Today is election day, and across eastern iowa voters will choose City Council Members and make other local decisions. One choice for voters. Is if the Cedar Rapids Public Library see additional funds. The library wants voters to approve a levy of 27 cents for one thousand dollars of the assessed taxable valuation of a home. That would cost the owner of a cedar rapids home valued at 150 thousand dollars an extra 23 dollars a year. This levy would raise an estimated onepointsix Million Dollars each year for the library. Board members say if they dont get the funding, the library could close one day a week. Also on the ballot in cedar rapids are those vying for the atlarge and district candidates for city council. Voting officials in Johnson County will be extra watchful during todays city elections. They want to make sure poll watchers are following state law. Johnson county auditor Travis Weipert says hes heard some candidates in University Heights and iowa city will have poll watchers
At least a thousand new defendants charged with felony crimes, sending everybody to death row not everybodys happy with that. The warning for her coworkers on the bench. And, the shocker in the sky. The flaming object lighting up the night. Social media blowing up, calling it a ufo, calling it an invasion. Newsrooms flooded with calls. This morning, the real reason behind all of the frenzy. Hey, good morning. Lets take another look of that alleged ufo over Southern California. What was this thing . Believe it or not, sara haines is going to solve the mystery. Hainesy doing a little sleuthing. Wasnt to do if it has anything to do with the new star wars movie. Maybe. How about that. The collision of comedy and the campaign trail. Donald trump guesthosting saturday night live overnight. There were protesters in the streets but it didnt seem to bother the president ial candidate. Who cracked jokes and even showed off his dance skills. Well talk to George Stephanopoulos in just a moment. Bu
In des moines november 14th. Itll be moderated by c b s john dickerson. 3 Iowa Governor Terry Branstad was getting asked some questions. About the effort to privatize iowas Medicaid Program. Critics want to know about how much money might be saved. How contracts have been awarded. And how the plan will affect patients. Later today. A legislative Oversight Committee will hold the first of two hearings to go over these privatization plans. The governor says the move will mean more streamlined service at a lower cost. And iowa is doing the same thing that half the states in the u s have already done. 3 the dept of Human Services has shared with me the spreadsheet and the citeria and the approach that they used. I think that we acted in an appropriate way. And we feel confident. And just as 25 other states have been able to move forward with 3 this. Iowas Medicaid Program gives care to poor children. Families. Disabled people. And low income adults. Its paid for with more than 4 billion do
Little behind yesterdays readings, but we are still above normal tody with lots of 60s showing up. South winds are 5 to 16 mph and we have lots of sunshine, although areas of fog are very slowly lifting in grundy and tama counties. They will continue to burn off and we will keep sunshine for the afternoon. Responding o a house fireeright now. They are at 517 west fifth street in cedar falls. We have a crew on scene and we will keep you updated once we learn more also new at noon. A jury could be selected today for an eastern iowa murder trial. L. 32 year old Nicholas Leurkens is charged with first degree murder. For allegedly stabbing 29 year old lynssey donald outside a marion grocery store. This happened in the parking lot of hyvee babak in april. We have a reporter in the court room now. And will bring you more information tonight at 5 and 6. The state agrees to a settlement, paying 2 hundred thousand dollars to a woman who lived at the iowa juvvile home. She claims she was kept in
Him a cop who didnt give up hartman not only did officer liddle protect the waterloo community, but he also spent get more involved and i think that drove his passion to be a cop more; just being involved in Fire Fighting and ems and serving his community. His sudden death at the age of 35 has shocked those who knew him well. Its heart breaking, but he will be missed. What many will miss most he had a unique smile. That is chief trelkas had just seen him this week. Matter of fact, i was just giving him a hard time about how intense he was and that quirky smile of his. Although he died off duty chief trelka tells me the stress of last call wednesday night may have contributed to his death. They are determining if it can be considered a line of duty death. Weve got you covered live in waterloo. Jessica hartman kwwl news. Liddle also worked for the Black Hawk County Sheriffs Office before joining the Waterloo Police department. Rain could make for a damp halloween lets go to storm track s