And red tape were not enough to reduce the risk of exposure. Exposure. It shouldnt have been allowed to happen the way it did, they should have had proper plastic sheeting barriers up and they should have had proper vacuums with hepa filters on it to keep that from being spread around. Around. I look at those pictures and i dont have the expertise to know if thats appropriate or not appropriate. Dr. Brad buck is the superintendent at the Cedar Rapids School community district. He says he only recently found out about the mishap. Mishap. I dont know that i have enough information yet to really understand kind of where things are. It does sound like he tried to do some Due Diligence in talking to variety of people. In an email, brent says he contacted the department of Natural Resources months ago. He says that was until wednesday afternoon. Afternoon. It does give you a moment of pause about maybe how seriously this was taken, but please know that we will take it very seriously. For fut
There was information on the chiefs private computer that got onto the departments shared drive. The attorney also says appropriate disciplinary action has been taken. No details have been released about what that discipline is. But groups protested the chiefs alleged actions yesterday . Public opinion. What hes got on his computer is not right and they are and it needs to change. The police chief says he will not talk about it. A kwwl follow up. As police tell us no arrests have been made following a report of shots fired last night. Officers found at least 20 shell casings in the 15 hundred block of woodmayr drive in waterloo. No one was hurt. But last night officers told in the iowa legislature. A bill advances, that could count the number of untested rape kits in our state. It now moves on to the full house. When kwwl visited the state crime lab two years ago, investigators told cases on backlog, including rape kits. Multiple states have focused on the kits in recent years. The fed
North, to near 60 south with gusty winds. The weekend will be a bit cooler, but temperatures will be above average in the 40s. The above average temperatures will continue into the weekend. Heres your forecast for today. We will have temperatures in the 40s to near 50 degrees with windy conditions. New this morning in the iowa legislature. An update on the medical Marijuana Bill making its way through state legislature. Changes may soon come which would allow more people to use cannibas oil. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live in the newsroom. Shes been looking into this all morning. And can explain. Under this new bill. Cannabis oil could be used to treat people with epilepsy. Multiple sclerosis and cancer with a limited life expectancy. It would also create a system for manufacturing. Dispensing. And possessing medical marijuana. Currently, iowa law allows some epilepsy patients to use cannabis oil. But. Without a system in place to sell it, things get tricky. Yesterday the House Comm
Storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel is here now with your storm track seven forecast. Good friday morning. It is going to be a very windy day here across eastern iowa. A wind advisory is in effect today for the entire kwwl viewing area, with gusts to near 50 mph. Today will be a windy and warmer day across eastern iowa. Areas to the north will see a few clouds during the morning hours, otherwise the sky will be mostly sunny. A south wind will turn west 20 to 35 mph, gusting up to 50 mph at times. A wind advisory is in effect for the entire area through 6 pm. The wind will begin to calm down overnight, with temperatures dropping into the 30s under a mostly clear sky. Saturday looks pretty good as well with a mostly sunny sky and high temperatures back in the upper 40s to mid 50s. There is a slight chance for a rain or snow shower on sunday, otherwise it will be partly cloudy with highs in the 40s. While we wont see the 50s early next week, temperatures will the pattern looks dry f
Im jerry gallagher. Storm track seven meteorologist is here now with your storm track seven forecast. Good thursday morning. Warmer temperatures and windy conditions will dominate the forecast as we end the work 40s north, to upper 40s south. The snow melt will continue, adding evening and overnight across the north, but for the most part we stay dry. Winds today will be wsw 15 tonight and into friday. Friday will be mostly sunny with temperatures in the upper 40s north, to near 60 south with average in the 40s. The above average temperatures will continue into the weekend. Heres your forecast for today. We will have temperatures in the 40s to near 50 the above average temperatures will continue into the weekend. Heres your forecast for today. We will have temperatures in the 40s to near 50 degrees with windy conditions. Details on warmer temperatures new this morning. A medical Marijuana Bill is making its way through iowa legislature. It means more people ay be able to use cannibas o