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Cedar rapids city officials are breaking ground on new flood protection later today. . Cbs 2 News Reporter Stephanie Johnson is live liveright now with a preview. St . Stephanie . Kelly im here on Second Avenue where mayor ron corbett and city manager Jeff Pomeranz will discuss the sinclair levee. . The citys planned to build the levee since june 2015. The sinclair levee project will be the First Permanent flood the levee will start at the African American museum and stretch all the way to tenth avenue where the alliant sub station is located. Until the whole east side system is complete we will have a 40 year flood Protection Level but we are building it to the 2008 flood volume and when all that system is complete on the east side well be protected. We wont suffer what we occurred in 2008. 2008. The project will also include a four feet deep Detention Basin and a pump station. The levee will be 13 to seventeen feet high, costing twenty million dollars. . Tonight well have more detail
14 accidental shootings of minors. Seven were fatal. Another seven resulted in injuries. Tv nines jordee kalk spoke with the Linn County Sheriffs Office who say its never too early to introduce kids to gun safety. 45 58, i think its very important even at an early age to just begin talking about it they might be too young to handle a fire arm but they need to know what to do if someone else is. Authorities s they see a gun it can be a danger. If a child sees a gun, he or she should know to tell an adult immediately. 46 09, many times the person that gets hurt or killed is not the one handling the firearm. Rarely the minor accidentally shot him or herself. 8 out of the 14 shootings it was minors shooting minors. This was the case for 13 yearold ireshia parks. She was shot and killed by another 13yearold in cedar rapids just last month. Nat a similar situation also killed 15yearold Senquez Jackson in march. Police say another teen fired what he thought was an unloaded gun at jackson. 49
Has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a warm and windy day clouds this morning , will be quick to lift north as warm and breezy conditions take over. There is no precipitation anticipated with either the warm front today or cold front tonight. Highs will be within a few degrees of record in some spots, and well be monitoring the potential of breaking these. Records are as follows cedar rapids, 86, 1950. Dubuque, 86, 1950. Waterloo, 86, 1910. Iowa city, 88, 1950. Plan on dry conditions tomorrow and wednesday with only a small rain chance still on track for thursday morning. Today partly sunny, windy, and warm. Wind s 1525. High 83 tonight mostly clear wind nw 515. High 70 tom. Night mostly clear. Wind nw 510. Low 48 thanks kaj. Investigators in Winneshiek County say two people died from gunshots this weekend at a Mobile Home Park but that the public is not in danger. The Winneshiek County Sheriffs Office say calls came in about gunfire around 6 30 last night in freeport thats just
Plan on a warm and windy day clouds this morning , will be quick to lift north as warm and breezy conditions take over. There is no precipitation anticipated with either the warm front today or cold front tonight. Highs will be within a few degrees of record in some spots, and well be monitoring the potential of breaking these. Records are as follows cedar rapids, 86, 1950. Dubuque, 86, 1950. Waterloo, 86, 1910. Iowa city, 88, 1950. Plan on dry conditions tomorrow and wednesday with only a small rain chance still on track for thursday morning. Today partly sunny, windy, mostly clear. Wind w 1020 low 59 tomorrow mostly sunny. Wind nw 515. High 70 tom. Night mostly clear. Wind nw 510. Low 48 thanks kaj. Two people are dead in a small on a report on gunfire. Investigators say no one is in custody and that the public is not at risk last night, Law Enforcement responded to a Mobile Home Park on dogwood road in freeport, thats just east of decorah. Thats where we find kcrg tv9s brea love thi