Temperatures, but breezy conditions. Winds will be out of the north today at 15 to 20 mph, with gusts 25 plus. The weekend is dry and temperatus will remain in the upper 30s. The workweek brings more chances for snow. Thanks brititey. Malls, stores, and shoppers have been preparing for this day for quite some tiie. Black friday is part of the Holiday Weekend for many as they try to get the best sales and deals possible. Kcrgtv9s Iowa City Bureau chief mark carlson is live at Coral Ridge Mall this morning. Mark, people thehee dont have to waii outside for stores to open . 135. 8 million americans plan to shop on thanksiving weekend nearly 60 percent of started chchcking items offftheir lists by thehemiddle of last week, but millions more are eagerly waiting to hear what retailers have in store and online for the biggest Holiday Shopping weekend of the year. Nrfs latest survey finds that 135. 8 million. Consumers plan to shop thanksgiving weekend and nearlrl 80 percent oo Holiday Shopper
Has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on snow to overspread the area during the morning commute. Many areas should see around an inch of snow, though some isolated 2 reporor cannot be ruled out either. The bottom line is thahathe commute will likely turn slick, even with minor snow accumulation. This system should be out by noon at the latest, with clouds holding on the rest of theay. Quiet weather is likely f2om thursday throu at least early monday with cooler temperaturur as well. L. Ur next system of any impact isnt out there until day 6 or 7 in the forecast. Have a great day today am snow likely high 2430 winds w 510 alo 27 dbq 27 iow 28tonight mostly cloudy low 1319 winds w 515 o 12 dbq 17 iow 17tomorrow mostly cloudy highgh1723 winds w 1020 alo 18 dbq 20 iow 22tomorrow night partly cloudy low 39 winds w 515 alo 5 dbq 8 iow 9 thanks kaj. Coralville police are looking who robbed a wendys officers say they were called to the wendys on Commerce Drive at about 11 30 last night. Lic
Tempepetures will stay abovov normal for the entire week ahead. The sunshine has disappeared for a short time here in eastern iowa. We brought back the clouds as a cold front moves closer. As a result, our temperatures willnly be in thanks britley. The ride is over. Hawkeye nation is standing proud thish morning after s hardfought loss to micicgan state in the big ten championshsh. Girls cheering go hawks students, alumni, and fans packed downtown iowa city last night. But thousands also made the journey to Lucas Oil Stadium in indianapolis. The hawkeyes had legions of fans cheering them on, going into kickoff. Beathard throwing ball, commentator short drop both michigan and iowa scored in the first half, with three points each. Going into the second half, iowa led with a total of six points. A big play of the half is when ball onto a spartan back. Quarterback cj beathard opened the 4th quter, with an 85yard touchdn pass to tevaun smith. The score then sits at 13 to 9. But that lead fi
Certified peace offjcers. What many people may not realize, is those working for smaller departments have to pay the department if they leave within four years. If the city is going to come up with the cost for educational training at the Police Academy that they stay long enough to get the benefit of that training and generally its about four years. Cedar rapids does not require such contracts, but many smallererepartments in eastern iowa do. Those contracts are typically on a sliding scale, with 100 percent reimbursement for an officer who leaves the first year to 25 percent after the third year. A woman who was acting as a guardian for a 3 year old when he died faces a first degree murder charge. 31 year old Kashenna Tucker was rested yesterday by the Utah State Bureau of investigation in midvale, utah. Shes in the Salt Lake County jail on a half a Million Dollar bond. Ottumwa police say this started investigation in january of 2014. 3 year old wysdomomvans died at university of iow
Good weesday morning its 5 oclock on december 23rd. Here is a live look at. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Today will be an active weather day with light fog, drizzle, showers, and even some ttnderstorm s all in the game plan. We are still on track for widespread 0. 50 to 0. 75 amounts, however, any storms that materialize could boost this in isolated areas. As for temperatures. Plan on 40s for waterloo and 50s for dubuque, cedar rapids, and iowa city. This system may generate a brief period of mixed precipitation this evening, but it seems the ground will be too warm wet for any impact. We are still quiet for christmas ee and christmas day. More rain is likely by saturday. Today showers storms high 5056 winds s 515 alo 45 dbq 53 iow 56tonight rain ending, cloudy low 2632 winds nw 1020 alo 28 dbq 29 iow 33tomorrow mostly cloudy high 3642 winds w 515 alo 34 dbq 37 iow 39tomorrow night mostly cloudy low 2531 winds nw 510 alo 27 dbq 28 back in septembe