News. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on another mild the 50s north to lower 60s from dubuque to cedar rapids and points south. A weak front comes across the area today and tonight, but with no moisture to work with, only a few scattered clouds are anticipated. The bigger story will be a large low pressure system that arrives here on friday, but will lead to windy and mild conditions for thursday into friday morning. By friday morning, the entire story changes drastically with Colder Weather blowing in on gusty west wind. Highs will barely crack 40 for the weekend. Mild november weather tends to end very abruptly, and we should see a textbook example of this day today mostly sunny. Wind nw 515. High 60 tonight partly cloudy. Wind nw 515 low 38 tomorrow mostly sunny. Wind sw 515. High 61 tom. Night mostly clear. Wind nw 515. Low 39 in what could be a Pivotal Moment his administration , president elect donald tm Reince Priebus as his chief of staf
Killed by a white officer. If you put on that uniform and youre scared of the black man, then you shouldnt put on that uniform Anthony White says those cases highlight the disconnect he feels and sees between police and the black community. All they do is ride in their car and they dont know the community. And they sort of snobbish to the young folks, well the young folks get snobbish back police chief dan trelka says part of the problem is department. With only two black officers, and one hispanic, the majority of Waterloo Police officers are white there are times where are newer officers will roll up on two seventeen year old black men standing on the corner of the street. And they will have a preconceived notion that they are gang members. They are not. And the message i just articulated to you. I need to articulate to my officers if you come from a Little Country town and was probably raised never to have to do, well you dont know how to do it. The solution, trelka believes, is get
Forrest, state law requires this Nonprofit Partnership . Casinos in iowa have to have that nonprofit partner. Itll not only hand out a cut of the gaming revenue, but hold the gambling license. Wild rose has joined forces with the newlyformed sevenmember board, cedar River Alliance for gaming or crag. Members say, a green light from the state, will mean millions for the county. Plans are still in the works, but if this becomes a least 4 of annual gaming revenue. Thats more than the state minimum of three. It could add up to a lot of money for charitable needs in the county. Wild rose is averaging about 1. 5 million per casino. Given that ours is probably that were the second largest city in the state wed be north of that. The boutique would be smaller than the last proposal by Cedar Rapids Development group. This time, fewer games, no restaurants. The total cost is a fraction of rose thinks the size reduction will decrease the amount of revenue loss felt by nearby casinos a Sticking Poi
States this morning. Georgia, alabama, kentucky, tennessee, and north and South Carolina are all affected. As fires in six southeast states this morning. Georgia, alabama, kentucky, tennessee, and north and South Carolina are all affected. As ried binion reports, the smokey air is becoming hazardous. Wildfires fueled by unusually dry conditions are causing Health Concerns for communities in the southeast. Upwards of 30 large fires scorching more than 80,000 acres in six states. And filling skies across the region with a smokey haze. The blanket of smoke so widespread that its visible from space. Captu the Health Impact of poor air quality has been particularly severe in tennessee. Where its landed more than 200 people in the hospital with breathing difficulties. Fire officials are carefully planning their battle against the flames. Taking the abnormally dry conditions into consideration. What we dont want is to put the fire out and have 50 or 60 yards of fuel ready for reignition. Effo
First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Fires in six southeast states this morning. Georgia, alabama, kentucky, tennessee, and north and South Carolina are all affected. As ried binion reports, the smokey air is becoming hazardous. Wildfires fueled by unusually dry conditions are causing Health Concerns for communities in the southeast. Upwards of 30 large fires in six states. And filling skies across the region with a smokey haze. The blanket of smoke so widespread that its visible from space. Captured in satellite images from nasa. The Health Impact of poor air quality has been particularly severe in tennessee. Where its landed more than 200 people in the hospital with breathing difficulties. Fire officials are carefully planning their battle against the flames. Taking the what we dont want is to put the fire out and have 50 or 60 yards of fuel ready for reignition. Effor ts to extinguish the fires hampered by a continuing drought. And the constant threat