dubuque county is seeing as many cases of that's led to an outbreak in dubuque schools. find out what the district is doing to stop the spread of the disease... next here on t-v nine. the iowa department of health dubuque. and now it's trying to figure out what's behind the increase. dubuque schools say 20 students and staff members have come down with the mumps since t the school district asks students to stay home for five days after they experience mumps symptoms because it is commonly spread through coughing and sneezing. usually by six years of age, students will get two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella or m- m-r vaccine. but 13 to 15 year olds in dubuque for some reason, have a pretty low rate of immunization. only 57 percent of this age group is vaccinated. comparatively, black hawk county has 93 percent, linn has 80 and johnson has kcrg t-v nine's katie wiedemann has been looking into this. katie, are these low vaccination rates in dubuque causing the outbreak? the school district says it's not, they say all of the students who've had mumps, have in fact b

live in dubuque, katie wiedemann, kcrg-tv9. several high school volleyball teams from eastern iowa are playing for spots in the state finals today. cedar falls and dubuque wahlert were among those competing with a lot on the line. stay with your 24 hour news for the past several days and it looks to continue through the start of next week. after a chilly start to saturday, with lows in the upper 20s and lower 30s we jump to near 60 on sunday. dry weather and above normal conditions continue through next week. have wind: nw 5-15. low: 39 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 54 tom. night: clear and colder. wind: light. low: 28 saturday: sunny. high: 52 low: 28 sunday: mostly sunny. high: 59 low: 35 monday: mostly sunny. high: 57 low: 39 tuesday: partly cloudy. high: 59 low: 41 wednesday: mostly sunny. partly cloudy. high: 62 low: 42 friday: chance of showers. high: 52 low: 49 will have highlights from the state football semi-finals. that plus semi-final action at the state volleyball tournament. stay highlights from the

this day in dubuque. this is a day when so many people get to show appreciation to those who have served. and for those veterans, today is a chance to reflect and gathered in dubuque friday morning to commemorate veterans day, there were some younger than usual faces in the crowd. more than 300 middle school students getting the chance to learn about veterans in a much more personal way. (katie hannan, 7th grade teacher) "an event like this really helps to bring to life the experience of the veterans in a for them." events like this a reunion of sorts for the many veterans who gather to honor each other's service and haven't seen in a year. and it's kinda neat to see one's from the other rs hat did serve and come back and talk about it." feeney was the youngest of six brothers to join the military in the 1940's. "i guess it was something that everybody thought they should serve. at that time it was different, because we all left now, but events like this help him remember. "yes you do, and what could've b

kcrg t-v nine's katie wiedemann joins us live from dubuque. katie, what do parents not like about this book? one parent says the book normalizes things like illegal drug use and casual sex. now she's asking the school district to find an alternative. jodi lockwood's son is senior at dubuque hempstead high school. his literature teacher assigned students to read the book this semester. it's been part of that class's curriculum for the past decade. last week she and several other parents came to the school board requesting the district to reconsider the book be mandated formed a review committee. that group will read the book and consider the parent's request. that committee includes several high school teachers, three hempstead students, librarians and some parents. lockwood talked about why she believes perks of being a wallflower sends mixed messages to students. "we're trying to encourage kids to make healthy choices and then on the other hand we're distributing literature that glorifies unhealthy choices. " lockwood says the biggest problem

. 30 of the 45 cases in dubuque county have been students. the entire state has had a total of 88 cases of the mumps. that means dubuque county alone has more mumps cases than all other counties in the state combe joins us now. katie, what are school doing to stop the spread? they continue to push hand washing and to stay home if you're sick. but the hard part is, they don't know the source of the outbreak, nor can they find a pattern in who's getting sick. doctors tell us they tend to test for mumps more frequently when they know it's spreading more people in dubuque county compared to other communities. still, they say it's puzzling why the spread of mumps hasn't slowed down yet. so they're encouraging families to be mindful as they head into the holiday season. "i think getting on everyone's attention during the thanksgiving holiday could help get this in check. and then hopefully it will disipate again. " county health officials say this is the worst mumps outbreak dubuque has dealt with in 10 years. but 10 years ago the outbreak was much

in dubuque, allison wong, kcrg tv-9 news." two people died in a violent crash on county home road - north of cedar rapids - yesterday and 3 others have life- threatening in the crash happened around 4 p-m yesterday at the intersection of county home road and north troy road. that is about two miles east of i-380, on the northern edge of robins. three vehicles were involved in what was apparently a chain reaction crash. the linn county sheriff's office says a pick-up rear-ended a car, pushing that car into another pick-up. 5 people were in the car -- that was the second vehicle. 2 people in the car died and the other 3 are now at uihc with life-threatening injuries. the injured. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. family members say the man cedar rapids police shot is doing a little better. a cedar rapids officer shot 37-year-old jerime mitchell during a traffic stop near coe college early tuesday morning. police say there was a struggle and the officer fired a weapon, hitting mitchell in the neck. a brother-in-law told tv9 mitc

live in dubuque, katie wiedemann, kcrg t-v nine news. the u-s army corps of engineers pipeline for further "discussion and analysis" with the standing rock sioux tribe. the developer sought permission from the army corps to tunnel under the missouri river in lake oahe, north dakota, in order to complete the project. the tribe, which relies on the lake and river for its drinking water, has objected due to environmental river would put communities living downstream at risk for contamination. backers of the pipeline say it's the safest and most efficient way to transport oil, rather than using rail or trucks. construction is now complete on a new highway 20 interchange in dyersville. the pricey project aims to save lives at what was a deadly intersection. and the number of people traveling for thanksgiving could hit an almost 10 year high. stay with your 24 hour news make-over. the intersection is where seventh street southwest met highway 20 on the west edge of dyersville. several fatal crashes had happened there. so the d-o-t has removed

in dubuque, allison wong, kcrg tv-9 news." two people died in a violent crash on county home road - north of cedar rapids - yesterday and 3 others have life- threatening injuries. the crash happened around 4 p-m yesterday at the intersection of county home road and north troy road. that is about two miles east three vehicles were involved in what was apparently a chain reaction crash. the linn county sheriff's office says a pick-up rear-ended a car, pushing that car into another pick-up. 5 people were in the car -- that was the second vehicle. 2 people in the car died and the other 3 are now at uihc with life-threatening injuries. the drivers of the 2 pick- up trucks were not injured. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. family members say the man cedar rapids police 37-year-old jerime mitchell during a traffic stop near coe college early tuesday morning. police say there was a struggle and the officer fired a weapon, hitting mitchell in the neck. a brother-in-law told tv9 mitchell is in critical condition. but he was more alert

in dubuque, allison wong, kcrg tv-9 news." here's a live look at wrigley field in chicago this morning. the chicago cubs celebration parade starts this morning at wrigley field at 10 a-m. the cubs beat the indians late wednesday night to win for the first time since 1908. rapids couple when it came to naming their newborn baby girl. bracy "wriglee" angle was born early tuesday morning. her parents, cody and kylie, were hoping her birth would come during the world series so they could give her a name based on the cubs' run. they waited till after the cubs' win to pick her middle name. "18:27:25 we had a lot of family members who thought we were holding out on them... we weren't. we were waiting on the outcome. we came in monday night with a list of half a dozen names and started narrowing it down. and as of with miss bracy wriglee angle" they did compromise a little. cody's middle name is lee, so the baby's middle name is wrig-lee, spelled l-e-e. the des moines police chief says no one deserved what happened to 2 officers this

katie, why did the lawmakers hold the forum in dubuque? here in dubuque. so far this year, rescue crews have saved 26 people who were overdosing on heroin. another nine people died after they overdosed on the drug. and lawmakers say heroin addiction often starts when people abuse prescription pain killers. the center for disease control says people who get addicted to prescription pain killers are 40 times more likely to become addicted to heroin. the lawmakers organized this forum to gather input from doctors, law enforcement and substance abuse to evaluate the amount of pain medication that doctors prescribe in iowa. "we are seeing more and more people from various socioeconomic status in the community being affected by this. it's not your typical or stereo-typical homeless drug addict on the street. " and while overall heroin use has increased. year. coming up at six, find out why some experts think iowa's newest law, that expanded access to a life saving medicine, could be the reason deaths have decreased. live in dubuque, katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 new

mumps outbreak in dubuque. health officials now say the city is home to half of all mumps cases in iowa. 4:30 on october 2nd. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... wet weather is likely today with a few thunderstorm s also possible. while no severe weather is likely, a few localized downpours may occur, especially during the morning commute itself. totals will generally be at or below a half inch in many areas. tonight, the sky clears out as dry high pressure builds in from the northwest. this high at least monday with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. while there is a front near the area on election day, it appears all it'll be able to do is generate clouds and appears too moisture starved at this time to warrant much of a rain chance. just beyond election day, temperatures should stay at or above seasonal averages. have a good day!today: owers and isolated stor kely, t ghway 20. wind: ne-. high: toni gh: 64 tom. night: clear.patchy. nd:

kcrg t-v nine's katie wiedemann is live in our dubuque newsroom tonight. katie, how did this project get started? the group says instead of complaining so, a few weeks ago it sent out this letter to some of their friends asking for donations. in that short time, people collected 50 thousand dollars. now they're asking everyone to donate. just as they say a dog is a man's best friend... police say, a k-9 can be is an officer's best weapon. "there's a lot of times, especially with as much drug activity as there is in the community, we could use one 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. " but dubuque police chief mark dalsing says, coverage is impossible. right now, brix is dubuque's only full time k-9. he and his partner work 40 hours per week. tiffany is an on-call k-9 used for tracking explosive devices. "it's so sad to see our police attacked in that way. " premier bank owner jeff mozena is heading up the fund-raising committee. "i think our local police force has done a great job of protecting our community. it's just that. " mozena teamed up with a small g

in dubuque, shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl. so far this year 26 opioid overdoses reported in dubuque county. nine of those resulted in death. and we'll be right back! look at your full forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: good evening i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. our stretch of warmer than normal temperatures will continue as we head into the work week. a weak cold front tracks through iowa tonight into monday, which will bring some passing clouds. it won't be overcast, so you'll be able to see the near 40 with sw winds turning nw 5-10 mph. monday will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy. highs range from the lower to middle 50s, depending on cloud coverage. winds will be nw 5-15 mph. tuesday through thursday will be dry with temperatures in the lower to middle 60s. thursday will turn breezy ahead of a strong storm system that will track to our northwest, but bring us quite a bit of wind on friday. there's also the potential for showers and a few isolat

a landmark -- with strong ties to dubuquers. "ie married here 48 year ago this old church closed several years ago... and it was at risk of being torn down. but then a group of about saving dubuque's rich history. those involved say it's also about revitalizing a part of the community that for so long had been neglected." it's now being transformed into a center for the community called steeple square. "now this area here is gonna be converted into a vibrant community center, that will be various activities." the campus will also include a childcare center...here at the rectory. and its former school is being converted into an affordable apartment building... one that'll be used to house homeless women and children from the maria house shelter. many here, excited to learn of these future plans. "i am delighted to hear of the square...i think it'll be a tremendous benefit to the community." there are also plans to renovate the parish, but i'm told the inside will that should be complete sometime next year. and the daycare center,

a judge has refused to give a dubuque man a new trial for the murder of his dubuque man a new trial for the murder of his daughter. in september, a jury found robert stern guilty of fatally shooting his daughter in their dubuque home in june 2015. stern is 63. his daughter, kimberly, was 27 and had autism. in his appeal, stern's attorney argued there had not been enough evidence to stern's sentencing is scheduled for november 21st. police have arrested three men in connection to a robbery at dominos in iowa city early this morning. the three men are facing four counts of second degree kidnapping and one count of first degree robbery. they are corey lindsey, keyshuan hayes, and martavious junious. police say the men went into the dominos at 2:40 this morning, showed a gun and demanded money. they also allegedly forced four people into a ran from the area. after a chase, police arrested them. police found cash, a cash bag and other items belonging to dominos pizza. give us a call on newsline 9 any time you see news. that number is 319-365-9999. you can also send any pictures or videos to

most are linked to students at dubuque's schools. health officials say there's an increased risk of catching mumps during the holidays. hands often. a dubuque school committee is waiting to decide whether or not to ban a book. members say they're all going to read the "the perks of being a wallflower" to better judge it's educational value. some parents are taking issue with the book, which required reading for students at one class at hempstead high school. it's been part of that class's curriculum for the past decade. one parent says the book normalizes illegal drug use and casual sex. now she's asking the school district to find an alternative. "we're trying to encourage kids to make healthy choices and then on the glorifies unhealthy choices. " the committee now reading the book includes several high school teachers, 3 hempstead students, librarians and some parents. they'll meet again next month to review the book and its educational benefits. the salvation army in cedar rapids is getting ready today for its big thanksgiving mea

it continued to the julian dubuque bridge going...into east dubuque, illinois. no one injured during the pursuit, but bystanders were out at the time...putting many at risk. "some of those criteria are the time of day, depending on the number of pedestrians and motorists around, you know is school letting out at that particular time? the severity of the off a felony offense or perhaps a simple misdemeanor." davis had an outstanding warrant out of illinois for driving with a suspended license. the first violation is a misdemeanor, but the most serious type. as for clayton county -- they also consideration whether or not to take part in a pursuit. those factors include...the seriousness of the offense, weather conditions, safety of people in the area, including the suspect and law enforcement. in dubuque, shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl. nathen davis will be facing multiple charges from each jurisdiction he drove through. so far, the jo daviess county sheriffs office has charged him with aggravated fleeing...attempting to elude officers. statewide minimum wage --

today the 50s north to lower 60s from dubuque to cedar rapids and points south. a weak front comes across the area today and tonight, but with no moisture to clouds are anticipated. the bigger story will be a large low pressure system that arrives here on friday, but will lead to windy and mild conditions for thursday into friday morning. by friday morning, the entire story changes drastically with colder weather blowing in on gusty west wind. highs will barely crack 40 for the abruptly, and we should see a textbook example of this by this weekend. have a great day!today: mostly sunny. wind: nw 5-15. high: 60 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: nw 5-15 low: 38 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 61 tom. night: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-15. low: 39 thanks kaj. plan on another mild week! today nice one with highs well into the 50s north to lower 60s from dubuque to cedar rapids and points south. a weak front comes across the area today and tonight, but with no moisture to work with, only a few scattered clouds are anticipated. the bigger story will be a large low

north viewing area 56 around new hampton, 58 waterloo, dubuque and 57. southern part of the viewing area now looking at 59 in vinton, monticello 61 in washington notice the west breeze at 5-10. extended forecast for you upper 30s tonight mid 60s tomorrow, we're down to 40 tomorrow night lower 50s for veterans day down to 29 overnight it will be a chilly night out there saturday/sunday ranging from the low to upper 50s sunshine upper 50s monday and 60s for the day tuesday, one final time this morning, show you that 10 day trend and no changes, every one of those next 10 days is at or a of the year. >> nothing to complain about there. >>> well social media of course people love it as a platform and they always got a lot to say and with this election, there is a lot to say, so now we head over to cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson whose live at our breaking news desk monitoring social media all morning and stephanie tell me kind offer about what you found? >> reporter: i found a lot of things but do you know what's more telling are the headlines leading

and a total of 32 people in dubuque county have had the illness. that accounts for half the wiedemann explains what the school district is doing to stop the spread of the mumps. the school district says it seems everyday doctors diagnose another student with mumps. but, right now the school district says there's not a lot they can do. mumps is spread when an affected person sneezes or coughs, so the school district is strongly encouraging sick students to stay home. school custodians are using standard protocol for cleaning school buildings, so nothing above and beyond the norm. state of iowa requires all students have two m- m-r vaccinations. they do grant exemptions for religious and other reasons. however, the dubuque school district says all the students who've had mumps this year have had the full vaccination. "we know the vaccine even when you have had both mmrs is still only 88 percent effective. so is this just that percentage of students that have been fully vaccinated who are getting the mumps because they were the small percentage that d

(odeth weber, dubuque) "went up to the desk. the lady behind the desk proceeded to tell me, are you sure you're allowed to vote? and i was a little dumbfounded, and said well, yes, couldn't believe she would say that." (brad hanson, @bhansonkwwl) "dubuque county auditor denise dolan was saddened and surprised to hear about this incident. that's because they conduct training with everyone who works at poll sites specifically to avoid situations just like this one." (denise dolan, dubuque county auditor) "i'm shocked and extremely disappointed. i guess i thought more of my election officials, and that something would happen with despite the bad experience, weber says it won't keep her from voting in the future. "i think it's our civic duty. we have to do, regardless of people's opinions behind the tables are." dolan also reached out to one of her election officials at the polling site. saying quote "i cannot imagine any of us working the precint would have used the word exotic nor even commenting on anyone's apperance." end quote.

country music will fill the port of dubuque next summer. hear who's coming to america's river fest in june. associated frontal systems moves across the state bringing some rain. the best chance for rain is across the southern two thirds of the state develops late amounts of 0.5" are possible with much lighter amounts to the north. after thesis system exits the state we are in for a great stretch of weather that is expected to last into the early part of wind: ne 5-10. low: 55 tomorrow: showers and isolated storms likely, mainly south of highway 20. wind: ne 5-15. high: 61 an area of low pressure and associated frontal systems moves across the state bringing some rain. the best chance for rain is across the southern two thirds of the state develops late tonight and continuing on wednesday. rainfall amounts of 0.5" are possible thesis system exits the state we are in for a great stretch of weather that is expected to last into the early part of next week. have a super night. tonight: isolated showers late. wind: ne 5-10. isolated storms likel

dubuque is taking applications for a flood resistance program. the city hosted an informational meeting last night for the bee branch healthy homes resiliency program. officials say the eight million dollars the city is getting can be used for foundation repairs, basement window repairs and sump pump installations. one of the applicants hopes the program can help reimburse her for what she's lost during flooding. "valete brown, dubuque resident - we've lost a water once for sure." the money for the program comes from the u-s department of housing and urban development. in the next couple of years, mount trashmore, the old cedar rapids landfill, will transform into this. city officials say the recreation area will have trails and a nice view of the city. the plan for limited recreation at the old landfill site on "a" avenue southwest first came up more than a decade ago. the work was put on hold to accept 2008 flood debris. now, things are moving forward. next month, directors of the solid waste agency will host a public hearing to explain the pla

in dubuque, shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl. so far this year -- there have been 26 overdoses from similiar drugs in dubuque county. nine people died. cracking down on crimes and drugs, police in chicago getting help from state and federal agencies over the weekend -- in an effort to break up gangs. all this is in an effort to let tolerate the violence that's going on in our city right now. with more than 600 homicides in chicago this year -- the city is on track to have its deadliest year in two decades. reults from the weekend's efforts are expected to be released today. police need your help catching the person who robbed a dubuque convenience store. this picture showing the suspect -- covering his face -- friday night at oky-doky foods. he demanded money -- and lifted up his shirt, showing what the clerk believes is a handgun. he took some money and left. police. at least three people -- including an infant -- are dead following a shooting. police in jacksonville, florida say four people were shot inside a car. one woman die

from dubuque, brad hanson, news 7 kwwl." as the results started coming in - former cedar rapids city councilwoman monica vernon had an early lead. but that would change. kwwl's shirley descorbeth joins newsroom in dubuque -- to tell us what vernon is saying about the election. last night at monica vernon's watch party...she told her supporters she conceded to blum...telling him she hoped they could work together. pretty quiet last night at the watch party... many were supporting one another, with hugs. vernon tells us she hasn't about what's next for her. but she will never stop fighting for what she believes in...however that may be. "we had a great run and i will never stop working on any of fairer economy." vernon telling blum she will never stop working for the betterment of iowa. and she's be happy to work with for now vernon says she's going to take some time off... but believes she can find a way to stand for the issues she believes in even if it's not in congress. live from the telegraph herald newsroom in dubuque...

in dubuque, shirley been 26 overdoses from similiar drugs in dubuque county. nine people died. we're also learning how prisons in a few states are experimenting with a medication to keep inmates off opioids after they get out. it's a one- thousand dollar injection. you can read all about it -- right on ourl cracking down on crimes and drugs -- police in chicago getting help from state and federal agencies over the weekend -- in an effort to break up gangs... all this is in an effort to let people know that we simply won't tolerate the violence that's going on in our city right now. with more than 600 homicides in chicago this year -- the city is on track to have its deadliest year in two decades. reults from the weekend's efforts are expected to be the person who robbed a dubuque convenience store. this picture showing the suspect -- covering his face -- friday night at oky-doky foods. he demanded money -- and lifted up his shirt, showing what the clerk believes is a handgun. he took some money and left. if you reconize the man, call police. suveillance video shows chaos erupti

let's go to dubuque. a beautiful sunrise popping up over the horizon so we will have sunshine today. that always makes it feel a little warmer. 21 at the julien dubuque bridge . 18 in monticello, 19 in cedar rapids-waterloo, 26 in iowa city. winds out of the east at 5-10 and 20s. satellite and radar pretty clear with not much going on as evidenced by the look from dubuque earlier. here's the statewide satellite and radar we will find sunshine around the iowa in the clouds settle in this afternoon. 38 a lunchtime, 41 this afternoon. we are a little warmer than yesterday by about 5-60. the temperatures will slowly get warmer over the next few days we will bring some moisture into the forecast. we'll talk about rain and snow >>> new overnight, protesters and police clash and north dakota, still over the pipeline crossing for states including iowa. tensions flare when an estimated 400 protesters tried to push past a barricade on the bridge. demonstrators live stream did on social media showing officers using

dubuque police found car. court documents show lembo said he was the biggest dealer in dubuque. the town of perry, north west of des moines, came together to remember the third person killed in a machete attack. 78 year old juan jimenez- tejeda died from his injuries saturday. lourdes flor de leake and her teenage daughter, melany barraza also died. court documents show flor de leak's boyfriend carlos hernandez-ventura killed all 3 with with a machete in the attack october 29th. from the 78-year- old man. yesterday, neighbors and friends gathered to share memories of the third person who died. "<"17;00 he didn't deserve the way he passed, always happy, dancing, laughing , very well liked around here." " people also set up donation buckets, a bouncy house and gift baskets to raise money for medical bills and funeral expenses construction on a new sustainable housing the group iowa city co- housing held a ground- breaking for the project yesterday. it's building the "prairie hill cohousing community." the development will have 36 homes. there will also be a common house, which wil

if you have any information on who this might be, contact the east dubuque police or the dubuque and jo daviess crime stoppers. a grand jury will decide whether or not to indict an iowa police officer in a recent shooting. cedar rapids police say jerime fight with officer lucas jones during a traffic stop earlier this month--that's when officer jones shot mitchell. it's still not clear what led up to the shooting --which has sparked a number of protests recently. it takes five out of seven members of the impartial jury to vote to charge the officer. one woman is hospitalized after being stabbed . police responding to the 700 the victim --28- year-old wendi smith --she is expected to survive. officers say she is not cooperating with police, so no arrests have been made. a toddler is recovering after a daycare worker apparently tries to hang him. minneapolis police say a parent dropping off her own child was able to rescue the 16- month old boy. police say the daycare worker then took off in a van and then threatened to jump off an overpass. there's no word on the motive behind any of

from dubuque, brad hanson, news 7 kwwl. thursday december first. they'll open the floor to public comments at that meeting. coming up on kwwl... an annual thanksgiving tradition lives on... plus.. a man accused of trying to burn down his girlfriend's home --with her inside. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar....storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now for your forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack weather information. here is additional forecast we are tracking a storm forecast to impact us late tonight through wednesday. late tonight into tuesday morning, a light wintry mix is temperatures warm above freezing by late tuesday morning changing any mix to rain. rain becomes widespread in the afternoon and continues through the night and into wind tuesday and tuesday night becomes light on wednesday. thanksgiving day is dry, but we are tracking a chance for light snow thursday night followed by a dry friday. any snow highs will s

track to push through waterloo around 9am, iowa city and cedar rapids areas around 10am, and the dubuque area around 11am. highs for the day will occur just prior to the frontal passage, with a rapid drop in temperature to around 40 by sunset. in addition, very strong wind will accompany the front with gusts around 40 mph possible. this weekend, plan on cold temperatures to be in the area with highs only around 40 and lows in the lower 20s. the wind will make it feel colder. in terms of the next good rain chance, that's still on track to move in around tuesday/wednesday of next week. have a good weekend!today: windy with isolated showers and falling temperatures. wind: w 20-40. high: 62 tonight: a few sprinkles/flur ries are possible, staying windy. wind: nw 20- wind: nw 15-30. high: 40 tom. night: clear and cold. wind: nw 5-10. low: 20 thanks kaj. thanks kaj. police say the amount of crime in chicago is having a clear influence on cedar rapids. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders proximity is just one of the reasons for chicago's impact. chicago's influence? sgt. doug doyle is a 10- year vetera

a dubuque student- athlete is moving to the west coast. the senior will be playing volleyball for ucla. we'll that program in a few minutes. through the upcoming weekend. light winds swing to a more southerly direction and pick up to bring highs tomorrow well into front swings through the state friday, resulting in slightly cooler weather. the moisture is not available for this front so it remains dry. an early outlook into the weekend gives a frosty start to saturday with 60s back in the forest for sunday. have a great night! tonight: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 35 tomorrow: sunny and a little breezy. wind: sw 10-20. high: 64 friday: mostly sunny. high: 55 low: 39 saturday: sunny. high: 53 low: 29 sunday: mostly sunny. high: 60 low: 37 monday: partly cloudy. high: 59 low: 40 tuesday: slight chance of showers, mainly early. high: 55 low: 41 wednesday: mostly sunny. high: 55 low: 37 thursday: partly cloudy. high: 53 low: 34 day two of the state volleyball tournament and josh has highlights from the day two of the state volleyball tournament

dubuque is taking applications for a flood resistance program. the city hosted an informational meeting last night for the bee branch healthy homes resiliency program. officials say the $8 million the city is getting can be used for foundation and basement window repairs and sump pump program can help reimburse her for what she's lost during flooding. "valete brown, dubuque resident - we've lost a water heater, and we've lost our washer and dryer a couple, once for sure." the money for the program comes from the u-s department of housing and urban development. thousands of people are taking advantage of a new uber-like service at iowa state. the university says the safe ride program there has been around for years. now new technology is increasing requests. weather wise question. meteorologist kaj o'mara is up right after the break. it's ---. meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now. the mild air that has been with us most of the month waterloo around 9am, iowa city and cedar rapids areas around 10am, and the dubuque area around 11am. highs for the

dubuque was by far the hardest hit county. doctors diagnosed 456 people in dubuque county with mumps. including dozens of students at loras college, who spent time and wearing masks. and all of those cases were diagnosed in the first five months of that year. far fewer people have become sick with mumps this year. still the numbers continue to grow. "i think part of it is just that we're looking for it. a lot more aggressively than maybe some other communities. " heading into the holiday season doctors say keep being vigilant. covering coughs and washing hands are still the best defense in stopping the spread. the linn county attorney is asking a grand jury to look at the case of a cedar rapids officer shooting a man. the iowa division of criminal investigations says officer lucas jones shot a man during an altercation after a traffic stop on november 1st. the shooting seriously injured jerime mitchell. linn county attorney jerry vander sanden says after reviewing the case, he decided it would be of public interest for a grand

live in dubuque, katie wiedemann, kcrg t-v nine news. now here's a look at what's muir is next with the historic meeting between president obama and president-elect donald trump at the white house today. the two met to discuss a peaceful transition of power and a number of situations trump will soon face. more. for obamacare despite uncertainty of the program. and the city of cedar rapids announces who will be mayor for a day, as president- elect donald trump says he will repeal and replace obamacare on day one. that has people flooding at least one free-care clinic in cedar rapids with questions. the health and human of thousands of people are quickly signing up for obamacare. let's go back to joe now for a final look at tonight's forecast. a clear sky has been i the cards for the past several days and it looks to continue through the start of next week. after a chilly start to saturday, with lows in the upper 20s and lower 30s we jump to near 60 on sunday. dry weather and above normal conditions continue through next week. have a great

most are linked to students at dubuque's schools. health officials say there's an increased risk of catching mumps during the holidays. they're encouraging everyone to wash their hands often. decide whether or not to ban a book. members say they're all going to read the "the perks of being a wallflower" to better judge it's educational value. some parents are taking issue with the book, which required reading for students at one class at hempstead high school. it's been part of that class's curriculum for the past decade. one parent says the book normalizes illegal drug use and casual sex. now she's asking the school district to find an alternative. "we're trying to encourage kids to make healthy choices and then on the other hand we're distributing literature that the committee now reading the book includes several high school teachers, 3 hempstead students, librarians and some parents. they'll meet again next month to review the book and its educational benefits. the salvation army in cedar rapids is getting ready today for its big

most are linked to students at dubuque's schools. health officials say there's an increased risk of catching mumps during the holidays. they're encouraging everyone to the salvation army in cedar rapids is getting ready today for its big thanksgiving meal. today, volunteers are going to start cooking the turkeys. the salvation army plans to feed more than 400 people tomorrow. volunteers say the meal usually benefits people who don't have access to regular hot meals. but the dinner is open to anyone in the community. while the organization says it doesn't need any extra help this week, it's encouraging people to sign up for future events. " 2:46, "we need volunteers to go bell ring and whe us raise money for programs just like this so in essence you are helping us put this meal on by bell ringing " the salvation army also says monetary donations are always appreciated. right in between two the biggest days for shopping, black friday and cyber monday, is small business saturday. it's the day when local businesses ask shoppers to think

today the 50s north to lower 60s from dubuque to cedar rapids and points south. a weak front comes across the area today and tonight, but with no moisture to work with, only a few scattered clouds are anticipated. the bigger story will be a large low pressure system that arrives here on friday, but will lead to windy and mild conditions for thursday morning, the entire story changes drastically with colder weather blowing in on gusty west wind. highs will barely crack 40 for the weekend. mild november weather tends to end very abruptly, and we should see a textbook example of this by this weekend. have a great day!today: mostly sunny. 5-15 low: 38 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 61 tom. night: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-15. low: 39 good for us, whether we do it or not. now, medical schools are encouraging up-and-coming doctors to recommend exercise today's health minute. exercise has far-reaching effects for almost every body system ... from the brain to the heart. now, at least two medical schools are teaching students how to prescribe exercise as a w

no, it's not washington d-c, but dubuque. coming up in a little bit we'll show you who lives here and why the home looks so much t-v nine on election night for complete coverage of "your voice, your vote." follow us on social media for updates all day and share your voting experience on our facebook page or with the hashtag i-a votes. when the polls close at nine, and as results come in, join us for a facebook live behind the scenes look at t-v 9, including commentary from our political panel. you'll be able to see those and online at kcrg dot com. and don't miss a special edition of t-v nine news at 10 with live reports and analysis of key races across the state. it's "your voice, your vote" on your election night leader, kcrg t-v nine. meteorologist joe winters joins us now. joe, will this great weather stick around for the weekend? consistent, constant, unvarying, predictable, through the weekend. lows will dip into the 40s with highs rebounding into the 60s to near 70. plenty of sunshine is expected as well. have a great

and 59 in dubuque. waterloo, about 60 degrees. and the south, we will find the temperatures around 60 in vinton and cedar rapids and monticello and 62 iowa city and washington, and sy gowrny, 53 degrees. and -- sy gorn sigourney 53 degrees. looking at thursday. a high of 64. 50s friday. upper 50s sunday. back to the low 60s -- monday. we are kind of all over the board. and the long-term shows every one of the next 10 days is at or above normal. even that little 51 on wednesday. that is where we should be. this time of the year. >> and it is kind of a rude awakening when it gets to that point. oh, my gosh, it is so cold. >> that's right. >> there are people, you know, jeans and shirt sleeves walking the old golf course this morning. playing golf >> why not. >> loving the sunshine. >> absolutely. >>> still ahead on the cbs 2 news at noon, a potential outcome of this election, it could be super stressful for voters. we've got tips on how to cope today the 20-16 >>> welcome back, 12:19, we have some more breaking news here in the news

live in dubuque, katie wiedemann, kcrg-tv9. let's check back in weather. rainfall. the clouds increase tonight with rainfall, rainfall totals could be near 0.5", with the best chance tuesday afternoon and evening. as the low moves east on wednesday to near chicago the rainfall comes to an end bringing quiet travel conditions through thanksgiving day. have a cloudy. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: breezy with showers likely. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tom. night: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 wednesday: showers likely, mainly early. high: 45 low: 39 thursday: cloudy and cool. high: 41 low: 32 friday: cloudy with flurries saturday: mostly cloudy. high: 46 low: 28 sunday: chance of showers. high: 46 low: 32 monday: mostly cloudy. high: 45 low: 34 tuesday: chance of rain/snow. high: 44 low: 30 thanks joe. after a day of sunshine, low pressure makes its way east bringing clouds and rainfall. the clouds increase across eastern iowa, developing through the day tuesday. rainfall totals could be near 0.5", with the best chance tuesday afternoon and evening. as the l

live in dubuque, katie wiedemann, kcrg-tv9. joe, some mild days ahead for ridge of high pressure continues to keep our weather into the middle to upper 60s by late week. a strong area of low pressure slides across the state friday. highs fall, behind this system, into the 40s for the upcoming weekend with lows dipping into the teens and 20s. have a great night. tonight: partly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 38 tomorrow: some clouds early, then turning mostly sunny. wind: sw 5-15 high: 61 tom. night: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-15. low: 39 wednesday: mostly sunny. high: and windy. high: 68 low: 46 friday: chance of showers. windy with falling temperatures. high: 60 low: 58 saturday: mostly cloudy, much cooler, and very windy. winds may gust over 35 mph at times. high: 40 low: 32 sunday: mostly sunny low: 21 monday: partly cloudy. high: 46 low: 23 tuesday: slight chance of showers. high: 52 low: 32 thanks joe. we hold onto a few more days of mild november weather before reality hits. a continues to keep our weather quiet through thursd

the list does not include dubuque. even after those closures, there are still about 800 kmarts in the u-s. a power management plant in iowa will close by next year -- cuttting 140 jobs. eaton corporation in spencer is closing by next september. the plant says declining sales of the plant opened in 1974. it was the town's largest employer for years. the corporation also has plants that'll remain operating in belmond and shenandoah. it's that time of year again... the salvation army kicking off cedar falls. this year, with more people using credit and debit, the cedar valley branches are offering season pass pins. you can buy one in specific increments at any hyvee in waterloo and cedar fall all proceeds will go toward this year's campaign to help families in need in the area. plenty of dogs are taking flight this weekend in eastern iowa! the 20-16 dock dogs world championships taking place this weekend in dubuque. more than 600 entries from all over the country converging on the five flags center in dubuque. all sizes,

the city wants to raise dubuque street to keep it from flooding. the iowa d-o-t expects the highway 100 extension in cedar rapids to open just after thanksgiving. this will connect highway 100 - also known as collins road - past edgewood road to covington road, which leads to palo. the project costs $215 million dollars. eventually, highway 100 will reach u.s. 30 in four years. the d-o-t says good schedule. one lawmaker says a donald trump presidency may help dakota access finish construction on a pipeline. this follows months of protests in iowa and north dakota about the pipeline. we'll see a stronger wind out of the southwest, which will help to drive temperatures well into the 60s across the area. this will be about 15 degrees above normal this afternoon for this time of the year. our next cold front will pass going into our veteran's day, but it'll be cooler for sure with highs limited to the 50-55 range. this weekend couldn't be better for mid-november with highs in the 50s on saturday with low 60s likely today: sunny and a little breezy. win

locator is 61 and dubuque is 62. the southern part of the state sees the next round of showers this afternoon. 63 monticello and in counci bluffs. saturday sunday, we are good. the temperature don't move. election day tuesday we will stay above normal all the way through the next of best through the end of next week. >> thank you. >>> it is 6:46. i hope you are waking up in a great mood and heading out the door for a i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... "i don't remember." welcome back -- it's now we're taking a look at your??????? your??????? welcome back. it is now six: 49th. let's take a look at the daily forecast. we're going to have rain for a while. then it will start to go down later in the day come back. it's a cloudy, cooler day. is going to be

in dubuque, shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl. so far this year -- there have been 26 nine people died. this morning, we're also learning how prisons in a few states are experimenting with a medication to keep inmates off opioids after they get out. it's a one- thousand dollar morning -- right on our kwwl facebook page. from republican national committee chairman -- to white house chief of staff. donald trump taps reince priebus to fill what's considered the highest-ranking white house position. he'll serve as gatekeeper between the oval office and the federal government's top management. he's 44, and a wisconsin native. he became head of the r-n-c in 2011. the next chairman of the democratic national committee could be a muslim- american. representative keith ellison, the first muslim- american elected to congress, is looking to make a run for the post. the congressman from minnesota has not yet commented on the speculation. but he has already been endorsed by some powerful democratic senators, including retiring minority leader

iowa dubuque, 45. waterloo, 48. here is the doppler radar. scattered showers to the east of cedar rapids. iowa city getting rain. thunderstorms around tipton. and toward dubuque. we will be watching the sky. thirty-five tonight and clearing. low 50s tomorrow. on wednesday, 40s. ? >> brooke: that's not mistletoe. >> bill: parsley. it came on my sandwich. ? >> ridge: how does that feel? >> it's okay. >> ridge: it's okay? >> yeah. >> ridge: overall, how does it feel? >> it's weightless. it's like a nightgown. >> ridge: ah. maybe you got to put that sash back. i got to think about it. what about you? you bored yet? >> r.j.: that one keeps smiling at me. >> ridge: maybe she thinks you're cute. >> r.j.: i don't want to be cute.

one hundred gathered in dubuque. "media says why do you think you're going to be sent back to i've actually done what i told the voters two years ago i was going to do." the win comes after a coming back to the district, what i said we were going to congressman rod blum is heading back to washington. from dubuque, brad hanson, news 7 kwwl." blum's challenger - monica it just wasn't enough. kwwl's shirley descorbeth live from the telegraph herald newsroom in dubuque with more. shirley. last night at monica vernon's watch party...she told her supporters she conceded to blum...telling him she hoped they could work together. pretty quiet last night at the watch party... many were supporting one about what's next for her. but she will never stop fighting for what she believes in...however that may be. these issues. we have to get a better economy for everybody. a fairer economy." vernon telling blum she will never stop working for the betterment of iowa. to take some time off... but believes she can find a way to stand fo

reflections in the park has become a holiday staple in dubuque. and now, as the man behind that light display gets ready to retire, he does some reflecting of his own. that story is next here on t-v nine. season. but this year's display will be the last for one man who's retiring. hillcrest family services hosts "reflections in the park" each holiday season. the popular display opens tonight. but this year, it has a bit of a twist. kcrg-tv9's dubuque bureau chief katie, people will be able to walk through the display? yes, but that's just for tonight. from six to eight people can walk through the park instead of driving. each year, 45-thousand people visit reflections in the park for 10 bucks a car load. and no one is more thankful for that money than hillcrest ceo gary gansemer. bright twinkling lights in murphy park. for the thousands of people who visit each year, this is christmas. "it's tradition. people love the holidays. " a tradition that first started in 19-95. "there are people who were 5 years old in 19-95 who are now bringing their 5 y

dubuque are turned into office space. veteran's affairs, medical examiner's office and county i-t now operate out of the old jail and they say they are pleased to welcome all visitors that day. a ribbon cutting is schedule for within the next half hour. habitat dubuque is selecting people who need a new home at a meeting tonight. the meeting will provide information on how to qualify for a habitat home. homes are available for candidates who can prove they need housing. applicants also have to demonstrate how they would be able to afford a 0% need to complete their sweat equity hours, save for the down payment, and get all of the required financial classes' completed. the meeting is today at 7 p-m at 900 jackson street, dubuque. the city of dubuque is detailing its plans to improve lower-income homes in bee branch watershed. that's an area that is prone to flooding. this is video of the program's launch in january. the city will also describe the stormwater infrastructure improvements years. hud awarded iowa the nearly $9