Close on monday. What began as an inform tiff Facebook Page is helping to feed thousands impacted by the flood. We see the operation now. Reporter the burtram brown bag economy is a wonderful testament to how beautiful our community is. In less than a week this unplanned operation has fed 14,000 tonight. They have gotten lunches and dinners from volunteers. Take a look at this. So much food here and so many volunteers helping out with these lunches and dinners. All these meals are given to people displaced by the flood. People that live there are going to hotels and whats really impressive is all of this food isnt only donated but not necessarily sought manpower. They have had people come down from minnesota to help and they got an anonymous prime delivery. Just when we need something for some reason it appears. We ran out of bread the other day and within 15 minutes somebody pulled up with a palate. Actually 15 palates of bread. I wanted to show you whats in these meals that theyre ha
Who said they believed the fairbank gracies in a much better place. I know shes with god and shes with her aunti heather. And shes happy, buss is facing charges of child endangerment resulting in death. The criminal complaint reveals kristis fiance chad little had been living with kristi and her two police little would physically beat gracie a lot and another witness had told police little got in argument with buss and threw something at herbut gracie got in the way. Kristiwho was interviewed by officers initially told police gracie had fallen down the stairs the night before. Later changing her storysaying gracie fell down the stairs just hours before, not the night before. And in a third her story saying gracie never did fall down the stairs. Now kristi is being charged for failing to stop her fiances physical abuse to gracie. Multiple witnesses also say they saw visible injuries to kristi while they were dating. Now we did reach out to gracies auntbut she declined to comment at this
Waking up with temperatures into the 50s once again, but this time around we might see a peek of sunshine mostly cloudy skies today will turn partly cloudy at times and this will allow for our high temperatures to be slightly warmer than what they were yesterday. Expect highs to reach near 70 degrees. Partly cloudy skies will be our weather for the evening, but now the winds will be out of the southeast instead of the north. This will change things up significantly in the way of temperatures. Monday highs will warm into the middle 70s and tuesday even warmer, topping out in the upper 70s. It wont be until wednesday things are definitely starting to get back to normal after last weeks ghost town. Last night not so much. This is what 2nd avenue looked like just outside of the kcrg studios around 1 00 this morning. As you can see, plenty of cars lining the streets. A lot of people heading back to bars and restaurants. More businesses plan to open back up sometime tomorrow. We talked on fr
Track out. It will be a warmer day today, with highs near 70. That is near average for early fall into the upper 40s and low 50s with partly cloudy skies. Light winds tonight will bring the possibility for fog to eastern iowa. Again. Monday will be partly cloudy and mild. Things dont start to change until tuesday, when winds pick up ahead of an approaching cold front. We could part of thursday. Behind the front, there will be a large drop in temperatures low 70s mid week bit cool. Our top story this morning a barn burns near postville over night. Youre looking at pictures sent to us from a viewer. You can see the massive flames here. We reached out to the Fire Department this morning and no new as the cause remains under investigation. The body of a missing decorah hunter is found in montana. Mark rollins was last seen septemember 20th by a group of hunters in the crazy mountains. His body was found wednesday. Police say it appears that he fell off a cliff. Friends and family are in sh
From the basement but also fixtures like a water heater and the furnace. It wasnt necessary but after the lessons of 2008 they didnt want to take any chances at all. At todays final briefing on the flood situation, city Officials Say inspectors have visited a number of homes in the evacuation areas. So far, the number sustaining any water damage at all is considered a small number. Dave franzman kcrg tv9 news. Today, people started dropping off wet and dry their homes and businesses in cedar rapids. The city set up a collection site this morning at noelridge pool. A second collection site will open tomorrow in ellis park at 7 am. The city plans to start picking up sandbags from peoples front curbs a week from monday, october 10th. So if you cat haul sandbags to a collection site, put them out in front of your home. Lets turn now to meteorologist joe winters. Hes live in mount vernon where the mustangs are night lights game. Joe, as we wait for the water to recede, our dry weather will