Construction will soon begin on permanent flood protection in cedar rapids. Rapids. Cbs 2 News Reporter Stephanie Johnson johnsonis live in cedar rapids this morning to explain where the city plans to start the project. Good morning . The city will soon build a levee that will start here at the African Museum and stretch all the way to tenth avenue where the alliant sub station is located. The city broke ground on the 14million dollar project on tuesday. The levee will be thirteen to seventeen feet high. The city wants to build it high enough to protect from flood levels seen in 2008. The project will also include a fouracre catch basin and new pumping stationsos dollars. For now, mayor ron corbett says the sinclair levee will cover just the east side of the river, near newbo. Were starting in the lowest lying area first so this is the lowest area, its the first place to get flooded so the work that is done today will actually have impact tomorrow and then well go to the next lowest ar
Voting. The sheriffs records over 50 years in Law Enforcement hes been a dedicated public servant. Im not here with any kinds of political agenda. Reporter now i also want to point out federal prosecutors also told the judge today they are looking at filing potential obstruction of Justice Charges against the sheriff. In addition to all that arpaio will start paying these legal fees out of his own pocket. Un would out about 50 million in taxpayer money for arpaio to defend himself in court. In phoenix dennis welch cbs 5 news. Sheriff arpaio issued a statement saying in part its clear that the corrupt Obama Justice department is trying to influence my reelection as sheriff of Maricopa County. I will fight this case to the nail because i know these charges are rubbish. In the end i am confident i there are a lot of questions. One big question is whether this will even make it to trial. S. Reporter legal experts tell us they doubt the sheriff would take a plea deal. But what a trial would
Police dog in the face before the fatal encounter. Lydia joins us live with insight. Lydia. Reporter well, as you can see, police are still on scene investigating, but this area was just reopened to people who live here. Theyve been waiting several hours to get into their home. The suspect was found hiding in a backyard a half a block away there where we are standing. It just happened so fast. Reporter this woman is describing the moment she saw the suspect run into her backyard. I was just shocked, and i just like walked outside of my house and called the police immediately. Reporter what she didnt know is that moments before police say he stabbed a man in this neighborhood. Officers were dispatched for an adult male stabbed by our. Reporter Police Tracked down the suspect behind another home. We gave the suspect commands to surrender, so we sent the canine, the police canine, a great resource for us to have. When we sent the police canine, our canine was stabbed in the face by that s
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A federal judge in madison will hear an additional challenge to wisconsins voter id law today. The hearing follows media reports of dmv workers providing inaccurate information to people seeking ids to vote. The attorney general has since sent undercover state troopers to dmvs around the state to request information. And says they . Did receive correct instructions. The state and lawyers for liberal Group One Wisconsin institute will both the meantime. Absentee voting continues here in milwaukeepete zervakis is livedowntown with reminders as you head out to the polls. Inperson absentee voting continues here at the zeidler building. You can also now vote at midtown center and the forest home library. As well as vote absentee by mail. According to milwaukees hundred ballots already mailed in are at risk of being tossed out because the witnesses on the ballots didnt provide all the required information. If you want to vote absentee by mail. There has to be a witness to the process to make