1245 this morning. Morning. Bailey nono faces charges of public intoxication and wreck less use of a firearm. Fortunately no one was hurt. Cooler weather is back in the corridor after we broke some records yesterday. Still mild for the end of february but the winds were howling this afternoon. You can see our skycam shakiki in the breeze ere at broadcast park. Park. Unfortunately more changes are on the way. Meteorologist Rebecca Kopelman is here with a Police Officer in virginia was killed in the line of duty on her very first day on the job. An Army Staff Sergeant is now charged with killing her and his wife. Wife. Officer ashley guin don responded to a Domestic Violence call in wood bridge. It isnt clear exactly what happ ned next but police say 32yearold ronald her. Two other officers were wounded. Officer guin don was just sworn in last week now police are in mourning. Our condolences go out to ashleys mother and her extended family as well as all of her loved ones throughout this
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