blum says, kwwl's shirley descorbeth is live with more from the telegraph herald newsroom in dubuque. shirley. blums seat was once considered one of the most vulnerable in the u-s house... but now he's claiming victory. here in dubuque...supporte rs celebrate the win. the crowd of going to do." while adressing his now yesterday, i spoke with blum culmination of two years of very newsroom, shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl. thank you shirley former cedar rapids city councilwoman monica vernon had been hoping to unseat blum. but now -- she plans to work with him. pretty quiet last night at the watch party... many showing their support, hugging one another... vernon tells us she hasn't thought about what's next for her. but she will never stop fighting "we had a great run and i will vernon telling blum she will never stop working for the betterment of iowa. and she's happy to work with him. looking closer at the state legislature. in iowa house district 60 -- incumbent walt rogers won against his democratic challenger. the iowa state house. his district covers cedar falls rogers won with a

kwwl's shirley descorbeth live from the telegraph herald newsroom in dubuque with more. shirley. last night at monica vernon's watch party...she told her supporters she conceded to blum...telling him she hoped they could work together. pretty quiet last night at the watch party... many were supporting one about what's next for her. but she will never stop fighting for what she believes in...however that may be. these issues. we have to get a better economy for everybody. a fairer economy." vernon telling blum she will never stop working for the betterment of iowa. to take some time off... but believes she can find a way to stand for the issues she believes in even if it's not in congress. live from the telegraph herald newsroom in dubuque... shirley descorbeth... news 7 kwwl. congressman blum assuring vernon he will work very hard back in d-c -- mentioning specifically working to get money from the federal government to build flood protection in cedar rapids. looking at iowa's fourth king winning re- election easily over democratic challenger kim weaver. and in iowa's second cong

kwwl's shirley descorbeth joins us live in dubuque with more. shirley? mac -- the drug is called carfentanil. authorites here in dubuque say it's often mixed with heroin. the dubuque drug task force the tri- state area. other forms too...in tablets and as a spray. carfentanil is used as an elephant traquilzer. for humans, it's deadly. "it's a large animal order to even survive taking this." this drug is very powerful. and the dubuque drug task force hoping to save lives by getting out this information. the've even put up a few it reads, report and stop heroin. in dubuque, shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl. so far this year 26 opioid overdoses reported in dubuque county. nine of those resulted in death. and we'll be right back! look at your full forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: good evening i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. our stretch of warmer than normal temperatures will continue as we head into the work week. a weak cold front tracks through iowa tonight into monday, which wi

shirley descorbeth... news 7 kwwl vernon ran for congress unsuccessfully two years ago -- losing in the democratic primary. looking at iowa's fourth congressional district -- incumbent steve king won re- election easily over democratic challenger kim weaver. democrats... but in iowa's second congressional district -- democratic incumbent dave loebsack won his race and earned a trip back to washington. a big night for the incumbents in iowa. longtime iowa senator chuck grassley winning easily over demcratic challenger patty judge -- receiving 60 percent of the vote. this is the first time grassley's received less than 65 percent. he's heading back to d-c for a seventh term... national security threat not like some law enforcement problem. we need to keep rural america thriving." grassley did not mention the supreme court during his victory speech. his challenger -- patty judge -- made grasssley's refusal to hold a hearing for president obama's supreme court justice nominee a key point in her campaign.... ou

kwwl's shirley descorbeth live in dubuque with more details. shirley. the interchange is something that's because of that dangerous intersection... where some people have even of construction -- the highway 20 interchange in dyersville is now open. the goal is to make intersection of 7th street southwest and highway-20. "and people who live here say this was a very dangerous intersection. one family that's lived here for about 20 years say they're aware of at least iowa d-o-t made some changes in hopes of improving this. "over the years, we've made several improvements to that limits...nothing seemed to make a difference in our crash rate there." so instd high speed traffic to get on to the highway -- drivers will now use a ramp like this, to get on or off. the hope is...the interchange will save lives. "the hope is that without those t-bones and head-on collisions, everyone will be merging at a ramp that it will lead to maybe, hopefully that stops all fatalities." that area in dyersville gets lots of traffic from semis because of industrial plants near

kwwl's shirley descorbeth joins us live with more. shirley? i got a sneak peak of the audition process today. thereso however only 150 people will be able to join the corps. this weekend alone -- more than 200 of them coming here to dubuque to earn their spot. the dubuque colts -- consisting of a brass, percussion and color guard section. those auditioning here since friday...rehearsing hours and "in europe the level of drum you have the camps, you move in and tour for about three months, so you'll be doing drum corps everyday. from the morning to the evening then go to bed." the level of dedication from these teens and young adults is enormous. once they make the team -- they rehearse for 12 hours a day i'm told this is so much more newsroom, shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl. the people auditioning this weekend will find out if they they'll start rehearsing -- and then touring the country. still to come on kwwl -- after three straight wins the iowa football team has returned to the national rankings -- plus -- on the hardwood -- the cyclones g

kwwl's shirley descorbeth live in dubuque with more details shirley. shirley. this chase lasted more than forty minutes. and the driver was going at a dangerous speed of 100 miles per hour. take a look at this video. year-old nathen davis of rockford illinois -- down central avenue here in dubuque. you can see how fast the cars are speeding down the street. just before three in the morning....the jo daviess county sheriffs office was notified the pursuit was approching their area. it continued to the julian dubuque bridge going...into east dubuque, illinois. no one injured during the pursuit, but bystanders were out at the time...putting many at risk. "some of those criteria are the time of day, depending on the number of pedestrians and motorists around, you know is school letting out at that particular time? the severity of the off a felony offense or perhaps a simple misdemeanor." davis had an outstanding warrant out of illinois for driving with a suspended license. the first violation is a misdemeanor, but the most serious type. as for clayton county -- the

kwwl's shirley descorbeth is there now. shirley. that's right. i'm not complaining about there not being any snow out here. however, sundown mountain resort does need it to be much colder colder outside -- and that means snow as soon as tomorrow night, saturday and also on sunday." but that doesn't mean sundown mountain resort in dubuque will open just yet. "so although the temperture still not cold enough to open. it needs to be at least 28-degrees to make more snow." "to be able to put down a base cover all the slopes." last year -- because of warm temperatures the season was pushed back nearly one month. "we opened on december 20th last year, normally we like to open right after thanksgiving." this year...managers still can't say exactly when the winter fun will start here...but they're hopeful it'll be looking forward to the colder weather. management says they'll be ready, whenever that may be. in dubuque, shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl. managers say they're expecting a good turnout this season...once the resort is open. know it's hard to r

kwwl's shirley descorbeth live in dubuque with details. shirley. many people here in dubuque have fond memories of saint mary's parish. they tell me...this project will benefit the community. renovations are taking place at saint mary's parish... a landmark -- with strong ties to dubuquers. "ie married here 48 year ago this old church closed several years ago... and it was at risk of being torn down. but then a group of about saving dubuque's rich history. those involved say it's also about revitalizing a part of the community that for so long had been neglected." it's now being transformed into a center for the community called steeple square. "now this area here is gonna be converted into a vibrant community center, that will be various activities." the campus will also include a childcare center...here at the rectory. and its former school is being converted into an affordable apartment building... one that'll be used to house homeless women and children from the maria house shelter. many here, excited to learn of these future plans. "i am delig

the students say this would only affect large stores...not in the telegraph herald newsroom, shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl. thanks shirley. currently -- california bans the use of plastic bags -- and washington d-c lawmakers charge a fee for them. at last check -- chicago lawmakers are looking into similar laws. dubuquers jump in the mississippi river. plus -- people in the christmas spirit -- even before thanksgiving. you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. and when you see news -- or you have pictures or video to share -- you can do that by going to our facebook page. you can also like our page to stay up to dateon breaking news -- sports -- and weather information. but first -- here's a live look "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with macleod hageman, meteorologist kyle kiel and sports with mark woodley. seven meteoroligist kyle kiel for look at your full 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: good evening i'm meteorologis

kwwl's shirley descorbeth reports. some loras college students want the city of the kind used at grocery stores. "so the plastic bags get into waterways, animals consume them which generally causes death because they can't consume food after that." they say ia completely banning plastic bags, to charging a fee for using them." the fee... "somewhere between five and ten cents, we're gonna leave fee would only apply to larger however in the past, this idea not recieved too well. "the ban wasn't met with a lot of praise from a lot of they'll still have the option to take plastic bags, that people we're trying to do." so this time around, they're hoping for a compromise...they say, for the sake of the city and the mississippi river. in dubuque, shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl. they're proposing rules where fees wouldn't apply to eldery people or a portion of the money raised wouuld go to grocery stores and the rest of the city. the people proposing this idea will discuss plans during monday night's city council meeting. a

shirley descorbeth... news 7 kwwl. we're also watching some of the other congressional districts in iowa. iowa's second congressional currently represented by democrat dave loebsack. he's held the position since 2007, but republican christopher peters is looking to unseat the congressman. peters works as a doctor - and served our country for nine years in the u-s army medical corp. in house district four, the northwest portion of our state - longtime congressman republican steve king. democrat kim weaver is also on the ballot. we're also watching the u-s senate race in iowa. longtime republican senator chuck grassley ise term. his competitor is patty judge. she served as lieutenant governor from 2007 to 2011. for eight years before that, she served as iowa secretary of agriculture. grassley is one of the longest serving senators in our country's history. he's never lost an election -- since he first ran for the iowa legislature back in 1958. thousands of iowans voted early. for those who plan to head to things to remem

kwwl's shirley descorbeth is live in east dubuque with more. this happened just after 7:30 this morning. an suv stricking the door, here at driver crashed into the front door here...shattering the glass, and breaking off some police tell me a woman was driving down montgomery ave...when her brakes went out. she ended up crossing both lanes of traffic here...then crashing into mulgrew's. i'm told about seven people were inside...some having breakfast. a man who lives right above the business heard the crash. he tells me it sounded like a cannon went off... it actually woke him out of shaken. and seemed to have some as for those who were inside...none of them injured. but some of the glass from the door -- did hit them. in east dubuque -- shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl. the owners of mulgrew's say the back door. students are back in class today at ohio state after several were attacked yesterday... emergency? caller: hi, i'm at ohio state, right outside of watts hall and there is a guy who crashed his car into a bunch of people and ran out with

in dubuque, shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl. so far this year -- there have been 26 nine people died. this morning, we're also learning how prisons in a few states are experimenting with a medication to keep inmates off opioids after they get out. it's a one- thousand dollar morning -- right on our kwwl facebook page. from republican national committee chairman -- to white house chief of staff. donald trump taps reince priebus to fill what's considered the highest-ranking white house position. he'll serve as gatekeeper between the oval office and the federal government's top management. he's 44, and a wisconsin native. he became head of the r-n-c in 2011. the next chairman of the democratic national committee could be a muslim- american. representative keith ellison, the first muslim- american elected to congress, is looking to make a run for the post. the congressman from minnesota has not yet commented on the speculation. but he has already been endorsed by some powerful democratic senators, including retiring minority leader

shirley descorbeth... news 7 kwwl. other races we're keeping an eye on -- the house of representatives. iowa's second congressional district makes up most of south loebsack - is running against republican christopher peters loebsack's held the position since 2007. in house district four, the northwest portion of our state - longtime congressman republican steve king taking on democrat kim weaver. king has served as a representative since 2003. on the ticket for the iowa senate seat - incumbent repulican senator chuck grassley faces what he recently called "his toughest race yet." senator grassley is one of the he's been a u-s senator for more than 35 years. his opponent -- patty judge is a former lieutenant governor. before that -- she was the iowa secretary of agriculture. not just politicians on the ballot today. several states and more than 200- million people will be affected by the results of ballot measures. most notably -- legalizing marijuana, for both medical and recreational uses. nine states will vote on mar

kwwl's shirley descorbeth following this story for us. she's live in platteville, wisconsin. shirley. here at u-w-platteville. this comes after a professor alledges retaliation from the department. and now -- one of its leaders has resigned. about 80 u-w platteville students arrive to what's supposed to be an open forum regarding claims today.there's an email that was she's been going through. professor sabina burton says it burton says she was within the department have been kinda agree that us students are here r this department move on from a past that is both troubled and troubling." in a statement the university from a past that is both troubled and says they strive "to ensure all says they strive "to ensure all students, faculty and staff operate in the best possible environment. the university invites all people to express their concerns, takes all comments seriously, and follows due diligence in the review process." one community in sumner is banding together today-to finish their their neighbor has been facing a tough two years after his wife was diagnosed with stage

kwwl's shirley descorbeth has more.. take pkg all around the country -- people shopping dubuque. "it's hometown, we wanna take care of the town that we're in and this is our home." as part supporting independently owned small shops...instead of big box stores. some of those businesses here in the cable car the other companies do." "i would say they're more congressman rod blum, stopping towns is extremely critical to the livelihood, to the vitality of each of these communities." owners say they're grateful for this day...one that helps them promote and compete with large corporations... but they're not too worried about it. "i guess i'm not worried about that, because people will go to starbucks if they wanna go to some place cozy, some place unique. they're not gonna find a starbucks like this anywhere so." small businesses actually created in the last twenty years. last year on small business saturday -- 95-million people shopped at neighborhood stores. coming up... how a few drinks a day -- could keep the doctor away. but how much is too much. you're watching kwwl, we've got y

and now that they've found the perfect tree -- the shirley descorbeth reporting real christmas tree sales are a big part of iowa's economy. there are more than 100 tree farms in the state. it's a one million dollar industry here. and we're taking a live look at downtown cedar falls... good evening, i'm ron steele. rick coleman is in iowa city tonight covering the iowa- nebraska heroes game at kinnick... here's a look at the score... just wrapping up within the last five minutes. the hawkeyes beat the huskers -- with a final score of 40 to ten. tonight at ten, rick coleman will have highlights and reaction from kinnick stadium. iowa state football.....senior day in ames tomorrow...as the 3 and 8 cyclones close out the season against 19- ranked, 8 on fs1..the cyclones with a lot of momentum heading into the season finale against the mountaineers... the undefeated ioiwa state men survived a scare from the valley's indiana state today, monte morris in foul trouble...so naz long steps up with the three..iowa state by 6 at the half...steve prohm got 21 points and 7 rebounds from deonte burton..

kwwl's shirley descorbeth joins us live from the telegraph herald newsroom in dubuque with more. shirley? instead of waiting for tuesday, some people spend time this weekend to vote early. in dubuque -- more people are voting in person -- compared to take pkg their ballot -- instead -- choosing to vote early. duty, gotta do this." as of friday -- more than 565-thousand registered iowa voters cast thier ballots. so far, democrats have cast 41-thousand more than republicans. "that's kind of normal, the early a couple of elections before republicans did, so i think democrats are into that habit a little more." in the first congressional district, which includes the cities of waterloo, cedar rapids and dubuque...it's the same situation. more democrats voted early. but that doesn't mean republicans won't turn out in big numbers come election day. iowans recognize the importance of exercising their right to vote. years, and we had to fight for our right to vote, and i'm gonna make sure i get mine in." as for those worried about voter fraud... "there are various groups out there who are

kwwl's shirley descorbeth joins us live in dubuque with more. crews have been out here for several hours working to repair the water main break. they tell many people stopping by to see this big hole in the ground. it's on eleventh street between main and iowa streets. the busy neighborhood is filled with homes and businesses. i spoke walking passed on her way to heard this sound behind me and the se one is injured. however, city officals say some people nearby are affected by this water main break. two apartments in the same building have been told to boil their water before drinking it. news 7 kwwl. eleventh street is set to reopen thursday night. continuing coverage -- a few waterloo police officers are traveling to des moines to show their support for two officers murdered wednesday morning. funeral services for both officers are set for this week. it's been four days since they were shot and killed while working in des moines. surrounding police departments are showing their support by wearing bands on their badges. love and support for ano

kwwl's shirley descorbeth she has the latest on the county, reaching out to the public about this man who broke images show him in the hallway... even crawling on his knees through a classroom. parents, staff and administrators taking this break-in personally. "some people think of it as something that was done to a building, when actually we see it as something that was done to 350 students and staff members." it was wednesday, four o'clock in the morning... setting off the school's motion chance to steal anything from the school. just as police were arriving, he left behind the things he was planning to steal." "there were a couple money bags and a money box that they had in their hands at the time, but when they found out the police were arriving they dropped everything and got out the window. the suspect getting away by just seconds. and nearly a week later -- authorities releasing more images of the possible suspect. he's shown here with a woman entering an area business the same day of the school's break in... and appears to be wearing the same clothes. thank you, shirley. the m

in dubuque, shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl news. nathan davis will be facing multiple charges from each jurisdiction he drove through. so far, the jo daviees county sheriffs office has charged him with aggravated fleeing...attempting to elude officers. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now for the first look at your from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen stretch of quiet weather continues for another day here in eastern iowa. lots of overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid mostly sunny skies today become partly cloudy for tuesday. we'll stay dry and along with a cold front will saturday. both friday and to the low to mid 40s during the overnight. mostly sunny skies today become partly cloudy for with a cold front will track saturday. both friday and saturday will be windy, but day. winds calm for sunday but with a few more clouds become partly cloudy for with a cold front will track fire. now the family trying to figure out what to do next with their busines

kwwl's shirley descorbeth live in dubuque with more. the driver crashed into the front door of mulgrew's tavern...shattering the glass, and some of the bricks around it. people there tell me they're just grateful...because it could've been much worse. a startling morning for dubuque. "it kinda shook the building, i thought something had fallen off montgomery avenue when her brakes o of traffic...crashing into mulgrew's. jim petsche who lives cannon going off. woke me up out of seven people inside at the time...some having breakfast. "glass went all the way to the as for the driver... "she was limping, she was letting this crash stop business. they're cleaning up the mess, getting things back to normal...especially for this weekend." mulgrew's a part of the neighborhoood for many years. they're having a celebration for their 95th anniversay this saturday. many here -- just thankful this crash wasn't worse. tonight. people will now just have to use the back door in order to enter the business. in dubuque -- shirley descirbeth -- news 7 kw

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 carfentanil. call heroin plain old." for humans, it's lethal. "it's a large animal tranquilizer...it's not meant for humans. you have to have a severe tolerance to opiods in order to even survive taking this." and it's often mixed with fentanyl and heroin...having appeared in the form of a tan or white powder here in dubuque. but it also comes in tablets and as a spray. "this is why the dubuque drug even recently put up billboards like this one...to try to get the country has a bad opiod problem...most of our users start out with a prescription opiod addiction, and it just evloves from there." authorities asking the public to be vigilant and careful when dealing with these deadly drugs. in dubuque, shirley been 26 overdoses from similiar drugs in dubuque county. nine people died. we're also learning how prisons in a few states are experimenting with a medication to keep inmates off opioids after th

kwwl's shirley descorbeth reports. authorities in dubuque are warning the public about a "carfentanil is about 5,000 it's a drug that's used as an elephant tranquilizer. for humans, it's lethal. "it's a large animal tranquilizer...it's not meant for humans. you have to have a severe tolerance to opiods in appeared in the form of a tan or white information out there. they've think dubuque, and iowa...along with the rest of the country has a bad opiod evloves from there." authorities deadly drugs. in dubuque, shirley problem...most of our users start out with a prescription in the form of a tan or white iowa...along with the rest of problem...most of our users asking the public to be vigilant and careful when dealing with these deadly drugs. in dubuque, shirley

kwwl's shirley descorbeth has a (nats) it's time for these young europe -- here in dubuque to audition for the colts drum and (nats) "the biggest thing we've been talking about this week is quality of sound, not playing with a bright and tight sound, music -- they're more than than just about the music. in 50 spots are open in the dubuque colts every year. musicians will learn wednesday if they made it. in iowa.... as you get ready to save money shopping online today -- tips to keep your accounts safe. plus... thieves are lurking to steal goods left at your doorstep. but we'll tell you how a neighborhood is fighting back. meteorologist eileen loan coming up. "you're watching 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 i

kwwl's shirley descorbeth has more. take pkg some iowans aren't waiting til election day to cast to do. what if you get backed democratic party started working in the first congressional district, which includes the cities of waterloo, early. as a battleground state vote. "women weren't able to vote for years, and we had to fight for our right to vote, and i'm gonna as for those worried about voter fraud... to vote. "women weren't able to vote for as for those worried about voter fraud... "there are various groups out there who are trying to confuse early voting ends tomorrow. as for tuesday -- polls will be open from seven o'clock in the morning, to nine at night. a catholic church in california is causing controversy with a bulletin and it's political statements...questi oning the separation of church and state. a bulletin article suggests the devil is working through hillary bulletin said it's a mortal sin to vote democrat. "this is an egregious violation, not only of the separation of church and state, but possibly

kwwl's shirley descorbeth has more. take pkg some iowans aren't waiting til election day to cast their ballot -- instead -- choosing to vote early. "well, i might have other things to duty, gotta do this." as of friday -- more than before republicans did, so i think democrats are into that the same situation. more for the presidential race, many vote for years, and we had to fight for voters...but voters need to be for tuesday -- polls will be "women weren't able to vote for there who are trying to confuse voters...but voters need to be early voting ends tomorrow. as for tuesday -- polls will be tomorrow. as for tuesday -- polls will be open from seven o'clock in the morning, to nine at night. tense moments at a donald trump rally in nevada. where secret service rushed him off the stage. he's o-k and returned later. chris pollone reports the latest campaign trail saturday night. secret service rushing removing one man after the presidential nominee:13 - :20 "nobody said it was going to be clinton pulling (nats: you're g

in dubuque, shirley descorbeth, news 7 kwwl. so far this year -- there have been 26 overdoses from similiar drugs in dubuque county. nine people died. cracking down on crimes and drugs, police in chicago getting help from state and federal agencies over the weekend -- in an effort to break up gangs. all this is in an effort to let tolerate the violence that's going on in our city right now. with more than 600 homicides in chicago this year -- the city is on track to have its deadliest year in two decades. reults from the weekend's efforts are expected to be released today. police need your help catching the person who robbed a dubuque convenience store. this picture showing the suspect -- covering his face -- friday night at oky-doky foods. he demanded money -- and lifted up his shirt, showing what the clerk believes is a handgun. he took some money and left. police. at least three people -- including an infant -- are dead following a shooting. police in jacksonville, florida say four people were shot inside a car. one woman die