Amanda ron thankfully in both these fires no one was hurt. But i wanted to understand why somewho are homeless are seeking out abandoned buildings instead of homeless shelters in the community. For chad brucethis but after he was rescued from a fire herehe was arrested and later charged with trespassing. Now hes homeless again. People might think were lazy, but i dont deal well with people. Bruce and his friend linda mulderv depression and anxiety issues, im on different medications, i was just in the hospital last week, and i got to go back again. Choosing to seek out secluded abandoned buildings instead of shelters in the area. Standup staying at shelters like this one is an option, but the people here say its a two way street, you have to be the Salvation Army is and mens shelters. Grace fee social administries coordinator we do have rules here, we have to. Theyre pretty basic, be nice to others, do your chores. Obey quiet times, and follow your care plans, but we do have rules in p
To lease and buy properties also, its been an exceptionally dry fall, so, weeve been able to do a lot of ground work. And prepare for projects for next spring, and potentially laying some sod here in the next couple of days. Moore says hes ahead of schedule on his townhomes here on ravenwood circle which means theyll be available to rent or lease sooner than expected. Construction on townhomes here taking nearly three months to live in waterloo Macleod Hageman news seven kwwl. Moore says hes seeing younger adults and retirees renting now more than ever. A longtime Elementary School principal caught falsifying standardized tests. Jesup Elementary School principal brian bottebaum was cited by the iowa board of education in august. The iowa board of education receiving gave some students photocopied test booklets, letting them fill out the answers in the copies. Then having teachers use those answers to fill out student sheets. The board of education gave pottebaum a written reprimand and
Photocopied test booklets and later teachers used the answers in the test booklets to fill out the students answer sheets. Pottebaum waived his right to a hearing agreeing with the board on a settlement. Given a written reprimand and told to complete 15 hours ethics course. Standup ive reached out to principal pottebaum multiple times, but he refused to speak with us on camera. Instead sending us this statement which reads in part it was my interpretation that this was an appropriate accommodatn was not. Even though the resulted in the identified violation. The intention was to make sure these students could complete the required assessments without undue stress related to the mechanics of holding a pencil and filling in small ovals. Now based on the 2015 state report card of jesup elementary the school was labeled as a school in need of assistance in both the math proficiency and reading proficiency standardized test we reached out to the board of education for the original complaint
Temperatures dont look too bad right now, but this is likely the warmest it will be the rest of the day. We may gain a degree or two with the help of southerly winds right now with not too many gusts, but that changes. By late morning the winds will be gust to 30 mph or higher and stronger this evening as the winds turn to the west. A wind advisory is posted for the almost half of our counties for gusts to 50 mph. We may have a few showers track through today, but it will be mainly windy and weve gotten the most out of the mild weather and our run is over. Later today its going to storm track sevens Amanda Gilbert joins us live in waterloo. You can tell us more about what its like outside right now. Its not to bad right now. But this is actually the warmest its expected to be today. The weather will likely keep droppinng throughout the day. So. Heres five things you cars ready for the colder temperatures. Make sure to check your tires. With a guage if you can. Check your battery. Get y
Waterloo. A high of 63 early this morning quickly dropped to 48 degrees around 11 am as we take a look at Hawkeye Community college. Tonight the temperature keeps on plummeting. This is a live look at hawkeye where it has dropped nearly 30 degrees throughout the day. It is 37 there tonight. Lets go to storm track seven chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg weekend. From the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team a wind advisory remains in effect tonight with wind gusts to 40 or 45 mph from the lightens up to around 1015 mph. A few flurries are possible friday evening followed by clearing overnight. Saturday and sunday is sunny and colder and low 40s. Temperatures warm a few degrees, into the mid 40s, forecast to bring rain and wind to the area tuesday and wednesday and a possible remains in effect tonight with wind gusts to 40 or 45 mph from the lightens up to around 1015 mph. A few flurries are possible friday evening followed