thousands turn out for the galena halloween parade. as kw-wl's shirley descorbeth tells us -- it's a big party for and old. in the enchanting, quaint town of galena illinois...people s`ent for ears, and becauaue of parade." people came out early...and set out chairs to perfect spot on main street. business owners along "originally it was a parade for little kids to walk down main street in costume. thirty-seven years later we're expecting beyond ten thousand people to attend this parade." is a true community effort, it is all about the businnses and the people of galena and surrounding areas coming together on halloween to have fun." parade goers say it's all about a good time. "it's fun, they got balloons, and the kids are dressed up in costume. they close the whole street down for the parade, they got flames that come shooting out, so it was just something we were looking forward to seeing." "there are literally thousands of people waiting in anticipation waiting for this parade to kick off. and once it did...about one hundred floats

that's when barklow was working for the galena police department. barklow reached an agreementtwith the city y o resign effectitie in july of that year. that came after a judge issued a no contact order for barklow to stay away from his ex girlfriend. according to that orddr, barklow's ex-girlfriend rrorted he was sending her harassing text messages. and used her name and photo to created fake profiles on dating websites. barklow does not face any criminal charges related to that incident. but arond the same time, prosecutors say barklow used hiipolice power to run a background check on his ex-girlfriend's new fiance to access his personal information. using that syste for pepesonal reasons is a felony.

according to court documents, the charge stems from 20-14, when barklow was working for the galena police department. prosecutors say barklow used police resources to do a background heck on his ex-girlfriend's new fiance to access his personal information. using the system for personal reasons is a felony. barklow is not in custody now but is sscheduled to appear in court on december 8th. a dubuque man charged with stabbing and killing his girlfriend wants his trial moved out of dubuque county. an attorney for 27-year- old eddie hicks says media coverage will make finding difficult. he wants either the trial moved or the court to bring in jurors from another county. the dubuque county attorney's office is fighting the motion. hicc pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the incident on june 17th. prosecutors say he stabbed 21-year-old kahdyesha lemon more than 20 times at her home on arlington street. policic say hicks assd them to shoot him and then tried to drive off in a squad car. if you are travelling today for the holiday, several sheriff's departments in eastern ioioa are rem

its--- a former galena, illinois, police officer faces a felony charge for allegedly abusing his power as an officer. this week, prosecutors charged donald barklow with official misconduct. according to court documents, the charge stems from 20-14, when barklow was working for the galena police department. prosecutors say barklow used police resources to do a background check on his ex-girlfriend's new fiance to access his personal information. using the system for personal reasons is a felony. barklow is not in custody now but is scheduled to appear in court on december 8th. the non-profit license holder for the lady luck casino in marquette will get more money from gambling revenue. a few weeks ago, t-v nine reported how a 25 year deal between the upper mississippi gaming corporation and the lady luck casino cost clayton county millions of dollars. it's because the non-profit corporation receives only 50 cents for each casino customer instead of the state minimum of three percent of the casino's adjusted gross revenue. now they've reached a new 25 year deal that will give the gaming

a former galena, illinois, police officer faces a felony charge for allegedly abusing his power as an officer. this week, prosecutors charged donald barklow with official misconduct. according to court documents, the charge stems from 20-14, when barklow was working for the galena police department. prosecutors say barklow used police resources to do a background check on his ex-girlfriend's new fiance to access his personal information. using the system for personal reasons is a felony. barklow is not in custody now but is scheduled to appear in court on december 8th. iowa is in the middle of revamping its medicaid system. but some say the governor's deadline of january first to privatize the program is too agressive. the 560-thousand iowans who rely on medicaid just received these packets in the mail they can choose from four out-of-state companies - amerigroup, wellcare, unitedhealthc are and amerihealth. but some say they don't know whether their current doctors and hospitals have contracts with any of these companies. " when we've contacted larger health care systems in the state

a former galena, illinois, police officer faces a felony charge for allegedly abusing his power as an officer. this week, prosecutors charged donald barklow with official misconduct. according to court documents, the charge stems from 20-14, when barklow was working for the galena police department. prosecutors say barklow used police resources to do a background check on his ex-girlfriend's new fiance to access his personal information. using the system for personal reasons is a felony. barklow is not in custody now but is scheduled to appear in court on december 8th. a dubuque man charged with stabbing and killing his girlfriend wants his trial moved out of dubuque county. an attorney for 27-year- old eddie hicks says media coverage will make finding a fair jury difficult. he wants either the trial moved or the court to bring in jurors from another county. the dubuque county attorney's office is fighting the motion. hicks pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the incident on june 17th. prosecutors say he stabbed 21-year-old kahdyesha lemon more than 20 times at her home on ar

. >>> a woman hit and killed was 50-year-old galena tuck field was hit. the driver was not arrested. police say drugs and alcohol were not involved. they are leaning toward mechanical failure. >>> buildings shook, office towers swayed after a earthquake. no reports of damage or injuries, although the quake was felt as far away as acupolco. >>> one of the teachers thought a student's project looked like bomb. he was hands cuffed by police but never charged. he is now demanding $15 million an apology by the school district or he will sue. >>> new heartbreak for a business owner after a fire. the opportunity that could help them bounce back. >>> something much bigger takes the bait than tuna. the three hour struggle to reel in a shark. fire at a san francisco tire shop. but as kpix 5's wilson walk shows us: thieves have now >>> the massive fire at a san francisco tire shop. wilson walker shows us thieves have now taken what the fire couldn't. >> it is pretty hard to describe. we basically lost 98% of everything that was in the building. >> reporter: two week

a former galena police officer is charged for using police equipment to research his kcrg-tv9. recapping today's top stories, investigators think a central city fire started in a camper and spread to a house emergency crews treated three people, including two firefighters, for injuries. it happened a a 22-hundred central city road last night. let's go back to joe now for a final look at tonight's forecast. as we approach thanksgiving ovens will be heating up inside as rain falls outside. overnight and tomorrow look for showers with areas of patchy fog. rainfall totals of to 1" look common witt higher totals possible. high temperatures range from the middle 40s across the north to the middle 50s near washington. as the rain tapers off friday morning, a blustery north wind takes over, keeping us cooler through sunday. tonikht: areas of showers/fog low: 43-49 winds: s 10-20tomorrow: rain with patchy foohigh: 47-53 winds: ne 5-15

then, in march, a b-n- s-f oil train derailed near galena, leading to evacuations on the illinois side of the mississippi. investigators said 8 rail cars carrying bakken crude oil went off the tracks. the university of missouri board of curators is set to meet this morning at 10 for a partially closed session. this comes as protests at the university of missouri are amplifying as students ask for the president to resign. 1:15-1:19 i say--power, i say--power, i say--power, i say-power this protest involved several students blocking the president-- timothy wolfe's car. students are protesting the school's handling of racial tensions- specifically wolfe's part in that. this comes after about 30 black football players say they won't practice or play until the president is gone. one student has even gone as far as going on a hunger strike until wolfe is " so i'm in this because it's that serious. we're dealing with humanity here and at this point we can't afford to continue to work with individuals who just don't care for their constituents. " wolfe said yesterday that he's dedicated to a d

it happened south of galena and led to evacuations on the illinois side. eight rail cars carrying bakken crude oil came of the tracks. the president of the university of missouri system resigned from that job today after numerous student and faculty protests. tim wolfe had come under fire for his alleged mishandling of a series of campus. african american students had complained for months about racial slurs and inequality. that included reports of students being called the "n-word" and someone drawing a swastika on a dorm wall. students cheered today when they heard the news, but wolfe said his decision came from love. "tim wolfe - "we got frustrated with each other... .. and that is why i stand before you today and i take full responsibility for this frustration and i take full responsibility for inaction that has occurred." "maya stewart, junior - "it's really about just getting fairness, not just about tim wolfe resigning, but it's about getting equal rights." missouri's governor released a statement that said wolfe's resignation is a step toward heali

nearly twenty yards were raked -- including a few in galena linois. coming up after the break -- why are pumpkins falling from the sky in one eastern iowa town? and -- a look at the big game that had hawkeye fans on the edge of their seats this weekend. you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. and en you see news -- or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our facebook page. you can also like our page to but first -- here's a look at our stormtrack seven live doppler radar. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with macleod hageman, meteorologist kyle kiel and sports with mark woodley. the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to o rmont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing t(e iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a cor

then, in march, a b-n- s-f oil train derailed near galena, leading to evacuations on the illinois side of the mississippi. investigators said 8 rail cars carrying bakken crude oil went off the tracks. hundreds of people in the gladbrook-reinbeck area are calling on the school district to disband because to declining enrollment and a tight budget. the waterloo- cedar falls courier reports more than 700 people have signed a petition in support of dissolving and dividing students between neighboring districts. the school board will eventually need to put a referendum before voters that would ask them whether or not to dissolve. that's because at least 20% of the district's voters signed the petition. if the majority approves the referendum, the district would dissolve. the petition comes after the school district voted to close the school building in gladbrook and move all students into 2 schools in reinbeck this fall. that forced children in kindergarten through 6th grade to go to reinbeck elementary. and students in 7th - 12th grade go to the high school building. starting tuesday, thou

this past march, 21 bnsf cars carrying crude oil left the tracks near galena illinois. this fiery scene shut down the railroad across the river from dubuque for several days. after the derailment. b-n-s-f announced trains carrying crude oil will have to slow to 35 miles per hour in cities with more than 100,000 people, and near waterways. after hours of searching for a suspect amid the first homicide in waukee in decades, police say a man is now in custody. officers responded to a report of a shooting around 1:30 this morning in waukee. police found 41-year-old gino risola in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. he later died at the hospital. investigators started the search for 42-year-old brendan mcguiness -- before finding him near the state fairgrounds at about 3:30 pm today -- 14 hours after the shooting. the city's last homicide investigation was in 1977. for first-responders, helping people is what they do -- but what about a call that requires encountering an animal in a stressful or unfamiliar situation? this morning at the johnson county fairgrounds, first

then, in march, a b-n- s-f oil train derailed near galena, leading to evacuations on the illinois side of the mississippi. investigators said 8 rail cars carrying bakken crude oil went off the tracks. did a claim in ben carson's 1990 autobiograph y really take place? the republican presidential candidate has been placing 1st or 2nd in iowa polling for quite some time. yet there's some questions this weekend over a claim from the past. story from carson's 19-90 autobiography. the neurosurgeo n wrote in a yale class called "perceptions 301", students were led to believe tests had been burned, requiring all the students to take it. in the book, carson said he was the only student who didn't walk out. but leaders from yale told the wall street journal that there was no such psychology class. sot " the burden of proof is not going to be on me to corroborate everything that i've ever talked about in my life because once i start down that road, every single day from now until the election you're going to be spending your time doing that and we have much more important things to do " carson is

this past march, 21 b-n- s-f cars carrying crude oil derailed near galena, illinois. they caught fire, shutting down the railroad across the river from dubuque for several days. after the derailment, b-n-s-f announced trains carrying crude oil would have to slow to 35 miles per hour in cities with more than 100-thousand people, and near waterways. a wisconsin woman died in a crash, after investigators say she swerved to avoid a deer. the grant county sheriff's department said overnight saturday, 25- year-old kalia fouks drove off highway 35 near lancaster. deputies say her car went up an embankment, hit a utility pole, and then turned over. investigators say the crash also injured a passenger. first responders flew that person to madison with minor injuries. large animals in crisis situations. this is part of "basic animal rescue training," or "bart." on saturday morning, first responders learned how to handle smaller animals at the johnson county fairgrounds certified instructors demonstrated how to find an animal's pulse, or how to safely restrain an aggressive anim

that's the time frame, 7:00, as we get into the far eastete counties, galena, dubuque, belleview, little cell to the east of machlqoukda. maybe you have some lawn chairs in your backyard. mine is now halfway across the yard because of the strong wind that passed on through the area. my wife sending a picture of the lawn chair, the deck chair knocked off the deck. weather wise, the possibility. some things get knocked around in some of these thunderstorms as they past east. cedar rapapids to thehe south, gusty winds. again, it is this narrow line. every time you get a bend in may be a little spin-up of seeing a tornado. >> right now, the only tornado warning we have is for black hawk hawk. its a -- >> let's see what's going on across the area. watches and warnings and such. again, northern counties, it is rain. as you s@e on the back edg of this -- let's do something a little different, denise. let's stop the radar for a second. give me a track from the back of that yellow line, and then take the whole thing. do the entire coverage area, move to the northeast. this is an idea. these numbe

then, in march, a b-n- s-f oil train derailed near galena, leading to evacuations on the illinois side of the mississippi. investigators said 8 rail cars carrying bakken crude oil went off the tracks. people in iowa city could soon have a new option for high speed internet, phone and t-v. imon communication s wants to sign several lease agreements with the city council. the cedar rapids-based company wants to lease space in the city's tower place data center -- as well as sign an agreement that would allow it to install, maintain and expand the fiber-optic network within the city. a university of iowa professor is helping nasa learn more about mars. associate professor jasper halekas is involved with the agency's maven mission. the goal is to monitor the sun's effects on the atmosphere of mars and measure how fast atmospheric particles are escaping into space. researchers say this will give them a better idea of what mars was like a long time ago. halekas says they've only scratched the surface. ""one earth year actually only equals half of a mars year, so we haven't even seen all the

nearly twenty yards were raked -- including a few in galena, illinois... thousands of people from around the country are in eastern iowaa this weeend for the 38-th annual national farm toy show. ... hundreds of toy tractors are on display and for sale -- and there's something, for all ages. the show is a place where people -- yound and old -- can bond over farm toys. this years show features nearly "if they can't find a toy here, they'll never find it anywhere...i'm not kinding ya. i mean it has to be really rare if they n't find ittat a national toy show." city officials say the show has a big doubling the ssze of the towow's population. organizers expect anywhere from six to eight thousand people to attend. the show continues on today... time now is ..... coming up on today in iowa.. back to the grid- iron... how did all three of our iowa teams fair on the field? mark woodley has your morning plus, talk about a scaley door mat.. one man opens his door t t an unwelcomed guest. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. with lauren moss and meteoroogist

then in march, a b-n-s-f oil train went off its tracks near galena, leading to evacuations on the illinois side of the mississippi. investigators said that involved 8 rail cars carrying bakken crude oil. tonight, dubuque city leaders will gather opinions on a proposed new skate park. the city has committed 600-thousand dollars to the project and has challenged a user-group to raise another 200-thousand. the city wants to get several ideas for a design. city leaders will also review dubuque's two existing skate parks at comiskey park and mcaleece sports complex. the meeting is tonight at six, at the five flags center on main street. also today, the dubuque county library will forgive your overdue fees, for food. library users can swap a non-perishable food item and knock off one dollar in fines. the library will donate all of that food to the saint stephen's food bank. dubuque county library district has branches in asbury, epworth, farley, holy cross, and peosta. conned out of their money every year. for the second time in 18 months, the iowa fraud fighters are investigating. a retired mar

then, in march, a b-n- s-f oil train derailed near galena, leading to evacuations on the illinois side of the mississippi. investigators said 8 rail cars carrying bakken crude oil went off the tracks. the university of missouri board of curators is set to meet this morning at 10 for a partially closed session. this comes as protests at the university of missouri are amplifying as students ask for the president to resign. 1:15-1:19 i say--power, i say--power, i say--power, i say-power this protest involved several students blocking the president-- timothy wolfe's car. students are protesting the school's handling of racial tensions- specifically wolfe's part in that. this comes after about 30 black football players say they won't practice or play until the president is gone. one student has even gone as far as going on a hunger strike until wolfe is removed or steps down. " so i'm in this because it's that serious. we're dealing with humanity here and at this point we can't afford to continue to work with individuals who just don't care for their constituents. " wolfe said yesterday tha

according to court documents, the charge the galena pooice departmentt proseseutors say barkrkow used police resources to do a background check on his ex-girlfriend's new fiance to access his personal information. barklow is not in custody now but is scheduled to appearrin court on ddcember 8th. a dubuque man charged with stabbing and killing his girlfriend wants his trial moved out of dubuque county. an attorney for 27-year- old eddie hicks says media coverage will make finding a fair jury difficult. the dubuque county attorney's office is fighting the motion. hicks pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the incident on june 17th. prosecutors say he stabbed 21-year-old kahdyesha lemon mme than 20 times at her home on arlington street. and now here's your first alert forecast. a few spotting shower will persist through the early morning hours, rain wwll bebeme more likely as we enter into late morning. it will be a soggy thanksgiving as the rain continues through the afternoon and evening. for most of the day our temperatures will remain above eezing as we entnt the evening h hu

then, in march, a b-n- s-f oil train derailed near galena, leading to evacuations on the illinois side of the mississippi. investigators said 8 rail cars carrying bakken crude oil went off the tracks. and now here's your first alert forecast. today and tomorrow will be the nicest days of this work week. plan on sunny sky today, with a few more clouds in the sky tomorrow. highs will be back into the mid-50s in many areas today with upper 50s possible tomorrow. our next storm system is still on track to move in on thunderstorm s all across the tv9 viewing area. some of these storms may be strong in the afternoon and evening hours. a solid half inch to one inch of rain is possible with this system. behind it, it will be quite windy, with gusts to 45mph on morning. f >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the film, "victor frankenstein," daniel radcliffe. and from the drama, "empire," bryshere gray. and a performance from recording artist seal. plus, find out how your holiday dishes could win you holiday cash in "live"'s "photo-copia contest."