Project. The push was so successful, the price per share dropped dramatically. Kcrg tv nines Dave Franzman joins us live from prairie lake park in cedar falls where construction of the solar farm starts soon. Dave, why is this Solar Project unique . Bruce, most Solar Energy Projects either involved people or businesses buying the equipment to turn sunlight into electricity or large projects financed by a utility. But this will be a True Community project with more than a thousand people buying shares of the output in exchange for utility bill credits running as long as 20 years. The city of cedar falls donated eight acres of land in the park for the Community Solar garden. The utility began selling the idea this summer and with more than enough people units work begins this fall. Crews will prepare the ground this fall and begin installing solar panels this winter. The idea is the one point five megawatt plant, thats enough to power 275 homes for a year, is up and running in the spring
Soon the ghosts, goblins and ghouls will head out trick or treating and in one city, theyll be out and about at the same time as some hawkeye fafs. Cbs 2 News Reporter Mellaney Moore is in University Heights to explain how tomorrows hawkeye home game is impacting some halloween festivities. Halloween is officially tomorrow, but here in University Heights, trick or treatingngwill be tarting at six o clock because of the Football Game tomorrow. Tomorrow. University Heights Police say there is a very active tailgating scene in the city since it is so close to Kinnick Stadium. Police say they dont wawa to mix that with young trick or treaters. Iowa city officials are reminding trick or treaters to be extra careful. Thousands of fans will leave kinnick after the 2 30 game saturday. Trick or treating is also going on in iowa city from dusk until 8 00. University Heights Police say no matter when you go, there are general safety tips you should follow. Ofc. Nick sherman, University Heights po
We begin tonight with the knowledge that can keep everyone safe on halloween. In order to maintain a safe environment, rules are in place for everyonce including registered sex offenders. Offenders. Cbs 2 News Reporter dora miller is live in cedar rapids with the expectations, dora . Karen, offenders do have to stay at their home during peak trickortreating hours or stay at a place approved by their agent. But there are other rules in place to keep the community and offenders safaf safefe little goblins, witches and fairies will be taking over neighborhood streets tomorrow night. And while fun is mandatory, safety is too. Too. When i was a kid, we used to walk around all the time, grab a pillow sack and ran door to door as much as we could. Its the same idea for kids today, but while parents are keeping an eye on their kids, the court system is keeping an eye on another group. Group. We always want to ensure that everything we do here is to create no more victims for the state of iowa,
Sherman says parents should always inspect kids candy before they eat it and if you see anything suspicious, call police. Covering the corridor in university heights, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news if youre planning on dressing up for the game tomorrow, ui police have asked that you dont wear costumes that appear like e Law Enforcement or on field officials and to a bus driver in central iowa is now facing assasat and chihi endangerment charges after hitting a teenager with special needs. Needs. Robert scarbrough was caught on camera yesterday assaulting a 15yearold boy who suffers from a mental disability. Disability. In the video, scarbrough can be seen shoving the teen to the ground as other kids on the bus scream at him to stop. Cbs 2 spoke to a child who was on the bus as it happened. He hit him in the head and he has a disability in his head, so hes supposed to be watching us, not hurting us. Us. The School District has placed scarbrough on administrative leave. The teenager was not
We love to see kids happy Heather Collins lost two of her own in 2012 a daughter, and a niece. Elizabeth collins was riding bikes with her cousin lyric that july one afternoon. That was the last time they were seen alive. Their killer still hasnt been found. Ohh look at you elizabeths mother has placed a sticker on each piece of candy about 3000 pieces calling for justice for lyric and elizabeth. Its great to see all these kids, but shes not one of them, so its kind of hard elizabeth would have been twelve this halloween. I had someone say to me today you mean the case hasnt been solved . I said no, it still hasnt been solved but the Collins Family wont give up until it is solved. One sticker at a time. The Collins Family care about every family going through similar situations. Along with the stickers for lyric and elizabeth, they posted flyers for moe sed the 18 year old waterloo boy who went missing a week ago today. And as olivia mentioned moe sed was last seen at his waterloo home