The Labor Department says job growth surged in december. Employers added 292 thousand jobs last month. This suggests the us economy is defying Global Trends like chinas stock market plunge and slow economy. The Unemployment Rate stayed steady at 5 percent for the Third Straight month. Thousands of people in iowa dont have health insurance. And the deadline for the Affordable Care act sign up is fast approaching. Those uninsured by january 31st face penalties. The story. The deadline is which is greater, uninsured could pay up to 2,085 bucks or 2. 5 of their annual household income. Payment is due on 2016 taxes. According to Insurance Expert stacy mcatee, with unitypoint st. Lukes in cedar rapids, about six percent of iowas population is uninsured. Six percent of those people are in linn county, about 11,280. Thats the second in the state, next to polk county. Hispanic men, 18 to 34 are the largest demographic without insurance at 16 . Theyre followed by African American men in the same
With just a wave of a hand, Brain Surgeons can get some help in the opeting room. Thats all thanks a pair of university of iowa undergraduate students. Live in the newsroom this morning. Forrest, what did these students do to help surgeons . They built a robot. Three ui students coded and assembled the thing for a senior project. Take a look. Currently, doctors often use microscopes to do brain surgery. They have to spend up to ten hours looking into the device, often hunched over. The robot replaces all that. It uses cameras to lock on to an area of the brain, like a tumor. Video is sent back to a headset, which the surgeon can wear. The doctor can even use a special hands free controller to move the camera. Though the robot is a prototype, creators have high hopes for the future. Were happy with our result. T, i think that in the future, new technology is coming out all the time, i think theyll be able to modify or change Little Things about this and make it even students s t the ide
Se just before 9 pm last night. When officers arrived on scene, they didnt find any victims, and no one has come forward with injuries. But police tell us, they did find evidence of gunfire in the area. With less than 4 weeks left until the iowa caucuses, we all see the candidates flocking to iowa. Each trying to build support to get iowans to head out on february 2nd to caucus for them. Retired neurosurgeo n ben carson is making stops throughout eastern iowa today. The republican president ial candidate will meet with people at the Isaac Newton Christian academy in cedar rapids at 10 30 in the morning. And then at the National Motorcycle museum in anamosa. Thats at 12 30 pm. Jeb bush is bolstering his team by adding 100 additional people to prepare for next months caucuses. His Campaign Said the list includes current and former elected officials and other activists. The former Florida Governor is planning a Campaign Trip through iowa next week. The Iowa Republican caucuses winner in 2
Phone. Alan temperly parent of two all devices need to be in our living room, no closed doors with their internet devices. Gales other safety tips include blocking texting or picture taking features, knowing passwords, and reviing cell phone records for late night calls or messages. District Officials Say talking to your children is the first step. Mae hingtgen behavior support specialist everybody has to decide what works for their family, but i think certainly the message we want to give is parent have the responsbility to monitor. Tag Sarah Mccarthy school staff will go through the same training friday. Middle and High School Students will hear from internet Safety Experts in coming weeks. In dubuque, Sarah Mccarthy, kcrgtv9 news. Meteorologist joe winters joins us now. Joe, when can we expect to see a break from this rain . Plan on more showers and fog tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures, overnight, will be staying in the middle 30s through friday. Friday night into saturday colder
Following the tragigi loss of a local teen. cg Nathan Goodlove it hits home pretty well we had in Johnson County so the importance is definetely there. Fire crews cycled in to get their training throughout the day. Im told every single firetruck in the city has an ice suit on board, so crews are always ready to respond if need be. Rogers. Kwwl news. Cedar rapids firefighters will week back at that same location, manhattannlake in ellii park. In continuing coverage a man hospitized with a gunshot wound now faces charges for a robbery from the same night. Waterloo police say Charles Jones was actually shot during the november robbery and lied to police about it. November police sy a clerk exchangege fire with joos. When jones was taken to the hospital he told police he was allegedly lied about getting hurt in the shootout. Speaker of the house paul ryan takes aim at president obamas executive action on guns. Yesterday the president announced executive action that he says will curb gun vi