Flood happened instead. That meant most of her term focused on recovering from disaster. 41 32we worked one on one with so many homeowners, Small Business people, the government didnt even have programs for as many Small Business people as were hit in this community, so we helped create that. After getting the people back on their feet, she started on the public buildings. 42 10the Beautiful Library we center, which is used all the time, and really newbo, the newbo city market, the amphitheater, those were all things i worked on. With septembers flood, vernon says she plans to fight in congress to get federal help to pay for permanent flood protection in cedar rapids and other towns that need it. Congress all over the country who have these kinds of issues, so i think its a good time for working together with others to get some really good things done. Working together is exatly why vernon says shes perfect for congress. Vernon, who switched from a republican to a democrat in 2009, say
Has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a nice monday well see plenty of sunshine today with highs well into the 50s. This is about average for this time of the year. Our next area of low pressure is not far off, ad should arrive late on tuesday into wednesday morning. Widespread rain is likely during this time period with a half inch to one inch possible for everyone. Temperatures will offer up quite a spread on wednesday with 60 degrees possible over southeast iowa, while northeast iowa barely gets to 50. In the wake of this system, our weather is fairly dry, but does offer up the typi temperatures that is common in iowa for late october. Today sunny. Wind ne 510. High 58 tonight increasing clouds. Wind e 510. Low 40 tomorrow showers developing in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 1020. High 56 tom. Night showers and a few thunderstorm democrat Monica Vernon is counting on her work as a City Council Member to unseat an incumbent for iowas first congressiona l district. As a part
Hear music. Marissa villhauer and her mother cindy moved into this apartment more than ten years ago. And ever since theyve heard music. But theres no radio on, and the music definitely isnt coming from them. They tracked it to this door, which leads to a back apartment. But the door is sealed shut. 38 37i would hear radios at night and stuff, so i told the landlord, i said, theres radios going on back there. Hes like nah nah, and i said no really. So, they checked it out. No one was back there, theres not even electricity in that room. So, they checked it out. No one was back there, theres not even electricity in that room. The music, lamps falling over, and unexplained knocking. All drove villhauer to reach out to Scott Johnston and cedar rapids paranormal. The Team Investigates hauntings all across eastern iowa. Searching for proof of the paranormal. Investigations arent out to prove they exist. 54 24were not here to actucally hunt for spirits, were here to get answers and validatio
Has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a decent halloween highs will generally be into the middle to upper 60s, with a few lower 70s also possible farther south. The extent of clouds will be critical to exactly how warm things get today, but we should see our most pleasant temperatures in the early evening hours. This coincides well with trick or treating across the area and both kids and parents need not worry about coats over the costumes this year. Tomorrow looks warmer with widespread 70s likely. By wednesday, our next system rolls in from the west and should generate some showers and storms over the area. Thursday and friday will be dry and quiet with highs remaining above seasonal erage. Today mostly cloudy. Breezy and ld. Wind sse 1525 high showers late in the night. Nd ne 510. Low 59anks kaj. Is morning, police are waiting y results to release more information about a double homicide near des moines. It happened saturday in perry. Police took one person into custody for qu
Weight class at the spencer invitational. Roberts and his opponent walked back to the center of the mat when he collapsed. Roberts later died at a hospital. He placed 8th in the class 2a state wrestling tournament last spring. Counselors were at Spencer High School today, offering support for those close to the young man. A mild sunday closes out the weekend as snow doesnt look like its coming anytime soon. Meteorologist chris havely joins us with the first alert forecast. Chris . Showers will begin to develop this evening, and overspread much of the tv9 viewing area. Rainfall amounts should be under an inch, around 0. 7 or less. Temperatures will be mild for most of the night, but as the cold front sweeps through in the early morning, temperatures will cool quickly down to the upper 30s in many spots. Showers will come to an end by midmorning across eastern iowa, with brisk winds from the northwest. Temperatures on monday will hang steady around 40, then slowly drop mostly cloudy skie