Reports in cedar rapids this month monthand pushes the citys total so far this year to 95. This time last year there were 96 reports of shots fired. That comparesto only 56 in 2013. The police depepment says the term shots fired doesnt necessarily mean there is a shooting victim. But it usually includes discovery of shell casings or property damage. People across the country and ththcorridor corridortomorrow will be walking to honor victims of gun violence. Socalled orange walks will mark the 3rd anniversary of the Sandy Hook School massacre that left 20 Elementary Students and 6 Staff Members dead. Here in the corridor theres a walk in iowa city starting at 10 am at the iowa city public library. A walk in cedar rapids will start at noon outside first lutheran churur. Cclapping . Clapping . Right now, the Cedar Rapids Police department has of the rapids rrional Police Academy y aduated today at Veterans Memorial coliseum. The recruits started their 17weeks of training back in august. T
Veterans in cedar rapids say theres new hope tonight, and it comes in the form of a new home thats being built just for them. Today, Patriot Place s introduced to the community. Mayor nats for all of our veterans that are here today and those that arent, welcome home 18. 21. 24. 17inside the Veterans Memorial building, a small group gathered to hearar about a big opportunity for cedar rapids veterans. Nat pop of kelly at podium Kelly Ridenour founded the nonprofit healing our heroes and says she quickly realized one of t t wounds needed immediate attention. Once i got started on the work that i was doing, the housing need in the community was brought to my attention 18. 37. 02. 21 because of the veterans i was working with, so incidentally the very first veteran i ever worked with, wawaliving in his truck at the time 18. 37. 09. 9. The wife, veterans says, her dream is finally being realized, in Patriot Place. nat pop clapping . the 9million dollar facility is specifically for veterans
And even a few low 60s are possible this is the warmest day, plus we have some rain in the forecast. Ill have that for you in a few minutes. Breaking news this morning. A man walks into an eastern iowa restaarant after bbing stabbed. Waterloo police arent sure where the stabbing happened. They learned about it after the victim walked into the perkins restaurant on University Avenue shortly after two this morning. The victim m s taken to allen hospital. Police are not sure of his condition at the time. Continuing coverage this morving. A Baltimore Police officer takes the officer is the first of six to go to trial in connection with freddie grays death. Andrew spencer has the latest. Officer William Porter testified that he knew freddie gray from his patrols of the west baltimore neighborhood. He said, quouoe, freddie lawyers asked if he was sorry gray had died, porter responded, absolutely. Gray died in april, aaweek after officers put him in the lt. During the ride, somehoo, gray suff
Clouds, but will end up with partly sunny skies oday and pretty warm temps. Highs will be in the mid to upper 50s and even a few low 60s are possible this is the warmest day, plus we have some rain in the foreca. Ill have that for you in a few minutes. New this Morning Police are investigating a fire theyre calling suspicious. It happened on mulberry street in waterloo last nigt. Officers were collecting evidence at the scene. Police tell us firefighters smelled gas and thought it may be an arson. Everyone got out of the home safely. Also new this morning several kids were taken to the hospil after a police tell us the childrens are minor. It happened yesterday. They saw a truck hit the school van and the driver was ticketed. Bond issset for a High School Basketball coach accused of sexually abusing a student. 46yearold gerald tig johnson worked at Roosevelt High School in des moines. According to a criminal complaint johnson cacaled a student on her cell phone while making sexual cont
Volleyball nets. See how its helping leaders prepare for the sports spotlight next year. I235 63 and i80 35 at merle hay first on 13. A des moines extend the citys Tax Abatement Program. But now. Council members are accusing her of putting developers ahead of taxpayers. Well, she handles financing, tax syndicator for three out of the five projects that we voted on, not to mention probably some of the other projects in the past shes voted on, since 2013, since shes worked there. Christine hensley works for midwest housing equity group. A Syndication Firm that handles tax credits for developers. Thats why shes taking heat for sponsoring an amendment to extend the Tax Abatement Program for multi family housing. The program was set to expire at the end of the year for companies that hadnt started construction. But the deadline was pushed back to the end of june. By a narrow vote of four to three monday night. Hensley didnt recuse herself from the vote. And shes standing by that decision. I