the victim, nancy krapfl , was 66. tonight, her vigil in her honor. the attack on the church secretary happened while she was on a morning walk. she died later at a dubuque hospital. kcrg t-v nine's samantha myers was at the vigil tonight where people remembered nancy krapfl's life. people gathered in jackson park to remember a life lost almost a year ago. "as we remember nancy this evening we are also mindful of the heartache and pain caused by senseless violence in the member... ""she was always more interested in knowing what we were doing, what our kids were doing, what my dad was doing" " and to a neighbor.... ""those steps when it happened there's still melted candle on those steps. every time i leave my house i have to go that way and you see that every time it's a reminder every single day." " "people who live here in the neighborhood say it hasn't been the same since." "you feel so violated he didn't live here she was welcome here because she was walking she wasn't looking out to hurt anybody." people prayed....nats and let off balloons with

friends and neighbors say they're still grieving over the loss of nancy krapfl. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. it's ---. good morning! here's a live look at . look at . it's friday, september 2nd. here's what you need to know today. tropical storm hermine is bringing heavy rain to the florida gulf coast. this is a live look where the category 1 storm made a vigil last night remembered a dubuque woman, 66-year-old nancy krapfl, who died after a violent attack on a city sidewalk one year ago. a bridge on highway 965 over the iowa river in johnson county will close for three months starting next week for construction. and the iowa river landing in coralville is celebrating all things hawkeye today at fryfest. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara alert forecast, kaj... today will be fantastic as highs rise into the middle to upper 70s. the continued lack of mugginess and will keep the upcoming weekend quiet with moderating temperatures into the 80s for sunday

the victim, nancy krapfl , was 66. last night, her family and friends held a the attack on the church secretary happened while she was on a morning walk. she died later at a dubuque hospital. kcrg t-v nine's samantha myers was at the vigil last night where people remembered nancy krapfl's life. people gathered in jackson park to remember a life lost almost a year ago. "as we remember nancy this evening we are also senseless violence in the world today." senseless violence that happened to a beloved family member... ""she was always more interested in knowing what we were doing, what our kids were doing, what my dad was doing" " and to a neighbor.... ""those steps when it happened there's still melted candle on those steps. every time i leave my house i have to go that way and you see that every time it's a reminder every single day." " "people who live here in the neighborhood say it hasn't been the same since." "you feel so violated he didn't live here she was welcome here because she was walking she wasn't looking ou

friends and supporters will remember nancy krapfl tonight at jackson park. the a call on newsline nine. that number is 319-365-9999. you can also email pictures and video to newsroom at kcrg dot com. this morning former mexican president vicente fox called it a 'big mistake' for the current president to meet with republican presidential nominee donald trump. fox talked about their meeting this morning on cnn. he said president enrique pena nieto is misrepresenting all 120 million mexicans. he also called trump's mexico pay for it a 'crazy idea'. trump says he met with president pena nieto for about an hour yesterday. during that meeting, trump said he has 5 goals for his relationship with mexico if he's elected president. that includes ending illegal immigration, dismantling drug cartels and improving nafta. after that meeting, trump traveled to phoenix to lay out a 10 point plan for immigration. he says he's confident a trump presidency will have a close relationship with mexico. "mexico will work with us. i their wonderful, wonderful president today, i rea

a vigil last night remembered a a vigil last night remembered a dubuque woman, 66-year-old nancy krapfl, who died after a violent attack on a city sidewalk one year ago. a bridge on highway 965 over the iowa river in johnson county will close for

and at seven o'clock tonight, family and friends will be gathering to remember the victim, nancy krapfl . police say krapfl was out for a morning walk last september when helmon betwell beat her and raped her. he was 19 at the time. after his arrest, police say betwell told them he attacked the woman because had nothing better charges of first degree murder, first degree sexual abuse, and burglary. he and krapfl did not know each other. a judge ruled earlier this year that betwell is not mentally competent to stand trial right now. he's still in police custody as he awaits a hearing on his mental state. we want to remind you that whenever you see news happening, we encourage you to call us on newsline nine. that number is 319-365-9999. johnson county will soon go from one lane to none. structural issues on the highway 965 bridge forced it down to a single lane. on tuesday, it will close completely. kcrg-tv9's mark carlson joins us now live from johnson county. mark, how is the closure expected to impact traffic? yes, beth a lot of people use this bridge. this is also a route a lot of pe

family and neighbors in dubuque say they are still grieving over the loss of nancy krapfl. the 66 year old church secretary was on an early morning walk one year ago when police say a man attacked her and beat her to death. family and friends held a vigil in jackson park last night. there, they prayed and released balloons with messages written on them. her family members say she was a selfless person. ",'it's just the anniversary of an event that we hoped would never happen but t isn't the same since her death. police arrested helmon betwell for 1st degree murder and 1st degree sexual abuse in the case. police say he was breaking into cars at the time, saw krapfl at that early hour, and then severely beat her and raped her. he told officers that he had nothing better to do. right now he is in a facility where he can get a psychiatric hawkeye football coach hayden fry is ready for its big reveal today. coralville plans to unveil the statueduring the annual fry fest activities. before, as you can see, the statue was in storage at the coralville marriott. the city used money

a man sexually assaulted and killed 66-year old nancy krapfl last september. dubuque police say the city's cameras captured video of a dubuque man assaulting a woman before dragging her body away. that footage helped police arrest helmon betwell just hours after the murder. he faces murder and sexual abuse charges. betwell is now in a facility where he can get a psychiatric evaluation. a judge said he was not competent to stand trial. friends and supporters will remember krapfl tonight at jackson park. the vigil will start at 7 o'clock. was just speculating monday when he said there might be a chance he'll hold hearings for supreme court nominee merrick garland. president obama nominated garland in march to fill the unexpected vacancy after the death of justice antonin scalia. senator grassley has said his judiciary committee would not hold confirmation hearings on any supreme court nominee until the next president takes office. but monday in sioux city, grassley said if democrat hillary clinton wins the election, he might consider congress. that's the 11 week

a man sexually assaulted and killed 66-year old nancy krapfl last september. krapfl, a church secretary, was on an early morning walk when she was attacked. dubuque police say the city's cameras captured video of a dubuque man assaulting a woman before arrest helmon betwell just hours after the murder. he faces murder and sexual abuse charges. betwell is now in a facility where he can get a psychiatric evaluation. a judge said he was not competent to stand trial. friends and supporters will remember krapfl tonight at jackson park. the vigil will start at 7 o'clock. senator chuck grassley says he was just speculating monday when he said there might be a chance he'll hold hearings for supreme court nominee merrick garland nominated garland in march to fill the unexpected vacancy after the death of justice antonin scalia. senator grassley has said his judiciary committee would not hold confirmation hearings on any supreme court nominee until the next president takes office. but monday in sioux city, grassley said if democrat hillary clinton wins the election, he

a man sexually assaulted and killed 66-year old nancy krapfl last september. krapfl, a church secretary, was on an early morning walk when she was attacked. dubuque police say the city's cameras captured video of a dubuque man assaulting that footage helped police arrest helmon betwell just hours after the murder. he faces murder and sexual abuse charges. betwell is now in a facility where he can get a psychiatric evaluation. a judge said he was not competent to stand trial. friends and supporters will remember krapfl tonight at jackson park. the vigil will start at 7 o'clock. senator chuck grassley says he was just speculating monday when he said there might be a merrick garland. president obama nominated garland in march to fill the unexpected vacancy after the death of justice antonin scalia. senator grassley has said his judiciary committee would not hold confirmation hearings on any supreme court nominee until the next president takes office. but monday in sioux city, grassley said if democrat hillary clinton wins the election, he might consider holding t

where attention and sound advice say they are still grieving over the loss of nancy krapfl. the 66 year old church secretary was on an early morning walk one year ago when police say a man attacked her and beat her to death. family and friends held a vigil in jackson park last night. there, they prayed and released balloons with messages written on them. ",'it's just the anniversary of an event that we hoped would never happen but i neighbors say their neighborhood isn't the same since her death. police arrested helmon betwell for 1st degree murder and 1st degree sexual abuse in the case. right now he is in a facility where he can get a psychiatric evaluation. today is fry fest. a new statue honoring former iowa hawkeye football coach hayden fry is ready for its big reveal during today's festivities. coralville plans to unveil the going on today. before, as you can see, the statue was in storage at the coralville marriott. the city used money from past fryfest events and other festivals to pay for it. and now here's your first alert forecast. today will be fantastic as highs

a man sexually assaulted and killed 66-year old nancy krapfl last september. krapfl, a church secretary, was on an early morning walk when she was attacked. dubuque police say the city's cameras capt assaulting a woman before dragging her body away. that footage helped police arrest helmon betwell just hours after the murder. he faces murder and sexual abuse charges. betwell is now in a facility where he can get a psychiatric evaluation. a judge said he was not competent to stand trial. friends and supporters will remember krapfl tonight at jackson park. the vigil will start at 7 o'clock. waterloo police are looking for 2 people who robbed a liquor store last night. around 9:45 last night, they responded to a robbery of welcome. it's me! the extra crispy colonel. my extra crispy, twenty dollar fill-up feeds a family of four. it's crunchy! juicy! and oh so tasty. kfc. plan on a great day! lots of sunshine, a light north wind, and low humidity will make for perfect conditions to start meteorologic al fall. the average high this time of year is around 79 so this