Intense to even think about going inside himself. Firefighters say that was the right decision. Saw the victim on the room and was able to help here and without a doubt, without his actions we very much could have been looking at a serious injury or a fatality fire investigators later determined the fire was an accident. They say it started in the kitchen when someone left a pot with grease unattended on the stovetop. Dave franzman kcrg tv9 news. Quick actions this morning, the Cedar Rapids Fire Department plans to nominate him for one of the states lifesaving awards next year. An iowa lawyer is suing Johnson County prosecutors and Coralville Police after he says they falsely accused him of threatening jurors and witnesses. A judge acquitted Raymond Tinnian last year. That was after accusations that he left a note threatening to kill a juror who had found him guilty in a Disorderly Conduct case. Tinnian janet lyness, an assistant county attorney and two Coralville Police officers. Tinn
Medicaid providers and patients will be able to share their stories at a listening post in des moines on monday. Weve put details for that meeting under this story on kcrg dot com. Bruce, the federal centers for medicaid did ask for that meeting to be live streamed so they can also listen in. Thanks, sarah. Firefighters say a cedar rapids man is a hero this evening for saving his neighbor from a burning boyfriend died in the fire. The fire that killed naquave whitlock started about 2 am at 611 a avenue northwest. He was 22. Kcrgtv9s Dave Franzman joins us from the scene. And dave, you talked to the Good Samaritan and the woman he saved . Beth, we did. Bradley burnell is the neighbor who at first thought from across the street were something he was dreaming. Then he realized someone was in trouble and he jumped up, saw it was a fire with a woman on a roof, and ran to grab a ladder. 20yearold alize watson was still grieving the loss of her boyfriend as she returned to the ruined home aro
And good evening. Im tom llamas, in for david tonight. And we begin with multiple tropical threats on both sides of the country. And now, a hurricane warning just issued. Take a look at this view from the International Space station. Two category 3 hurricanes churning in the pacific, with winds up to 120 miles an hour. And headed towards hawaii. And in the east, a Hurricane Strong winds hitting the coast forcing people off the beach. Torrential rain is on the way. And heres the satellite view. Three separate tropical system triggers rip current alerts from florida, all the way to long island. Abcs linzie janis is in cape hatteras, north carolina, where residents are gearing up for a long night ahead. Reporter tonight, florida beachgoers running for cover as the first signs of tropical depression nine come ashore on while hundreds of miles away, a separate system threatens north carolinas outer banks. The storm already churning the sea. The biggest fear . Dangerous rip currents. The app
Spent the better part of an hour going over the details of a draft ordinance up for a vote on wednesday. We did this very thoughtfully, purposefully. We didnt rush this. We gave businesses and minimum wage earners plenty of time to review the increases and when it would take effect. While all supervisors spoke in favor of an minimum wage hike some questioned parts of the plan. One had concerns about tying futures increases to consumer prices. But the biggest fight may invo supervisors didnt do. They didnt add a lower minimum wage youth wage for those ages 1417. Im concerned this may end up driving more employers not to hire our young kids, and we really need to have these entry level jobs. Corbett, though, thinks Cedar Rapids Council members wont object to the first one dollar an hour increase proposed by the county. Members might have concerns about future increases and, if so. Could several small town mayors say they havent heard much organized opposition yet either. But at this poin
2008. Water got into the countys old facility, prompting the move to hubbard ice. Now that the citys planning to tear this building down in the next year, the files will journey three miles south. This is the new space. It may look big, but Officials Say its going to fill up really fast. Theres 10thousand square feet here. Even so, once all the files are in place there will only be room for a handful of additional boxes. Itll be that crowded. Its a not a lot of room for growth at the new spot. Weve gone electronic. We dont have new files that have to continue to go over, so thats ok. It just makes it tight when youre moving stuff in, trying to organize it. In the end, itll take about two weeks to get this project done. The county has a 10 year lease at the newest facility. Thats got the county clerk smiling. This will be the last move for me. In cedar rapids, forrest saunders, kcrgtv9 news. The county pays about 50grand each year to rent more, 54thousand to start, with a 2. 5 increase