cancel their services... (sot. cg: kathy martin/volunteer) "you'd be surprised. we deliver in all sorts ronnebaum says she recieved phone calls from a few concerned clients... but because the service occasionally delivers frozen meals for emergency situations... most clients had food to get them food. i'm sure other people bring in their supplies from their families too." we've got you covered in cedar rapids... hillary maglin... kwwl news. major roads were cleared today and volunteers were back on the road by 11 this morning. a man is dead after being trapped in a grain bin. keystone around two-forty this afternoon. the benton county sheriff say

kyle orth was shot by officers after he w spotted speeding through downtown cedar rapids. rapids..it all went down a aund two-30 in the morning on march 29th near center point road northeast. northeast.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee has a look at the dramatic video. newly released video shows in the early hours of march 29th - kyle orth sped backwards down this cedar rapids alley with speedsdsp to 30 miles per hoho hoursmashing a utility pole with a borrowed orange bmw from zimmerman auto center - where he was a salesman at the time. time.hey put your hands up - gunfirethat's en cedar rapids police officers jeremy depies and brandon tinta shot orth three times - after he rapidly accelerated towards away.what ended in gunfire all started when police spotted orth speeding and running red lights throughout cedar rapids - down first avenue near coe college.he goes the wrong way - when police stopped the chase. chase.but the sirens go on again - when police find orth in this alley bween centerpoint road and daniels street.after the officers shot orth - they held him down to cont

p-m, rescue crews were called out to this location - the 4500 block of ellis road northwest in cedar rapids... and what they discovered was a honda convertible on the edge of the cedar river. police told tv-9 that the driver, a male whose name has not been made public, said he wadriving westbound on ellis and swerved to avoid a deer. this particular ststtch of ellis does nonohave much room between road and river. cedar rapids police said the driver was ok, except for some hypothermia concerns with the cold water. 4500 block of ellis -- and even with a staging area two miles to the east... just in case the car slipppp away... the men and women cut through branches to try and free up the car. two tow trucks arrived around midnight, leading to a round of clearing branches and making sure the tow lines were hooked up. twtwhours of work for about two minutes of towing... to pull the convertible out. police said the driver would likely be cited, such as for failure to maintain control. yet, on this night, the end result could have been much more dire. in cedar rapids, chris earl, kcrg-tv 9 news.

covering the corridor, in cedar rapids, marissa scott, cbs 2 news. a cedar rapids elementary city.the changes are part of a two-day exercising series at classes at pierce elementary. fifth grade students students earn scooters to drive around the city by exercising. students have elected a mayor and can n live and work in the fictional community.school leaders say its a creative way to get in a good workout.the classes will continue tomorrow morning. coming up on the cbs 2 news at six. six.a business we featured in our created in the corridor segment is trying to do some extra good this holiday season. if you're doing everything rig but find it hahaer and harder to get by, you're not alale. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an n onomy an

covering the corridor in cedar rapids, steffi leeeecbs 2 news ten at ten. the cedar rapids police department will expand this program early next year where families and caretakers can line.you can find a link to that application on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. what a night at carver... coming up in sports... iowa shocks the college basketball world... the highlights arar "cbs 2 news cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. people don't have access to healthcare because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one who can bring real change. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. as iowa football cruised to their best season in program history... their demeanor was on the field... or in front of cameras and microphones... they're always professional... almost boring... but today... at rose bowl media day