Communication is located within the 911 dispatch center in downtown dubuque. Its called edacs, a system thats been around since the mid 1980s. Dubuque has used edacs since 1997. The system works great. Its just that as soon as that date comes along, if something goes down, they are not going to be able to send it to the company, because the company is no longer going to support that. By july 1, 2018, the county 9 11 communication s board will need to upgrade to whats called the p25 system. That new system is the national standard, but comes with a hefty price tag. They way we did it back in 1997, the county supervisors paid for it. But we were able to use a Public Private partnership with racom, in order to get that cost down. The 911 communication s board is investigating similar partnerships for ways to fund the project. Berger says the board is also currently dealing with budget shortfalls due an increase in cell phone use. The board receives one dollar per month from the 911 surcha
People hed been shot in the leg. Police have not identified that victim for his own safety. The second victim is also a witness. That persons safety is of concern, and he has been interviewed by our investigators the chief says investigators have not come up with a reason for the shooting yet although officers are convinced it wasnt a random driveby type incident. Tonight on tv 9 news at 6 ill tell you about another shooting at this complex in a parking lot last fall. Cedar Rapids Police recorded six homicide cases last year with one remaining unsolved. Live in cedar rapids, Dave Franzman kcrg tv9 news. Remember, whenever you see news, call newsline nine at 3193659999. You can also and videos to newsroom at kcrg dot com. Lets turn now to our waverly city cam. You can see the flag blowing in the wind on this blustery day. Meteorologist joe winters joins us now. Joe, when will those winds start dying down . As a major winter storm moves east across the great lakes and ohio valley our wea
Nd gas prices dropping to 99 crepts a gallon. Is your town next . Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we begin with a new turn in the race for president. On both sides, it is now a battle for the south. And donald trump now saying, if he win in South Carolina, hes going to, quote, run the table. On the democratic side, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders set to battle tonight on that stage. Many eyes on clinton. Will she change her strategy after a bruising loss in New Hampshire . Abcs Jonathan Karl in South Carolina tonight, where trump now says there is something you will not see from him. Reporter taunting his rivals, donald trump is declaring if they cant beat him here in South Carolina, they wont beat him anywhere. We win here, were going to run the table. If we win here, after winning so big in New Hampshire, all of these characters are going to give it up. We will make America Great again. That i can tell you, okay . Reporter Trump Campai
He valued. Working with clients and helping them to reenter the community was one of his goals. Family members confirmed lawrence was a correctional officer working with people on probation. He had worked out of waterloo but some time ago transferred to cedar rapids. One long time friend of his father remembered lawrenen. I knew him just grorong up and trying to get a job. He was a good kid and just needed a break in life the handgun lawrence dropped would have looked like this larger calibre derringer model on display at a waterloo gun show. Modern handguns have safety features including a metal bar, that would work to prevenena discharge when a weapon is dropped. It would be the worst Case Scenario to have it hit on the back of the hammer hard enough to shove it forward a sheriris office commandee says lawrence had a permit to carry a the black county county medical examiner ruled the death an accident. Live i iwaterloo, dave franznzn kcrg tv9 news. The centers for Disease Control ra
At the oscars . We have stallone, right here tonight. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we have several developing stories as we come on the air. And we begin with the deadly tornadoes. Homes wiped out from texas all the way up to pennsylvania. More than 30 confirmed tornadoes now. This one in north carolina. Another twister captured on camera right there, and word tonight that among the dead, three people in waverly, virginia, including a 2yearold boy. This home in virginia torn in half by a powerful storm. The fierce winds, all the way up to new england. A dramatic rescue in the waters off new york city today. This boat overturning. You can see the coast guard lowering in from above, and then a coast guard ssz vessel in the water overturning, as well. Abcs gio benitez, leading us off tonight. Reporter tonight, a trail of destruction after 48 hours of a rare tornado outbreak from texas to pennsylvania. It was like the whole house kind of sho