Anything should be brief this morning but later on this afternoon, some of the storms further to the west could be moving in, north of highway 20, and there could be downpours. A low chance during the lunch hour. North of highway 20 today. Otherwise, it will be dry with plenty of sunshine, and there is going to be plenty of humidity around as well. Temperatures are going to be rising into the 80s this afternoon. The warmest conditions we have seen in about a week and it is going to be very, very muggy we have that low chance for storms rain chances will actually be increasing through the week. I will let you know which day july and early august. August. Sunday morning at about five witnesses told officers a black male walked into a mcdonalds with a handgun and left with cash and personal items. Officers didnt find a suspect and crimestoppers is offering a thousand dollar reward. Reward. At least four businesses in iowa city have been robbed over the last month and a half. Police say cu
About a half hour ago on the preparations and plans underway. They plan to continue sandbagging, protecting homes and businesses, and prepping for whatever comes this way this afternoon. We sp josh. Who wanted to make sure elkader residents knew what to do to stay safe. I would just like everybody to stay away from downtown as much as we can. I know everybody wants to see the water , but if so we can get our jobs done and protect the community. Again the flooding is crested at 22 and a half feet the water is rapidly moving out here ive seen completely submerged. Businesses sandbagged and closed. Remember to try and stay away from downtown if youre in elkader, and stay with tv9 for the latest. Live in elkader. Governor Terry Branstad is touring some of the floodaffected areas across northeast iowa today. He issued disaster proclamations for flooding howard and winneshiek counties. These counties can now use state money to help with flooding response and recovery efforts. The governor is
Himself. Along with Lieutenant Governor kim reynolds he toured some of the worst hit areas including decorah and spillville. Our cbs 2 news crew caught up with the governor in fort atkinson. I wanted to get a first hand view and obviously reassure people that the state is there to provide assistance and help them. The spirit has been great the way people are coming together, neighbors and friends and the communities really working to clean up and at the same time the Iowa Natural Resources department is evacuating the big spring hatchery in elkader. They are Natural Resources is evacuating the rig spring hatchery trying to save 150,000 rainbow and brook trout. There was concern the river water would go over a protected glove. The fish have been moved to lets check in with chief meteorologist terry swails. The first thing or a were talking about his High School Football. The season really gets going. 71 degrees is a kickoff temperature. There are a few showers around especially in our n
It will pick up a bit as the night goes along. Here is where you will see some slick roadways. First, down south, just above the freezing mark. Our trend for this snow, it is going to pick up a little later tonight, changing over to sleet, freezing rain, then all snow after midnight. By early tomorrow morning, the system pulling out. Not looking for a lot of snow here into des moines. Anywhere from 110 to about 7 10 of an inch. On highway 30, about 12 inches of snow. A narrow area around highway 20 and back into northeastern iowa. Springtime returns in your 8 day forecast. Details coming up. Alright. I disavow, ok . Todd endorsement controversy. Donald trump disavowing former ku klux klan leader david dukes endorsement friday. But, when asked if he condemns white supremacist groups on sunday, he had no clear answer. Mr. Trump i know nothing about david duke. I know nothing about white supremacists. And so, youre asking me a question that im supposed to be talking about people that i kn
A baban was also destroyed. And smoke from this fire could be seen and smelled throughout much of Washington County today as a result. Washington fire chief tom wide says a fire like this is exactly the reason why it is so dangerous to be urning right now, because it is just so ddy out there. Its obvious, dont be burning, especially on a windy day, but until we get some rain, i wouldnt recommend any burneng at all. Again, this fire in washinon conty was the result of a controlled weekend trash fire. So if you did any recent burning, fire officials are urging you to keep a close eye on the area ere the burn was conducted again, right now the best advise is just to not burn at all. In iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. As our dry weather conditions continue, dubuque and laware counties are the latest to issue burn bans. Some burning is allowed, like those who have a burning permit or use a grill. And its a very windy day. This is what it looked like in dubuque earlier. So joe, w