In may, the minimum wage increased to 9. 15 an hour. Five cities opted out of johnson countys increase. A Polk County Task force wants to increase the minimum wage there to 1075 an hour by january 2019. It recommended a plan to the board of supervisors earlier this month. If approved, the county would start the increase at 875, next april. A pacific hurricane is getting weaker, but could still make landfall on hurricane madeline is a category 1 storm with sustained winds of about 90 miles per hour. Forecasters say it could hit the island sometime in the next 36 hours. People on the island are boarding up their doors today in preparation for heavy rain. Hawaii countys mayor says hes keeping a close eye on the storm to make sure the island is as prepared as possible when it hits. Were making our decisions based on the National Weather service, the best a decision. Businesses have been cooperative. A lot of our community have gone and are being prepared. Well away from hawaii, another hur
35yearold man now faces charges after he took in two 16yearold girls so he could turn them into prostitutes. Police say they found two 16yearold girls as part of a shoplifting investigation, one of whom is missing from chicago. They arrested lawrence campbell, who now faces Human Trafficking charges and charges for using minors to commit crimes. Police say campbell contacted the girls in chicago and asked them to move to his waterloo home. Then, police say campbell arranged for them to have sex with people for money and to the web. State lawmakers today have a better idea on what working and whats not when it comes to iowas newly privatized medicaid system. However, the answer you get when you ask if its working depends on who you talk to. Republican lawmakers at a Health Policy Oversight Committee hearing yesterday said managed Care Organizations are meeting their benchmarks. They said the companies are working out payment issues, and the transition has saved the state millions of dol
Ordered them to steal from stores to sell items for cash. He also posted their photos online on a website advertising sexual services. Officers got a search warrant and police say they discovered stolen clothing and bus receipts inside campbells home. Neighbors believed he moved in here late last year and didnt know much about him. One did notice the late night activity monday. I saw a police car pull up and i could tell them were in the house with flashlights looking around and stuff i had no idea i jus drugs because thats what people get busted for. Waterloos police chief thinks the juveniles had arrived only a week ago. These girls truly are victims. Some may argue they willingly came here. Yes, theyre 16 year olds who willing came here but they were exploited. Trelka says Waterloo Police notified family members in the chicago area who police in the criminal complaint said campbell made contact with the juveniles through the internet. He promised them a better life is they came to l
Has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a great day in all areas. Highs will drop into the upper 70s today with lower humidity levels as well. Our wind will people believe the city is wasting their time and money. The city is holding an inforanal meeting tonight to explain why the city needs updates. The city council wants to fix crumbling sidewalks and put them into neighborhoods where they dont exist. Homeowners will have to cover the cost. Council members say the ordinance has been around for years, they just havent enforced it. Iowa code lets cities assess sidewalks to property owners. Some say the the city council is going about the project the wrong way, but the city 22 20 54;13 the other side of town down there, i can sit in front of my home for hours at night and never see a car go by let alone a person walking the streets 22 08 36;00 we have a Grant Program available that anyone that qualifies for lowincome we have grant money set aside, we also can assess it against their
Kaj. Plan on a great day in all areas. Highs will drop into the upper 70s today with lower humidity levels as well. Our wind will generally blow out of the north as High Pressure builds in. Much of the east coast will be in for soaking rain as a trop and hugs the coastline. In response, our beautiful weather will continue through sunday. By sunday night into monday, our next chance of rain arrives. Have a great day, and enjoy the welcome dry break today mostly sunny and less humid. Wind ne 515. High 79 tonight clear domfoable. Wd ne 510. Low 56 tomorrow mostly sunny, spectacular. Low humidity. Wind ne 510. Hig 75 tom. Ght 3 ntral ty wants to enforce a people believe the city isw the city is holding an informational meeting tonight to explain why the city needs updates. The city council wants to fix crumbling sidewalks and put them into neighborhoods where they dont exist. Homeowners will have to cover the cost. Council members say the ordinance has been around for years, they just have