here is additional forecast information from the kwwl iowa! most of the day will be low pressure system to move in. highs warm into the upper 30s and low 40s. low pressure moves shoppers on friday may see a light dusting of snow mild and as a warm front will temperatures, but with breezy winds and the chance of showers. a cold front will track through from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl dry for eastern iowa. high low pressure system to move. and low 40s. low pressure friday morning. as it tracks to the northeast, early most. the rest of friday will be mild and as a warm front will temperatures, but with breezy winds and the chance of showers. a cold front will track through information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl iowa! most of the day will be low pressure system to move in. the enough to our area tonight that we could see some light snow or will be dry with decreasing clouds and highs in the low to features similar temperatures, but with breezy winds and the chance of sho

of iowa..many iowans telling me on and off camera that overall they are pretty shocked this morning. in waterloo, lauren moss news 7 kwwl. coming up - more politics. we explain the electoral college... and how trump took all of iowa's six electoral votes. the nice warm weather lasts a little longer. storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg from the kwwl stormtrack information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: it is not going to be as cold southwest late. thursday is the warmest of the next seven days with highs in the mid 60s due to temperatures...near 50 degrees. the sky remains clear through early next week with no rain or tonight as it was last night due to the wind increasing from the a gusty southwest wind. friday and saturday are cooler and closer to normal temperatures...near 50 degrees. the sky remains clear through early next week with no rain or to the wind increasing from the a gusty southwest wind. friday and saturday are cooler and early next week with no rain or snow through at least wednesday. donald trump came out on top donald trump came ou

in a kwwl follow up -- people close to the man who died in a crash along an eastern iowa highway are in shock tonight -- just one day after the deadly accident. 30-year-old richard coleman from cedar falls is sadly leaving behind a lot. kwwl's elizabeth amanieh speaking with the victim's pregnant fiance tonight. she's live in the studio. but one unaswered question i fell to the ground. and i felt like the world just got sucked." after hearing her fiance died instantly when his car crashed into a concrete pillar near the 218 overpass. "i loved him so much, i've never loved someone so much in my life. he was the sweetest person on earth, with the biggest heart. whatever i needed he took care of it, and took care of him." and ready to take care "he was over the moon, he's always wanted a family, we were going to have out first appointment on november 28th, hear the baby's first heartbeat. he was so excited. so excited." struggling to understand just what happened. left with only one last text he sent to his mom and leslie "they both got a text that said "i'm sorry, and i love you. and th

live in cedar falls, amanda gilbert, news kwwl. in iowa -- polls are open for 14 hours on election day. it we're wrapping up today in iowa with the forecast from storm track seven head out to vote today -- we want to remind you -- no selfies in the voting booth! remember -- in iowa -- it's booths. the iowa secretary of state asking people not to post selfies inside the booth. but you can always take one wearing your sticker once you're back outside. eileen is back with another check forecast. mostly sunny and cooler today and tomorrow with highs in the 50s. breezy today and thursday. mainly dry through the weekend with highs mainly in the 50s and lows in the 30s. thanks for joining us, the today show is next and we'll be back have a great day. >>> good morning. election day. >> it's now officially tuesday, november 8th. >> let's make history together! >> polls now open. voters casting their ballots after the most contentious and controversial presidential campaign in history. 18 grueling months. >> i accept your nomination for president of

kwwl news at six. with ron steele, amanda goodman, rick coleman. we've got you like a dry election day in eastern iowa. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg -- he has your full forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl clouds tonight might produce a brief light shower as a cold front pushes through the state. less than 0.10". the overnight clouds clear shortly before sunrise tuesday. election day (tuesday) is cooler and breezy with plenty of sunshine. the in the low to mid 30s. the weather pattern doesn't change through early next week. mostly sunny each day with high temperatures mainly in the 50s and lows in the 30s. low 50s. sunshine again sunday, but a little warmer as front pushes through the state. most locations will be dry. if you do see rait less than 0.10". the overnight (tuesday) is cooler and breezy with plenty of sunshine. the wind diminishes tuesday evening and with a clear sky, the weather pattern doesn't change through early next week. mostly sunny each day with high temperatures mainly in the 50s and low

iowa. in linn county -- hundreds of people coming together to pray for officers. as kwwl's taylor bailey reports, they're concerned about the relationship between police and co prayer more nats for police officers. "god lays down his life for all and we respect that greatly" nine area congregations--coming together to pray at four different police departments in eastern iowa--one being cedar rapids. lord hear our prayer "we pray for them, it is a a lot of them when we are it necesasry that we pray for them" stand-up "many people stopping to thank the pastor for the services today saying their family members or in the police department and it means a lot to see this app appreciation for people who do some pretty important work that needs to be done and while i can't even imagine what the city would be like without law enforcement" people also prayed outside the and near the marion and hiawatha police departments. standing against inequality more than 100 people taking part in a black lives matter march in dubuque sunday. there's not an official black lives matter chapter in

coming up on kwwl... an iowa family and lifelong cubs fans give birth to a baby right middle of game seven. plus.. we'll hear from uni coach mark farley ahead of a road game at indiana state. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar....storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast, coming up... "now your storm track 7 some nice weather ahead.. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now for your forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen here is additional forecast the weather can't get much better for the first week of november. high temperatures are forecast to stay in 60s through next week. as for any rain, there is a small chance of crosses the state. rain amounts are light and coverage is isolated. the weather can't get much better for the first week of november. high temperatures are forecast to stay in 60s through next week. as for any rain, there is a small chance of showers late front crosses the state

kwwl dot com. time now is xxx. until the packers win -- even though his home is covered in snow. plus... an iowa holiday tradition continues. "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered! with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. forecast on kwwl." let's go to storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart now for your forecast forecast. information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: happy thanksgiving, eastern iowa! most of the day will be dry for eastern iowa. high pressure tracks to the east later today, making way for a low pressure system to move in. the second system is close enough that there will be very little sunshine today, rain/snow mix into friday morning. as it tracks to the northeast, early morning shoppers on friday may see a light dusting of snow - at most. the rest of friday will be dry with decreasing clouds and highs in the low to mid warm front will track through. highs on saturday rise into the upper 40s. sunday features similar temperatures, but with breezy winds and the chance of showers. a cold front

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

"you're watching kwwl, this is today in iowa." meteorologist rachael peart now for your forecast forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: happy thanksgiving, eastern iowa! most of the day will be dry for eastern iowa - perfect for traveling. high pressure tracks to the east later today, making way for a low pressure system to move in. the second sunshine today, if any. highs warm into the upper 30s and low 40s. low pressure moves close enough to our area tonight that we could see some light snow or rain/snow mix into friday morning. as it tracks to light dusting of snow - at most. the rest of friday will be dry with decreasing clouds and highs in the low to mid 40s. the weekend starts off quite mild and as a warm front will track through. highs on saturday rise into the upper 40s. sunday features similar temperatures, into monday, when we could warm to the low 50s. a cold front will track

they are iowa surpreme court justices. as kwwl's jerry gallagher tells us, few people know who they are, because they don't campaign there's a lot of noise in an election season. but for three court justices are up for along with justices daryl hecht majority to remain on the bench. they're facing voters for the first time since a controversial ruling in 2009. that's when the court ruled unanimously to legalize gay marriage. after that, christian conservatives campaigned to get which marks the only time that's happened since iowa went to a retention the court should be above politics. "they're just fine, judiciary. we're very state bar association tries to inform voters about judges through a performance review. almost 15-hundred punctuality, courtroom decorum, timeliness of decisions, things received a 91% -- which would be similar to an a. justice hecht high-profile effort to campaign against the justices this time around. the family leader rejected kwwl's request for an interview, but justices have used their office is apolitical

we see many people in eastern iowa reach out to show their support. kwwl's amanda gilbert is live in waterloo... to show us what iowa really do come together to show their support for our men in blue. take a look at this line right here... thousands of people showed up at hurts donut company because they were selling donuts with blue lines on them. all the money made from these donuts will go to the victims in this isn't the only support we've seen for our men in blue. people placed flowers and ballons on a police car in olwein. many having been giving their local law enforcement food and many area police departments are also showing their support.... their badges to mourn those who were killed people across the country reacting to the attack on the officers. attorney general loretta lynch spoke about the ambush while at "we are determined to hold to account anyone who targets police officers, simply because they have the courage and the selflessness to wear that badge each and every day." she says the justice department is offering to help iowa let's take a

in iowa city--kristin rogers--news 7...kwwl. police haven't released the man's name yet. continuing coverage into a deadly ambush of two police officers here in iowa -- with murder charges now filed. scott green was charged today he's in custody in the polk county jail tonight. the officers that lost their lives early yesterday morning are sergeant anthony beminio of the des moines police department -- and urbandale officer justin martin. the focus has shifted to support for the police departments at the center of the ambush -- with love pouring in from across the state to urbandale and des moines. the chief of one of the departments addressing the attacks during a news conference today. take a listen: "i won't try to reason or make sense of this, this is calculated murder, there's no if in every sense of the word, from the way it was carried out to the way it ended." police say they have found greene's car -- and an explosive-detection dog led them to the suspected gun used in the attacks. right here in eastern iowa--police departments are showing their support for their

kwwl. butters says their turbine is connected to an international network -- and iowa's turbines produce the most energy -- since wind is consitent. a kwwl follow-up now - as president- elect donald trump is transitioning into office, we're checking in with a man who could have to leave the to deport people here illegally.. in june kwwl spoke with restarant owner- miguel hernandez- picano, he's here illegally, but, has become a staple in the independence community.. and supporters are hoping to keep him from getting deported. kwwl's elizabeth amanieh catching up with picano today. trump "under my administration, anyone who illegally crosses the border they came." one of a slew of immigration reforms planned under the trump administration. changes that could impact people here ilegally like independence restaraunt owner miguel hernandez- picano. "you go to sleep one day and the next immigration agents, they're waiting, across the street from your house waiting for you to get out to arrest you, you're like what happened, i have kids, i have a family." has a long road ahead - his next hearing i

iowa city-- ends hospital. take a look a man is seen climbing this light pole-- and we aren't showing the full video out of respect-- but he takes a long and hard fall. kwwl's kristin rogers joins us live from iowa city --kristin? it happened in this area--out in front of d.c.'s-- a popular place to be during cubs games. after the big win--a large crowd was celebratiing-- the crowd-- and to the right of your screen you will see a man hanging from a light pole-- moments later--he falls. this second video is closer up-- the man can be seen hanging here-- he eventually falls to the brick street after the glass on the witness it--the news is hard to hear. "i was with my girlfriend and she was devistated, she couldn't family and it's hard not to be." police say stabilization efforts were m and the man was taken to the university of iowa hospital. we have no word on his condition tonight--- but to give you an idea of how horrible this was-- you can see how tall these lights are compared to the buildings-- looks to be about a second story fall-- live in iowa city--kristin rogers--news 7..kwwl. police haven't released the tonight...we're now only five days away fro

voted for in the election-- it happened at stella in iowa city buisness says it was just a game-- meant to be funny-- kwwl's kristin rogers joins us live from iowa city with the latest--kristin? i spoke with one of the partner's here-- he says this whole thing was meant to be funny-- but he believes it was blown out receiving death threats-- customers were charged five- dollars ithf ey voted for hillary clinton and ten- dollars if they said they voted for president-elect donald tru. michigan fans who said they supported trump-- were charged 20 dollars-- there were also categories for no vote and third party voters-- fun. "would i do it again? it's hard to say. it was funny, it was really truley funny and it was a lot of really great discussions about politics which i enjoy." he says it was also meant as a lesson on discrimination. the restuaunt says they have pulled down their facebook page because of threats-- live in iowa city--kristin rogers news 7 kwwl. one woman told kwwl today--she believes this was true discimination--what do you think? sound off on this story our kwwl facebook page. coming up on kww

some big issues he hopes the iowa amanda gilbert, news 7 kwwl. conservatives across the country certainly making their voices heard last night. its coming up -- puppies at the polls. some polling locations coming up with unique ways to keep voters entertained. plus -- a 96-year- old iowa woman shares her thoughts on this historic election. seven meteorologist eileen loan is up country's next president. all morning we've been following the campaigns -- let's switch gears for a moment -- and get an update on the forecst. let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your forecast forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will stay dry today with high pressure tracking over the area. that leads to lots of sin tomorrow, although an approaching cold front could bring a few more clouds tomorrow along with breezy conditions. it is a cooler start this morn

iowa campus. one person was seriously injured. the gunman -- gang lu -- eventually took his own life. as kwwl's jessica hartman reports -- 25 years later -- the in the shadow of jessup hall --- where iowa's tradgedy ended --- dozens gather to remember. among them -- a man who lived through the horror of that day. "no you didn't. you heard some noises and somebody would run down the hall saying, 'somebody has been shot.' then chaos. nobody knew what was going on." hartman "the shooting the shooter a graduate student from china who targeted department heads and others he believed were responsible for passing him over for an academic award." four shining stars in the physics and astronomy department -- now memorialized here in room 208 -- where at least one lost their life. "it was just like so far out of what you think of as normal. my memories, most of them are black everything; the weather, seeing the people. it was just this very really kind of surreal thing." but the stoy jesup hall taking the life of another --paralyzing a student before taking his own life. 25 years later -- for the first t

kwwl. we've got you covered. this is today in iowa." today's considered the busiest travel days of the year. as you wake up this morning -- a closer look at preparing for holiday travel. plus... iowa d-o-t officers dress and look like iowa state troopers -- but a lawsuit believes they shouldn't be able to pull you over like one. families break an adoption record this weekend. and that's not it. the judge has a special gift up his sleeve for the new families. good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. eileen loan. good morning. eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: rain and drizzle continue to track through the kwwl viewing area this morning. temperatures have been holding steadyin winds turn to the northwest and the rain cuts off.... however, we will still see some drizzle. temperatures will manage a few pretty gray through thanksgiving day, too... and we could see some

of books, there's food inside - people can take it if they need, or they popping up in eastern iowa. kwwl's taylor bailey with one of the pantries will be located right here at the jesse cosby neighborhood center. two more pantries will also be placed in the cedar valley. nats saw the final touches are being put on little food pantries. geared to get food to families in need. "it's accesable twenty four up and leave an item kind of gets rid of the stigma since we are a proud nation and a acceses it the same" something joyce says she would utilize as a mother... "i can actually remmeber having my first child when i was a teenager and if one of these were in the area it is probably something i would have utilized" and something many families in the area can use as well "some of the schools in waterloo one hundred percent of the schools are serving students that are in poverty" stand-up "joyce tells me she was approach. joyce is hopeful the same idea with food will help families in the cedar valley." "it's my ideal that everyone thinks about these pantries everyday especailly while they are ea

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

kwwl.. other areas on iowa showing their flags at half staff outside the black hawk county sheriff's office in memory of those officers killed in des moines meanwhile, local police reacting to that incident in des moines. dubuque police say it's been a somber, solemn day for their force. officers now being more vigilant, hoping nothing like this happens in their town. lieutenant scott baxter, who was police) "it really resonates chance to defend myself. and i wish those officers that we just lost had that opportunity too, because i'm confident they would've won that battle had they been given the chance to fight it. so yeah, it hits home for all of us." baxter says they'll continue make officer safety a priority in the aftermath of this incident. we're learning more about the man alleg the two officer shootings this is 46-year-old scott greene police arrested him earlier today for shooting officer martin and sargeant beminio the police searching his home earlier this evening...no word yet on what they're looking for it turns out... greene is no stranger to police in the des moines area --be

see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: happy dry for eastern iowa. high pressure tracks to the east enough that there will be very moves close enough to our area the northeast, early morning shoppers on friday may see a in the low to mid 40s. rise into the upper 40s. sunday chance of showers. showers last into monday, when we could warm to the low 50s. to normal to close out the month. a thanksgiving day fire --but stormtrack 7 weather team: happy thanksgiving, eastern later today, making way for a moves close enough to our area tonight that we could see some - at most. the rest of friday quite rise into the upper 40s. sunday features similar temperatures, but with breezy winds and the chance of showers. showers last on monday, cooling us back down to normal to close out the stormtrack 7 weather team: happy thanksgiving, eastern pressure tracks to the east later today, making way for a moves close enough to our area tonight that we could see some - at most. the rest of friday quite mild and as a warm front will temperatures, but with breezy winds and

kwwl. dolan says they'll continue to stress this kind of training in the future to avoid any incidents like this one. award winning journalist tom brokaw visiting iowa city for the hoover presidential library's kwwl's ron steele emceeing the event tonight --- but before speaking --- brokaw took the time to visit with veterans in a private meet tom brokaw is celebrating 50 years with nbc -- and as part of the celebration has announced he is gifting his private collection of memorabilia to the university of iowa's library. kwwl's jessica hartman sitting down with brokaw about the donation, jessica? for 50 years tom brokaw has reported on and lived the biggest mome he collected will be on display. before he was an nbc legendary journalist --- tom brokaw was a freshman at university of iowa. however -- brokaw failed out that year -- double majoring in what he calls beer & co-eds. "you know i have spent that last 60 years trying to make up for my errant ways when i was at have here, so it is easy for me to come back." his career's collection of memorbilia to the university of iowa's library. the school beating out other major universities from across the

we're back with today in iowa -- rachael pert has the storm track "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. this is today in iowa." this morning -- two completely diffr happening. the latest on the pipeline protests coming up. plus... belief behind bars. a program in eastern iowa working to change the lives of inmates -- and help them grow. good morning, i'm jerry gallagher. ally is off. let's check on your weather now good morning. eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast thanksgiving, eastern iowa! most of

still to come right here on kwwl -- an amazing feeling for one eastern iowa family -- we tell you why. and a rollercoaster of a weekend for presidential candidates. we check in -- on the campaign trail. you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with macleod hageman, meteorologist kyle kiel and sports with mark woodley. this is the kwwl news at five." i'm really good at war. i love war in a certain way. ahh i don't know what i said, ahh i don't remember! i moved on her like a [expletive] and congressman rod blum said. send me back to congress, and you send donald trump to the white house. and even attacked republicans who spoke out against trump. send me back to congress, and you send donald trump to the white house. rod blum and donald trump. wrong for iowa. sometimes, maybe it's worth listening to a politician. take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back the republican special interest agenda-- he's campaigning on it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, s' guaranteed benefits on the stock mar

walt rogers was able to keep his seat in the iowa legislature. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in black hawk county... with more details. incumbent walt rogers will return to the iowa state house.... where he will be representing district 60 rogers beat democratic canidate gary kroeger. kroeger was originally running as a democratic candidate in iowa's first congressional district... he eventually dropped out... switching his sight's to the house. he says his work isn't over. "the voters have spoken and can't ever look at this from a legislators accountable for what live in black hawk county... amanda gilbert... news 7 kwwl. rogers was one of several incumbents to win in cedar falls last night. another incumbent winning re-election in the state house -- bob kressig. the democrat taking 54-percent of the vote iver his republican challenger drew speer. the independent in the race -- the legislature -- talking about his roots growing up in the cedar valley. "my folks owned a small opportunity to talk to a lot of restaurant. i learned a lot from that. m

guys to be able to go to you families police in eastern iowa are keeping their thoughts and prayers with those in des moines and urbandale. kwwl's amanda gilbert catching up with the waterloo police police department it's been a tough morning for police not just in des moines and urbandale... but all across iowa. waterloo police chief dan trelka says after hearing the news... he immediatly reached out to his officers. trelka telling his officers to stay band on their badges. trelka says the officers in iowa are like a family... or a "band of brothers..." he says this incident doesn't just impact all of them... but it also impacts their loved ones. the country sign up to do this. yes we do. our families don't, and these incidents impact our families as well. with the mayor's consent... waterloo police will be sending out a statement to the public later today...xp urbandale and des moines. trelka says he also plans on sending several waterloo police to the funerals for the two fallen officers. in waterloo... amdanda gilbert...news 7 kwwl news. trelka says as of now... they are not going to have more officers patrolling today. but

kwwl. walker is a graduate of cedar rapids washington high school and the university of iowa. meanwhile at the state capitol -- the iowa g-o-p announcing linda upmeyer will continue as house speaker. she became iowa's first female house speaker after the previous speaker stepped down. representative chris hagenow of windsor heights will serve as majority leader. both appointments become official when the legislative session begins in january. coming up on kwwl -- two eastern iowa schools can call themselves the best tonight -- after championship victories on the gridiron. and -- an iowa st off -- on a record- setting mission into space. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg will have your full forecast, coming up. "this is kwwl news at six. with ron steele, amanda goodman, storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg and sports with rick coleman. we've got you covered." let's go to storm track seven forecast forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the k

the eastern iowa woman decided to do something about it. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in waterloo... you can tell us about kaden's kloset a foster kid herself... kristle davis grew up to become a foster parent in grundy county... that's when baby kaden showed up at her door without much warning.... and kristal wasn't prepared... she realized too many foster kids so she started kaden's kloset... an organization in iowa that donates new or gently used clothes to foster and adoptive families.. the organization started in holland last spring... and now there's "restore dignity" "i remember going to school day in and day out, and just not having really anything, and going home to home.. it wasn't lies. all the clothes and supplies in kaden's kloset are donated by people in the community... last month... a new kadens kloset location opened up here at trinity lutheran in waterloo... kristle says she's hoping to start up more in areas like marshaltown live in waterloo... amanda gilbert... news 7 kwwl. kristle became so connected with kaden and what

kwwl. this investigation is being done by the iowa division of criminal investigation-- the linn county attorney telling us-- early release of dash cam footage-- could compromise the investigation. coming up on kwwl -- a long- standing church has an identity change within one iowa community. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg will have your full forecast, coming up. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete stormtrack 7 weather team: we are tracking a storm forecast to impact us late morning, a light wintry mix is temperatures warm above freezing by late tuesday morning changing any mix to rain. rain through the night and into temperatures most of the time in the upper 30s. a gusty southeast thanksgiving day is dry, but we accumulation across eastern iowa would be 1" of snow or less. highs will stay in the 40s kwwl stormtrack here is additio

kwwl news at ten. on the other side of the race -- donald trump's running mate mike results of many tight state races will play out next tuesday. one of those the race for iowa senate district 30 - which makes up black hawk county. incumbent state senator jeff danielson and candidate bonnie saddler running. kwwl's macleod hageman business owner and republican candidate bonnie sadler serves on the iowa alliance in homecare board -- says she brings a background in health care and business to the table. "i feel like i have a good understanding of how the system works, and where the patient best wants to be. they home, and it's the most cost effective." but firefighter, navy veteran jeff danielson says "we have to improve in iowa, and we need a comprehensive plan for mental health services." supports infrastructure improvements like new roads and bridges to help grow the economy. "but also, we need to work on a skilled workforce. iowa is in a war for talent not only here in keep up with the modern workplace, we'll be just fine." whereas sadler says the current tax code needs simplified to attract new business. "when people spend less on taxes, they have more mon

we see many people in eastern iowa reach out to show their support. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in waterloo... you can show us what we've been seeing for the past 24 hours. in times of tragedy... communities throughout eastern iowa really do come together to show their support for our take a look at this line right here... thousands of people showed up at hurts donut company because they were selling donuts with blue lines on them. all the money made from these donuts will go to the victims in des moines and urbandale. and this isn't the only support we've seen for our men in blue. people placed flowers and ballons on a police car in olwein. many having been giving their local law enforcement food and nk live in waterloo... amanda gilbert... news 7 kwwl. many area police departments are also showing their support.... officers are wearing bands on their badges to mourn those who were killed.. while memorials are being built for the two officers...authoriti es are warning the public to watch out for fake go-fund-me pages for donations at the des moines

kwwl viewing area. that cold front may cause a few scattered showers for eastern iowa. a warm front brought widespread rain to the area on sunday - most seeing between 0.5" - 1.0". highs today top out in the upper 40s to low 50s. breezy southeast winds will make it feel a little cooler. we'll start to clear things out overnight. partly cloudy skies tonight may also bring a stray shower tonight. patchy fog is possible tonight. lows fall into the 30s. a cool down begins on tuesday, with highs in the low 40s to low 50s. cooler air continues to track in through the week until we start december on thursday with highs in the have partly cloudy skies for saturday but computer models are not in agreement about sunday. some keep it sunny, others bring in some precipitation. we will track it carefully for any weekend plans. strong low pressure tracks through the upper midwest today, bringing a cold front through the kwwl viewing area. that cold front may cause a few top out in the upper 40s coming up... skating with the fishes... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppl

an iowa dog enjoys riding in the you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. delays. an iowa man takes his dog out on his motorcycle -- elias johnson followed them on the road. piston rings spend a few minutes watching willl'y sears tinker away nat: it has a couple extra leaks that need tended too a painter by trade and marine by choice nat: i got a lot of miles under willy sears "oh, i probably spend four hours a day out here and most of davdison sportster willy sears "it's my baby - it will be the one that one of my grandsons gets to inherit." nat - garage door open by the time he starts making progress, willy's best willy sears "he badgers me to go on rides, every day" nat - pulling out bike and just about every time... willy sears "he's a 150lb guy - he's just not cabable of riding by himself" elvis, get's his way nat - hey elvis, come here buddy! nat - dog feet nat - atta boy, attay boy, you wanna go for a ride? c'mon, tuck your tail in there's one rule the four year old great dane has to follow willy sears "my wife thought is was an important pice of safety equip

kwwl... the university of iowa community credit union.... and sylvan learning center select a classroom. we're dealing with wet road sthis morning -- as you head to work or leave for your thanksgiving plans -- a live look with the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist eileen home now after performing for a very special audience. sixty students from dubuque's wahlert catholic high school just got back from italy .. where they sang in a mass presided by pope francis. they were joined by 35 staff and parents for the trip. they say they'll never forget... "he was 15-20 feet away from be there for us. and it was quite amazing that when i went to see experience of a lifetime." hundreds of american singers were chosen for the honor, but wahlert was the only full choir from the states to take part in eileen is back with another check of your storm track seven forecast. rain this morning, drizzle this afternoon through thanksgiving day. a chance of light rain and snow thursday night, dry friday and the 40s with lows mainly in the 30s. thanks for joining us, the today show is next and we'l

the pipeline would run through four states, including iowa. a kwwl follow-up. no veterans crisis line call senate for passing a bill he co- sponsored. we've seen iowa veterans take their own lives after struggling to get help. grassley calling it unacceptable -- when an entire agency is dedicated to veterans care. the goal of the bill is to make sure the phone is answered and help is provided when veterans call the crisis line. iowa congressman david young sponsored a companion bill in the house. the bill now heads to the president for his consideration. a mystery surrounds the sta woman praying over two women -- is in bad shape. loved ones of those buried near the statue have complained about it -- but the volunteer board at the cemetery is in a tough spot. they haven't been able to track "we have to as a board look out for the all the cemetery, all the grave sites and all of the appearances. not just one in the tens of thousands of dollars to fix it -- much more than they can afford. they hope a family member -- or someone else -- now to the white house transi

kwwl, we've got you covered! with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. this is today in iowa." forecast on kwwl." let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your forecast forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast stormtrack7 live weather network cameras are pretty hazy out there in most of the viewing area. we keep some drizzle, some showers and breezy conditions today with another round of showers possible on wednesday... all from the same system! the heaviest rainfall has tracked to the east... we saw everng viewing area... many of the areas in green saw over half an inch with some approaching an inch. it is mild out there... temps are in the 40s, with a few 50s ahead of the cold front that will eventually track through. winds are breezy... mainly 15 to 25 mph early this morning with gusts to 30 mph... of the day before they die down this evening. the low will track slowly to our north and slow down even more over the next few days. we keep some low level moisture to

always stick with kwwl for your election results tonight iowa democrats hoping for a blue victory tonight... in black hawk county...democratic nominees still out campaigning just hours this place will be packed with black hawk county democrats in just a few hours. a big race many iowans are talking about is the state senate seat between incumbent jeff danielson and bonnie out flyers and speaking with college students at uni- a key sandler doing the same - making phone calls from her home in cedar falls. both candidates saying they've put a lot of work pretty good hard work pays off... bonnie: i've knocked on sandler wins the senate could flip tonight. close to 21,000 doors hawk county all night covering the black hawk county democrats as those results start coming in. in waterloo, lauren moss news 7 kwwl we're taking a look at the kwwl night.... take a look at the american flag...waving in the wind as iowans are patiently await the results for many races we'll be right back --------- --------- to vote here's a look at the polls in cedar falls earlier today. but as kwwl's jessica h

we're checking out the iowa d-o-t camera at it's looking busy out there and remember you can stay up to date on all weather information for your holiday travel by going to our website kwwl dot com new details tonight... an iowa man is taken into custody after he is accused of leading the iowa state patrol on a high-speed chase... a chase that injured a girl. troopers say they originally didn't stop. eventually making its way into solon where the pursuit was called off for safety reasons-- the chase was eventually picked back up soon after -- the car went into a ditch on a gravel road. 20-year-old jeffrey rangel, junior was arrested -- he's a registered sex offender. a young girl was in the car at the time of the chase and was taken to the university of iowa hospital. crews worked today to repair the utility pole the car crashed into-- this picture is from the scene-- we do know the man and the girl at this time--we do not know why the man tried to run from troopers-- we spoke to one man who saw the chase speed right past him. "i estimated at the time maybe 80-85 miles an hour when he went by me. i was in my lane on the tractor, but the trooper later told me that he had

iowa city.. we'll tell you where joining us for kwwl news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher let's go to storm track seven from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: our stretch of quiet weather continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near sunny skies today become partly cloudy for tuesday. we'll stay dry and warm most of the week. things change on friday...low pressure along with a cold front will track through the area late week. a chance of rain tracks in friday and will be out by early saturday. both friday and meant as a tranquilizer for large animals -- people are now selling it on the streets. it's called carfentanil. as kwwl's shirley descorbeth tells us -- there are concerns about it authorities in dubuque are warning the public about a deadly drug...making its way through the tri-state area. it's called

a foster baby is the inspiration behind an organization that's spreading across iowa... kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in waterloo... you can tell was a foster kid.... she grew up to become a foster parent... when a baby showed up at her front door.. she decided to make a change. two year old kaden was a foster baby... but when he showed up at kristle and nick's door... it was a suprise... "we went into it thinking we were going to do older sibling sets of kids, and so this baby showed up at our house and we found ourselvess needing some items, those basics, like cs crib sheets and a baby monitor.." that moment reminded kristle what it was like when she was in the foster system... "so my first few foster homes that i went to i literally had a couple changes of clothes and that is it. and i had a black garbage sack." was about dignity and self worth... because when you're carrying a garbage bag with you, it tells you that that's where your worth lies." so she started kaden's kloset.. so she started kaden's kloset.. giving free clothes and supplies to foster and adoptive fam

and also the top two teams in class one-a, iowa city regina and pella christian. rick coleman joins us next on kwwl. a great showdown tonight between a couple of former mississippi valley conference rivals... cedar rapids washington playing host to iowa city west at its cedar rapids washington battling city high.... a turnover leads to an early score---after a little hawkl pass completion...its wash's drew dostal with the scoop and score another city high turnover leads to a warrior field goal.. cedar rapids washington with an early lead. later a warrior turnover leads to a city high score.... nate wieland hits a sprinting vance dillon in sti but cedar rapids washington wins with a 70 yard touchdown pass... but cedar rapids washington wins it 30-14 in class one-a, both denver and bellevue enter their playoff game, ten and oh. bellevue looks to take the lead daugherty's pass to a wide open peter kilburg is dropped just short of the goaline... the game remains scoreless------- but it did not stay that way for long... on denver's next possession ----the cyclones' sam joerger slips a couple of tackles-

kwwl dot com. coming up on today in iowa... twin pandas meet each other for the first time! putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. when i come home and dinner's not ready i go through the roof. grab 'em by the p****". when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. more accusers coming forward to say they were sexually assaulted by donald trump. i'll go backstage before a show... yes.. and everyone's getting dressed. g. standing there with no clothes. you see these incredible looking women. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat-chested is very hard to be a 10. do you treat women with respect? uh... i can't say that either. alright, good. take a look -- the cubs have grown black fur on their ear as well as the unmistakable "panda eyes." the chubby and active twins look adorable, and it won't be long before they're melting the hearts center for a final look at your storm track seven forecast. i'm really good at war. i love war in a certain way. ahh i don't know what i said, ahh i don't remember! i move

the shock from the crash reaches all the way to iowa. kwwl's kristin rogers catching up with a coach for an area professional indoor soccer team. he has a close connection to many killed in the crash. kristin joins us live in cedar

iowa... this weekend starts the kwwl metal in the kettle challenge. today in iowa continues in a jerry gallagher and eileen loan will be at the cedar rapids hobby lobby today..stop by and say hi. we have such a giving community. so many of you support the salvation army -- or other charities -- during the holidays. if you do -- and you'd like to report it come tax time -- the i-r-s has some good tips. make sure you have it documented or in a statement from the charity. also, if you're planning to give things like furniture or clothing -- get a receipt from the charity so you can claim a gift deduction on your taxes. old toys with a new twist. some of this year's top toys -- are ones we've seen before...well kinda. hot wheels now has artificial intelligence to keep cars on the track -- while going fast. play doh - there's an app for that's something that's new the toilet actually flushes and you can manipulate things by using an app on your phone" these toys aren't cheap... the barbie dreamhouse is 300 bucks! if electronics are on your list ... keep an

the seven- year-old was rushed to iowa city and has been recovering ever since. today - the family inviting kwwl's lauren moss into leighton's hospital room - to check in on his recovery. and this little boy's strength honestly brought me to tears. he was moved from university of iowa hospitals and clinics to covenant's rehab center.. where his smile and thumbs up...are worth a thousand words. leighton pullin's family in means so much more. i said if you know this is grandma give me a thumbs up, and he went like this and i said if you love me, give me thumbs work and i did and got here as soon as i could. it's a sign his family has been praying for. leighton has been unresponsive for weeks, suffering a fractured skull and brain damage after being hit by truck.. miracle this is a miracle, we never thought we would see this would ever come out of the way he was. now look at him.. "hit it back to me...oh wow, that's a spike." his doctors and nurses at covenant's rehab center, are helping him move, and communicate with his hands. "grab the orange one.." there's a long road ahead-leighton strong..that'

iowa again. the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is up next. "you're watching kwwl, reported across eastern iowa -- this in other parts of the country -- the first major snowstorm of the season. this is a look at utah which received several inches yesterday -- with more on the way today. from snow out west -- to unseasonably warm weather in iowa recently -- let's find out what we can expect in the coming days. let's go to storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart now 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: behind the cold front yesterday, today will be mild in comparison. partly cloudy skies will continue through daytime hours. highs today will be above average in the mid 40s to the north and low 50s to the southnd times but for the most part won't be an issue. tonight, additional clouds begin to track in ahead of a weather-maker that could bring a few flurries overnight...there most likely will not be any accumulation by sunrise on wednesday. wednesday

stabilization efforts were made and the man was taken to the university of iowa hospital--no word tonight on his condition. kwwl's kristin rogers --joins us live from iowa city --kristin? it's just tragic-- what started as a happy

iowa." "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your forecast forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete stormtrack 7 weather team: we keep light rain in the forecast today through wednesday with the strongest winds today. we have a wintry mix showing up on radar this morning, although much of it isn't reaching the ground yet. we will see plenty of clouds on our stormtrack7 live weather network cameras today along with the chances of rain. temperatures are pretty mild out there this morning... and a good 15 to 20 degrees warmer than yested time. even out west... it is in the mid 40s in southwestern iowa. winds are southeasterly at 10-25 mph already with gusts to 30 mph at times. they will stay strong all day. the storm system stretches far to the north and south with the low tracking to our south and then to the northeast. we will mainly see rain, but could see some show showers mixing in at night. while we aren't expecting much