we'll have more on the developments there in our next hour. iowa city students will head the first day of school can be a hectic one for any family, but construction near some iowa city schools could make it a little more stressful. kcrg-tv nine's brea love went to the intersection of 1st avenue and bradford drive. brea, what kind of construction did you see there? well chris and nicole, the city is completely redoing 1st avenue. first avenue from bradford drive to mall drive is closed. this closure affects city high school, tate high school, and especially south east jr. high. there's a lot going on just to the right o s jr. high school. that isn't overcoming the excitement for the 844 students ready for their first day of 7th or 8th grade. but it could slow them down. 7:51 "there's no pedestrian, bike, or vehicle access coming from the south. we've reached out to all parents, if their student is bus eligible they should ride the bus. a lot of our students if the weather is coming from the south there won't be any safe place to cross the railroad track

the whole town but not for long. the city officials and people that live here in iowa city, they met today to talk about the affordable housing action plan june. >> this initiative is a major shift away from the way things had been done. >> reporter: the mayor says right now families in iowa city spend way too much on rent. >> they can't afford to do anything else. they can't afford to take care of the kids. can't afford to buy food, can't afford to get transportation. >> reporter: the affordable housing action plan looks to create more affordable housing with several different >> we can actually create more opportunities for affordable housing in the areas. and i think probably lead to increased density in those -- . >> reporter: the new zoning recommendation worry marry murphy. >> and i would hate to see you drive families away from iowa city. >> reporter: with the continual enrollment increases at the university of iowa. >> that continues to put a whole to house the students. >> we have a developer that continues to work with the city to build. >> we have a land that should be sgloend for higher density. we have th

a magnitude 6-point-2 earthquake rocked the central part of the country early this morning, collapsing homes on top of iowa city students will head back to school in just a few hours. the first day of school can be a hectic one for any family, but construction near some iowa city schools could make it a little more stressful. kcrg-tv nine's brea love went to the intersection of 1st avenue and bradford drive. brea, what kind of construction did you see there? well chris and nicole, the city is completely first avenue from bradford drive to mall drive is closed. this closure affects city high school, tate high school, and especially south east jr. high. there's a lot going on just to the right of south east jr. high school. that isn't overcoming the excitement for the 844 students ready for their first day of 7th or 8th grade. but it could slow them down. 7:51 "there's no pedestrian, the south. we've reached out to all parents, if their student is bus eligible they should ride the bus. a lot of our students if the weather is nice they will choose to ride their bikes or walk, but if they're won't be any safe place

people showed up to an open house to discuss the city's affordable home action plan.it was first introduced back in june.according to a study by the city staff---iowa city has a vacancy rate of less than two percent.so the homes and apartments that become available for rent -- go for top dollar.iowa city's mayor living in iowa city spend too much money on housing. they can't afford to do anything else. they can't afford food or to provide for their kids or transportation. the iowa city city council will deliberate over the action plan on september 20th. until then - they still want to know what you think about it.if you have any questions - comments or want to know more about the action recommendati ons - visit our website, cbs 2- iowa-dot com.stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. an accident from yesterday has been all cleaned up - but authorities now warn drivers to be extra cautious - because animals could now be attracted to the scene. scene.a truck loaded with horse feed rolled over into the median of highway thirty between edgewood road and williams boulevard.crews were able to clean most of it up - but some of the feed could still be in the median.t

the 9-th annual taste of iowa city event scheduled for today - has because of the weather. weather.the outdoor event showcases a number of restuarants in downtown iowa city.this year more than 40 signed up to give residents and new students - a taste of what iowa city has to offer. now - the event will be held tomorrow from 4 - to 8. it's and right now in it's de. degrees.coming up next - how next - coming up next - how pharmacies in eastern iowa are responding to the sky- rocketing prices of the epi-pen. have... main weather- your planner shows what's ahead for the of fog in the area this morninga&-temperatures around the areaa&- taking a look at regional temperatures we see highs are mild all around iowa - the regional satellite/radar is keeping conditions quiet - let's move ahead in time by taking a look at the midwest surface mapa&- moving into a closer view with our 'predictor' forecast we see mainly quiet conditions - today's forecast features clear skies & cooler temperatures- tonight's forecast has us looking for mainly clear & chilly conditions- the next three days

the iowa city school district is planning to dismiss two hours early today. you can catch up with closings cancellations. more and more people across the country are looking for alternatives to epi-pens after the company that makes them opted to hike the price. one woman explains her switch to a generic version. cat bessing/epinep hrine user when i'm using this, im trying not to die basically.. cat bessing doesn't go anywhere without her epinephrine cat bessing/epinep hrine s one in my purse , i have one on my bedside, i have one in the kitchen. a rare health condition gives her no choice cat bessing/epinep hrine user i have an over-clocked immune system that randomly triggers anaphylaxis. for 5 years the medicine in this tiny tube came to her rescue, dozens of this generic version of adrenaclick. cat bessing/epinep hrine user with an epipen you just pull one off it arms it and you put it in your thigh, you have to pull two off here..it's the only difference i can tell. harpreet gill it's the same medication the active ingredient is the same.. soon..patients w

the iowa city city council will deliberate over the action plan on september 20th. cannot afford transportation where they need to go. >> be iowa city council will deliver an action plan on septbe what you think about it. if you have any questions, comments, which know about the actions and recommendations visit our website cbs2 iowa.com. >>> an accident from yesterday has been cleared up but authorities warned drivers need to be extra cautious because now animals could be attracted to the scene. a truck loaded with horse feed spilled over into the median on highway 30 between edgewood most of the bosom of the feed could still be there that may attract other wildlife. the driver in the crash was hurt but is expected to be okay. >>> an accident outside a sent a text alert, as well as an email to parents explaining what happened and alerting them that all students were safe.because of the emergency units responding- the school recommends that parents talk to their kids about the accident.no word right now on the severity of the workers' injuries this week marks the begi of a new school year throu

we'll have more on the developments there in just a bit. iowa city students will head back to school in just a few hours. some iowa city schools could make it a little more stressful. kcrg-tv nine's brea love went to the intersection of 1st avenue and bradford drive. brea, what kind of construction did you see there? well chris and nicole, the city is completely redoing 1st avenue. first avenue from bradford drive to mall drive is closed. this closure affects city high school, tate high school, and especially south east jr. high. there's a lot going on just to the right of south east jr. high school. that isn't overcoming students ready for their first day of 7th or 8th grade. but it could slow them down. 7:51 "there's no pedestrian, bike, or vehicle access coming from the south. we've reached out to all parents, if their student is bus eligible they should ride the bus. a lot of our students if the weather is nice they will choose to ride their bikes or walk, but if they're coming from the south there won't be any safe place to cross the railroad tr

the last few days of august - - and with the concert in iowa city - - and the farmers market in cedar rapids - - we ended up with a perfect - summer nightt. nightt.here's meteorologist rebecca kopelman with your cbs tonight in sports - a cedar falls senior chased his own personal best at the - hear from sam schillinger next on c-b-s two... "cbs 2 news connects with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at kgan.comconnect with us on facebook at we upped the ante at culver's to create the new crispy southwest chicken sandwich. all-natural, whole white meat chicken breast. topped with spicy pepper jack cheese and jalape?o ranch. on a lightly buttered, toasted ciabatta roll. the perfect cheese for pepper jack and it's really going to tone down the spiciness of the peppers. you're going to taste the cheese first, and then you're going to get just a little bit of warmth from the peppers. it's really good. a bold new flavor and only here for a limited time. mmmhmm. high school football teams strap it on under the lights on friday nights - but distance runners - they do their work ea

iowa. let's zoom in and show you the showers that we are watching just to the west of iowa city. from williamsburg headed to the east, those will bring us periods of heavy rain as well. we will talk about ho rain is falling in northeast iowa coming up in the next half- hour. the bus stop forecast with shattered -- scattered showers and 66 degrees. 83 when we pick the kids up this afternoon. there is plenty of cloud cover and the predictor will bring more shatt -- wondered -- more thundershower chances. more chances tomorrow. clear and then we will keep a watchful eye for more scattered we should the the forecast with low 80s for tuesday.>>> looking at the top stories this morning. developing this morning. some companies that manage iowa's medicaid program are losing tens of millions of dollars. there is a $42.6 million deficit on the iowa operations. one group was $66.7 million. the groups along with united healthcare took over iowa's medicaid program on april 1.>>> reporting a shortfall on its investment return. the public pension company which serves 325,000 iowans lost about $1

the state public health department and iowa state researchers found them in a city park. at night this week. so far this year, two people have caught the west nile virus here in iowa. both are from sioux county. the annual farm progress show has made its way to central iowa. the show is in boone. and it gives a chance for people to see what's new in the industry. events for the weekend include cattle and equipment demonstrations as well as seminars on farm topics. organizers anticipate 20 thousand vehicles and 200 thousand people for the three-day event. city leaders in mount vernon are crafting an ordinance to crack down on large parties. but with so many renters, they're trying to determine who should have to face consequences. the party's host, or the landlord? stay with tv9. landlords of mount vernon rental ordinance. city council members are considering a social host ordinance. it would impose fines on people who host parties where underage drn occurs. but kcrg t-v nine's sarah mccarthy explains that some landlords want the city to take a second look at who it would h

the stove. dave franzman kcrg tv9 news. today police in iowa city released surveillance video of some recent robberies, hoping someone can identify the robber. the armed robberies occurred between july 20th and august. they happened at three restaurants... they happened at three restaurants... a mcdonald's, a culvers, and them are in an area along highway one. police say the robber targeted employees outside the restaurants late at night, forcing them to go back inside and robbing them at gunpoint. since then police have advised employees at nearby businesses to leave through the front of their buildings and in lighted areas. anyone who has information about the robber should call the iowa city police. call newsline nine at 319- 365-9999. meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. joe, we're looking at some rain falling tonight? as a cold front approaches tonight storms develop. heavy rain is possible overnight with the storms winding down during the morning hours. the front will still be in the vicinity of southern iowa l

the hole... but he and dan dalziel lost to stith and mccarty iowa city 3 and 1 ... back to the 3rd hole, a huge par putt to halve the hole... but he and ryan gass lost to rogers and hedlund of iowa city 3 and 2... and iowa city has the lead 6.5 to 5.5 ... the iowa wrestling team is going into enemy territory and succeeding... today, the hawkeyes picked up a verbal commitment from pennsylvania state champion max murin for the 2017 class... he's ranked 7th in the country at 132 pounds... he's the third wrestler from don't forget, tomorrow night, get ready for kickoff with the iowa preseason football special on kcrg-tv9. scott saville hosts a talk show with coaches and previews what you can expect from the hawks this year. it airs tomorrow night after the kcrg-tv9 news at 10. thanks josh. and now to first alert storm team meteorologis forecast. skies will turn partly cloudy later tonight, and those areas that do see some clearing could possibly be dealing with some overnight fog, lasting into the early morning hours on sunday. a mix of sun and clouds can be expected for

the iowa city community school district is facing traffic challenges in north li drop off their kids. good thursday morning! it's 5 o'clock on august 25th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... high pressure builds in from the northwest. this high pressure system will control our weather today and much of tomorrow as well. later on friday night, there is potential for a few showers and thunderstorms, becoming widespread after midnight and into saturday. hopefully most of this can wait until after football is over. several lines of storms are possible on saturday, but the overall risk of anything severe is very low at this time. much of the rain should get out of here by sunday morning leading to a dry second half of the weekend. a tropical system should develop over or near florida next week, which may lead to our weh ttern stalling out r at lst 3 4 days. stay tun tonight: partly cloudy. patchy g posble. wind: light nw low: 56 tomorrow: partly sunny and pleasant. an oted shower is poie ine evening high: 76 tom. night

covering the corridor in iowa city. mover mover cbs2 news. >>> some eastern iowa tobacco stores are going through a major overall. tobacco outlet will be transferred into quiktrip convenience stores. not only are fewer people smoking but sales of fresh and prepared foods are soaring. the company will move all tobacco products behind the counter and line to follow more of a market feel. >>> crews will be working most of the week to transformed kinnick from a concert venue back to a football stadium. estimated fifty thousand people packed kinnick for the back pofrp revooifl. the first time the 87-year old stadium has been used to host a concert. featured music from several bands including blak she will the concert was a fundraiser for the do you woes new charity the native fund. >>> series rapids second annual farmer's market after dark was a major success. even though it happened on the same night as the kinnick stadium. an early estimate they saw from 25 to 30 thousand people. organizers tell cbs it news they took over

half of the proceeds will go to iowa hospitals and clinics to the science department that treats als patients . >> reporter: they are partnering up to bring gleason to the big screen and iowa city . >> it is about steve gleason, former nfl player when he found out his wife he was diagnosed with als . >> reporter: on the cheers and tears it brings a producer, and iowa city native . >> i remember seeing some of my very first films there . the fact that it will be playing their -- there, is a dream . >> it is great to see former students doing exceptional things outside of iowa city . come back and want to come to town to screen it here . is exceptional . >> reporter: the film is showing at 8 pm tonight at the angler theater . connor morgan . >>> the field at kinnick stadium will be full tomorrow night . thousands of music fans will crowd the venue for the back porch revival . seven bands, including blake shelton . melanie moore has what you need to know before you head to the concert . back porch revival stage . organizers are expecting close to 50,000 people . there are things that those people need to know to make sure their concert experience is a smooth and is fun as possible

athletics officials say they should have the stadium completely ready to go for football by mid-week. live in iowa city, tonight "on iowa live" returns, and former hawkeyes will join scott to talk about the season opener. and it doesn't matter if the catch is big or small, people are all smiles this week in john's big ol' fish. stay with your 24 hour news as a result scattered thunderstorm chances remain in the forecast. while the chance of any serve weather is low, heavy rain from the thunderstorm s that develop. is possible. a cold front finally clears the area on wednesday, allowing the muggy meter to return to a comfortable range thigh the end of the week. have a great night! tonight: chance of storms. wind: light s. low: 67 tomorrow: chance of storms. partly sunny. wind: nw 5-10. early, then partly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 62 wednesday: mostly sunny and less humid. high: 79 low: 62 thursday: mostly sunny. high: 75 low: 57 friday: mostly sunny. high: 77 low: 53 saturday: mostly sunny. high: 80 low: 55 sunday: chance of storms. high: 82 low: 63 monday: chance of storms. high: 81 low: 65 tuesday:

the iowa city -- before the iowa hawkeyes open the 2016 college football season this saturday. before that -- crews are cleaning up kinnick stadium after the weekend's back porch revival.it was the first ever concert at kinnick -- and cranes hauled out all the heavy equipment so crews could get the stadium ready for the home opener against miami of ohio. concert organizers are calling it a huge success.nearly 50- thousand people packed the stadium to hear a number of eastern iowa native ashton kutcher and former hawkeye and n-f-l great dallas clark were both also on stage.kutcher and clark recently launched the native fund charity.saturday night's concert raised money to help iowans help ?other? iowans. cleanup is now complete after another big event in cedar rapids.the second annual farmers market after dark brought in tens-of-thousands of people.the metro economic alliance estimates as many as 30-thousand hit the streets of downtown cedar night.participating vendors filled nearly 20 city blocks with goods, food and produce. the world is mourning the loss of an american icon t

and after the game, the city will turn it into a one way street helping hawkeye fans to leave iowa city. the government says it's an industry that could create 10s of billions of dollars in the next decade. still ahead, see how it's now easier to use them for businesses. here's a look at storms as they was taken on hudson road, near highway 20 in cedar falls. warm and humid, tropical-like air remains in place the next couple of days. as a result scattered thunderstorm chances remain in the forecast. while the thunderstorm s that develop. is possible. a cold front finally clears the area on wednesday, allowing the muggy meter to return to a comfortable range thigh the end of the week. have a great night! tonight: chance of storms. wind: light s. low: partly sunny. wind: nw 5-10. high: 80 tom. night: storms early, then partly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 62 wednesday: mostly sunny and less humid. high: 79 low: 62 thursday: mostly sunny. high: 75 low: 57 friday: mostly sunny. high: 77 low: 53 saturday: mostly sunny. high: 80 low: 55 sunday: chance of storms. high: 81 low: 65 tuesday: chance

the driver responsible for the >>> iowa city students will head back to class on time tomorrow. today the school day and it early because of heat. district leaders say nearly 77% of classrooms are air- conditioned, but 23% are not. in a letter to parents, the superintendent said the conditions were not ideal for a learning environment, and he called for classes to be called off after speaking to administrators district. >> starting tomorrow the boots will be back out on the streets in the corridor. several area fire departments will be fanning out asking for donations for the muscular dystrophy donate -- foundation. they hope to top last year total of $34,000. funds raised here in the cordero will go directly to the mda clinic. they will also help cover costs of cap courageous and monticello. >> more than one in five americans suffer from l service, a disease without a l timers is being held in various locations throughout the state and country come up but they are all posting walks this my. event coordinators in cedar rapids say they are hoping the walk will raise about $185,000

the iowa city press citizen is reporting that a judge has ruled the university of iowa can terminate the employment of longtime athletic department official jane meyer. she's worked for the university since 2001 but will lose her job on september 9th. meyer's attorney an injunction to prevent the firing.she filed a discrimination lawsuit after she says she was moved to a less important position a week after telling athletics director gary barta about an alleged pattern of wage, sexual orientation, and gender discrimination. the school said meyer was moved out of the athletic department because her partner tracey griesbaum, intended to sue for discrimination. griesbaum is a former hawkeyes field hockey coach who was fired in 20-14. a new report on concussions a teen athlete receives one doubles the recovery time.it can also lead to worse short-term mental functions. functions.the study was small -- with 69 teens at the university of pittsburgh medical center concussion clinic.it's the first study that compares recovery outcomes for athletes removed from a game to players left in the g

long time periods for its funding performances . >> for the first time hendrix stadium will play a major music festival. >> we are live in iowa city to show us the unique challenge. know if you have heard of them but dallas clark is a professional football player. he came to the university with a crazy idea of the country music concert. this will be this saturday rain or shine. build the a lot of people watching some of the biggest country music artist.>> reporter: for the first time ever hendrix stadium will be used to cheer on another set of stars. this s we are turning hendrix into a concert setting with blake shelton, big and rich, david ray, morgan frazier andy hunter smith band something that has never been done before. of course first times, with challenges . thing we did this with a crane. imagine that but that was not even the biggest challenge. overcome due to the children's hospital being right across the street. why go through the obstacles? from the standpoint -- all proceeds go to a charity that sticks within our own state. mark "everybody on this campus, every corner of this university has been very corporative. the

the action plan and city council. they will decide what pieces to keep, what pieces to change and which to get rid of. can contact iowa cities city managers office to do so. >>> a look at the other stories, this week marks the beginning of a new school year. today we talked with a counselor at clear creek high school. a new anxiety. new schedules, volumes and new people can contribute to that. talk to your students. >>> an accident hurt two parents explaining what happened and alerting them that all students were safe. because of the emergency units responding- the school recommends that parents talk to their kids about the accident.no word right now on injuries cedar rapids police are warning drivers to keep an eye out for animals in a busy part of town.a truck loaded with horse feed rolled over into the median of highway thirty between edgewood road and williams boulevard.crews were able to clean most of it up - but some it could still be in the median.that could attract deer and other wildlife.the driver in the crash was hurt - but is expected to be o-k. drivers in iowa city are now getting a little relief on the t

the iowa city community school district is facing traffic challenges in north li drop off their kids. good thursday morning! it's 5 o'clock on august 25th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj...

man's aim to connect with his family despite the progression of the disease.one of the film's producers is an iowa city native - and says having the documentary showing at the englert theatre is a dream come true.connor morgan, family despite the progression of the disease. one of the films produce a is in iowa city nation -- native and says having it shown is a dream come true. >>> a first. thousands of country music fans take the field for the first concert ev of the hawkeyes. seven bands including blake shelton will play the back porch revival. cbs news reporter melanie moore -- mellaney moore has all you need to know. >>reporter: organizers are expecting close to 50,000 people here.there are things those people need to know to make sure the concert experience is as smooth and fun the four lots closest are sold out but there are other lots and ramps. starting at 3:00 the bus will shuttle from downtown and from hampshire. university heights police say every available officer will be on duty. they are allowing tailgating and long parking. gallon size ziploc bags and small clutch purses -- purses are a

the hole... but he and dan dalziel lost to stith and mccarty iowa city 3 and 1 ... back to the 3rd hole, mason linn of cedar rapids makes a huge par putt to 3 and 2... and iowa city has the lead 6.5 to 5.5 ... the iowa wrestling team is going into enemy territory and succeeding... today, the hawkeyes picked up a verbal commitment from pennsylvania state champion max murin for the 2017 class... he's ranked 7th in the country at 132 pounds... he's the third wrestler from pennsylvania to commit to iowa. morning. however, once the sun comes up over the horizon it will help burn off some of this fog and we'll start to warm. partly sunny skies late morning and into the afternoon and a southerly wind will provide us will high temperatures into the w will stick around today as well. throughout the day a stray shower or storm cannot be ruled out, especially along i-80 and south. a few showers and storms are possible as well through the evening and overnight hours. low temperatures will drop into the upper 60s. today: fog early, then partly sunny. slight chance of afternoon st

the county. beardsley says public health is talking with ?iowa city leaders about adding the 25 foot requirement to the city's ordinance.there are some things in e- such as volatile organic 25--- on adding the 25-foot limit on the ordinances. >> there's chemicals, formaldehyde, heavy metals, and the nicotine that can be harmful to health. >> reporter: public health authorities are also talking to county leaders, hoping to persuade them to adopt the proposal. >> i think having a healthy lifestyle is having that quality of life. if we can continue to provide that quality of life for our here in county government. >> reporter: melmy moore, fox 28 news. -- melanie moore, fox 28 news. >>> tobacco stores will see a may overhaul. tobacco outlet is making a change because of a shift in trends. they say not only are fewer people smoking but sales of fresh and prepared foods are soring. they'll also move all tobacco products behind the counter and update their product line to follow a more market feel. >>> legendary comedian who earned his acting chops here in

farther up the river, in cities like spillville and fort atkinson, the turkey has already crested. the other problem area was the upper iowa river. places like bluffton, decorah, and freeport are already dealing with flooded streets. and over here is lawler wher found a man's body after he was swept away from flood waters. overnight, 150 volunteer firefighters stacked sandbags in elgin and clermont. officials say they used thousands of bags to protect against the rising water. kcrg-tv9's brea love is live in clermont. brea, what is the latest from there? along the upper iowa river... home amid the high water. one challenge for people has been crossing roads with water on them. firefighters evacuated freeport early yesterday morning and allowed people to go back to their houses around 4 p-m. many basements took on flooding and some caved in from all of the water. ""a lot of mud a lot of debris, you could see just how high the water was probably a foot the upper iowa river peaked around midday yesterday and is forecast to pull back into its banks fully by tomorrow. next door in decorah, there is significant property damage.

the city's downtown district held the 10th annual taste of iowa city, which featured more than 40 restaurants. organizers say it all started as a way to introduce new university of iowa students to the local restaurants. but it's now a community- wide event. turning back to weather, joe, what's the weather looking like for the weekend? end, bringing much needed dry air to the state. a cold front continues to slide to the east and with it a comfortable end to the work patchy fog to start our friday. saturday, however, sees a return to more showers and storms. the best chance will be late friday night through saturday. early sunday we dry things our once again and the holds into early next week. have a great night. tonight: partly cloudy. patchy fog possible. wind: and pleasant. wind: ne 5-10. high: 76 tom. night: scattered thunderstorms developing. wind: e 5-10. low: 64 saturday: showers and thunderstorms likely. high: 77 low: 64 sunday: storms end early, partly sunny. high: 80 low: 66 monday: partly cloudy. high: 81 low: 65 tuesday: partly cloudy. high: 81 low: 62 wednesday: partly cloudy. ch

the city just now enforcing the ordinance? bruce and beth, city council members say the ordinance has been around for years, they just haven't enforced it. it's because iowa code allows for cities to assess the sidewalk to property owners. a few residents i spoke with today say they are 22:25:17;04 "love central city but i think they're going about this project the wrong way" bill hall spent his day putting up signs around central city. nats putting up signs 22:23:20;23 "the citizens never knew anything about this project. i've been handing out flyers for the last few days. some people say the project has been dropped, some people don't know nothing about it" the city administrator says people like hall don't understand the full story. ""well i don't know how many people really are upset. i think there's two or three people who have been stoking the fires against this. b public doesn't have the facts, i think once the public gets the facts and sees what's going on. i mean the reason the council is doing this is because the public asked for it." " hall says pedestrians only walk around the main part of town, and people hardly ever walk on certain streets.

the area right on through tomorrow. radar shows a few light showers around our area right now but much stronger thunderstorms are entering north central iowa right around mason city. they're processing heavy lightning and locally heavy rains. it's expected to move east southeast. mid-night but the next couple of hours just a few light showers and the heavier rains are expected later tonight and during the day tomorrow. we'll have much more on that in your forecast. >>> keeping students healthy is important especially at this time of year. why door or a health experts hope to see declining vaccination rates turn around. >> reporter: going back school can also mean back to gems, vaccination rates across the state have been on a decline and exemptions are on their way up. in the state students are required by law to be vaccinated against 7 common illnesses unless a student has an ex systems. in iowa wedonothavea philisophical exemption so you can not not get immunizations it. we do you a slight increase in those religious exemptions so that is concerning because immunizations are not only to protect the health of the child receiving the immunization but it's also to

though should go by the wayside. 79 in iowa city tomorrow. the forecast is 74 for thursday and then down the 53. friday mid-70s and in the 50s for overnight. saturday and sun -- saturday upper be drive. scattered showers sunday with low 80s. scattered showers on monday with low 80s. next tuesday and wednesday, we will be in the 80s and then we will take a jump to the low 90s by next wednesday and thursday. all the details on cbs2iowa.com as always. >>> people across the state -- started with a new test. for the commercial drone pilot exam under that faa rules.>> reporter: the buzz of drones carries beyond their mechanical noise. unmanned aircraft systems give us a different perspective of the world than ever before. from the rubble of an italian earthquake to the devastation of the midwest tornado, to the idea of getting a pizza to drop in as dominoes demonstrated last week in new zealand. >> we just successfully drones have such a potential to connect the world that he gave a model to the pope on monday. it is not lost on the federal aviation

its the last day of summer for kids in the iowa city community school district. district.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore mooreis live with a few last minute reminders. as kids in this district go back to school parents need to be mindful of how their kids are getting to school and when. when. this north liberty mom is enjoying the last day of summer with her three kids.her oldest starts first grade wednesday at garner elementary cheryl wroblewski, north liberty mother11:47:51 it'll be an adjustment for us tomorrow getting ready for school.the family needs to get ready earlier than last year. elementary students start at 7:55 and get out at 2:55junior and senior high students will be in school from 8:50 to 4:00. 22:40:34 kids in junior high and high school do better if they start the school day a little bit later. they come in a little more rested and refreshed, ready to go.the district also made changes to discretionary buses, prioritizing areas where it is needed the most.stephen murley, superintendent22:41:48 we only had so much money that we could devote to

the city's downtown district held the 10th annual taste of iowa city last night. it featured more than 40 restaurants. organizers say it all started as a way to introduce new university of iowa students to the local restaurants. but the classroom is a little different from basic training. that's why some military veterans now enrolled at the university of dubuque have some adjustments to make. plan on a steady increase in temperatures into the mid- also be found in far southern iowa before the showers to our south fizzle out. this front will be a key to our weather later tonight though as storms should quickly become likely. it continues to look like many, if not all football games should go dry tonight, but rain should quickly push in right afterwards. this rain shl half inch with isolated amounts over one inch possible. another round of scattered storms will be possible in the afternoon hours, with much of the activity likely waning or moving east by the evening. sunday looks mainly dry with only isolated storms possible. have a great weekend! today: mostly cloud

not much sunshine by the end of 66 in decorah and charles city. 73 in cedar rapids 7 in iowa city. a bit down there where we have events going on the concert at kinnick and also the farmer's market after damp in cedar rapids. a little must go gear than the last couple of nights. nonetheless a pretty nice night to be outdoors. there could be patchy fog in the morning hours otherwise temperatures will be falling down into the low to mid 60s area wide. sunshine than today. and temper tushz will be rising into the mid -- low to mid 80s rather throughout the afternoon. it's going to be warmer today and it's going to be a bit more humid as well. that's because the winds will be shifting out of the south and that's actually going to move in some moisture from the gulf which has been moving into parts of the midwest including the state of missouri where last night there was some flash flooding that occurred there and very heavy rainfall and now we are going to get set up for more humid coit like weather and the potential for showers and storms. we do stay dry tomorrow though. a warm frant i

the series finale is tomorrow night. ... cedar rapids has beaten iowa city in the ryder cup for the past 10 years. this year, iowa city is putting on the pressure leading cedar rapids 6.5 to 5.5 after day 1. ... there's the ryder cup... it would all be determined by singles play, 12 matches in all ... let's go to the first hole, he defeated matt taylor of cedar rapids 2 and 1 ... 4th hole, drew dalziel with his 2nd shot on the par 3... chips it on the green and gets a nice roll that stops about two feet from the pin... he'd win the hole and beat vern boenish of cedar rapids, 3 and 2 ... but cedar rapids made a huge push... prairie grad mason linn knocks in the birdie on 2... he won the first five holes and would defeat ross mclaughlin of iowa city 9 and 7 ... 3rd hole, par 5... justin pansegrau with his 3rd shot and it rolls within a hole and win a tight match between aaron strike, 1 up ... 11th hole, par 3... chris james putting for birdie... bingo... he defeats chad mccarty 5 and 3... cedar rapids does it again, 11 years in a row winning 12.5 to 11.5 "it j

the southeastern counties. we have a flash flood watch in effect. iowa city, johnson county. so along the millersburg iowa to cedar rapids to dubuque, that's where most of the storms will fire. those will be moving. >> our southern and eastern counties, there's the threat of locally heavy rain. we'll watch that closely. checking your credit score!" "you don't want to drive old blue forever, do you?" "i did." "credit karma huh?" "yea, it's free." "that was easy." captioning sponsored by cbs >> dubois: breaking news-- tornadoes in the heartland. twisters are reported in central indiana. we'll have the latest on damage. also tonight, a frantic search for survivors in central italy after an earthquake reduces resort towns to rubble. more than 100 them children. parents accidentally leave young kid to die in hot cars. >> it just feels like your whole world is shut down. just knowing her last words were, "daddy." >> dubois: a tragedy but is it a crime? allegations that race is a factor in on who get charged.

it's not necessary " that's what a few people in central city say about the city's push for sidewalks. hot classrooms close iowa city schools. how school leaders say they are going to keep it cool in the future. a shoplifting incident turns into a human trafficking investigation in waterloo. good w it's 5 o'clock on august 31st. here's a live look at the city cam. has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a great day in all areas. highs will drop into the upper 70s today with lower humidity levels as well. our wind will people believe the city is wasting their time and money. the city is holding an inforanal meeting tonight to explain why the city needs updates. the city council wants to fix crumbling sidewalks and put them into neighborhoods where they don't exist. homeowners will have to cover the cost. council members say the ordinance has been around for years, they just haven't enforced it. iowa code lets cities assess sidewalks to property owners. some say the the city council is going about the project the wrong way, but the city 22:20:54;13 the other side of town down there, i can sit in front of my

students started classes today in the iowa city school district, and there were likely many more students walking or biking to classes. for the part of north liberty city school district, school leaders made 2 changes this school year that could push more kids to walk to school. first, the district eliminated discretionary busing for 9 schools. that's also known as busing for students who are not entitled to it under iowa law. the district also changed the starting time for classes at different school levels. in anticipation of more students walking, the city and school district has changed some things. the city repainted all crosswalks. all crossing guards will if possible, the city wants kids to possible take a different route to school "we would like to avoid students crossing penn street and dubuque street but also acknowledge kids have habits and they've walked to school that way for years. instead, the city suggests going further down to front street. a crossing guard died last school year in north liberty after a car hit her at the intersection of penn and stewart streets. t are lo

chief meteorologist terry swails starts us off with an update it's not just a new school year in the iowa city school district, it's a new start time. time.fox 28 news reporter u >> not just a new school year, it's a new start time. >> melanie morris tells parents about the change that begins tomorrow. >> reporter: this north liberty mom is enjoying the last day of summer with her three kids her oldest starts school wednesday at garner elementary. >> it will be an adjustment getting ready for school. year. junior and senior high school students will be in school from 8:50 toe 4:00. >> kids in junior high and high school do better if they start the school day later. >> reporter: the district made changes to discretionary buses prior advertising areas where it is needed the most. >> it's so much money we could devote to discretionary busing. given that, we couldn't bus ev two miles. >> reporter: the safest routes for kids to get to school were looked into and they are doing what they can to help. >> now, they have whistles and stop signs that light up to draw attention to the fact that there are

the full force of tucker beathard, younger brother of iowa quarterback c.j. beathard. one plays music, the other plays football. growing up in nashville, they did both - before tucker veered toward music and c.j. veered toward iowa city. tucker beathard, 21, is playing in the middle of an groundbreaki ng back porch revival, the first concert to hit the field, and the first to sell beer inside the stadium. the hunter smith band kicks off the event from 3 to 3:30 p.m. and superstar blake shelton runs the final play from 9:30 to 11 p.m. in between are morgan frazier & david ray from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m.; beathard from 5 to 5:45 p.m.; big & rich from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.; and thomas rhett from 7:45 to 9 p.m. music and sports proliferate on beathard's family tree. his general manager whose teams competed in seven super bowls, winning four. tucker's father, casey beathard, was a high school football star whose trajectory shot higher in country music, writing songs recorded by kenny chesney, trace adkins, darius rucker, george strait, jake owen, billy currington, billy ray cyrus and eric church. tucker's youngest brother, clay, another high school star quarterback, will play for the university of tennessee- martin. other family m

the cougars later in sports. keep it here on tv9. iowa city's mayor wants to mayor jim throgmorton to city councilors urging them to take a critical look at downtown development. kcrg t-v mark carlson talked to the mayor a little while ago about the future of downtown iowa city. we're here with mayor jim throgmorton, and mr. mayor a lot going on in iowa city right now, take me through it. i just made a presentation to the rotary club luncheon this morning, and i went through a whole bunch of slides for them, showing them maybe 25 different construction projects in the downtown area and in the there's tremendous amounts of construction. we've talked about that 14 story building the council recently voted not to support that was in the heart of downtown, what is the future? there are disagreement s between members of the public, disagreement s between developers, property owners, members of the public, historic preservation advocates, council members and so-on, i want to get us on the same wave length. that is been a big conversation for downtown,

the concert. " the city is asking dr the football season because of construction. after the game, the city will turn dubuque street it into a one way street -- helping hawkeye fans to leave iowa city. cedar rapids drivers who normally take williams boulevard sw near jefferson high school can expect tighter traffic. eastbound traffic on the road will be cut to one lane today between 8th avenue sw and 15th street sw. the city says it's for sidewalk replacement and should take about 1 week. than a high school education by 20-25. he began working on that goal when he signed an executive order at the career academy of pella yesterday. it creates the "future ready iowa alliance." the alliance must now develop and recommend a plan by october 31st of next year on how the state can reach that goal. the alliance must also set benchmarks to show the state is making progress. one benchmark includes reducing socioeconomic, ethnic, and ra secondary school children. dozens of people took over greene square in downtown cedar rapids to talk about some of the "flashpoint" social issues of the day. they also protested religious intolerance and unequal treatment by police. those messages were pa

for the festival and iowa city. we do have a chance for showers and storms on monday and streets.several local fire departments will be asking for donations from drivers with the money going to the muscular dystrophy association. cedar rapids firefighters are hoping to top last year's total of 34-thousand dollars. funds raised here in the corridor will go directly to the m-d-a clinic at university of iowa hospitals and clinics. it will also help cover costs monticello. a corridor trucking company is helping veterans get on the road to better pay. federal regulators have given cedar rapids-based c-r-s-t the green light for its veterans apprenticeship program.that means new and current c-r-s-t drivers using g-i bill benefits can earn additional income within the company. managers tell cbs 2 news the program will complement the company's existing heroes on the highway military program. iowa city students will head back to class on time this hours off yesterday.on tuesday the school day ended early because of the heat an

the john papa-john entrepreneurial center has now partnered with the iowa city area development group.the two organizations are hoping the program can help those startups become more successful in the corridor. they're funding the program together. right now - there is a new after-school hang out in cedar rapids.the northwest recreation center on 11-th street is now open.the new rec building built ?specifically for recreational programming in cedar rapids.it replaces the "time check recreation center".it includes a full-size gym, activity room, game room and multi-purpose room with dividers. from three-and-eight to the state finals to, well, only time will tell what the kennedy cougars do this fall -- and it all starts tonight.... hosting muscatine at kingston stadium....the first quarter handoff goes to alfonso soko and he's in for the second touchdown of the game -- 15- zip muscatine ..then the second quarter came along and the cougars woke up - tied at 15, feer... the deer -- nick duehr to payton mccarty again - - cougs with their first lead.... but the muskies fire back and win 29-25.

the iowa city press citizen is reporting that a judge has ruled the university of iowa can terminate the employment of longtime athletic department official jane meyer. she's worked for the meyer's attorney tried to get an injunction to prevent the firing.she filed a discrimination lawsuit after she says she was moved to a less important position a week after telling athletics director gary barta about an alleged pattern of wage, sexual orientation, and gender discrimination. the school said meyer was moved out of the athletic department because her partner tracey griesbaum, intended to sue for discrimination. griesbaum is a former field hockey coach who was fired in 20-14. a new report on concussions says continuing to play after a teen athlete receives one doubles the recovery time.it can also lead to worse short-term mental functions. functions.the study was small -- with 69 teens at the university of pittsburgh medical center concussion clinic.it's the first study that compares recovery outcomes for athletes removed from a game to players left in the game. safely made an emergenc

the many city. the city's downtown district held the 10th annual taste of iowa city last night. it featured more than 40 restaurants. organizers say it all started as a way to introduce new university of iowa students to the local restaurants. but it's now a region-wide event. the return home for an olympian from eastern iowa... a journey for kayla banworth from dubuque -- to nebraska... to rio... and back home. plus, the rock is at the top of "the" list for acting that proves who really is the bigge meteorologist britley ritz updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert chance of a stray shower mainly to the south of i-80. it will be cool today with highs only in the 70s. you might be able to get away with opening the windows and enjoying some fresh air b our next system rolls in late tonight and into the overnight hours. the warm front will lift and bring showers and storms. a few storms will likely bring heavy rain mainly to the southern tier of the viewing area. however, everyone has the chance of seeing a few showers and storms. these showers will linger through th

people can also make special appointments beyond regular business hours by calling the courthouse. iowa city schools let out early some classes felt 20 degrees hotter then the outside temperature. cars lined the streets at horace mann elementary around one this afternoon as parents waited to pick up their kids. district superintenden t stephen murley spent the day at horace mann, and longfellow elementary yesterday. he felt that some classrooms were too hot for students and teachers to focus. he says more than 23 percent of the classrooms in the district do not have air conditioning. hear from the district tonight at 6 given his first indication that he might hold hearings for supreme court nominee merrick garland. president obama nominated garland in march to fill the vacancy on the court after the death of justice antonin scalia. but grassley, who chairs the senate judiciary committee, said last spring that he would not hold confirmation hearings on any nominee until the next president takes office. then yesterday he told a rotary club in sioux the white house, he might consider holding he

in washington it is 84 with thunderstorms which will hold the temperatures in iowa city right around 79 degrees. it depends on where you are in relation to the showers and storms. there is tropical moisture coming up in the southwest. that is sitting over the top of us. with the heat of the day do the thing and then they die out. high temperatures have been affected by those. the sunshine was more platelet -- prevalent . and spencer in the northwest corner of the state, still warm with the reading of 85. here is the radar now. you can see the thunderstorms cover about 30 to 40 percent. the these the rain comes down for a short period of time. some of the storms extend just southwest of waterloo to cedar falls. these are now moving into northwestern denton county. that storm is no doubt producing heavy rain of at least an inch in our. they don't move very fast and they kind of -- an hour. they don't move very fast and they kind of dissipate. as we go to the satellite, with high-pressure over the eastern united states, you can see the circulation is tapping into all of the gulf of mexic