Friday evening, and lasting through early saturday a local mayor going against governor branad, saying he will welcome Syrian Refugees into his town. Swishers mayor, christopher taylor, signing a proclamation that says in part, swisher continues to welcome all visitors and prospective residents, regardless of National Origin or refugee status. Kwwls brad hanson getting a chance to speak with taylor today. He joins us live now from swisher. Brad. Taylor says he made thths proclamation directly in response to governor branstads comments earlier this week, saying he would shut down iowas borders to Syrian Refugees. Branstad and 30 other governors this week saying they wanted to keep Syrian Refugees out of their statesthis after obama saying he wants to bring in thousands of those refugees. Ma worried a terrorist could slip through the cracks. T taylor says that while he understands the Security Issues compassion. christopher taylor, swisher mayor 15 its getting to get that time of year where you for people. I think we could all stand to use a little more compassion, especially our electctd officials, so im just trying to do what i can. Taylor says its been fairly well far, although he hasnt had much time to really hear from a lot of people in town. Ive talked to a few in town here, and well here what they in swisher, brad hanson, kwwww news. Swisher not the only town going against their governorchicago, phoenix and boston among those whos mayors have gone against their governors. People living in marengo are dealing with a lot of cleanup tonight. High winds blew the roof off the cub cadettonvenience s sore and caused the brooklyn elevator serious damage as well. Kwwls sot. Cg ruth roggentien marengo resident i heard this ripping sound and i gusts of wind blew through the area last night. With marengo getting g hit the hardest. Chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg says the town saw winds of 85 miles per hour. Large tree branches are down on nearly every block. The brooklyn elevator suffered significant damage. And the roof was torn off the cub cadet convenience ssore. But people who live in damage on their own property. sot. Cg Candace Huber marengo resident my boyfriend was coming home into marengo this morning and he county Emergency Management said there was no tornado last night, but the people in marengo said direction ften. Or be blowing in 2 directions at once. sot when we looked outside, the clouds were like, moving that direction, but the wind was coming from this direction. Though most people in orengo say this doesnt scare them. They do say they dont normally see damage like this. sot not often at all. This was dead stuff that blew down last night, but`those were pretty good sized limbs. Iowa county Emergency Management says one strong 20 second gust of wind caused the majority of the damage in authorities are looking for a registered sex offender after they say he stole two vehicles last week. A warrant was issued for Mark Macinnis in the amount of 1500 cash. The Fayette CountySheriffs Office says macinnis stole a vehicle from oelwein on november 8 and drove it to an address in sumner where he allegedly stole a second vehicle. Authorities went to the address macinnis is registered as a sex offender, but he was not there. Evansdale Police Department has officially named a police chief. Jeff jensen was appointed tonight by mayor faas at the city council meeting. Jensen has served the evansdale Police Department for 15 years. Up o ten years behehnd bars. Thats the maxiimum sentence for a man who pleaded guilty to stealing from a local vets post. 52 year old todd losh pleaded guilty to burglary, theft and criminal mischief charges. Was this surveillance viddo that led his neighbors to identify him. Take a look losh breaks into the cedar falls amvets post 49 building and tries to crack open the atm th a pick ax. Kwwls lauren moss speaking with a county attorney in court. And lauren he says losh admitted he was wrong. Thats right a Black Hawk County attorney wh was in courr. Tells meme he was apologetic and truly upset for stealing from these vets. Get this losh even said his father was a veteran. But the vets at post 49 arent buying the tears. Denny koehn of post 49. Thinks back to the break. In. And then to have this building admited to stealing more than 17 hundred dollars from the veterans back in august. This week he was sentenced to up to ten years in prison. And acted a bit different than he did in this surveillance video. A Black Hawk County attornee says he was visably upset and apologetic. But the vets here dont buy it. You do wrong you have to pay the price aad you cant tell me he didnt know he was wrong. Understand what us guys have gone through yet we are proud weve done it. But to say that your dad was a vet you know yes he has some idea about being a vet but unless hes been there in his shoes he doesvt really know what hes lking about so i have no sympathy for the guy that broke in. None at all. There. Something they hope to never go through again. Hes going to serve time thats the main ting that sends the word out to other criminals hopepeully in this area you break into this place, we will catch you and will prosecute ya. Againn losh agred to a plea deal and will serve up to ten years in prison. And the vets at post 49 say they are happy with that deal. Weve got you covered, l luren moss. Kwwl news. Thanks lauren when losh broke into the amvets building in august, he was on probabtion in linn county for other breakins as well. Drivers can squeeze with ease since theres a slump t the pump. According to triplea nearly 47million drivers are expected to travel 50 miles or more this coming thanksgiving. Thats 300 thousand more drivers compared to last year. Local drivers say everyone should take care of the prices. So. I think famly is pretty important, really important. Absolutely you shouldnt let the gasoline bbthe deterrent. So, if yourr thinking of going 120 miles to visit grandma, you should go. For a list of the lowest prices in your area a you can visit gas buddy dot com. The city of new hampton is looking for a new mayor after the mayor elect changes his sent in his letter of kwwls Nikki Newbrough joinsus live. Nikki . 81yearold duane devine ran for mayor unapposed. He says hes out though admitting he didnt really understand how big of a job was. Devine met with the urrent mayor, Robert Martin one time after he was elected. It was after that meeting he decided to send in his letter of resignation. Mayor martin say his job is more than just ribbon cuttings and proclamations. He says although the job isnt full time, and doesnt pay much, the position has a lot of responsibilies. The city of our size we dont have a city administrator, we know. Because i was not really familiar with what the deal, i is. So where does the city go from here . Its a little unclear. The council may appoint a new mayor, but that appointmmnt may takekeplace at the first meeting in january or prior to that. After that appointment, the citizens have an oppertunity to call for a special election. Weweve got you covered Nikki Newbrough kwwl news. Mayor martin would like to retire, but says he will be available for a couple more candidates for waterloo mayor and city council will participate in a Forum Tonight ahead of the december 1 runoff election. E forum is scheduled to take place from 7 to 9 p. M. At Waterloo City Council chambers in waterloo city hall. The public is invited to attend. The audience will have the opportunity to submit written questions at the forum. Coming up on kwwl, we take a look into a program that gives kids the opportunity of a lifetime. And a university with a native american nickname is changing. Now your storm track 7 information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team after a few scattered rain showers this evening, skies will gradually lear overnight. It will continue to be windy overnight with a west wind 1530 mph, gusting to 45 mph at times. Thursday will be mostly sunny, with a west wind 2040 mph, gusting to 50mph at timee. A wind advisory is in effect for parts of the viewing area. Highs thursday will be in the low to mid 40s. Thursday night will be clear with lowsin the low to mid 20s, and the wind dying down a bit. We are tracking the chance of a rain snow mix changing to light snow friday afternoon into friday night. The moisture initially has to overcome the dry air in place friday morningng the ground is wet and warm 50s . That has to cool down before snow begins to accumulate. The exact track of the precipitation and duratio is still a bit uncertain. Timing, at this point, is a rain ssow mix sometime in the afternoon friday friday evening, and lasting through early saturday morning. Now if all lf this plays out in the favor of snow, cumulations of 13will be possible across iowa, with a swath of 3 inches possible in eastern iowa. We will have a better idea as to whee the heaviest snow will fall as we get a better idea of the exact track snow of the season. After a few scattered rain showers this eveninggskies will gradually ear overnighttit will continue to be windy overnight with a west wind 1530 mph, gusting to 45 mph at times. Thursday will be mostly sunny, with a west wind 20040 mph, gusting to 50mph at times. A wind advisory is in effect for parts of the viewing area. Highs thursday will be in the low to mid 40s. Thursday night will be clear with lows in the low to mid 20s, and the wind dying down a bit. We are tracking the chance of a rain snow mix changing to light snow friday afternoon into friday night. The moisture initially has to overcome the dry air in place friday mooning. The ground is wet and warm 50s . That has to cool down before snow begins to timing, at this point, is a rain snow mix sometime in the afternoon friday changing to light snow friday evening, and lasting rough early saturday morning. W if all of this plays out in the favor of snow, accumulations of 13will be possible across iowa, with a swath of 3 inches possible in eastern iowa. We will hav a better idea as to where the heaviest snow will fall as we get a better idea of the exact track of the storm system over the next 24 hours. We will continue to track our potential first snow of the season. After a few scattered rain showers this evening, skies will gradually clear overnight. It will continue to be windy overnight with a west wind 1530 mph, gusting to 45 mph at times. Thursday will be mostly sunny, with a west wind 2040 mphh gusting to 50mph at times. A wind advisory is in effect for parts of the viewing area. Highs thursday will be in the low to mid 40s. Thursday night will be clear with lows in the weweare tracking t te chance of a there is a kid captain. The Kid Captain Program is in its 7th year, it selectspatients from the university of iowa Childrens Hospital and allows them to share their stories. We had the opportunity to talk with the kid captain for this weeks final home game. This is beaatkinson, and he has a rarr form of hemmphilia. Kwwls Kristin Rogers met beau today, she joins us live. I am at beaus school in central city, where i got to watch him this is one tough 13yearold nats with a kick of the ball itt beau atkinson kid captain ii just feels ike good friend to support me and help me out through that whole time. Thats because beau has severe hemophilia. cg Kari Atkinson beaus mom thats where hes missing a clotting factor in his blood and so his blood doesnt he doesnt bleed any faster than you or i, but he bleeds longer. Beau was onlyy months old when his family realized pea sized bruising on the back of his head and he had some bruisings like from out fingertips from picking him up like on his back. Its sommthing beau has delt with nearly all his life. Something hes learned to treat himself he gives himself daily infusions. This week beau will join the hawkeyes on the field at the start of t te game cg beau atkinson bo sign his banner. Something his family hopes many people sign to wish him well. cg Kari Atkinson he makes the best of it hes very accepting of his disorder, he doesnt know any different. Its through eryday just t t be walking on his own two feet. The banner i signed will be at the Atkinson Family tailgate they said they hope many people come find them and sign it, to support beau. Weve got you covered in central city, Kristin Rogers kwwl news. Kwwl news. Were told beau recieved over 3,000 injections in his 13 years, to help treat his hemophilia. Coming up. With native American Team nicknames coming under fire, one university is making some changes to their school nickname. And the seniors n the hawkeyes Football Team are looking to end their careers in kinnick the right way, as they prepare for the purdue boilermakers. Now, kwwl sports. Americanever been a country of quitters. Its not who we are. We dont ignore ththats like climate change. With americanmade clean energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil. Spararnew innovation. And create millions of new jobs. Solving our Climate Crisis starts with 50 clean energy by 2030. Schools with native american nicknames are being asked to change them because many believe it is offensive to native american tribes. Well today, the university of north dakota is the latest school to chaae their team nickname. The process of retiring the old one the fighting sioux and finding a less controversial replacement has taken years. Over the past five days, thee Campus Community voted between fighting hawks and roughriders. Nearly 30 thousand students, staffers, alumni and others cast their ballots. And according to the University President , the winner is. s robert kelley, ph. D. university of north dakota president 24 the new nickname for unds runs 08] i think this name underscores the tremendous competitive spirit of our athletic teams, our student athletes, and the entirety of the university of north dakota. The interlocking nd logo will continue to be used until a fighting hawk logo is designed. The hawkeyes are gearing up for senior day this weekend the last home game of the season. Iowa taking on the 28 purdue boilermakers but kirk ferentz any opponent especially this deep in the season. Kirk ferentz if you look back at just last week, they played a a couple weeks ago, very good victory over nebraska, so theyre doing a good job and we certainly expect their best effort. Gets back to our best friends are the seniors and this is going to be the last game, so we ant to go outtthere and give it our all, especially for them and for this team. Hawkeyes and boilermakers kick it off at 11 am saturday from knick. Forecast. After a few scattered rain showers this evening, skies will gradually clear overnight. It will continue totobe windy overniniht with a west wind 2040 mph, parts of the viewing area. Highs thursday will be in the low to mid 20s, and the wind dying down abit. Thank you for joining us for the kwwl news at six. I love a gourmet cheeseburger as much as anybody. 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