Two people are dead and another is in the hospital this morning after a crash in lee county. One car was heading south in the northbound lanes near the 31hundred block of highway 27 around 9 oclock last night. Thats when it hit a car going north and two others crashed behind it. Authorities have not released the names of the people with recent terrorist attacks from islamic extremist groupup many have misconception s about the religion of islam. So says an iowa city mosque leader who is reaching out to the community. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders is live in the newsroom thth morning. Forrest, how did this leader reach out to the community . Well brady, he held a forum yesterday afternoon at the iowa city pupuic library. There he spoke to people about the terrorists groups and how they do not represent his religion. Imam molhim bilal explained the islamic faith and its purpose. He compared the definition of terrorism to the faiths beliefs of peace. That was to show that all of the recent vi
Widespread amounts of 2 on average. There may be isolated higher or lower totals, but everybody will get a thorough soaking. Y moisture ftover on monday mayayo to a brief mix, but the vast majority of this event will be rain. Our weather turns cooler by next week with highs dropping down to the 30s and 40s. Have a great weekend toda y partly sunny high 4955 winds se 515 alo 49 dbq 50 iow 53tonight chance of showers low 4450 winds s 510 alo 44 dbq 43 iow 47tomorrow showers storms late high 5258 winds se 515 alo 55 d d 55 iow w 8tomorrow night showers stor r low 5460 winds se 1020 alo 54 dbq 55 iow 58 thanks kaj. A Facebook Post from the Johnson County sheriff is sparking conversation about gun control. The post shows part of a gun permit request, and lists the prior offenses of the person who wants the permit. Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabeck says he doesnt want to issue the permit because of all the offenses, but in 2011, lawmakers changed iowas gun law frfr may issue to shall issue. Under may
Sky will rapidly clear. Given temperatures in the upper teens to lower 20s and a good portion of the day turning sunny, most of the overnight snow should melt itself away. Plan on a chilly evening if you are heading out to ring in the new year with midnight temperatures around 10 degrees. Wind chills will likely be near zero during the evening as well. Plan on a nice new years day, with a decent weekend also still on track. Have a great day today becoming sunny high 1925 winds w 515 alo 19 dbq 22 iow 24tonight partly cloudy low 612 winds w 515 alo 8 dbq 9 iow 12tomorrow mostly sunny high 2026 winds w 515 alo 24 dbq 24 iow 27tomorrow night mostly clear low 713 winds w 515 alo 10 dbq 11 iow 13 thanks kaj. Auto repair shops are wrenching their way through a lot more cars today after mondays winter storm. Repair in marion say theyve seen a steady number of customers since the storm ended. Shop owner mike hubbell says the cold temperatures break down cars faster. So, mechanics are hard at w
City to take out 2 of 4 sets of cameras on interstate 380 this past february and move the other 2 sets. The city appealed the decision and is now taking the dot to court to keep the cameras. Kcrgtv 9s brea love joins us live now. Brea, the city says the cameras are all about safety but the dot disagrees. Brea chris, the city collects three Million Dollars a year from its Traffic Camera most of that from the four on interstate 380. The city says data shows those cameras have made the scurve much safer. But the iowa dot says its test shows otherwise. Iowa is the only state in the nation with permanent speed cameras on the interstate. But gary hughes is suing to take them down. Its unconstitutio nal. Section six of the state constitution says all laws have to be applied equally. His main argument centers on enforcement. Noting if a car has a bike rake or other object covering the license plate, that car would not get a ticker. Hughes says the cameras are more about money than safety. I th
Tons of trash out of the landfill each year. Its a change some hope to kick off in 2016. 07 01 38 everyones going to know i like hot pockets now. For many renters in iowa city, driving here. Paper is the only way to recycle. 06 40 23 some apartment owners have chosen to provide the service. Its about 50 apartments out of 1,090, so its a pretty small number who have chosen to provide recycling. But choosing may not be an option in 2016 under an ordinance some recycling workers are proposing. 06 40 35 over time, and tied to a rental permit, it would require all apartment owners to provide recycling services, just like they have to do now with trash. A 2012 Pilot Program looked at possible outcomes of enforcing the change, including the possibility of increased rent rates. But jordan says the cost to landlords is surprisingly low. 06 41 01 i was so wrong about the cost of this, and thats been something weve talked about for decades its going to be really expensive for apartment in the Pil