Also developing tonight parts of the cbs 2 news viewing area could see some heavy rain, rain,weather first chief meteorologist terry swails joins us right now with the the head hawk is sticking around for awhile. Awhile. Cbs 2 sports anchor zach hanley joins us with the details of Kirk Ferentzs new contract. Big day for kirk ferentz and even bigger for his wallet the head hawk signed a 6 Year Contract extention on his deal which will now go through 20 26 season, basically meaning hell be a hawkeye for life with the extention hell make 4 point 5 Million Dollars a year and is now one of the top 10 highest paid 4. 5 million a year and is now one of the top 10 highestpaid coaches in college football. Obviously signing this deal is huge to the fourtime big ten coach of the year. Theres no way to describe it. Its a really unique thing and i feel really privileged and honored to do it in such a great place. With so many great people. One of the things ive said often is my desire is for kirk t
A fire has shut down a popular cedar rapids restuarant and damaged a local bar thats just next door. Door. Right now fire officials are trying to figure out what caused flames to destroy the roof at rileys caf. Cafe. The Fire Department sent every truck and firefighter they had to battle the fire in 90degree heat. It happened right ater 330 and closed the busy road during the afternoon commute. Rileys was closed a manager at moose mcduffys was there while firefighters were working on the buildings and talked to both owners. Same spot same location meeting spot and have family gatherings here its quite a loss, such an iconic restaurant restaurant. It was scary seeing the firemen with axes and chainsaws and wondering if that was my roof to their roof. Roof. One firefighter had to be sent to the hospital for hes expected to be okay. The Salvation Army was on scene handing out water and gatorade to firefighters. Investigators say the fire started near a ventilation fan. Remember when you s
Thunderstorms are threatening to drop heavy rain in parts of iowa that dont need it. It. Weatherfirst chief meteorologist terry swails is tracking tonights potential for an afternoon fire at a popular cedar rapids restaurant forced thousands of motorists to find an alternate route downtown. Downtown. Fox 28 news anchor kevin barry talked to the owner of rileys cafe and shows us the struggles firefighters faced on scene. Scene. Not many people saw flames from rileys three alarm fire. Fire. But nearly everyone has rileys about 15 years ago but theres been a restaurant in this now charred store front for three decades. Decades. Same spot same location its been a meeting spot where people come and have business meetings and have family gatherings here its quite a loss, such an iconic restaurantcedar rapids finest sent every truck they had with about 30 fighters cycling through chasing flames through rileys roof. Roof. Wayne winn owns mcduffys next door his manager called in the fire. Fire.
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