Hour. But thats not stopping heated discussion about increasing the limit sometime soon. Ten years ago, iowas interstate speed limit went from 65 to 70. States surrounding iowa have similararimits. Illinois and wisconsin are also at 70 Miles Per Hour. But to the west, nebraska is at 75 and south dakota has a limit of 80 Miles Per Hour. Kcrgtv9s Iowa City Bureau chief mark carlson reports drivers and Law Enforcement have mixed views on whether iowa is due for a change. Johnson county shshiff Lonny Pulkrabek says hes not a fan of increasing the speed limit on iowas interstates, and the dot also has concerns. Data from the dot shows that in the year after iowa laststaised its speed limit from 65 to 70 Miles Per Hour fatalities more than doubled on iowas rural interstate system. But theyve gone back down. In 2014 the dot reported 2020eople died on rural interstates, the lowest while it appears lawmakers wont further debate iowas speed limit this session this debate will likely continue in
Theyre calling it one of the worst storms in history. Nearly eighty Million People are dealing with the massive blizzard thats pounding the east coast. New york, philadelphia and baltimore are seeing record levels of snow. And while the white stuff is piling up there along the coast, theyre flooding. Craig boswell has the latest from washington dc. C. pkg a strong winter storm paralyzed cities from the gulf coast to new england. The blinding snow caused a 30 mile back up on i75 in kentucky. Hundreds of drivers were stranded in freezing temperatures for hours. Further north, more than 500 cars and buses carrying temple universitys gymnastic squad and the duquesne Mens Basketball Team were stuck in a massive gridlock on the snow mobiles had no problem plowing through the 24 inches that slammed baltimore. Natsa parade of plows worked hard removing more than 30 inches of snow that crippled washington, d. C. Drivers who ventured out found themselves in need of help. sot Shannon Scott dc res
A family of a family of seven is homeless tonight, after an Early Morning fire in cedar rapids. It happened around 3 am on the 33 hundred block of stwood drive northwest. Fire crews found the fire in a bedroom upstairs and were able to knock it out quickly. The home is unlivable right now because of water damage and a lack o oheat. No word yet on what caused the fire. The good news is nobody was hurt because working smoke alarms alerted the family and they got out safely. The American Red Cross is helping them, but volunteers also hit the streets today to make sure other lives will be spared. Spared. Cbs News Reporter Marissa Scott shares why its you only have two minutes to escape when a home is on fire so its very important to check and install smoke alarms every year. Year. More than a dozen volunteers walked in the Cold Saturday afternoon to make sure residents like Marilyn Belcher had working Smoke Detectors. Detectors. Im glad they could come and do it. Belcher is in a wheelchair