Im tim seaman jenna and im Jenna Rehnstrom the battle between concerned mornignside residents and the city officials continues to flare as a proposed cell tower is set to be built in the residential neighborhood. Tim abc9s jess plue spoke to a some of those residents to find out what they have to say after the city board of adjustment ruled to move ahead in the process, at tuesdays Public Meeting at city hall, despite of the outcry from the community. Jess residents are still fired up for sure and want their position on the building of the cell tower. To be known. Even though the cell tower is set to move into its final stages before construction starts, citizen say theyre not going down without a fight. I went around with petitions from the neighbors. They dont want it, but it didnt do a dang bit of good, says pat ramirez, a concerned morningside resident. Residents attended the City Council Meeting on tuesday to present their argument in opposition to the building of the new verison
Use to get to the university hospitals, to get to the high school, there are literally thousands of cars that drive on melrose pereray. It is frustrating, its really a difficult set of priorities. Iowa City Community School District chief Financial Officer criag hansel says he understands why parents are upset about cutting bus routes. But it means saving 400 thousand dollars in a way that doesnt hit the classroom. He says a fix to the problem would be more state funding. And that needs to come from state legislatures and the governor in des monies. We simply dont have the money to around, we simply dont have the money to provide that discretionary busing any longer. Schwartz says hes hoping the school board will do away with this plan all together. Hansel says its possible some parents can pay to have their kids bused to school, but thats still city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. Lets turn now to meteorologist joe winters. Joe, wee expecting some coldld temperatures overnight . It
Odonnell says the reports of infected pregnant women in brazil having babies who have small heads, is worrying exexctant moms here at home. Patients are definitely calling. Its all over the news. Its all over the newspaper and magazines. So a lot of our patients are calling with concerns. Doctor odonnell recommends her patients follow the current cdc guidelines. Women who are pregnant or who are thinking of becoming pregnant, should not travel to those infected countries. And while doctors say the current risk here in iowa is extremely low, both medical providers say pregnant women need to be mindful of the risks. I think the cdc is right in heightening the awareness. If youre a pregnant mom, you want to know your risk. If youre going to these areas that are zika infested. As for murphy, shell stay close to home and worry about other things. That they baby continues to have a strong heartbeat, that i am measuring ok. Right now there are no reported cases of zika virus here in iowa. But
Temperatures will hold in the teens with wind chills in the Single Digits. Clouds build back in tomorrow with light snow through mid day. Only about one inch of snow is expected on wednesday. The roads in central iowa are not too bad today. Hold in the teens with wind chills in the Single Digits. Clouds build back in tomorrow with light snow through mid day. Only about one inch of snow is expected on wednesday. The roads in central iowa are but head north along interstate35 and its a different story. The i35 opened back up after the stretch between ames and clear lake viability. However, high winds today are still causing white out conditions. In the last day and a half the iowa state patrol has responded to 141 calls for service. Resulting in 29 vehicle accidents, seven of which included injuries. Sgt. Nathan ludwig says the stretch near mile marker 144 was the worst in the state causing big problems for semi drivers who had no where to go. the problem was the visibility and finding a
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