Right now cedar rapids now right now cedar rapids right right now Cedar Rapids Police are still at 1st avenue and coe road. Cbs 2 News Reporter Stephanie Johnson has also been at the investigation scene for several hours. She joins us now live, stephanie whats going im live at coe college right now where . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar Rapids Police are currently investigating a situation at 1st ave. Ne and coe rd. Police tell cbs 2 news the incident started as a traffic stop and police are investigating whether there may have been shots fired. Police were called to several locations near coe college around 1 15 tuesday morning. Our crew at 1st ave. Ne and coe rd says firefighters had to extract a crpd officer from what appeared to be an had crashed. Police tell tell cbs 2 news the traffic stop began around center point rd. And e avenue. When the officer went to talk to the suspect, the suspect attacked the officer; police would not explain how the officer was attacked. After the attack,
Well need to watch for some morning thunderstorm s over extreme northeast iowa and southwest wisconsin through the Early Morning hours. While not severe, some heavy rainfall is likely and may lead to localized flash flood concerns. Highs will be tricky today and solely depends on the extent of sunshine, but low 80s northeast and upper 80s southwest should be a good compromise at this time. Later tonight into tonight, areas of thunderstorms should blossom again, especially towards northwest iowa. This activity should sink south into the area overnight carrying a heavy rain risk with it. Dry weather is still on track for friday and saturday. Toda y rtly cloudy and m, with a chanc inly north. Wind s 515. Hig 87 tonight chancof storms. Nd s 515. High83 tom. Thanks kaj. The city council in iowa and housing groups say theyre trying to create more Affordable Housing. Together, they have laid out several potential solutions to keep up with growing demand. Last night, Council Members to a Milli
Build are beyond those that most people remember and understand or even ask about. His name is now being honored five years later. At a post office. 07 41 12;16 its a phenomenal story of sacrifice, the ultimate sacrifice and the more we learned about him the more we determined that we wanted to do something to honor his memory and the memory of all of our Fallen Heroes but in order to rename a post office, legislation had to make its way through washington and get the signa made it happen and the president signed it and were absolutely humbled and honored to be here in sergeant paskers memory. A plaque with terryl paskers name will hang in the post office, its a wonderful honor, we have employees that served with sergeant pasker. We really are a big advocate of veterans the post office employs about 1 of every 4 is a veteran so it means a lot a permanent reminder of those this country. In cedar rapids, Samantha Myers kcrg tv9 news. Working outside was likely a popular activity for peop
Thousand you are struggling in our market to find housing iowa city says it needs more Affordable Housing. So tonight, the city and housing groups laid out several potential solutions to keep up with growing demand. Kcrgtv9s jordee kalk joins me in studio tonight. Jordee, why is the need for Affordable Housing increasing . I spoke to the chair of the she tells me cost of rentals is continuing to go up, while incomes are not. The coalition also says College Students are creating stiff competition for rental housing. 7 01 27, so Affordable Housing developers, whether they are for profit or non profit find it hard to compete in the market. Sally scott says too often Affordable Housing developers cant compete for the price of land in iowa city. Thats why she was glad to learn the city council is taking some initiative. 7 02 59, the ones that make land affordable for Affordable Housing are high priority for us. City leaders debated creating anywhere from a 500,000 to a Million Dollar fund t
Tonight ino clouds to hang on. Sunday, clouds should disperse somewhat, allowing a return to the upper 60s low 70s across the area. Next week, a warming trend is likely through wednesday with a seasonable cooldown right behind a midweek cold front. Enjoy your weekend toda y becoming mostly cloudy. Wind ne 1015. High 67 tonight cloudy. Wind ne 510. Low 57 tomorrow mostly cloudy. Wind n 510. High 66 tom. Night partly cloudy. Wind n 510. Low 53 rapids will allow people who live or work in the flood zone to go back into the area. And its asking people who dont need to be there to stay away so large equipment can get in for cleanup. The flood zone will be open to everyone else starting at seven saturday morning. For the many oncall first responders, Police Officers, and firefighters, the return to normal is longawaited. But until their routine is normalized, there is one place providing is providing hot meals and a place to relax for those working. Crescent lodge mason john english says he