Illinois for illinois governor Bruce Rauners third state of the state address joining at the General Assembly at the state capital. Today i rise to open for taking a moment for officer from the blooming dadale Police Department who passed away on january 19th just 27 years old this officer had only been on the Department Less than a year, had already received a lifesaving award and was labelled as a shining star. This man took the solemn oath of protecting our communities and saving lives today hes being laid to rest and i would ask that we keep his family and all of our Law Enforcement community in our thoughts and prayers, for they do a nearly impossible job. And unpoapologetically to his family, thank you for sharing him, please remember that that man touched many lives in a short period as an officer. Changed many lives. We very a very difficult job, and i would hope that this body could understand we dont do it for thanks, we dont do it for any type of gratitude, we do it because
This is kcrgtv9 news morning news. Heading out and about for some black friday shopping roads eastern iowa. Any precipitation that will fall will be extremely light if any. Temperatures this morning will be in the low to middle 30s. Expect highs to climb into the low 40s today with gradual clearing to arrive later this afternoon. High pressure will sit to our south and east late tonight and into tomorrow. This will giving us a southerly wind and on top of that well get more sunshine. This will allow for our temperatures to warm into the low 50s for some, others into the upper 40s. Sunday will bring some sun to start, but rain chances will move in late and continue into monday. Today a flurry possible early, otherwise mostly 38 to 44 tonight skies clearing. Wind w 510 low 29 alo 28 dbq 29 iow 29 26 to 32 stores inside lindale mall in cedar rapids are officially open for black friday. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders is at the mall this morning. Forrest, have you seen many shoppers out there to
First look at some of the weekends biggest bargains, only on gma. And this morning, the loss of a legend. Brady bunch star Florence Henderson known as americas favorite mom has died at age 82. Friends and fans mourning the 70s star who never stopped bringing us laughter. . I wanna be loved by you alone. Boop boopee doo . Our tribute right here to a an icon indeed she was. Dan and i want to thank you for joining us on this friday after thanksgiving and we are talking about Florence Henderson. Such sad news for fans of the actress. Long before she moved into the Television Role that made her a star, Florence Henderson was an accomplished broadway sensation. Childhood when she moved on to the brady bunch. She never stopped working even after that show went off the air. Her career spanned six decades and she was still in the spotlight, in fact, just days before her death on dancing with the stars. Were going to have much more on this bona fide tv icon throughout the morning. Six decades. W
And brock staley as they received honors for risking their lives. Today, an investigator with the state Fire Marshals Office checked out the damage at iowa gold distributing. The recycling plant in central city caught fire after multiple explosions yesterday morning. People nearby couldnt leave their homes, or use their furnace for possible contaminates in the air. Central city firefighters went back to the plant that rekindled. The fire chief, james oleary, says its hard to prepare for the dangers explosions and that type of fire can present. A prairieburg firefighter went to the hospital for overexertion while battling the fire. Youre carrying probably an extra 5060 pounds of weight on you. And hes in shape, hes not an older guy at all. Even someone in shape, it wears you out. A good few hours of oleary says the firefighter is back home and recovering. A state fire marshall says they will have to get somebody to move things out of the area before they can determine a cause for the fi
Town. The fire happening on winslow road between janesville and finchford. Elizabeth emanieh was on the scene for us. Kwwls Elizabeth Amanieh is live in studio with more on the fireliz ronthat fire happening this morning just after eight thirty and im told the owner of the home is a firefighter himself. A familys house erupting in flames early this morning. These janesville firefighters responding to that call battling the heavy smoke and eventually containing the fire. Aaron anderson everybodys safe, were just here helping out. The family out of town during the firebut these firefighters making every effort to clean up the damage. Were just repairing the roof getting it covered up for any rain or Something Like that. Firefighters having to cut through the roof earlier to reach the flames. Panel by panel making sure no part of the house is left exposed. Standup now firefighters say boarding up windows and helping to clear out some of the familys items that were damaged in the fire. Tha