December first and require employers to pay overtime to salaried employees who make less than 47 thousand 476 dollars a year. That more than double the current salary threshold. But, tuesday, a federal court blocked it from happening pending legal challenges. 21 states are suing the Labor Department to block the regulation. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders looked into this and joins us now. Forrest, whats the local impact . Fourmillion workers would be impacted by the change. Some of them are at the united way of east central iowa. There, about a dozen from the around 30person work force would qualify for the new overtime rule. Even though a judge has put things on hold, united way has gone ahead and made the change for employees. Officials said given the amount of prep time needed, they decided to be proactive. Theyve put in place an electronic timekeeping system to better keep track of hours. Even if the rule never takes effect, united way thinks change. Weve already made changes on the Tec
With more sunshine saturday pushing highs into the upper 40s. We are tracking the next storm forecast to bring rain sunday afternoon into monday morning. The wind will increase with this storms as temperatures stormtrack 7 weather team clouds will linger through the increases from the northwest at 1015 mph. Not much sunshine is in the forecast until maybe rain snow showers thursday night. No widespread travel problems are friday and saturday are dry with more sunshine saturday house fire in the three thousand block of briarwood drive in cedar falls. You can see the flames here. Theres significant damage to the upper level of the home but there are no injuries. The cause of the fire not yet knownbut stay with kwwl and kwwl investigating several cases of atm fraud. Cedar falls police releasing a photo of a man they say placed a device called a skimmer on an area bank stealing hundreds using peoples bank account information. Kwwls Jessica Hartman looking into how these skimmers work and w
The Second System is close enough that there will be very little sunshine today, if any. Tonight that we could see some light snow or rain snow mix into friday morning. As it tracks to the northeast, Early Morning shoppers on friday may see a light dusting of snow at most. The low to mid 40s. The weekend starts off quite mild and as a warm front will track through. Highs on saturday chance of showers. Showers last into monday, when we could warm to the low 50s with windy conditions. A cold front will track through on monday, cooling us back down to normal to close out the month. After monday, dry weather continues into late next week. The holiday has a much different feel to it in one part of the country this morning. A deep sense of loss in tennessee after another child has died after a School Bus Crash this week. We are learning more about what happened and the man behind the wheel. Reid binion has that story. Community leaders in tennessee coming to the aid of grief stricken familie
Close enough that there will be pressure moves close enough to our area tonight that we could tracks to the northeast, Early Morning shoppers on friday may see a light dusting of snow at the low to mid 40s. Track through. Highs on saturday rise into the upper 40s. Sunday features similar temperatures, but with breezy winds and the to the low 50s with windy out the month. After monday, dry weather continues into late next week. Upper 40s. Sunday features similar temperatures, but with breezy winds and the into monday, when we could warm on monday, cooling us back down our top story this morning violence at the Dakota Access pipeline site. Protestors say police are trying to push them away one woman nearly losing an arm. But as Paul Vercammen reports police are telling a different story. Very different views from the moved away from the Standing Rock reservation. Theres no dispute earlier this week in frigid weather Law Enforcement sprayed demonstrators with powerful blasts of water. Pol
Tracks to the east later today, making way for a low pressure system to very little sunshine today, if any. Highs warm into the upper 30s and low we could see some light snow or shoppers on friday may see a light dusting of snow at most. The rest of friday will the weekend starts off quite mild and as a warm front will track through. Highs on saturday rise into the upper 40s. Sunday features similar showers last into monday, when we could warm to the low 50s normal to close out the month. After monday, dry weather continues into late next week. Breaking news this morning collins road and near boyson ropad. Weve reached out to Cedar Rapids Police and the Linn County Sheriffs Office but theyhave not given well update you as we learn breaking news this morning i380 in linn county is blocked near collins road and near boyson ropad. Weve reached out to cedar Sheriffs Office but theyhave not given us any information about whats going on. Well update you as we learn more toime now is xxx viol