the big event will feature eastern iowa cheerleaders. the dubuque senior varsity team is set to perform. they're among 400 cheerleaders from all over the country there for the parade. we've heard they will perform around 10:40. this morning, two iowa birds can rest easy. they avoided the thanksgiving table turkey raised in early, iowa. another turkey from western iowa -- named tot -- is also being protected. today, as we fill up on turkey and stuffing -- others plans to fill their shopping basket. many get a jump start on the holiday shopping season, taking advantage of deals even before black friday is here. walmart and target kick off their in-store black friday sales at six tonight. best buy opens at five. other stores -- like menards -- are morning for black friday at six this morning -- two completely different pictures of what's happening. the latest on the pipeline protests coming up. plus... belief be inmates -- and help them grow. good morning, i'm jerry gallagher. ally is off. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 m

eastern iowa is getting a new place to shop for groceries. trader joe's grocery store will be opening in coralville's iowa river landing district. it's on track to open next year. right now -- des moines is the only city in iowa that has a trader joes -- but the company has more than want to give out free hugs -- better get a permit! a man's been wearing a t-shirt reading "free hugs" and offering them to people at subway stations in canada. last week -- he said a transit officer asked him to show a permit for his activity. he didn't have one -- so then he was fined. this very station and i met a sharing that great moment with her, and she was talking to me what was happening to her at that moment, so it wasn't something bad." the city's transportation authority later withdrew the fine and issued a warning instead. but the man is still warned to stop offering free hugs in the storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan has your storm track the left lane is blocked on highway 20 right now due to a crash. now. at this point -- no word if anyone i

it farther away from eastern iowa. high pressure settles in for the to go tonight since we'll be much colder today. overnight, temperatures won't be too different. the biggest change tomorrow. away from eastern iowa. high pressure settles in for the weekend so it will be calm. the cold continues into tonight. lows will fall into the teens tomorrow. new this morning... one local business is hoping to find the man they saw on their take a look this is video from j and r rental in east dubuque, illinois--here you can see a man breaking the front door. it happened right around midnight thursday night. the store's manager says five chainsaws and five quick cut saws were stolen, totalling about nine thousand dollars. they say the timing couldn't be (tony steiner, j&r rental) chainsaws, and get new and stuff like that, so no if you have any information on who this might be, please call police. a grand jury will decide whether an area officer faces charges after shooting a man during a traffic stop. the shooting happened in ce

happy thanksgiving, eastern iowa! most of the day will be dry for eastern iowa - perfect for traveling. high pressure tracks to the east later today, making way for a low pressure system to move in. the second system is close enough that there will be very little sunshine today, if any. highs warm into the upper 30s and low 40s. low pressure moves close enough to our area tonight that we could see some light snow or rain/snow mix into friday morning. as it tracks to the northeast, may see a light dusting of snow - at most. the rest of friday will be dry with decreasing clouds and highs in the low to mid 40s. the weekend starts off quite mild and as a warm front will track through. highs on saturday rise into the upper 40s. sunday features similar temperatures, but with breezy winds and the chance of showers. showers last into monday, when we could warm to the low 50s. a cold front will track through on monday, cooling us back down to normal to close out the month. iowa - perfect for traveling. high pressure tracks to

republican house speaker paul ryan in eastern iowa today with congressman rod blum. the two touring the cedar valley hospitality house in waterloo - quiet about today's news out of des moines. kwwl's lauren moss was there- she joins us now with more. ryan and blum did not specifically mention today's tragedy in person-- but they both tweeted messages police officer today, take a moment to thank them. they need to know they're in our hearts and prayers. while, blum tweeted his condolences to the families of the victims. but while in waterloo- the two did not mention the shootings at all- instead they focused on blum's main campaign messages, like fighting poverty. police officers and deputies were on scene, standing outside.. many had mourning bands on their badges. lauren moss news 7 kwwl today's tragedy -- also altering the path of other political campaig passing through the state today. coming up on kwwl -- a former president returning to the area as he hopes to return to the white house -- in a different role. we'll hear from him up next. and -- an inside look at

a change is coming to the silver screen in eastern iowa. it is acquiring wehrenberg theatres -- including the theater in cedar rapids along council street. the new marcus location will join four other locations already operating in eastern iowa -- with waterloo, cedar falls, coralville and iowa city all having their own theater. all of wehrenberg theatrest are changing hands in the deal -- with spans 14 theaters across four midwestern states. another teacher is taking home k-w- w-l's cedar valley tools for schools award. peet junior high school. she won 500 dollars for her classroom. she says she used the money to buy a video camera... a green screen.. .a tripod and microphones. "kids came to me as incoming 7th graders with a burning needed, but we were sharing that camera with the entire school and all of the teachers and other students as well. so i really wanted to provide them with the equipment they needed to havhe peet news site come true." every month kwwl... the university of iowa community credit union.... and sylvan learning cente

thanksgiving, eastern iowa! most the second system is close enough that there will be very little sunshine today, if any. tonight that we could see some light snow or rain/snow mix into friday morning. as it tracks to the northeast, early morning shoppers on friday may see a light dusting of snow - at most. the low to mid 40s. the weekend starts off quite mild and as a warm front will track through. highs on saturday chance of showers. showers last into monday, when we could warm to the low 50s with windy conditions. a cold front will track through on monday, cooling us back down to normal to close out the month. after monday, dry weather continues into late next week. the holiday has a much different feel to it in one part of the country this morning. a deep sense of loss in tennessee after another child has died after a school bus crash this week. we are learning more about what happened and the man behind the wheel. reid binion has that story. community leaders in tennessee -- coming to the aid of grief stric

the tragedy in des moines has impacted people all over eastern iowa.. cedar fall's third grade teacher kelly sullivan says when she woke up and heard the news... friend... an officer who usually works the night shift in des moines.... "and i heard back from him almost right away. i was just so sad. i was devastated." students made posters with blue lines on them to show thier support for the officers in des moines. sullivan talked to her students "they just got shot for no reason, and i don't know why he shot the police officers but it made me mad." " because it's still good to respect the policemen even if they aren't even in our city." the third grade teacher snapped a photo of her students standing together with their posters/ she sent it to her friend in des moines. he responded by saying he loved it and it really touched him. if you would like to support the families of the officers -- you can do that. authorities -- however -- are warning the public to watch out for fake go-fund-me pages for the two officers. police say you can police officers cre

a storm system to our south west is tracking closer to eastern iowa through the day today. the wind is howling and the snow is falling in other parts of the country. this video is out of rochester, new york where the snow fell overnight at a rate of one to an hour. tough to see on the road. because of that, the sheriff's office asked people to stay off the road. flights were also delayed or cancelled. season. that's exactly what happened in minnesota -- where the conditions were awful in parts of the state on friday and saturday. they had 450 crashes -- including two that were deadly on friday. a trooper was also hurt on saturday when a car hit his squad car as the trooper was trying to help someone else. new at noon: a man is in jail after he drives his car into a waterloo home. police say the car hit a house on prospect avenue shortly before five on saturday. then drove away and parked at an address not far from the scene for evaluation and is now in black haw county jail... he's being charged with an o- w-i. police are investigating after a man is stabbed numerous times

. >>> the national weather service is now looking at the rare eastern iowa yesterday. evacuations are under way in eastern tennessee as wildfires are ripping through a popular tourism area, destroying homes, buildings, and even taking apart a hotel. >>> still plenty of time to also participate for our fill the plate telethon for 2016. it's going on all day and well into the night to provide donations to help feed seniors right here in eastern iowa. >>> thank you for keeping it here with tv9. it's a big day at kcrg-tv9 and a big day for seniors throughout the region. as we're raising money for the heritage center on aging and its fill the plate program. we're raising money to help feed older eastern iowans. 319-399-6000 or connect online by going to kcrg.com. the link is right there on the home page. or you can volunteer because there's plenty of work that can be done with this. you can find a link for volunteering on kcrg.com or reach out to the heritage agency at 319-398-5559. the donations are having a real impact. two years ago, heritage had to shut down meal sites b

listen and watch for ways you can help sick kids and their families in eastern iowa. variety partners with iowa hospitals to help critically ill children and their families by providing comfort, care and fulfilling immediate needs such as: a gas card for frequent travel to appointments meals for a parent who spends weeks at the hospital payment of immediate bills such as phone, heat or electricity a birthday cake for a child who will spend their special day in a hospital bed care for siblings when parents need to stay with again you can donate by calling 319-378-6400. live in cedar rapids, brea love, kcrg-tv nine news. firefighters pulled a man from fire crews say it was difficult to fight that fire this morning's weather wise question is up next. meteorologist kaj o'mara is up right after the break. stay with meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now with your weather wise question. plan on another mild november it may be thick in spots, especially the farther northwest you go. highs will generally be in the upper 50s to lower 60s this afternoon. plan on more mild weather

both days of the weekend continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near 60. temperatures fall to the mid to upper 30s overnight. mostly sunny skies today become partly cloudy for tuesday. we'll stay dry and warm most of the week. things change on friday...low pressure along with a cold front will track through the area late week. a chance of rain tracks in friday and will be out by early saturday. both fridayn be windy, but saturday will be much cooler with temperatures only rising in to the low to mid 40s during the day. both days of the weekend will be cooler than we've seen. our stretch of quiet weather continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near 60. temperatures fall to the mid to upper 30s ove

we know that is down south and we are doing pretty good in eastern iowa. the trend now is foretold -- colder temperatures. you can speak -- see that rain showers and snow showers are back in the dakotas and western iowa. the clouds are advancing to eastern iowa. it is later tonight and during the day tomorrow that some of these rain and snow showers will pass through eastern iowa. here is a look at the radar. while there were a few little while ago, those are gone. snow showers are beginning to enter western iowa and those will advance to the east during the night tonight. for the morning commute tomorrow, in the corridor i expect dry conditions. the temperature should be around 31-33 degrees with cloudy skies and westerly wind at 20 miles per hour. later in the day we should see scattered rain and snow showers move in. so this low pressure in minnesa snow. today the cold front is going to push east of us. it is going to slide into eastern iowa and that will take the temperatures down 2-3 degrees per day as that high since colder temperatures in still ahead

that cold front may cause a few scattered showers for eastern iowa. a warm front brought widespread rain to the area on sunday - most seeing between 0.5" - 1.0". highs today top out in the upper 40s to low 50s. vinton's fire chief says the barn's feed shed caught fire and it spread to the main milking area. the owners were there working when it started. no people and no animals got hurt hurt -- but the chief tells us the building has extensive damage. we'll have more on this story at police responded to allen hospital last night around seven for a report of a person who'd been shot. officers tell us the victim is 17 years old and he is expected to survive. they believe the shooting happened in the 7-hundred block of kern street. at this point, no arrests have been made. waterloo police say a driver must have been going pretty fast when she hit this sign in the crossroads mall parking lot. witnesses tell kwwl -- they believe she might have been suffering a crash. first responders were called to help -- no word on her condition. new at noon: a former te

women vote is responsible for eastern iowa. let's check in with storm track seven meteoroligist kyle kiel for look at your full forecast. hey kyle. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: good evening i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. asked for a better weekend of weather across eastern iowa. tonight, temperatures drop to near 40 with a mostly clear sky. the winds stay out of the south, so warm temperatures continue into the beginning of the work week. monday will be mostly sunny in the morning, with increasing clouds in the afternoon. highs will be in the lower to middle 60s. a weak cold front moves through monday night, which could lead to a few li rain showers. election day will be a bit cooler with highs in the 50s. another cold front tracks in friday, bringing more seasonable temperatures. no rain is expected with that frontal passage. i don't think we could have asked for a better weekend of weather across eastern iowa. tonight, temperatures drop to near 40 w

strong storms move through eastern iowa -- we're tracking down damage. plus...a lack of communication. an iowa city working to make sure firefighters are in the and traveling to cuba -- interest could spike after fidel castro's death -- but there are still restrictions in place. good morning, i'm ally crutcher and i'm jerry gallagher. unseasonably warm throughout the month -- we see tornados in iowa -- in november. funnel clouds and tornadoes. parkersburg -- which saw an ef-5 tornado back in 2008 -- held its breath as a funnel cloud passed through town. this time -- a shed blown off roof damage. in radcliffe -- that's in hardin county -- people say they heard gusty winds and loud booms. flipped... power lines knocked down... and tree branches strewn all over the place. no injuries have been reported. let's find out what's on tap for today -- here's storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart. behind the cold front yesterday, today will be mild in comparison. partly today will be above average in the mid 40s to the north and low 50s to the south. winds c

killed in urbandale and one of those officers--tony bemino--made quite an impact right here in eastern iowa. he was a state champion wrestler and an all-state football player at iowa city west. brad's back in the telegraph herald newsroom in dubuque with much more. this has obviously been a tough day for many throughout the state-- but for mark reiland, who was an assistant coach when bemino was wrestling and a close family friend for a long time, it's been even harder. assistant coach then. first time i sat there and finished as a winner and got that feeling as a coach. and you just kinda look lot of lives and not just here but branching out into his law enforcement career. you can't even imagine how many lives he's touched." tony beminio's picture hanging in the wrestling room at iowa city west. a former state champ, "overall he's a great kid. beyond his athletic ability, beyond that, he was just a good @bhansonkwwl) "beminio also leaving his mark right here on the football field. he was an all-state lineman, and helped lead the trojans to a state title back in 1995." "he was an opposing

see the screen information from the kwwl dry for eastern iowa. high low pressure system to move. and low 40s. low pressure friday morning. as it tracks to the northeast, early most. the rest of friday will be mild and as a warm front will temperatures, but with breezy winds and the chance of showers. a cold front will track through information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl iowa! most of the day will be low pressure system to move in. the enough to our area tonight that we could see some light snow or will be dry with decreasing clouds and highs in the low to features similar temperatures, but with breezy winds and the chance of showers. stormtrack 7 weather team: happy pressure tracks to the east later today, making way for a little sunshine today, if any. tonight that we could see some light snow or rain/snow mix into be dry with decreasing clouds and highs in the low to mid 40s. temperatures, but with breezy winds and the chance of showers. a cold front will track through on monday, cooling us back down information from

heading out and about for some fine across eastern iowa. any precipitation that will fall will be extremely light if any. temperatures this morning will be in the low today with gradual clearing to arrive later this afternoon. high pressure will sit to our south and east late tonight and into tomorrow. this will giving us a southerly wind and on top of that we'll get more sunshine. this will allow for our temperatures to warm into the low 50s for some, others into the upper 40s. sunday will bring some sun to start, but rain chances will move in late and continue into monday. today: cloudy. wind: w 5-15. high: 41 alo: 40 dbq: 40 iow: 42 38 to 44 tonight: skies clearing. wind: w 5-10 low: 29 alo: 28 dbq: 29 iow: 29 26 to 32 tomorrow: partly cloudy to mostly sunny. wind: s 5-10 high: 50 alo: 50 dbq: 49 iow: 51 47 to 53 s 5-10 low: 32 alo: 31 dbq: 32 iow: 33 29 to 35 sunday: chance of showers, mainly afternoon and evening. windy. high: 49 low: 32 monday: chance of showers early. windy. high: 49 low: 42 tuesday: stray shower possible, otherwise

dreary weather across eastern iowa this sunday. let's check in with storm track seven meteoroligist kyle kiel for a look at your first forecast. kyle? from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: it's a gloomy afternoon across eastern iowa, as a storm system to our west, pulling in moisture. rain will continue to pick up during the afternoon, and track through this evening and overnight. a few rumbles of thunder are possible. rainfall amounts will be in 0.50" to 0.75", with locally higher amounts possible. we keep scattered showers and drizzle in the forecast monday, especially in the with injury this morning. this is a photo from the iowa department of transportation. waterloo police say they responded to the crash between u-s highway 63 and 2-18. it was closed for sometime but has now reopened. police say the person hurt -- will be all right. a cedar rapids family grieving friend were killed in a week

another fine november day across eastern iowa. overnight tonight, low temperatures perhaps as cool as 29 otherwise, 30-32 across the northern counties. clear and crisp. tomorrow, a lot of sunshine around. in the south, tomorrow morning lows will be around 30-34 degrees in the northern in the northern counties tomorrow, temperatures back into the mid to upper 50s for highs. still well above normal. west wind at 5-10. buddy of sunshine. in the south, temperatures could get up to 60 and iowa city. cedar rapids, 58. and monticello, 57. the extended forecast. as the dry weather continues for the next several days -- veterans day friday, 52. sixty, sunday. sixty-one and 63 for monday and tuesday of next week as the great weather keeps coming. >>> technology has given us several ways to pay for things. that cash is still king. a study by the federal reserve bank of san francisco found that cash is still the most frequently used form of payment by consumers. cash was used in nearly one third of all transactions including bill payments are

winds calm for sunday but continues for another day here in eastern iowa. lots of sunshine for today will be met warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near 60. temperatures fall to the mid to upper 30s overnight. mostly sunny skies today become partlyo most of the week. things change on friday...low pressure along with a cold front will track through the area late week. a chance of rain tracks in friday and will be out by early saturday. both friday and with temperatures only rising in to the low to mid 40s during the cooler than we've seen. our stretch of quiet weather continues for another day here in eastern iowa. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near 60. temperatures become partly cloudy for change on friday...low pressure along with a cold front will track through the area late week. a chance of rain tracks in friday and will be out by early with temperatures only rising in to the low to mid 40s during the day. winds calm for sunday but both days of th

if we get to 74, we will have record highs in eastern iowa. the cold arrives on friday. >>> and iowa city restaurant is speaking up after criticizing -- criticism for different cover prices based on who patrons voted for. >> reporter: the partner was a person who said h the door on the night of the iowa and michigan game and this is the clip board that he had. you will see a trump iowa pizza cart -- piece of cardboard. then there was hillary and michigan. he said it was in good fun. he asked people what team they were rooting for and who they voted for and many would flip up a card corresponding to their answer to figure out there corresponding cover clinton and rated for iowa, it was five dollars. another cover charge was $20. he said that if anybody gave him grief, he charged them five dollars and they were on their way.>> i made up a board for the election day coverage special. this is how you are discriminated against. you are discriminated against based on who you are a fan of an who you afforded fo>> partner does not want to give more inf

an eastern iowa grocery store and fire station team up to give back. together this holiday season -- to help families put thanksgiving dinner on the table kwwl's amanda gilbert has that feel good story department has a big grocery list.... "lets go back and get "fresh sweat potato." " cranberry sauce" allt his food the fire station is getting... isn't for them... they're getting thanksgiving meals for 4 different cedar falls families." "it's what we do. firefighters are here to help protect and serve their communities and this is all part of that.." the firefighters are buyingwo "thank you" and the cedar valley hy-vees are buying the other two.. . "thanks for waht you guys do." appreciation, that's the part that makes you feel good." trying to help less people go hungry on the holidays. "that looks good." in cedar falls... amanda the cedar falls fire station asked area schools who they should buy the meals for... families then picked up their food from the station later in the day. the fire station says they're going to buy christmas gifts for kids in

listen and watch for ways you can help sick kids and their families in eastern iowa. variety partners with iowa hospitals to help critically ill children and their families by providing comfort, care and fulfilling immediate needs such as: meals for a parent who spends weeks at the hospital payment of immediate bills such as phone, heat or electricity a birthday cake for a child who will spend their special day in a hospital bed care for siblings when parents need to stay with their ill child again you can donate by calling 319-378-6400. live in cedar rapids, brea love, kcrg-tv nine news. billions of dollars to fix cars that are rusting sooner than they should. people claim the company did not give the cars the proper care when they were in production. meteorologist kaj o'mara is next with your first alert forecast. stay with us. plan on another mild november z24zzz z12fz some fog to deal with over portions of eastern iowa. it may be thick in spots, especially the farther northwest you go. highs plan on more mild weather on wednesday and especially on thursday. the rea

wednesday brings the potential for a light rain/snow mix across eastern iowa. the best chance would be in our northern counties but won't rule out seeing a mix toward the south. temperatures tomorrow will be pressure tracks in but sunshine might not return until friday. weekend outlook: we will have mainly sunny skies for saturday but computer models are not in agreement about sunday. some keep it sunny, others bring in some precipitation. we will watch it carefully. behind the cold front yesterday, today will be mild in comparison. partly cloudy skies will continue through daytime hours. highs today will be above average in the mid south. winds could be a little breezy at times but for the most part won't be an issue. tonight, additional clouds begin to track in ahead of a weather-maker that could bring a few flurries overnight...there most likely will not be any accumulation by sunrise on wednesday. wednesday brings the potential for a light rain/snow mix across eastern iowa. the best chance would be in our northern counties but won't rule out seeing a mix to

dave loebsack is easily winning there are a lot of races across eastern iowa. we will be running those at the bottom of your screen. >> you can get the latest results on a website. >> although contest in iowa remain up in the air we are getting a better picture of the direction of the national races going on. kevin barry continues tonight's vote 2016 team coverage. >> we are here with the profession from coe college. we were talking about the first district race. d he's a democratic district. why is this so close? is this going to be a tough battle -- >> is a district where democrats have a registration advantage but a narrow one. i think the first district and second and third district are winnable by both parties. expect a lot of the supporters were feeling good about this on the democratic side because advantage. rod blum has gone to washington dc and voted against jumping or put himself out with the party. how important is it for someone speaker of the house paul ryan to come through and say he is behind rod blum? >> traditionally like five years ago what we

here is the satellite that shows how the skies are clearing in eastern iowa. here is the high-pressure that we talked about and things look good weatherwise as we go through the weekend. it will be cool, but you expect that for this time of year. in the 30s with mostly clear skies. in the south, mid to upper 30s with maybe some 40s in the far south. the wind at 5-10. in the north tomorrow, temperatures in the 60s to around 70 as you get closer to highway 20. in the south, a few places should reach the 70 degree mark and overall a gorgeous day with wind at 5-10 and all 12 sunshine. the ox -- the extended forecast has dry conditions through the weekend with upper 60s to low 70s. the dry and mild weather continues to the mid-portions of next week with highs in the range of 60-65 degrees.>>> cbs 2 brings you updates on the shootings of two mack des these killings are leading to questions about how to show respect for law enforcement. cbs 2 news reporter , steffi lee, brings us more information. >> i could not get in my front door last night because of the stuff pi

across eastern iowa this morning. be driving. remember to always use your low beams when you come across dense fog. the fog will move out and rain chances will move in later in the day. this system will bring heavy rain at times and possibly even a rumble of thunder or two throughout the overnight and into monday. rain chances will continue into monday and when the system is all said and done, some. winds will be strong as this system pushes through. starting tonight into monday winds are expected out of the south at 15 to 30 mph.temperatures will remain mild with highs in the 50s both today and monday. monday will be the warmest of the day's pushing closer to 60. temperatures will drop into the low 40s for afternoon and evening. windy. winds: se 15-30 mph high: 50 alo: 50 dbq: 48 iow: 50 47 to 53 tonight: rain likely and windy. winds: s 20-35 mph low: 46 alo: 46 dbq: 43 iow: 46 43 to 49 tomorrow: chance of showers. winds: s 20-30 high: 55 alo: 54 dbq: 53 iow: 55 52 to 58 tom. night: mostly cloudy. winds: s 5-15 low: 36 alo: 35 d

plan on rain to push into eastern iowa. today's rain will break a 19 day run of no rain at cedar rapids. plan on the rain to arrive mainly in the afternoon and evening. highs will struggle in the thick clouds and rain and should many areas. tonight, plan on rain to continue with steady temperatures. the chance of showers should continue to go right into our wednesday with the bulk of the day wet. rainfall totals around a half inch look good with isolated amounts around three quarters of an inch. thanksgiving day will be dry, but there will be ample clouds and that will hold highs down into the upper developing. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tonight: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 tomorrow: showers likely. wind: - nw 5-15. high: 45 tom. night: cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 32 families across the state over the weekend after their homes caught fire. the fires impacted 26 adults and kids in these cities on saturday and sunday, including cedar rapids, waterloo and des moines. red cross volunteers helped them with shelter, foo

we continues today across eastern iowa. it will be sunny, and a bit breezy with sw winds 10-15 mph+ this afternoon. a cold front will sweep through the we remain dry. temperatures will cool back to normal for friday and saturday lows will dip into the 20s through early saturday morning. we climb back above normal.. into the upper 50s for at least the first half of next continues today across eastern iowa. it will be sunny, and a we remain dry. temperatures will cool back to normal for friday and saturday with highs only around 50 for friday and only a degree or two warmer on saturday. friday night lows will dip into the 20s at least the first half of next week. we stay pretty dry, too, through wednesday. our nice stretch of weather continues today across eastern iowa. it will be sunny, and a bit breezy with sw winds 10-15 temperatures this weekend, but we remain dry. temperatures will cool back to friday and only a degree or two warmer on saturday. friday night lows will dip into the 20s through early saturday morning. we c

wednesday night through thursday is cloudy, but dry. eastern iowa. clouds slowly warm into the upper 40s by saturday. we are tracking another storm for sunday through tuesday next windy conditions sunday through tuesday. some light snow here later this week. nothing light about this snowfall just west of denver. some areas seeing as many as five inches of snow in this storm. coming up on kwwl... a freight train hauling grain and charges tonight after a crash that killed five young students and put more in the hospital. this was the scene yesterday in chattanooga, tennessee. police now say the 24-year-old driver was speeding, leading to the crash. elementary students are on around the clock healthcare --six of them listed in critical condition --along with the five deaths. andy berke/-d- mayor, chattanooga: "the most unnatural thing in the world is for a parent to mourn the loss of a child. there are no words that can bring comfort to a mother or a father, and so today the city is praying for these families." a memorial servias remember the children k

a neighborhood in eastern iowa is putting up lights for the holidays. but this time, there's more meaning behind the twinkling displays. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news at 10 . the hawkeyes finished their regular season with a stron iowa started out early with a 75 yard run for the touchdown. after that, it was run after run after run. by half time hawkeyes were up 20 to 3. and they didn't disappoint after that, the hawkeyes put away another 20 points. the final score 40 to 10. we'll have a full break down of the game coming up in sports. today's game was the hy-vee heroes game where officials honored two men who helped save a woman after a house explosion in cedar rapids. and brock staley as they received honors for risking their lives. today, an investigator with the state fire marshal's office checked out the damage at iowa gold distributing. the recycling plant in central city caught fire after multiple explosions yesterday morning. people nearby couldn't leave their homes, or use their furnace for

most of the day will be dry for eastern iowa. high pressure tracks to the east later today, making way for a low pressure system to move in. the second system is close enough that there will be very little sunshine today, if any. highs warm into the upper 30s close enough to our area tonight that we could see some light snow or rain/snow mix into friday morning. as it tracks to the northeast, early morning shoppers on friday may see a light dusting of snow - at most. the rest of friday will be dry with decreasing clouds and highs in the low to track through. highs on saturday rise into the upper 40s. sunday features similar temperatures, but with breezy winds and the chance of showers. showers last into monday, when we could warm to the low 50s. a cold front will track through on monday, cooling us back down to normal to close out the month. pressure system to move in. the second system is close enough that there will be very little sunshine today, if any. highs warm into the upper 30s and low 40s. low pressure moves close enough

an eastern iowa couple outsmarts a scam...how you can too..on the way then... comes together to help a family harvest. those stories and more...but first, good morning and welcome to today in iowa. happy saturday! as we take a live look outside.... thanks so much for joining us this morning. i'm lauren moss. it's not exactly feeling like november out there..but we arent complaining. let's go right to storm track let's go right to storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart for a check of our tonight will be mostly clear 60s - which is still warm for through early tuesday morning. election day looks dry with temperatures in the lower 60s. weather into next weee least 5 above average. another high pressure system will settle near our area, bringing more dry and clear weather into next weekend. temperatures will also stay at least 5 above average. and brings the chance for a few showers monday night through early tuesday morning. election day looks dry with temperatures in the lower 60s. another high pressure system will settle near our area, least 5 above avera

. >>> after a long stretch of dry weather rain returns to eastern iowa we'll have more on that and the holiday week ahead in only 9pm news.you're watching the most complete newscast of begins now. developing right now --several children are dead after a horrific bus crash in tennessee late this afternoon. now, investigators are left with the emotional task of trying to determine why some kids on this bus will never go home. fox 28 news has been tracking developments in this unfolding news desk with what authorities are saying right now, kevin? tonight -- county district attorney -- 6 children dead police won't confirmelementary school children -- kindergarden -- 5th grade35 people on the bus -- 23 brought to hospitalchattanooga police -- bus turned on its side and hit a tree -- speed is a focus of their investigation.driver cooperating -- hired an tomorrow -- with counselors and for support. notify every single family but chattanooga police say what they are focusing on a lot is the speed of that bus and how fast it was going they say the bus driver is cooperating we hear from some of

mostly cloudy across eastern iowa. we are seeing a little bit of clearing back towards sioux city into eastern nebraska. that will begin to work its way into our area later on afternoon into the evening hours. gradual clearing later on today. it will set up a clear and chilly night tonight with temperatures back in the upper 20s and then very mild weather settles in with 50s expected for the weekend with some rain moving in late sunday into monday. so your corridor forecast today, mostly cloudy with some clearing late. temperatures right around average. 42 in cedar rapids. so here is predictor. as we go through the afternoon hours around 2:00, still seeing clouds do move on out. then we are watching a warm front move in from the west as we get into saturday afternoon. and this will bring some some southerly flow as temperatures will warm into the 50s for tomorrow as well as into sunday and even as we get into monday. so here is predictor through the afternoon hours. 4:00, still mostly cloudy around eastern iowa but the

low pressure will track either very close to eastern iowa. there isn't much change in our weather for this weekend. similar to last weekend, it will be quiet withts closer to normal (but still warm for this time of year). highs today will reach the low 50s overnight, allowing the air to cool into the low to mid 30s. thanks to southwesterly winds, it won't be as cold as last night was, but still chilly for any late dinners saturday morning or early services sunday morning. there isn't much change in our weather for this weekend. similar to last weekend, it will temperatures will be a little closer to normal (but still warm for this time of year). highs today will reach the low 50s across eastern iowa. it will be perfect tailgating weather. thanks to southwesterly winds, it won't be as cold as last night was, but still chilly for any late tomorrow will range from the mid there - until next weekend. low temperatures in the 40s. coming up on today in iowa... many are upset over the election many are upset over the election results and some take t

iowa... many eastern iowasn are casting their votes before election day. we'll have the details after here in iowa. in dubuque -- more people are voting in person -- compared to the last presidential election. kwwl's shirley descorbeth has more. take pkg some iowans aren't waiting til election day to cast their ballot -- instead -- choosing to vote early. "well, i might have other things to duty, gotta do this." as of friday -- more than before republicans did, so i think democrats are into that the same situation. more for the presidential race, many vote for years, and we had to fight for voters...but voters need to be for tuesday -- polls will be "women weren't able to vote for there who are trying to confuse voters...but voters need to be early voting ends tomorrow. as for tuesday -- polls will be tomorrow. as for tuesday -- polls will be open from seven o'clock in the morning, to nine at night. tense moments at a donald trump rally in nevada. where secret service rushed him off the stage. he's o-k and returned later. chris pollone reports the latest ca

would have been board out of my mind taking a look at the satellite here comes the clouds covering eastern iowa our storm system you could see low pressure taking shape in eastern colorado, this will march its way east across kansas and missouri and to the north of the low is where we're expecting to see our precipitation as we go through the next 24 hours the heaviest amounts should be in the north our model indicates a few spots a half an inch further to the south closer to the low pressure track the amount should be lighter maybe a few spots picking up a quarter inch, we take you out to tomorrow morning you could see we have a lot of clouds around but not much in the way of another waive of energy comes on through and the rain is expected to break out in its 6:00 tomorrow morning that should be widespread around eastern iowa to midnight still some of that on the scattered basis one more shot comes through early in the day on wednesday and finally around noon the last of it is expected to start moving on to the northeast and dry things out for thanksgiving day itself in the north, maybe a lit

we are tracking the chance for eastern iowa wednesday and thursday next week. obviously this far out for large winter storm to have point. there will most likely be timing adjustments and storm track adjustments in the days to come. we still haven't seen any significant snow build up here in iowa quite yet -- but others are dealing with the worst of winter. one state in the northeast is dealing with dangerous ice conditions along ron this video showing some of the destructive crashes in vermont today -- where black ice has caused multiple crashes, road closures and at least one death. police there warning drivers to stay off the roads, if possible. further south -- a volcano is once again active, spewing ash into the sky. check out the popocatepetl volcano once again showing some can see -- and is mexico's second tallest volcano. the volcano is about 44 miles east of mexico city. yesterday's string of severe weather here in iowa getting some official results tonight -- with four confirmed tornados touching the ground throughout iowa. we received viewer videos o

right here in eastern iowa--police departments are showing their support for their fallen brothers. kwwl's taylor bailey was in olwein today and is back in the sudden death of two iowa police officers have not only shaken up urbandale des moines, but also departments here in eastern iowa. the olewein police department put this patrol car outside of their police station not for them--but for their brothers who were murdered. a thin blue line flag lays across the front window people visiting today--dropping off flowers and notes one reading--thank you for all that you do "i just don't understand life number one why would you want to take someone's life who is esentially protecting" alexis buhr couldn't help but stop and pay respect to both the fallen officers and the officers of oelwein. the oelwein police captain stresses the patrol car is not for their department. sacrifces officers make nation wide. live in waterloo ... taylor bailey ... news seven kwwl. the oelwein police department will keep the patrol car out front of the station until the two officers are layed to rest. an easte

iowa... many eastern iowasn are casting their votes before election day. we'll have the details after this. i'm chuck grassley, and i approve this message. iowa is changing. or, for the first time in a long time, we've actually had significant growth in population? the lead in early voting here in iowa. in dubuque -- more people are voting in person -- compared to the last presidential election. kwwl's shirley descorbeth has more. take pkg some iowans aren't waiting til election day to cast to do. what if you get backed democratic party started working in the first congressional district, which includes the cities of waterloo, early. as a battleground state vote. "women weren't able to vote for years, and we had to fight for our right to vote, and i'm gonna as for those worried about voter fraud... to vote. "women weren't able to vote for as for those worried about voter fraud... "there are various groups out there who are trying to confuse early voting ends tomorrow. as for tuesday -- polls will be open from seven o'clock in the morning, to nine at night. a catholic church in california is

plan on rain to push into eastern iowa. today's rain will break a 19 day run of no rain at cedar rapids. plan on the rain to arrive mainly in the afternoon and evening. highs will struggle in the thick clouds and rain and should only be around 40 in many areas. tonight, plan on rain to continue with steady temperatures. the chance of showers should continue to go right into our wednesday with the bulk of the day wet. rainfall totals around a half inch look good with isolated amounts around three quarters of an inch. thanksgiving day will be dry, but there will be ample down into the upper 30s north with lower 40s farther south.today: breezy with showers developing. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tonight: showers likely. wind: se 10-2 w: tomorr: nw 5-10. low: 32thanks kaj.this answers behind two police shootings. des moines area police are asking the same question, following the deaths of two st. louis police say the man who allegedly shot and critically injured an officer sunday night, could be connected to 2 other shootings. off

and that's the culver's butterburger. >> in eastern iowa now but you can see more energy entering southwest iowa. now get those things going tonight and tomorrow morning. it should move out by noon time tomorrow and after that west to east the showers will stop. will have a cool day and temperatures will be around 40 and and at 40. no more games, jerry. you saw the deal and hustled to u.s. cellular to get yourself the samsung galaxy s7 and 500 bucks. maybe. "maybe," jer-bear? hmm? and put it under your own tree. that's your writing! you after santa's job? it was a one-day deal. sorry, santa. it's no crime to gift yourself. get a samsung galaxy s7 this friday captioning sponsored by cbs >> stephen: it's a beautiful race day here at the ed sullivan speedway. i'm your race announcer larry boberry and hot diggity dog do we have a race for you today. in a lane one, new competitor to the colbert, and in lane two sprint cup champion jimmie johnson. they will be racing down the track with eggs on spoons in their mouth and returning with a grapefruit between their legs like the ancient greeks. let's

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 low moves east on wednesday to near chicago the rainfall comes to an end bringing quiet travel conditions through thanksgiving day. have great night. tonight: mostly 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. t-v nine and our show you care sponsors will honor nine outstanding volunteers who've made a difference in their communities. to nominate someone, just go to kcrg dot com slash care. we'll be right back. stay no more games, jerry. you saw the deal and hustled to u.s. cellular

they don't call eastern iowa a hotbed for three a volleyball for nothing. now they are also in the field. the first set they say stay on your side. 12-5. the leader will lay one into the bermuda triangle this one got tight down the stretch but it will be mount vernon and union in the semi's as the mustangs hold on 3-1. the no strangers to the state tournament having made the trip the last five years. they are also notes that -- stranger to their first-round opponent as they swept columbus into meetings this year. early on it showed. they slam it home and jump out for the pointand it didn't stop there -- brianne eighme -- throw those hands up in the air -- that's an ace -- and that's a major upset - sailors 3, cougars one.... we will be right back. z24zzz z12fz thanks f >>> after that little dip in temperatures we took today tomorrow we go the other way. it will be all the way up to 67 degrees with clear skies. >> maybe that is the new you don't put lighter fluid on a gas grill, do you?! he's about to set himself on fire. freaky fast. bam. ? can't stop lovin

family and friends having loved ones in colombia and brazil tonight the crash impacting an eastern iowa soccer team tonight both cedar rapids rampage coaches are from brazil-- that's of course the professional indoor soccer team seen here practicing at the us--cellular center in downtown cedar rapids. kwwl's kristin rogers joining us live from cedar rapids --- kristin? but the assistant rampage coach is from chapeco-- which is the same city the soccer team was from-- in fact--coach chico perisotto played for chapecoense for six years-- that's where he began his professional soccer career-- spending his time now coaching the cedar rapids rampage-- he says when he is still in shock about this tragedy. "i'm still in shock. i can't played together, i worked together for like six years and it's like, like i said, i don't know when i'm going to believe this." he went on to tell us--those 35 friends he knew who have died-- each have families--he wishes he could be there for-- in the meantime--the rampage team will leave cedar tells me--this tragedy will certainly be on their minds--as they boa

the annual telethon provides funding for meals to older adults throughout eastern iowa. heritage is already accepting donations. you can also join us tuesday during any of our t-v9 newscasts to while people try to get to their thanksgiving destinations, they're dealing with more rain today. chris, how long is this going to stick around? showers are coming to an end this afternoon as the area of low pressure lifts keep clouds and chances for drizzle around eastern iowa for the rest of the afternoon and into the evening. for thanksgiving, we will be dry. clouds will be pesky to leave though, but should thin some for the afternoon, especially from around highway 30 and south. thanksgiving night, a new but much weaker system moves into the midwest and provides a chance for a few light sprinkles or flurries. this activity should be very light, and mainly confined to around highway 20 and north. for friday, flurries may connue for a portion of the morning, but will cause no travel problems for shoppers or holiday travelers. dry weather will hold on from friday afternoon throug