safe c-r took the and brought the revisions to the cedar rapids city council. the council will hold a next meeting december 15th. in cedar rapids, brea love, kcrg-tv9 news. cities, counties, and school districts in iowa could see a reduction in revenue starting next july. that's because today a legislative committee informally approved expanding a tax exemption for machinery and equipment used for manufacturin g. the iowa department of revenue estimates that will cut overall state sales tax revenue by 40 million dollars annually. it will also reduce local option sales tax revenue by asasuch as seven millionon dollars each year. we told you last week that dubuque schools were planning to use about seven million from the local option sales tax for a swimming pool project. but because of the taachange, the project is now on hold. the hawkeye area community action program - or hacap - is looking for people to adopt families in need this holiday season. donors with local families. but is looking for donors for 135 other families. donors who adopt families buy them gi

week.the cedar rapids city council voted to open negotiations on a half-million dollar financing package for terex minerals this week, following some heated debate. employees out of its old location in northeast cedar rapids, and found the best deal in marion, at a fully furnished building berthel fischer will vacate next year. the company said the fountains development at edgewood and blairs ferry roads was a close second, but lacked furnishings. terex requested the financing help to close the difference, and the measure passed the council by a 5-3 vote. that's a pretty close votea&why the split on support? councilmembers including scott olson, monica vernon and kris gulick objected to providing additional assistance just to help pay for the cost of furnishings. mr. olson argued that providing the money could fuel arguments by those against tif deals, and that it will set a bad precedent, saying the move "opens pandora's box." mayor ron corbett, on the other hand, said the agreement is needed citing the city's "open for business" policy.regardless, the vote allows city staff to begin ne

cedar rapids city council member monica vernon said farewell just before the final city coununl meeting of the year today. a reception honored vernon who joined the council in 2008. that was the year of the flood in cedar rapids, and vernon says that disaster willll remain an important part of her time on the council. working with people. "that's my best accomplishment. getting diverse people to t t table to solve problems and move forward. and i think we have" vernon did not run for re-election to the council last month. instead she's concentratin g on her bid for congressiona l seat. she's hoping to win the democratic nomination to face incumbent republican rod blum next fall. tonight on kcrg 9-point-2. the cedar rapids washington warriors will host the kennedy cougars in a double header. tip-off for the girls game will be at six, followed by the boys. again, all of that is on kcrg 9-point-2. now here's a look at some of what you'll see at 5:30 on a-b-c. city. but this one would include more than just your typical sports. and we'll fact check one of hillary clinton's latest ads - this

as for for waterloo and 50s for dubuque, cedar rapids, and iowa city. this system may generate a brief period evening, but it seems the ground will be too warm/wet for any impact. we are still quiet for christmas eve and christmas day. more rn is likely by saturday.today: showers/storms high: 50-56 winds: s 5-15 alo: 45 dbq: 53 iow: 56tonight: rain ending, cloudy low: 26-32 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 28 dbq: 29 iow: tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 36-42 night: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: nw 5-10 alo: 27 dbq: 28 iow: 30 today will be an active weather day with light fog, drizzle, showers, and even some thunderstorm s all in the 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 generate a brief period of mixed precipitation this evening, but it seems the ground will be too warm/wet for any impact. we are still quiet for christmas eve and christmas day mo

could be around a quarter of an inch around interstate 80, inluding iowa city, with up to a quarter of an inch from cedar rapids too dubuque. sleet accumulations are expected to be around an inch to an inch and a half in be 1-4" from around tipton to sigourney southward (iowa city aroond 4-5")... 4-6" will include cedar rapids, dubuque, monticello, tama and delaware... 6-9" from traer to independence through colesburg and northward. some areas around new hampton may get even more. all will have song winds from the northeast at 20-30 mphph gusting to 40-50 mph. this will reduce visibilities and cause blowing snow. stay up to date on this storm as freezing rain, sleet and east. a dangerous winter storm wil track through the region today covering the entire kwwl viewing area. a winter storm warning is in effect for today and tonight. sleet, snow and freezing rain continue to track through the kwwl viewing area with roads becoming snow and ice around interstate 80, including iowa city, with up to a quarter of an inch from cedar rapids to dubuque. sleet accumulations are expected to be around an inch to an inch and

a nationally-known expert in making cities "walkable" and "liveable" is teaching cedar rapids city leaders how to envision future street projects. dan burden led a workshop for members of the city council and city staff today. this is burden's third visit to cedar rapids on this topic in ten years. today's workshop was about a concept called "complete streets." city staffers say that means considering the impact of bike traffic and how pedestrians will move around in any future streets project for the city. "as the public starts to see more of these road improvement projects, through paving for progress, you're also going to see more and more consideration where we can put a sidewalk, where we can put a bike lane. " the city of cedar rapids has used some of the "complete streets" principles in earlier projects. one example would be the bike lane arrangements a waterloo doctor won't be out millions of dollars after a ruling on a malpractice lawsuit. jurors sided with doctor mir waziri in court yesterday. the waterloo cedar falls courier reports the caretakers of max mixdorf filed a lawsuit,

good tuesday morning, its 4:30 on december 15th, here is a live look at cedar rapids city cam." first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first plan on a day with a partly to

the cedar rapids city council and city manager are holding a farewell open house for city council member monica vernon this evening. vernon is running against rod blum in the 2016 congressiona l election. she served eight terms on the council. her open house is this afternoon at four at the city hall council chambers. dubuque will hold its second input meeting for a the city would like to build a skate park that challenges beginners and experienced users. it would like ideas on what features people would like to see in the park and how they would like it designed. some concept ideas based on feedback from the first meeting will be on display. project leaders are still working to determine the location of the park. the meeting starts at six this evening in the majestic room at the five flags center. a new study shows marion needs two more fire stations. the city has doubled in size since this station opened up in 1991. the center of public safety excellence helps fire departments meet national accreditation requirements. within that process, the study showed areas of marion are not covere

city offered 40 percent off its online orders throughout cyber mondnd. a 54-hundred pound christmas tree flew through the air in downtown cedar rapids earlier today. a large crane pulled the city's new 35-foot christmas tree into its designated place ononays island. a family donated the colorado spruce from their southwest cedar rapids. city arborist todd fagan estimates the tree is 30 years old. "you don't always see trees flying throuou the air. it's a different thing to do. it's always kind of a neat process" more than a dozen workers helped to stabilize the tree with cables. they also decorated the tree with 11-hundred l-e-d light bulbs. the city is planning to light the tree on friday at 5:30 p-m. iowa state's'sew football coach, matt campbell, spoke to cyclone fans today. campbell says it was the fans that helped him know he was making the right coaching decision. stay with your 24 hour news as a storm system continues its movement through the upper midwest we are left with scattered showers. overnight a bit of a light rain/snow w x could occur beforere transition to all light snow. scattered flurries along with a windy tuesday is in store, a

a cedar rapids city council member has left the council but isn't leaving politics. she's hoping to represent iowa in the house of representatives. plan on a windy wednesday region! if it'srash day in your area, watch for bins blown over as gusts mayayit 40mph at times. while a sprinkle or two may occur with this passing warm front, we won't really see much out of this from a rain standpoint. we'll see a gradual downturn in temperature, and we should be down around 35 by 6pm. plan on but our temperatures will be undergoing a rollercoaster ride. our coolest day will be friday with upper 20s common, with highs bouncing right back into the upper 40s by s sday. high: 42-48 winds: sw 20-30 g 40 alo: 40 dbq: 45 iow: 45tonight: mostly cloudy low: 24-30 winds: w 15-25 a a: 26 dbq: 27 iow: 28tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 31-37 winds: "" alo: 32 dbq: 34 iow: 34 cedar rapids city council member monica vernon has a new focus this morning. she said goodbye just before the final city council meeting of the year yesterday.y.ernon did not n for re-election to the council last month.

a nationally-known expert in making cities "walkable" and "liveable" is teaching cedar rapids city leaders how to envision future street projects. members of the city council and city staff this week. this is burden's third visit to cedar rapids on this topic in ten years. this week's workshop covered a concept t lled "coolete streets." city staffers say that means considering the impact of bike traffic, and how pedestrians will move around in any future streets project for the city. "as the public starts to seee more of these road improvement projects, through paving for progress, you're also going to see more and more consideration where we can put a sidewalk, where we can put a bike lane. " the city of cedar rapids has used some of the "completetstreets" principles s earlier projects. one example would be the bike lane arrangements throughout the downtown area. parking will be much easier for visitors to the university of iowa hospitals and clinics this weekend. officials will open a newew underground parking ramp outside the main hospital on sunday. the project will add 700 parking spo

a family donated the colorado spruce from their property in southwest cedar rapids. city arborist todd fagan estimates ththtree is about 30 years old. "you don't always see trees flying through the air. it's a different thing to do. it's always kind of a neat process" more than a dozen workers helped to stabilize the tree with cables. they also decorated the tree with 11-hundred l-e-d light bulbs. the city is planning to light the trere on friday at 5:300 a former chicago cop charged with murder is out of jail, for the time being. and the protests continue after dashcam video released showed the officer ooting a black teen 16 times, killing him. the boston marathon bomber is asking for a new trial today after he received the death sentence in june. but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning! plan on thick clouds to be in the region today. if we are lucky enough to get a break in cloud cover this m mning, they'll fill r rht back in. a few scattered flurries may fly around as well, but no issues or accumulation s are expected d th those. on w

the cedar rapids city council will vote on those changes december 15th. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. the cedar rapids public library wants to know from the public what services are important to them. voters rejected a tax levy last month. now the library will l nsider changinin hours and cututng some services in order to stay on budget. the meeting is from 5:30 to 6:30 this evening at the downtown library. ckets to the rose bowl are sold out on ticketmaster this momoing. hawkeye fans hoping to cheer on their team in pasadena will have to pay a pretty steep price for tickets. that's because the rose bowl allowed early ticket sales -- before teams were announced. sites like stub-hub. tickets on the site are going for around 600 dollars. and expensive tickets canead to scams. u-i athletics offifials say if you try to buy a ticket off the secondary market make sure you're going through a reputable source. "the 81 rose bowl it was a big deal and everyone wanted to go, but i don't think it was quite the craziness as this is, and i do know back then there w

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 10-0- alo: 28 dbq: 29 iow: 33tomororw: mostly cloudy high: 36-42 winds: w 5-15 alo: 34 dbq: 37 iow: 39tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: nw 5-10 alo: 27 dbq: 28 iow: 30 thanks kaj. one man is in custody this incident of gun fire. waterloo police responded to a report of gunfire... at randolph street and west 7th street last night at 10:45. when they arrived, several people ran from the area. officers chased them and arrested a man in the 600 block of wellington street. police searched the scene and found a gun in the street. they didn't find any evidence of damage. and no one was hurt. police arrested 22- year-r-d vincent harringt. he is being held on an outstanding warrant in the black hawk county jail. a twelve

a recent vote by the cedar rapids city council is stirring up some controversy. controversy.the council split 5-to-3 this week to open negotiations on a half-million dollar financial package for terex minerals.that's to keep the company from moving its operations and 50- good paying jobs to a furnished building in marion.terex says it would like to stay in cedar rapids, but needs financial help to furnish existing office space at the fountains.several council members voiced their objections to providing tax increment financing just for furniture. now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other stories across the corridor. in iowa city,a temporary shelter is giving people in the corridor a warm place to sleep.26-people were in the shelter on monday night, more than tripling the number of guests on the first night last year.organizers tell cbs 2 lot of people in johnson county who are homeless and in need of housing.the shelter will be open through mid-march. in north liberty, renovations at penn elementary school are now complete.a ribbon cutting ceremony

today, the cedar rapids regional police academy held a graduation ceremony at veterans memorial coliseum. the new officers will serve in cedar rapids, iowa city, university heights, vinton and west liberty. a cedar rapids woman is celebrbring an exciting journey y at began at a police academy graduation in colorado. kelsey clark was attending her boyfriend's graduation ceremony sterday when she was surprised withth proposal. after getting his badge, officer canaan lee got down on one knee and asked clark to marry him. she said yes and tls cbs 2 news they don't have a date set t t ut she's excited to plan the princess wedding she's always still ahead live at five... one of the biggest holiday why airlines on't want your hoverboards to fly. this is a live look at there's more news ahead when live at 5 they're one of the holiday season's most popular gifts. but the u-s consumer product sasaty commission is currently hoverboard fires in nine different states. states.and now, some airlines say they might fly, but the hoverboards can't! alrerey one of the season's hottest gifts, it appears hoverboards are continuing to heat up... literally.(nats)a

the cedar rapids city council will vote on those 15th. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. wants to know from the public what services are important to ohem. month. now the library w wl consider changing hours and cutting some services in order to stay on budget. the meeting is from 5:30 to 6:30 this evening at the downtown library. tickets to the rose bowl are sold out on ticketmaster hoping to cheer on their team in pasadena will have to pay a pretty steep price for tickets. that's because the rose bowl allowed early ticket sales -- before teams were announced. that explains the high prices on sites like stub-hub. tickets on the site are going for around 600 dollars. and expensive tickets s n lead to scams. u-i athletics officials say if you try to buy a ticket off the secondary market make sure you're going through a reputable source. "the 81 rose bowl it was a big deal and everyone wanted to go, bubui don't think it was quite the craziness as this is, and i do know back then there was a lot of counterfeit tickets, i think today people are a little more savvy that that c

the city wasn't sure when the boil order would be lifted. rising river levels caused the cityf cedar rapids to close down part of a road this morning. the city shut down os road souththst along the river - from the cargill plant to prairie creek fishery. the city also closed off part of j street southwest because of flooding. the public works department sayy prairie creekeklooded in that area. j street will be closed there until further notice. we're working to get more information on a crash this morning in linn county. the iowa state patrol responded to a two vehicle crash at the intersection of highway 151 and wright brothers boulevard. that's just southwest of fairfax. the state patrol tells tv-9 a car driving on wright brothers boulelerd ran a stop s sn the crash also damaged a street sign at the intersection. authorities say some people involved in the crash suffered minor injuries. the family of moe sed has set his funeral arrangements for this weekend. family and friends can attend a visitation sunday afternoon at waterloo's first united methodist church. and his funeral w wl be the

ice totals will be around a quarter inch iowa city and southward... with up to a uarter inch in n cedar rapids and dubuque. snow and sleet totals will be 1-4" south of iowa city, 4-6" iowa city to cedar rapids to include tama... with 6- 9" in areas including waterloo, elkader and decorah. new hampton may even ee more. the mess will continue throughout the day with strong ne winds... the winds will be slow to die down toniniht with blowing snow a problem through midnight. light snow will track through tonight and tomorrow with little additional accumulation tomorrow. we start to really cool down by new year's with highs only in the teens and lows in the single digits for the first day of the new year. wiwi be slow to die down tonight with blowing snow a problem through midnight. in the single digits for the first day of the new year. right now we're taking a live look off i-380 in cedar rapids. a few weather- related cancellations are already coming in from cedar rapids and other cities. you can see the full list on our website -- kwwl- dot-com. its not only are fans ticipating he rose bowl gam

city leaders in cedar rapids shared a year in review on the city's flood control system. . the flood control program manager says in 2015, the city transitioned from flood recovery 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. "while we are not flooding today, it's just an emphasis why we need to do this. we are having record flows in the cedar river for the month off december. just imagine if this was happening in the summer, we would need this." they also discussed a big project that's slated to begin in late 2016. they're already preparing land at the former sinclair site where a levee will protect the newbo area. in a -9 follow-up this morning.. cedar rapids could soon make some changes to the nuisance property ordinance. that ordinance holds landlords accountable for the upkeep and number of emergency calls to their properties. the change will make sure the city doesn't penalize crime victimsmsho are just t ting to get emergency h

as for temperatures....plan on 40s for waterloo and 50s for dubuque, cedar rapids, and iowa city. this system may generate a brief period of mixed precipitation this evening, but it seems the ground will be too warm/wet for any impact. we are still quiet for christmas ee and christmas day. more rain is likely by saturday.today: showers/storms high: 50-56 winds: s 5-15 alo: 45 dbq: 53 iow: 56tonight: rain ending, cloudy low: 26-32 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 28 dbq: 29 iow: 33tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 36-42 winds: w 5-15 alo: 34 dbq: 37 iow: 39tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: nw 5-10 alo: 27 dbq: 28 back in september, some keota high school presidential candidate asking them to visit their school. by in october. and democrat martrt o'malley this month. this time around, democratic frontrunner hillary clinton spoke to students at keota high school. the only three kids in a socialology class wrote e letter. their teaeaer chalalnged them to dream big. so the students decided to start emailing, calling and approaching candidates on social media. they even drove u to coralvi

tomorrow from 11 to 3 at the iowa city public library in meeting room a.the c-d-c estimates one person is newly infected every 9 and a half minutes here in the u-s. in cedar rapids -- the city christmas tree is now in place on may's island but you'll have to wait to see the lights. city crews#cut the 35-foot colorado spruce from thth andedeon family yard on the southwest side of town.the city will light the tree friday night at 5:30. a new online database will be unveiled today in cedar rapids that showcases local historicic properties.the public is invited to two sessions to learn more about it.that takes place from noon to 1 and 5-thirty to 6-thirtyt the if you need a good laugh this morning, come on over here to the tv for a second and look at this. this.this video is going viral of a cute baby girl trying to be grumpy. grumpy.this is emani.hen asked to show her "mad face," she knows how to work it.and her mom can't stop giggling over how cute it is. it's it's still to come... come...the big anniversary in the struggle for civil rights today and the presidential candidate at the center of it right now on cbs 2 this morning...the latest details from france whi

cedar rapids city crews will remove lead paint from your home free of charge. but you're running out of time to take advantage of the program. the salvation army in johnson county y s set a goal for fund raising this year. now some small communities are trying to help make that happen. good tuesday morning, it's december 22nd, which means it is the shortest day of the year.

the cedar rapids city council and city manager are holding a farewell open house for city council member monica vernon this evening. vernon is running against rod blum in the 2016 congressiona l election. she served eight terms on the council. her open house is this afternoon at four at the city hall council chambers. dubuque will hold its second input meeting for a proposed new skate park tonight. the city would like to build a skate park that challenges beginners and experienced users. it would like ideas on what features people would like to see in the park and how they would like it designed. some concept ideas based on feedback from the first meeting will be on display. project leaders are still working to determine the location of the park. the meeting starts at six this evening in the majestic room at the five flags center. a new study shows marion needs two more fire stations. the city has doubled in size since this station opened up in 1991. the center of public safety excellence helps fire departments meet national accreditation requirements. within that process, the study show

a swath of 2-5 could fall in the cedar rapids and iowa city areas. tonight: cloudy, mix late low: 21-27 winds: nne 15-25 alo: 21 dbq: 24 iow: 26tomorrow: wintry mix, windy high: 29-35 winds: ene 25-35+ alo: 30 dbq: 32 iow: 33tomorrow night: snow likely early low: 24-30 winds: ne 15-25 alo: 26 dbq: 28 iow: 28 back to you. preparations are underway across the tv-9 viewing area for the snow and ice that's throughout monday. kcrg-tv nine's brea love talked with a iowa state trooper about precautions that people - especially drivers - should take while outside. "roads are looking clear in the interstate 380/highway 20 area, but road crews, drivers, and state troopers are all bracing for that winter storm." we spent the afternoon with iowa state trooper david wonders. he says with the type of weather expected, you should not leave your home, unless there is an emergency. he says if you do leave, make sure to dress appropriately, fill up your tank, and bring extra food and water. if you are stranded, stay in your car and call 9-1-1. wonders says there will

a family donated the colorado spruce from their property in southwest cedar rapids. city estimates the trereis about 30 years old. "you don't always see trees flying through the air. it's a different thing to do. it's always kind of a neat process" more than a dozen workers helped to stabilize the tree with cables. they also decorated the tree with 11-hundred l-e-d light bulbs. the city is planning to light the tree on friday at 5:30 p-m. now here's our morning mugshot on your tuesday. it's the annual cedar rapids nativity celebration. members and friends of the church of jesus chriri of latter-day saints invite you to this growing holiday tradition. enjoy nearly seven hundred different nativity sets--includin the nearly life-sized armstrong-smulekoff natitity. it's at the l-d-s church on blue jay drive northeast in cedar rapids on friday from 11 a-m to nine p-m. and saturday from 11 a-m to visitors are encouraged to bring a non- perishable food item for a local food pantry. if you have a non-profit event or organization you'd like to see ffatured... send us an e-mail...

ice totals will be around a quarter inch iowa city and southward... with up to a quarter inch in cedar rapids and dubuque. snow and sleet totals will be 1-4" south of iowa city, 4-6" iowa city to cedar rapids to dubuque and include tama... with 6- 9" in areas including waterloo, elkader and decorah. new hampton may even see more. the mess will continue throughout the day with strong ne winds... the winds will be slow to die down tonight with blowing snow a problem through midnight. light snow will track through tonight and tomorrow with little additional accumulation tomorrow. we start to really cool down by new year's with highs only in the teens and lows in the single digits for the first day of the new year. coming up ... the latest details next you're watching kwwl. and as eileen mentioned -- road conditions are only expected to get worse today. visibility and blowing snow can be an issue depending where you are.... remember -- you can download our storm track 7 weather app to keep you up to date. as temperatures drop and feel coming up ... team. see the screen for your complete weather i

a family donated the colorado spruce from their property in southwest cedar rapids. city estimates the tree is about 30 years old. "yououon't always see treeee flying through the air. it's a different thing to do. it's always kind of a neat process" more than a dozen workers helped to stabilize the tree with cables. they also decorated the tree with 11-hundred l-e-d light bulbs. the city is planning to light the tree on friday at 5:30 p-m. a legendary artist is taking on the holidays with a new tune. and star wars director j-j abrams says the force awakens isn't just for boys. that's coming up in today's showbiz wrap. tv9. chicago mayor rahm emanuel has fired the city's police superintenden t. the chief of detectives will take over until the city can find a replacement. emanuel fired superintenden t garry mccarthy, saying the public no longer trusts police after a chicago police officer was charged with first degree murder. jason van dyke is accused of killing 17- year-old laquan mcdonald last year, shooting the teenager 16 times. van dyke claims he was justified in shoot

a family donated the colorado spruce from their property in southwest cedar rapids. city arborist todd fagan estimates the tree is about 30 years old. "you don't always see trees flying through the a a. it's a different thing to do. . it's always kind of a neat more than a dozen workers helped to stabilize the tree with cables. theyeylso decorated the e ee with 11-hundred l-e-d light bulbs. the city is planning to light the tree on friday at 5:30 p-m. many people got a big chunk of their holiday shopping done in the pasasfew days. but not without some technical glitches along the way that may have hindered some good deals. people in sioux falls got a yesterday. several inches fell across areas of western iowa. crews were out cleaning the streets and sidewalks to make a safe commute for drivers. plan on thick clouds to be in n are lucky enough to get a break in cloud cer this momoing, they'll fill ririt back in. a few scattered flurries may fly around as well, but no issues or acmulation s are expected with those. on wednesday, clouds remain thick and a few more flurries m

cedar rapids... amanda gilbert kwwl news. the cedar rapids city tree will be lit tonight at 5:30 instead if tomorrow night at the festival today the hawkeyes head to indianapolis for the big ten championship. and here's a look at what the field will look like at lucas oil stadium. the stadium can seat up to 67 thousand people. if you want to get tickets for the game, you're going to have to pay up - tickets on sites like stub-hub are starting at 125 dollars and go up to seven thousand dollars. some lucky iowans were able to get their hands on tickets through thousand tickets the university had to sell are gone. we caught up with some fans before they hit the road... been waiting my whole life for. it'll probably never happen again, i hope it does, but it's exciting." some fans even planning to head to the game in a decked out bus. the hawks are now 12 and oh. the last time the hawkeye football team had an undefeated season was in 1922 when they went seven (cg: david mccartney/ archivist, university of iowa) "games were played on what was then called iowa field, it's now a parking lot right next to t

ice totals will be around a quarter inch iowa city and southward... with up to a quarter inch in cedar rapids and dubuque. snow and sleet totals will be 1-4" south of iowa city, 4-6" iowa city to cedar rapids to dubuque and include tama... with 6- )" in areas2including waterloo, elkader and decorah. new hampton may even see more. the mess will throughout the day ith strong he winds... the winds wwll be slow to die down tonight with blowing snow a problem through midnight. light snow will trk through tonight and tomorrow with little additional accumulation tomorrow. we start to really cool down by new year's with highs only in the teens and lows in the single digits for the first day as eileen mentioned, a winter storm warning covers the entire viewing area, including cedar rapids. right now we're taking a look at i- 380. cedar rapids is expected to get several iiches of snoo. in england, they're having their own weather problem: flooding. hundree of additionalaltroops were ordeeed to help emergency workers battle rising flood waters that hit nearby cities. this comes after weeks of heavy rain

a recent vote by the cedar rapids city council councilis stirring up some controversy.the council split 5-to-3 this week to open negotiations on a half-million dollar financial package for terex minerals. minerals.it would keep the company from moving its operations and 50-good paying jobs to a furnished building in marion.terex says it would like to stay in cedar rapids -- but needs financial help to furnish existing office space at the fountains.several council members voiced their objections to providing tax increment financing just for furniture. (nats full - fans humming star wars theme) theme)star wars fans across the star wars fans across the corridor snatched up tickets weeks in advance and lined up early for last night's big premierein coralville -- the coral ridge theater started showing a little after 7. managers there tell cbs 2 news that fans started lining up to see the film at about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. in cedar rapids -- some fans started reliving the series before the sun came up.the weherenberg theater showed all six movies ahead of the perimer of episode seven.if

cedar rapids city council member monica vernon has a new focus this morning. she said goodbye just before the final city council year yesterday. vernon did not run for re-election to the council last month. she's concentratin g on her bi for iowa's first district congressiona l seat. she's hoping to win the democratic nomination to face incumbent republican rod blum next fall. a temporary homeless shelter in iowa city has picked up right where it left off -- it's full. monday night was the first t ght of operation for the temporary emergency shelter in iowa city. this year the shelter is inside an empty office building. it provides an emergency place for people to stay who can't or r n't stay at the city's only other facility for the homeless, the shelter will stay open through mid-march. city leaders in iowa city, coralallle, and north liberty wilildistribute holiday meals to more than it's part of "project holiday," a food drive the crisis center of johnson county organizes each year. t t food bank coordinator it's important to remember those in need during t

iowa city, cedar rapids and ubuque have all broken temperature records. if the warm front can lift through waterloo of burn relief gel because the packaging is not child resistant. the recalled gel carries the brand name "assured" -- and it comes in a blue box with white and red lettering. the gel contains lidocaine -- consumers should immediately stop using the recalled burn take it to the store where they bought it for a refund. coming up... why one easten iowa community is being labeled as a food-desert you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in jesup, dike, waverly and all of eastern foods -- and these areas are known as food deserts. kw-wl's shirley descorbeth...is live from the t-h media newsroom to tell us more about food deserts in dubuque. shirley... well mac...there are some areas here in dubuque lacking grocery stores...making them food deserts. that means...those without reliable transportation...or the elderly have more difficulties getting healthy, nutritious foods. they are acros the country...but here east of central avenue and the sou

the cedar rapids city council will vote on those changes december 15th. first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... quiet, mild weather continues. we'll have a mostly sunny sky with just some passing high clouds every now and again. highs will reach well into thehe will have a few more clouds, it'll be warmer than close to 40. tomorrow afternoon's highs will be in the breezy west wind. there's a slight chance of light rain late on friday, with a higher saturday. the brunt of our rain will fall one to two inches of rain looking pretty likely. some snow is possible as this system departs, but ananamounts to be light.t.day: mostly sunny high: 47-53 winds: w 5-15 alo: 49 dbq: 49 iow: 50 federr investigators say 2 people responsible fofo last week's killiligs in san bernardino had been radicalized for years. fbi director james comey says syed farook and his fe tashfeen malik dcussed jijad and martyrdom as early as 2013. during a senate jujuciary committee meeting this morning, director comey also said foreign terror organizatio

letter of complaint and a copyf a federal lawsuit it plans to serve unless iowa city reconsiders recent agreements with cedar rapids-based cable provider i- mon communications.mediacom says those agreements put *it at a competitive disadvanange. sadvantage.the city has until december 31st to respond to mediacom's concerns.iowa city's legal department is reviewing the issue. plans to privatize iowa's medicaidrogram, are creating obstacles for children enrolled in the hawk-i program. program.37-thousand iowa children are enrolled and they'll have to find new insurance by january first.the state terminated ontracts for two of the companies that run the hawk-i program, thinking implemented by the first of the year.last week, the federal government rejected that date, saying iowa wasn't ready.wellmark declined to extend their hawk-i contract which leaves nearly 75-percent of haxk-i children uninsured. the medicaid changes now go into effect on march first. the f-d-a is lifting a 32- year-old ban on blood donations from gay men, but there's a catch. catch.coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten.hear why local bloo

a swath of 2-5 could fall in the cedar rapids and iowa city areas. tonight: cloudy, mix late low: 21-27 winds: nne 15-25 alo: 21 dbq: 24 iow: 26tomorrow: wintry mix, windy high: 29-35 winds: ene 25-35+ alo: 30 dbq: 32 iow: 33tomorrow winds: ne 15-25 alo: 26 dbq: 28 iow: 28tuesday: mostly cloudy high: 32 - low: 27 wednesday: chance of light snow high: 27 - low: 21 thursday: mostly cloudy high: 18 - low: 14 friday: mostly sunny high: 19 - low: 6 saturday: mostly sunny high: 25 - low: 8 sunday: mostly cloudy thanks chris. josh joins us now, we're five days away from the rose last year's finish in the taxslayer bowl. the hawkeyes have earned a lot of respect this season, especially from their opponent in the rose bowl. we'll have more about this stanford team when we come back. stay with your 24 hour ... after spending the day at disneyland on saturday, the iowa football team was back on the practice field today preparing for stanford. scott saville joins us live from pasadena. scott, iowa's gained respect across the country, including from stanford. sta

mediacom is threatening legal action against iowa city over its recent agreements with the cedar rapids companynyim-on communications. mediacom gave the city a letter of complaint and a copy of a lawsuit it says it will file unless iowa city reconsiders three agreements with im-on. mediacom says those agreements put it at a competitive disadvantage. it's given the city until december 31st to respond. city manager tom markus says iowa city's legal department is reviewing the issue, but he wowodn't offer any comment. a new study found fewer americans have high- speed internet at home. the pew of and d e convenience of smart- phones are reasons for the shift. researchers say 67 percent of americans have high- speed internet at home. that's down frfr 70 say the number of people with smart-phones and no traditional broadband service at risen five per cent since 2013.. have to s stch medicaid providers on january 1st. but the federally mandated two month delay means some of them are caught in a gap. and iowans going to the rose bowl are likely to notice an increase in security. but there are

in second with 15 percent catching the bus on time will get a little easier for riders in cedar rapids. the city has launched a new mobile app. the cedar rapids transit division announced the launch today. the app will let users view bus routes, track buses in real time, and figure out when the next bus will arrive at a location. this morning, the city introduced the app's name to the community. it's called ridecrt. you can download it at ride c-r-t dot com. the half a million iowans who use medicaid for health coverage have got some breathing room. governor terry branstad has been working to turn the public program over to private insurers by january 1st. on thursday, the federal government ordered the state to delay the switch for two months. the centers for medicare and medicaid services says the extra time will help the state seamlessly companies. the governor was pushing for the switch to decrease rising medicaid costs, which have gone up 73% since 2003. branstad said the change could save the state $51 million in the first six months. kelli scott of marengo told us she has encountered conf

for all of the people who get parking tickets in cedar rapids, the city is offering a way out... by helping others. until december 23rd, they can get out of tickets by donating items like baby wipes, laundry soap, and blankets to benefit horizons, the willis dady shelter, and waypoint. each donated item has a price attached to it, and adding those items together can cover parking fines up to $100. for more information go to our website, kcrg.com. donald trump is still getting a lot of backlash over a proposal about muslims. despite the controversial comments, the republican candidate says he's still confident in his bid for the today's opening farm markets. goooo morning!! it's ---. plan on a mild, breezy day out going well into the 50s. the warm front pushing through this morning will be by mid-afternoon. in any event, highs should be hit around the lunch hour with widespread mid-50s likely. tonight into tomorrow, dry weather is anticipated with temperatures still well above normal. our storm system is still on track to impact eastern iowa this weekend with light rain as early a

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

"the primary purpose of iowa collegegtour is give students of color, primarily from cedar rapids, iowa city area the opportunity to visit, tour and experience colleges all aroundhe country."this will be the third year the programamas operated. it gives groups of at least 30 area seniors a trip to about ten schools in a week during spring. this year, the kids are heading south touring places like florida state, albany state or north carolina state. "when you apply to colleges, you can always apply online. you can send your applications in. it's a little different exposure when you're on the ground. you can meet the university each to take part. but diversity focus, the non proff behind the effort, is trying to raise ten thousand by the end of the month to cut the cost for those with a tight budget. so far their campaign online shows $240 raised. a free trip sounds great to students like dahmie and brandie, but if not just the chance to go makes them smile. i'm very thankfufufor the opportunity thth someone as an afririn american, is in our corner to actually do this for us. sometimes you don

with snow continuing to fall, some of wht was plowed earlier snow and sleet blblnketing the city of cedar rapids may look pretty, but it horrible out here tonight." the city streets superintendent tellsme the plows have been split in to three shifts with plows tackeling these streets. for those trying to manuvere out here, it can't come soon enough. (cg: rose marie green/ driver) "i am really suprised to ugly."$& meanwhil crews continue to work to try and keep up with the storm. (cg: kristin rogers) "plows like this one behind me have been working to clear the sidewalks downtoo all day." but as ssw continues to fall many sidewalks are still covered... it's a white cedar rapids, for some, a few days late. (jun pusta/ works downtown) "you know what i think be a white christmas but it be a white christmas but it are still covered... it's a white cedar rapids, for some, a few days late. (jun pusta/ works downtown) "you know what i think the snow came in a afew days late, i was hoping it would be a white christmas but it could have been worse." "maybe a white new year and then spring?" "exactly, a wh

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 week. senator marco rubio will be talking to voters in dubuque following stops in other cities yesterday. he spoke at a town hall in muscatine. today, ru

cities like cedar rapids, des moines and iowa city are all gaining popularity for its startups.but engine's executive director julie samuels says the candidates haven't talked about ways t t keep the tech industry afloat. 11:04:11 "one of the trends we see in places outside of silicon valley outside of new york that have successful startup communities that they kind of rely on what it is that their commununy is already good at. so f f instance in iowa you might see more agricultural startups. startups.coming up on the cbs 2 news at six, we'll give you a more in depth look at the policies these entrepreneurs want the candidites to address. rapids, steffi lee, cbs 2 news, live at five. coming up on live at 5... getting creative, after voters rejectct a proposal to give more money to the library, staff had to find a new way to keep services going. what they're doing now. meanwhile, this is a live look at mays island icedar rapids on this momoay evening, let's check in with chief dear future, life is good. no, great. i'm like, a man. only better. but even though i know everything, i still feel

some city leaders in cedar rapids are celebrating the contributions of one man to the city. the big event was a surprise roast for bill quinby at theatre cedar rapids. last night, the crowd recognized all the work he's done for the city, like leading efforts to build veterans memorial stadium and the cedar rapids ice arena. the former n-f-l official has also been a long-time advocate for special olympics. star wars fans are anxious for the release of the newest movie. wehrenberg galaxy 16 in cedar rapids has a few reminders for you all headed out to see the new movie. the theater will allow like the star wars characters. but it will not allow masks, face paint, or theatrical makeup. the managers are also asking people not to bring any simulated weapons, and that does include light sabers. "its for not just a security aspect of things, but to make sure all of our guests feel safe and comfortable. but, also you have the distraction side of things so it kind of eliminates the temptation to have a lightsaber during the movie or have that out as well." lots of fans are already fee

city. today, hollywood actor and director tony goldwyn is campaigning on clinton's behalf. abc's scandal. he'll be helping out with canvass kick-off events in.... cedar rapids, iowa city, and in bettendorf. world leaders from 200 nations have accepted a global deal to end climate change. yesterday, paris presented the "paris agreement". the deal aims to keep global temperatures from rising another one degree celcius between now and year 2100. it also seeks to limit the amount of greenhouse gases humans produce to levels that trees, soil, and oceans can absorb naturally. right now, individual governments need to ratify the deal before it can take affect. president obama has acknowledged the agreement isn't perfect. " negotiations that involve nearly 200 nations are always challenging. even if all the initial targets set in paris are met, we'll only be part of the way there when it comes to reducing carbon from the atmosphere, so we cannot be complacent because of today's solved because of this accord. " the 55 countries that have yet to ratify the deal, account for about 55 percent of the world's global carbon emissions. marching for change.... some iowan's

said the runways in cedar rapids are clear, however there are we've got you covered live in rogers...kwkwl 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. the decorah eagles aren't immune to the snow. here's a live look at the decorah eagle cam. a fresh layer of snow tops the nest - it doesn't seem like there are any signs any birds have been in the nest since the snow has startedfalling. the winter storm is also hitting dubuque pretty hard. there are reports of semi's sliding off roads in the tri- states. kwwl's shirley descorbeth is live in dubuqe with the latest on connitions. shirley...how is it out t tere? well...there's still sleet coming down...!nd high winds out here. now if we take a look a some of the video i shot earlier...you'll see the roads are ice covered. city of dubuque street crew says they have all their plow trucks for the ne 24 hours -- taking care of primaryyand secondary strees. roads are very slick...and treacherous -- especially on hills -- which dubuque has a lot of. drivers dealing with the mess. "i couldn't make it to the top

tomorrow, he'll stop in cedar rapids and iowa city. the iowa state patrol is reminding people of a few helpful tips when dealing with rough winter weather. drivers should stay home unless it's an absolute emergency. if you do need to get out make sure you drive slow and have warm winter wear in your vehicle. nn, one last look at this morning's weather, kaj... heavy snow and sleet will be moving across the area today. combine this with strong, gusty wind and we are flat out in the midst of a strong winter storm. snow totals are generally going to be in the 9-12" range in many areas travel will be very dangerous as the day goes on, especially in rural areas with the falling snow and strong wind creating the lowest visibility. this system will wrap up by mid-evening, with slowly falling temperatures into tuesday. given the fresh snow in the area, we'll likely wind up seeing some pretty cold air as well with single digit lows by the end of the week. stay safe! today: heavy snow/sleet, windy high: 29-35 winds: ne 25--+ alo: 29 dbq: 32 iow: