Hour. But thats not stopping heated discussion about increasing the limit sometime soon. Ten years ago, iowas interstate speed limit went from 65 to 70. States surrounding iowa have similararimits. Illinois and wisconsin are also at 70 Miles Per Hour. But to the west, nebraska is at 75 and south dakota has a limit of 80 Miles Per Hour. Kcrgtv9s Iowa City Bureau chief mark carlson reports drivers and Law Enforcement have mixed views on whether iowa is due for a change. Johnson county shshiff Lonny Pulkrabek says hes not a fan of increasing the speed limit on iowas interstates, and the dot also has concerns. Data from the dot shows that in the year after iowa laststaised its speed limit from 65 to 70 Miles Per Hour fatalities more than doubled on iowas rural interstate system. But theyve gone back down. In 2014 the dot reported 2020eople died on rural interstates, the lowest while it appears lawmakers wont further debate iowas speed limit this session this debate will likely continue in
Like in New Hampshire the biggest story is who got second. Ted cruz and marco rubio were in a dead heat. Rubio edged out cruz wrapping up a good showing for the florida senator who was riding the endorsement of that states wellliked governor nikki haley. The democrat caucus in nevada was over early in the night Hillary Clinton took that state not by a huge margin so she and Bernie Sanders nearly split the states delegates again. But this might be t t start of what experts h he been calling her firewall where she has a lot of support to fight off the increasingly popular sanders. Her message tonight was to younger voters. Your generation is the most tolerant and connected has ever seen. In the days ahead, we will propose new ways for americans to get involved in national service. Service. Ted and marco did a as i understand. Just one second. We go back to war tomorrow morning. Morning. Now both parties switch states. Republicans vote in the nevada caucus on tuesday the 23rd jeb bush wil
Rapids after this semi was blown from one side of the highway to another. Crews eventually got one lane of traffic flowing again northbound until they could remove the trailer from the road. A short time later, there was this crash along highway 151 near anamosa. Again, strong winds knocked over the trailer, taking the semi with it. That blocked the highway until crews could clear the scene. And finally, this semi was knocke northbound lanes of highway 13 just north of mount vernon road. The driver was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. In all, eight semis were reportedly knocked over by the winds in the cedar rapids metro area alone. More than a dozen were reported statewide. The wind also a problem in iowa city. City. Construction crews at university of iowa hospitals and clinics were battling against the gusts. Our crew scaffolding and tarps being ripped apart at the site of the new childrens hospital. Fortunately, no serious injuries have been reported from toda
Sunshine and less wind. Look at these afternoon temperatures, back up there into the 50s. So with the lighter winds and sunshine tomorrow looks to be iowa. Well tell what you to expect for the rest of the weekend, in a few minutes. Terry, thanks. Drivers headed north on i 380 had to deal with another slowdown today. The iowa state patrol tells cbs 2news crews had to retrieve a semi that rolled off the interstate near swisher last week during the snow. They shut down one lane of i 380, as crews finished the very this wind. The zika virus is officially in iowa. The states Public Health Department Says a woman over 60 years old has tested positive. Officials say she traveled to central america. They also say the public is not at risk of contracting the virus because the mosquitoes carrying it are not in iowa. They do encourage anyone from mosquito bites. We have placed five simple things you can do to prevent the zika virus on our website. Here is a look at the zika cases throughout the m
Breaking news this morning out of the middle east. East. The New York Times is reporting that american war planes struck an isis camp in libya this morning, targeting a senior tunisian opepetive linked to two major terror attacks in tunisia last year. Year. The airstrikes come as the Obama Administration are weighing increased military action against a growing threat in libya. Well have more on this developing story throughout the show. A man who pleaded guilty in a cedar rapids stabbing will be sentenced this morning. Michael lehman will be in court at 1030. 30. Ack in november he was arrested for the stabbing lint. Police say the victim was stabbed multiple times in the cedrel motel in rural cedar rapids right off highway 30. Witnesses told cbs 2 news that lehman and lint got into an argument before the stabbing. Be sure to tune in to the cbs 2 news at noon for the latest on this case. A woman charged in connection to the death ofof14yearold Emma Redlinger must now wear a gps tracker