Weekend. However, there is a weather maker to our east, which will stay there but as it spins over the great lakes, we could see a stray shower today most will stay dry. Highs will be cool again, in the low 60s about 10 degrees below our average at this time of year . Breezy winds could make it feel a little cooler. Which will stay there but as it its a major flood, theres damage, but it couldve been worse. A lot worse. Thats what were hearing from cedar rapids this morning after the cedar river crested at about 22 feet yetserday. Still a very dangerous situation. Heres a look from the air from our kwwl drone. About ten miles of temporary barriers put up in just a few days along with a quarter of a million sandbags are protecting many homes and businesses. City workers and contractors have been working long hours looking for any weaknesses in the system. But as you can see some buildings and homes do have water. Schools are closed again today. In fact they wont reopen in cedar rapids u
Northeast today keeping us from warming up much. Plus, we have clouds tracking in from the east that will cover the state by midday. And they may have a stray shower with them. Highs will climb into the mid to upper 60s with northeast winds taking over. We keep a chance of rain into the weekend. Ill have those details in a few minutes. Northeast today keeping us from warming up much. Plus, we have clouds tracking in from the east that will cover the have a stray shower with them. Highs will climb into the mid to upper 60s with northeast winds taking over. We keep a chance of rain into the weekend. Ill have those details in a few minutes. A developing story this morning. 16 months of waiting. Now a waterloo woman faces kristi buss is charged with child endangerment resulting in death. Her fouryearold daughter gracie was found unresponsive in their home last year. The autopsy shows she died of severe head trauma. Last year, some of her relatives told kwwl they believed gracies injuries w
Im jerry gallagher. Storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. Our calm weather will continue for another day. And at least spins over the great lakes, we could see a stray shower today most will stay dry. Highs will breezy winds could make it feel into the weekend. However, there is a weather maker to our east, most will stay dry. Highs will sets. Expect a dry, late and the sunshine will help us warm to near normal temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. It lets take a look at cedar rapids this was as the river was cresting. The mcgrath ampitheater is flooded the next peformance there scheduled for october 8th, nelly many people out of their homes staying in red cross shelters. Donations coming in at the shelter. Many of them hoping for some appreciating the support they are recieving they didnt have any of the get things prepared and be supportive of the people they house saying cr rocks with a heart painted on the protection outs
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
Mainly low to mid 50s in the kwwl viewing area. Winds are from the north, but will turn more to the northeast today keeping us from warming up much. Plus, we have clouds tracking in from the east that will cover the into the mid to upper 60s with northeast winds taking over. We keep a chance of rain into the we begin with coverage of flood will climb into the mid to upper 60s with northeast winds taking over. We keep a chance of rain into the weekend. Ill have those details in a few minutes. The waters of the Maquoketa River week. Many businesses took on water, including bushel and a peck. The owners say they had two feet of water in the store. Now theyre mostly back to business as usual, thanks in large part to their family and their community. The sad thing, something so ugly, and it is ugly, it really brings the little town together. I bet we had 3040 people down here, half of them i didnt even know. Conversation about preventing future flooding in manchester. They say this was the