Said harreld is not the right choice for the university. Hundreds of people protested this months board of regents meeting, calling on them and harreld to resign. Harreld has asked everyone to give him a chance. Ui Officials Say two students are living in temporary housing, following a fire inside slater hall. Firefighters responded to the building around 1 30 saturday morning and found flames on the 9th floor. Sprinkler systems went off in part of the building, helping crews contain the fire to one room. No one was hurt. Most students returned to their rooms shortly after crews put out the fire. In a tv9 followup. Iowa city is recognizing three young people as lifesavers, for helping a man trapped in a burning garage in july. Jazzy jones and her two brothers marquelle and javeyel called 911. A short time later, firefighters arrived, broke down the door, pulled the man out, and rushed him to safety. Those 6 firefighters earned the departments lifesaver award. But late last month, the c
Generally be in the 7075 range from northeast to southwest. Plan on a southwest wind of 1015 mph. Overall, its tough to beat this in november this pattern should continue through wednesday, with a storm system set to move across the area later thursday and especially thursday night. Rain will likely accompany this system into friday morning with a return to cooler, more seasonable conditions for the weekend. Have a great day today mostly sunny high 7177 winds sw 1015 alo 73 dbq 70 iow 74tonight mostly clear low 4551 winds s 510 alo 45 dbq 45 iow 48tomorrow mostly sunny high 6874 winds s 1015 alo 71 dbq 70 iow 71tomorrow night mostly clear low 4753 winds s 510 alo 52 dbq 50 iow 50 lawmakers in iowa want to make sure every driver in the state is insured. The law says if you dont have car insurance, you could face penalties. But some say a lot of people arent getting that needed coverage. 17 35 45 i think its a bigger problem then most people realize, nearly one in five on the upper end o
Iowa when they came upon a truck and trailer with malfunctionin g lights. 16 13 42 we thought he was turning right because his trailer light on the right was blinking. So we went to go around, and he turned left in front of us. All the sudden the bike flipped over on its opposite side. He flew off in the front and he flew off to the side. Their attorney, jeff tronvold, says the driver of that truck didnt have any insurance. 16 07 52 none whatsoever. Hes fighting to get them some money for their medical bills. Tronvold says this is one example, but its by far not the only one. The reality is its a growing problem. I didnt deal with this very much at all when i started to practice. I see it weekly if not daily now. So its an unfortunate reality its a reality sgt. Mike wallerstedt with the Cedar Rapids Police Department Also deals with quite often. 17 02 32 so far this year we have issued approximately 720 insurancerelated citations. Thats about 11percent of all the citys citations. Those
Lawmakers in iowa want to make sure every driver in the state is insured. The law says if you dont have car insurance, you could face penalties. But some say a lot of people arent getting that needed coverage. 17 35 45 i think its a bigger problem then most people realize, nearly one in five on the upper end of our statistics. Some believe it might be one in four. Iowa state senator Jeff Danielson says the current law is passive because people dont get caught unless theres a crash or unless someone gets pulled over. Hes working on legislation to create an uninsured motorist database that would send out notices to people who arent following the law, threatening a license revocation. Its an effort to reduce the number of drivers without that insurance coverage. The Cedar Rapids Department says about 11percent of the total number of citations are insurancerelated. Agents say theres a way you can help to protect yourself. 17 19 39 we always recommend uninsured, underinsured motorist covera
Waterloo teenager are praying for his safe return. No one has seen 18year old moe sed for a week and a half. Supporters gathered at the First Baptist church in waterloo for a vigil for sed yesterday. The West High School student was last seen october 22nd. Police issued an operation locate during the search. Now, seds parents and teachers say they hope faith can help. We worry every minute, every hour, and we support each other mom, dad, brother. We hope that we can do it. I think that we can find him. Its been really difficult you never dream that one of your students are going to missing and you have to help look for them, and do whatever you can to help his family and support them. Everyone at the service last night lit a candle, and took home a flyer in hopes that someone might find sed. Girl in cedar rapids. Laney curfman was last seen around 1 yesterday morning at her home in the 100 block of 38th street ne. She has a medical condition and had been off her medication. If youve se