will act and that change at a state level will resolve any future issues.covering the corridor joe huisinga cbs 2 news we have new information tonight about the death of a cedar rapids jefferson high school st. student.cbs 2 news first told you about this sad story friday.a boy had shot himself outside the auditorium right before classes started for the day.he passed away over the they are reviewing social media posts made before friday. right now, there is no credible evidence anyone else at the school was threatened. today - counselors were on hand to help students and faculty at jefferson. "sitting down with them in a gentle, very non-judgemental way, talking about their concerns. again, we recommend talking directly about suicide so there's no confusion about what you're asking. and you should not be concerned that increase someones risk of suici" it is going to increase someone's risk of suicide. >> he says any mention of suicide should be treated very seriously no matter if the person has threatened it before. we do have a link to the foundation to crisis 2 hotline on cbs 2 iowa.com. we g

two people face charges of cbs 2 news rport joe huisinga is near highway 100 in cedar rapids once this section of raod opens up it will mean a quicker commute for many but there is still work to be con befor it open to traffic contractors are using a method called perpetual paving where they put down about 12 and a half inches of asphalt in several layers.they say this will make future road repairs much easier that dealing with concreate.all they have to do is remove the top few inches and add a new layer.they also say it's made the work go money. initially this project was estimated at 20 million dollars the assfault bid came in at 15 million dollars dot and the tax payers of iowa saw an initial 25% dsavings right off the top coming up at 6 we look at some of the challenges they faced in construction and when they expect to be done.covering the corridor joe huisinga cbs 2 news a corridor district is part of a growing trend to keep kids sa. cameras on busses to record other drivers who ignore the red stop lights. studies show 31-million drivers illegally passed busses last year - putti

covering the corridor, joe huisinga, cbs 2 news. >>> two people facing disorderly conduct charges got into a fight in greene square which then moved to the front of the library.officials say the people involved ?do crews took care of her.there were no other injuries and no one was taken to the hospital. theatre cedar rapids is now postponing its production productionof the play "tribes" until it solves a casting contr. controversy.as cbs 2 news first reported last week, the lead character of the upcoming play is deaf- but the actor selected to portray him can hear.producers of the play say they couldn't find a deaf actor to play the main role- so they opened it up to find a deaf actor to play the main role so they opened it to others. the deaf community protested saying tcr didn't explore all available resources to cast the character with a deaf person. yesterday the two sides met to new date for the inaugural performance has not been scheduled. iowa women backing donald trump- say the republican presidential candidate is the key to getting change. change.today - they rallied in front

are hoping to bring as much of that here as they can.covering the corridor in cedar rapids, joe huisinga, cbs 2 news. under a new leader, the university of iowa has a new plan to fight sexual assault. this morning, they released more interesting findings - one in five women reported being raped while in school. nearly one in ten men say someone attempted to rape them. most say alcohol is usually a common factor. university students and staff were asked to take the survey to help officials find a strategy to fight sexual assault on campus - the topic has come into the spotlight recently in schools across the country and sexual assault reports at u-i. former u-i president sally mason a six point plan during her tenure, and while u-i leaders say many of those goals were achieved - there is more work to be done. today, the school laid out a new two year plan developed by the anti-violence coalition to address specific needs at u-i. the former head of the cedar rapids police department -- --is now under investigation at a florida police force. force.ocala police chief greg graham served as the chi

covering the corridor, joe huisinga, cbs 2 news. >>> more eligible voters with disabilities than any other voting group. statehouse reporter steffi lee shows us how the state is educating i/o ones with disabilities so they have no trouble fulfilling their civic duty. predicting more eligible voters with disabilities this >> reporter: this new report from rutgers predicting more eligible voters with disabilities this election cycle proves they are a powerful voice. she works with iowa disability votes count. >> i think candidates this year more so than any other election year are really getting if they want to have serious considerations for their positions, they need out to voters with disabilities. >> reporter: the secretary of state's office is also hiring a coordinator to travel the state and listen to any voters with disabilities that may have concerns about heading to the polls. >> she is reaching out to office is also reaching out to iowans online - revamping its website - and breaking down information on voting accessibility with videos.it highlights curbside voting - requesti

covering the corridor in cedar rapids joe huisinga cbs 2 news. >>> today's grant only does grand opening isn't the only news coming, adam moore is at north liberty with the see rj report. they a lot to celebrate right now. >>> a lot going on with crst, besides the new tower opening they acquired gardener tracking out of entry of california. the largest truckload carrier in the state costs they serve routes from southern california up to the pacific northwest. we're told by crst it should allow them to expand their short-haul services and brings them closer to their story to their stated goal of $2 billion in annual revenue by 2018. accusations is the 5th for crst in 5 years, and the ceo , he told us you can expect more consolidation in the future. which the shop. >> that is right, a lot of folks may be familiar with gander mountain on edgewood road, the company has announced they will open a new storm over on north town market, taking shape just across blairs ferry road. the new store will teacher one of the newest selections of new and used firearms in the state and also hunting, fishin

you can use the parking ramps joe huisinga cbs 2 news commuting isn't the ony thing on people's minds.residents who prepared for high waters are wondering what to do with all those sandbags. sandbags.tomorrow morning, people can start dropping off their sandbags at noelridge park.another location will open saturday morning at ellis park.residents can also leave the sandbags on their property and the city hopes to start free, curbside collections on monday, october 10th. commercial property owners will ha t commercial property owners will have to take care of their own sandbags and we'll have news on that in just a moment. >> as you might imagine, residence are anxious to get back to their homes. cbs2 news anchor caught up with one family moving back in and she joins us live from northwest cedar rapids with how they are feeling. >> reporter: well karen, since i've been here this afternoon, emotions have been all over the place. i've seen tears, smiles, more i've seen a whole lot of sweat because moving these sandbags from the homes to the curb for that collection you guys were just talking about

as cbs two news reporter joe huisinga tells us we could be going down stream. joke? >>reporter: as you said, we're still it major flood stage now the conversation is starting to turn to sandbag disposal and flood systems. right now the city is working on a plan to remove sandbags from residential properties to free of charge but they want people to be patient and have suggestions on how people can use them at their homes. it can be used for things like cleaning up oil spills and traction this winter. next week garbage service will be accepting two extra 35- gallon bags to help remove garbage that was not picked up during the last week. we've also been getting people asking why the city just doesn't use the temporary detection is more permanent system. a lot of the temporary protection doesn't have the proper materials for a permanent levy and some of the permanent levees in place already were letting water through during the high waters with the permit system we do not want to see anything like that happening. they want to rebuild the system with the proper materials

. >> cbs 2 news reporter joe huisinga has more on the role that they will play in all of this. joe. >> reporter: yeah, guys, if it wasn't already clear how serious the situation was, this activated since 2011 and local law enforcement are happy for the help that they are providing. about 400 national guardsmen have arrived. they are manning traffic checkpoints around the evacuation zone. there will be 85 checkpoints being manned around the clock as long as that is needed, and with evacuations there are concerns for security of hopes and businesses. so while the national guard is taking care of the perimeter, cedar rapids police are providing security insi evacuated area. they are being joined by other law enforcement agencies such corrections. making sure that the people who enter our indentation area have a public safety reason to be there i'll be in the neighborhoods to protect our citizens we have a number of citizens who are vulnerable they've left their homes we want to make sure that all their property and possessions the national guard will be on hand to assits with any

a national conference is coming to cedar rapids next year cbs 2 news reporter joe huisinga tells us what it could mean, joe? is coming to cedar rapids next year. >> this morning go cedar rapids of notes that the 2017 sports conference will be held right here in seasons, giving them a chance to show sports venue like veterans memorial stadium. organizers call it that relationship combines. giving event planners a chance to meet with hundreds of venues in cities from across the country. planners say gives an extra boost to the host city. attendees will experience several cedar rapids sports venues from us cellular center to the cedar rapids ice arena. the initial event will be like any other conference. but the long-term potential is who are trying to figure where they're going to have their next event? read an older next national championship? the regional championship? >> in all the sports conference represents about $120 million at sports events. cedar rapids is hoping to grab as much of that as they can. >>> a lot of us. let's find out if the crowd -- clouds will stick around for the w

cbs 2 news reporter joe huisinga explains why that does not mean the operation won't grow. grow. the shulista's have had pigs for a long time time there's been hogs raised on this farm for 50+ years hand and it's by no means a big corporate farm there we are a family operation.that depends on your definition of big and they are hoping to doub. double. 5 to 8000 is kind of the norm on some of these fe females currently going to go to 3000.linn county supervisors voted 4 to one against the expansion.they say it comes in just under the number of animals that would require stricter regulations and people in the area are conc. concerned. this is roughly 2 miles away from the city of alburnett so it would impact neighbors schools and the number of units of hogs are high enough that it would create a pretty noticeable oder. 13 13 you're going to have odors drift by you every once in a about a concentration of mass animals it changes things11 brett shulista says they are doing their best to reduce their impact on neighbors but he dosen't think there will be much of a change. change.since

joe huisinga cbs2 news live at 5:00. >> you can get help by calling 211 and you can volunteer by signing up with the united way boy charged with involuntary manslaughter. cbs 2 news anchor jenee ryan joins us live with the latest on the investigation. jenee? scott - i'm back on the 800 block of fifteenth avenue southeast where 13 year old ireshia park was shot. cedar police chief wayne jerman says - the 13 year old boy in custody - didn't shoot ireshia on purpose.he says the boy hasn't told police ?exactly how the gun went off - while the six of them sat in a car right here - but it wasn't an argument or intentional. intentional.chief jerman says parks is the third child i and killed in cedar rapids - and the second by accident with a gun. he says deaths rapids. she is the second to be shot and killed by accident with a gun. he says deaths like parks are 100% preventable and concerned with the amount of guns stolen and is pleading with everyone to properly secure your guns so >> guns are lethal weapons. they should not be treated like a laptop computer or cell phone or some other type of property. they are lethal weapons that have devastating ability to ta