kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk is live at the scene of the crash tonight. jordee, what can you tell us? this has been an active scene for hours. the crash happened just before 2 o clock this afternoon, and multiple law enforcement the evening hours. the linn county sheriff's canadian national railway tonight the company says it's working with the linn county sheriffs office on this investigation. and no crew members were hurt in this crash. live in linn county, jordee kalk, kcrg-tv9. police in keokuk are looking into a shooting that killed a woman overnight. officers found carissa rivers unresponsive, in a keokuk alley near 10th street and north 5th hospital, where she died. she was 29. police have not identified a suspect in the shooting. but say the public is not in danger. call on newsline nine the next time you see news. the number is 319-365-9999. send us some pictures and video too. the email address-- newsroom at kcrg dot com. turning now to weather and see mild temperatures heading into the work week? skies will continue to gradually clear tonight, setting us up for some potenti

in cedar rapids, jordee kalk, later this week. unlike 2008, the city won't likely get much federal or state funding to help businesses bounce back. so cedar rapids mayor ron corbett is challenging people to visit local shops and restaurants to make up for a week of lost revenue. sot "we don't want to lose that vibe. and you ca committing to come down to these businesses at least 10 times over the month of october. and bicycle community, i think you can rise to the challenge and i'm asking you to do it 15 times. if you do that, all of these businesses will get back up on their feet. " last weekend, downtown was a ghost town. last night-- not so much. this is what 2nd avenue looked like just outside of the kcrg studios cars lining the streets. a lot of people heading back to bars and restaurants. nearby, businesses in the newbo and czech village neighborhoods still have work to do before reopening. officials at the national czech and slovak museum and library say it'll reopen monday. that's owed in large part to the volunteers who w

kcrg t-v nine's jordee kalk joins us live from hills. jordee, tell us what's happening. bonnie anderson owns more than an acre of land here in hills, iowa. every morning she places her signs out in the front yard and at night she takes the signs back inside her less than a week ago, anderson says she woke up to find her hillary clinton signs missing out of her front lawn. she filed a report with the johnson county sheriffs office. anderson later discovered clinton signs were also stolen from her neighbors lawns along main street. so anderson rummaged through her garage and found older clinton signs to replace both her and her neighbors missing signs. " and we think people don't realize it's the right of everyone, if you're a democrat, if y party, it's your right to make a statement by putting a political sign in your yard and that we need to respect that right for everyone. " anderson does not know who stole the signs. authorities say its common to have yard signs stolen during heated political elections. and it happens to both republicans and democrats. tonight at 10 fi

kcrg t-v nine's jordee kalk has been tracking this story for us. jordee, you found a neighborhood that has a similar affordable housing project in place? yes. there's nearly 100 here in wellington heights. while neighbors along edgewood road were concerned about what affordable housing could bring to their neighborhood, some residents here tell me they feel the opposite. 17:20, "we all have the big front porches. you can sit out on your porch. people pass walking up and down the sidewalk we all say 'hi.'" angie schultz lives in wellington heights for its character... she says the history and its residents make this wonderful." this summer, schultz's neighboring house went through a major renovation. it's now a duplex for people who don't make a lot of money. 15:45, "i appreciate affordable housing being in our neighborhood because they have brought positivity to the neighborhood." schultz says although the previous structure was an eye sore, the remodel aids her in other ways. 15:55 for people like me the property values it have a nice clean propert

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk shows us how the community once again put the historic spot back together. about 60 volunteers showed up to the paramount theatre saturday morning. they started their work up at the balcony where the chairs were stored during the flood. 11:12, " taking the chairs where we had them then it's a little ant trail of making its way down here." volunteers matched up the seat and back of the chairs. then placed the chair in it's original space. the chairs into place. theatre staff say volunteer staff again saved the day on saturday. 11:36, "probably 60 chairs probably took us as a staff a few hours. but this process here will take probably 2 or 3 hours ny people love e paramount, and respect the raunt theatre staff hope to get majority of the work done saturday night. and possibly add couple final touches sunday morning. the next show at the theatre will be held sunday night. in cedar rapids, jordee kalk, remove all the hesco flood barriers and sandbags from around cedar rapids bridges. officials have reopened all of them, downtown-- plus the 8th and 12th avenue br

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk spoke to the linn county sheriff's office about these numbers. jordee, how do you prevent this kind of thing? it's fairly simple. authorities that gets hurt or killed is not the one handling the firearm they are watching someone else that's playing with the gun and they're curious and the gun goes off and it's the other person in the room.. " six of the 14 recorded shootings happened when a minor accidentally shot another minor. and nearly all of these incidents were inside someone's home. and a reminder, in iowa it is illegal for someone under the age of 21 to possess a handgun. it's also illegal for tonight at 10 hear why authorities say there's an increasing use of gun handling among minors. live in cedar rapids, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news. eastern iowa has seen several accidental shootings in the last month. a shooting on the southeast side of cedar rapids killed ireshia parks. she was just 13. a 13 year old boy was handling a gun when it went off. a bullet hit parks. manslaughter charge for her death. two other teenagers are also charged in t

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk went to the cafeteria to see nat "there's a lot of options." 400 students file through this line, just in the first lunch shift at linn-mar high. ?? nat?? sophomore henry morray is in the crowd. nat 40:09, "i got my veggies.. the district picks a signature meal for every lunch period. it has to have the right composition of protein, calories and vegetables to satisfy u--d patty, but i usually get the salads, something to tide me over..."at the check out line, payment is through their student i-d.. connected to an account that parents can deposit lunch money into. and this system protects students' privacy if they qualify for free lunches. nat 40:55, "thank you" but for families who pay for lunch, if the balance when money in the account is dwindling, parents do get a notification. 29:19, "we have automatic email in place. parents don't have to sign up for it." an email goes out once the balance reaches about $15. daily reminders happen until someone deposits money. but if the balance reaches zero, or goes negative, then the student goes without lunch. 43:04, "li

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk reports on what's next for the district. jordee: the linn mar school district says this is the most cost before the plan would be put into place, voters would have to pass a bond referendum. take vo: the district's next step is figuring out a way to introduce this plan to voters. the exact cost of the referendum isn't known yet. the district says it would have to find land and a pick an architect for the new school. the district believes constructing one new middle school will solve capacity issues, rather than constructing a new middle school and high school. the superintenden t says this plan also allows more kids of similar ages to learn together. 19:53, "we're going to look at that 5 through 7 as a culmination of the elementary school experience and school jordee: again there's no exact timeline for when voters could see this bond referendum on a ballot. in the newsroom, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news. a retired university of iowa administrator' s lawsuit against the board of regents is continuing to court. a judge ruled the

kcrg tv-9's jordee kalk has the story, in this week's show you care using tree stumps as chairs. nat? and a new wooden atrium for presentations . 26:33 cam stroschine/2n d grader "sometimes when we have performances instead of going to the library we go out herethis classroom is one "open environment." nat 35:20, "what we're going to do is measure the growth of our green beans for the next four weeks." health and wellness teacher kim 8:27:20, kuda "we wanted the outdoor classroom to feel apart of nature not that we put it out in nature"and her students, are loving it. nat kids playing here students are learning about different soils, and which vegetables grow best in which soil. lainey porter/3rd grader 44:34, "we have soil that were learning about and were planting beans."other days students learn about composting. 27:44, "at every lunch we compost our fruits and paper towels students use to wash their hands are taken out to the compost post. standup: 49:30 "and there's apple trees and a garden along the side of the school that students are learning how to grow themselves. and t

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk explains why the couple believes jordee: the couple say they were only gone about 15 minutes before their house started on fire. they tell me they don't smoke inside their home. and they weren't using any electronics or kitchen supplies when the fire broke out. so they say they're only answer is the fire started from a tv remote. take vo fireghters say a bulk of the damage is in the living room. but there's also damage to the home's roof and siding. homeowner troy riggs says he's working with investigators to determine the fire's cause. he says the only answer they have so far, is that the t-v remote started on fire when it got wedged in between couch cushions. take sot 24:40, "a couch or endtabl shut in the couch and the buttons pushed."jordee: the state fire marshalls office says this incident remains under investigation. in the newsroom, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news. the couple told tv9 it hopes to get more answers later today when the insurance agent surveys cedar rapids will hold a groundbreaking this afternoon for a new $14 million dollar levee that will protec

in cedar rapids, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news. now that the flood of 2016 has downtown cedar rapids can learn today how to best prepare for future flooding. this follows last month's flood, the second highest crest in cedar rapids. this is video over the cedar river in late september. today, the national weather service and the iowa flood center are working to give people tools and resources to help iowans prepare for flooding. the discussion is from 2 to 3:30 public library. this man faces charges for a stabbing that seriously injured 2 people outside an apartment complex in cedar falls. 28 year old adam jacobsen is charged with 2 counts of attempted murder. officers say jacobsen, who lives at university avenue studios, stabbed 2 people there around 4:30 p-m yesterday. first responders took jeffery miller, who is 62, to the hospital with potentially life threatening injuries. denice bennett, who is 47, has multiple serious injuries. investigators believe victims. a mother and her boyfriend have pleaded not guilty in connection to

in black hawk county, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news. d-o-t plans to shut down 3 gravel roadways that connect to highway 218. drivers using those roads are now encouraged to take the new interchange. former president bill clinton avoided any further protester outbursts during his most recent campaign stops in the president spoke to a few hundred people about how democratic nominee hillary clinton could unite the country. the former president says hillary clinton has the cooperation and concentratio n needed to move forward. the 42nd president says one thing that has to go is the "us against them" mentality in some of the political debate. he also says that needs to apply to protesters who have confronted him on this iowa trip. "i ask my people don't boo them, give them a hand. they're having a bad week. give them a hand reach out a hand. we've got believing that everything is a tribal war" the linn county auditor's office started satellite absentee voting yesterday. this year, cornell college was the first to hold satellite voting in the

and as kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk reports, they're bringing in prescription drugs that could fall into the wrong hands. police in coralville have been noticing a trend. 37:11, lt. deb summers "people look for prescription medication and that's half of what they look for when people do burglaries it is a really hot item now is prescription drug abuse."so police added this prescription drop off box about a year ago. the box is located just inside the first doors of the police station. anyone can drop off unused and unwanted hours. 36:10, "well today the front office says there was 2 or 3 people dropping off, so it really depends." police empty the box at least twice a week. officers found 2 big bags of medicine in the box tuesday. which they say is average. nat? hiawatha police have a similar prescription drop box at its headquarters. the chief says more people are using the box each year. in the last three months, officers collected about 42 pounds of prescription pills. standup: now other prescription drop off boxes are out in the open, like the one right here in box. officers say people d

kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk is live near the town centre building in cedar rapids. jordee, local businesses say they'll benefit from the employees working there. yes. this building used to house rockwell collins. but earlier this year the company moved locations, and took about 300 employees out of the downtown core. with today say they're ready to get some new customers in and out of the doors. nat 42:02, "your total is $2.94." tucked just behind 2nd street southeast in cedar rapids, the blue strawberry says it fills a niche in this community. 40:34, "the turkey provolone has been our signature since day one.. the restaurant caters to daytime business people. 39:52, "remarkably says the recent flood scare halted business for a bit. and before that, the restaurant suffered when rockwell collins left the downtown area. 40:19, "we're different than other businesses in that we rely on the employees in downtown businesses during the day to support us doug neumann/metr o economic alliance: 20:00:00 when rockwell left it made good business sense. they loved downtown, they

he says it's because of chronic jordee kalk explains. june 28th, 20-11 is a day that forever changed howard techau's life. 12:50, "i was at work and i just had this pain in my head." a feeling he describes as.. 12:59, "stakes being drive home in the top of my head and my ear and my eye." in shock, techau left work. 13:15, "i tried to drive home and i don't remember the drive home except i almost hit a car head on." soon as he got home. 16:31, "the mri's didn't show anything and i did a ct scan too to see if there's any physical damage which there wasn't." nearly a year later, and after a slew of medications, techau says doctors at mayo clinic in rochester, minnesota, diagnosed him with trigeminal neuralgia, or tn. mayo staff say the disease is triggered by a disruption in one of the core brain nerves. 22:50, "i basically had shingles inside the brain." since his diagnosis, techau says he's involved in a number of therapies. 25:20, eating without going into severe flair he also recently had surgery to install a neurostimulator. 19:59, "th

in linn county, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news. an much-anticipated interchange on highway 218 south of janesville will open tomorrow. it's at the intersection of the interchange was needed because of the growing amount of traffic at the location. that led to a high number of crashes there. speed cameras are coming to the small town of elk run heights in black hawk county. the city council has approved an ordinance allowing the city to install the cameras. they'll go up at two places. one at mccoy and lafayette roads, and the other at gilbertville road and marie avenue. officers will also have a hand-held unit to check speeders and issue tickets. hire a contractor to install the camera system. school shuffle. linn-mar schools are looking at the possibility of restructuring because of growing enrollment. the plan calls for students in preschool through fourth grade to go to elementary schools. fifth through seventh grades to go to middle schools, including a new school the district would have to build. eighth and ninth graders would

t-v nine's jordee kalk got to freeport just moments ago. jordee, what's the latest? forrest? thanks for joining us for kcrg-tv9 news at 10. don't forget the kcrg-tv9 early beginning at 4:30 a-m. have a ? ? announcer: he gets to the five, dives for the goal line, he's over. that's a touchdown, iowa! picked off, desmond king with another one. and he's going the other way. one man to beat. handoff again to daniels, with a cut back. first down, he may go! and the ball's out and the hawks are on it. the hawks are on it. the hawkeyes relentless pursuit of perfection is complete. off by desmond king again! >> iowa football with kirk ferentz is powered by iowa corn. >> on a windy day in west lafayette, the iowa running game blew through purdue to the tune of 365 yards, four rushing touchdowns. quarterback cj beathard threw for two more as the hawkeyes build an insurmountable 35-7 half-time lead and cruise to a 49-35 victory. welcome to iowa football with kirk ferentz.

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk explains why the couple believes this fire started in an unusual way. jordee: the couple say they were only gone about 15 min on fire. they tell me they don't smoke inside their home. and they weren't using any electronics or kitchen supplies when the fire broke out. so they say they're only answer is the fire started from a tv remote. take vo fireghters say a bulk of the damage is in the living room. but there's also damage to the home's roof and siding. homeowner troy riggs says he's working with investigators to determine the fire's cause. he says the only answer they have so far, is that the t-v remote started on fire when it got wedged in between couch shut in the couch and the buttons pushed."jordee: the state fire marshalls office says this incident remains under investigation. in the newsroom, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news. the couple told tv9 it hopes to get more answers later today when the insurance agent surveys their home for damages. cedar rapids will hold a groundbreaking this afternoon for a new $14 million dollar levee that it's at 3 o'cloc

in iowa city jordee kalk kcrg tv9 news people throughout cedar rapids who face severe allergies. their condition has forced their family to move out of their home, and spend thousands on renovations just to make it safe for them again. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us live from thomas park where a fundraiser will be held this week. brea, what kind of allergies to the twins have? chris, izzy and hazel parsons are 7 years old, and facing severe environmental allergies. when their parents found out they wanted to mold, and found out there was 27 times the amount of mold inside than outside. the parsons made the decision to leave their house and move some where temporarily. that way they could start renovations, and get the girls back in. after finding out insurance and assistance wouldn't be possible they took on the task themselves, but there's only so much they can afford. lauren parsons says the way iowa wants others to be aware. the healthy home fundraiser to help the parsons is this friday at 6. right here at thomas park. there's a silent auction with donations from the commun

kcrg tv-9's jordee kalk has the story, in this week's show you care spotlight. using tree stumps as chairs. nat? and a new wooden atrium for presentations . 26:33 cam stroschine/2n d grader "sometimes when we have performances instead of going to the library we go out herethis classroom is one "open environment." nat 35:20, "what we're beans for the next four weeks." health and wellness teacher kim kuda spear- headed the campaign for this outdoor classroom. 8:27:20, kuda "we wanted the outdoor classroom to feel apart of nature not that we put it out in nature"and her students, are loving it. nat kids playing here students are learning about different soils, and which vegetables grow best in which soil. lainey porter/3rd grader 44:34, "we have soil that we were planting beans."other days students learn about composting. 27:44, "at every lunch we compost our fruits and vegetables. all of the brown paper towels students use to wash their hands are taken out to the compost post. standup: 49:30 "and there's apple trees and a garden along the side of the school that s

hurricane matthew has killed 113 people in the caribbean, the majority of those kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk joins us tonight. jordee, people here in iowa have families that are evacuating? yes, i spoke to one cedar rapids woman.. who has parents and grandparents in florida. she tells me she's thankful they all have a safe place to go. 1:49, "i talk to them almost every day, i talk to my mother." iowa native megan wullner says surviving this storm only through her to get an extra charger for her phone so we can keep in touch."her parents moved near jacksonville, florida, about 10 years ago. just today, the couple got the boat dock tied up and finished boarding up their home. 3:42, "my grandpa lives on the second floor of a condo and that's where my parents will be and it's just away from the beach so they think they will be okay there." wullner says although she's nervous, she believes her family will be safe. but this storm hits close to home for another cause we just went through the flood here, at my husband's work we had to prepare for his work to be flooded and just a week later they're

kcrg-tv nine's jordee kalk joins us now. jordee, some iowans have a connection to haiti. three catholic churches in eastern iowa have a sister parish about 20 miles outside of port au prince, haiti. so far, there has not been any known deaths or even injuries within the parish staff or congregations. the churches says the and time to find safe shelter. there are 12 chapels inside the sister parish. and each chapel has a school attached. staff there say their primarily concerned about its students' education. the children are safe, but the hurricane's damage will affect the children in the future. "8:43, "the hurricane took out a lot of the gardens were in the mountains we're a rural parish so they don't have the food now so they're going to spend money for food and the money they spend on food they tuition." the local churches hope to help about five thousand kids impacted by this hurricane. and tonight at 6, we'll have the story of a family who was originally from iowa, but now are having to evacuate their florida home. after seeing what's happened in the caribbean, offi

kcrg t-v nine's jordee kalk sat down with the congressman. jordee, why does loebsack want to return to washington ? he says there's more work to do. congressman loebsack tells me his biggest concern right now is protecting the middle class. and if he gets to go back to d.c. in january, there's already a stack of bills he's advocating for. congressman dave loebsack has a personal reaso 56:00, "i grew up in poverty myself in sioux city my mom was a single parent had an 11th grade education with mental illness. loebsack says many people helped him get through school and the early stages in life. so he wants to do the same for others. 56:08, "i didn't get in the middle class myself until i started teaching at cornell college way back in 1982." loebsack says more jobs need to be available across the country. especially manufacturin g jobs here in iowa. recovery . folks have gotten back to work but sometimes the jobs aren't as good as they were before the great recession." loebsack says a heavier emphasis on education will also help the economy. he

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk shows us how the community put the historic spot back together again. about 60 volunteers showed up to the paramount theatre saturday morning. they started their work up at the balcony where the chairs were stored during the flood. 11:12, " taking the chairs where we had them then it's a little ant trail of making its way down here." volunteers matched up the seat and back of the chairs. then placed the chai hired carpenters then secured the chairs into place. theatre staff say volunteer staff again saved the day on saturday. 11:36, "probably 60 chairs probably took us as a staff a few hours. but this process here will take probably 2 or 3 hours and save a lot of money. but its also about how many people love the paramount, and respect the paramount theatre staff hope to get a majority of the work done saturday night. and possibly add couple final touches sunday morning. the next show at the theatre will be held sunday night. other businesses plan to reopen later this week. unlike 2008, the city won't likely get much federal or state funding to help bus

as kcrg tv9's jordee kalk reports, central core businesses felt that loss -- and hope to "get it back" with the influx of workers. jordee: many local businesses were devastated when rockwell collins moved out of this facility earlier this year. that's why they're so excited to get some core, with more than double the amount of employees that used to work here. take vo: cedar rapids metro economic alliance says the downtown core survives off itself. the organization says that's why many smaller and local businesses did suffer when rockwell left the downtown area. many business owners hope hibu's opening will lead to a chain reaction among businesses. the owners hope these new workers will lead to an increase of people stopping in for lunch and dinner. sot: bob wagner/ need pizza 50:02, "i just love that there are companies that want to come down here and replace somebody that might be leaving. 50:14, "especially with the recent flood scare that people are still rallying and have faith of what downtown can do for its operations up and running by may. many businesses say that day can't c

but as kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk reports, this year mike pence and tim kaine have a different goal -- to shore up any perceived weaknesses with the presidential candidates who picked them. jordee: most political experts agree this november's election is unique. one university of iowa political science professor says this year is particularly different because the vp candidates are actually more favored than the presidential candidates professor tim hagle says many americans don't trust hillary outspoken an unfit for the job. hagle says this uncertainty is why more voters are paying attention to this year's vp candidates. and in particular by watching last nights debate. take sot 58:22-37, "this year both vp candidates seem to fulfill the role of someone who's more trustworthy or more competent than either of the main candidates for one reason or another. and they are both fairly equal in terms of qualification and demeanor and so forth."jordee: and a just a reminder the november election is officially less than 5 weeks away. in iowa city jordee kalk kcrg tv9 news imagine not being able t

as kcrg tv9's jordee kalk reports, central core businesses felt that loss -- and hope to "get it back" with the influx of workers. jordee: many local businesses were devastated when rockwell collins moved out of this facility earlier this year. that's why they're so excited to get some enthusiasm back in this downtown employees that used to work here. take vo: cedar rapids metro economic alliance says the downtown core survives off itself. the organization says that's why many smaller and local businesses did suffer when rockwell left the downtown area. many business owners hope hibu's opening will lead to a chain reaction among businesses. the owners hope these new workers will lead to an increase of people stopping in for lunch and dinner. sot: bob wagner/ need pizza 50:02, "i just love that there are companies that want to come down here and replace m "especially with the recent flood scare that people are still rallying and have faith of what downtown can do for them."jordee: hibu hopes to have its operations up and running by may. many businesses say that day can't come soon enou

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk reports on what's next for the district. jordee: the linn mar school district says this is the most cost- effective plan for addressing capacity issues. but before the plan would be put into place, voters would have to pass a bond referendum. take vo: the district's next step is figuring out a way to introduce this plan to voters. the exact cost of the referendum isn't known yet. the district says it would have the district believes constructing one new middle school will solve capacity issues, rather than constructing a new middle school and high school. the superintenden t says this plan also allows more kids of similar ages to learn together. 19:53, "we're going to look at that 5 through 7 as a culmination of the elementary school experience and really the 8 and 9 as the pivot into high school jordee: again when voters could see this bond referendum on a ballot. in the newsroom, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news. the driver of a car that crashed into the back of a springville school bus is in the hospital this morning with life-

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk explains why the couple believes this fire started in an unusual way. jordee: the couple say they were only gone about 15 minutes before their house started on fire. they tell me they don't smoke inside their home. and they weren't using any electronics or kitchen supplies when the fire broke out. so they say they're only answer is the fire started from a tv remote. take vo fireghters say a bulk of the damage is in the l but there's also damage to the home's roof and siding. homeowner troy riggs says he's working with investigators to determine the fire's cause. he says the only answer they have so far, is that the t-v remote started on fire when it got wedged in between couch cushions. take sot 24:40, "a couch or endtable so if it got shut in the couch and the buttons pushed."jordee: the state fire marshalls office says this incident remains under investigation. in the newsroom, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news. the couple told tv9 it hopes to agent surveys their home for damages. cedar rapids will hold a groundbreaking this afternoon for a new $14 million do

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk district. jordee: the linn mar school district says this is the most cost- effective plan for addressing capacity issues. but before the plan would be put into place, voters would have to pass a bond referendum. take vo: the district's next step is figuring out a way to introduce this plan to voters. the exact cost of the referendum isn't known yet. the district says it would have to find land and a pick an architect for the new school. the district believes constructing one new middle school will solve school and high school. the superintenden t says this plan also allows more kids of similar ages to learn together. 19:53, "we're going to look at that 5 through 7 as a culmination of the elementary school experience and really the 8 and 9 as the pivot into high school jordee: again there's no exact timeline for when voters could see this bond referendum on a ballot. in the newsroom, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news. administrator' s lawsuit against the board of regents is continuing to court. a judge

kcrg t-v nine's jordee kalk joins us in studio with more. jordee, how many more students does the school have? right now there's 23 more students then they expected this school year. and more students could soon be enrolled, as more families continue to kids coloring harrison elementary saw a drastic drop in students after 2008. but now it's starting to recover. the district assigns the number of teachers per school in the spring of each year. the district estimated harrison needed 13 classroom teachers. but a rush of families enrolled this fall. so the district added this kindergarten classroom monday, to help solve overcrowding . the district says this is a good problem to have. "enrollment increases as a district is where you want to be because it increases the amount of funding you get, so obviously it's very positive that we have an increase both at harrison and at the district." the district says its hope is for these new students to stay in cedar rapids throughout high school. the cedar rapids school district's goals are to have no mor

kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk joins us in the studio. jordee, what happened? sparky was recently diagnosed with tetanus, which is fairly rare in dogs. complications from that left sparky with pneumonia, he's now battling his for his life at iowa state university. for now joey is using his mom's dog, gibb, as a service dog. but he's anxious to get sparky little sad cause i miss him." joey damisch says although gibb helps, it's not the same as his pal sparky. 28:02, "the first day i took him to school i was a little nervous but after that day i felt more confident joey's only had sparky for about a year. sparky went through training so he could go to school and be a registered service dog. 24:12, when i go to school i take him, he's always by my side. joey says sparky gives him more confidence... 25:21 "if more happy." his parents agree. 19:39, "joey used to have a para at his school , to help him get through school, so what we've done is transition the service dog to replace the para and now he no longer needs a para."and like gibb demonstrates here, sparky wou

kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk joins us on the story. jordee, why was the opening had some equipment problems today. but the d-o-t says the final touches, like adding some paint to the road, should be finished sometime tomorrow morning. drivers i spoke with today say they're anxious to get on this new roadway... 6:00, "that's a memorial to a lot of families whole lot of inured people, prematurely injured people and dead people.. black hawk county sheriff tony thompson has lobbied for the interchange office responded to 73 service calls at this intersection. 2:55, "almost always when we were called to that area we would put air med on standby just because of the speeds of the collisions that occurred up there 14:37 bryan/driver "probably once a week we would notice a first responders over there someone had a fender bender or accident."som e drivers say this interchange is long overdue. eric/driver 15:34, "sometimes it would get a little sketchy just trying to stop and turn and just watch the and under construction for about 2 years. 14:30,

kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk joins us in the studio. jordee, you spoke to students who've had to go without lunch? yes, i spoke to students who say they knew their lunch balance was running low. but had to again remind and sometimes, the parents forget. the district says it reminds students of their balance discreetly at the check out line. students pay for lunch through their student id, this is connected to an account that parents can deposit money into. this system also protects students' privacy if they qualify for free lunches. parents are also sent an email when the balance reaches about $15. but if the balance reaches zero, or goes negative, then the student goes without lunch. " 29:43, "and they would continue to receive notifications until the funds were in this case, for a family of two students, they would receive a minimum or 4 maybe 5 emails before there was a negative reflection on the account " younger kids, like those in elementary school and middle school, don't go hungry if their lunch accounts are empty. they get an al

kcrg t-v nine's jordee kalk joins us in the studio. jordee, you had a chance to stop by a republican watch party? yes, i stopped by the university of iowa college republicans watch party. about 30 college students gathered to and indiana governor mike pence square off in tonight's debate. i spoke to the chair of the college republicans tonight. she says her goal is to get more college students involved in this year's election, and ideally conservative politics. students tell me they are primarily interested in learning about the two campaign's plans for the economy. and in particular, job growth, as many of these students are nearing graduation. some college students say tonight was a good night to get to know the future vice president. " alexa denherder/ chair of college republicans people knew his name before this election started so its going to be really interesting to see what he can add to the donald trump campaign " political experts say, historically, the vice presidential debate is less important than presidential debates. alth

but as kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk and tim kaine have a different goal -- to shore up any perceived weaknesses with the presidential candidates who picked them. jordee: most political experts agree this november's election is unique. one university of iowa political science professor says this year is particularly different because the vp candidates are actually more favored than the presidential candidates professor tim hagle says many americans don't trust hillary clinton. hagle says many other hagle says this uncertainty is why more voters are paying attention to this year's vp candidates. and in particular by watching last nights debate. take sot 58:22-37, "this year both vp candidates seem to fulfill the role of someone who's more trustworthy or more competent than either of the main candidates for one reason or another. and they are both fairly equal in terms of qualification and demeanor and so forth."jordee: and a just a reminder the november election is officially less than 5 weeks away. in iowa c imagine not being able to live in your home because of severe allergies. that is the eve

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk spoke to homeowners tonight. jordee, what are they doing next? the couple is meeting with their insurance agent tomorrow to assess damages and discuss plans for rebuilding or couple wants some answers of how exactly this fire started. 27:32, "i pulled up. i came up from the north and i didn't see any smoke and i thought 'oh maybe its not that bad," but when i got to the end of the street you could smell it..."a charred living room and crumbled insulation is all that's left inside this house. 25:30, "it could be anywhere from a full gut to theres siding his wife left the home only about 15 minutes before the fire started. 24:29, "we came to to the determination that all we come up with is it came from a tv or cable box remote riggs says it's possible the t-v remote started on fire when it got wedged in between couch cushions. 24:44, 'if it got shut in the couch with the button pushed he says that's the only logical explanation. because they don't smoke inside their home, and were not using any the time. 27:21, "i mean were fire conscious people st

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk spoke to the linn county sheriff's office about these numbers. jordee, how do you prevent this kind of thing? it's fairly simple. authorities

kcrg t-v nine's jordee kalk was at tonight's school board meeting and joins us now. jordee, why does this district feel this is the best plan? the district says all of its elementary schools are over capacity. and the middle schools are almost at capacity. i spoke with the superintendent after tonight's meeting. he says he's ready to get this plan in motion. to pass a bond referendum. the linn mar school board unanimously voted in favor of the restructurin g plan at monday night's meeting. superintendent quintin shepherd, and the school board, agreed capacity is at the point where something needs to change and this is the least expensive option. 18:18, "we realize we have to take a whole lot of people from throughout the community and get them on board to this idea of what it's going to look like figuring out a way to introduce this plan to voters. that would include bond referendum. but the exact cost of that isn't known yet. matthew may: 24:23, "we would have to confirm where this location would be, we haven't spoken to architects or anything like that."shufflin g s

kcrg tv-9's jordee kalk takes a look at how eastern iowans plan to celebrate. nat 24:40, "everything is more fun in costume."octo ber may not be known as the busy shopping downtown cedar rapids. ower kimberly cowger says people usually wait until the last minute to pick out a halloween 24:40, "everything is more fun in costume."octo ber may not be known as the busy shopping season. but it is for this store in downtown cedar rapids. ower kimberly cowger says people usually wait until the last minute to pick out a halloween costume. 22:40, "so the last 3 days have been really busy for us." the national retail federation predicts americans to spend a record $8.4 billion on halloween this year. and a good percentage of that will be on costumes. 23:00, "every year there's something that surprises us." cowger says this year's shock is that the grinch is the most popular adult costume. in second, is dressing as senior citizens. 23:18, "a lot of people want to be old this year too. a lot of people little older is to suit up as donald trump or hillary clinton. 23:29, "w

hurricane matthew has killed 113 people in the caribbean, the majority of those kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk joins us tonight. jordee, people here in iowa have families that are evacuating? yes, i spoke to one cedar rapids woman.. who has parents and grandparents in florida. she tells me she's thankful they all have a safe place to go. 1:49, "i talk to them almost every day, i talk to my mother." iowa native megan wullner says surviving this storm only through

as kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk reports, loebsack says his biggest concern right congressman dave loebsack has a personal reason to protect those who struggle... 56:00, "i grew up in poverty myself in sioux city my mom was a single parent had an 11th grade education with mental illness. loebsack says many people helped him get through school and the early stages in life. so he wants to do the same for others. 56:08, "i didn't get in the middle class myself until i started teaching at cornell college way back in 1982." loebsack says more jobs need to be available across the countr g jobs here in iowa. 2:09, "we have to continue to deepen the economic recovery . folks have gotten back to work but sometimes the jobs aren't as good as they were before the great recession." loebsack says a heavier emphasis on education will also help the economy. he credits passing "every student succeeds act, " which is a revision of "no child left behind" 3:45 we have to make sure that bill gets implemented property so it does come back to the local folks, so teachers have flexibility in terms of evaluating p

as kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk reports, loebsack says his biggest concern right now is protecting the middle class. personal reason to protect those who struggle... 56:00, "i grew up in poverty myself in sioux city my mom was a single parent had an 11th grade education with mental illness. loebsack says many people helped him get through school and the early stages in life. so he wants to do the same for others. 56:08, "i didn't get in the middle class myself until i started teaching at cornell college way back in 1982." loebsack says more jobs need to be available across the country. especially manufacturin g jobs here in iowa. 2:09, "we have to continue to deepen the economic recovery . folks have gotten good as they were before the great recession." loebsack says a heavier emphasis on education will also help the economy. he credits passing "every student succeeds act, " which is a revision of "no child left behind" 3:45 we have to make sure that bill gets implemented property so it does come back to the local folks, so teachers have flexibility in terms of evaluating people loebsack also

as kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk reports, loebsack says his biggest concern right now is protecting the middle class. congressman dave loebsack has a personal reason to protect those who struggle... 56:00, "i grew up in poverty myself in sioux city my mom was a single parent had an education with mental illness. loebsack says many people helped him get through school and the early stages in life. so he wants to do the same for others. 56:08, "i didn't get in the middle class myself until i started teaching at cornell college way back in 1982." loebsack says more jobs need to be available across the country. especially manufacturin g jobs here in iowa. 2:09, "we have to continue to deepen the economic recovery . folks have gotten back to work but sometimes the jobs aren't as good as they were before the great recession." loebsack says a heavier help the economy. he credits passing "every student succeeds act, " which is a revision of "no child left behind" 3:45 we have to make sure that bill gets implemented property so it does come back to the local folks, so teachers have flexibility in terms

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk explains why the couple believes this fire started in only gone about 15 minutes before their house started on fire. they tell me they don't smoke inside their home. and they weren't using any electronics or kitchen supplies when the fire broke out. so they say they're only answer is the fire started from a tv remote. take vo fireghters say a bulk of the damage is in the living room. but there's also damage to the home's roof and siding. homeowner troy riggs says he's working with investigators to determine the fire's cause. he says the only answer they have so far, is that the t-v remote started on fire when cushions. take sot 24:40, "a couch or endtable so if it got uin the couchnt buttons pushed."jordee: the state fire rshalls office sshiscide remain get more answers later today when the insurance agent surveys their home for damages. james bond, but is that actually the case? don't expect a sequel for the movie "bad moms." expect a brand. and a record set by michael jackson... shattered by this year's american music awards nominations. meteorologist justin geh

kcrg tv9's jordee kalk reports from the new interchange... county is set to open in just a few hours. the interchange is the result of a series of crashes in the area.. standup: 21:24, now this road has been closed for about 2 years. the new interchange is expected to open sometime before noon today. dot says its contractors are just finishing up painting a few lines along the road. authorities say this is a dangerous section of highway 218, simply because the amount of drivers. it's part of the "avenue of saints." which is a road that runs from st. louis to st. paul. authorities say the combination of traffic and speed can make a recipe for disaster. in fact, black hawk county sheriffs office says deputies responded to 73 service calls in the at area in just 6 years. 2:48, "everything from minor fender benders which was re to all e w when we were called to that area just because of the speeds of e collio at occurred up ere." andup: :05, "now thesheriffs ofg gravel roadways that connect to highway 218. drivers using those roads are now encour