Strong today. Generally 1020 mph and will gust to 30 mph at times. We have some clouds out there this morning and will see more throughout the day. And then a chance of storms tracks in late. We will be breezy and mild today with highs in the 70s and gusts to 30 mph at times. Storms track in for the next couple of days and then it gets colder. Ill have the details in a few minutes. Throughout the day. And then a colder. Ill have the details in a few minutes. Decision 2016 coverage tonights the big night for the their first and only debate. Republican Vice President ial nominee mike pence will go toe to toe with democratic nominee tim kaine. Theyll talk about the usual things what you would expect. But expect them to spend a lot of time defending their running mates. Pence told supporters he hopes they get to talk about their own records. Hes the governor of indiana and served in congress for a decade. Kaine is a us senator and former governor of virginia. You can watch the debate tonig
Are going to lose him through the courts. Memorial services for trooper velez are set for next week visiting hours at wednesday afternoon at the Lorain County Community College. Funeral services will also take place there on thursday morning. Trooper velez will be laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in lorraine. Lauren wilson, news channel 5. Court at the end of the month. Police officers are recovering after a car crash into their cruiser saturday afternoon. It happened on happened on west 3rd and frankfurt. A woman drove through the intersection and hit the left side of the police car. The driver and both Police Officers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. No word yet on possible charges. New developments in the Deadly Police shooting of a 13 yearold in columbus. Police just arrested a man in robbery charges related to the shooting of tyree king. Braxton told officials he was with king when the man robbed a man at gunpoint. Braxton and king took off. King was later shot when
Partly cloudy in cedar rapids. Temperature at 74 degrees. Full forecast including the evening and overnight in coming up in about 10 minutes time. Cedar rapids will host a National Conference beyond potential impacts of hundreds of visitors it will draw. Were joined live with joe. Reporter this morning go cedar rapids announced the city of five seasons will host the 2017 sports event conference. That gives us a chance to show up sport venues like the Veterans Memorial stadium right here. Organizers say that sport Event Media Group calls this the relationship conference giving Sports Events planners a chance to meet with city representatives from across the country. They say it gives an extra boost to the city hosting and visit the sports centers. Cedar rapids go says the initial impact will be like any other conference but the potential for longterm Economic Impact is the game changer. Rapids for 4 to 5 days allowing us to showcase our destination to these rights holders who are trying
Communication with parents. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. Wet weather is on the top of the mind today. After torrential rainfall last night, another round has moved b morning, and is unfortunately impacting the same areas as last night. As a result, flooding is a certainty, but the severity is something well need to assess day by day. Remember to heed all warnings and evacuations over Northern Iowa should they become necessary. This next round of rain will be capable of another 14 over Northern Areas, before dropping southward towards cedar rapids and iowa city later this morning. More rain is possible tonight with drying conditions from midday friday into all of saturday. Another round of rain is also possible sunday into monday. Please stay tuned for further flooding updates. Today storms likely. Isolated very heavy rain totals possible. Wind s 515. High 79 tonight chance of storms. Wind s 510. Wind s 510. High 83 tom.
Now in the southwest you can see another strong cell that is located to the north of sumner. This is located to the north of highway 20. This storm tracking to the north of be around hawkeye, west union and claremont between now and 11 00 tonight. Heavy rainfall is the primary threat. Additional storms are expected around eastern iowa as we go to the nighttime hours. A Flash Flood Watch is out to the north. We are expecting more heavy rain and flooding problems around the northern parts of the viewing area. We have breaking news related to the weather. Firefighters in charles city are going door to door to warn residents that evacuations could be ordered at any time between now and friday afternoon when the cedar river could be cresting. In floyd county they are saying travel is not advised. More rain is expected there. Wide due to the high waters. Stay home if you can. In the meantime scott you have pictures that illustrate the storm. Thanks to our viewers who shared their pictures. T