Close on monday. What began as an inform tiff Facebook Page is helping to feed thousands impacted by the flood. We see the operation now. Reporter the burtram brown bag economy is a wonderful testament to how beautiful our community is. In less than a week this unplanned operation has fed 14,000 tonight. They have gotten lunches and dinners from volunteers. Take a look at this. So much food here and so many volunteers helping out with these lunches and dinners. All these meals are given to people displaced by the flood. People that live there are going to hotels and whats really impressive is all of this food isnt only donated but not necessarily sought manpower. They have had people come down from minnesota to help and they got an anonymous prime delivery. Just when we need something for some reason it appears. We ran out of bread the other day and within 15 minutes somebody pulled up with a palate. Actually 15 palates of bread. I wanted to show you whats in these meals that theyre ha
And when we can expect warmer temperatures coming up and the four weather first forecast in just a bit. The city of cedar rapids recently had their final press conference for the 2016 blood. Connor morgan joins us live to explain the citys focus going forward. Reporter the city of cedar rapids is officially in cleanup mode. As far as sandbags are concerned, residents have three options. They can keep them which is encouraged for future tickets at them outside on the curb and wait for the city to pick them up or they can drop them off at one of these sites. Noelridge park open this morning at 7 am for dropoff and ellis park will open starting tomorrow at 7 am. What about those who cant take your sandbags to either site . The city will collect those for free starting october 10. Weeks. City officials recommend using your driveway if possible, giving of street between the curb and sandbags to allow storm runoff. As far as the press conference was concerned, everyone is echoing the same se
A teenager is dead after an Early Morning stabbing in cedar rapids. Rapids. Right now, the circumstances around this deadly act remain a mystery. Mystery. Police were called to the 67hundred block of around this deadly act remain a mystery. Police were called to the just after 2 00 this morning. They found allege 18yearold with a stab wound to the chest and rushed him to the hospital. An hour later the unidentified dora has been looking into this case for us and after so many hours we know so little about this case. And it is unfortunate because so many of his friends say he was loved around the area. Students living there say they dont feel safe any more. Thats because there are rumors of a robbery. Right now police wont confirm any details and say they are suspicious death. Authorities have questioned a number of people but no suspects have been named. Those who say they knew the victim declined to go on camera today but we also reached out to they tell us because authorities have no
Showers storms. A shower or two may linger into early thursday morning. Cooler weather behind the front thursday and friday with highs falling back into the 60s. Storm track 7 chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weather charges in the death of her own daughter. 31yearold kristi buss is charged with child endangerment resulting in death. Her fouryearold daughter gracie was found unresponsive in their waterloo home last year. The autopsy shows she died of severe head trauma. Kwwls Elizabeth Amanieh is live in the newsroom with more. Elizabeth amandaafter more than a year of searching for answerspolice believe theyre now a step closer in justice for gracie. Alledgedly failed to stop physical abuse that lead to her daughters death. The criminal complaint claims kristis fiance chad little had been living with with kristi and her two children gracie and her brother. The boy allegedly told police little would physica
First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a quiet thursday with a clear start cold again, highs should make the upper teens to lower 20s. Tonight, another batch of light snow should move into the area. This one should be farther east than yesterdays snow and should affect more of eastern iowa as a result. While amounts will remain light and generally under 1, itll make for a slick morning commute on friday. The wind will pick up behind this system during the day on friday and may cause some patchy blowing snow yet again. Saturday is still on track to be cold and quiet with another snow chance coming our way for sunday. Today mostly sunny high 1824 winds light n alo 18 dbq 19 iow 22tonight snow likely late low 1420 winds sw 510 alo 14 dbq 14 iow 18tomorrow early am snow, clearing high 1824 winds nw 1530 alo 19 dbq 20 iow 23tomorrow night mostly clear low 33 the democratic president ial candidates will go head to head tonight in another debate. This come