live in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news. this isn't the first time the dubuque school district has made changes in traffic patterns to improve safety.y. and killed 15 year crossing the high school. stuunts to petition the city to install a traffic light in front of the school. the city also cut traffic to limit on pennsylvania lane. now here's a look atwhat's coming up at 5:30 on abc's world news. an iowa woman is fighting to get lawmakers to change a federal law for the medical use of hemp oil. and find out how people are responding after the university of iowa faculty senate meets with university president bruce harreld. that's tonight on t- hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 50% more data than verizon and at&t for the same price. but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? no.. u.s. cellular r zed data. good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 50% more data t

in dubuque, chris earl, kcrg-tv 9 news. state officials are withholding funding from an energy research center at the university of iowa over questions about how it has spent money. the center for global and regional environmental research works with researchers to study the impact of global warming. it operates out of the iowa advanced technology laboratory on campus. the center receives tens of thousands dollars each year in funding from electric and gas utilities. but the iowa utilities board is withholding more than 772-thousand dollars over concerns about how the center has spent money. the chair of the board has requested an analysis of grant programs and copies of audits. critics argue the board's action is illegal. students in iowa will take a new type of test in math and reading, starting next school year. today, the state board of education voted unanimously to approve the smarter balanced assessments. the tests are online, and questions get easier or harder depending on the answers. they would replace the current

the snow hit late fler dubuque but hit later in dubuque but stilll packed a punch. shirley, tell us about the conditions there. >> shirley: the snow totals hit 10:00 and then it stopped but at 7:00 it started snowing again. will step out of theay so you can see downtown dububue. everything is covererein snow, the roads have been plowed but it's still icy and very slippery and i checked a what plpl.tracker and it says there are over 200 plows plowing roads in the dubuque county. the dubuque sheriff says they are responding to severalal cars in ditches because of the weather. word of advice if you are heading out, use caution and take it slow especially when approaching intersections. i, myself, o othe way to workk spun a little bit when i was trying to make a few turns and that was a little scary, so just drive safe out@ there. reporting in dubuque, shirleyey kwwl news. >> lauren: be safe. you may remember dubuque was in the middle of a s sdding controversy because of liability fears. in may the city lifted the ban in part because of a bill signed into law by the gov

headed towards the dubuque area. brad hanson standing by live as they anticipate some pretty heavy rainfall and a lot of wind later tomorrow in the dubuque area. >> well, ron, and that's really it. we are still anticipating the winds have picd up over the past hour or so. we were relatively dry here in dubuque, until just a few minutes before 6:00, but still no driving rain, nothingoo serious yet, but we can definitely feel the winds continue to pick up. right here on the 3rd street elevator, really feeling them now. we can tell this storm is coming. we have seen flashes of lightning. seems like it's definitely going to arrive here soon. back to you. we have you covered here in few buick. brad hanson -- in dubuque. kwwl news. >> thank you very much. brad hanson has a good vantagege point overlooking the city of dubuque. nothing going on right now. anticipating lightning, heavy rain and winds in the next hour or so. let's go to mark with the latest. >> we are looking at the threat of severe weather. we are lookingor t

stay in dubuque." the gronens say they love the work they've done and call it a great economic development opportunity for the community. coming up next tonight, the season's first college football playoff poll came out today. scott has reaction from the hawkeyes. and he also has regional championship volleyball highlights. stay with your 24 hour didly squat... but they released the first college football playoff poll tonight. and the hawkeyes are ranked 9th. clemson is ranked number one followed lsu,ohio state, and they would be in the playoffs if they started today. notre dame is fifth.. as you can guess this was a big topic and iowa press day. scott westerberg has more from iowa city. when asked how much they would pay attention to the release of the college football playoff rankings, the hawkeyes had a wide variety of answers. "i'll probably be working, actually, and doing something that might help us win the game instead of watching something that doesn't matter too much right now.""i've got night

dubuque's city council voting 7-0 to buy twin ridge (david resnick, dubuque city council) "we intend to buy this good way." they buy the company for one point three million dollars, using money mostly pulled from delaying other projects. but city officials say these properties will eventually be annexed into dubuque, and dubuque is set to profit about four million dollars from property taxes and fees over the first ten years. a big deal for resnick, because the city won't lose money on the deal. "we're scraping our head right now on the debt ceiling. so we need to think of other ways, and a way we thought of a good you can't do both things all the time. you have to make good choices, and i think we've done that tonight. and perhaps as important-this move puts dubuque in a position to grow. "this means jobs, this means lower the tax rate. yes, this is infrastructure. and very proud of the city of dubuque for investing in infrastructure. we're ready for the future, because of the purchases we made tonight." property owners in that area will initially pay higher utility rates because th

there's dubuque. the stormrm is going to be southeast of dubuque, does include delaware, dubuque -- excuse me, north of that line. it does include city of dubuque, jones, jackson, dubuque and delaware county, that will be e east of manchester, does include dyeyeville. this line in particular as it swings to the north and east towards balltown. dubuque under severe thundetorm warning. bernard under sere thunderstorm warning, monticello also under the severe thunderstorm warning. we are looking at showers and thunderstorms across the area. we will put a track on that line, and again this is moving very rapidly, the wind in the upper levels. atmosphere just racing across the area. that's the guide of these storms. the track on this, 5:57, the tte, cascad keep in mind, showers and thunderstorms are already going across the area, it is this line that we are putting a track on to give you the indication of where the best chance of seeing d daging straight-line wind is expected. so areas near dyersville 6:12

in dubuque wiedemmnn kcrg tv-9 news. waiting on estimated school damage dollar amount people rallied in boone today to show their disdain or support for the bakken pipelilie project. the pipeline would pump oil from north dakota to illinois, stretching 346 miles through 18 counties in iowa. today the iowa utilities board heard from both sidesesduring public ccmments about the pipeline. dozens of people voiced some strong opinions during the board's hearing in boone. kcrg t-v nine's dave franzman joins us live from the boone county fairgrounds. dave, thissas been a long day for the utilities board. bruce, there are more than 200 people who registered to speak about the project. and even with a strict two minute time limit, it was an all-day process for the board to hear all the cedar rapids is probably no closer than 80 or 90 miles to the bakken pipeline route. but in this part of central iowa, it's closer to home and opponents wereeisible in heir opposition.n. sot/nat that was also true at the hearing site as opponents w

he joins us live now from the t-h media newsroom in dubuque. brad this is an incredible veterans day story. incredible doesn't even begin to describe it--these men last saw their helicopter fourty four years and today they all came to dubuque for the first time in the cobra attack helicopter stands guard over the veteran's memorial plaza in dubuque. it last saw action more than four decades ago in vietnam--flown by these men--captain ken dehoff and chief warrant officer wayne burk. they're in dubuque ahead of a veteran's day ceremony, sharing their were hit by three 51 caliber machine gun positions, and essentially shot out of the air, and crashed and burned. and then wayne and i had the they were flown to safety by this man--chief warrant officer kent crisler. (kent crisler, chief warrant officer) "this would make a heck of a movie." but instead of a movie theater, they're holding court in a hotel ballroom--confronting ghosts of their past. (wayne burk, chief warrant officer) "44 years after i saw it the last time, and now i'm seeing it again.

kw-wl's shirley desccbeth is live in dubuque with more. al roker will be here at the port of around 9:30. the visitors bureau ays they suggested this location...along with a couple others to nbc. ultimately...this location beat out the others. you ccn see...workerer were out earlier today to make sure the riverwalk is ready for al's production crews...to make sure there will be enough lighting along the riverwalk. the grand the broadcast. "i think everyone is pretty excited. its been kind of a whirlwind, iis happened really ickly. it wasn't announced by nbc right away, they kind of wanted to keep it on the low- down the entire promotion." as for the tour -- dubuque is the only stop in iowa for al. the visitor's bureau says this helps bring national attention to dubuque. now...once again al roker will be here tonight on the riverwalk around 9:30. and eryone is invited...we'd love to see you there. we've got you covered live in dubuque shirley descorbeth.... ...kwwl news. right after forecasting iowa's weather in dubuque -- al roker heads to

and now it's dubuque turn. kw-wl's shirley descorbeth is live from the riverwalk in dubuque to tell us about preparations. well, this issreally exciting. al roker's visit to dubuque...although short...ings national attention to the city. and they've been making sure the riverwalk is ready foo his getting camera ready for the arrival of nbc's al roker. "we've worked with the production crew, worked with the city of dubuque, to make sure that adeqaute lighting is on the riverwalk...that the grand river center is lit up while they're here." it's all ffr al's roroerthon 2 tour . weather from all fifty states, including washington d-c within a week. "dubuque is the only iowa stop on the tour." "nbc reached out o us directly, which is always exciting for us...beacuse it means dubuque has kind of made it mark...and we're recognized as a place for this to happen." the visitors bureau says they suggested this location...along with a couple others to nbc. ultimately...the riverwalk beat out the others. "the backdrop will

live in dubuque, katie wiedemann, kcrg-tv9. the university of missouri system president is out of the job after weeks of protests. the criticism over his handling of racial incidents mounted over the weekend when missouri as we continue to move through early november we are once again experiencing very nice weather. lows dip into the 30s tonight with highs close to 60 on tuesday. veterans day will become a very active day weather-wise. showers and storms accompany an area of low pressure tracking across the upper midwest. severe weather and heavy rains wednesday afternoon and evening will need to be monitored closely. look for a cool and windy end to the work week following this storm. tonight: clear low: 28-34 winds: se 5-10tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 54-60 winds: se 10-20tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 43-49 winds: se 10-20wednesday: showers/storms high: 59 - low: 46 thursday: p/cloudy, very windy high: 51 - low: 40 friday: m/cloudy, still windy high: 43 - low: 33 saturday: mostly sunny high: 52 - low: 26 sunday: partly

i think it's a win win for the people of dubuque. " last month, the dubuque city council agreed to spend 500 hundred thousand dollars to install 216 new l-e-d cameras and 40 traffic cameras. that brings the total number of cameras to about 800. but not everyone thinks these cameras are the right solution to crime. you can read more about this story on kcrg dot com. right now the fayette county sheriff's office is searching for a missing sex offender. he's 31 year old mark macinnis of west union. authorities issued a warrant for him yesterday for a second offense for failing to comply with the sex offender registry. the sheriff's office says they discovered he was not living at his registered address during a stolen vehicles investigation. authorities say he stole a vehicle from oelwein on november 8th, then stole another from rural sumner. officials found it two days later in west union. if you know where macinnis is, call the fayette county sheriff's office at the number on your screen. many places in the iowa county community of marengo now have to rebuild after high winds left a trail

one dubuque group is hoping to educate people on different religions. children of abraham is a group facilitating talks to try to build peace among people who might have formed a negative opinion about certain religions. those talks will take place after public screenings of a movie about the holy land of jerusalem at the national mississippi river museum in dubuque. kcrg t-v nine's dubuque bureau chief katie wiedemann has more about the group's mission. the movie jerusalem 3-d is playing on a daily basis here at the national mississippi river museum. it's purpose is to ignite conversations between people of several religions. here in dubuque there's an inter faith organization that's been doing just that, for several years. it's sounds like a joke. a jew, a christian and a muslim, walk into a.....in this case it was a coffee shop. about five years ago, temple beth -el vice president, alan garfield helped start an interfaith organization called the children of abraham. the group is made up of people living in dubuque who are muslim, jewish and christian

this is dubuque street between waterloo and evansdale. at that time roads were partially covered, but those conditions are gettin worse. roads are slick, making it difficult when approaching intersections. once again, if you are heading out visibility is low due to thiseavy snow coming down at a pretty quick rate. we've got you covereddive in waterloo nikki newbrough kwwl news. thank you nikki. because of the storm, many activities for tonight and tomorrow are be cancelled. to get the latest cancellations information, head over to our website, k-w-w-l dot com. uni students leaving for on the roads before the ssorm. the snow quickly picked up around noon today - - as "but since i have an on campus job, they are really understanding of me trying to grandma in the snow, but they are wantiig me to get on the road to be safe." with in an h hur - - heavy lakes began covering cars. campus parking lots emptied quickly at that point. the snow is falling - - but the shows-- or games innthis case - - will go on. uni's ground crew has been planning a

in 2009, chest and his son robbed knicker's saloon in dubuque, and chest shot dubuque police lieutenant scott baxter. baxter fired back, and both men were injured. chest took a plea deal, but he's appealed his sentence twice. last month, thh iowa courttf appeals ruled in chest's favor. chest was set to receive his new sentence today, but due to a logistical error the court rescheduled the sentencinn for next week. two iowa men accused of threatening violence at the world pokemon championships are now being held on 150-thousand dollars bail. stumbo of boone were in cocort on weapps charges in maryland today. this is video from august. prosecutors say they made threats against the tournament on social media. police found a 12 gauge shotgun, a-r-15 rifle and nearly 300 rounds of ammunition in their car when they tried to register. if you live in belle plaine, we have a warning for you tonight. the city has issued a boil advisory for your drinking water. it's because a chlorine line ruptured at the well field. the city hopes to fix the problem yet sometime today. but until then, belle plain

kcrg-tv9's dubuque bureau chief katie wiedemann is live in dubuque. katie, how are people in dubuque honoring veterans? proudly placing the american flag on your front porch is something many veterans say is a must do each year on november 11th. but that's a luxury not all aging veterans are still able to do. after decades of displaying an american flag outside his dubuque home. ken siegert, now a resident at eagle pointe place,is still trying to find his new normal. today he's hanging a flag on the door of the apartment he and his now call home. "i was very proud to serve in the service, to be able to stand up and not shy away from it and support our country. " siegert is one of more than a dozen veterans who now lives at the senior living community. thank you for your service volunteers from the veterans freedom with a flag they can proudly display, just in time for the holiday that means so much. "i was patriotic then when i was in the service and now. " the volunteers say this display of patriotism is something all veterans deserve, no matter wher

stay in dubuque because the goal is to make sure dubuque just keeps on growing. it's a wonderful place it just needed to be shined up. reporting in washington, alex miller kcrg tv 9 news. in the last 15 years, there have been more than 200 historic projects in iowa. and they've generated nearly 1 billion dollars in total development. american eagle outfitters is based clothing retailer, the tailgate clothing company, for eleven million dollars. tailgate clothing is headquartered in ankeny, but its flagship store is in downtown iowa city. an iowa native and fashion designer started the business in 1997. former hawkeye and n-f-l football player nate kaeding co-owns the iowa city store. "we're super excited here in downtown iowa city where we were the flagship of the brick and mortar retail store of iowa tailgate, so we were in on the ground level. american eagle really provides the runway expertise to help tailgate brand expand onto other college markets so we can always look back and say iowa city was the first one. so that's really exciting." american eagle plans

we've got you covered in dubuque...shirley descorbeth...kwwl news. when the city of dubuque banned sledding -- it drew nanaional attention -- and even criticism. but now -- feedback from from people in the area is much more postive. coming up n nxt...the u-n-i panthers stun the number one team in the nation today at the mcleod center. and the undefeated hawkeyes look to stay perfectas they host the purdue boilermakers. you're watching kwwl -- we've got yoo covered. number one team until today. the top ranked tar heels from north carolina at the mcleod centtr, and this would be a memorable one. unc would be the better team in the first half, behind strong post play. but a desperation three at the buzzer from wes washpun brings the panthers to within seven at halftime. in the second half, the tar heels squander a 16 point lead in 17 mimiutes, thanks in large part to a barrage from bebeind the threeeoint line. and they take down the tar heels 71-67. (matt bohannon, uni) "we're we're going to keep scrapping, d we came out on top tonight." (wes washpun, u

i think it's a win win for the people of dubuque. " last month, the dubuque city council agreed to spend 500 hundred thousand dollars to install 216 new l-e-d streetlights, 56 security cameras and 40 traffic cameras. that brings the total number of cameras to about 800. but not everyone thinks these cameras are the right solution to crime. you can read more about this story on kcrg dot com. many places in the iowa county community of marengo now have to rebuild after high winds left a trail of destruction. an outdoor power equipment business saw the most damage. iowa outdoor power on court avenue was a total loss. that's on the south side of marengo. but there was other damage along a line through the city from the south to the north. the national weather service said a microburst hit the area just after two o'clock yesterday morning with a peak speed of 85 miles per hour. some wondered if it was a rare tornado, based on the amount of damage. as many as 20 to 25 volunteers helped with clean up. the manager says straight line winds have damaged the same building before. " if you look, deb

police arrested a dubuque man after police say he stabbed his girlfriend during a fight in their home. 55-year-old robert white faces assault, harrassment and false imprisonment charges. police say around 6:30 yesterday morning, white stabbed his girlfriend in the arm, held her down with a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her. they say this argument went on for hours until she escapd and called 9- 1-1-from a neighbor's apartment. a dubuque man is charged with a hate crime after police say he beat up a man while yelling racial slurs. tonight on the kcrg-tv9 news at 10, we talk to a ccty leadede about racial tensions in the dubuque area. the search for a missing waterloo teen is extended to outside of waterloo. 18 year old moe sed left his family's home by bike on october 22nd d ithout a cell phone or money. he's a waterloo west student and a refugee from burma and lives with special needs. and since he disappeared, there have been several organized searches for him. waterloo police have received a couple of unconfirmed sighting reports in other eastern iowa towns. anyone with

meanwhile, snow has been coming down for about three hours in dubuque. that's where we find storm track seven's brad hanson live with yeah, the snow first started flying just a little before two here in dubuque. now three hours later, we're finally seeing some decent accumluation on the ground, and the roads are startitig to get a little slick, too. this is video from dubuque this afternoon shortly after the flurries started flying. dubuque police say they've seen a couple of minor accidents, but they think those are related to friday afternoon traffic rather than the snow. but they're expecting a very busy night, as the snow will start to stick to the roads soon. i've also been told the jule busses will end their routes early tonight cause of the snow, annthe mystique community ice center is also closing it's doors tonight. we've got you covered, live in dubuquqe. brad hanson, kwwl news.. thanks brad. you may remember last year dubuque was in the middle of a sledding controversy.... the city banned sledding in some public parks because of liability fear

the city of dubuque the movement through the cedar rapids and dubuque, moving down 318. light showers earlier in the day as well looks like what does that say about 6:30. >> couple of clusters in front of it but severe line probably not closer 6:30. >> the extreme storm warnings issued now issued earlier southern areas of jones county doesn't include monticello yet but if they hold their strength back off to the south, west and south we'll see at warning extended as well that warning extends all the way down that line that we talked about as we head to the next hour, hour and a half the storms will evolve and move through out of the tv9 viewing a aa we'll continue see if we have any storm damage reports. we've had some damage in the western part of the state and if you have damage reports share them with the newsroom postthem on the facebook twitter page as well keep safe you have damage reports we'd like to pass it on to the national weather service as well. i. >> i'll bounce back and forth. potential rotation near west branch i'm still seeing it. so at this point you'r

live in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news. adoption supporters will gather in just a few minutes for a candlelight celebration in cedar rapids. the event gets underway at 5-30 at four oaks on first avenue northeast. a light meal will follow the ceremony. and attendees can share their adoption stories. photographers will also provide free family portraits for foster and adoptive families. stay with tv9. recapping today's top stories, bird flu-infected commerical chicken and turkey farms and now they can restock. people now have a new way to rent a home for a weekend in iowa city when they go to a hawkeye football game. tonight at 6 fire destroyed the clubhouse at the amana colonies golf club. so far there's no word on the cause. authorities have called in fire marshal's office. a jury will continue deliberations monday in the nicholas luerkins trial. he's charged with the april stabbing death of 29 year old lynnsey donald at the hy-vee parking lot in marion. he stabbed his ex-girlfriend dozens of times in front of witnesses and

dubuque. dubuque. at the hair emporium - karen says the focus is more on e hairdos in the mirr...than the bar out the window. cuz we have a great nieghborhood. so a bar fight -- and now a hate crime charge...is a shock it's obviously troubling, that kind of goes without saying i think it's a reminder that we still have a lot of work to do as a community.y.in the early 1990's - it was much worse. i just remember when the kkk came in that one night in may and when we left work they said just go home, everybody go home. no one thinks it's like that again...but race relations and social equality are already being addressed in dubuque. is this the best community we can possibly have and i think almost everybody answers that question as no. eric works at the community foundation of greater dubuque who brought together more than 50 organizations through "inclusive dubuque" to figure out how they can make life in the city better for everyone. i think you motivate a community to be more inclusive or mo

brad--this is a big deal for an important part of dubuque's history. it sure is--two of these projects feature three buildings that have a combined age of well over three hundred years. and converting them to senior housing not only saves them, but fulfills a big need in this city as well. "this building, in it's hay day, which most recently was in the of the sacred heart school in dubuque stand empty--the school shut down as dubuque's catholic population continues to decrease and move to other parts of town. (mary lou ball, holy spirit parish) "it is a sign of the times--people are choosing to worship in different ways than they used to." the dubuque city council approving tax abatements that will help convert this old school into senior housing--a big win for ball and her parish. "we're particularly thrilled that the developer is considering using it as senior living, because we think that there's a (brad hanson, @bhansonkwwl) "here across town, the church of the nativity selling this land right behind me where they will build a new senior housing fa

some people in dubuque would legalize marijuana for recreational use. we reported earlier this month how one dubuque man wawa encouraging state lawmakers to legalize marijuana. his effort got a lot of attention and helped spark a rally today where people are joining his cause. last year, swme iowa legislators tried to legalize meeicinal cannabis use, but that biil didn't pass. iowa law says people can possess and use cannabis oil to treat epilepsy. but production and transportatio n of the oilis not legal in the ststte. kcrg-tv9's dubuque bureau chief katie wiedemann talked to ralliers and lawmakers about how iowa's marijuana laws need to change. a couple dozen supporters lined west locust street, hoping for honks. honk and hoping to send a message to lawmakers in des moines. "i just want to point out the hypocrisy of cacanabis being a schedule one. when they also have a patent for it to be medicine. i don't know how that can co-exist. " for some supporters making cannabis oil legal to access in iowa is the top priority. othehe say iowa shoold legalize

nothing too crazy but the rain will be heavy at times, over in dubuque... quiet now, but it'll be raining there's a chance for this rain to turn to snow tomorrow night... andndfor iowa cityy we're looking at the dot cam near dubuque street, facing the exit for the university of iowa tomorrow we'll see someain in area, so if you're cookiig your turkey on the grill outside....ake sure you have an umbrella the main concern i want to reiterate -- if you're traveling west to des moines tomorrow, allow plenty of travel time there will be a lot of ice on thth roads in the early afternoon that'll stay on the roads all evening long so be safe out there and have a we've got you covered live in` waterloo olivia mancino kwwl news to stay up to date onnll weather and travel conditions, we have the latest on our website kwwl dot com this thanksgiing marks the 54th year the ginter family has served the dubuque community a turkey dinner. donna ginter, the pivotal figure behind the dinner, died a few years ago, but her family has carried it on in her name. kwwl's brad hanso

the people of dubuque embrace the winter weather -- by doing something they weren't allowed to dubuque embrace the winter weather -- by doing something they weren't allowed to enjoy last year. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in brandon, waverly, benton, tama and all of eastern iowa dubuque families -- making the most (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... it's been her fight for twenty years. something is wrong with our healthcare system and it needs to be fixed. then, it was about health reform and getting eight million kids covered. now, it's about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on insurance companies to bring down drug prices. i'm not going to let any family be deprived of healthcare. i'm not going to let the republicans rip up obamacare and throw it away. of this snowy weather by sledding this weekend. it's to last year's city ban. storm track seven's shirley descorbeth visits a couple parks tod

a dubuque man charged with stabbing and killing his girlfriend wants his trial moved out of dubuque county. an attorney for 27-year- old eddie hicks says media coverage will make finding difficult. he wants either the trial moved or the court to bring in jurors from another county. the dubuque county attorney's office is fighting the motion. hicc pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the incident on june 17th. prosecutors say he stabbed 21-year-old kahdyesha lemon more than 20 times at her home on arlington street. policic say hicks assd them to shoot him and then tried to drive off in a squad car. if you are travelling today for the holiday, several sheriff's departments in eastern ioioa are remindingngpeople to stay safaf. and they will be cracking down on seat belt laws and pulling over impaired drivers. this is part of a national effort during the busiest travel time of the year. in 2013, more than 300 people were killed on the road just during the thanksgiving weekend in the u.s. the iowa department of transportation points out that wearing a seat belt can save a life. people d

on this thanksgiving, one dubuque family is son. up next we'll hear from them and explain how they're now paying it frward to help dozens of huseholds, all o honor their laa son. and we'll look at the timeline general mills put into place to use only cage free eggs in their products. stay with your 24 hour a dubuque coupleeis spending the day delivering 118 thanksgiving meals to people in need. kcrg t-v nine dubuque bureau chif katie wiedemann explains how it's all in honor of their young son who died a year ago. out of the back of her family's mini-van, angie hohman unloads it all. "there are potatoes, stuffing. " all the thanksgiving fixings, along with a note from the hohman family. "this picture is jack and i at donna ginter's thanksgiving dinner. " a short story explains the promise a mother made to her son after jackson fell in love withherving thanksgiving meals to people in need. "he told me at the end of the day that this was going to be our tradition every year. " that was a tradition they weren't able to keep. less than a

live in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news. the iowa wrestling team hosted the iowa city duals today. highlights are coming up. and we'll preview of tomorrow's showdown between the u-n-i panthers and the north carolina tarheels. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. snowfall continues across tonight and at times will be heavy. the snowfall tapers off saturday morning leaving behind a wide swath of 6-9". winds are then expected to increase overnight into saturay ssrting from the northeast aad changing to the northwest at 15-30 mph, leading to blowing and drifting. cold remainder of the weekend as the lows by sunday morning fall into the single digits. tonight: snow, heavy at times low: 23-29 winds: ne 15530tomorrow: amm snow, windy, cold high: 25-31 winds: nw 15-30tomorrow night: clear & cold low: 2-8 winds: nw 5-10sunday: mostly sunny high: 27 - low: 5 monday: partly cloudy partly cloudy high: 41 - low: 23 wednesday: low: 28 thursday: showers likely high: 47 - low: 35 friday: showers worked out in cedaralls today to get

some dubuque people are demonstrating right now to majuana in iowa. this s a live look at the rally in the downtown they want state lawmakers to legalize marijuana for both medical and recreational use. it's part of an effort that started on facebobok... ...after one man stood on a busy dubuque intersection calling for legalization in iowa. we first brought you his story last week. kcrg-tv9's dubuque bureau chief katie wiedemann is live at the rally. katie how many people showed up to show their support? a couple dozen or so throughout the afternoon. some people herere thths evening say they want law-makers to make it legal to produce medical marijuana here in iowa. others say they want iowa to legalize marijuana for recreational use, similar to the laws inn colorado. starting around two o'clock this after, supporters lined west locust street near e park. they're holding signs s n support of legalizizig marijuana. anthony krier says his recent public effort to change iowa legislation caught other local supporters attention. he and a friend organized t

a dubuque man charged with stabbing his girlfriend to death wants his trial moved ouof dubuque county. an attorney for 27-year- old eddie hicks says media coverage will make finding a fair jury difficult. he wants either the trial moved or the court to bring in jurors from another county. the dubuque conty attorney's office is fighting the motion. hicks pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the june 27th incicient. prosecutors say he stabbed 21-year-old kahdyesha lemon more than 20 times at her residence on arlington street. police say hicks asked them to tried to drive off in a squad car. nearly two weeks after the terrorist attacks in paris, federal, state and local authorities are watching for poential copycat attacks here in the u-s. they're focusingga lot of a atention on airrorts and malls. but today president obama said americans shouldn't let any fears keep them from flying, shopping, or going out in public. he said there is "no specific and credible intelligence indicating any plot here in the u-s. but he still urged people to be vigilant. " our counter-terrorism, inte

a dubuque man charged with stabbing and killing his girlfriend wants his trial moved out of dubuque county. an attorney for 27-year- old eddie hicks says media coverage will make finding a fair jury difficult. he wants either the trial moved or the court to bring in jurors from another county. the dubuque county attorney's office is fighting the motion. hicks pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the incident on june 17th. 21-year-old kahdyesha lemon more than 20 times at her home on arlington street. police say hicks asked them to shoot him and then tried to drive off in a squad car. a former galena, illinois, police officer faces a felony charge for allegedly abusing his power as an officer. this week, prosecutors charged donald barklow with official misconduct. according to court documents, the charge stems from 20-14, when barklow was working for the galena police department. prosecutors say barklow used police resources to do a background check on his ex-girlfriend's new fiance to access his personal information. using the system for personal reasons is a felony. barklow is not

she was in town to raise awareness about dubuque's transgender community. "caitlyn is probably the most well-kkown transgender person on the planet. to get your point across, to people who aren't aware of transgender people in the transgender community here at the event -- jenner chatted and mingled with fans. she also posed for pictures. advocates say inviting jenner is a good way to get the word out about the trans community here in dubuqu...especiall y since it's a small town. that causes some trans people to not be out in the open. we've got you covered live in dubuque...shirley descorbeth... ...kwwl news. and coming up at ten -- not everyon in the transgeeder communiiy thinks jenner is a role model for them. we'll bring you their story -- later tonight. coming up -- it's game night -- will the hawkeyes continue their winning streak? a live report in sports from kinnick stadium -- with all the excitment. control problem is forcing a major car maker to recall thousands of vehicles "now your storm traak 7 it took alexis 4 years to earn her college degree.

it's killing the bank in dubuque, so the bank in dubuque doesn't lend. it can't make money so they sell and the big banks get bigger." after leaving loras, kasich headed to alabama, for an event there. hearing aids can give kids who are hard of hearing the chance to develop language skills at close to the same rate as their peers. a university of iowa study shows how vital properly fitted hearing aids are to young children. kcrg tv-9's forrest saunders joins us at the desk this morning. forrest, this was a first of a kind study? that's according to ui officials. researchers said there are very few studies out there on infants and preschoolers with mild to severe hearing loss. this study zeroed in on them and how hearing support can help. when 10 year old julianna mascardo was younger, her parents discovered she had hearing loss.her language development was falling behind her peers. "we knew that something was wrong because she wasn't annunciating correctly and also she was a little bit loud."those issues with language development were one of the focuses

we've got you covered live in dubuque, brad hanson, kwwl news. and people were stocking up on some heading to the grocery store to buy food and other items...making sure they're prepared. at the hyvee on locust in dubuque...shoppers making rounds in the arking lot jjst to find a spot. and people rushing to grab "you might want to have some meat on hand, butter...bread, not be able to get out of the house becuase we're really gonna get dumped on pretty hard." managers at hy- vee say it's been nonstop busy all day. you can also find out where the plows are on the road, with the dot plow tracker... the orange and blue circles indicate plows while the little camera icons give you access the plow cam for a look - like this - at conditions in the area. so you can get the perspective of a plow driver... and get a better look at the road before you hit the streets. and if you have pictures or video to share rom the winterstorm... you can do that by going to our page stay up to date on breaking news and weather information. here's a live look at downtown

starting today, the dubuque county library will forgive fines for food. library users can swap a non-perishable food item for one dollar in fines. the library will donate all of the food to the saint stephen's food bank. dubuque county library district has branches in asbury, epworth, farley, holy cross and peosta. some university of missouri football players say they won't play in saturday's game. they say the university president isn't handling racially charged incidents well enough. authorities have found more evidence that a russian plane crashed mid-air over egypt because of a bomb. but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning! today and tomorrow will be the nicest days of this work week. plan on sunny sky today, with a few more clouds in the sky tomorrow. highs will be back into the mid-50s in many areas today with upper 50s possible tomorrow. our next storm system is still on track to move in on s all across the tv9 viewing area. some of these storms may be strong in the afternoon and evening hours. a solid half inch t

she joins us live now in dubuque. after the attacks...some colleges across the country have cancelled planned study abroad trips to paris. have students in paris at the moment...but that's not stopping them from reevaluating their programs. traveling the world....and studying abroad is making changes to thier programs. "we've already been groups." here at the university of dubuque...the study abroad program doesn't currently have students in paris...but did for a short-time while over the summer. "we regularly have our short term faculty led groups travel to paris every couple of years or so." and as of right "and although parents may sometimes worry about their son or daugter studying abroad...those who run the program say traveling is so now...they don't plan to cancel future trips to paris. "and although parents may sometimes worry about their son or daugter studying abroad...those who run the program say traveling is so valuable to a students education." "travel is really a part of education...and we learn so much

and you'll hear from a dubuque man who's made a legal statement on marijuana. stay with your 24 hour news the kcrg t-v nine and gazettehas a new campaign ad to dissect. this one comes from the hillary clinton campaign on one of her key platforms... equal pay for women. "on average, women need to work an extra 2 hours each day to earn the same paycheck as their male coworkers" the clinton campaign ad is based off a department of labor statistic showing women earn 78-cents for every dollar a man makes, among all full-time workers. the campaign used simple math to calculate how many extra hours a woman would have to work to make up that pay gap. but the statistic needs some clarification. first, it is based on everyone working 35 hours or more. the bureau of labor statistics reports men work an average of 2- point-7 hours per week more than account for some of that gap. the size of the pay gap also varies greatly by profession. while men outearn women in the vast majority of professions the census bureau tracks, the gaps are smaller in some professions and women e

which now is on display at dubuque's veterans memorial plaza. the third came to their rescue when they were shot down in vietnam. brad hanson has the story of their reunion. the cobra attack helicopter stands guard over the veteran's memorial plaza in dubuque. it last saw action more than four decades ago in vietnam--flown by these men--captain ken dehoff and chief warrant officer wayne burk. they're in dubuque ahead of a veteran's day ceremony, sharing their incredible story. "we were hit by three 51 caliber machine gun positions, and essentially shot out of the air, and crashed and burned. and then wayne and of that helicopter and get on with life." they were flown warrant officer kent crisler. "this would make a heck of a movie." but instead of a movie theater, they're holding court in a hotel ballroom--confronting ghosts of their past. "44 years after i saw it the last time, and now i'm seeing it again. maybe i'm hoping that this is a closure, but i don't know." all three men in dubuque for the first time, but it's hardly the first time they

and again, that should be impacting monticello 5:45, dubuque at 6:21. east dubuque at 6: 2. so we -- wf 22. we don't have any mlre warnings when it comes to tornado warnings. still have severe thunderstorm arnings. we will continue to track those warnings. we will also have a watch that remains in effect until 9:00, but the storm potential will probably be done with before continue to track these storms

people interested should go to the dubuque first. cedar rapids police are investigating gunfire on the city's southwest side. police say it happened at 8-15 last nighgh in the 1200 block of m street. initial reports said one person was hurt. but officers didn't find anyone with injuries. one witness told tv-9 she heard several gunshots. " 13:30:29 i was watching tv in my living room. i heard a weird noise that sounded like a firework. i looked out my window and saw a guy pointing a gun in the opposite direction he was standing and i saw the fire come out. 13:30:38 " police say they found several shell casings in the area. throughout the night, hundreds of protesesors in chicago gathered in the streets blocking this follows the release of a video that showed a white police officer shooting and killing a black teenager. innhe dashboarr cameraaideo from october of last year, you can see the officer shooting 17- year-old laquan mcdonald 16 times. he later died from those injuries. the officer jason van dyke now facc first degree mmder ch

live in dubuque ... kevin barry, cbs 2 news. news.thanks, kevin. we now have continuing coverage of the attacks in paris. paris.at least two people are dead after a raid in a paris suburb early this morning. morning.the raid was at an apartment where authorities believed a suspected mastermind behind friday's attacks may have been hiding. there were several explosions and heavy gun-fire during an hours-long stand-off.one of the suspects who died was a woman who detonated a suicide bomb.in the end - several people were arrested and four police officers were wounded. since sunday - french police have conducted more than 400- searches for suspects in friday's attacks.the french government now says all 129-victims have been identified.french prosecutors are expected to hold a press conference here shortly.when thth happens cbs news may take a special report live. authorities now say nothing threatening was found on two air france flights that were diverted last night. night.the paris-bound flights were diverted to salt lake city and nova scotia after a

it's killing the bank in dubuque, so the bank in dubuque doesn't lend. it can't make money so they sell and the big banks get bigger." after leaving loras, kasich headed to mobile, alabama, for an event there. the new n-b-c / wall street journal republican national poll shows a new front runner among the ben carson is holding a six point lead over donald trump. carson came in with 29 percent to trump's 23 percent. this poll also has a four point nine percent

turning to dubuque now... now...where nearly a year after a violent attack outside a bar, one suspect now stands accused of committing a hate crime.cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry has more now on today's new developments. the story makes people grimace when they hear the details of the nighta&and bringing back bad memories of the past in dubuque.at the hair emporium - karen says the focus is more on the hairdos in the mirror...than the bar out the window. cuz we have a great nieghborhood. so a bar fight -- and now a hate crime charge...is a shock it's obviously troubling, that kind of goes without saying i think it's a reminder that we still have a lot of work to do as a community. in the early 1990's - it was much worse. i just remember when the kkk came in that one night in may and when we left work they said just go home, everybody go home. no one thinks it's like that again...but race relations and social equality are already being addressed in dubuque. is this the best community we can possibly have and i

the assault happened on january 12th at the northside bar in dubuque. authorities say metcalf has a violent criminal history. he also has one tattoo of a swastika and one of a prison gang known for ties to white supremacists. if convicted, metcalf faces up to 10 years in prison and a 250 thousand dollar fine. a dubuque man faces charges after police say he stabbed his girlfriend during a fight in their home. 55-year-old robert white faces assault, harrassment and false imprisonment charges. police say around 6:30 tuesday morning, white stabbed his girlfriend in the arm, held her down with a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her. they say this argument went on for hours until she escaped and called 9- 1-1 from a neighbor's apartment. johnson county is getting ready to put on perhaps the biggest resource fair for the homeless and veterans ever. it's called "project homeless connect and veteran's stand down." it all happens today. the homeless problem in johnson county has been visible over the past couple of years. today's event will be at the ro

be speaking today at a veterans day ceremony in dubuque. university of missouri police say they've arrested a suspect accused of making online threats against black students and faculty. the threats added to racial tensions on campus that resulted in the departure of two senior university officials. the online posts discovered on social media included a threat to -- quote -- "shoot every black person i see." police say the person who has been arrested is not a student at the university. another debate among republican presididtial candndates is in the booksksand participanan are feeling better about this one than they did about the last one. although, it still got contentious at times, but it was the candidates arguing with each other, not the moderators. more from nbc's chris clackum. << donald trump in new hampshire wednesday claiming victory in milwaukee... the morning after the gop's fourth presidential debate. donald trump / (r) presidential candidate "you know my biggest hand last night and the biggest hand of the evening was when i s

a dubuque man charged with stabbing and killing his girlfriend wants his trial moved out of dubuque county. an attorney for 27-year- old eddie hicks says media coverage will make finding a fair jury difficult. he wants either the trial moved or the court to bring in jurors from another county. the dubuque county attorney's office is fighting the motion. hicks pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the incident on june 17th. prosecutors say he stabbed 21-year-old kahdyesha lemon more than 20 times at her home on arlington street. police say hicks asked them to shoot him and then tried to drive off in a squad car. if you are travelling today for the holiday, several sheriff's departments in eastern iowa are reminding people to stay safe. and they will be cracking down on seat belt laws and pulling over impaired drivers. this is part of a national travel time of the year. in 2013, more than 300 people were killed on the road just during the thanksgiving weekend in the u.s. the iowa department of transportation points out that wearing a seat belt can save a life. people driving through n