is conducting a study of the safety of the road where a cyride bus hit and killed 18 year old emmalee jacobs. one dubuque county syrup producer is ahead of the game this year thanks to the warm temperatures during the day and the cold temperatures at night. today is the start of cedar rapids restaurant week. this year, restaurant- goers will have the chance to vote for their favorite meal through social media. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara alert forecast, kaj... light snow is possible through mid-morning with temperatures hanging around 30 for most of the day in many areas. watch the area roads over the northern half of the area especially for slick conditions during the commute. tonight, a combo of clear sky and light wind should allow for temperatures to drop into the upper teens to low 20s, depending on snow cover. tomorrow, plan on clouds to increase again as another weak system comes across iowa for tomorrow night. snow accumulation s, if any, appear to be very trend is still out there f

that's the same street where a cyride bus hit and killed 18 year old urbana native emmalee jacobs just over two months ago. ames city engineers say there is no correlation between the december hit and run and the safety study. they just want to make a busy road safer for everyone especially with continued growth in student population. "i think before we had a good balance between vehicles and cars but now when you have a heavy increase in pedestrian 1:28 we want to get ahead of it before we have safety concerns 3. " city leaders say the study is part of the city's long- range transportatio n plan. they are still working to finalize a deal with consulting firms. it may not feel like spring county commercial syrup producer says spring has come early. brian wolf and his family run big timber syrup near bankston. wolf says the recent warmer daily temperatures, combined with freezing overnight temperatures, mean the trees are rapidly producing syrup. even this morning's snow is helpful in the process. "we're about three weeks ahead of schedule actually. the weather has changed so fast and w

loved ones continue to remember emmalee jacobs after police say in december she was hit and killed by a cyride bus when the driver failed to obey a traffic signal. the memorial should serve as a reminder to be safe yet we caught plenty of pedestrians ignoring it. >> we want to get ahead of it before we have safety concerns . vanessa: the city of ames says they're looking at ways to make lincoln way safer. they're in the process of hiring a consulting firm to see if there are safety issues in areas that are heavily traveled by >> there's a lot of growth in student population and then if , you look along campustown a lot of that have been redeveloped. >> walk right is onto across lincoln way. vanessa: during the half an hour our cameras were rolling most people went against the crosswalk signal. >> me and a lot of students just kind of wait for there to be like a like safe enough gap of cars not to be crossing and then we cross the crosswalk. vanessa: isu sophomore hannah harfst says she doesn't worry too much about speeding cars. >> i don't usually pay attention to it because i just li

it's been just over two months since 18-year-old iowa state university student emmalee jacobs was hit and killed on lincoln way in ames. ames city engineers say there's no correlation between the december hit and run and the safety study. but, they want to make a busy road safer for everyone especially with continued growth in student population. >> i think before we had a good balance between vehicles and cars but now when you have a heavy increase in pedestrian. we want to get ahead of it before we have safety concerns 30. stacey: city leaders say the study is part of the city's long-range transportation plan. they are still working to finalize a deal with consulting steve: iowa now generates over 30% of its power from wind. the u.s. energy information administration today says iowa is the only state to jump over the 30% mark. reporter: governor branstad says that percentage could climb above 40% in the next 5 years. gas prices taking another jump up over the weekend in iowa. now selling for just under a dollar 80 a gallon. according to gas buddy.com prices are still 39 cents a gall

the roadway is also where i-s-u freshman emmalee jacobs cy-ride bus and killed... now, the city is looking at ways to improve the lincoln way corridor.. a series of workshops will be held to gather recommendation s from those who live and work along the roadway, as well as the public in general. the information will help develop the corridor plan, which will address the look of the corridor and the safety needs of cyclists and pedestrians. the public workshop will be held this evening at zeke's. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: sam: weather adlib: after a snowy and cold day yesterday iowa is looking at a slightly warmer day expected to come back through the eveninin as a mix of rain and snow. highs today will climb to the low 40s under plenty of cloud cover and a breezy southeast wind. we may see a few early sprinkles late this afternoon but we're mainly going to see a rain and wintry mix turning into light snow overnight through central iowa. areas north and east of the metro are expected to see heavier accumulations as

street where a cyride bus hit and killed 18 year old center point-urbana high school graduate emmalee jacobs a few months ago. ames city engineers say there is no correlation between the december incident and the safety study. they just want to make a busy road safer for everyone especially with continued growth in student population. "i think before we had a good balance between vehicles and cars but now when you have a heavy increase in pedestrian 1:28 we want to get ahead of it before we have safety concerns 3. " city leaders say the study is part of the city's long- deal with consulting firms. the university of iowa's interim public safety director is in trouble for not cooperating with officers during a drunken hit-and-run incident involving his stepson. court records show dave visin's stepson, sean carter, was drunk when his truck hit two cars outside of a bar on june 25th. visin picked up carter, drove away and refused to pull over when police tried to stop them. visin claims he didn't know anything about carter's crash. he dropped carter off at a gas station and left before police go

this comes two months after 18-year-old student emmalee jacobs was hit and killed on on that street. ames city engineers say there is no correlation between the safety study. but they want to make a busy road safer for everyone, especially with continued growth in student population. eric: after calling 22 witnesses over the last week, prosecutors rested their case monday in the murder trial of alex fazzino. the former boone man is facing first-degree murder charges in the death of his wife emily in 2012. the defense began calling their witnesses monday, putting fazzino's mother and siblings on the stand. testimony continues today in decorah. elizabeth: you will definitely want winter care when you go out this morning. metinka: some folks may need to shovel out the driveway. this is our algona webcam and you can see the snow covered roadways. some sidewalks are snowy as well. fiber is showing good news, the snow is coming to an e although it continuesnd from al the roads will stay slick until this afternoon come a we get the sunshine out to work on the roads and grabbed the warm coat

this comes two months after 18-year-old student emmalee jacobs was hit and killed on on that street. ames city engineers say there is no correlation between the december hit and run and the safety study. but they want to make the busy road safer for everyone, especially with continued growth in student population. eric: a des moines man is in jail this morning, after stealing a car that belonged to a des moines police detective. bennett was outside the embassy suites hotel saturday night when he tried to rob a man. he took patrick garcia's keys and his black suv. what bennett didn't know, is garcia is married to a police detective, and the hotel was full of police officers celebrating the annual black and blue ball. after a short car chase, bennett crashed into a northeast side garage and totaled the suv. >> well clearly the guy wasn't a genius or he would have steered clear of this place. his risk of getting caught would have been much less. eric: bennett is now in the polk county jail charged with theft, robbery and fleeing. after calling 22 witnesses over the last week, prosecutor

this comes two months after 18- year-old student emmalee jacobs was hit and killed on on that street. ames city engineers say there is no correlation between the december hit and run and the safety study... but, they want to make a busy road safer for everyone.. especially with continued growth in student population. snow falling overnight is making a mess out of some iowa roads! here's a look at the current conditions on 511 ia dot org. you can see pink in northeast iowa.. that means roads there are completely covered in snow or ice. the blue means now our final check of traffic! good morning. snow is ending across central iowa but winds remain brisk producing wind chills near 10 and roads are snowy to the north of des moines. bundle up today for blustery highs near 32. most of wednesday looks quiet with sprinkles and snow moving in by the evening lasting into early thursday. weekend. have a great day. if you want to bundle great tv with high-speed internet, then call centurylink at... ask for the directv select package, bundled with centurylink internet. you get all the channels you