This woman, who admitted to having sex with a High School Student in cedar rapids. The Cedar Rapids School district released its investigation into mary beth haglin, who was a substitute teacher at washington high last school year. The district says. Former washington principal Ralph Plagman didnt handle investigati february and april. The School District says that led to resignations by plagman. And washington high activities director mike johnson. The district did not go into detail about those actions. But it says it will make improvements for handling such situations in the future. The man who admitted to killing a minnesota boy 27 years ago wont serve any time for that crime. Danny heinrich admitted to abducting, sexually assaulting and shooting 1989. Heinrich led authorities to jacobs body last week. And he admitted in court to the crimes after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. The plea deal means hell serve 20 years for child porn, but nothing for jacobs murder. A ch
Many areas. Over the northern half, isolated rain amounts of 45 are also possible. Should this occur, flash flooding would be a concern, along with area rivers likely rising into the weekend. Thursday continues to look dry with more storms possible on friday. This weekend will be a nice one with highs in the 70s and lows well down into the 50s. Kickoff for iowa iowa state will be in the upper 60s with temperatures falling to the upper 50s around the 4th quarter. Thanks kaj. Love water, not oil love officers have pulled back from Dakota Access pipeline protesters in north dakota. Thats because they say it wasnt safe for Police Officers. This after a federal judge has temporarily stopped work on some, but not all, of a portion of the Dakota Access pipeline the pipeline set to go through iowa. The Standing Rock sioux tribe is pushing a Pipeline Company because they say construction could destroy sacred sites. The judge says hell make decision by friday on the tribes challenge of construct
Fire at a cedar rapids landmark that every resource the city had. The next step more than two years after the proposal was denied. The first look after one of the most anticipated nood rekov roy project. Welcome this morning. Taking a live look at a still dark i380 and cold stream avenue. You can see on the roadway that not only are the headlights on, thats a good thing, but the road has some water on it, too. Already seeing rain fall. Be sure to be careful. Your morning commute. Welcome this morning. Lets go on over to rebecca with our weather first forecast. We have some heavy rain moving through parts of eastern iowa and most of the area is going to be seeing that threat for heavy rain as the day goes on. This morning, weve had a Flash Flood Warning in effect for Northern Counties, and it is still raining. This includes the city of walk this continues, once again, until 7 15, and there is still rain that is falling and moving in. This is all associated with a very slowmoving cold fr
Kevin briggs has accumulated many stories from his time spent talking with people ready to jump from the golden gate bridge. Hes been the subject of documentaries, written a book now hes bringing his message to iowa as suicide rates climb across the country. Its so empowering when the individual comes back over that rail, they did it, it takes a lot of courage to come back over that rail and face everything that pushed you over that edge. Briggs says the key is communication people something many people do. In johnson county, the Crisis Center offers a crisis hot line that gets one thousand calls a month, and recently started a mobile Crisis Center where Mental Health professionals actually go and visit with people who are considering harming themselves. We were averaging 15 calls a month, and that has sky rocketed to 34 or 35 calls a month the last couple months. Briggs says everyday people can going to say to their friends or lovedones. And be ready with resource materials and a plan
Lightning sparked a fire at an apartment in northeast iowa this morning. Firefighters from four departments responded just after 5 this morning to the apartment at main and jefferson streets. Firefighters say no one was hurt in the fire. In polk city, a person died after a house caught on fire. Firefighters responded to the home, located north of des moines, just before 9 last night. Fire investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked the flames. It took crews about 15 least 1 person did escape, but crews found a body of someone else in the basement. The victims name is not yet public. Cedar rapids fire investigators say a fire at rileys caf near downtown cedar rapids started in or near a ventilation fan by the dishwashing area. Its located at 836 1st avenue east. It took firefighters more than an hour to get control of the fire that broke out before 4 pm yesterday. One firefighter crews had to remove most of rileys food and check to make sure the fire wasnt spreading. The d