And when we can expect warmer temperatures coming up and the four weather first forecast in just a bit. The city of cedar rapids recently had their final press conference for the 2016 blood. Connor morgan joins us live to explain the citys focus going forward. Reporter the city of cedar rapids is officially in cleanup mode. As far as sandbags are concerned, residents have three options. They can keep them which is encouraged for future tickets at them outside on the curb and wait for the city to pick them up or they can drop them off at one of these sites. Noelridge park open this morning at 7 am for dropoff and ellis park will open starting tomorrow at 7 am. What about those who cant take your sandbags to either site . The city will collect those for free starting october 10. Weeks. City officials recommend using your driveway if possible, giving of street between the curb and sandbags to allow storm runoff. As far as the press conference was concerned, everyone is echoing the same se
We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. I thought we were going to die and didnt think we were getting out. I heard screams coming and terror. The conductor came off and he was completely bloody. The investigation into the deadly new jersey train crash. What we know the train came in at a high rate of speed and crashed through all of the b barriers. The destruction is really significant. His efforts to do business in cuba appeared to violate u. S. Law. She and her financial backers although do anything, say anything, lie about anything to keep their grip on power. He soared to incredible heights. World leaders are gathering in jerusalem for the funeral of shimon peres. Sha shimon accomplished a lot of things. You think todays stuff . Its coming. Who is paying for it . Who is taking responsibility for dont come tell me youre sorry Hurricane Matthew in the caribbean threatening the island. 80mileperhour winds and makes a big, hard turn to the nor
Windy both today and tomorrow with gusts as high as 25 to 30 mph. Well have lots of sunshine today with highs in the middle to upper 60s. Seasonably cool weather continues tonight as lows fall well stay in the 60s with some gusty winds again tomorrow. Additional clouds arrive tomorrow night and wednesday, with some more peeks of sun coming for the end of the week with highs sticking to the 60s. Our next appreciable rain chance wont happen until sometime around the middle of next week. Today mostly sunny, windy, and cooler. Wind w 1530 high 67 alo 66 dbq 65 iow 68 tonight mostly clear. Wind w 510 low 44 alo 43 dbq 44 iow 46 river is expected to crest tomorrow morning, which means the flood waters are quickly rising in cedar rapids. Kcrg tv nines brea love is live along the river near downtown. Brea, what are you seeing . Mott Building Police escor center park area, that bench down there underwater just look at how quickly this water is moving its rising fast the mott buildings has a hes
What will dubuque be doing to help young people find jobs . The city has several programs in place. They tell us signing on with this new National Program is another way of helping young people here in dubuque to land that ever important first job. You could call it a vicious cycle. Or maybe a catch 22. You dont have any experience on your resume and yet employers are looking for that experience if you cant get in the door. Either way, it leaves thousands of young adults without a job, year after year. The Obama Administration says those Unemployed People arent contributing to the tax base and are often depending on government programs, like the Affordable Care act. The administration describes the first job recruiting and hiring compact as a way to improve the economy. And the anything we can do to help people build those skills. I think its an important first step to getting people in the door. Dubuque already has several programs in place that aim to connect Young Workers with gainf
New this morning a pedestrian was killed last night in Johnson County near the interstate 380 and 80 interchange. This is a live look at traffic there this morning right now, vehicles are moving without any trouble but last night it was a different story. Story. The iowa state patrol says the pedestrian was hit by second and third. Here are a few pictures from the scene last night. Northbound traffic on 218 was blocked for several. Hours. Right now, authorities dont know what the man was doing walking along the highway. At this point, no names have been released and its still under investigation. A marion man is dead this morning after being hit by a train in alburnett. Alburnett. The linn county sheriff says the 44yearold man was driving a pickup truck towing a flatbred trailer when he drove in front of a Freight Train sunday. Officials say th truck caught fire and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the only person in the truck his name is not being released until his