Two people are dead and another is in the hospital this morning after a crash in lee county. One car was heading south in the northbound lanes near the 31hundred block of highway 27 around 9 oclock last nighgh thats w wn it hit a car goinin north and two others crashed behind it. Authorities have not released the names of the people who died. With recent terrorist attacks from islamic extremist g gups, many have misconception s about the religion of islam. So says an iowa city mosque leader who is reaching o to the community. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders is live in the newsroom this morning. Forrest, hoho did this leader reach out to the community . Well brady, he held a Forum Last Night at the iowa city public libry. There he spoke to people about the terrorists groups and how they do not represent his religion. Imam molhim bilal explained the islamic faith and its purpose. He compared the definition of terrorism to the faiths beliefs of peace. That was to show that all of the recent vio
Two people are dead and another is in the hospital this morning after a crash in lee county. One car was heading south in the northbound lanes near the 31hundred block of highway 27 around 9 oclock last night. Thats when it hit a car going north and two others crashed behind it. Authorities have not released the names of the people with recent terrorist attacks from islamic extremist groupup many have misconception s about the religion of islam. So says an iowa city mosque leader who is reaching out to the community. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders is live in the newsroom thth morning. Forrest, how did this leader reach out to the community . Well brady, he held a forum yesterday afternoon at the iowa city pupuic library. There he spoke to people about the terrorists groups and how they do not represent his religion. Imam molhim bilal explained the islamic faith and its purpose. He compared the definition of terrorism to the faiths beliefs of peace. That was to show that all of the recent vi
Behind why the cedar rapids Traffic Cameras are in place. The city has appealed a d ot decision to take down 2 sets and move 2 other sets of cameras on interstate 380. Kcrgtv9s brea love reports the city says the cameras help with safety, iowa is the only state in the nation with permanent speed cameras on the interstate. But gary hughes is suing to take them down. Its unconstitutio nal. Section six of the state constitution says all laws have to be applied equally. His main argument centers on enforcement. Noting if a car has a bike rake or other object covering the license plate, that car would nototet a ticker. Hughes says the cameras are more about money than safety. I think its a basic flaw in the premise is that the city believes that increasing citations wilchange driver behavior, and condition drivers to being more safe. I think the opposite has occurred. Iowa dot director of traffic and safety steve gent admits the cameras can be extremely effective in getting drivers to slow
City to take out 2 of 4 sets of cameras on interstate 380 this past february and move the other 2 sets. The city appealed the decision and is now taking the dot to court to keep the cameras. Kcrgtv 9s brea love joins us live now. Brea, the city says the cameras are all about safety but the dot disagrees. Brea chris, the city collects three Million Dollars a year from its Traffic Camera most of that from the four on interstate 380. The city says data shows those cameras have made the scurve much safer. But the iowa dot says its test shows otherwise. Iowa is the only state in the nation with permanent speed cameras on the interstate. But gary hughes is suing to take them down. Its unconstitutio nal. Section six of the state constitution says all laws have to be applied equally. His main argument centers on enforcement. Noting if a car has a bike rake or other object covering the license plate, that car would not get a ticker. Hughes says the cameras are more about money than safety. I th
One at this point the police are not saying. Pam a berkeley station opens after shutdown because of the discovery of the human body part of what was found about 3 00 this morning but Downtown Berkeley station they say the body part may be tied since finback december 20th if one woman was struck by train at that station that woman lost her lower right leg and did survive investigators say no foul play is suspected this issue was closed briefly this morning and has since reopened. A second or oral employee been charged in connection with an assault incident. Reporter 60 than stock charged with one cruelty to a child by inflicting injury the charge comes less than a week after the teachers aide seen in this video with a nine yearold specialeducation student according to ms. Tuchmans there also recording 23 yearold corbin with failure of mandated to report child would abuse or neglect. He pulled into a police he was trying to help control the boy on aware although and that Police Investiga